TeachersFirst Gathering Data Through All Senses (Habit of the Mind) Resources
Let's explore the Habit of the Mind - Gathering Data Through All Senses. For our students, this habit is the difference between just reading about a concept and actually experiencing it. Too often, education happens primarily through reading and listening, but our brains are wired to take in information through multiple channels simultaneously. When we encourage students to touch, observe, listen closely, and yes, sometimes even taste and smell their way through learning, we're not just making lessons more interesting—we're making them more memorable and meaningful. This habit goes far beyond the classroom. Whether it's noticing the specific texture of a leaf, reading concern in someone's eyes, hearing approaching footsteps before seeing who's coming, or sensing that rain is on the way because the humidity has changed, our senses constantly provide us with valuable data about the world around us. Using our sight, sound, touch, taste, and smell allows us to collect a much richer, more complete version of information than any single sense could provide alone. The resources in this collection will help you create rich, multi-sensory learning experiences that honor the fact that students are whole people, not just eyes and ears. Examples of resources in this collection include virtual field trips, audio collections, videos, lesson plans, digital nature journals, recipe collections, mindfulness awareness exercises, and more. By encouraging kids to stop and truly observe their environment, we’re helping them build a deeper, more intuitive brand of intelligence that stays with them long after the lesson ends.
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Habits of Mind Explorer - Habits of Mind Insitute
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K to 12
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Explore a collection of free resources designed to help students of all ages develop 16 essential thinking dispositions, such as persisting, managing impulsivity, and thinking flexibly....more
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Explore a collection of free resources designed to help students of all ages develop 16 essential thinking dispositions, such as persisting, managing impulsivity, and thinking flexibly. This site offers clear definitions and practical strategies for each habit, making it easy to weave social-emotional learning into any subject area. You can access a variety of free materials, including classroom posters, blog posts tailored for adolescents, and crowd-sourced assessment tools like rubrics and self-assessment checklists for grades PreK-12. The platform also features learning paths and instructional animations that introduce the habits through relatable scenarios.
tag(s): critical thinking (163), preK (298), problem solving (262), social and emotional learning (144), thinking routines (29), thinking skills (84)
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Include this resource as part of a project-based learning unit by having students choose one habit to focus on as they work through a complex challenge. For a social studies project exploring historical figures, students can analyze which habits, like Taking Responsible Risks or Striving for Accuracy, were most critical to their subject's success. After conducting research, students can organize their insights and provide examples of these habits in action by creating a collaborative digital board with Lino, reviewed here. To take the reflection deeper, ask students to map out their own growth in that specific habit by creating a visual journey or mind map using MindMup, reviewed here shifting focus from just learning facts to understanding the mental behaviors that drive achievement, helping students become more self-aware and intentional learners.
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Physics Simulations - PHET Interactive Simulations
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5 to 12
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PhET's Simulations offer a wide range of interactive physics activities covering topics such as motion, sound and waves, work and energy, heat and thermodynamics, quantum phenomena,...more
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PhET's Simulations offer a wide range of interactive physics activities covering topics such as motion, sound and waves, work and energy, heat and thermodynamics, quantum phenomena, light and radiation, electricity, magnetism, and circuits. Each simulation can be downloaded, embedded, shared to Google Classroom, or posted on social media platforms like Facebook and X. Simulation pages include information on the topic, sample learning goals, inclusive features, system requirements, and related simulations. Additional resources include teaching materials, classroom activities, presets, translations, and credits. Examples of available simulations include Models of the Hydrogen Atom, Sound Waves, Normal Modes, and Circuit Construction Kit: DC, among many others. Users can filter simulations by grade level, device compatibility, release date, inclusive features, and language.
tag(s): atoms (43), circuits (19), density (20), electricity (60), energy (138), forces (46), friction (12), light (55), magnetism (36), mass (21), matter (50), motion (55), planets (124), probability (128), simulations (45), solar system (123), sound (74), sounds (40)
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Students can use Kiddle reviewed here to research more information about the topic after they have played the simulation. Students can use Dotstorming reviewed here to vote on their favorite. Students can use Google Keep reviewed here to take notes as they are engaging in the simulation.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Take A Family Break Videos, Activities, and Songs - WXXI
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K to 5
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WXXI's "Take A Family Break" offers short videos and activities designed to help children and adults de-stress through simple exercises, such as stretching, breathing techniques, and...more
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WXXI's "Take A Family Break" offers short videos and activities designed to help children and adults de-stress through simple exercises, such as stretching, breathing techniques, and interactive games. At school, teachers can utilize these quick breaks to enhance focus and foster a calming classroom environment. At home, families can incorporate them into daily routines to bond and manage stress together. Each video includes additional resources, such as articles and related activities, to further support emotional well-being.
tag(s): social and emotional learning (144), stress (6)
In the Classroom
Use the short videos as quick movement or mindfulness breaks between lessons to help students refocus and improve concentration. Activities such as belly breathing or freeze dance can help energize or calm students as needed. Pair activities with subjects like science (learning about the body and breathing), ELA (storytelling exercises), or math (counting games). This helps reinforce learning in a fun, interactive way. Turn the activities into a class-wide challenge by tracking the number of different exercises students try each week. Encourage students to share their favorite techniques and create their own variations.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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SimBucket Science Simulations - PBS LearningMedia
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6 to 12
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The SimBucket collection on PBS LearningMedia (WQED) offers interactive science and math simulations designed to engage students in hands-on virtual experiments. These simulations cover...more
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The SimBucket collection on PBS LearningMedia (WQED) offers interactive science and math simulations designed to engage students in hands-on virtual experiments. These simulations cover physics, chemistry, and earth science, allowing students to manipulate variables, observe outcomes, and deepen their conceptual understanding. Teachers can integrate these simulations into lessons to support inquiry-based learning, reinforce key concepts, and allow students to explore scientific principles in a dynamic, visual format.
tag(s): circuits (19), density (20), rockets (14), simulations (45)
In the Classroom
Set up rotating stations, each featuring a different simulation related to an upcoming or current unit. Turn a simulation into a classroom challenge where students must reach a specific goal, such as designing the most efficient roller coaster in a physics simulation. Award points for creativity, accuracy, or problem-solving strategies. Pair a science simulation with a writing assignment. An example could be after using a weather or climate simulation, students can write a news report on video using Adobe Express Video Maker, reviewed here or a first-person journal entry from the perspective of a scientist analyzing the data.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Mind and Movement - Let's Learn
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K to 3
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Let's Learn Mind and Movement provides free, engaging videos that encourage children to stay active and practice mindfulness through "Let's Move" and "Let's Be Mindful" segments. Perfect...more
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Let's Learn Mind and Movement provides free, engaging videos that encourage children to stay active and practice mindfulness through "Let's Move" and "Let's Be Mindful" segments. Perfect for brain breaks or transitions, these short videos--ranging from 1 to 10 minutes--help support physical wellness and emotional regulation. Educators can sort content by themes such as Transformation, Feelings, My Five Senses, Animals, Plants, Colors, and more, making it easy to integrate movement and mindfulness into daily routines.
tag(s): emotions (55), social and emotional learning (144)
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Students can use Book Creator, reviewed here to create a book about their feelings. Students can use Aha Slides, reviewed here to create word clouds to generate synonyms for feeling words.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Cyber Choices - MediaSmarts
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3 to 5
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Cyber Choices is an interactive educational game developed by MediaSmarts for students in grades 3 to 5. Presented in an engaging online comic-book format with audio support...more
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Cyber Choices is an interactive educational game developed by MediaSmarts for students in grades 3 to 5. Presented in an engaging online comic-book format with audio support for developing readers, the game enables students to explore four different stories that address key issues, including making informed choices about personal information, dealing with cyberbullying (as both a target and a witness), and managing online conflict. At critical points in each story, students practice decision-making skills by evaluating the reasons behind different choices, which leads to multiple possible endings. Accompanying the game is a comprehensive Teacher's Guide, which includes detailed instructions, classroom activities, handouts, and links to additional resources, facilitating meaningful discussions and reinforcing digital citizenship concepts in the classroom.
tag(s): cyberbullying (40), digital citizenship (102)
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Have students draw a short comic strip showing two different outcomes based on a single online decision (ex., sharing a password vs. keeping it private). They can create the comic strip digitally using ToonyTool reviewed here. Hold a "circle discussion" where you read out a situation similar to one in the game. Each student shares how they would respond and why, practicing respectful listening and explaining their understanding of digital responsibility. After playing the game, work as a class to create a "Cyber Code" -- a list of 5-7 rules or promises about how to act kindly and safely online. Post it somewhere visible and refer back to it during future tech use.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Expeditions Pro - Singleton Technology Limited
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3 to 12
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ExpeditionsPro is a platform designed to help educators and leaders create and manage virtual and in-person field trips. The website provides tools to plan immersive experiences to...more
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ExpeditionsPro is a platform designed to help educators and leaders create and manage virtual and in-person field trips. The website provides tools to plan immersive experiences to enhance student learning and engagement, whether in local environments or through global connections. Teachers can use the platform to customize itineraries, track trip details, and even incorporate augmented reality or virtual reality elements for a modern, interactive approach to exploration. ExpeditionsPro emphasizes making educational trips accessible and organized, offering opportunities to bring the world into the classroom or take learning beyond its walls.
tag(s): augmented reality (8), virtual field trips (135)
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Begin a unit with a virtual field trip using ExpeditionsPro to introduce students to a topic like ancient Egypt, space exploration, or marine biology. Allow students to explore immersive environments using AR/VR features and discuss their first impressions. Students work in small groups to design a virtual field trip based on a topic they're studying (ex., famous landmarks, ecosystems, or historical events). Using ExpeditionsPro, they add images, videos, and descriptions to create an engaging tour. Teachers can design a virtual scavenger hunt within a tour. For example, students could look for specific artifacts in a museum tour or identify types of plants in a rainforest tour.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Eras of Presidential Speeches - C-Span Classroom
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6 to 12
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This lesson explores historical presidential speeches from different eras. It includes activities related to video discussions and analysis of the features that make speeches memorable....more
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This lesson explores historical presidential speeches from different eras. It includes activities related to video discussions and analysis of the features that make speeches memorable. Student handouts, a Frayer Model activity, and optional extension activities are also included. This lesson features choice board activities encouraging students to select and explore speeches from three different eras and share their findings with a culminating writing activity.
tag(s): 1800s (83), 1900s (81), 20th century (168), d day (11), kennedy (26), presidents (149), roosevelt (17), speeches (23)
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Include this lesson and videos as part of many activities and content topics. For example, use this information in speech classes to model and share different techniques that make speeches memorable or include lessons during social studies activities on various eras of American History to represent and learn about changes in history over several eras. The choice board is provided in Google Slides, reviewed here, copy and adjust the choice board activities to fit the different needs of your students by changing the questions and adding additional videos or informational links. Extend learning by asking students to participate in project-based learning activities using this information as a starting point. Use MagicSchool's PBL Generator, reviewed here to create a full project plan by uploading a copy of the Google Slides in this lesson.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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40 Amazing Educational Virtual Field Trips: No Permission Slips Needed - Kimmie Fink
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K to 12
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On this We Are Teachers page, find a curated list of virtual field trip resources to enhance students' learning experiences. These virtual experiences allow students to explore museums,...more
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On this We Are Teachers page, find a curated list of virtual field trip resources to enhance students' learning experiences. These virtual experiences allow students to explore museums, historical sites, natural wonders, and other educational destinations from the comfort of their classrooms or homes! On this site, you'll find descriptions and links to various virtual field trip opportunities, and some resources provide tips for integrating them into lesson plans and activities. Many of these virtual trips are available on multiple YouTube channels. If your district blocks YouTube, the videos may not be viewable. In addition, some of these virtual field trips are sourced from several other sites and organizations; we advise that you review the privacy policies of these external sites to ensure compliance with their district's privacy policies.
tag(s): virtual field trips (135)
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Virtual field trips can immerse students in diverse learning experiences that allow teachers to go beyond the boundaries of their classroom. Find a virtual field trip that is relevant or connected to an upcoming unit. Begin by conducting an anonymous poll using a tool like Poll Everywhere, reviewed here or Mentimeter, reviewed here showing images from one of the virtual field trips you've chosen. Display images showcasing significant landmarks, main attractions, or features of the location. Students can post their wonderings, insights, or prior knowledge about the destination based solely on the images. This can ignite curiosity and generate excitement as students speculate about where the destination is. After gathering students' responses, announce that you'll be "taking them there" virtually through an upcoming virtual field trip! During the virtual field trip, integrate presentation tools using Pear Deck, reviewed here. Incorporate interactive question slides throughout the virtual field trip to prompt students to reflect on their learning, make connections, and apply their knowledge. You can even intersperse the presentation with interactive quizzes, polls, or collaborative brainstorming sessions. You can use this to keep the field trip active and engaging rather than a passive sit-and-get activity. Wrap it up by challenging students to become virtual field trip creators! Let them select a destination they want to "visit" and design an ideal virtual field trip experience for their peers. You can provide a template or criteria for students to consider when planning their virtual field trips. Students can use creation tools such as Google Slides, reviewed here or Canva Education Templates, reviewed here to create brochures or presentations that outline the details of their virtual field trip. Then, set a time for their "field trip pitch day," where students present their virtual field trip proposals to their classmates!Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Whodunnit? - Bringing a Little Mystery Into the Classroom - TeachersFirst
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K to 8
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TeachersFirst Help! I Lost My Library/Media Specialist series, reviewed here, brings you this article with book suggestions and activities featuring...more
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TeachersFirst Help! I Lost My Library/Media Specialist series, reviewed here, brings you this article with book suggestions and activities featuring the genre of mysteries. This article begins with background knowledge on the advantages of including mystery books in classrooms in any reading program. The activities include recommendations for picture books and novels and lesson ideas that utilize technology and online resources to enhance knowledge and comprehension. Additional extension activities that encourage students to explore the mystery genre are available further down the page. They include writing projects and video book reviews. Information includes correlation to ISTE and AASL standards.
tag(s): book lists (160), mysteries (26)
In the Classroom
Take advantage of the book suggestions and lists to find mystery books to include in your classroom library and as a designated mystery reading center. Integrate reading mystery books and stories with other content areas to discover mysteries waiting to be solved. Create mystery stories on any subject to share with students using one of the many artificial intelligence (AI) tools available to educators. ReadTheory Passage Generator, reviewed here generates reading passages for all grade levels based on your prompt. When teaching about the Civil War, try a prompt asking for text about the mysteries of the Civil War and select a grade level. After generating a story that "looks good," ReadTheory generates editable comprehension questions to accompany the text delivered to your email inbox.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Frame VR - Virbela
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K to 12
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Frame VR is a virtual reality tool that allows you to collaborate, communicate and create inside 3D spaces. Sign up for a free account and create engaging and interactive learning ...more
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Frame VR is a virtual reality tool that allows you to collaborate, communicate and create inside 3D spaces. Sign up for a free account and create engaging and interactive learning materials for your students. The free account includes 3 Frames with 8 participants. This virtual reality (VR) platform is easy and accessible, even for those with little to no experience in VR development.
tag(s): artificial intelligence (254)
In the Classroom
Use Frame VR in many different ways in the classroom. For example, teachers can create virtual field trips for places such as ancient cities, allowing learners to explore and learn in an immersive way. In addition, using the platform to create stories or narratives and develop educational games would increase student engagement. With older students, Use the collaboration tools within Frame VR to create group projects or provide a place for students to display their work.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Gez.la Virtual Trips - gez.la
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2 to 12
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Gez.la uses open-source resources to share over 150 virtual trips around the world. Take a virtual trip to visit museums, historical places, zoos, and more from your computer. Use the...more
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Gez.la uses open-source resources to share over 150 virtual trips around the world. Take a virtual trip to visit museums, historical places, zoos, and more from your computer. Use the placemarks on the map to select a location, or use the filters to choose by type of tour or location. Choose your tour from the list for a short description of the content, then select the link to go to the virtual tour.
tag(s): virtual field trips (135)
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Take advantage of this site to visit places where time, money, and mileage inhibit your dreams of bringing your students into wondrous worlds. Find ways to visit where your class has never gone before. Small groups or individual students can focus on one of the tours and use it as a starting point for additional research. ENL/ESL learners will appreciate the visual tours. Reach all types of learners through a class visit. Use these virtual reality tours as a class anticipatory guide, center activity, home connection, or extra credit. Challenge your gifted students to guide their own learning. Extend learning and challenge students to create their own virtual tours using Google My Maps, reviewed here. Google My Maps includes tools for you to add routes, images, videos, and more to create virtual field trips anywhere in the world.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Adobe Express for Education - Adobe
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K to 12
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Adobe Express for Education (was Adobe Spark for Education) offers this version of it's popular presentation tool, reviewed here, specifically for...more
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Adobe Express for Education (was Adobe Spark for Education) offers this version of it's popular presentation tool, reviewed here, specifically for education. Use Adobe Creative Cloud Express for Education to create multimedia projects or presentations using the available templates and graphics tools. The Education version provides enhanced data privacy and the ability for students to log in with a code. This tool can be available through your school's Adobe Admin Counsel if your IT team already uses Adobe products. If not, follow directions on the site to set up and begin using this tool as an individual educator.
tag(s): communication (119), creative writing (126), multimedia (56), posters (43)
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Use Adobe Express for Education to create posters, flyers, or instagrams stories for student presentations for any subject. Enhance student learning by asking students to create infographics explaining facts and information about states, countries, planets, and more. Have students create interactive posters, book report covers, invitations, and flyers to promote school events. Express for Education offers many possibilities for graphics, redefining student technoolgy use, and extending student learning by having students create multimedia presentations in all classrooms.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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SoundGator - soundgator.com
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K to 12
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Do you need sound effects to spice up a presentation? SoundGator contains a large variety of free audio sound effects for personal use. Search for any sound, or use categories ...more
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Do you need sound effects to spice up a presentation? SoundGator contains a large variety of free audio sound effects for personal use. Search for any sound, or use categories to browse through available files. Click any file to preview the file, then choose from options for use. Share via email, copy the embed code for use on web pages, or download to your computer. Downloading and sharing requires registration on the SoundGator site.
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Use the many files on SoundGator to add interest to multimedia presentations and as part of your digital storytelling needs. To create a digital story use a tool like Book Creator, reviewed here. Find a large variety of tools for multimedia presentations at TeachersFirst Edge tools, reviewed here.''''''?Choose an interesting sound to share with students as a creative writing story starter. If your students enjoy creating podcasts and videos, share this site as an excellent resource for adding interest and drama to their presentations.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Colours in Cultures - Information is Beautiful: David McCandless
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7 to 12
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This circular infographic shows colors connected with 85 specific emotions in a variety of cultures. What emotions do colors suggest in a culture? How does culture convey emotion through...more
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This circular infographic shows colors connected with 85 specific emotions in a variety of cultures. What emotions do colors suggest in a culture? How does culture convey emotion through color, and how does this vary from culture to culture? You can see examples of other similarly designed visualizations by clicking on "Select Visualization."
tag(s): charts and graphs (193), colors (62), cross cultural understanding (178), cultures (268), graphic organizers (55), infographics (67), psychology (61), visualizations (15)
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Use this site to promote visual literacy and as an example for reading graphs. Have students select another topic and make a similar graph of their own. Use one of the graph makers available at the site "Statistics - Johnnie's Math Page" (reviewed here). Look at paintings from different cultures and ask how color interacts with other artistic elements like shape, design, placement, etc. to convey meaning. Have students make an assortment of works of the same design, varying color choice depending on which culture is going to view the work. If you have student creating infographics, this chart is a must in selecting font colors and more to guide emotional impact of the graphics.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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iNaturalist - Nate Agrin, Jessica Kline, and Ken-ichi Ueda
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3 to 12
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Explore your world! Learn about Life! Record observations! This site is based upon the idea that naturalists record observations and that sharing information is a good thing! iNaturalist...more
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Explore your world! Learn about Life! Record observations! This site is based upon the idea that naturalists record observations and that sharing information is a good thing! iNaturalist is a free online citizen science website and app that allows students to explore nature by photographing plants, animals, and insects and then sharing their observations with a global community that helps identify species. The site encourages scientific thinking, outdoor exploration, and data collection while contributing real information to biodiversity research. Teachers can use class projects, observation challenges, and existing lesson resources to guide students in learning about ecosystems, classification, and environmental stewardship. The site also includes educator guides, project tools, and activities that support classroom use and outdoor investigations.
tag(s): animals (267), biodiversity (35), citizen science (26), classification (20), data (199), ecosystems (98), photography (132), plants (139), species (15)
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Assign groups to different habitats, such as a forest, a pond, a park, or a neighborhood. Students can research species commonly found there and compare their findings with observations on iNaturalist. Groups can present how living things adapt to their environment. Have students find 5 different living things and classify them as plants, insects, birds, mammals, reptiles, or fungi. Students use iNaturalist identifications to check their answers and write one fact about each organism. Take students outside to observe plants, insects, and animals around the school. Students photograph or sketch what they see, then upload observations to iNaturalist to identify species. Afterward, create a class chart using Infographics Presentation Templates, reviewed here showing how many different living things were found.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Information is Beautiful - David McCandless
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5 to 12
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Want to view data and make connections in visual form? Find interesting infographics to make connections between related concepts. The general subject areas range from health to government...more
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Want to view data and make connections in visual form? Find interesting infographics to make connections between related concepts. The general subject areas range from health to government to economics to science and more. Click on 'Visualizations" to view a variety of different graphics from many different topic areas: The Billion Dollar-o-Gram, When Sea Levels Attack, Left vs. Right (US), Caffeine and Calories, and countless others. Click on the link below to view the actual data that was used to make the graphic. View comments even further below.
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tag(s): data (199), infographics (67), oil (21), oil spill (14), visualizations (15)
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Use the site to teach data and the display of data graphically. Allow groups of students to choose a graphic and report to the class on how the data was made more meaningful using the graphics that were chosen. You may also want to share this link as a research tool for debates or presentations on science or social studies topics. Discuss the science, history, or math behind the data collected. Discuss other information and ways of presenting the information in order to create a more interesting graphic. Provide students with options to share their findings in a multimedia presentation using Sway, reviewed here, or challenge students to create a video and share using a site such as SchoolTube, reviewed here. OR have cooperative learning groups narrate a picture using a tool such as Thinglink, reviewed here. When using data in class, discuss what makes the graphic visually appealing. Consider using data (or collecting your own) to create class graphics that show the data.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Cook it Quick - University of Nebraska Cooperative Extension
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6 to 12
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Students can learn about various foods and tips for eating healthy with this month-by-month collection of recipes, wellness articles, and nutritional links. Some months' information...more
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Students can learn about various foods and tips for eating healthy with this month-by-month collection of recipes, wellness articles, and nutritional links. Some months' information is organized around a theme (May is National Salad month) that could form the basis for food preparation activities in a family and consumer sciences class.
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Look through the newsletters to find a theme or recipe that will fit into a unit you are studying or a novel your class is reading. You may find several recipes. Challenge students to choose one and cook it at home, documenting their efforts with photos and family quotes about the dish. Enhance learning by having students use a blog tool such as Penzu, to share the photos and theirs and their families' thoughts about the dish with others.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Science Buddies - ScienceBuddies.org
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K to 12
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ScienceBuddies offers a large variety of science resources including science fair projects and free STEM lessons. From the top menu bar, select Science Fair Project to find a Topic...more
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ScienceBuddies offers a large variety of science resources including science fair projects and free STEM lessons. From the top menu bar, select Science Fair Project to find a Topic Selection Wizard. This tool uses a short questionnaire to guide students to recommended projects based on length of time needed to work on the project, grade level, and topic for research. Be sure to also visit the teachers' portion of the site to find STEM lesson plans for all grade levels, science fair tools, engineering design information, and much more.
tag(s): calories (6), earthquakes (50), electricity (60), energy (138), gravity (50), internet safety (118), recycling (45), robotics (30), science fairs (19), sound (74), STEM (340)
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Be sure to bookmark this site as a useful resource for any science topic. Take advantage of the free lessons aligned to Next Generation Science Standards to add to your current content. Replace paper and enhance classroom technology use with an online bulletin board like Lino, reviewed here throughout your science unit to record student questions, ideas, and ongoing discussions. If you use video content during your science lessons, consider incorporating a tool like MoocNote, reviewed here, or EdPuzzle, reviewed here to integrate quizzes and polls directly into your video. Instead of a written or oral presentation of student research, transform classroom technology use and have students use Sway, reviewed here to create a multimedia presentation incorporating video, images, and text.
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Exploratorium Science Snacks - The Exploratorium
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1 to 12
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This is an extensive collection of science lessons and laboratory procedures compiled by the Great Lakes Collaborative and the University of Kansas. The site offers a highly detailed...more
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This is an extensive collection of science lessons and laboratory procedures compiled by the Great Lakes Collaborative and the University of Kansas. The site offers a highly detailed outline of science concepts, and it provides a selection of different lessons and lab resources for each concept. All lessons are available as Adobe Acrobat PDF files which can be downloaded and printed on your printer. The index page groups these by topic, and each page includes instructions and illustrations. Many of the projects are suitable for "do at home" activities. Great resource!
tag(s): experiments (61), scientific method (48)
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After introducing this site to your students, you can choose an activity to complement an area your are studying, or allow students choose an activity to pursue. Challenge students modify their learning by creating "visual" lab reports using Jimdo, reviewed here, to document experiments or illustrate concepts, such as the water cycle.
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