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New York Times Science Lesson Plans - New York Times
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6 to 12
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Looking for ways to link current science events and skills such as reading and writing across the curriculum in your science classroom? Visit this ideal internet location! Created by...more
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Looking for ways to link current science events and skills such as reading and writing across the curriculum in your science classroom? Visit this ideal internet location! Created by the people of the New York Times, this lesson plan idea page has all the tools to put together quick, technology, reading and science based lessons in a fraction of the time it would take to pool the resources on your own.
tag(s): cross cultural understanding (175), main idea (8), news (219)
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Scan the lessons. Choose topics appropriate to your content, and then incorporate into your classroom at will. Break lessons apart into both classroom and online discussions for students. A little disclaimer: some of these cutting edge science topics can be controversial so make sure to adequately prepare your students before embarking on these learning adventures.
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Gajitz Science - Gajitz
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6 to 12
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See remarkable and astounding scientific discoveries and inventions on this amazing site. Categories of science include Earth and Nature, Energy and Power, Medical Marvels, New Materials,...more
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See remarkable and astounding scientific discoveries and inventions on this amazing site. Categories of science include Earth and Nature, Energy and Power, Medical Marvels, New Materials, Quantum Leaps, Space and Time, Science Fiction, and Weird Science. Young scientists will be amazed, engineers inspired, and even the disinterested will find accomplishments to make them curious. Even middle school girls will find something that they like about science on this site. There is some advertising, but the science images and information outweigh it.
tag(s): cells (83), engineering (135), inventors and inventions (82), medicine (56)
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Share selected discoveries or a science-in-real-life scenario at least weekly on a projector or interactive whiteboard. Watch the site for real world examples of your current unit or award extra credit to students who lurk on this site to find such connections. Just as your social studies colleagues assign students to write up a current event each week, you can assign students to write a blog post or brief explanation of a recent find on your class wiki. Be sure to include this link on your class web page for students to access both in and out of class and be sure to include it in your emergency sub plans for students to find and explain an accomplishment of a real scientist found here. If you do a unit on science careers, this is a definite source for student projects. Why not have students create an interactive infographic using a tool like Genially, on a branch of science that interests them after exploring this site?Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Tundra Biome - MBGnet
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3 to 8
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Brrr - this site is all about the (freezing) tundra biome. Learn where the tundra is located, the plants and animals of the tundra, and more. This tundra site is ...more
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Brrr - this site is all about the (freezing) tundra biome. Learn where the tundra is located, the plants and animals of the tundra, and more. This tundra site is also a web resource for the TeachersFirst interactive Biomes of the World Unit for grades 4-8.
In the Classroom
If your class is learning about the tundra, grab your coats and hats and dive even deeper by sharing this site on your projector or interactive whiteboard. Have cooperative learning groups explore specific areas of this site and create a multimedia presentation to share with the class. Have students create an annotated image including text boxes and related links using a tool such as Thinglink, reviewed here. Challenge students to find a photo (legally permitted to be uploaded), and then narrate the photo as if it were a news report. To find Creative Commons images for student projects (with credit, of course), try Vecteezy, reviewed here. Or, bring even more geography skills into the project by having groups create a Zeemaps, reviewed here, showing exactly WHERE the tundra is located (with audio stories and pictures included)!Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Grasslands - MBG.net
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4 to 8
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This grasslands site provides facts and several topic areas including Types of Grasslands, Grassland Plants, Grassland Animals, What are Grasslands Like, and others. This site is also...more
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This grasslands site provides facts and several topic areas including Types of Grasslands, Grassland Plants, Grassland Animals, What are Grasslands Like, and others. This site is also a web resource for the TeachersFirst interactive Biomes of the World Unit for grades 4-8.
tag(s): biomes (107)
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Help your students to gain a deeper understanding of grasslands using this site. Share the site on your interactive whiteboard or projector. Have cooperative learning groups explore specific areas of this site and create a multimedia presentation to share with the class. Have students create an annotated image including text boxes and related links using a tool such as Thinglink, reviewed here. Challenge students to find a photo (legally permitted to be uploaded), and then narrate the photo as if it were a news report. To find Creative Commons images for student projects (with credit, of course), try Vecteezy, reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Rivers and Streams - MBGnet
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4 to 8
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This colorful and informative site provides information about rivers and streams. Specific topics include "What is a Watershed," "Watershed Scientific Concepts," "How a Stream Becomes...more
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This colorful and informative site provides information about rivers and streams. Specific topics include "What is a Watershed," "Watershed Scientific Concepts," "How a Stream Becomes a River," "River Zones," "The Longest Rivers in the World," "Hydroelectric Power," and several other topics. This site is also a web resource for the TeachersFirst interactive Biomes of the World Unit.
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If your class is learning about rivers and streams, delve even "deeper" by sharing this site on your projector or interactive whiteboard. Have cooperative learning groups explore specific areas of this site and create a multimedia presentation to share with the class. Challenge students create an annotated image including text boxes and related links using a tool such as Thinglink, reviewed here. Or challenge students to create an online graphic to share using Canva, reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Lakes and Ponds - MBGnet
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4 to 8
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Learn all about the freshwater (ecosystems) of lakes and ponds at this site. Specific topics include pond succession, Oxbow Lakes, the Great Lakes, the five largest lakes in the world,...more
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Learn all about the freshwater (ecosystems) of lakes and ponds at this site. Specific topics include pond succession, Oxbow Lakes, the Great Lakes, the five largest lakes in the world, lake effect snow, algae, animals found in lakes and ponds, and more! This site is a web resource for the TeachersFirst interactive Biomes of the World Unit.
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Take your students on a trip to the freshwater escapes of ponds and lakes! Introduce this site on your interactive whiteboard or projector. Then have students explore this site independently or in small groups. Have students create an annotated image including text boxes and related links using a tool such as Google Drawings, reviewed here. Google Drawings allows you to annotate an image with links to videos, text, websites, and more. Using Google Drawings, challenge students to find a photo (legally permitted to be reproduced), and then narrate the photo as if it is a news report on lakes and ponds in the area (or another topic presented at this site). To find Creative Commons images for student projects (with credit, of course), try Vecteezy, reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Desert - MBGnet
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4 to 8
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Teaching about deserts? Check out this site to learn where deserts are located, which animals and plants live in the desert, different types of deserts, and what a desert is ...more
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Teaching about deserts? Check out this site to learn where deserts are located, which animals and plants live in the desert, different types of deserts, and what a desert is really like. This site is also a web resource for the TeachersFirst interactive Biomes of the World Unit.
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During a unit on deserts, introduce this site on your interactive whiteboard or projector. Then have students explore this site independently or in small groups. Have cooperative learning groups create multimedia projects. Have students use a mapping tool such as Zeemaps, reviewed here, to create a map of desert locations throughout the world (with audio stories and pictures included)!Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Taiga Biomes - MBGNet
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4 to 8
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Learn about the Taiga biome that stretches across Asia, Europe, and Canada. This site goes beyond just the location of the biome, but also includes information about the climate, type...more
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Learn about the Taiga biome that stretches across Asia, Europe, and Canada. This site goes beyond just the location of the biome, but also includes information about the climate, type of plants and animals found in this biome, general facts and more.
This website is also part of the TeachersFirst interactive Biomes of the World Unit. If you are teaching about the biomes of the world, be sure to check out this site!
This website is also part of the TeachersFirst interactive Biomes of the World Unit. If you are teaching about the biomes of the world, be sure to check out this site!
tag(s): biomes (107)
In the Classroom
Introduce this site on your interactive whiteboard or projector. Then have students explore this site independently or in small groups. Have cooperative learning groups create multimedia projects about one of the topics presented at this site. Challenge groups to create online books using a tool such as Bookemon, reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Rainforest - MBGnet
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4 to 10
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Do you know the difference between a tropical rainforest and a temperate rainforest? This site takes you deep into the rainforest with a wide array of topics: plants and animals ...more
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Do you know the difference between a tropical rainforest and a temperate rainforest? This site takes you deep into the rainforest with a wide array of topics: plants and animals of the rainforest, rainforests endangered, where rainforests are located, and many others. This rainforest site is also a web resource for the TeachersFirst interactive Biomes of the World Unit for grades 4-8.
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Take your class deep into the rainforest as you explore these topics. Assign cooperative learning groups specific topics to investigate at the site. Have the groups create multimedia presentations. Challenge groups to create a podcast using a site such as PodOmatic (reviewed here) or a video (infomercial) using a site such as Teachers.TV reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Shorelines - MBGnet
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4 to 8
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This site features several topics and pages of information about shorelines: where oceans and seas meet land. Sample topics include Salt Marshes, Mud Flaps, Estuaries, Mangrove Forests,...more
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This site features several topics and pages of information about shorelines: where oceans and seas meet land. Sample topics include Salt Marshes, Mud Flaps, Estuaries, Mangrove Forests, Currents, Tides, Waves, and many others. This site is also a web resource for the TeachersFirst interactive Biomes of the World Unit.
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If you are teaching about the oceans, currents, estuaries, or the other topics at this site, be sure to share the site with your students. Introduce the site on your interactive whiteboard or projector. Then have students explore this site in small groups. Have cooperative learning groups create multimedia projects such as online books using a tool such as Bookemon, reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Wetlands - MBGnet
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4 to 8
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This colorful and informative site provides information about the wetlands of the world. Learn more about the importance of wetlands, how wetlands are in danger, wetland plants and...more
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This colorful and informative site provides information about the wetlands of the world. Learn more about the importance of wetlands, how wetlands are in danger, wetland plants and animals, the corkscrew swamp, the crooked tree, and more! This site is also a web resource for the TeachersFirst interactive Biomes of the World Unit.
tag(s): biomes (107)
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If your class is learning about the wetlands, delve even "deeper" by sharing this site on your projector or interactive whiteboard. Have cooperative learning groups explore specific areas of this site and create a multimedia presentation to share with the class. Challenge cooperative learning groups to create videos share the videos on a site such as TeacherTube reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Forest Life - UPM
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2 to 12
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Visit and listen to a forest and its wildlife without going outside. Listen to narrated portions or click on areas in the forest to learn about inhabitants. You can even ...more
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Visit and listen to a forest and its wildlife without going outside. Listen to narrated portions or click on areas in the forest to learn about inhabitants. You can even zoom in to learn more about specific topics. As you move through the screens, you will understand the meaning of sustainable forestry. Click on the map at the bottom to choose between various topics such as mature forests, bioenergy, and wetlands. Click on Sustainable Forestry to learn about topics related to the economic, environmental, and social uses of forests. The site creator, UPM, is a "...forest industry company. UPM consists of three Business Groups: Energy and Pulp, Paper, and Engineered Materials."
tag(s): forests (30), habitats (99), sustainability (54), trees (19)
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Create excitement and awe of forest resources by using this site with an interactive whiteboard or projector. Use this site as a great way to explore the use of natural resources and habitats. Assign groups of students or individuals to find important information for reporting to class. Enhance learning by having groups create videos or infomercials using Adobe Express Video Maker, reviewed here. Share the videos using a tool such as SchoolTube, reviewed here. In lower grades, explore the forest together on an interactive whiteboard or projector, especially if your school is located somewhere far from forests. Ask students to share what they observe as you "visit" the forest together. Be sure to turn up the volume!Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Biology Questions and Answers - Biology questions and answers
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7 to 12
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Use this online biology study guide to find the answers to more than 1800 questions on a variety of topics. Read through the questions from beginning to end in order ...more
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Use this online biology study guide to find the answers to more than 1800 questions on a variety of topics. Read through the questions from beginning to end in order to completely understand the material as it is arranged in order to completely understand the concepts. Click on a variety of topics including "Biochemistry," "Zoology," "Ecology," and "Diseases" among others. Click "Search Answers" and enter your question to find items that can answer your search.
tag(s): diseases (58), ecology (111), evolution (84), genetics (83)
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Students can create a mind map of the information in order to understand the concepts and record for later. Challenge students to create the mind maps on large paper that can be posted in the classroom (or use an online version instead.) Check out bubble.us to create an online mind map reviewed here. As new topics are discussed, connect these new mind maps to existing ones to view concepts learned in Biology. Take abbreviated pieces of information to add to a classroom or multimedia display that portrays learning in the classroom. Add pictures and other interactive elements to create a story of learning. List this link on your class website for students to access both in and out of science class. If your class uses bubbl.us to create an onoing "map" to your studies, you can embed it in your class wiki! Your visual learners will connect new topics to prior knowledge using this visual prompt. Rotate the task of adding new topics to the map as the year goes on.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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WordSearchFun.com - WordSearchFun.com
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3 to 12
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Use this site to find some GREAT word searches that are ready to go! Whatever topic you are looking for, you just might find a word search here. If you ...more
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Use this site to find some GREAT word searches that are ready to go! Whatever topic you are looking for, you just might find a word search here. If you can't find one, make your OWN ONLINE word search. What a fantastic tool to use and/or create in any subject!
tag(s): photography (125), puzzles (148)
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Share the relevant word searches on your interactive whiteboard or projector. Have cooperative learning groups practice spelling or vocabulary words by creating their own word search. List this site on your class website for students to use both in and out of the classroom. This is a great one for those word search lovers in your class. Why not have students use a whole-class account to make their own word searches to challenge each other with new vocabulary and terms?Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Human Anatomy Online - MyHealthScore.com
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4 to 12
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Human Anatomy Online is so packed with information, students could spend hours maneuvering through the text. This site provides detailed information about the entire body as well as...more
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Human Anatomy Online is so packed with information, students could spend hours maneuvering through the text. This site provides detailed information about the entire body as well as common procedures and interesting facts. The simple, colorful visual aids make it very easy to understand the make-up of all of the systems as well as many of the body processes such as reproduction, muscle strength, cardiovascular health and much more. Be careful to keep students focused on the area of concentration. Otherwise, they could become overwhelmed with the quantity of information and get off track. Great for research projects and health units. Make sure to check out the fantastic tutorials, animations and description index.
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tag(s): body systems (36), brain (55), heart (25), human body (87), olympics (45), respiration (10)
In the Classroom
This site gives wonderful opportunities for visual, interactive lessons and enrichment. Include an in-class activity based on this site in your unit on body systems and/or list the link on your teacher web page for students to review before the unit test. If you have an interactive whiteboard, consider using the site as the unit introduction, as well. Share this site during the Olympic games to learn more about the muscles and systems required for the various sports. Have cooperative learning groups investigate a specific body system and complete a multimedia project. Have groups create online books using a tool such as Bookemon, reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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The Museum of Underwater Archaeology - The Museum of Underwater Archaeology
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4 to 12
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Many museum sites are little more than a set of on-line directions to get to the brick-and-mortar museum and a few promotional photographs. This site, however, is designed to be ...more
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Many museum sites are little more than a set of on-line directions to get to the brick-and-mortar museum and a few promotional photographs. This site, however, is designed to be used as an online museum. You can start by searching the museum by geographic location or keyword. You can also search by time period from the "Teaching Kit" area. Or click on one of the featured exhibits which range from excavations of the CSS Alabama, the remains of an 18th century fleet sunk in New York's Lake George, to the HMS Serapis. A link to a "teachers' kit" gives information about ordering (free with the exception of shipping costs) a hands-on set of materials to keep and get free updates for as long as they would like to use it. For younger students, there is a slide show that introduces the concepts of underwater archaeology in an interactive whiteboard-friendly format (see featured exhibit: A Children's Introduction).
tag(s): oceans (140)
In the Classroom
Who isn't fascinated by treasure buried under the seas? This site will help you sneak in history lessons by engaging students in the process of underwater archaeology. The site also makes a strong effort to integrate various curriculum areas from art to biology along with the historical importance of various excavations. Students might also want to follow one of the underwater blogs with information about ongoing projects. Have cooperative learning groups create a multimedia project related to one of the blog stories. For visual students, use an online poster creator such as Padlet. Have students use a tool such as Zeemaps. Zeemaps allows students to create audio recordings AND choose a location (on a map) where the story takes place.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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GeneBoy - Dolan DNA Learning Center
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9 to 12
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GeneBoy is the application creator's genetic version of a "GameBoy." It is an interactive science tool of variations that can be made with gene sequencing. To use the site, select ...more
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GeneBoy is the application creator's genetic version of a "GameBoy." It is an interactive science tool of variations that can be made with gene sequencing. To use the site, select a sequence from the left side of the GeneBoy, or use the "your sequence" button to copy and paste your own sequence into the application. To copy the original sequence, press clone on the bottom of the screen. The sequence can then be analyzed or manipulated through the tools on the right.
Need some help navigating this site? Check out the "How To" button to learn how to use Gene Boy.
Need some help navigating this site? Check out the "How To" button to learn how to use Gene Boy.
tag(s): dna (52), genetics (83), sequencing (17)
In the Classroom
This web application would be useful in higher level to advanced biology courses and college level biology courses. The application could be used in the classroom with students working in pairs or independently on laptops. Be sure to demonstrate the site on your interactive whiteboard or projector.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Goosebumps: The Science of Fear - California Science Center
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3 to 10
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Explore the science of fear with this fun and interesting site. Click on "Explore Fear Online." View "Fear and the Brain" to understand how the brain responds to fear. Learn ...more
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Explore the science of fear with this fun and interesting site. Click on "Explore Fear Online." View "Fear and the Brain" to understand how the brain responds to fear. Learn animal responses in "Fear in the Wild." Other links include "Fear and the Media," "The Fun Side of Fear," and "Dealing with Fear." Each link includes several more specific topics. There is also a Parent's Guide with some of the topics.
tag(s): brain (55), emotions (55), halloween (46), psychology (59), stress (5)
In the Classroom
Brainstorm situations that cause fear and identify how the brain processes this information. Explore the similarities of fear responses with the feelings when riding thrill rides. Identify as a class how people respond to fear and ways fear can help you. Creative writing students can explore different ways that people show fear so their writing can describe what fear LOOKS like instead of simply saying, "he was afraid." Why not include this site when studying Poe's tales of terror or as a curriculum-related activity during Halloween season? Check out the "Dealing with Fear" section to help students struggling with anxieties and worry. Emotional or autistic support teachers and school counselors may also find this site helpful in allowing students to understand their body's reactions to fear. Health and psychology classes can use this site to explore the physiology of fear.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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The Science of Cooking - Edinformatics.com
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7 to 12
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Interested in the chemical changes that occur during cooking? Have food related cooking questions? Find your answer here on this free site. Learn proper food cooking techniques and...more
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Interested in the chemical changes that occur during cooking? Have food related cooking questions? Find your answer here on this free site. Learn proper food cooking techniques and identify the science behind them. The menu at the top offers topic such as Recipes, Cooking Techniques, a Food Encyclopedia, and more.
tag(s): cooking (32)
In the Classroom
Identify the various techniques and science behind them. For example, browning meat is called the Malliard reaction. Understanding why this brings out the best flavor in the meat is interesting. Learn about sugar substitutes, its use in cooking, and relationship to flavor. Identify taste and how we are able to sense tastes at the molecular level. Follow discussion of techniques with actual use of the technique and resultant taste tests. During a cooking lesson, why not have cooperative learning groups try something they learned? Video their "experiment" and share with the class (and parents) using a tool such as TeacherTube, reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Grow a Garden in a Glove - Museum of Science and Industry
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3 to 9
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This site provides instructions (on 6 simple slides) on how to grow seeds in a plastic glove. It is an awesome project. Seed varieties could be adjusted to suit classroom ...more
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This site provides instructions (on 6 simple slides) on how to grow seeds in a plastic glove. It is an awesome project. Seed varieties could be adjusted to suit classroom needs. A nice feature of this site is that the directions are printable so if computer access is limited, the lab can still take place.
tag(s): photosynthesis (19), plants (140)
In the Classroom
This site could be used to study photosynthesis, seed germinations, and the basic requirements of life. Share the slides on your projector or interactive whiteboard. The teacher could set this up and grow the seeds and then show them to the students to begin an inquiry. This could lead to discussions on oxygen and carbon dioxide, limiting factors, environment, and growth. It could be used as a long term project where students journal the daily or weekly changes of the seeds. Replace paper journals and engage students by using a digital blog like Penzu, reviewed here; with Penzu you can add images or your own artwork as illustrations. Enhance student learning by having cooperative learning groups take digital pictures of their progress and narrate the photos. Challenge students upload a photo they have taken and add their voice to chronicle the progress using a tool such as Blabberize, reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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