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return to subject listingDinosaurs: Activities and Lesson Plans - American Museum of Natural History
Grades
1 to 12tag(s): dinosaurs (40), fossils (41), geologic time (11), paleontology (29), timelines (53)
In the Classroom
Create a sandbox fossil dig using small dinosaur models, letting students act as paleontologists. Enhance learning by having students design trading cards with dinosaur facts using Trading Card Creator, reviewed here and trade with classmates. Build a collaborative timeline highlighting significant events. Have students craft dioramas to represent the environments where dinosaurs lived.You must be registered and logged in to add items to your favorites.
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Chemistry - Crash Course
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8 to 12This site includes advertising.
tag(s): atoms (44), carbon (17), chemicals (41), elements (34), molecules (44), periodic table (46)
In the Classroom
After watching an episode, have students design experiments based on chemical reactions or states of matter. Give students an element from the periodic table to research, focusing on its properties and uses. Create a scavenger hunt where students find elements that align with specific properties or uses. Use models or online tools to help students build and visualize different molecules. Assign students to practice balancing chemical equations after lessons on stoichiometry.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Anatomy & Physiology - Crash Course
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9 to 12This site includes advertising.
tag(s): body systems (41), cells (82), human body (94)
In the Classroom
Have students create 3D models of different body systems to visually represent how organs and tissues function together. Students can investigate how muscles contract and extend using simple materials like rubber bands and paper to simulate joints and ligaments. Provide real-world scenarios where students diagnose issues with specific body systems and propose solutions.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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The Crash Course - Crash Course
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4 to 12tag(s): artificial intelligence (136), black history (129), branches of government (63), business (48), climate (82), computers (109), copyright (46), ecology (98), energy (130), engineering (123), human body (94), literature (216), media literacy (103), myths and legends (24), plants (147), politics (111), space (214), statistics (119), video (260), zoology (8)
In the Classroom
Introduce this site on your interactive whiteboard or with a projector. The site is excellent for introductory material on any topic you're starting and for giving students some background knowledge. Use Acclaim, reviewed here to organize and annotate the videos you plan to use. Crash Course is also great for your early finishers. Allow them to choose a topic they want to investigate or know more about.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Monetery Bay WebCams - Monetery Bay Aquarium
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4 to 12This site includes advertising.
tag(s): animals (283), oceans (149), virtual field trips (84), webcams (11)
In the Classroom
Science teachers can have the class or small groups take the entire online tour for an afternoon of learning and fun! The cams include otters, penguins, and other special collections! Use your whiteboard or projector to have the class view the cams as a brain break.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Infiniscope - NASA and ASU
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K to 12tag(s): earth (185), fossils (41), light (52), moon (72), planets (111), plate tectonics (21), professional development (404), seasons (37), space (214), stars (69)
In the Classroom
Science teachers of all grade levels will want to add this site to their list of resources to find lesson and student activity ideas. Engage students by sharing Infiniscope's virtual field trips and games as part of whole class or small group learning. Use the provided tools to enhance learning through hands-on opportunities to participate in gathering data or to view complex concepts using interactive visualizations. Extend learning by encouraging students to learn more about Earth and space science as project-based learning opportunities. Ideas include exploring Earth's temperature over time, creating a Solar System travel agency, or designing a trip to form a colony on Mars. Learn more about Project Based Learning (PBL) at TeachersFirst Special Topics Page: Project-Based Learning, reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Gauth AI STEM Homework Helper - Gauth Math
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6 to 12tag(s): artificial intelligence (136), equations (120), literature (216), statistics (119), STEM (269), tutorials (55), writing (318)
In the Classroom
Include Gauth with your other math and science support resources for students. Demonstrate how to ask questions and analyze the responses as a learning tool. Be sure to discuss the ethical use of AI tools with students as a learning tool and not a substitute for completing assignments. Encourage students to provide proper attribution when using Gauth. Share Gauth as a flipped learning tool for students to use as they begin to understand new concepts, then ask students to apply that knowledge to problems without using AI resources. Have students demonstrate how to solve problems by creating a video explanation with Free Screen Recorder Online, reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Skype a Scientist - Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D and David Jenkins, Ph.D.
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K to 12tag(s): scientists (62), skype (2)
In the Classroom
Take advantage of the opportunities shared on this site to connect with scientists in many different subject areas. For example, use the filters and search bar to locate scientists in the field of earthquakes, hurricanes, or animals to enhance your science lessons. Help students prepare for virtual visits with scientists using a virtual whiteboard such as Stickies.io, reviewed here to add sticky notes with suggestions for questions to ask your scientist as you brainstorm ideas for participating in the activity. Create a second whiteboard for use during the session so that students can share information they have learned. As a final activity and to extend learning, use Site123, reviewed here to create a website that shares information learned from this experience and additional information students learn through research-based upon this experience. When complete, share a link to your website with your scientist!Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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National Geographic Education - National Geographic Education
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K to 12tag(s): africa (139), amazon (11), animals (283), antarctica (29), anthropology (10), australia (27), biodiversity (31), birds (45), cells (82), climate (82), climate change (90), conservation (86), constitution (87), continents (32), countries (72), diseases (67), earth (185), earthquakes (45), egypt (48), engineering (123), erosion (15), explorers (65), fish (18), hurricanes (33), mammals (23), migration (45), molecules (44), moon (72), natural disasters (16), natural resources (38), nutrition (137), oceans (149), plants (147), pollution (51), population (48), religions (79), reproduction (7), reptiles (12), romans (36), slavery (77), sociology (22), solar system (108), space (214), volcanoes (56), weather (161), world war 2 (155)
In the Classroom
Bookmark and save this site as a resource to supplement your current curriculum. Share interactives and videos with students by bookmarking them on classroom computers or using a curation tool such as Symbaloo, reviewed here when sharing several resources. Enhance student learning when watching videos using Playposit, reviewed here to add questions, text, and additional media. Upon completing your unit, ask students to share their understanding of the content by creating concept maps using a visual organization tool such as Circlyapp, reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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STEM Bootcamps - Numerade
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6 to 12tag(s): statistics (119), STEM (269), test prep (67), tutorials (55)
In the Classroom
Flip your classroom and have students watch Numerade Bootcamp videos at home to learn foundational concepts before class. They then can apply their learning through in-class lessons. Have students create and take practice quizzes based on Numerade's standardized test prep Bootcamps using a program like Quizlet, reviewed here. This will engage them in active test prep, enhance recall through repeated practice, and extend readiness for exams. Have students summarize a Numerade bootcamp topic by creating short review videos with Padlet, reviewed here, helping their classmates understand key points from the videos. This is a link to Padlet's Help section for posting video or an image.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Service Learning Action Guides & Lesson Plans - EarthEcho International
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5 to 12tag(s): citizen science (27), pollution (51), water (101), watersheds (8)
In the Classroom
Share the illustrated books with students as a class read-aloud, or share the link with students to read independently. Each book includes discussion questions; add these to a Google Form, reviewed here to assess understanding or create a Google Slides, reviewed hereAdd your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Citizen Science Projects - National Geographic Education
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3 to 12tag(s): animals (283), birds (45), butterflies (13), citizen science (27), ecosystems (72), life cycles (21), oceans (149), photography (118), planets (111), plants (147), stars (69), STEM (269), weather (161)
In the Classroom
Add this page to your bookmarks for citizen science opportunities for you and your students to participate in. Find additional ideas by visiting TeachersFirst's Citizen Science Resources Special Topics Page, reviewed here. Include citizen science projects to extend learning by building them into your current science lessons. Create free scientific observation journals at Canva Storyboard Templates, reviewed here for students to record, organize, and share information. Ask older students to share data by creating graphs on Livegap Charts, reviewed here or use Google's Data Gif Maker, reviewed here when working with younger students.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Butterfly Counts - North American Butterfly Association
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1 to 12tag(s): butterflies (13), citizen science (27), data (147), maps (208)
In the Classroom
Based on research from the site, have students design a school garden to attract butterflies, documenting their project using a website tool like Carrd, reviewed here. Employ an animation tool like Brush Ninja, reviewed here to have students create an animation showing the lifecycle of a butterfly they learned about. Have students use a digital presentation tool like Google Slides, reviewed here to create a virtual exhibit on different butterfly species, incorporating findings from the butterfly counts.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Celebrate Urban Birds - Cornell Lab of Ornithology
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1 to 12tag(s): birds (45), cities (17), citizen science (27)
In the Classroom
Have students use the website to identify local birds and then observe them in their schoolyard or backyards. Have students record their sightings and behaviors using Google Forms, reviewed here. then your class can review and create an infographic of the data using Infogram, reviewed here Using guidance from the site, have your class design and plant a garden that attracts local birds, documenting the process and bird visits on a blog. After studying birds on the website, students create artworks inspired by what they've learned and display them digitally on a platform like Artsonia, reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Planet Bee Foundation - Planet Bee Foundation Programs
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1 to 12tag(s): citizen science (27), insects (68)
In the Classroom
To engage your students, consider using a platform like Padlet, reviewed here to create interactive discussions where students can share their observations and findings from citizen science projects like ZomBee Watch or the Native Bee Community Science Project. This is a link to Padlet's Help section for posting video or an image. You can then integrate virtual learning experiences and take students on virtual pollinator safaris, allowing them to explore different ecosystems and observe pollinators in their natural habitats. Many Zoos and other organizations have virtual tours you can use. To extend learning beyond the classroom, collaborate with local environmental organizations and/or collect data on your own and identify pollinators in your area.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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The Rainforest Concern - Rainforestconcern.org
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K to 12tag(s): animals (283), ecology (98), ecosystems (72), environment (237), medicine (56), natural resources (38), plants (147), rainforests (18), resources (88)
In the Classroom
The Rainforest Concern will make a colorful overview introduction to the rainforest. Learn about its features as a class using an interactive whiteboard or projector. As you read about the various animals or plants, discuss what the animals would sound like or what the plants would hear around them. You could use Listen to nature sounds, fall in Love with the Earth, reviewed here. Create a travel brochure about the rainforest with the information that you find on this site. Expand your research to find more information than found on this site. For example, assign a project to find other rainforest plants with the potential for medicinal use. Find other items from the rainforest that are useful to others (and whose harvest does not destroy the rainforest). Create a pledge campaign, informing others and joining in to reduce the purchase of items that destroy the rainforest. Become a plant or animal from the rainforest and write a short story from that organism's point of view including the interaction with other organisms it would encounter. Use one of the many Digital Storytelling tools, reviewed here. Publish the class stories as "Stories from the Rainforest."Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Citizen Sort - Syracuse University School of Information Studies
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6 to 12tag(s): animals (283), classification (21), insects (68), plants (147)
In the Classroom
Citizen Sort is perfect for use on your interactive whiteboard or projector during the appropriate science unit on classification. Play together and discuss options for identifying and classifying living things. Use Citizen Sort as a science center on classroom computers. Be sure to share a link to the site on your class website or blog for use at home. Have students create an online or printed comic demonstrating lessons learned using one of the tools and ideas included in this collection. Have students create an annotated image including text boxes and related links using a tool such as Thinglink, reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Biomimicry and Packaging Innovation Toolkit - Biomimicry 3.8 Institute
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9 to 12tag(s): brainstorming (17), design (80), engineering (123), gifted (65), natural resources (38), problem solving (226), STEM (269)
In the Classroom
Use this resource and the provided materials to learn more about Biomimicry and how this approach has solved technological problems. Share the stories from the brainstorming-in-a-box card deck with your students as informational (and inspirational) reading in the sciences. For example, schools of fish swim through a water vortex that pulls them along with the others. This understanding is being used to design better wind turbines. Look through the Biomimicry Fundamentals ideas to see where you should start with your students. Challenge your students to explore the site for articles they believe are connected to something they have learned this year in your class. Create a wall of pictures and ideas in the classroom of patterns and processes learned in class that can create inspiration design later. Use Screenpal, reviewed here to record your video to add students' video discussions of their ideas to the pictures using QR codes and AR.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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National Farm to School Network - Tides Center National Farm to School Network
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K to 12In the Classroom
Visit this site for information about nutritious foods, local produce, and in-school gardening projects. The Farm to School Network resource center includes several lesson plans that offer opportunities for students to learn about growing and harvesting fruits and vegetables. Learn more about the many diverse ways to design and support school gardens by visiting School Garden Resources, reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Nova Education - PBS
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6 to 12tag(s): archeology (25), engineering (123), environment (237), forensics (12), paleontology (29), space (214)
In the Classroom
Enjoy the interactives, videos, and text on an interactive whiteboard or projector. Use selected activities as a center (station). Share the included articles and videos with students to supplement your STEM curriculum. If articles are too difficult for students, use a text leveler tool like the one available at Brisk, reviewed here to match student reading abilities.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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