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Animal Trivia Games - World Wildlife Fund - WWF
Grades
2 to 6
tag(s): biodiversity (40), conservation (109), diversity (55)
In the Classroom
Use the trivia games to help students review about the animal kingdom. The tiger trivia game could be played on the interactive whiteboard or individually on classroom computers. As a cumulative activity, have students create their own trivia game or quiz about the subject - based on what they think is most important, or should be on a test.You must be registered and logged in to add items to your favorites.
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Backyard Nature
Grades
5 to 9tag(s): animals (275), classification (21), plants (143)
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Smokey Kids - USDA Forest Service
Grades
1 to 6tag(s): fire (23), fire prevention (16), fire safety (16), forests (31), safety (63)
In the Classroom
Use the PDF activities in a learning center as part of a unit or lesson on fire safety and prevention. Have students complete the activities in pairs, letting them pick which of the games they want to play in the given time. If you are looking for an easy way to integrate technology and check for understanding, challenge your students to extend their learning by creating a blog using Seesaw, reviewed here, to share their learning and understanding with peers and parents.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Virtual Cave - Djuna Bewley and Dave Bunnell
Grades
6 to 12tag(s): caves (7)
In the Classroom
Introduce Virtual Cave to your class with a projector or on a whiteboard. Once they understand how to navigate the site allow pairs to investigate on their own. Have students take digital notes on the explanatory text (including definitions for new vocabulary) using Memo Notepad, reviewed here; tell students to be sure to save the URL to share their notes and questions with you and their peers. Students should then choose one of the cave types that interests them and find out where they are located. Wrap up the study of caves by challenging student to create an interactive map using MapHub, reviewed here. With MapHub students can include display markers featuring text, photos, and videos!Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Facing the Future: People and the Planet
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5 to 12tag(s): environment (254), population (53)
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Will Runaway Water Warm the World? - NASA
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9 to 12tag(s): water (104)
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Amazon Interactive
Grades
4 to 6tag(s): amazon (11), ecosystems (105), south america (80)
In the Classroom
Use this site as a learning center during a unit on Ecotourism. Introduce the site on the interactive whiteboard before allowing students to complete it in cooperative learning groups on classroom computers. This would be a great activity to use to help students review before a final assessment.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Weather: Wind Chill - PBS
Grades
7 to 10tag(s): weather (177)
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Vertebrate Flight Exhibit - UC Berkeley
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9 to 12tag(s): flight (33), paleontology (28)
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Bagheera in the Wild
Grades
6 to 12tag(s): endangered species (28), extinction (4), population (53), species (15)
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Descent into the Ice - PBS Nova
Grades
2 to 8In the Classroom
Use Turbo Timeline Generator, reviewed here to create a timeline for the life cycle of a glacier. Students can use Infographics Presentation Templates, reviewed here to create a hazards infographic about the dangers of glaciers shrinking.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Aquarium Terrarium - Family Education
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2 to 8Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Shedd Aquarium Educational Materials - Shedd Aquarium
Grades
4 to 12tag(s): marine biology (32), oceans (143)
In the Classroom
Find everything you will need for your classroom from Animal Rescue and Rehabilitation, Climate Change, and Dolphins, to Wild Reef Exhibit Guides by grade level.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Introduction to Bats - US Fish and Wildlife Service
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4 to 12tag(s): mammals (21)
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Wonder Facts - BBC
Grades
4 to 12tag(s): amphibians (16), animals (275), birds (47), fish (16), mammals (21)
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Understanding Geologic Time - University of California
Grades
6 to 12tag(s): evolution (86), fossils (44), geologic time (12), logic (166), time (94)
In the Classroom
Briefly introduce this activity with a projector or on an interactive whiteboard to show students how to navigate the site. Then, in your flipped or blended classroom (or at a computer center), have students explore on their own. Ask students to document what they are learning by taking digital notes. Use Memo Notepad; tell students to be sure to save the URL to share their notes and questions with you and their peers. Take this a step further and allow pairs or small groups of students to explore Related Activities and share what they learned with their peers using an interactive poster like Adobe Creative Cloud Express. Students can keep their work for future reference in a digital portfolio such as Mahara.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Strange Science
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6 to 12tag(s): fossils (44), paleontology (28)
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All About Glaciers - National Snow and Ice Data Center
Grades
4 to 12tag(s): antarctica (28), arctic (34), climate (101), glaciers (18)
In the Classroom
Use Timeline Infographic Templates by Canva, reviewed here to create a timeline for the formation of glaciers. Compare and contrast ice caps and icefields using Interactive 2 Circle Venn Diagram by Read Write Think, reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Great White Bear - Nature
Grades
6 to 12tag(s): arctic (34), ecosystems (105), polar (11)
In the Classroom
After watching the videos, students can use Lino, reviewed here to share information that they learned about polar bears. Students can compare and contrast polar bears to another type of bear using Google Drawing, reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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All About Wind Chill - Canadian Government
Grades
4 to 12tag(s): temperature (34), weather (177)
In the Classroom
Use this site as a reference tool for students working on a wind chill lesson or activity. Have students determine the wind chills of multiple locations using the formulas and information on this site. Be sure to save the site as a favorite on classroom computers to allow students easy retrieval of the information.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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