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Pompeii: Stories from an Eruption - The Field Museum
Grades
8 to 12
tag(s): volcanoes (59)
In the Classroom
Use the interactive time-line on this site as a learning center or station during a lesson on ancient Pompeii. Because there is a lot of content on this site, we recommend creating a guide to help students grasp the basic concepts. For help with graphic organizers, we recommend using Graphic Organizer Maker, (reviewed here).You must be registered and logged in to add items to your favorites.
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The Big Here Quiz - Kevin Kelly
Grades
6 to 12This site includes advertising.
tag(s): ecosystems (97), environment (246), pollution (55)
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Seismic Monitor - NSF
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6 to 12tag(s): earth (189), earthquakes (50), sun (83), tsunamis (15), volcanoes (59)
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2004 Indian Ocean Earthquake - Wikipedia
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6 to 12tag(s): earth (189), earthquakes (50), sun (83), tsunamis (15), waves (13)
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Exploring the World of Earth Science - McDougal Littell
Grades
6 to 12In the Classroom
Use the visualizations on a projector to start class ("What is happening here?") or bring concepts to life. Check out the various presentations on this site as alternatives for students who need another approach or who need further review. Include the link on your teacher web page to refer students who need some extra reinforcement.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Arctic Climate Impact Assessment - Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme
Grades
7 to 12tag(s): arctic (32)
In the Classroom
Have students choose one AMAP assessment topic (mercury pollution, plastic pollution, radioactivity, or climate change impacts) and read the corresponding "Summary for Policy-makers" document. Students then create their own policy recommendations, public service announcements, or presentations explaining the issue and proposed solutions. This interdisciplinary activity combines science literacy, critical thinking, and civic engagement while helping students understand how scientific research informs real-world policy decisions.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Anatomy of a Volcano - NOVA
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6 to 12tag(s): volcanoes (59)
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Science Buddies - ScienceBuddies.org
Grades
K to 12tag(s): calories (6), earthquakes (50), electricity (60), energy (137), gravity (49), internet safety (116), recycling (44), robotics (30), science fairs (19), sound (74), STEM (333)
In the Classroom
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.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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How Volcanoes Work - San Diego State Univ.
Grades
10 to 12In the Classroom
Share the images on your whiteboard. Have students search for additional free photos of volcanoes at Unsplash, reviewed here or Pexels, reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Mount St. Helen's Teacher's Corner - National Park Service
Grades
6 to 12In the Classroom
Science teachers will love all the summary tables and resources offered on this site. In teaching about Mt St. Helens, many of the summary tables can actually be cleared and printed to allow students to use them as a graphic organizer to follow along a lecture. This site is also great for refreshing the events of that day as well as the volcanic history of the mountain. Save this site as a favorite on your classroom computer for easy reference.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Pacific Seismograph Network
Grades
9 to 12tag(s): volcanoes (59)
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Mount St. Helen's - Special Conditions
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6 to 12Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Discovering Fossils
Grades
9 to 12tag(s): fossils (44), geology (61), paleontology (28)
In the Classroom
This site is the perfect addition to any classroom learning about paleontology or archeology. Divide students into cooperative learning groups, and allow them to explore the site on classroom computers. Substitute paper and pen and enhance learning by having students create a digital book of what they learned using a digital such as Bookemon, reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Back to the Sea of Cortez - Jon Christenson
Grades
9 to 12tag(s): ecosystems (97)
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Virtual Geology
Grades
7 to 12Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Eyewitness to History - Union of Concerned Scientists
Grades
9 to 12tag(s): climate (95)
In the Classroom
Take advantage of the free lesson plans and activities offered on this site! This site would also be interesting as a prompt for a class debate on the political impacts of global warming and what or if the government should do anything about it. Separate students into groups, assigning a pro and con side to the debate. Provide students with resources, this being one of them to help them tailor the arguments before they begin. What's great about this site is that it has a lot of basic definitions and current examples that would allow students to really grasp the concept and their arguments. Civics and Geography teachers will find this useful.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 (246), population (53)
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Will Runaway Water Warm the World? - NASA
Grades
9 to 12tag(s): water (100)
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Weather: Wind Chill - PBS
Grades
7 to 10tag(s): weather (166)
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