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Earth Day Timeline - HISTORY.com
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Trace the environmental movement from the events that inspired Earth Day to its development into a worldwide observance with this chronological overview from HISTORY. Beginning with...more
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Trace the environmental movement from the events that inspired Earth Day to its development into a worldwide observance with this chronological overview from HISTORY. Beginning with Earth Day founder Gaylord Nelson's birth in 1916, the timeline highlights Rachel Carson's Silent Spring, the 1969 Cuyahoga River fire, the first Earth Day on April 22, 1970, the creation of the Environmental Protection Agency, major environmental legislation, Earth Day's international expansion, the Paris climate agreement, Greta Thunberg's climate protests, and the 50th anniversary of Earth Day in 2020. The combination of concise dated entries, photographs, related links, and a short video makes the resource useful for examining connections among environmental concerns, activism, government action, and changing public awareness. If your district blocks YouTube, you may not be able to view the videos.
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tag(s): climate (100), conservation (110), environment (248), earth day (68)
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Ask students to create a cause-and-effect chart connecting events such as Silent Spring, the Cuyahoga River fire, the first Earth Day, the establishment of the EPA, and subsequent environmental legislation. Have students work in pairs to investigate one event from the timeline more deeply, then create a visual timeline using Timeline Infographic Templates by Canva, reviewed here, that adds historical context to the events before and after it. Ask students to write an evidence-based response to the question, "How much difference can one public movement make?" using at least three events from the Earth Day timeline to support their argument.You must be registered and logged in to add items to your favorites.
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Earth Day - WWF-UK
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3 to 12
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Help students discover more about Earth Day, planet Earth, and the people working to protect it. WWF-UK brings together accessible facts, conservation stories, and hands-on Earth Day...more
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Help students discover more about Earth Day, planet Earth, and the people working to protect it. WWF-UK brings together accessible facts, conservation stories, and hands-on Earth Day activities focused on wildlife and the natural world. Students can explore facts about oceans and forests, read firsthand accounts from WWF conservationists, learn about projects involving tigers, rhinos, jaguars, pandas, penguins, and hawksbill turtles, and try activities such as creating a nature book or coloring a rainforest scene. The page also encourages spending time outdoors and links to additional games, live learning opportunities, and environmental resources. This collection works especially well as a starting point for Earth Day inquiry because teachers can select individual readings and activities rather than follow a prescribed sequence.
tag(s): conservation (110), ecosystems (117), sustainability (60), biodiversity (45), forests (31), oceans (142), earth day (68)
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Ask students to explore the ocean and forest facts, then work in pairs to sort their findings into categories such as biodiversity, human impact, ecosystem services, threats, and conservation solutions. Ask students to choose one issue they learned about from the Earth Day resources and write a persuasive Earth Day message explaining why others should care and one action individuals or communities could take. Have students conduct a biodiversity observation around the school grounds or another nearby outdoor area, tally the living things they observe, and propose one realistic change that could make the area more supportive of wildlife.
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Earth Day Lesson Plans for Science, ELA, and Social Studies - Newsela
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K to 12
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Bring Earth Day into science, ELA, and social studies with this collection of ready-to-use lesson ideas and resources for K-12 classrooms. Teachers can explore Earth's systems, environmental...more
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Bring Earth Day into science, ELA, and social studies with this collection of ready-to-use lesson ideas and resources for K-12 classrooms. Teachers can explore Earth's systems, environmental change, conservation, energy choices, recycling, environmental data, and ways students can help the planet. Literacy activities include environmental debates, argumentative writing, advocacy texts, and poetry, while social studies ideas connect environmental issues with civic responsibility and community action. Science resources include articles, infographics, data investigations, hands-on activities such as making seed balls, and videos accompanied by 5E lesson plans, vocabulary, and discussion questions. The page identifies resources for different grade bands, although access to some linked Newsela instructional content may depend on the user's Newsela access.
tag(s): earth day (68), ecosystems (117), sustainability (60), recycling (51), environment (248), conservation (110), pollution (59), poetry (195), climate change (115)
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Have students examine an infographic about Earth's biomes or four spheres, then sketch and label connections among Earth's systems, and then discuss how changes in one system can affect another. Have students examine environmental data about air quality, plastic waste, or energy consumption, identify patterns in the data, and write an evidence-based claim about what the information reveals about Earth's health. Ask students to develop an Earth Day action plan for their home, classroom, or school, then create a persuasive presentation using Adobe Creative Cloud Express, reviewed here, which can be used to create flyers, presentations, social media posts, and more.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Earth Month is Here: Simple Ways to Pitch In for the Planet - EarthShare Texas
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5 to 12
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Looking for practical ways to turn Earth Month into everyday action? EarthShare Texas offers ten approachable categories of environmental actions, including using sustainable transportation,...more
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Looking for practical ways to turn Earth Month into everyday action? EarthShare Texas offers ten approachable categories of environmental actions, including using sustainable transportation, reducing and recycling waste, supporting environmentally conscious businesses, gardening, reducing paper use, advocating for environmental causes, choosing renewable energy, supporting wildlife conservation, conserving energy, and traveling responsibly. Each section provides specific suggestions students and families can consider, such as walking or biking, using reusable products, planting native plants, participating in community cleanups, and turning off unused electronics. Several suggestions link to outside organizations and resources for additional information. The article emphasizes that environmentally responsible choices can extend beyond Earth Month and become part of daily routines.
tag(s): sustainability (60), conservation (110), recycling (51), earth day (68)
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Have students choose three suggestions from the article and keep a one-week Earth Month action log, recording what they tried, challenges they encountered, and which action they think would be easiest to continue long-term. Invite pairs of students to select one recommendation, research evidence about its environmental impact, and create a persuasive poster with Adobe Creative Cloud Express, reviewed here, which can be used to create flyers, presentations, social media posts, and more. Have students conduct a classroom or school waste audit, record the types of disposable materials they find, and use the results to propose two realistic ways their class could reduce waste.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Earth Day Poster Templates - Adobe
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3 to 12
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Turn Earth Day learning into an eye-catching visual with this collection of customizable Adobe Express poster templates. Choose from professionally designed templates featuring environmental...more
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Turn Earth Day learning into an eye-catching visual with this collection of customizable Adobe Express poster templates. Choose from professionally designed templates featuring environmental themes, then personalize the text, images, fonts, colors, and other design elements to communicate a message about topics such as conservation, recycling, sustainability, or community cleanups. Students can share designs digitally or print them for classroom, school, or community displays. The collection gives students a helpful starting point while still letting them make their own design and content choices.
tag(s): earth day (68), sustainability (60), conservation (110), recycling (51), environment (248)
In the Classroom
Have students research an environmental issue such as plastic pollution, habitat loss, water conservation, or climate change, then customize an Earth Day poster to communicate three evidence-based actions people can take. Assign students different environmental topics and have them create a coordinated set of posters for a whole-class Earth Day awareness campaign, then display the finished collection digitally or around the school. Ask students to conduct a gallery walk of classmates' posters, leave feedback about the strength of each message and supporting evidence, and revise their own poster based on the feedback.Edge Features:
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The Year of Greta - Superhero Cheesecake
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6 to 12
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Follow Greta Thunberg's rapid rise as a climate activist through an immersive illustrated timeline centered on events from 2019. The Year of Greta combines a 3D representation of Thunberg...more
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Follow Greta Thunberg's rapid rise as a climate activist through an immersive illustrated timeline centered on events from 2019. The Year of Greta combines a 3D representation of Thunberg with animation, photographs, brief text, and interactive navigation to trace her movement from an individual school-strike campaigner to an internationally recognized figure in the climate movement. The site presents both positive and negative reactions to Thunberg, providing opportunities to examine differing perspectives about her activism. The visually rich format makes the resource useful for exploring chronology, climate activism, media representation, and digital storytelling while giving students a model for considering how design choices shape the presentation of a public figure.
tag(s): womenchangemaker (95), climate change (115), media literacy (140), digital literacy (42)
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Students can create a digital diary of Greta Thunberg's story since 2019 using Canva Docs, reviewed here. Invite small groups to research another environmental activist or climate-related movement and create an interactive digital story using Knight Lab, reviewed here. Assign students to map locations connected with major events in Thunberg's activism and add short factual annotations explaining each location's significance using Google My Maps, reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Young People Respond to Climate Change - Facing History and Ourselves
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6 to 12
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Young People Respond to Climate Change is a mini-lesson for grades 6-12 about sixteen-year-old Greta Thunberg. The mini-lesson explores why young people are taking action on climate...more
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Young People Respond to Climate Change is a mini-lesson for grades 6-12 about sixteen-year-old Greta Thunberg. The mini-lesson explores why young people are taking action on climate change and features strategies they can use to make a difference on an issue they care about. The activities include why young people are organizing against climate change, how young people can make a difference on climate change, and an extension activity on climate change and inequality.
tag(s): womenchangemaker (95), climate change (115)
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Students can create infographics using Mind Map Generator, reviewed here to teach about the impact of climate change. Have students create a public service announcement about something important to them using ScreenPal, reviewed here. Students can use Visme AI Presentation Creator, reviewed here to create a presentation on the issue that is important to them.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Wildfire Preparedness Guide for Children & Teens - Fire Help Center
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K to 12
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This age-specific preparedness guide helps children and teens understand what to do before, during, and after a wildfire. The resource organizes safety advice for ages 4-8, 9-12, and...more
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This age-specific preparedness guide helps children and teens understand what to do before, during, and after a wildfire. The resource organizes safety advice for ages 4-8, 9-12, and 13-18, gradually increasing students' responsibilities as they get older. Topics include creating and practicing an evacuation plan, assembling a wildfire go-bag, calling 911, recognizing evacuation routes and alerts, reducing smoke exposure, and supporting children's emotional well-being before and after a wildfire. A visual go-bag checklist provides a ready-to-use reference, and the page includes FAQs and sources from organizations such as the EPA, NASA, Children's Hospital Colorado, and the U.S. Congress.
tag(s): preK (355), fire (29), fire safety (22)
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Ask students to examine the wildfire go-bag checklist and create their own emergency-preparedness poster with Adobe Creative Cloud Express, reviewed here, which can be used to design flyers, presentations, social media-style posts, and other visuals. Ask students to sketch an evacuation plan for a hypothetical home, school, or classroom that includes two possible exits and a safe meeting location, then exchange plans with a partner who checks whether the route is clear and practical. The site specifically recommends practicing evacuation plans and routes regularly. Have older students analyze the section on wildfire smoke, identify claims about health effects and prevention, and create review questions using Wayground (formerly Quizizz), reviewed here. Use the student-created questions as a formative assessment after the safety unit.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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DiscoverE Engineering Activities - DiscoverE
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K to 12
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Turn everyday materials into engineering opportunities with DiscoverE's collection of free STEM activities. Search by keyword or filter by activity type, time, grade, topic, and engineering...more
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Turn everyday materials into engineering opportunities with DiscoverE's collection of free STEM activities. Search by keyword or filter by activity type, time, grade, topic, and engineering discipline. Challenges include building a paper bridge, designing an aqueduct, and creating a chain-reaction machine. Activity pages may include materials, directions, leader notes, student instructions, and connections to engineering careers. Some challenges also feature demonstration videos. If your district blocks YouTube, the video(s) may not be viewable.
tag(s): critical thinking (194), problem solving (284), engineering (136), STEM (387)
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Students can use Seesaw, reviewed here to take notes as they are doing the activity. Have students use Timeline Infographic Templates by Venngage, reviewed here to create step by step instructions. Students can use Microsoft PowerPoint Online, reviewed here to share their final product.
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STEM Lesson Plans for K-12 Teachers - Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education
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K to 12
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Looking for a ready-to-use STEM lesson? Explore hundreds of free ORISE activities, covering topics from elementary science and math to high school engineering, chemistry, and artificial...more
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Looking for a ready-to-use STEM lesson? Explore hundreds of free ORISE activities, covering topics from elementary science and math to high school engineering, chemistry, and artificial intelligence. Browse the lesson listings by title, grade, subject, and description, or visit the lesson plan library to search the collection. Most lessons are downloadable PDFs, and some include additional materials such as presentations or activity files. The page also offers review games and The Harnessed Atom, a collection of nuclear energy lessons with student and teacher editions.
tag(s): creativity (95), problem solving (284), STEM (387), preK (355), engineering (136), artificial intelligence (369)
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As students are learning about "Is Oobleck a solid or a liquid?", students can use Google Forms, reviewed here to make their prediction. Students can use ScreenPal, reviewed here to record their ping-pong ball in the Floating Ping Pong Ball activity. After students complete their Ozobot Meets 3-D Printing (Art Challenge) lesson, have a gallery walk.
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FIRST Free STEM Activities - FIRST
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Bring hands-on engineering challenges into your classroom with FIRST's collection of free STEM activities for learners from pre-kindergarten through high school. The activities are...more
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Bring hands-on engineering challenges into your classroom with FIRST's collection of free STEM activities for learners from pre-kindergarten through high school. The activities are organized by grade range and include teacher and student guides. Each challenge focuses on a specific skill or topic and guides students through the engineering design process. Use lessons independently or combine them into a longer series. The collection also includes activities focused on FIRST Core Values and social-emotional learning, plus STEM activity cards featuring familiar building materials. Some activities introduce coding, programming, and computer-aided design.
tag(s): critical thinking (194), creativity (95), problem solving (284), engineering (136), STEM (387), preK (355), collaboration (146), coding (111), social and emotional learning (235)
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Guide students through the activities on the site. Have students use Canva for Education, reviewed here to create blueprints for their designs. Ask students to keep an individual engineering journal with labeled drawings, test results, and reflections about what they would change.
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Aerodynamics of Baseball - NASA Glen Research Center
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6 to 12
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NASA designed Aerodynamics of Baseball for baseball fans. The site includes simulations that show how airplane and rocket aerodynamics apply to baseball equations. The Physics of Baseball...more
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NASA designed Aerodynamics of Baseball for baseball fans. The site includes simulations that show how airplane and rocket aerodynamics apply to baseball equations. The Physics of Baseball explains the forces on a baseball, fly ball results, curveball trajectory, and more. Simulations include: Curve Ball, Curve Ball Expert, Hit Modeler, Hit Modeler Weather, and Flight Calculator.
tag(s): simulations (48), forces (54), newton (25), baseball (36)
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Students can use Google Keep, reviewed here to take notes as they are playing their games. Have students create their own game using Genially, reviewed here. Assign students to use Scratch, reviewed here to code their own baseball game as an extension activity.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Physical Science: Science on the Sandlot - National Baseball Hall of Fame
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3 to 12
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Have you ever wondered why a baseball has red stitches, why some players choke up on a bat, or why not every hit is a home run? The Science of ...more
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Have you ever wondered why a baseball has red stitches, why some players choke up on a bat, or why not every hit is a home run? The Science of Sandlot provides lessons to answer those questions and more, with activities on the physics of friction, mass, motion, and more. Units are divided into Rookie (grades 3-5), Intermediate (grades 6-8), and Advanced (grades 9-12). Each lesson is downloadable as a PDF and includes objectives, time required, materials, vocabulary, procedure, and alignment to the science standards.
tag(s): forces (54), baseball (36), friction (14), motion (60), mass (21)
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Students can participate in the lessons featured on the site. Assign students to use ScreenPal, reviewed here to record themselves as they are working on the lessons. Students can also use Power BI, reviewed here, to put data into interactive charts.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Chalkie - Chalkie AI Ltd
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K to 12
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Chalkie uses AI to generate free teaching resources, including interactive lessons and activities. Start by adding a prompt in the message bar that states the content and type of activity...more
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Chalkie uses AI to generate free teaching resources, including interactive lessons and activities. Start by adding a prompt in the message bar that states the content and type of activity you want to create. Use the prompts to adjust the content to the grade level, reading level, output language, and other options. Additional options include activity types, adding standards and learning objectives, and creating vocabulary lists. The final step before Chalkie generates your activity is to select a theme option, some of which create materials for students who require low stimulation and have ADHD. After Chalkie generates your materials, use the options to edit them as needed. Although registration isn't required to create with Chalkie, a free account lets users share and export materials to Google Slides, PowerPoint, and PDF, and use Teach Mode. Free plans let users create 5 resources weekly, plus up to 10 AI edits each week.
tag(s): Teacher Utilities (234), presentations (51), slides (40), remote learning (33), blended learning (30), assessment (144), artificial intelligence (369)
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Use Chalkie to create new lessons or to update your current lessons. Easily differentiate materials by adjusting the grade and reading levels you generate. Generate bell-ringers, to-dos, exit tickets, and other quick activities to assess student learning. Use Chalkie as a planning partner to generate a first draft, then review, revise, and adapt the content to fit your students and instructional goals.Edge Features:
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GenType - Labs.Google
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Creators have many font options; however, GenType lets you create a unique alphabet font by simply telling it what you want it to be made of. Start by typing a ...more
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Creators have many font options; however, GenType lets you create a unique alphabet font by simply telling it what you want it to be made of. Start by typing a prompt in the text box; Google suggests prompts with a foreground, background, and style for the best results. After generating your alphabet, type in a phrase to download as a PNG image or scroll down to copy or download individual letters. Visit the FAQ section to learn more about how to use and download GenType.
tag(s): artificial intelligence (369), descriptive writing (40)
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Use GenType to personalize and enhance multimedia projects, newsletters, or written documents. Share it with students to make book reports and research projects more engaging. Generating an alphabet with a prompt requires strong descriptive language; use this feature to give students practice writing descriptive terms. After students create an alphabet, have them share it with a friend and see if they can recreate a similar alphabet without the original prompt. Have students use their alphabets to add interest to websites created using Google Sites, reviewed here or Site123, reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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LabXchange - The President and Fellows of Harvard College
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LabXchange is a free online science platform designed for middle school, high school, and undergraduate students that delivers interactive digital lab simulations, articles, and learning...more
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LabXchange is a free online science platform designed for middle school, high school, and undergraduate students that delivers interactive digital lab simulations, articles, and learning pathways. The site provides access to thousands of open-source educational resources contributed by universities, research institutions, and museums, allowing students to explore complex scientific concepts through virtual experimentation and multimedia content. You navigate through a vast library of modular content items, combining digital text, video clips, and realistic laboratory simulations to build customized learning experiences or complete structured pathways aligned with standard science curricula.
tag(s): multimedia (69), Research (94), simulations (48), OER (54)
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For a biology or chemistry lesson, you can use the interactive lab simulations to let students safely test hypotheses and manipulate variables before conducting physical experiments, supporting active engagement and foundational understanding. Students can then record their observations and design digital diagrams of cellular processes using MindMup, reviewed here, which replaces traditional paper maps with collaborative, media-rich visual organizers that modify the standard lab report task. To extend learning and promote critical thinking, students can record audio reflections summarizing their experimental findings and conclusions using Vocaroo, reviewed here, redefining traditional assessments by turning standard written summaries into shareable digital audio logs.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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DataBasic.io - Rahul Bhargava & Catherine D'Ignazio
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7 to 12
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DataBasic offers four easy-to-use tools to introduce methods for working with data. The tools include a word counter that analyzes your text, WTF CSV, which helps you understand what...more
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DataBasic offers four easy-to-use tools to introduce methods for working with data. The tools include a word counter that analyzes your text, WTF CSV, which helps you understand what is happening in .csv files, SameDiff, which compares two or more text files for similarities and differences, and Connect the Dots, which shows data connections by analyzing them as a network. Select any of the tools to access an activity guide and a video explanation of how to use the tool.
tag(s): critical thinking (194), inquiry (42), data (215), DAT device agnostic tool (135)
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Use WordCounter to analyze patterns in speeches, articles, or student writing; SameDiff to compare two texts or perspectives; WTFcsv to help students examine and question a dataset; and ConnectTheDots to visualize relationships among characters, historical events, scientific concepts, or other connected ideas. These tools work well for inquiry activities that ask students to identify patterns, ask questions, and explain what the data does and does not reveal.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Class2Class- Discover Projects - Class2Class ApS
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Bring the world into your classroom with Class2Class.org, a global collaboration platform where teachers can find, join, or create projects with classrooms worldwide. The Discover Projects...more
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Bring the world into your classroom with Class2Class.org, a global collaboration platform where teachers can find, join, or create projects with classrooms worldwide. The Discover Projects area includes searchable opportunities organized by student age, language, starting month, and project status, with activities ranging from cultural exchanges and storytelling to debates, sustainability investigations, Model UN, and problem-solving around the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. Projects commonly ask students to research, discuss, compare perspectives, collaborate with international peers, and create products such as videos, profiles, reports, infographics, displays, or presentations. Teachers can also use ready-to-use activities and lesson plans rather than building an international project from scratch. The platform is free for teachers and students, and teachers create and manage student accounts.
tag(s): Project Based Learning (32), collaboration (146), problem solving (284)
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Have students synthesize what they learned from an international exchange by creating a short podcast with Adobe Podcast, reviewed here, explaining how another culture's perspective changed or expanded their thinking. Invite students to exchange interviews or personal stories with a partner classroom, then turn their findings into a digital story with Book Creator, reviewed here, combining text, images, and reflections. Assign small groups a global issue represented in one of the Class2Class projects and have them prepare evidence-based positions for a live or recorded debate, using the exchange with international classmates to challenge assumptions and strengthen arguments.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Summer Olympic Games Science - Home Science Tools
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5 to 10
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Connect Olympic sports with physics through two hands-on investigations from Home Science Tools. The first activity uses a spinning office chair and equal weights to model conservation...more
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Connect Olympic sports with physics through two hands-on investigations from Home Science Tools. The first activity uses a spinning office chair and equal weights to model conservation of angular momentum, helping students understand why divers, gymnasts, and ice skaters spin faster when they pull their arms and legs closer to their bodies. The second investigation measures reaction time by having a partner catch a falling meter stick, then using a provided reaction-time table or formula to interpret results. Both activities include materials, step-by-step directions, science explanations, and extension questions that encourage students to test variables and connect results to sports and everyday situations. The page also links to additional sports-science resources.
tag(s): sports (107), STEM (387), gravity (55), olympics (65)
In the Classroom
Have students complete the reaction-time investigation in pairs, record at least three trials, and compare their average response times to see whether repeated practice improves them. Have small groups alter one variable in the reaction-time experiment, such as age, practice, or completing another task while catching, then graph their results with Infographic Presentation Templates, reviewed here and write a claim supported by evidence. Ask students to research an Olympic sport that involves rotation and create a labeled explanation with Google Drawings, reviewed here, showing the rotational axis, body position, and how angular momentum affects movement.
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10 Winter Olympic Games Classroom Activities - Newsela
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Newsela's Winter Olympics article offers teachers ten classroom activity ideas to bring the excitement of the Winter Olympic Games into instruction. The activities can build reading,...more
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Newsela's Winter Olympics article offers teachers ten classroom activity ideas to bring the excitement of the Winter Olympic Games into instruction. The activities can build reading, writing, discussion, research, and critical-thinking skills while helping students learn about Olympic sports, athletes, traditions, and related topics. Teachers can use the ideas as whole-class lessons, small-group activities, enrichment projects, or connections to current events. The blog article is free to read and requires no registration. However, some Newsela articles, lessons, or resources linked within the post may require a paid Newsela subscription. Newsela does offer a free Newsela Lite account, but it provides access to a limited, rotating selection of content rather than the full Newsela library.
tag(s): sports (107), climate change (115), data (215), matter (51), motion (60), forces (54), olympics (65)
In the Classroom
Have students choose a Winter Olympics research topic such as a famous athlete, the history of the Games, or a recent Olympic event and use Newsela's suggested readings to gather evidence before presenting their findings to classmates using Adobe Creative Cloud Express, reviewed here. Ask students to use the snowboarding dataset highlighted in the article to explore incline angle, speed, trick height, or potential and kinetic energy, then write a claim supported by calculations and observations from the data. Invite students to write review questions about Olympic history, athletes, physics, climate, and vocabulary, then use Wayground (formerly Quizizz), reviewed here, to create a class formative-assessment game.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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