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Hawaii's Marine Monument - NOAA
Grades
6 to 12
tag(s): oceans (142)
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Nobel Prize Lessons - Nobel Foundation
Grades
6 to 12tag(s): brain (58), cells (79), dna (52), martin luther king (42), sustainability (54), women (189)
In the Classroom
Try these as an online "hook" to counter the "why do we need to know that...?" reactions some students have to science. Enhance student learning by having them present to their peers what they learned using a tool Google Forms reviewed here. Create an interactive class book using Book Creator, reviewed here, to share findings from each game and lesson, including video of game-play and pictures of results of their learning. Students can combine their books later as a class book.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Our Stories: The Long, Long Battle for ANWR - Natural Resources Defense Council
Grades
6 to 12tag(s): arctic (33)
In the Classroom
Try having students compare information on this site with other web sites about the ANWR. How do these sites differ in their presentation?Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Fluids in Space - Physics Central
Grades
6 to 12In the Classroom
Try this one as an interesting practical study in scientific experimentation.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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The Basics of Fusion - Princeton
Grades
6 to 12tag(s): energy (139), nuclear energy (19)
In the Classroom
In addition to its obvious applications in physics, this issue could have widespread economic and environmental implications. There are lots of "What if..." questions you could develop around this one.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Hurricane Preparedness - National Weather Service
Grades
4 to 12tag(s): hurricanes (36), safety (63)
In the Classroom
If your community is in an area that can be affected by tropical storms, the content in these pages can be invaluable - whether as part of a science, health, or current events class.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Inside the Brain: A Tour of How the Brain Works - Alzheimer's Association
Grades
8 to 12tag(s): brain (58)
In the Classroom
Create a basic Web hunt or graphic organizer to guide students through this site and encourage them to focus on the vocabulary and descriptions. The visual component of this resource helps students understand the logistical as well as functional aspects of each major region of the brain.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Discoveries in Dioramas - American Museum of Natural History
Grades
4 to 10tag(s): species (15)
In the Classroom
If your students are studying a particular geographic location or animal species, send them to this multimedia site for some interactive research. Regions represented include the Upper Nile, Alaska's Denali National Forest, the Everglades, and the American plains.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Faultline - Exploratorium
Grades
4 to 12tag(s): earth (194), earthquakes (52), plate tectonics (29)
In the Classroom
Share this site on an interactive whiteboard or projector. As a class go through the information titled Great Shakes, then show students how navigate through the site on their own. Have students take notes on the material and write down questions they still have and topics that confuse them. They can do this with pen and paper or online. If you want the assignment online, explain to students they need to open a new tab in their browser window and take notes with a tool such as Memo Notepad, reviewed here; tell students to be sure to save the URL to share their notes and questions with you and their peers. Conclude this lesson by having small groups of students click on "Active Zone" and choose one of the creative, hands-on activities to bring into your classroom and demonstrate on an assigned day (they'll love the cream-filled cookie one!).Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Einstein Light - University of New South Wales
Grades
10 to 12tag(s): inventors and inventions (88), scientists (72)
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Science Update Podcasts - American Association for the Advancement of Science
Grades
6 to 12tag(s): news (223)
In the Classroom
Try this one for your own professional development, or play it in science class as students are getting settled in for their class period.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Creative Chemistry
Grades
10 to 12Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Mind of Leonardo - Institute and Museum of the History of Science
Grades
9 to 12tag(s): inventors and inventions (88), leonardo davinci (3), renaissance (38)
In the Classroom
This site is a great find for both history and art history teachers! In either course, use the information and images on this site to help introduce the famous Leonardo. This site has a ton of information for students working on research projects or papers, be sure to add it to your class wiki or web page to allow them to access it both in and out of the classroom.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Virtual Tour of the 1906 Earthquake - USGS
Grades
4 to 12tag(s): earth (194), earthquakes (52), plate tectonics (29)
In the Classroom
Try saving the various "layers" to your computer, then use in the classroom with a projector, turning on the various layers in sequence. Lots of instructional possibilities with this one.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Deadly Virus - National Archives and Records Administration
Grades
8 to 12In the Classroom
The most descriptive part of this website are the images of civil servants in contact with the public wearing surgical masks while performing their everyday duties. Use these images to supplement your lecture on the epidemic, and to spur a class discussion on the comparison between people's reaction for diseases today such as the Swine flu or the Bird flu.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Pandemic Flu - U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Grades
9 to 12In the Classroom
hare this site on your interactive whiteboard or projector. Have cooperative learning groups create multimedia presentations (focusing on causes, the flu itself, how it spreads, how to better protect themselves, etc.). Have groups create commercials about their topic, and complete additional research. Video the commercials and share them on a site such as Teachers.TV reviewed here.. Provide this link on your class website for students to share with their parents.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Darwin - American Museum of Natural History
Grades
8 to 12This site includes advertising.
In the Classroom
This resource provides an excellent introduction to Darwin's work for younger students. Create a simple Web hunt to guide them through the content. Older students can apply critical analysis to Darwin's findings and the manner in which his work is still influencing society and education two centuries after his birth.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter - NASA
Grades
6 to 12tag(s): mars (25), solar system (124)
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Intelligent Designs on Evolution - American RadioWorks
Grades
9 to 12In the Classroom
Pair with a study of the 1925 Scopes Trial, use as the basis for a "current events" class debate (with a focus on the court system), or challenge students to be on the lookout for similar news items from across the country.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Powers of Ten - Pulse Productions
Grades
7 to 12tag(s): exponents (41)
In the Classroom
Great for teaching and understanding the world through the concept of scale as it relates to distances on a map, inside the human body, or across the universe.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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