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Virtual Planisphere - Open University
Grades
6 to 12
tag(s): planets (124), solar system (125), stars (80)
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Shedd Aquarium Educational Materials - Shedd Aquarium
Grades
4 to 12tag(s): marine biology (32), oceans (142)
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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NASA Mars Exploration Rovers - NASA
Grades
4 to 12tag(s): mars (25), planets (124), solar system (125)
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Why Leap Years?
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4 to 12tag(s): planets (124), solar system (125)
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San Diego Zoo - Kids - San Diego Zoo
Grades
3 to 8tag(s): animals (279)
In the Classroom
Have students use Venn Diagram Creator by Canva, reviewed here to compare and contrast animals. Students can use Book Creator, reviewed here to create a class book about the different animals featured at the San Diego Zoo. Finally, students can play the different games that are located under the "Games" section on the site.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Earth and Moon Viewers
Grades
4 to 12In the Classroom
Geography teachers will find lots of possibilities in this one.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Wright Brothers Aeroplane Company
Grades
6 to 12tag(s): 1800s (86), 1900s (85), aviation (51), flight (33), wright brothers (17)
In the Classroom
Share this site on an interactive whiteboard or projector as an introduction to a lesson on the Wright Brothers and their impact on flight. Then have students explore this site independently or in small groups. Assign each group a "wing" or subsection to read and research, with the intention that they will present their findings to their peers. Enhance learning by having students create a multimedia presentation using Microsoft PowerPoint Online, reviewed here. This site allows you to narrate a picture. Challenge students to find a photo (legally permitted for reproduction) and then narrate it as if it were a news report that their classmates know virtually nothing about. This makes the most sense if the reports are presented chronologically so students can piece together the history of the Wright brothers. To find free images for student projects, check out this list found here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Optics for Kids - Optical Society of America
Grades
6 to 12In the Classroom
Science and physics teachers will find this one a surprisingly rich resource for elementary and secondary students.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Secret Worlds: The Universe Within - Powers of Ten - Florida State University
Grades
6 to 12tag(s): exponents (39)
In the Classroom
Try using this one to help students visualize size, distance, and time.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Railroad Pictures
Grades
4 to 12tag(s): railroads (17)
In the Classroom
Use the images from this site to supplement a lecture on transportation and the railroads. They are extremely detailed images and can be searched to find those that meet the time period being studied.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Cool Cosmos - Cal Tech
Grades
6 to 12tag(s): light (61)
In the Classroom
Turn the Gears! The real guts of this site aren't apparent until the user realizes that access to the various sections is available only by dragging up and down with the mouse to turn that big gear on the right side of that barrel-shaped gizmo on the left side of the page.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Changing the Face of Medicine - NIH
Grades
6 to 12In the Classroom
Take advantage of the free lesson plans offered on this site! There is also a recommended book list that could be a great addition to a classroom reading list or a list students can choose from for a book report. This is an excellent site for any study of women in the workplace and the evolution of the medical field.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Historic Wings - Feature Stories
Grades
6 to 12In the Classroom
Each web exploration could easily be used to introduce separate units in a history class. When applicable, select the exploration you would like students to work on and save it as a favorite on classroom computers. Have students review the information and create a brief, simple poster to show what they have learned. We recommend an online poster creator such as Padlet, reviewed here. The site offers information commonly left out of textbooks, but still relevant enough to apply to the Standards of Learning. They definitely make for interesting activators or introductions to units.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Cosmic Distance Scales - NASA
Grades
6 to 12tag(s): moon (87), planets (124), solar system (125), sun (87)
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PhysicsQuests
Grades
7 to 12tag(s): animation (62), electricity (63), energy (140), forces (48), heat (13), light (61), webquests (9)
In the Classroom
While not technically a webquest, this site has a lot of extension activities that could be used at the end of a lesson or as a review before a new one. Accommodate today's students, and have them complete the activities on Google Docs, reviewed here, making it easier for them to receive feedback and reduce the amount of messy papers you need to grade.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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ACS Periodic Table - American Chemical Society
Grades
6 to 12This site includes advertising.
tag(s): periodic table (47)
In the Classroom
Chemistry teachers should bookmark this one!Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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A Science Odyssey
Grades
6 to 12tag(s): 20th century (169), scientists (72)
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Photography from National Geographic - National Geographic
Grades
2 to 12tag(s): animals (279), photography (136)
In the Classroom
Share a photo of the day as an activator at the start of a lesson on your projector or interactive whiteboard (IWB). Allow a student of the day to select his/her photo of the day as a class inspiration. Share a photo as a visual writing prompt. Use tools on your IWB to discover and reveal design elements in the photos in art class. Use selected collections on laptops with student partners (galleries) to provide a visual experience of a location or culture you are studying, engage students and enhance learning by asking students to use Padlet, reviewed here, to record their observations for visual evidence of some of the major concepts you have discussed in class.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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A Walk Through Time - NIST
Grades
6 to 12tag(s): time (94), time zones (7)
In the Classroom
Introduce this site on your interactive whiteboard or projector. Then have students explore this site independently or in small groups. Have each group read and interpret individual sections on this site - making sure every group has a different one. The intentions of this will be to have students analyze this information and present it to their peers to "teach" each other. The text portions are challenging, so you should pair weaker readers with a partner as they research on this site. To show what they have learned from this site, challenge students to create an online interactive infographic to share using Visme, or an interactive timeline using Timeliner.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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ACS - Chemistry For Life - American Chemical Society
Grades
1 to 12This site includes advertising.
tag(s): chemicals (37), energy (140), experiments (68), inquiry (37), matter (52)
In the Classroom
Scroll to Education and click Teaching Resources. Select your grade level interest and find links to dozens of different Lessons, programs, units and Safety Guides.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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