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CNN's Mars Specials - CNN
Grades
1 to 12
In the Classroom
Share with students on an interactive whiteboard or with a projector. Ask small groups to explore different sections and report out to the class using an interactive, multimedia poster maker like Genial.ly, reviewed here, where insert maps, surveys, video, audio and more.You must be registered and logged in to add items to your favorites.
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Journey to Mars - NASA
Grades
1 to 12In the Classroom
Share with students using a projector or interactive whiteboard as a whole class, or create a link at a computer station for students to explore on their own. Ask students to reflect on their learning using a blog like Telegra.ph, reviewed here. With Telegra.ph you just click on an icon to upload images from your computer, add a YouTube or Vimeo, or X (formerly Twitter) links. This blog creator requires no registration.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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The International Space Station - NASA
Grades
1 to 12In the Classroom
Include the Space Station site with your other space resources. Consider using a bookmarking tool like Symbaloo, reviewed here to organize and curate resources for sharing with students.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Giant Panda - Smithsonian Institution
Grades
1 to 12tag(s): animal homes (54), animals (276), habitats (103)
In the Classroom
Include this site with your other bookmarks for learning about animals and habitats. Have students share information learned about pandas by annotating an image using Google Drawings, reviewed here. Google Drawings allows you to annotate an image with links to videos, text, websites, and more. Not familiar with Google Drawings? Watch an archived OK2Ask session to learn how to use: OK2Ask Google Drawings, here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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U.S. Geologic Survey - Educational Resources - U.S. Department of the Interior
Grades
1 to 12tag(s): amphibians (16), animals (276), biomes (96), birds (47), caves (7), citizen science (41), climate (95), climate change (111), earthquakes (52), ecosystems (107), environment (252), erosion (15), floods (11), fossils (44), geology (61), mammals (21), minerals (14), plate tectonics (29), rock cycle (26), rocks (45), soil (17), tsunamis (15), volcanoes (62), water (105)
In the Classroom
Take advantage of the free lesson plans and the wealth of information on this site. As you go through the lessons on this site, replace pen and paper and have students create blogs sharing their learning and understanding using Telegra.ph reviewed here. With Telegra.ph you just click on an icon to upload images from your computer, add a YouTube or Vimeo, or X (formerly Twitter) link. This blog creator requires no registration. If you are teaching younger students and looking for an easy way to integrate technology and check for understanding, challenge your students to create a blog using Edublog.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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VolcanoLive - John Seach
Grades
4 to 8In the Classroom
Replace pen and paper and have students create blogs sharing their learning and understanding using Telegra.ph, reviewed here. With Telegra.ph you just click on an icon to upload images from your computer, add a YouTube or Vimeo, or X (formerly Twitter) links.This blog creator requires no registration. If you are teaching younger students and looking for an easy way to integrate technology and check for understanding, challenge your students to create a blog using Edublog, reviewed hereAdd your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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ERIC - Educational Resources Information Center - ERIC
Grades
1 to 12tag(s): resources (80)
In the Classroom
Share this great resource with your teaching collegues by including it on your teacher web page.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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SETI - The Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence at Home - University of California at Berkeley
Grades
1 to 12tag(s): space (248)
In the Classroom
Participation in the project requires downloading software and establishing a username on the site. Check with your administrator to be sure that your school computer will support the program.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Your Genes - Your Choices - American Association for the Advancement of Science
Grades
6 to 12tag(s): genetics (83)
In the Classroom
Use this site to familiarize your students with current issues in genetic research. Have students choose one of the topics from the table of contents to read and research. Once they have an opinion about the topic, they should conduct research to support their position. If your students are inexperienced conducting research you may want to use a tool like Go, Ask, Achieve, reviewed here, an interactive and engaging tool for students to learn the formal research process. After completing a little research, form teams, by topic, and divide those teams into those who are in favor of the issue or those who are against the issue. Have student topic teams prepare for a debate with each other either with the class as the audience, or use a tool like Virtual Debate, reviewed here. Alternatively, students could view past debates on Virtual Debate to analyze pro and con arguments and effective strategies for debating.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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What's it Like Where You Live: Grasslands - Missouri Botanical Garden
Grades
4 to 6tag(s): biomes (96)
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Passport to the Rainforest - Passport to Knowledge
Grades
4 to 12tag(s): biomes (96)
In the Classroom
Try the TeachersFirst interactive Biomes of the World Unit to get your students involved and engaged with their own research. Have them work alone or with a partner on laptops or in a lab.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Enchanted Learning: Temperate Deciduous Forest
Grades
4 to 8tag(s): biomes (96)
In the Classroom
Try the TeachersFirst interactive Biomes of the World Unit to get your students involved and engaged with their own research. Have them work alone or with a partner on laptops or in a lab.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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What's it Like Where You Live: Temperate Deciduous Forest - Missouri Botanical Garden
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4 to 6tag(s): biomes (96)
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National Science Education Standards
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1 to 12Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Secrets of the Ocean - Scripps Institute
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6 to 12Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Principia Cybernetica
Grades
9 to 12Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Classroom Compass
Grades
5 to 8tag(s): problem solving (273)
In the Classroom
Use the "Afterschool Lesson Plan Database" to look for ideas with classroom lessons. The site has lessons turned in from teachers around the nation, who have used them in practice, so be sure to give it a look when dealing with an especially difficult concept.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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NOVA - The Odyssey of Life - PBS
Grades
9 to 12tag(s): reproduction (6)
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WebElements
Grades
6 to 12tag(s): periodic table (49)
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NIST Chemistry WebBook
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9 to 12Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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