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National Park Service - Photos & Multimedia - National Park Service
Grades
4 to 12
tag(s): images (276), national parks (30), photography (136)
In the Classroom
Use this site to search for images of a particular region being studied in a Physical geography class. These images can be incorporated into lectures, projects, displays, etc. Just research beforehand what parks are in the specific area, and search away!You must be registered and logged in to add items to your favorites.
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Fire Safety for Parents - FEMA
Grades
1 to 5tag(s): fire (28), fire prevention (19), fire safety (21), safety (64)
In the Classroom
Share this link with parents on your class web site or in your newsletter during National Fire Prevention Week. Use the Kids Activities toward the bottom of the main page for beginning of class transition or for station rotation. Enhance learning by challeging older student groups to create their own "Pictograph" using an infographic creator such as Canva Inforgraphic Maker, reviewed here, with easy to use templates.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Art of the Stamp - Smithsonian National Postal Museum
Grades
4 to 12tag(s): africa (161), african american (130)
In the Classroom
Use this site as a learning center or station during a lesson on the evolution of mail services in the US, and how services such as the pony express was affected by Westward expansion. Allow students to explore the site on classroom computers, using the stamp template as a formative assessment of their understanding. To make the stamp activity more content-based, have students design their stamps to reflect what they learned rather than allowing them to draw anything they can think of. History teachers will like this one!Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Smithsonian Education - Smithsonian
Grades
4 to 12tag(s): cultures (302)
In the Classroom
The lesson plans in the educator's section are sorted subject area and cover arts and design, language arts, history and culture, and science and technology. The site also has helpful hints for planning a field trip to the Smithsonian, as well as a searchable database that allows educators to browse the lesson plans in search of a particular subject.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Steamboats
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4 to 8tag(s): mississippi (5)
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American Museum of Natural History Learning Resources - The American Museum of Natural History
Grades
K to 12tag(s): amphibians (16), biodiversity (44), brain (59), climate change (112), darwin (14), dinosaurs (47), diseases (59), diversity (62), fossils (44), light (61), mammals (20), natural disasters (20), oceans (141), paleontology (28), poisons (2), space (249), volcanoes (60)
In the Classroom
When starting a new unit in social studies or science, take a minute to search the resources available at this website. Consider allowing students, individuals, pairs, or groups, to explore the Exibitions for areas of interest and enhance their learning by having them create a multimedia presentation for their peers using Genially, reviewed here. With Genially, students can choose the format of their multimedia product.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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The Exploration of Canada- Pathfinders and Passageways - National Library of Canada
Grades
4 to 12In the Classroom
This site is a little text-heavy, but the information is all interesting and pertinent to a study of world explorers. Use this site as a point of reference when learning about the explorers who began to colonize our neighbor to the North. The site has a lot of information, but it would also be great for shorter investigations. Refer students to the site if working on research projects or papers about explorers. The information makes for a great jumping-off point and is reliable.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Park Service Images, Webcams, and Videos - National Park Service
Grades
1 to 12tag(s): images (276), national parks (30), webcams (20)
In the Classroom
Whether your class is doing a state study, creating a brochure for a vacation, studying American history, looking at women in history, or one of the numerous other topics you can find on our National Parks site, you will want to bookmark this. Consider using Wakelet, reviewed here, to curate and share resources with students. Include videos, articles, and other relevant information in your Wakelet collection.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Mostly Medieval
Grades
4 to 12tag(s): medieval (36)
In the Classroom
Use the ballads on this site as a means to combine history and creative writing. Show students several of the ballad examples over the interactive whiteboard, allowing volunteers to read aloud some of the pieces. Based on the styles and lyrics seen, have students write their own ballads summarizing some point of Medieval culture or history. For a fun break, have students read aloud their ballads to the class - it's always interesting to see how creative people can get!Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Einstein - American Museum of Natural History
Grades
4 to 8tag(s): scientists (72)
In the Classroom
Use an interactive whiteboard or projector to introduce your students to the creative mind of Albert Einstein.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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UPI Photo Library - UPI
Grades
4 to 12In the Classroom
We've looked in vain for copyright statements regarding educational use. While there's a wealth of content here, tread carefully if you plan to use these outside the classroom.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Folding the Flag
Grades
1 to 5tag(s): flags (18)
In the Classroom
Use this site as a refresher course before a Labor day lesson or celebration, helping students understand the significance of the flag and the procedures that care for it. Teachers could even have students practice the flag-folding procedures with small classroom sized flags!Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Centennial of Flight Commission - US government
Grades
4 to 12tag(s): aviation (52), north carolina (7), wright brothers (17)
In the Classroom
Use the games on this site as a way to help students review the information in learning centers or during a lull in class time. Teachers can also post this on their class wiki to allow students 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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Connecting Minnesota - Forests, Fields, and the Falls
Grades
3 to 8In the Classroom
Use this site as an introductor or activator on a lesson concerning Westward Expansion. Introduce the site on the Interactive whiteboard or projector, before allowing students to explore the site in pairs. To show what they have learned from this site, challenge students to create an online graphic to share using Visme, reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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ConnecticutHistory.org - Connecticut Humanities
Grades
3 to 8tag(s): connecticut (3), states (127)
In the Classroom
There's lots of great content in this one. Click Our Programs in the upper right corner to find he classroom section icalled Teach It, which ncludes lesson plans, as well as a series of very well done "journeys" that describe the industries and people that have had an effect on Connecticut history. Many of these are suitable for use in other states.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Animated Engines - Matt Keveney
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4 to 8tag(s): industrialization (14), inventors and inventions (87)
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allow students to explore various simple machines.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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First Ladies - The White House
Grades
4 to 6tag(s): first ladies (4), presidents (153), white house (14)
In the Classroom
This site would be extremely useful during an American History class. Use this site to provide students with knowledge of the too often forgotten members of the White House - our first ladies. Towards the end of the semester, use this site as a spring board for research projects on the first ladies. Students can use this site as a beginning in their quest for information.Another use would be to show the ever-evolving role of the First Lady. Review with students the information found on one of the initial first ladies - Martha Washington is an interesting one, and have students compare her role with that of a more recent First lady. To compare the two,use an online tool such as Interactive Two Circle Venn Diagram (reviewed here).
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Examining Island of the Blue Dolphins through a Literary Lens - Scholastic
Grades
4 to 6tag(s): scott odell (2)
In the Classroom
If you are beginning the process of integrating technology, this unit has two simple, interactive tools for your students to use. In addition, have students create blogs (exchange writing in a paper journal) sharing their learning and understanding using Weebly, reviewed here. If you are teaching younger students and looking for an easy way to integrate technology and check for understanding, replace pencil and paper and challenge your students to create a blog using Seesaw, reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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U.S. Air Force Museum - U.S. Air Force
Grades
4 to 12In the Classroom
Click on "explore museum exhibits" from the right menu, then scroll down the page and choose from a list of exhibit areas for photos of each plane and weapon featured in the museum. Aerospace teachers can use this site, for example, to show pictures of planes being studied in class. In contrast, history teachers can use those same photos in units on the evolution of transportation or warfare. This site truly is an interdisciplinary webpage and can be used to supplement lectures in many classrooms. After introducing this site, allow student pairs, groups, or individuals to explore and find an area of interest. Then extend student learning by asking them to research what more they can learn about their area of interest and create a Google Drawing. Google Drawings allows you to annotate an image with links to videos, text, websites, and more.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Flags of the World - Flags of the World website
Grades
3 to 12tag(s): flags (18)
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Elementary social studies teachers may find this one addictive.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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