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return to subject listingArctic Climate Impact Assessment - Internatinal Arctic Science Committee
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9 to 12tag(s): arctic (40)
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Anatomy of a Volcano - NOVA
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6 to 12tag(s): volcanoes (55)
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Science Buddies - ScienceBuddies.org
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K to 12tag(s): calories (8), earthquakes (44), electricity (60), energy (130), gravity (42), internet safety (113), recycling (46), robotics (22), science fairs (19), sound (74), STEM (263)
In the Classroom
Be sure to bookmark this site as a useful resource for any science topic. Take advantage of the free lessons aligned to Next Generation Science Standards to add to your current content. Replace paper and enhance classroom technology use with an online bulletin board like Lino, reviewed here, throughout your science unit to record student questions, ideas, and ongoing discussions. If you use video content during your science lessons, consider incorporating a tool like MoocNote, reviewed here, or EdPuzzle, reviewed here, to integrate quizzes and polls directly into your video. Instead of a written or oral presentation of student research, transform classroom technology use and have students use Sway, reviewed here, to create a multimedia presentation incorporating video, images, and text.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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How Volcanoes Work - San Diego State Univ.
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10 to 12Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Mount St. Helen's Teacher's Corner - National Park Service
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6 to 12In the Classroom
Science teachers will love all the summary tables and resources offered on this site. In teaching about Mt St. Helens, many of the summary tables can actually be cleared and printed to allow students to use them as a graphic organizer to follow along a lecture. This site is also great for refreshing the events of that day as well as the volcanic history of the mountain. Save this site as a favorite on your classroom computer for easy reference.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Pacific Seismograph Network
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9 to 12tag(s): volcanoes (55)
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Mount St. Helen's - Special Conditions
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6 to 12Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Discovering Fossils
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9 to 12tag(s): fossils (39), geology (64), paleontology (28)
In the Classroom
This site is the perfect addition to any classroom learning about paleontology or archeology. Divide students into cooperative learning groups, and allow them to explore the site on classroom computers. Substitute paper and pen and enhance learning by having students create a digital book of what they learned using a digital such as Bookemon, reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Online Marine Picture Book
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6 to 8Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Back to the Sea of Cortez - Jon Christenson
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9 to 12tag(s): ecosystems (73)
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Virtual Geology
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7 to 12Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Animal Trivia Games - World Wildlife Fund - WWF
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2 to 6tag(s): biodiversity (30), conservation (83), diversity (38)
In the Classroom
Use the trivia games to help students review about the animal kingdom. The tiger trivia game could be played on the interactive whiteboard or individually on classroom computers. As a cumulative activity, have students create their own trivia game or quiz about the subject - based on what they think is most important, or should be on a test.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Eyewitness to History - Union of Concerned Scientists
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9 to 12tag(s): climate (80)
In the Classroom
Take advantage of the free lesson plans and activities offered on this site! This site would also be interesting as a prompt for a class debate on the political impacts of global warming and what or if the government should do anything about it. Separate students into groups, assigning a pro and con side to the debate. Provide students with resources, this being one of them to help them tailor the arguments before they begin. What's great about this site is that it has a lot of basic definitions and current examples that would allow students to really grasp the concept and their arguments. Civics and Geography teachers will find this useful.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Backyard Nature
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5 to 9tag(s): animals (281), classification (22), plants (145)
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Smokey Kids - USDA Forest Service
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1 to 6tag(s): fire (22), fire prevention (16), fire safety (16), forests (28), safety (71)
In the Classroom
Use the PDF activities in a learning center as part of a unit or lesson on fire safety and prevention. Have students complete the activities in pairs, letting them pick which of the games they want to play in the given time. If you are looking for an easy way to integrate technology and check for understanding, challenge your students to extend their learning by creating a blog using Seesaw, reviewed here, to share their learning and understanding with peers and parents.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Virtual Cave - Djuna Bewley and Dave Bunnell
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6 to 12tag(s): caves (6)
In the Classroom
Introduce Virtual Cave to your class with a projector or on a whiteboard. Once they understand how to navigate the site allow pairs to investigate on their own. Have students take digital notes on the explanatory text (including definitions for new vocabulary) using Memo Notepad, reviewed here; tell students to be sure to save the URL to share their notes and questions with you and their peers. Students should then choose one of the cave types that interests them and find out where they are located. Wrap up the study of caves by challenging student to create an interactive map using MapHub, reviewed here. With MapHub students can include display markers featuring text, photos, and videos!Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Facing the Future: People and the Planet
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5 to 12tag(s): environment (240), population (47)
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Will Runaway Water Warm the World? - NASA
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9 to 12tag(s): water (102)
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Amazon Interactive
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4 to 6tag(s): amazon (10), ecosystems (73), south america (36)
In the Classroom
Use this site as a learning center during a unit on Ecotourism. Introduce the site on the interactive whiteboard before allowing students to complete it in cooperative learning groups on classroom computers. This would be a great activity to use to help students review before a final assessment.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Weather: Wind Chill - PBS
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7 to 10tag(s): weather (164)
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