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Whyville - Mundeon
Grades
4 to 10tag(s): aircraft (25), animals (322), dance (27), diseases (72), logic (248), money (185), motion (69), puzzles (204), recycling (60), social skills (21), vectors (24)
In the Classroom
In the classroom, join as a teacher and manage each students account. Reinforce safe online behavior as your students explore opportunities for learning.The chat feature is a perfect opportunity practice safe interactions. Demonstrate this site on your interactive whiteboard or projector. Use as a reward in your classroom or as a way to extend and enrich concepts learned in math and science. Offer Whyville as a safe enrichment tool for students to use at home. Encourage all students to join in the educational activities. Design a simplified version of this site for younger children with your class. Use one of the many animation tools available at the TeachersFirst Edge.You must be registered and logged in to add items to your favorites.
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Would you eat that? - Museum of Science and Industry
Grades
5 to 12In the Classroom
Use this tool at the start of a unit on nutrition or macromolecules (carbohydrates, fats, and proteins). Assign students the task of keeping a list of ingredients and the reasons for their use. Identify how this is different between completely homemade food (i.e. Sunny D vs. fresh squeezed orange juice.) Students can use this activity as a springboard for further research into many of the processed foods currently consumed today. Students can create a multimedia report or post their findings to a wiki or blog page. Have students make a multimedia presentation using one of the many TeachersFirst Edge tools reviewed here. If you want to learn more about wikis, check out the TeachersFirst Wiki Walk-Through. Create from scratch alternatives to the processed foods discussed. Be sure to connect back to why our bodies are unable to process many of these unnatural ingredients correctly. Students can also create newsletters or articles about many ways to avoid and curtail the use of the many processed foods including suggestions for shopping such as "always shop along the outer edges of the stores and not through the center of the store as that is where processed foods are likely to be found." Research the health effects of processed foods including metabolic syndrome, diabetes, obesity, and others.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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K8Science - Baylor College of Medicine Center for Educational Outreach
Grades
K to 8tag(s): birds (54), body systems (56), diseases (72), dna (64), earth (224), engineering (129), forces (45), inquiry (34), motion (69), plants (174), rockets (16), scientific method (67)
In the Classroom
Find great activities, information, and resources invaluable in the classroom setting. Share the video clips or online activities on your projector or interactive whiteboard. With the correct information and exciting activities already created, teachers can concentrate on successfully using the information to develop student inquiry and increase the skills for investigating. Be sure to check out the recent additions to find what is new on the site. There are also links to featured lessons and resources along the side.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Code Fred - Museum of Science and Industry Chicago
Grades
6 to 12tag(s): body systems (56), human body (132), organisms (21), structures (23)
In the Classroom
Demonstrate this site on your interactive whiteboard or projector. Allow students time to explore the activity and report back on the various systems, organs, tissues, and molecules necessary in our daily lives. Use this tool as an introduction to various units on tissues, organs, or body systems. This tool can also be used to put various chapters and units of study together for a better perspective on the functioning of the human body.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Vale Middle School - Articles of the Week - Vale Middle School (Oregon)
Grades
6 to 10tag(s): book lists (131), news (262), reading comprehension (123)
In the Classroom
WAYT: What Are You Thinking? Use this technique as the students read the articles to mark comments, connections, and questions. Read the passages in guided reading groups to scaffold the instruction. Post an article and the questions in an online forum for students to discuss their answers. Challenge above-level readers to make observations about the writer's strategies. Use the articles' trending topics to meet the students' interests and engage reluctant readers. The questions are great to teach students about Question Answer Relationships (QAR). Model current event literature response techniques with the articles on the website.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Hungry History - The History Channel
Grades
3 to 12This site includes advertising.
tag(s): cooking (31), cross cultural understanding (123), holidays (142), myplate (27), nutrition (159)
In the Classroom
Be sure to include this resource in a unit discussing foods. Students can research and report on a various types of food. Compare the nutritional strengths and weaknesses of different cultures. Have students make a multimedia presentation using one of the many TeachersFirst Edge tools reviewed here. Discuss how various grains are a major underpinning of most holiday celebrations. As you view each of these resources, be sure to note the various grains that are often used. Report on different cultures and celebrations around the world. Students can even create many of these dishes to share with classmates and gain understandings of various cultures. How does the food reflect the natural resources of a region? How does it relate to the culture's religion? World language students can trace historical foods of the culture they are studying and even share them at a world language fair.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Freebook Sifter - FreebookSifter
Grades
K to 12tag(s): book lists (131), independent reading (128)
In the Classroom
This site is a helpful classroom reference tool. Save this link on your classroom computers. Find books to use at learning stations, especially if you are a BYOD (Bring your own Device) school. Be sure to provide this link on your class website for students to use at home. The books available include all those in the public domain and titles whose authors have granted permission for free dispersal.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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It's a Dogs' Life - WGBH
Grades
K to 12tag(s): animals (322)
In the Classroom
Use this resource about dogs for science reports. Use as an example in your writing class to help provide background knowledge for your favorite dog stories. Have students create illustrations based on the dog stories. Practice point of view with the dog stories/testimonials given. Use this site for a reference and reading material for your reluctant readers who love dogs.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Crash Course - John and Hank Green
Grades
6 to 12Tip: to watch or share a video without the ads and clutter, use a tool such as ViewPure, reviewed here to watch the video ad-free!
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tag(s): animals (322), bacteria (30), bill of rights (28), body systems (56), chinese (50), constitution (88), declaration of independence (13), evolution (102), genetics (88), greeks (33), literature (272), meiosis (15), mitosis (11), nutrition (159), religions (68), rome (26), romeo and juliet (6), russia (36), shakespeare (110), water cycle (32)
In the Classroom
Use as a way to introduce new topics or subjects to establish background knowledge. Share these videos on your projector or interactive whiteboard to provide an introduction (or review) on various topics. Use as an alternate way to help motivate your tech savvy students. Use as an example for a group project with the students planning, writing, and producing an informational video in the subject you are studying. Challenge cooperative learning groups to create videos and share them on a site such as TeacherTube reviewed here. Be sure to point out the steps followed in teaching and learning in the videos. Independent learners and gifted students will love the opportunity to learn on their own using these videos. Instead of "games" for times when student finish work early, why not share the link to this YouTube channel and encourage them to keep a blog about what they discover.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Voices of Youth - UNICEF
Grades
6 to 12tag(s): dental health (22), disabilities (20), environment (325), hiv/aids (19), inequalities (26), mental health (26), school violence (13)
In the Classroom
This site is an excellent resource to bookmark and use throughout the year when discussing current events, specific countries or geographic areas, or for non-fiction reading. Find informational texts that matter to your students. Spark informational writing, as well. Allow students to browse the site to find interesting articles. Have students create magazine covers of information found on this site using Magazine Cover Maker reviewed here. Challenge students to create a newspaper article using articles found on this site as a model using the Newspaper Clipping Generator. World language teachers will find this useful when viewing articles in French or Spanish to practice translation skills.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Figure This - KnowNet Construction, Inc.
Grades
5 to 10tag(s): critical thinking (120), geometric shapes (173), logic (248), percent (82), probability (141), problem solving (294), statistics (127)
In the Classroom
In the classroom, use Figure This to help differentiate instruction for all levels, especially the high-achievers and gifted students. Allow students to work independently, or work in pairs to solve challenges. Introduce the challenge on your interactive whiteboard projector. Then allow students to dive into the challenge! Use for gifted enrichment, or even a Math Challenge Day for a reward. Offer extra credit for the number of challenges solved. Use as a model to allow students to create their own challenges. Add to your website as a fun resource for students and families.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Disease Detectives - Science Museum of Minnesota
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5 to 12tag(s): bacteria (30), careers (139), diseases (72), heart (43), respiration (18)
In the Classroom
Share activities and video clips on your interactive whiteboard or allow students to explore on their own during health or career units. Biology teachers can use this as practical application during units on cells and viruses. Challenge students to create a newspaper article about preventing the spread of disease using the Newspaper Clipping Generator.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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SciStarter - Science for Citizens LLC
Grades
5 to 12This site includes advertising.
tag(s): animals (322), archeology (32), birds (54), ecology (138), environment (325), geology (81), insects (72), medicine (70), oceans (165), science fairs (25), scientific method (67), sound (105), space (223), transportation (43), weather (201)
In the Classroom
Find a great project for your students to participate in, entering data and looking at the results. Search by activity or topic to find a project geared towards your students age range, curriculum, and ability to complete. Have students make a multimedia presentation about one of the "projects" using one of the many TeachersFirst Edge tools reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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PictureSet - Special Education Technology British Columbia
Grades
K to 12tag(s): dental health (22), holidays (142), hygiene (10), posters (40)
In the Classroom
Print posters from the site for classroom use for procedures such as bathroom routines, cleanup, teaching personal hygiene, etc. This is an excellent site to use with learning support, or even life skills students. Many parts of this site would be ideal to use in the ESL/ELL classroom. Special ed teachers looking for free communications materials will love the teacher-made options available here. You can aso share materials you create. World language teachers can use the images to create vocabulary challenges for students to narrate.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Fetch - PBS Kids
Grades
2 to 8tag(s): animal homes (61), birds (54), dinosaurs (55), diseases (72), literacy (107), machines (27), simple machines (35), vocabulary (321)
In the Classroom
Invite Ruff Ruffman into your classroom to add spice to your science, language arts, and math curriculum. Although contestants are ages 10-14, younger students would benefit by watching the activities. Some may be too challenging for younger students to complete on their own. Students will identify with the contestants as they learn and laugh along with Ruff. Add a Ruff adventure or interview as an anticipatory guide for a unit. Share a clip or experiment on your interactive whiteboard or projector. Use as a way to enrich during your unit on mammals, motion, or problem solving. Have older elementary students (or middle school) become familiar with the show's format, and create an "episode" based on your unit of study. Challenge cooperative learning groups to create videos to share using a site such as TeacherTube reviewed here. Create a writing experience from episodes given. Use an episode as a spark to begin a further area of inquiry. Add to your computers as a center time activity, or even as a special earned award. Share on your website as an enrichment source, or a great place for educational learning.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Student CPR - ProTrainings, LLC
Grades
6 to 12tag(s): body systems (56), heart (43)
In the Classroom
This site does have a Twitter feed and blog with public interaction, so you may want to use the site with the entire class or discuss consequences of inappropriate behavior. At the time of this review there were no inappropriate comments, but it is always best to preview. Use this site as part of the Health or Physical Education curriculum in your school. Provide awareness to students as knowledge is power in knowing when and how to act when situations arise in real life. During the study of human body systems, have students research about CPR via this site.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Sickweather - Sickweather, LLC
Grades
6 to 12This site includes advertising.
tag(s): bacteria (30), DAT device agnostic tool (180), diseases (72)
In the Classroom
Compare this with other disease symptom gathering sites such as this site or this tool to determine the difference in reporting and usefulness of each data tool. Use an online tool such as Interactive Three Circle Venn Diagram, reviewed here, to easily see the differences. Identify common symptoms that would be reported for the various disease and how each is diagnosed in a patient. Research past occurrences of the diseases compared to the present and the reasons for the increase or decrease. This would be a great activity to use with the introduction of immunity and vaccinations and evolution of diseases. It is also a great way to connect discussions about health and hygiene to the real world. Government classes can discuss the role of public policy in public health. What should be the government role in public health and disease prevention?Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Tv411 En Espanol - Adult Literacy Media Alliance
Grades
4 to 12tag(s): bacteria (30), heat (16), nutrition (159), photosynthesis (33), spanish (111), water (134)
In the Classroom
Include a link to videos on your class website or blog for students to view at home. Use the Share button located near the bottom of the page to share the link via email or other social media sharing sites such as Facebook and Twitter. This site is perfect to use with Spanish speaking students for help with explaining concepts. In Spanish class, show videos to challenge your students to make their own videos for any topic. Share the videos using a tool such as Teachers.TV reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Eat Different - eatdifferent.com
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6 to 12tag(s): eating disorders (7), food chains (24), human body (132), myplate (27), nutrition (159), obesity (18)
In the Classroom
Use this tool in place of keeping a food diary and counting calories, especially during a unit on nutrition or health. Have students create goals that they can monitor. Use privacy setting to include buddies within the classroom to encourage each other. Create classroom challenges that can be extended into family challenges. Teach digital citizenship by learning to encourage and to make constructive comments in and off this site.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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TV411 - Science - Adult Literacy Media Alliance
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1 to 10tag(s): bacteria (30), charts and graphs (197), nutrition (159), plants (174), water (134)
In the Classroom
Share this site on your interactive whiteboard or projector to introduce or review of Science topics. These topics are appropriate to Family and Consumer Science classes as well. Learning support teachers and those who work with concrete learners will appreciate the way these lessons connect to experience in the real world. Share this site with parents through your classroom website or blog to provide review materials at home. Challenge students to create their own science videos about a topic that your class is currently studying. Share the videos using a tool such as SchoolTube reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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