TeachersFirst - Featured Sites: Week of Sep 20, 2015
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Langscape - Maryland Language Science Center
Grades
3 to 12
tag(s): map skills (110), maps (415), landforms (56), spanish (165), french (134), arabic (25), chinese (83), cultures (215), german (100), greek (53), hebrew (26), italian (51), latin (38), phrases (11), portuguese (30), russian (40),
In the Classroom
Bookmark Langscape for any lessons about other countries. Locate countries on the map then listen to the audio files of the spoken language. Create a link on classroom computers for students to play the language game. Take advantage of the many lesson ideas found in the educators guide.You must be registered and logged in to add items to your favorites.
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The Greatest Mathematicians of All Time - StudyGeek
Grades
6 to 12tag(s): newton (38), pythagorean theorem (44), famous people (31), biographies (141),
In the Classroom
Download this graphic and have it printed for use as a poster in your classroom. Display the graphic on your interactive whiteboard as an introduction to famous mathematicians. Have students research each mathematician and share their findings in presentations with a tool like Slides, reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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TopoView - US Department of the Interior
Grades
8 to 12tag(s): timelines (112), population (87), maps (415),
In the Classroom
Use TopoView to demonstrate and help students understand changes over time in different areas of the country such as population, urban density, and more. Discover what your location was like in the past and how it has changed over time. View maps together on your interactive whiteboard or projector and demonstrate how to use the site. Have students explore on their own and use an online tool such as Interactive Two Circle Venn Diagram, reviewed here, to compare changes.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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National STEM Centre eLibrary - National Stem Centre (UK)
Grades
K to 12tag(s): engineering (200), STEM (353),
In the Classroom
Take advantage of the free activities, videos, and other resources throughout the year. Be sure to bookmark this site to search for resources for any lesson. Share a link to specific lessons and activities on your class website for use at home.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Intel Teach Elements - Online Professional Development Courses - Intel
Grades
K to 12tag(s): professional development (530),
In the Classroom
Gain a better understanding of digital learning tools and techniques by taking Intel's professional development courses. Share with other faculty members as part of your school's professional development. Take a course together with fellow staff members and discuss content and how it works in your teaching situation.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Crash Course Kids YouTube Channel - Hank Green and John Green
Grades
3 to 9This site includes advertising.
tag(s): gravity (75), matter (80), seasons (54), moon (117), sun (107), planets (200), plants (245), animals (498), video (457),
In the Classroom
Mark this one in your teacher favorites to find videos to use at the start of a science or health unit. Make science more appealing as a way to answer the questions we ponder every day. Share them on a projector or interactive whiteboard. Use a Crash Course Kids video as inspiration for students to create their own videos explaining a science concept or debunking a science myth. To share a single video from this site without all the YouTube clutter, use a tool such as View Pure, reviewed here, and create a shortcut to the View Pure page directly on the desktop.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Future: Space Race - How Big is Our Own Solar System? - BBC
Grades
5 to 12tag(s): space (321), solar system (189), planets (200), rockets (19),
In the Classroom
Use this infographic as an anticipatory set or "activator" to introduce a unit or lesson on a projector or interactive whiteboard about our solar system. Make a shortcut to this site on classroom computers and use it as a center. This infographic is excellent for enrichment. Include it on your class web page for students to access both in and out of class. Extend learning by having students investigate on of the planets or topics on this infographic. Then, enhance learning and modify classroom technology use by having students create an infographic sharing their findings using Venngage, reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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How the Five Major Religions Spread Across the World - Business Insider
Grades
5 to 12This site includes advertising.
In the Classroom
Give a basic overview of the timeline and events leading to each of the major religions in the world. Use as a resource to examine the cultural effects of a single person starting each religion and the reasons why the religion spread. Analyze the reasons leading to the spread of each religion. Use this in conjunction with a unit on explorers. The video is slow to load, so preload and check before using in class.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Flat - Flat
Grades
3 to 12tag(s): musical notation (50), musical instruments (82), music theory (68),
In the Classroom
Flat is a must for all music classes! Share students' musical creations online! Demonstrate the art of composition while using Flat on an interactive whiteboard or projector. Let students download the file to their own devices. Explore the different musical instruments and how they affect the tone and mood of the piece. During a multimedia presentation, have students create their own music. In Destination Imagination or Odyssey of the Mind, use your scores to showcase talent. In honoring multiple intelligences, highlight the students' with musical talent. While reading historical fiction novels, have students compose a song typical of that period with the commonly used instruments and style. Offer in your after school clubs for music, guitar, or band.Edge Features:
Parent permission advised before posting student work created using this tool
Includes Interaction w general public/ public galleries with unmoderated content
Includes social features, such as "friends," comments, ratings by others
Requires registration/log-in (WITH email)
Products can be shared by URL
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Beautiful Chemistry - Institute of Advanced Technology, Univ. of Sci & Tech at China
Grades
5 to 12In the Classroom
In Chemistry, students can write what the molecules are doing during the video to connect the content with what they see. Give different equations and predict what would be different in that video such as the color of the precipitated substance, and so on. In younger grades, show the beauty of molecules and elements interacting and forming new substances, tapping into the marvel of the physical world. These videos are beautiful, and will appeal to visual learners.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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