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The Internet Bird Collection - Handbook of the Birds of the World
Grades
K to 12
tag(s): birds (46)
In the Classroom
As you study different classifications of animals, use this site on a projector or interactive whiteboard to introduce your students to many species of birds. This would also be a good research source for students to compare structures/functions of different bird species and their adaptations to their habitats.You must be registered and logged in to add items to your favorites.
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Sea and Sky - J.D. Knight
Grades
5 to 10tag(s): coral (11), marine biology (31), nasa (30), reefs (5), solar system (108), space (218)
In the Classroom
Explore your curriculum topics of oceans or space on a projector or interactive whiteboard, then assign students to specialize in their own subtopics as they explore on laptops or in a lab with a partner. Weak readers in lower grades will need help wth some portions of the longer text passages. Share this link on your teacher web page as students work both in and out of class to create a presentation, booklet, or other product from their research.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Mad Sci Network - Mad Sci Network/Third Sector New England
Grades
K to 12tag(s): air (102), experiments (55), scientists (64)
In the Classroom
Navigate the human body and label parts on an interactive whiteboard, or find the appropriate experiments for all your science concepts. By searching the question archives, you can find answers to questions at all levels. Be sure to include this link on your teacher web page year-round to promote curiosity about science. Teachers of gifted will love this one as a treasury of open-ended ideas on science by scientists.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Science Presentations - Jefferson County Schools
Grades
K to 12This site includes advertising.
tag(s): air (102), animals (295), matter (47), periodic table (46), plants (147), solar system (108), water (101)
In the Classroom
Try these ready-to-go PowerPoint presentations on an interactive whiteboard or projector in your classroom. Some may also be well-suited for individual students to run on a single classroom computer for remediation or review. There are games, resources and a lot of information.The site includes a disclaimer asking to be notified if users find any unauthorized, copyrighted material. TeachersFirst recommends that you NOT download copies but instead use them online, just in case.
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instacalc - instacalc
Grades
6 to 12This site includes advertising.
tag(s): addition (129), calculators (35), conversions (37), multiplication (122)
In the Classroom
Visit the site and observe how the shared examples work. If you find one you like, you can get the link (try the little disk icon) to go directly to it. If you are feeling more adventurous, try creating one of your own, perhaps for calculating the class average on a test. Your web-savvy students will love this tool for collaborative lab reports or graphs of statistics. For safety's sake do not use any student names or information if you share calcs online.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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TONMO.com: The Octopus News Magazine Online - Deep Intuition, LLC
Grades
3 to 12tag(s): marine biology (31)
In the Classroom
This website does provide some informative and humorous videos and games, be sure to view them prior to sharing them with your class. Some of the videos are not appropriate for younger audiences. The image galleries can provide some "real" examples of cephalopods for your budding marine biologists. Project them on an interactive whiteboard for students to label the parts!Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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U.S. Antarctic Program: Science and Education - National Science Foundation
Grades
6 to 12tag(s): antarctica (30), arctic (40), environment (247), polar (11)
In the Classroom
This website has resources for all grade levels. If your class is learning about Antarctica - check out the lesson plans at this website. Or better yet, get an interactive whiteboard and share the unique video clips or pictures from the Arctic photo gallery with your class.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Drinking Water and Ground Water Kids' Stuff - U.S. EPA
Grades
K to 12tag(s): conservation (100), earth (184), earth day (60), water (101), water cycle (22)
In the Classroom
All lessons require Acrobat Reader. Get it from the TeachersFirst Toolbox page..Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Marine Life - Marinebio Conservation Society
Grades
4 to 12tag(s): biomes (110), marine biology (31), oceans (147)
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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About the Colorado River - Colorado River Alliance
Grades
4 to 10tag(s): biomes (110)
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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The Mariana Trench - Marianatrench.com
Grades
4 to 12In 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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Why Leaves Change Color - SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry
Grades
4 to 10tag(s): biomes (110)
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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Animal Diversity Web - University of Michigan Museum of Zoology
Grades
4 to 12tag(s): animals (295), biodiversity (36), diversity (39)
In the Classroom
Introduce the site on a projector or interactive whiteboard before asking students to investigate their own animal choices. Older students can do comparisons and contrasts to better understand the taxonomy and can also read about naming of species. See the teaching link for more ideas. Play the sounds on your computer speakers, especially if the animals are unfamiliar in your part of the world. Sounds require Quicktime. Get it from the TeachersFirst Toolbox page..This site also has a very public message about its authorship (college students) which can prompt a good discussion about reliability and appropriateness of sources. Reinforce critical evaluation of sources and information literacy in your science class, too!
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An On-Line Textbook of Natural History - Wayne's Word
Grades
9 to 12In the Classroom
This site would be very handy for a research project or upper-level web quest. Include it on your teacher web page as you assign independent projects for both in and out of class. The pages are text-intensive, so an weak readers will need and alernate source or reader-partner.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Arborday.org Tree Guide - National Arbor Day Foundation
Grades
5 to 10tag(s): trees (18)
In the Classroom
A good reference resource for outdoor outings involving leaf collecting or as a reference site during your botany unit. There are portions of the site where items and memberships are for sale, so preview and alert your students to avoid these areas.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Wolves of Yellowstone Webquest - Keith Nuthall
Grades
6 to 12tag(s): conservation (100), endangered species (27), environment (247), species (16)
In the Classroom
Update this project a little and have students deliver their reports via an interactive infographic using Canva, reviewed here, or a podcast which will give them practice on oral reporting and editing. Use a site such as podOmatic, reviewed here. Student groups can present their reports to the class or post the to the class wiki or webpage. Not comfortable with wikis? Have no wiki worries - check out the TeachersFirst's Wiki Walk-Through.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Teach Engineering Resources for K-12 - University of Colorado Boulder
Grades
K to 12tag(s): amazon (11), architecture (76), bridges (11), cells (83), density (18), engineering (128), environment (247), forces (37), friction (10), heart (27), human body (93), latitude (10), light (56), longitude (9), map skills (62), marine biology (31), mars (26), medicine (56), motion (49), pollution (52), robotics (23), rockets (11), simple machines (18), space (218), STEM (290)
In the Classroom
Bookmark this site as a resource for finding STEM lessons and activities for all grade levels. Collaborate with your peers using a bookmarking tool like Papaly, reviewed here, to share all of your resources. Papaly offers you the ability to add notes to shared resources making it easy to discuss and add comments to items shared. Instead of having students write journal entries during science or maker lab activities, enhance student learning by using a video response tool like Gravity, reviewed here to have students respond to essential questions and comment on their peers' observations. As a culminating activity to a unit, ask students to create an explainer video answering essential questions to the unit topic. Adobe Express Video Maker, reviewed here is an easy to use tool for creating animated video explainers.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Cells Are Us - Partnership for Environment Education and Rural Health
Grades
6 to 10tag(s): cells (83)
In the Classroom
Some of the interactives would make good interactive whiteboard or partner-shared review games. The entire site should be a link from your teacher web page for students to use in at-home review.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Biology Online - Biology Online Team
Grades
8 to 12In the Classroom
Include a link to this one among the resources on your teacher web page so stumped students have somewhere to turn while reviewing or doing homework. You must be a member to edit the dictionary, add posts to the forum, or suggest a resource (membership is free). Perhaps you want to set up a class account so you can add entries together from a projector in class.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Dr. Saul's Biology in Motion - Leif Saul
Grades
8 to 12tag(s): body systems (41), evolution (89), meiosis (8), mitosis (9)
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Several of these interactives would be terrific on an interactive whiteboard or projector. The quizzes would be a great way to review on the whiteboard before a test.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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