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Rocket Principles - Nasa, Teacher Link
Grades
6 to 12
In the Classroom
Find out all you want to know about rockets here. Have your students make questions and see if they can find answers to their questions about the scientific principles behind rockets and rocket propulsion.You must be registered and logged in to add items to your favorites.
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Sea World Parks and Entertainment - SeaWorld/Busch Gardens
Grades
K to 12tag(s): animals (295), biomes (110), ecosystems (82), mammals (22), oceans (149)
In the Classroom
Use your interactive whiteboard or projector to share the neat interactives and soundclips at this site. This site is also great for research projects, science lessons, and more. Be sure to check out the Just for Teacher's link for some great lesson ideas!Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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The Mad Scientist Network
Grades
1 to 12tag(s): human body (93)
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Teachers of younger students will find material useful for background to their teaching.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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The Hummingbird Site
Grades
4 to 12tag(s): birds (46)
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U.S. Geologic Survey - Educational Resources - U.S. Department of the Interior
Grades
1 to 12tag(s): amphibians (17), animals (295), biomes (110), birds (46), caves (7), citizen science (27), climate (85), climate change (97), earthquakes (45), ecosystems (82), environment (252), erosion (15), floods (10), fossils (41), geology (61), mammals (22), minerals (13), plate tectonics (22), rock cycle (12), rocks (35), soil (16), tsunamis (15), volcanoes (54), water (101)
In the Classroom
Take advantage of the free lesson plans and the wealth of information on this site. As you go through the lessons on this site replace pen and paper and have students create blogs sharing their learning and understanding using Telegra.ph. With Telegra.ph you just click on an icon to upload images from your computer, add a YouTube or Vimeo, or X (formerly Twitter) links. This blog creator requires no registration. If you are teaching younger students and looking for an easy way to integrate technology and check for understanding, challenge your students to create a blog using edublog.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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New Scientist - Reed Business Information Ltd.
Grades
4 to 12This site includes advertising.
tag(s): DAT device agnostic tool (147)
In the Classroom
Share the site on an interactive whiteboard or projector, and use it as a springboard for an ethics discussion during science class. Though there are a wide array of articles, some capture and illustrate arguments over the debate of stem cell research, Pluto's classification, and climate change. At the end of a unit, open one of these articles and use the real-world information provided to spark a classroom debate. Students can use the knowledge they have gained, in addition to seeing its practical application. This is a very useful site for science enrichment!Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Colorado River Report
Grades
4 to 12tag(s): biomes (110)
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Lakes and Ponds
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4 to 12tag(s): biomes (110)
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Mariana Trench
Grades
4 to 12tag(s): biomes (110)
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Ocean Current, Climate and Weather - Chris Carter Saddleback Unified School District
Grades
4 to 12tag(s): biomes (110)
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Use this as a preliminary activity for students to "browse" the new topics and activate prior knowledge before you begin formal lessons.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Ocean Waves
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4 to 12tag(s): biomes (110)
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EE - Net: The Environmental Education Network
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1 to 12tag(s): conservation (102), ecology (102), pollution (52)
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Secrets of the Ocean - Scripps Institute
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6 to 12Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Zoo Lab - A Website for Animal Biology
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6 to 12Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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The Tree of Life
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6 to 12Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Arctic National Wildlife Reserve - U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Grades
6 to 12tag(s): arctic (40)
In the Classroom
Include this site with materials you use to teach about biomes, ecosystems, and animals. Ask students to annotate an image of the Arctic using ThingLink, reviewed here to highlight and share information learned.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Rainforest Alliance: Species Profiles - Rainforest Alliance
Grades
2 to 10tag(s): animals (295), biomes (110), habitats (91), rainforests (18)
In the Classroom
Have students explore this site independently or in small groups. Have cooperative learning groups create multimedia projects about one of the topics presented at this site using one of the many TeachersFirst Edge tools.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Coniferous Forest: Mission: Biomes - Earth Observatory
Grades
2 to 12In the Classroom
Introduce this site on your interactive whiteboard or projector. Then have students explore this site independently or in small groups. Have students make a multimedia presentation using one of the many TeachersFirst Edge tools.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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TVA Kids - Tennessee Valley Authority
Grades
2 to 12tag(s): electricity (62), nuclear energy (20)
In the Classroom
Share this site with students on your interactive whiteboard or projector and allow students to explore on their own. Create a scavenger hunt with questions from the students and have students explore the site to find answers. Watch videos on your interactive whiteboard during lessons on energy production, conservation, or history lesson. After learning about a specific topic, challenge cooperative learning groups to enhance their learning by completing a presentation with "talking pictures" using Blabberize.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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My Favourite Scientist - Brady Haran, Nottingham Trent University
Grades
6 to 12tag(s): biographies (94), darwin (13), scientists (64)
In the Classroom
Use as a resource for finding more information about a variety of different scientists told from a scientist's perspective. Share the videos on your interactive whiteboard or projector. Consider having students create their own report about the importance of research and not just the biographical information about a scientist. Encourage students to make their own videos (or other presentation tool) about scientists to place on a wiki, site, or blog. Have students use one of the many TeachersFirst Edge multimedia tools reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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