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NASA's Visual Universe - Google
Grades
3 to 12tag(s): artificial intelligence (172), space (221), STEM (291), visual literacy (3)
In the Classroom
Have students browse the website to select their favorite images and create a collage that represents their vision of space exploration. This can be done digitally using PhotoCollage reviewed here or on paper. Assign students to create a timeline of significant NASA missions or advancements, using images and videos from the site to illustrate key events. Students can use Class Tools, reviewed here Time Graphics Timeline Maker, reviewed here to created the timeline on a device. Students can keep a journal while exploring the website, noting interesting images, themes, or facts.You must be registered and logged in to add items to your favorites.
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Google Indoor Map - Google
Grades
3 to 12tag(s): DAT device agnostic tool (147), digital literacy (6), map skills (63), maps (220), problem solving (232), virtual field trips (128)
In the Classroom
Use this platform to plan field trips or as a tool in geography and technology lessons. Challenge students to plan routes through indoor maps of airports, malls, or stadiums. Analyze how indoor maps highlight accessible routes and features in public spaces. Discuss inclusivity in design and how technology can assist people with disabilities. Provide scenarios where students must solve problems using indoor maps (ex., locate emergency exits or the nearest restroom). Introduce the technology behind indoor mapping, such as GPS, Wi-Fi, and floor-plan digitization.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Library of Congress Research Guides - Library of Congress
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4 to 12tag(s): african american (112), architecture (76), black history (133), branches of government (65), civil rights (207), civil war (139), conservation (102), energy (132), engineering (128), environment (252), foreign policy (13), hispanic (35), industrialization (12), jews (33), latin (23), literature (222), middle east (50), native americans (111), nutrition (140), photography (126), politics (118), population (51), religions (95), Research (86), sports (82), statistics (121), Teacher Utilities (192), women (150), womenchangemaker (36), womens suffrage (52)
In the Classroom
Assign students to explore a Library of Congress guide on a historical event (ex., Civil Rights Movement, World War II) and have them read and summarize a firsthand account or diary (or blog) entry. Students can then write a journal entry or letter from someone who lived through the event. Try a simple blogging tool like Telegra.ph reviewed here. Choose a literature-focused research guide related to a classic novel or author (such as To Kill a Mockingbird or The Great Gatsby) and have students create a timeline using Time Graphics Timeline Maker, reviewed here or a newspaper front page using a template from Canva Infographic Creator, reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Glider Guide - Smithsonian Science Education
Grades
K to 2tag(s): landforms (38), simulations (19)
In the Classroom
Before using the Glider Guide, introduce students to different landforms (mountains, valleys, lakes, and rivers). Provide them with a landform checklist and have them predict where they might see each feature. As they explore the app, they can check off the landforms they encounter. After exploring various terrains in Glider Guide, students can choose one location and create a travel brochure on paper or using a Canva, reviewed here showcasing the land and water features. They include illustrations, fun facts, and why someone should "visit" that area. Students can use clay, sand, or other materials to build 3D models of landforms they saw in the Glider Guide. Students can explain how these features were formed and present their models to the class.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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PhET Interactive Simulations - University of Colorado
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K to 12tag(s): acids and bases (9), area (53), atoms (45), charts and graphs (171), electricity (62), fractions (160), friction (10), functions (52), gravity (43), light (56), magnetism (38), matter (47), molecules (44), ph (3), probability (99), quadratics (27), simple machines (18), simulations (19), sound (73), space (221), STEM (291)
In the Classroom
Challenge students to explore a PhET simulation related to a current science topic, such as circuits, gravity, or states of matter. They can make predictions before interacting with the simulation and record their observations to compare with their initial ideas. Give students a scavenger hunt worksheet with specific challenges to complete in a simulation (ex., "Find a way to make a circuit light up" in the Circuit Construction Kit). Students design a virtual experiment using a PhET simulation. They choose a variable to change, make a hypothesis, run multiple trials, and record their results in a data table or graph before sharing their findings. After using a PhET simulation, students discuss or write about real-world applications of what they learned (how forces affect roller coasters, how molecules move in different states of matter) and present their findings using Visme, reviewed here or Google Slides, reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Explore Art & Science with Getty Education - Getty Museum
Grades
K to 5In the Classroom
Have students create art using light and shadow. Provide objects, flashlights, and paper, and let students manipulate shadows to design abstract or realistic images. Discuss the scientific principles of light and how artists use it to create depth and emotion. Explore the science of materials by having students create art using chemical reactions, such as making paintings with vinegar and baking soda or experimenting with oxidation on metal. Encourage students to create artworks representing invisible scientific concepts, such as sound waves, gravity, or magnetic fields. Use materials like wire, string, or digital tools to visualize these unseen forces artistically. Discuss how contemporary artists use technology like 3D printing or digital software. Challenge students to create a tech-inspired art piece, such as creating a digital collage with Photo Collage, reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Machine Learning Crash Course - Google
Grades
11 to 12tag(s): artificial intelligence (172), careers (143), machines (15)
In the Classroom
Use the video lessons to introduce students to key AI and machine learning concepts, such as data patterns, algorithms, and ethical considerations. Follow up with group discussions about how these technologies impact their daily lives and society. Have students work through the interactive TensorFlow exercises to build simple machine-learning models, such as image or text classifiers. This activity can be tailored for advanced students or after-school coding clubs. Collaborate with math or science teachers to explore how machine learning concepts align with probability, statistics, or scientific research.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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HungerMap Live - World Food Programme
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6 to 12tag(s): climate (85), climate change (98), cross cultural understanding (173), environment (252), maps (220), nutrition (140), STEM (291), sustainability (50)
In the Classroom
This interactive map is helpful for many purposes, including engaging students in exploring food security globally and serving as a research tool for in-depth studies of hunger and poverty worldwide. Access this map when studying specific nations or continents to highlight areas of conflict, climate issues, and poverty. Incorporate this map into your lessons that relate to Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), find additional resources at TeachersFirst Resources Related to Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), reviewed here. After allowing students time to explore the map on their own, use the link to the map to create a quiz in Quizizz, reviewed here or share the quiz with students to use as a guide for exploring the available information.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Build Your Future - Google
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11 to 12tag(s): careers (143), engineering (128), interviews (17), scientists (64), STEM (291)
In the Classroom
Organize a career exploration day where students browse the scholarships on the website and research careers in technology. Conduct a workshop to teach students how to write compelling scholarship essays. Use the application guidelines on the website to create mock applications, helping students practice writing about their goals and achievements. Use the scholarships as a framework for a goal-setting lesson. Students can identify a scholarship that aligns with their interests and develop a plan to achieve the necessary skills and experience to qualify.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Creatability- Experiments with Google - Google
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4 to 12tag(s): Accessibility (10), artificial intelligence (172), creativity (86), disabilities (31), STEM (291)
In the Classroom
Develop problem-solving and design thinking skills by brainstorming ways to enhance accessibility in creative tools inspired by the Creatability experiments. They present their ideas as sketches, models, or presentations. Students use voice or gestures to create visual art and then curate a virtual class art gallery. Students use the "Move Mirror" or other music-related experiments to create simple compositions by moving their bodies or interacting with their devices. Students use artificial intelligence to generate visuals or sounds that align with their written stories.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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XStockvideo - XStockVideo
Grades
5 to 12tag(s): creating media (13), video (266)
In the Classroom
Students can download footage of animals or pets to create a "capture that activity," in which they create what the character is saying. For nature or landscapes, students can generate adjective lists to describe what they are seeing. Finally, students can use the multiple footage to create a story.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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MIT App Inventor - MIT App Inventor
Grades
6 to 12tag(s): coding (85), computers (108), inventors and inventions (80)
In the Classroom
Students can challenge themselves to create apps and have other students test them out. When creating their apps, students can make a video of themselves sharing the app, how they created the app or a sales pitch about their app using Adobe Express Video Maker reviewed here or the Free Online Screen Recorder, reviewed here. Students can create a rubric on how to judge apps. Finally, students can participate in the activities on the site itself.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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The Purring Test - TED
Grades
3 to 12tag(s): artificial intelligence (172), gifted (66), puzzles (149)
In the Classroom
Use this game as a brain break during those long lessons or indoor recess. Turn the daily puzzles into a friendly competition or debate and pair students to play a Pictionary-inspired game, mimicking how AI might interpret their drawings. After playing, lead a discussion on how AI "thinks" compared to humans.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Classroom Snow Day Activities - Steam Powered Family
Grades
K to 8This site includes advertising.
tag(s): crafts (63), experiments (55), snow (17), STEM (291)
In the Classroom
Have students create a snow volcano outside or with ice in the classroom. Guide them through adding baking soda and vinegar to watch the "lava" flow, using the reaction as a springboard to discuss chemical reactions and the science behind volcanoes. Challenge students to design paper snowflakes, focusing on symmetry and geometry. Discuss the structure of snowflakes, highlighting how no two are exactly alike, and explore basic geometry concepts through their creations. Have students predict and test which surface or material is best for sleds on snow and discuss concepts like friction, force, and acceleration to connect to science. Challenge students to build a structure or use materials that can insulate an ice cube to prevent it from melting. Students can experiment with various materials and then analyze which ones work best.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Your First Flying Lesson - Kings Schools
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4 to 8This site includes advertising.
In the Classroom
Have students design, fold, and test different types of paper airplanes. Challenge them to create planes that fly the farthest, stay in the air the longest, or perform loops. This hands-on activity reinforces concepts like lift, drag, and thrust, which were introduced in the video. Supply students with materials like cardstock, paper clips, and tape to build basic gliders. Students can experiment with the design to see how wing size, shape, and weight placement affect flight. Using balloons, straws, and string, create balloon rockets to demonstrate thrust. Use an online flight simulator such as Geo-FS Flight Simulator, reviewed here to let students virtually "fly" an aircraft.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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50 Ideas to Teach about Flight and Aviation - Fizzics Education
Grades
1 to 10This site includes advertising.
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Have students make a timeline of the milestone events in flight using a resource like Timelinely, reviewed here or Time Graphics Timeline Maker, reviewed here. Take upper elementary and older students on a virtual field trip to the National Air and Space Museum, reviewed here and have them make a journal on their "trip" using Book Creator, reviewed here or Google Slides, reviewed here. Students can research an early flight pioneer and write a report on them. Have students complete one or more of the STEM activities listed on the website to learn about flight physics.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Buckingham Palace- Virtual Tour - The Royal Household
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4 to 12tag(s): architecture (76), art history (103), england (52)
In the Classroom
Use Google My Maps, reviewed here, or other mapping tools for students to create a digital map marking significant landmarks in London, including Buckingham Palace, the Houses of Parliament, and the Tower of London. They can briefly describe each landmark's historical significance and how they relate to British history and culture. Students can research significant events in the history of the British monarchy, including key moments related to Buckingham Palace. They can create a timeline using a free resource such as Timeline Infographic Templates, reviewed here that highlights these events and incorporates visuals, such as pictures of important royal ceremonies past and present at the palace. Have students focus on the architectural style and artworks found within Buckingham Palace. They can research the different architectural elements and select specific artworks to analyze. Present these findings to the class in a digital slideshow using Google Slides, reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Prague Castle- Virtual Tour - Office of the President of the Czech Republic
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5 to 12This site includes advertising.
tag(s): architecture (76), europe (84), virtual field trips (128)
In the Classroom
Provide students with a list of key features or artifacts to find within the virtual tour (ex., St. Vitus Cathedral, Golden Lane, royal throne). As they navigate, they mark off each item and write a short description or draw a quick sketch of each. This helps them become familiar with significant aspects of Prague Castle in an interactive way. Try the AI site, Scribble Diffusion, reviewed here, that will turn students' sketches into refined drawings. After learning about Prague Castle's role in Czech political history, students can research other European historical castles with political significance. Students imagine themselves as visitors (or historical figures) from a particular historical period and write a journal entry describing a day spent at the castle. Students can research key historical events associated with Prague Castle, creating a timeline that showcases its development from the 9th century to the modern day. They can use the virtual tour to find visuals for each period and present how these moments impacted the castle's structure or purpose using a free platform like Timeline Infographics Templates, reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Friends of Gillette Castle State Park - The Gillette Castle Friends
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4 to 12This site includes advertising.
tag(s): architecture (76), connecticut (4), medieval (33), virtual field trips (128)
In the Classroom
After viewing the gallery, students can create their own "castle" design inspired by Gillette Castle. They can draw floor plans, include unique features like secret passages or quirky rooms, and present their designs to the class, explaining how the original structure inspired them. Students can analyze the unique architectural details shown in the gallery and research why certain design elements (Ex. medieval motifs, custom locks, stonework) were popular or unusual at the time. Inspired by Gillette Castle's mysterious atmosphere, students can write a short story set in the castle, perhaps incorporating its unique features, like hidden rooms or secret staircases, as plot elements. Students could write (and share) their short stories using Google Slides, reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Tour the White House in 360 Degrees - Tour the White House in 360 Degress
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4 to 12tag(s): virtual field trips (128), white house (16)
In the Classroom
A student guide is provided in both Google Slides and PowerPoint. Inside the guide, students learn vocabulary associated with the White House, answer questions, and can access additional resources. Additionally, while taking the virtual tour, students can share their favorite part of the virtual trip and room and explain why. Students can use the virtual ruler to measure the distance and length of objects inside the White House. Finally, students can research more about the creation of the White House or former presidents of the United States.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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