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The Human Skeleton - Birmingham Grid for Learning
Grades
3 to 5In the Classroom
Make a shortcut on a classroom computer or include this site on your teacher web page for students to use for review before a test or quiz. You will need headphones or speakers for the audio portions of this site (not requiresd, but motivating). Use this site and other skeleton interactives as a small group review on an interactive whiteboard while other students review using a different computer or manipulatives.You must be registered and logged in to add items to your favorites.
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MRI Game - Nobelprize.org
Grades
5 to 10tag(s): images (279)
In the Classroom
This site is ideal for an interactive whiteboard. This website does an excellent job simplifying the complicated science behind MRIs. Students doing research on applications of science in the real world could also use this as as research source(most likely at the middle school level).Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Beat the Heat at Arizona Science Center - TryScience
Grades
2 to 8tag(s): dna (64), environment (321), sound (106), sun (70)
In the Classroom
If you are unable to get laptops or the computer lab for your class, use an interactive whiteboard and make the "Beat The Heat" or other experiments a class project. Use the seasons explanation as a whole-class activity with elementary students on a projector or whiteboard.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Beacon Learning Center: Student Web Lessons - Beacon Learning Center
Grades
K to 12tag(s): charts and graphs (200), evolution (103), expository writing (40), industrial revolution (26), native americans (78), primary sources (91), probability (136), symmetry (51), writing (364)
In the Classroom
If you want ready-to-go lessons guaranteed to work well on your interactive whiteboard, this collection is a winner. You simply open the activity on the whiteboard and have students tap and drag their way through as you talk with the class. (Invite your most "active" student to be "Vanna White" for a great behavior management solution). Many lessons would work well on laptops or on a computer cluster center, as well.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Body Parts - Birmingham Grid for Learning
Grades
K to 2tag(s): human body (133), preK (284)
In the Classroom
This site would work well with an interactive whiteboard with a small group or individually at a computer to informally assess student knowledge or to help ESL/ speech ad language students students learn the names of body parts. Note that the pronunciations are British, so American students will need to listen carefully at first.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 (144), experiments (68), scientists (69)
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 Coloring Books - NIEHS
Grades
K to 2tag(s): colors (78), drawing (79), environment (321), preK (284)
In the Classroom
Use this site as an engaging way to reinforce science concepts introduced in class. Share the printables with children to take home. Show children how the spectrum appears naturally in biology. You can also use the pictures as jumping off points for discussion. Another option that encourages creativity is a drawing game using javascript.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Obesity - BBC
Grades
3 to 12tag(s): eating disorders (7), obesity (17)
In the Classroom
Use an interactive whiteboard or projector to share this useful website with your students. This would also be a wonderful link to provide in your classroom newsletter - many parents would appreciate the information and tips. Note: the site is from the UK, but the information is valid on both sides of the Atlantic!Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Hitting Home - BBC
Grades
6 to 12In the Classroom
Encourage your teenaged students to read the real-life stories about students who experienced domestic abuse, either as a springboard to guidance discussions or for frank one-on-one talk. Discuss with your students, especially those who may be "at-risk," how someone could handle this situation where you live - who do they tell, where do they call and what should they do.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Investigates Arson - BBC
Grades
7 to 12tag(s): fire (28), fire safety (15), safety (90)
In the Classroom
Share this link as one of several project topics for health, current events, or a criminal justice elective. It could also be a good source for background information in a debate class or club.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Dole 5 A Day - Dole Food Company
Grades
K to 5tag(s): nutrition (157)
In the Classroom
Treat your students to this entertaining site as part of a nutrition unit. Try an interactive whiteboard for some of the activities or make them a center on your classroom computer.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (AAHPERD)
Grades
K to 12Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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ReadyKids - U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Grades
2 to 6tag(s): fire (28), fire safety (15), floods (12), safety (90), sun (70), terrorism (45)
In the Classroom
Get an interactive whiteboard (or use a projector) and help your class prepare for severe weather, terrorism and more. Most activities are interactive, educational and fun! Replace paper and pen journal and enhance learning by having students to write blogs sharing information learned using a site like Edublog, reviewed here. Edublog offers tools for creating class and individual blogs. Check out the "Parents and Teachers" link for lesson plans, standards, activities and more.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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KidsHealth For Kids - Nemours Foundation
Grades
K to 8tag(s): human body (133)
In the Classroom
Use an interactive whiteboard and make the unique activities at this website a class experience. Then include the link on your teacher web page for students to share at home.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Healthy And Active Kids
Grades
5 to 9In the Classroom
Teachers can use this site to help their students calculate their body mass index and to choose healthy eating and exercise habits.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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MouthPower Online - Univ of Maryland/National Museum of Dentistry
Grades
K to 5tag(s): dental health (22), nutrition (157)
In the Classroom
For whole group instruction, use a projector connected to a computer with speakers to view the topic or topics that fit your curriculum. Or assign a specific module for students to complete during center time. To share information on oral health with families place a link on your teacher website. This is a great site for dental health month (February).Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Teeth - Crick web
Grades
K to 5In the Classroom
For younger students, be sure to try an interactive whiteboard. This is an excellent lesson for all ages - healthy teeth! This is a definite keeper for Dental Health Month.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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The Brain: Understanding Neurobiology Through the Study of Addiction - National Institutes of Health
Grades
6 to 9tag(s): drugs and alcohol (25)
In the Classroom
Ehether you choose to do the entire unit or feature the driving or mice observation exercises on a projectir, this unit is certain tohave an impacton your middle school students. If possible, engage them actively by putting them to work on laptops or in a lab to do the observations.Use this site during your drug unit or Red Ribbon Week as background information for students or student groups to make anti-drug multimedia presentations using any of the reviewed tools from the TeachersFirst Edge.
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The Science of Energy Balance: Calorie Intake and Physical Activity - National Institutes of Health
Grades
6 to 9In the Classroom
Whether you choose to do the entire unit or elect certain activities, you most likely will want to have students complete some of th activities on laptops or in a lab so they can investigate and watch the videos. Include this comprehansive site in a health or FCS unit.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Looking Good, Feeling Good: From the Inside Out (Exploring Bone, Muscle, and Skin) - National Institutes of Health
Grades
6 to 9In the Classroom
Whether you do the entire unit or focus on one portion, your middle school students will respond well to watching videos on a projector or to researching different portions of the content for health or PE class.Comments
The anatomy of a kick feature really hooked my athletes!David, VA, Grades: 4 - 8
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