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Photography from National Geographic - National Geographic

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2 to 12
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Photography can be both an art form and a form of scientific inquiry. Photos of People and Cultures can promote human understanding better than any written words. This site from ...more
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Photography can be both an art form and a form of scientific inquiry. Photos of People and Cultures can promote human understanding better than any written words. This site from National Geographic can serve both ends if used properly. Art teachers "focus" on tips and techniques and photography advice areas, while science/social studies teachers will easily locate a wide range of plant, animal, culture, and geography images. As always, the photos themselves are exquisite. You will need to sign up for the free newsletter (with email) to view the photos.

tag(s): animals (284), photography (118)

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Share a photo of the day as an activator at the start of a lesson on your projector or interactive whiteboard (IWB). Allow a student of the day to select his/her photo of the day as a class inspiration. Share a photo as a visual writing prompt. Use tools on your IWB to discover and reveal design elements in the photos in art class. Use selected collections on laptops with student partners (galleries) to provide a visual experience of a location or culture you are studying, engage students and enhance learning by asking students to use Padlet, reviewed here, to record their observervations for visual evidence of some of the major concepts you have discussed in class.

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A Walk Through Time - NIST

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The NIST Physics Laboratory offers this condensed history of time measurement, which chronicles the evolution of time-keeping from ancient calendars through the establishment of time...more
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The NIST Physics Laboratory offers this condensed history of time measurement, which chronicles the evolution of time-keeping from ancient calendars through the establishment of time zones and atomic clocks. The text is readable and the graphics are interesting while still loading quickly. Depending on the amount of detail you want to absorb, this one would work well for upper elementary through secondary students.

tag(s): time (92), time zones (7)

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Introduce this site on your interactive whiteboard or projector. Then have students explore this site independently or in small groups. Have each group read and interpret individual sections on this site - making sure every group has a different one. The intentions of this will be to have students analyze this information and present it to their peers to "teach" each other. The text portions are challenging, so you should pair weaker readers with a partner as they research on this site. To show what they have learned from this site, challenge students to create an online interactive infographic to share using Visme, reviewed here, or an interactive timeline using Timeliner, reviewed here.

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ACS - Chemistry For Life - American Chemical Society

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The American Chemical Society offers a complete series of activities for grades K-8, all based on hands-on experience. Click Education in the middle of this opening page find programs...more
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The American Chemical Society offers a complete series of activities for grades K-8, all based on hands-on experience. Click Education in the middle of this opening page find programs and units for Elementary through Graduate School. Also offered is a section for careers in science. This is a great resource for science teachers who need additional chemistry content or activities.
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tag(s): chemicals (39), energy (130), experiments (52), inquiry (25), matter (46)

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Scroll to Education and click Teaching Resources. Select your grade level interest and find links to dozens of different Lessons, programs, units and Safety Guides.

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Block and Tackle - How Stuff Works - How Stuff Works

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Here's a nice addition to any simple machines unit - an explanation of the mechanical advantages of single and multiple pulleys, complete with lots of illustrations. ...more
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Here's a nice addition to any simple machines unit - an explanation of the mechanical advantages of single and multiple pulleys, complete with lots of illustrations.

tag(s): machines (14), simple machines (17)

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It's a great way to demonstrate if you don't have the space or equipment to rig up a block and tackle in your classroom.

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Mars Exploration Program - NASA JPL

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NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory offers this page as a starting point for several of its programs to learn more about Mars through remote sensing, robotics, and imaging. Try it as ...more
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NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory offers this page as a starting point for several of its programs to learn more about Mars through remote sensing, robotics, and imaging. Try it as a resource for lesson planning or students interested in learning more about the red planet.

tag(s): mars (26), nasa (29), solar system (109), space (216)

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Columbia Report - NASA

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This is the home page for the final report on the Shuttle Columbia disaster. The report has received significant attention because it calls on NASA to reform and bolster many ...more
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This is the home page for the final report on the Shuttle Columbia disaster. The report has received significant attention because it calls on NASA to reform and bolster many of the safety and management practices which, according to the report, have remained deficient for many years.

tag(s): space (216)

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DNA Interactive

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9 to 12
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This site offers secondary students an extensive exposure to genetics, DNA and gene sequencing, and the problems and procedures that have been tackled to advance current DNA science...more
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This site offers secondary students an extensive exposure to genetics, DNA and gene sequencing, and the problems and procedures that have been tackled to advance current DNA science to its current state. This is a rich resource that could almost serve as a complete tutorial, but teachers will more likely want to use it as a reference tool to supplement classroom or textbook presentations. You'll need strong readers to work through this one.

tag(s): dna (44), genetics (76)

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Use the interactive timeline as a learning center. Have students tour the timeline, with the purposes of finding what they think are the 10 most important events in the history of DNA. Have students create a multimedia presentation of their top 10 events using PowerPoint Online, reviewed here. This site allows users to narrate a picture. Challenge students to find a photo (legally permitted to be reproduced), and then narrate their photos as if it is a news report. To find Creative Commons images for student projects (with credit, of course), try Pikwizard, reviewed here.

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Online Natural History Learning Resources - Natural History Museum - London

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London's Natural History Museum offers this nice set of online activities. Each is drawn from a different area of science, and is designed to pique a student's interest rather than...more
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London's Natural History Museum offers this nice set of online activities. Each is drawn from a different area of science, and is designed to pique a student's interest rather than moving mountains of content. Try these as "appetizers" for a more substantial science diet.

tag(s): animals (284), habitats (86)

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Save this site as a favorite on classroom computers and use it as a learning center or station. There are many assets of the site - students can play games, complete online challenges, turn in drawings, etc. There are also several different "exhibits" that can compliment curriculum through out the year. Science and history teachers will be glad to have found this one!

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Spiders! - Smithsonian

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The Smithsonian offers this glimpse into the world of the arachnids. Written for grades 3 to 8, this unit includes several lesson plans, each with its own set of printable ...more
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The Smithsonian offers this glimpse into the world of the arachnids. Written for grades 3 to 8, this unit includes several lesson plans, each with its own set of printable resources. Care to roast a tarantula? Visit here to find out what they taste like.

tag(s): insects (69), spiders (10)

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Historical Hurricane Tracks - NOAA

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Though its search interface takes a little practice, this internet resource allows teachers and students to view the tracks of over 150 hurricanes and tropical storms. Search the database...more
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Though its search interface takes a little practice, this internet resource allows teachers and students to view the tracks of over 150 hurricanes and tropical storms. Search the database by storm name, zip code, landing point, or latitude and longitude to learn about areas impacted by hurricanes. An interesting resource for climatology lessons, this site is also a good starting point for additional research into tropical storms.

tag(s): hurricanes (36), weather (165)

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National Science Bowl - US Department of Energy

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Here is an interesting link for high-school teachers looking to provide students with a chance to engage in academic competition based on scientific topics such as astronomy, biology,...more
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Here is an interesting link for high-school teachers looking to provide students with a chance to engage in academic competition based on scientific topics such as astronomy, biology, chemistry, mathematics, physics, earth, computer, and general science. The site has information on the competition, as well as instructions on how to get involved.

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Science, Art, & Technology - Art Institute of Chicago

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This Art Institute of Chicago site is an intriguing resource for high school fine-arts teachers looking to supplement their curriculum by studying science and technology's application...more
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This Art Institute of Chicago site is an intriguing resource for high school fine-arts teachers looking to supplement their curriculum by studying science and technology's application in the art world. The site can also be used by chemistry and technology teachers looking to expand students' understanding of science's real life applications. The site has multi-media lecture resources, as well as lesson plans on a range of topics, including the Chemistry and Physics of Light and color, and chemical oxidation's effect on paint color.

tag(s): art history (87)

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SimForest - Hampshire College

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This educational software is designed to allow teachers to plan biology and ecology lessons using a helpful, user-friendly simulations. Along with the software, the site has a teachers'...more
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This educational software is designed to allow teachers to plan biology and ecology lessons using a helpful, user-friendly simulations. Along with the software, the site has a teachers' guide with suggestions for integrating the simulation into the classroom through three main units. The site also provides a template for planning lessons based on the online curriculum. Be sure to click Learn to find the resources for kids. You will want to read the "readme" files before attempting to download the software.

tag(s): ecology (99), forests (28)

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Human Senses - BBC

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This BBC site has five interesting activities for sensory exploration. These interactive tests allow students to explore taste, smell, and the nervous system's role in sensory perception....more
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This BBC site has five interesting activities for sensory exploration. These interactive tests allow students to explore taste, smell, and the nervous system's role in sensory perception. Additional resources help explain the science behind these activities as well. Though some resources on this site require Flash, there are many more that don't and that have a lot of information.

tag(s): senses (20)

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Smithsonian Education - Smithsonian

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Divided into resources for educators, parents, and students, this Smithsonian site has a wealth of information. ...more
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Divided into resources for educators, parents, and students, this Smithsonian site has a wealth of information.

tag(s): cultures (131)

In the Classroom

The lesson plans in the educator's section are sorted subject area and cover arts and design, language arts, history and culture, and science and technology. The site also has helpful hints for planning a field trip to the Smithsonian, as well as a searchable database that allows educators to browse the lesson plans in search of a particular subject.

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Shape of Life Activities - PBS

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This PBS site has life-science and biology activities for a wide range of grade levels. While a number of these activities are designed to accompany the Shape of Life video ...more
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This PBS site has life-science and biology activities for a wide range of grade levels. While a number of these activities are designed to accompany the Shape of Life video series, the activity guides provided present a range of activities and resources to supplement life-science curricula. Included activities range from arts-and-crafts projects to scientific method experiments.

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Reviled and Revered - Smithsonian

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Here is a series of lessons devised to teach students in grades 3-8 about reptiles and amphibians. There are five individual lessons that discuss various aspects of "herps" and examine...more
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Here is a series of lessons devised to teach students in grades 3-8 about reptiles and amphibians. There are five individual lessons that discuss various aspects of "herps" and examine a few species in more detail. This set of lessons is a great way to investigate the stereotypes of "scary" animals such as snakes and lizards.

tag(s): amphibians (17), reptiles (12)

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Lewis & Clark Lessons - PBS

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This group of seventeen lessons seeks to determine the importance of geographic, scientific, and other discoveries made by Lewis and Clark throughout their expedition. The site focuses...more
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This group of seventeen lessons seeks to determine the importance of geographic, scientific, and other discoveries made by Lewis and Clark throughout their expedition. The site focuses on the expeditions' importance to American History and illustrates the many ways in which the journey influenced modern American science and culture. The lessons are categorized by their primary subject area and cover social studies, mathematics, science, and language arts topics.

tag(s): lewis and clark (14)

In the Classroom

Take advantage of the free lesson plans and classroom activities for this site! There are a lot of interdisciplinary uses for the tale of Lewis and Clark listed.

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Fun Science Gallery

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This site has interesting activities that explore the worlds of microscopy and optics. From exploring microscopes to projecting an image on the wall of your room using the morning sun,...more
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This site has interesting activities that explore the worlds of microscopy and optics. From exploring microscopes to projecting an image on the wall of your room using the morning sun, this site has interesting science activities for middle and high school students. The activities vary in their complexity, and may be best performed under adult supervision.

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Astrobiology - NASA

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This site provides a sampling of activities from a larger web-based curriculum on Astrobiology. Developed in conjunction with NASA's astrobiology institute, this site provides a detailed...more
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This site provides a sampling of activities from a larger web-based curriculum on Astrobiology. Developed in conjunction with NASA's astrobiology institute, this site provides a detailed teaching guide alongside activities aimed at creating a dynamic curriculum through internet resources. The site's activities include an exploration of different types of stars, and possibility of life in different parts of the galaxy.

tag(s): space (216)

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