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Heating Ventilation and Air Conditioning Jobs - PBS LearningMedia
Grades
6 to 12In the Classroom
Students could create a simple DIY air conditioner using a small fan, ice, and a plastic container. They can test how well it cools a small space and discuss the principles of heat transfer. Students could also test different materials (such as foam, fabric, aluminum foil, and others) to see which one insulates heat best. Have students predict and record temperature changes over time using thermometers. Students can work in teams to design a model building with an energy-efficient heating and cooling system. They can consider insulation, ventilation, and renewable energy sources. Make the design digitally with an online tool like CoSpaces, reviewed here. Invite a local HVAC technician or engineer to speak to the class (virtually or in person). Students could prepare questions about career paths, daily tasks, and industry challenges and write a reflection on what they learned about HVAC careers.Hot Shots and Hot Jobs: Science Matters - PBS LearningMedia
Grades
6 to 12tag(s): careers (179), scientists (68), STEM (304)
In the Classroom
Have students select a STEM career featured in the collection. They can research job responsibilities, required education, and real-world applications and present their information in a comfortable format like an oral speech or a video using a resource like Adobe Express Video Maker, reviewed here, or a slide presentation using Google Slides, reviewed here. Choose a featured STEM profession (ex., biomedical engineer, environmental scientist). Have students design a simple, hands-on activity related to that career. Assign students different STEM careers and have them map out the necessary education, skills, and job prospects. They can create a visual timeline using Turbo Timeline Generator, reviewed here or an infographic using Canva Infographic Creator, reviewed here to display pathways to their chosen careers.PBS Learning Media's Agriculture collection - PBS Learning Media's Agriculture collection
Grades
K to 12tag(s): agriculture (52), careers (179), ecology (103), food chains (19)
In the Classroom
Skim through the lessons available on the site to find ideal resources for your lessons. Have students watch two videos on the same topic and compare and contrast them using Figjam, reviewed here. Have students create a word cloud with WordClouds, reviewed here with all words associated with agriculture that the class generates.Art & Science: A Curriculum for K-12 teachers - The J. Paul Getty Museum
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K to 12tag(s): insects (67), photography (132)
In the Classroom
Students can complete the lessons as presented on the site, recreate the artwork in the lesson using a different medium, and learn about the time when the artwork was created.SDGs - 17 BookWidgets Lessons - BookWidgets
Grades
4 to 12tag(s): climate change (100), cross cultural understanding (176), energy (133), flash cards (44), nutrition (140), sustainability (51), timelines (58), women (151)
In the Classroom
Bookmark and save this resource to find activities and ideas to use when planning activities related to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Find additional resources on the TeachersFirst Special Topics Page: Resources Related to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), reviewed here. Use the activities as inspiration to increase student engagement and understanding of the SDGs. For example, after viewing the invention timeline, ask students to research a specific invention or inventor, then create a timeline using templates available on Canva Timeline Infographic Templates, reviewed here or Genially, reviewed here.Farm Food 360 - Farm Food 360
Grades
3 to 12tag(s): agriculture (52), animals (293), nutrition (140), virtual field trips (131)
In the Classroom
Students can compare and contrast the various "farms." Students can create a timeline by using My Lens, reviewed here of the process from start to finish of a certain farm product. Finally, students could conduct a virtual interview with a farmer.NASA At Home: Virtual Tours and Apps - NASA
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3 to 12tag(s): planets (113), solar system (107), space (221), virtual field trips (131)
In the Classroom
Students can compare and contrast the different space centers and/or missions to space. Students can further learn about the solar system by creating a book with Book Creator, reviewed here or a presentation using Google Slides, reviewed here on the planets, stars, moon, or the sun.JSC Virtual Tours - NASA
Grades
3 to 12tag(s): space (221), virtual field trips (131)
In the Classroom
Students can pick one of the tours and research more about it. They can also tour other space centers to compare and contrast them using Canva's Venn Diagram Creator, reviewed here. Students could also conduct a virtual interview with someone from that space center.NASA's Glenn Virtual Tours - NASA's Glenn Virtual Tours
Grades
3 to 12tag(s): aeronautics (12), virtual field trips (131)
In the Classroom
Students can pick one of the tours and research it further. They can also tour other research facilities and compare and contrast them. Students could also conduct a virtual interview with someone from that facility. Have students create a podcast to share their interviews using Adobe Podcast reviewed here.Great Lakes Now - Great Lakes Now: Virtual Field Trips in the Great Lakes
Grades
4 to 10tag(s): habitats (92), virtual field trips (131)
In the Classroom
Students can research more about the area(s) the videos reference. Students can compare and contrast the various usages of the Great Lakes in the United States. Compare using a tool such as ClassTools Interactive Venn Diagrams reviewed here. You can click on the right side to choose between a two or three-circle Venn diagram. Students can research the animals that live in the Great Lakes and are mentioned in the videos by creating a book in Book Creator, reviewed here or by creating a presentation using Google Slides, reviewed here.NASA's Visual Universe - Google
Grades
3 to 12tag(s): artificial intelligence (186), space (221), STEM (304), visual literacy (4)
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.Nature Conservatory: Youth Resources for Ages 14-18 - Nature Conservatory: Youth Resources for Ages 14-18
Grades
9 to 12tag(s): climate (85), climate change (100), environment (252), oceans (149), sustainability (51)
In the Classroom
Students can create flyers using Canva Edu, reviewed here to write public service announcements to share the importance of keeping the environment clean. Share the lessons that are offered on the website. Students can document their experiences and learning using Elementari, reviewed here, Google Slides, reviewed here, or a podcast using Acast, reviewed here.Nature Conservatory Virtual Field Trips - Nature Conservatory
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3 to 12tag(s): conservation (102), environment (252), virtual field trips (131)
In the Classroom
Students could participate in the various virtual field trips offered. Students can track which Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) they are working with and look for commonalities and differences between each virtual field trip. In addition, students can create a journal entry of their field trip using Elementari, reviewed here or Google Slides, reviewed here. If students prefer, they could share their journal entry by creating a podcast using Acast, reviewed here.Nature Conservatory - Nature Conservatory
Grades
K to 12tag(s): conservation (102), environment (252), virtual field trips (131)
In the Classroom
Students can explore the site and complete its activities. If students create a school garden, they can create a timeline of implementation steps, create a podcast about how they are working to create it (try Adobe Podcast reviewed here), and/or a schedule of who will be responsible for what aspect of the garden. If students participate in activities from the youth climate toolkit, they can advocate for the environment by creating podcasts, flyers, and public announcements reminding everyone to take care of the environment.Indigenous Rights and Controversy over Hawaii's Maunakea Telescope - Facing History & Ourselves
Grades
6 to 12tag(s): hawaii (9), native americans (117), telescopes (11)
In the Classroom
Students can engage in the lesson as it is on the website. Students can create a timeline using Google Drawings, reviewed here. Students can debate these issues by providing reasons for or against them. Students can use an online debate tool like Kialo Edu reviewed here.Remini AI - Bending Spoons
Grades
6 to 12This site includes advertising.
tag(s): artificial intelligence (186), photography (132), Teacher Utilities (203)
In the Classroom
Provide students with old, low-quality historical or family photos. Use Remini AI to restore the images and discuss the stories or history behind them or have them write a story about the photo. Have students use Remini AI to enhance famous artworks or historical photos. Compare the restored versions with the originals and discuss how AI can help preserve cultural artifacts. Incorporate Remini AI into a lesson about artificial intelligence. Explore how AI works in photo enhancement and connect it to broader discussions on AI's role in everyday life, technology, and careers.Online Escape Room Templates - Genially
Grades
3 to 12tag(s): digital escapes (17), game based learning (206), gamification (85), puzzles (150)
In the Classroom
Create an escape room where students solve riddles and match definitions to unlock clues. Use synonyms, antonyms, or context clues to reinforce vocabulary skills in a fun, interactive way. Design an escape room where students "travel" through different historical events, solving primary source analysis puzzles, decoding ciphers, and answering questions to unlock the next time period. Students must solve multi-step word problems or algebraic equations to advance through a mystery-themed escape room. Each correct answer reveals a key to "unlock" the final solution. Simulate a science experiment gone wrong! Students analyze data, interpret graphs, and solve scientific riddles to find the missing formula or save the lab before time runs out. After reading a novel or short story, students could navigate an escape room based on key events, themes, and character motivations. They solve puzzles related to symbolism, figurative language, or plot twists to escape.Save the Planet Breakout - Genially
Grades
5 to 12tag(s): conservation (102), digital escapes (17), game based learning (206), gamification (85), sustainability (51)
In the Classroom
Customize this escape room to match your curriculum requirements, then share it with students as an in-class activity, homework assignment, or flipped learning activity to review content. Find resources for your escape room by visiting TeachersFirst Special Topics Page: Escape Room Resources, reviewed here. Include your completed breakout room as an option on a choice board; learn more about creating and using choice boards by watching the video archive of OK2Ask: Choice Boards for Differentiation, Part 1, reviewed here.Library of Congress Research Guides - Library of Congress
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4 to 12tag(s): african american (119), architecture (84), black history (134), branches of government (65), civil rights (215), civil war (140), conservation (102), energy (133), engineering (137), environment (252), foreign policy (13), hispanic (36), industrialization (12), jews (46), latin (23), literature (222), middle east (50), native americans (117), nutrition (140), photography (132), politics (118), population (51), religions (107), Research (88), sports (83), statistics (121), Teacher Utilities (203), women (151), womenchangemaker (37), 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.NPR- Breaking News, Analysis, Music, Arts, and Podcasts - NPR
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K to 12tag(s): civil rights (215), cultures (200), journalism (74), news (228), podcasts (112), scientists (68), space (221)