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Storms and Other Weather - University Corporation for Atmospheric Research
Grades
3 to 6
In the Classroom
To introduce your students to this resource, use your whiteboard or projector to highlight important phrases and keywords with Kami, reviewed here. Then use Padlett, reviewed here, to create a chart for students to store those key ideas. Use the top menu bar to find enjoyable, interactive activities and games for your students.You must be registered and logged in to add items to your favorites.
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Carly's Kids Corner - Teaching Youth about Trees - National Arbor Day Foundation
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Acid Rain Students' Site - EPA
Grades
4 to 6In the Classroom
After learning about acid rain, challenge students to create their own activities using one of the followig tools: Some tool suggestions are (click on the tool name to access the review): Adobe Creative Cloud Express for Education, Vevox, Animatron, Renderforest, and Canva Inforgraphic Maker.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Performance Assessment Links in Science - SRI
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1 to 12Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Rock and the Rock Cycle - University Corporation for Atmospheric Research
Grades
2 to 8In the Classroom
Take advantage of the many free resources shared on this site for teaching about the rock cycle. Ask students to create infographics sharing information they learn. Canva, reviewed here, offers free resources for creating infographics. Have students create animated videos sharing information about ecosystems using Powtoon, reviewed here. .Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Blue Planet Biomes - Elisabeth Benders-Hyde
Grades
4 to 6Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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When Crocodiles Ruled - Science Museum of Minnesota
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3 to 6Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Plants in Motion - Indiana University, Department of Biology
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2 to 12Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Adventures of Herman - University of Illinois Extension
Grades
3 to 6In the Classroom
Have students try out this site on individual computers, or as a learning center. Encourage students to look at all part of the website, and then participate in the drawing entries! Students from all over the country have drawn pictures of worms and their habitats, sent them in, and they are now displayed on the website. Students motivated by having their art "published" could produce some very interesting work!Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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The Magic School Bus - Scholastic
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4 to 6Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Build a Fish - John G. Shedd Aquarium
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FBI Kids
Grades
2 to 6In the Classroom
Use this site as a learning center or station during a lesson on the government and how they enforce the laws. Introduce the site over the interactive whiteboard before allowing cooperative learning groups to participate in the online field trip. To summarize the topic, or to give groups who finish first something to do, let students play the games available after the field trip. Though they may not be rich in content, they do provide a review and respite for students.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Guide - What Causes Earthquakes - BBC
Grades
4 to 8In the Classroom
Use this site in an introductory lesson on weather disasters or geographic oddities. To show what they have learned from this site, challenge students to create asimple Infographic comparing different famous earthquakes using Snappa, reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Hog Busters - The Ad Council
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Cassini Saturn Mission - NASA
Grades
4 to 12In the Classroom
This is a great site for students interested in space travel and other planets. Ask gifted students who are interested in this topic to create a multi-media project using Sway, reviewed here, where they can create an interactive poster, brochure or newsletter.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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SpiderMyths - Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture
Grades
4 to 8In the Classroom
Use this site as an activator or introduction to a unit on spiders. A great way to introduce a lecture of facts about students would be to disprove some of the more common myths that exist. Share the site on the interactive whiteboard or projector to dispel many of the myths and fallacies your students have heard. The site will get students attention and prepare them for the facts to be learned in class.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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BugGuide
Grades
4 to 12Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Animals - National Geographic Society
Grades
3 to 6In the Classroom
Share this site on an interactive whiteboard or projector to get your students "up close" to dinosaurs, bugs, or other animals. This site is a perfect addition to a research project.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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ScienceLine - UCSB
Grades
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Moon Madness - Quia
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