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Illusions Online - The Exploratorium
Grades
4 to 12
In the Classroom
These illusions can be used in different ways with a wide range of grade levels.You must be registered and logged in to add items to your favorites.
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At Home Astronomy - UC Berkeley
Grades
2 to 8In the Classroom
These experiments would work equally well in most classrooms as a nice way to bring a complex topic down to earth.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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NOAA Fisheries Shark Site - NOAA
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How to Make a Pinhole Camera - Instructables
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How Air Force One Works - Howstuffworks
Grades
4 to 12In the Classroom
Use this site as a starting point for students working on research projects or papers concerning the President and one of the many services surrounding him. This site has a lot of great information and would be a great springboard for further research. Make sure to include this site on any resource sheets concerning their research!Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Build a Solar System - The Exploratorium
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4 to 12In the Classroom
Those teaching space or earth science will find this one a great tool for developing models and comparisons.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Lost Liners - PBS
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4 to 12Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Antarctica - Scientific Journeys - The Exploratorium
Grades
4 to 12In the Classroom
Share this information with your students to use for research projects. Have your students create a Piktochart AI Infographic Maker, reviewed here to show the difference in global warming from the present to 16 years ago!Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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The Dinosaur Floor
Grades
4 to 8In the Classroom
You'll want to be sure your students have some dinosaur vocabulary before they start their visit.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Transportation and Public Transit
Grades
3 to 6In the Classroom
Use this site as a learning center or station to help students review information about a unit on transportation. The chapter quizzes at the end of the unit make a great formative assessment, to see where students are and where they need the most help. This is an excellent source for elementary school teachers!Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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My First Garden - University of Illinois
Grades
2 to 5In the Classroom
Teachers might want to use this site as part of a class garden project.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Planetary Image Catalog - NASA
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Geography4Kids - Kapili
Grades
4 to 8In the Classroom
Use this site as a learning center or station during a unit or lesson on geography and environmental sciences. Have cooperative learning groups explore the site on classroom computers, filling out pre-made graphic organizers to highlight the most important information from the site. (For help making graphic organizers, see Graphic Organizer Maker, (reviewed here))Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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K-W-L - A Strategy for Learning
Grades
4 to 12In the Classroom
If you're not familiar KWL, this is a great starting point.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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ABCteach: African Savannah
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2 to 5Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Living Lakes
Grades
4 to 12In the Classroom
Try the TeachersFirst interactive Biomes of the World Unit to get your students involved and engaged with their own research. Have them work alone or with a partner on laptops or in a lab.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Wetlands & Shorelines - Missouri Botanical Garden
Grades
4 to 6In the Classroom
Use the "shorelines" section of this site to understand the importance of ecosystems in coastal areas such the the Gulf of Mexico. This would be great background for a lesson on oil spills, specifically Exxon-Valdez or the BP spill of 2010. Use this site as a learning center or station, among other stations with more information about the specific spills being studied.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Monterey Bay Aquarium
Grades
2 to 12In the Classroom
Try the TeachersFirst interactive Biomes of the World Unit in grades 4-8 to get your students involved and engaged with their own research. Have them work alone or with a partner on laptops or in a lab. Use a webcam with younger students, asking them to observe and record animal behavior as a center on your classroom computer or a whole-class activity on a projector.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Tundra-Cam - University of Colorado
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4 to 12In the Classroom
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Polar Tundra - ETE Team
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