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Wonder Facts - BBC

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This online wild creatures resource from the BBC is surprisingly complete and visually interesting. You can select a creature from a very extensive list, then view a nice selection...more
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This online wild creatures resource from the BBC is surprisingly complete and visually interesting. You can select a creature from a very extensive list, then view a nice selection of images and read detailed descriptions of the creatures and their lives. With a little previewing, this resource could be used at a variety of levels, especially by upper elementary and middle school students.

tag(s): amphibians (17), animals (281), birds (44), fish (18), mammals (22)

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Introduction to Bats - US Fish and Wildlife Service

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The US Fish and Wildlife Service offers this introduction to the only true flying mammals. The site includes a fair amount of copy on common misconceptions about bats, then goes ...more
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The US Fish and Wildlife Service offers this introduction to the only true flying mammals. The site includes a fair amount of copy on common misconceptions about bats, then goes on to cover how different species live and interact with the rest of the animal kingdom.

tag(s): mammals (22)

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Understanding Geologic Time - University of California

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"Billions and billions of years" can be a tough concept to convey, and this site does a nice job of making it understandable for secondary students. The site's interactive elements...more
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"Billions and billions of years" can be a tough concept to convey, and this site does a nice job of making it understandable for secondary students. The site's interactive elements will help reinforce the content and the progression of life forms from the earliest to the present. Explore the "Teacher Start" to discover numerous resources for your classroom and lesson.

tag(s): evolution (85), fossils (39), geologic time (10), logic (164), time (92)

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Briefly introduce this activity with a projector or on an interactive whiteboard to show students how to navigate the site. Then, in your flipped or blended classroom (or at a computer center), have students explore on their own. Ask students to document what they are learning by taking digital notes. Use Memo Notepad, reviewed here; tell students to be sure to save the URL to share their notes and questions with you and their peers. Take this a step further and allow pairs or small groups of students to explore Related Activities and share what they learned with their peers using an interactive poster like Adobe Creative Cloud Express, reviewed here. Students can keep their work for future reference in a digital portfolio such as Mahara, reviewed here.
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Strange Science

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Earth science, geology, and paleontology students will appreciate this site aimed at explaining how today's body of knowledge about prehistoric species came to be. There have been innumerable...more
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Earth science, geology, and paleontology students will appreciate this site aimed at explaining how today's body of knowledge about prehistoric species came to be. There have been innumerable goof and misconceptions along the way, and this site is a great illustration of how scientific knowledge evolves over time. The site also contains a wealth of fossil facts.

tag(s): fossils (39), paleontology (28)

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All About Glaciers - National Snow and Ice Data Center

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The National Snow and Ice Data Center offers this primer on glaciers and their characteristics. While the site is almost entirely static text and images, there's a wealth of content...more
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The National Snow and Ice Data Center offers this primer on glaciers and their characteristics. While the site is almost entirely static text and images, there's a wealth of content here, and even more is available from the many links to other scientific sources. This would be a great starting point for a student research project, or for a teacher building a unit on glaciers or mountain and polar climates.

tag(s): antarctica (28), arctic (40), climate (80), glaciers (17)

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Great White Bear - Nature

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Created to accompany the PBS Nature series, this site offers several pages, nearly all text, about polar bears. That content is informative, as are the resource links, but don't bother...more
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Created to accompany the PBS Nature series, this site offers several pages, nearly all text, about polar bears. That content is informative, as are the resource links, but don't bother with the links for teacher materials or puzzles, which link to materials for other programs in the series, but not this one. Add this one to your favorites for a unit on bears, the Arctic, or biomes and ecosystems.

tag(s): arctic (40), ecosystems (73), polar (11)

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All About Wind Chill - Canadian Government

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From the Canadians (and who would know better?) comes this detailed explanation of wind chill, how to calculate it, and how it affects us. Try this one as a handy ...more
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From the Canadians (and who would know better?) comes this detailed explanation of wind chill, how to calculate it, and how it affects us. Try this one as a handy reference tool or as a mathematical challenge for students. For extra credit, have them convert the Celsius formulas into Fahrenheit!

tag(s): temperature (35), weather (164)

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Use this site as a reference tool for students working on a wind chill lesson or activity. Have students determine the wind chills of multiple locations using the formulas and information on this site. Be sure to save the site as a favorite on classroom computers to allow students easy retrieval of the information.

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Global Warming - Beloit College

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Created at Beloit College, this slightly quirky collection of Quicktime movies and applets illustrates aspects of global warming and climate change from the last ice age to the present....more
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Created at Beloit College, this slightly quirky collection of Quicktime movies and applets illustrates aspects of global warming and climate change from the last ice age to the present. Additional text explains many of the concepts, but the site is primarily a visual tool.

tag(s): climate (80), weather (164)

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Teachers may find this one an interesting tool kit to use when discussing global warming issues.

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Tiger Foundation

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There's a variety of information on tigers available from this Canadian site dedicated to preserving tigers and their habitats. The text includes well-illustrated descriptions of various...more
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There's a variety of information on tigers available from this Canadian site dedicated to preserving tigers and their habitats. The text includes well-illustrated descriptions of various tiger subspecies and the countries in which they live. Other areas of the site are still "under construction." This one could be used at a variety of grade levels. This is a great site to learn about tigers and their plight despite the fact that the video clips say "coming soon."

tag(s): animals (281)

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Water on the Web - Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

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As with anything involving water, lots of the good stuff in this site lies beneath the surface. Developed by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, the site introduces the interplay...more
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As with anything involving water, lots of the good stuff in this site lies beneath the surface. Developed by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, the site introduces the interplay of science, public policy, and resource management that go into managing water resources. These take the form of a collection of lessons and related background information that ask students to examine scientific facts and develop management strategies for water resources.

tag(s): environment (240), resources (88), water (102)

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Both the approach and the lesson topics are attractive, and this one could be a winner for thoughtful secondary science faculties.

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Turtles - NOAA - NOAA

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While NOAA might be an unlikely source for information on sea turtles, this site offers a surprisingly detailed look at efforts to raise and release sea turtles in several different...more
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While NOAA might be an unlikely source for information on sea turtles, this site offers a surprisingly detailed look at efforts to raise and release sea turtles in several different locations. This one would make an interesting sidebar to a unit on marine ecosystems.

tag(s): marine biology (25), oceans (147)

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Sally Ride - ISS EarthKam - NASA

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Geography and earth science teachers will drool over NASA's collection of earth images made from the International Space Station. Use them to illustrate topographic formations and features,...more
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Geography and earth science teachers will drool over NASA's collection of earth images made from the International Space Station. Use them to illustrate topographic formations and features, then move on to special sets that cover more specific areas. You'll need to make your own connections, but there's plenty of raw material in this one.

tag(s): biomes (113), earth (185), images (262), landforms (37)

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Elementary students will likely need some guidance in using this site.

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Royal Society for the Protection of Birds - Resources - RSPB

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Conserving the habitats of birds is an international concern. This United Kingdom site (RSPB) examines various conservation issues, including the habitats for birds. Most of the focus...more
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Conserving the habitats of birds is an international concern. This United Kingdom site (RSPB) examines various conservation issues, including the habitats for birds. Most of the focus is on the UK; however, there are more than a few links to international efforts, such as the Albatross Task Force. This page is for the Resources for Teachers; however, the main site has a variety of searchable databases as well as these activities on the issues facing different species of birds. Check out their free lessons, including the ones on TES (the link is under the Activity Sheets). Finally, don't forget to look at the For Kids and For Families; you might find something you can adapt for your classroom or online learning.

tag(s): birds (44), conservation (83), environment (240)

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There is a lot to explore here. You could start by engaging students with one of the activities on this page, then go to the home page and briefly look at the articles listed there, or go to the Birds and wildlife tab and have students choose something of interest. Have small groups divide up the articles to read and investigate. Then have students with the same article meet to become the expert on that topic (in cooperative learning, this is known as Jigsaw). Have each student in the Jigsaw group create an Awesome ScreenShot, reviewed here, where they can make digital notes with lines, text, or shapes. Once they form back into their original small group, they can report what they learned from the other group to their group members.

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Arctic National Wildlife Refuge - California Academy of Sciences

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Based largely around an exquisite collection of photographs, this site from the California Academy of Sciences describes the wealth of flora and fauna that thrive in the ANWR and how...more
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Based largely around an exquisite collection of photographs, this site from the California Academy of Sciences describes the wealth of flora and fauna that thrive in the ANWR and how they interact with their environment. This one's a feast for the eyes and food for thought for the brain. Try asking your students how they would manage this resource in the national interest.

tag(s): arctic (40), ecosystems (73), tundra (14)

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Photography from National Geographic - National Geographic

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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 (281), photography (126)

In the Classroom

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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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 (24), matter (47)

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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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National Park Photographs - National Park Service

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The National Park Service manages both an incredible inventory of natural wonders and many of America's most historic places. This site makes professional quality images of these -...more
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The National Park Service manages both an incredible inventory of natural wonders and many of America's most historic places. This site makes professional quality images of these - searchable by park - available for classroom use. In a world where copyright is always an issue, this site is a welcome addition.

tag(s): air (106), images (262), national parks (27), photography (126)

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Use this site to search for images of a particular region being studied in a Physical geography class. These images can be incorporated into lectures, projects, displays etc. Just research before-hand what parks are in the specific area, and search away!

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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 (35), weather (164)

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Global Warming FAQ - NOAA

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This National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration page delivers the who, what, why, when, and how of Global Warming. Based on a brief summary of the 2001 Intergovernmental Report...more
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This National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration page delivers the who, what, why, when, and how of Global Warming. Based on a brief summary of the 2001 Intergovernmental Report on Climate change, this site provides very useful background information on Global Warming. A good place to start for more in-depth research on the topic.

tag(s): climate (80), ozone (7)

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Geology Image Gallery - University of North Carolina

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Originally intended for use in introductory college geology courses, this site has a catalogue of geology images that may also be helpful for high school geology teachers seeking to...more
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Originally intended for use in introductory college geology courses, this site has a catalogue of geology images that may also be helpful for high school geology teachers seeking to illustrate scientific phenomena.

tag(s): geology (64), images (262), minerals (14), rocks (36)

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