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NSF Classroom Resources - National Science Foundation
Grades
4 to 12
tag(s): antarctica (28), arctic (40), biomes (113), chemicals (39), computers (106), cultures (132), earth (185), engineering (119), environment (240), fractions (159), geometric shapes (136), numbers (119), origami (15), planets (111), robotics (22), space (213), symmetry (27)
In the Classroom
Bookmark this site as a reference site for finding further material. Under each subject find a varity of formats from forums and articles, to videos, interactives, podcasts, experiments and more. Some of the resources on this site may lead to a starting point for individual or group projects. Use parts of this site at a center. Share this site with staff (especially new teachers) and parents looking to extend science and math activities at home.You must be registered and logged in to add items to your favorites.
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Dip into the Thinking Fountain
Grades
3 to 6tag(s): organisms (16)
In the Classroom
Explore parts of this site with students to learn about mold. Take photos of your mold experiments and display them on your web page.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Conservation at a Crossroads: The Hetch Hetchy Controversy - Library of Congress
Grades
9 to 12tag(s): conservation (83), ecology (100), environment (240)
In the Classroom
Be sure help your weaker readers and ESL students by sharing the vocabulary words prior to reading, either on a handout or by projecting on an interactive whiteboard and highlighting them in the text as you come to them.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Acid Rain - US Government
Grades
4 to 12In the Classroom
Use this site as a resource during a lesson or unit on acid rain. Have cooperative learning groups explore the site, with the intentions of summarizing the information in a multimedia presentation. Have cooperative learning groups create online books using a tool such as Bookemon, reviewed here. Have groups tell the "acid" rain, explaining where and how it happens most. Great for a pre-discussion activity about the efforts to stop acid rain.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Studying Cells Tutorial
Grades
9 to 12tag(s): cells (80), scientific method (47)
In the Classroom
Use this tutorial to help students review before a unit assessment. Set this site up as a learning station or center OR post the site on the teacher webpage to allow students to use it both in and out of the classroom. This would be a great study resource in a biology classroom.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Multidimensional Human Embryo - University of Michigan
Grades
9 to 12tag(s): embryos (2)
In the Classroom
Bookmark this site for your advanced biology students interested in human development through studying images of the developing human embryo.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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MendelWeb
Grades
10 to 12tag(s): genetics (76), probability (96), statistics (114)
In the Classroom
Introduce this site with a projector or on an interactive whiteboard to show students how to navigate. Suggestion - start with "Experiments in Plant Hybridization." The English Hypertext is a glossary. Then, in your flipped or blended classroom (or at a computer center), have students explore assigned sections of Experiments in Plant Hybridization on their own. Ask students to create their own concept maps sharing their learning and understanding using MindMup, reviewed here. Take this a step further and allow pairs or small groups of students share what they learned with their peers using an interactive infographic like Canva, reviewed here. Students can keep their work for future reference in a digital portfolio such as DIY, reviewed here. If your students are already familiar with the content of "Experiments in Plant Hybridization," use the tool suggestions as above for the "Secondary Sources and Tools" section.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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The Human Genome Project - To Know Ourselves
Grades
9 to 12In the Classroom
The reading here is both dense and full of high-level vocabulary that almost limit its usage to that of an AP classroom. However, if your readers are able, this could be used in a class debate or discussion about current events in high-tech biology. You can always use a tool like Professor Word, reviewed here, which is a bookmarklet you use to highlight any word on the page to see it's definition.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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The Human Body - BBC
Grades
9 to 12tag(s): body systems (40), respiration (10)
In the Classroom
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 create their own concept maps sharing their learning and understanding using MindMup, reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Endangered Species
Grades
9 to 12tag(s): endangered species (28), species (15)
In the Classroom
This site would be an excellent resource for any unit conservationism, ecosystems, and endangered species. Have students use this site as a resource for research projects about specific animals. The site provides images, information and statistics what would be extremely helpful! Save this site on your class web page to allow students to access it both in and out of the classroom.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Color Vision - How Does it Work?
Grades
6 to 12In the Classroom
The text portions may be challenging, so you should pair weaker readers with a partner as they read. Have students take notes on the material and write down questions they still have and topics that confuse them. They can do this with pen and paper or online. If you want the assignment online, explain to students they need to open a new tab in their browser window and take notes with a tool such as Webnote, reviewed here; tell students to be sure to save the URL to share their notes and questions with you and their peers. At the bottom of the page there are several topics labeled Read More About Seeing Color. Divide students into small groups to research and take notes for one or more of the topics. Then ask students to share what they learned by creating a simple infographic sharing their knowledge about seeing color using Visme, reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Cells Alive!
Grades
9 to 12tag(s): cells (80)
In the Classroom
Use your projector or interactive whiteboard to introduce Cells Alive to your class. Keep this site in your professional favorites to find supporting technology and lessons for teaching about cells. As you find practice or extension ideas for student use or at home reinforcement, share specific links on your class web page or classroom computer center for students to access independently or as you assign them for needed practice. Consider posing questions in Flip, reviewed here, for students to respond to and comment on others' responses.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Biology4Kids
Grades
6 to 12In the Classroom
This site will compliment your study of cells. Use it as an introduction or review. Share this site on your interactive whiteboard or projector. Have students explore this site independently or in pairs. If used independently put the site on a classroom computer and use as a center. To use in pairs, bring students to the lab or use a classroom set of laptops. This site would also be a good one to add to your class webpage or blog for use at home. Have students create a simple infographic sharing their findings using Visme, reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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The Whole Frog Project - Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Grades
6 to 12tag(s): amphibians (17), dissection (7)
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USGS Biology Resources
Grades
6 to 12tag(s): earth (185), environment (240)
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Tide Predictions
Grades
6 to 12tag(s): tides (6)
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The Panama Puzzle
Grades
6 to 12tag(s): diseases (66)
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You Can Change the World - Yale University
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1 to 5Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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A Hands-on Approach to Environmental Quality - Yale University
Grades
7 to 12tag(s): agriculture (49), earth (185)
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The Gaia Hypothesis: an approach to problem solving in the environment - Yale University
Grades
9 to 11tag(s): cells (80)
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