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Monarch Butterfly - Journey North
Grades
2 to 8
tag(s): butterflies (14), migration (45)
In the Classroom
Encourage your students to become a citizen scientist using this informative site. View maps, and find out more information by clicking the images. At the bottom of the landing page, click "What to Report" to see a thorough explanation. You may want to print this page out for interested students.You must be registered and logged in to add items to your favorites.
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Leaves Change Color - Education World
Grades
2 to 6Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Back-to-School Scavenger Hunt - Enchanted Learning
Grades
2 to 5tag(s): back to school (53), firstday (25)
In the Classroom
Bookmark this activity for use at the beginning of any school year or semester change. Be sure to print the forms out before class begins, so students can fill them out and walk around finding matches.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Google Maps - Google
Grades
1 to 12tag(s): DAT device agnostic tool (129), directions (10), maps (223)
In the Classroom
If you teach geography, this one's a must. It is also helpful for showing students WHERE a story or news event takes place. In lower grades, use it to show students the basics of their community. Teach map skills by showing students their own community. Zoom in on their street or on the school. This site and its more sophisticated cousin, Google Earth, are great on an interactive whiteboard. Set up a class Google account (or use student accounts if permitted). Have students create their own custom route plans to tour historic sites. Challenge math students to plan the most economical route to visit several vacation destinations, including gas mileage and gas prices. Have students create placemark files of the important places in the life of a famous person or the route traveled by a particular unit during the Civil War. Have student groups create placemarker files to show environmental sites, habitats, landforms, or anything you can place on a map. Embed projects in a class wiki using the handy embed code offered as a sharing option. Not comfortable with wikis? Check out TeachersFirst Wiki Walk-Through.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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The Rock Family - TeachersFirst
Grades
2 to 3In the Classroom
Try this lesson with Inspiration software or use the free online version called Mywebspiration, reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Return to Flight - STS 114 - NASA
Grades
4 to 12In the Classroom
Students could create a timeline of the mission's activities. Use a tool like the Timeline Infographic Templates by Venngage, reviewed here. The teacher could also lead a discussion on the images in the Gallery on the site.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Where Did That Pencil Come From? - National Council on Economic Education
Grades
3 to 5tag(s): conservation (109), natural resources (33), resources (80)
In the Classroom
Take advantage of the free lesson plan on this site about Natural Resources. Be sure to save this site as a favorite on your classroom desktop to allow for easy retrieval later on!Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Get Wise - Resource Action Program
Grades
4 to 6tag(s): conservation (109), energy (139), water (105)
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Storms and Other Weather - University Corporation for Atmospheric Research
Grades
3 to 6tag(s): atmosphere (25), climate change (112), earth (195), hurricanes (36), simulations (48), space (248), sun (87), weather (175)
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 Padlet, 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.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Carly's Kids Corner - Teaching Youth about Trees - National Arbor Day Foundation
Grades
3 to 6tag(s): ecosystems (106), trees (19)
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Acid Rain - EPA
Grades
K to 8tag(s): pollution (55)
In 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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Rock and the Rock Cycle - University Corporation for Atmospheric Research
Grades
2 to 8tag(s): geology (61), rock cycle (26), rocks (45)
In 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 6tag(s): biomes (96), ecosystems (106), environment (252)
In the Classroom
Compare and contrast biomes using Google Drawing, reviewed here. Have students post interesting facts on Lino, reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Plants in Motion - Indiana University, Department of Biology
Grades
2 to 12tag(s): plants (142)
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Adventures of Herman - University of Illinois Extension
Grades
3 to 6tag(s): worms (5)
In 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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Build a Fish - John G. Shedd Aquarium
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3 to 6Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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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 8tag(s): earth (195), earthquakes (52), sun (87), tsunamis (15)
In 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
Grades
3 to 8tag(s): conservation (109), ecology (117), energy (139)
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Cassini Saturn Mission - NASA
Grades
4 to 12tag(s): moon (87), nasa (36), planets (124), solar system (125), space (248)
In 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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