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Classroom Antarctica
Grades
6 to 12
tag(s): antarctica (28), arctic (33), ecology (117), landforms (35)
In the Classroom
The various lesson units are available as full-color PDF files ready for printing.You must be registered and logged in to add items to your favorites.
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Optics for Kids - Optica
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1 to 12In the Classroom
Students can explore optical illusions and the reasons behind them. There are several activities across the grade levels to explore reflection, refraction, and birefringence.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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How to Make a Pinhole Camera - Instructables
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4 to 12Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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How Air Force One Works - Howstuffworks
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4 to 12tag(s): aircraft (26), flight (33), presidents (151)
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Use this site as a starting point for students working on research projects or papers on the President and 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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Bridging the Watershed - National Park Service
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9 to 12tag(s): data (204)
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Build a Solar System - The Exploratorium
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4 to 12tag(s): planets (124), solar system (125), sun (87)
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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 12tag(s): oceans (142)
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A View from the Back of the Envelope
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6 to 12tag(s): estimation (36), statistics (126)
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Use the content directly, or as an inspiration for your own comparisons.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Antarctica - Scientific Journeys - The Exploratorium
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4 to 12tag(s): antarctica (28), arctic (33), climate change (111), ecology (117)
In 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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Atomic Archive
Grades
6 to 12tag(s): atomic bomb (7), energy (139), world war 2 (168)
In the Classroom
Save this site in your favorites on your class computers and use it as a point of reference for students working on research projects or papers. The information is reliable and plentiful, spanning all issues of atomic energy - from the Manhattan Project to Nuclear Facilities, this site has it all. It is a little advanced, but science and history teachers in the upper levels of high school will appreciate the resources this site has to offer.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Planetary Image Catalog - NASA
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4 to 12tag(s): moon (87), planets (124), solar system (125)
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Froguts
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6 to 12tag(s): dissection (5)
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Mineral Identification - Rockhounds.com
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6 to 12Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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The Secret Life of the Brain - PBS/WNET
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6 to 12tag(s): brain (58)
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It may be hard to fit this content into standard curricula, but if you can do it, it will be worth the effort.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Project Starshine - NASA
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6 to 12Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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K-W-L - A Strategy for Learning
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4 to 12tag(s): inquiry (35), inventors and inventions (89)
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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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Inventors of the Industrial Revolution - TeachersFirst
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5 to 12tag(s): evolution (85), industrial revolution (21), inventors and inventions (89)
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See the lesson ideas page for ways to use this on your interactive whiteboard or with students working on their own. There are several ideas for projects and competitions to engage, challenge, and assess. You will definitely want to share this link on your teacher web page as a review tool, as well.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Greek vs. Contemporary Architecture - TeachersFirst
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10 to 12tag(s): architecture (83), greek (45), greeks (45)
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The possibilities for this lesson expand exponentially with the use of web-based resources for images, research, and creation of student projects. Many of the activities would also be well-suited for interactive whiteboard.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Lakes and Ponds - Missouri Botanical Garden
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4 to 12tag(s): adaptations (19), biodiversity (39), biomes (96), ecosystems (106), food chains (23), plants (142), ponds (5)
In the Classroom
Have students explore the diagrams and information on the site to identify the plants, animals, and nonliving factors found in a lake ecosystem. Students can create a labeled sketch of a pond or lake habitat and discuss how organisms depend on one another. Students can use information from the website to build a food web showing producers, consumers, and decomposers in a lake ecosystem. They can use arrows to demonstrate the flow of energy and explain what might happen if one organism were removed. Have students compare lakes and ponds to other aquatic ecosystems, such as rivers, streams, wetlands, or oceans. They can create a chart highlighting differences in water movement, organisms, habitats, and environmental conditions.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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The Mojave Desert - DesertUSA
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4 to 12tag(s): biomes (96)
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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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