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Interactivity to Inspire Learners

The Map Machine from National Geographic. Although it does have an annoying popup ad, this resource is a must-see. An amazing range teacher resources are available on this site.

The History Channel has interactive resources, history activities, a speech archive and programming information.

A&E Channel. Search 25,000 biographies online. Articles, links to related sites and people.

Discovery Channel School offers hundreds of lesson plans written by teachers for teachers.
Free resources including:
Curriculum Center, activities supporting core curriculum topics for the most popular science topics taught in upper elementary and middle school (includes: Bacteria, Oceans, Chemistry, Solar System, Electricity, The Universe, Genetics, Weather & Climate, Magnetism, Viruses).
For each topic, you’ll find Quick Facts, Hands on Experiments, Project Ideas, Puzzles, Vocabulary Words, and a Review Quiz. Teaching Tools include a Puzzle maker, Quiz Center, Lesson Planner and Worksheet Generator.
You’ll also find one of my favorites – Brain Boosters.

January 13th, 2011 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , | Category: lesson plans, resource links, teachers | Leave a comment

Specifically Science – Focus on the Future

ENC The Eisenhower National Clearinghouse for Mathematics and Science Education is a K-12 math and science teacher center funded by the U.S. Department of Education.

Science Friday is a great resource for science teachers. This site covers all the latest topics and news in science from the NPR radio show.

Nova Science in the News From the Australian Academy of Science, this site covers areas from the environment to technology to physical sciences. Some interesting topics and perspectives.

Fun Science Gallery Instructions showing you how to build scientific equipments from relatively cheap materials. Projects include instructions for making telescopes, microscopes, batteries, sidereal indicators, and several other instruments. This site is designed to motivate children to engage in science.

January 12th, 2011 | Tags: , , , , , , | Category: how to, resource links, teachers |

Classroom Tools that Fit Your Budget, Really

The Online Books Page Listing and links to over 20,000 free books on the Web.

PBS. More than 4500 free lesson plans and activities from the PBS Teachers Resource.

Your Dictionary. Every specialty dictionary, glossary, and word list you could want. Topic and industry specific terms, rhyming, word games. An inspiration for those who love words. One of my personal favorites is the dictionary of the 100 Most Often Misspelled Words along with hints to remember the correct spelling of each.

EdHelper offers teacher resources for K-7. Although some of the site requires a subscription, many resources are free. Lots of lessons, worksheets and theme ideas.

Blue Web’n is a searchable library of about 1200 outstanding Internet learning sites. Find lessons, activities, projects, resources, references, and classroom tools.

January 10th, 2011 | Tags: , , , , , , , | Category: lesson plans, resource links, teachers | Leave a comment