Science Monthly Newsletter - April 2001 TeacherVision.com TieIns Grade Levels All A list of books about electricity. for loads of age-appropriate,hands-on activities that can help you teach basic concepts in http://teachervision.com/tv/lounge/newsletter/science/esapr01.html
Extractions: April 2001 Electricity Dear Teacher, With summer on the way, why not spark your students' interest in electricity ? Help them understand what causes those crackling summer lightning storms. But no reason to stop there. Electricity causes static, allows us to communicate, and provides enormous amounts of power. We have lessons about all of these topics for intermediate, middle, and secondary students. You will also find related Web resources and literature tie-ins For the month of April, the PearsonAtSchool suggested titles below. Help your students get a charge out of science!
Electricity And Safety Lesson Plan sof experiments and activities relating to electricity). web site, Rus the Surfin Squirrel, teach students about activities Handbook ( http://www.mcps.k12.md.us/departments/isa/elit/el/electricity/electricity.htm
Extractions: Electronic Literacy Pre K - 12 Title: Electricity and Safety Grade Level(s): Fourth Grade Subject Area(s): Science / Technology Unit(s): Study of Electricity Description: This lesson will use internet web sites to reinforce learning about electricity, and will introduce safety issues and concepts on circuits. Outcomes/Core Learning Goals: (As per MCPS Curriculum Outcomes) Electric Circuits: Children will investigate electricity and circuits. They will explore parts of a light bulb, conductors, insulators, single circuit diagrams, switches, and diodes. The unit culminates with students constructing and wiring a cardboard house of their own design. Safety : Students will explain safety rules ragarding the use of electricity in their everyday lives. Media : Students will become more familiar with the World Wide Web as a tool for research. Time Frame: Three 60 minute sessions in the Media Center, Classroom, or Lab. Extensions can be done in the classroom. Materials/Technology: Computers with internet access with the following sites previously bookmarked: The Story of Electricity (Boston Edison Kids Space - The Story of Electricity) Brainpop: Electricity (Basic concepts of electricity and the parts of an electrical circuit) CLECO Just for Kids - Electricity (Contains five areas of information: Making electricity, Shocking History, the Safety Zone, Smart Science - Experiments, and Power Fun - Trivia)
Extractions: EERE Information Center The following educational resources will help students learn more about solar electricity, also known as photovoltaics (PV). Some of the following documents are available as Adobe Acrobat PDFs. Download Acrobat Reader Thousand of visitors descended upon the Washington Mall to tour the village of the Solar Decathlon, a new student contest sponsored by the Department of Energy. Student teams are challenged to integrate aesthetics and modern conveniences with maximum renewable energy production and optimal energy efficiency into a 500-ft - 800-ft house that they design. In this DOE-sponsored competition, university teams, companies, and clubs from around the world build solar-powered cars and race them across the country. A DOE competition where student teams in grades 6-8 construct model solar-powered cars and race them. College teams compete to design the most attractive and effective solar-powered house in this competition sponsored by DOE. This DOE program helps K-12 schools reduce energy consumption in both buildings and buses, reinvest energy savings in education, and create energy awareness among students and the community.
Keystone Weekly - Keystone Science Network to construct a telegraph. His district s science coordinator recommended this kitas a good source of supplementary activities to teach electricity, and Paul http://keystone.fi.edu/weekly/kweekly25v3.shtml
Extractions: Scroll for details. Kit Use Through a KSN Teacher's Eyes: Magnetism and Electricity (FOSS) Paul Wade , a fourth grade teacher at Middlesex Elementary School in the Cumberland Valley School District (part of the Capital Area Math/Science Alliance), has worked with FOSS's Magnetism and Electricity kit for six years, and offers tales of his experiences with this particular kit. Paul tells a bit about what the kit is like, explaining that it's a "third and fourth grade kit which consists of three activities exploring permanent magnetism, simple electrical circuits, and electromagnetism, and a fourth culminating activity that requires the students to apply the concepts they learned in the first three activities to construct a telegraph." His district's science coordinator recommended this kit as a good source of supplementary activities to teach electricity, and Paul says "I tried it, liked it, and have been using it ever since." This kit suits Paul's curriculum nicely. "My district's 4th grade science curriculum uses the science program Scholastic Science Place. The FOSS kit is a perfect complement to this program in providing supplemental activities to reinforce and/or enrich the key concepts. I have found through experience that most fourth graders lack background knowledge on magnetism, so I also use the FOSS kit to teach this concept."
BPA- Power Of The Columbia- Teachers' Resources a teacher s guide to energy conservation activities for elementary It can be usedto teach students to skills; and training in basic electricity and practical http://www.bpa.gov/corporate/KR/ed/6-curricula.htm
Extractions: K - 5th grade Thirty stand-alone science lessons on the topics of water, energy, and fish and wildlife were developed by teachers for use by BPA employees volunteering to teach elementary classes in their local schools. Now being offered to teachers to augment their science curricula. Hands-on activities and experiments lead students to discover science concepts for themselves. In each of the three topic areas, units are graded for K-1, 2-3 and 4-5 grades, but many of the lessons can be used across grade levels. View SOLD Energy Smarts Team Training Manual 3rd - 8th grade This manual is a teacher's guide to energy conservation activities for elementary and middle school students, developed in Eugene, Oregon, in 1993 with a grant from Bonneville Power Administration. It can be used to teach students to monitor their school building for energy consumption so that they can start thinking about using resources wisely. The manual includes a pretest and post-test; simulation games to build problem solving and teamwork skills; and training in basic electricity and practical skills like meter reading. View Energy Smarts Team Training Manual "Community Conservation Challenge"
ENC Online: ENC Features: Lessons & Activities: Science Topics: Electricity based curriculum materials to help teach the scientific read how people of the 1700slived without electricity. site offers handson activities and resources http://www.enc.org/features/lessonplans/science/0,1578,1-Electricity,00.shtm
Extractions: Skip Navigation You Are Here ENC Home ENC Features Science Topics Search the Site More Options Classroom Calendar Digital Dozen ENC Focus ... Ask ENC Explore online lesson plans, student activities, and teacher learning tools. Find detailed information about thousands of materials for K-12 math and science. Read articles about inquiry, equity, and other key topics for educators and parents. Create your learning plan, read the standards, and find tips for getting grants. Use science topic words to find web sites with lesson plans and activities. NatureShift!: linking learning to life This web site, produced by the North Dakota Science Center, contains hands-on, problem-based activities, which are aligned with the NSES and National Social Studies Standards. The site helps children learn about concepts within science and technology, as well as about North Dakota history and geography. This Internet site provides a connection of links to curricula resources for technology, life, Earth, and physical science teachers in grades K-8. Developed by the Keystone Science Network, the site is intended to supplement national standards-based science kits, including Science and Technology for Children (STC), FOSS, and Insights; but all teachers will be able to use the resources to support their teaching.
ENC Online: Web Links: Science Topics: Electricity The science activities are further split into several How can people use cows to generateelectricity? based curriculum materials to help teach the scientific http://www.enc.org/weblinks/science/0,1578,1-Electricity,00.shtm
Extractions: Skip Navigation You Are Here ENC Home Web Links Science Topics Search the Site More Options Classroom Calendar Digital Dozen ENC Focus ... Frequently Asked Questions Find detailed information about thousands of materials for K-12 math and science. Read articles about inquiry, equity, and other key topics for educators and parents. Create your learning plan, read the standards, and find tips for getting grants. Lists of web sites categorized by subject areas within science. NatureShift!: linking learning to life This web site, produced by the North Dakota Science Center, contains hands-on, problem-based activities, which are aligned with the NSES and National Social Studies Standards. The site helps children learn about concepts within science and technology, as well as about North Dakota history and geography. This Internet site provides a connection of links to curricula resources for technology, life, Earth, and physical science teachers in grades K-8. Developed by the Keystone Science Network, the site is intended to supplement national standards-based science kits, including Science and Technology for Children (STC), FOSS, and Insights; but all teachers will be able to use the resources to support their teaching.
Teaching Nursery Rhymes - EnchantedLearning.com Related activities As a related activity, have the children Using Nursery Rhymesto teach Other Concepts You ago, people didn t have electricity or electric http://www.enchantedlearning.com/rhymes/Teachers.shtml
Extractions: There are a lot of different ways to approach teaching nursery rhymes to children. Many of the children probably know most of the rhymes, but some will not. As an introduction, you can first read (or sing) a rhyme to the children, while showing them the pictures. The children could then sing along with you. Word Families Many of the nursery rhymes contain common word families. You can use these rhymes to teach these letter combinations (and how they are spelled and spoken), having the students sound them out after memorizing the rhyme. For a list of some common word families and a list of the word families contained in some nursery rhymes, click here . You can study one word family a week. Students can use the Little Explorers Picture Dictionary to look for more words that belong to word families.
Learn And Teach - Primary to help you plan a successful visit, or for classroom activities independent of Padhas a range of exhibits investigating light, sound, electricity, forces and http://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/learning/teachers/primary.asp
Extractions: search visiting exhibitions online let's talk ... printed publications Here you will find information about the range of galleries, activities and resources offered by the Museum for pupils and teachers at KS1 and KS2. Use this information to help you plan a successful visit, or for classroom activities independent of a visit. Structure your time in the Museum to include a range of galleries and resources such as hands-on areas, a film in the IMAX cinema, an encounter with a drama character and so on, to change the pace and tone of the day, thus keeping pupils motivated and inspired. Carry out work in the classroom beforehand to prepare children, and afterwards to consolidate ideas and experiences from the visit. Please ensure you book your visit in advance. For further information about booking click here or go straight to our online booking form Hands-on galleries offer exciting opportunities to motivate pupils. For primary children: Launch Pad has a range of exhibits investigating light, sound, electricity, forces and materials. You can also see our
Instructional Materials In Physics offers student activities/experiments in a number of physics topics including electricity,light, mechanics, sound, waves TOYS to teach Physics This site is http://www.cln.org/subjects/physics_inst.html
Extractions: Instructional Materials in Physics Below are the CLN "Theme Pages" which focus on specific topics within Physics. CLN's theme pages are collections of useful Internet educational resources within a narrow curricular topic and contain links to two types of information. Students and teachers will find curricular resources (information, content...) to help them learn about this topic. In addition, there are links to instructional materials (lesson plans) which will help teachers provide instruction in this theme. General Physics Resources The WWW sites linked to from this page provide practical assistance for Physics teachers wanting to use the Internet as part of their classroom planning/instruction. Aeronautics Related Activities, Experiments, and Lesson Plans From Nasa - lesson plans that will help explain some of basic principles of aeronautics. See also their Aeronautics Classroom Activities Applied Technology Projects Lesson plans for over 20 projects for K-7 students in which students learn to apply science linked to BC Curriculum Guides. This site is part of a larger site (Mr. G's Applied Technology Site) that has been developed by Paul Grey of Coal Tyee Elementary School in Nanaimo, B.C.
Educational Software For Basic Electricity Circuits BASIC CIRCUITS CHALLENGE consists of a set of twelve activities tohelp you teach basic electrical concepts. Details Exercise Titles http://www.etcai.com/page2.html
TALK - Literacy Activities Using The Internet These activities are presented together to provide students an and a great governmentsite to teach or review to have students focus on using electricity safely http://teach.fcps.net/talk/apps.asp?appsName=Internet
TALK - Classroom Literacy Guide Activities a topic that many teachers are hesitant to teach. These activities are presented togetherto provide students an have students focus on using electricity safely http://teach.fcps.net/talk/clg2.asp?clgID=12
Extractions: Everyday Science offers more than 300 ideas for short activities and simple demonstrations designed to heighten students' interest in science. The activities are organized in 16 chapters by topic. The wide range of topics includes motion and forces, space travel, weather, oceanography, matter, energy, senses, photosynthesis, electricity, and astronomy. Price: $17.95 (ISBN 0-8251-2705-X).
Electricity Webquest And Online Activities we have to be careful when we are around electricity? value day care day care activitiesday care plans computer lessons internet lessons teach computers teach http://www.geocities.com/ozquest/electricity.htm
Electricity / Energy to teach about electricity, electric production, electric safety, and energy conservation.(Grades 34). About Energy ( EEY04) A coloring and activities book http://www.bge.com/cmp/CDA/topic/0,1667,169,00.html
SuperKids Software Review Of Virtual Labs: Electricity. electricity uses several strategies to teach kids. with solution sets to questionsin such activities. Though Virtual Labs electricity delves into important http://www.superkids.com/aweb/pages/reviews/science/10/vlabelec/merge.shtml
Extractions: System Requirements PC Mac Price Survey Product Support Virtual Labs: Electricity teaches kids about electricity by presenting them with simulations of how pieces of electrical equipment work together. The lessons begin with basic circuits but become more relevant to complicated systems found in real-life as the program progresses in difficulty. Eventually the software program allows students to develop models of circuits found in doorbells, holiday lights, and cars. Virtual Labs: Electricity uses several strategies to teach kids. If students are independent and familiar with electric circuits, they can put together their own simulations of circuits by clicking and dragging labeled icons that specify types of equipment wires, ammeters, resistors, batteries and more. Less experienced students can work through an exhaustive list of experiments that Edmark has placed in the school-version of the program. These lessons include thinking questions and challenges. The program also includes a "Sci-Clopedia" that teaches students about the physics of electricity and articles on electricity from the World Book Encyclopedia. Educational Value Virtual Labs: Electricity helps students discover the basic properties of a circuit, the purpose of devices such as switches, fuses, and capacitors, and methods for controlling and channeling current in a circuit. Kids using the program also learn concepts such as voltage, resistance and power. Students think about Ohm's and Kirchoff's Laws while learning about electrical safety and logic. Kids can discover all this using
Science Songs: Music To Teach About Science And The Environment We are the Rocks * Kenny Hood. Physics. electricity, electricity *SchoolhouseRock. with the Weather Dude Nick Walker. Books With Fun Science activities. http://www.songsforteaching.com/Science.html
Liberty Science Center: Teacher Impact Workshops Impact Workshops are packed with handson activities that demonstrate how to useinexpensive materials to teach science the many ways we use electricity in our http://www.lsc.org/school_resources/professional_development/impactworkshops.htm
Extractions: Teachers re-ignite their interest in science as they master both new processes and content correlated to state standards. Teacher Impact Workshops, developed primarily for teachers of K-8 grades, offered at LSC or out in schools, prepare teachers to feel confident as they use readily available materials to become facilitators of inquiry-based investigations. Teachers become aware of LSC and LSC staff as a source of continual assistance. These workshops, for many teachers their first sustained introduction to LSC, create the opportunity to build a community of science educators with meaningful ties to the science center. Liberty Science Center is a registered New Jersey Department of Education Professional Development provider (#1033).
