Extractions: Web posted at: 3:47 PM EDT (1947 GMT) Overview: Should drilling begin in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge? Discover characteristics of this area, which has been the center of controversy over oil drilling. Students can engage in activities that would allow them to determine the advantages and disadvantages of drilling in the refuge. Curriculum connections: Environmental studies Objectives Students will be able to: Identify characteristics of the Arctic refuge and determine if it is a "ecological wonderland" or a "frozen desert with few signs of life." Predict the advantages and disadvantages of drilling in the refuge from the perspectives of congressional committee members, consumer advocates, environmentalists and oil company executives.
EDSITEment - The Best Of The Humanities On The Web Click on the Literature and Language Arts text to access numerous resources from the Academy of American Poets through Women of the West Museum as well as lesson plans and activities. http://edsitement.neh.gov
Extractions: The National Museum of American History has designated April as Jazz Appreciation Month JAM ). In partnership with the National Endowment for the Humanities as well as several other national organizations, the Smithsonian will sponsor a number of programs to promote jazz. Details about events and materials related to JAM can be found on Smithsonian Jazz Welcome to EDSITEment, The Best of the Humanities on the Web from the National Endowment for the Humanities in partnership with the National Trust for the Humanities, and the MarcoPolo Education Foundation. This educational partnership brings online humanities resources from some of the world's great museums, libraries, cultural institutions, and universities directly to your classroom. This month EDSITEment focuses on the Bill of Rights, a series of amendments that secure human liberties . . .
Kelly Murphy's Webpage Art teacher Kelly Murphy's portfolio of work, teaching philosophy, art lesson plans and art education links. http://www.geocities.com/forartzsake/
Sherry's Kindergarten lesson plans and favorite links for preschool and kindergarten. Changes monthly. http://sherryskindergarten.homestead.com/
Math Central Teaching resources, lesson plans for K12 Canadian mathematics teachers, a question and answer service, and a mailing list for teachers. http://MathCentral.uregina.ca/index.html
Extractions: Math Central An Internet service for mathematics teachers and students from kindergarten to grade twelve. The Resource Room is a place where mathematics educators can share resources, teaching ideas, lesson plans, etc. Visit The Resource Room to browse, use our Mathematics Glossaries, sample our resources or suggest a new resource. To search our database of resources enter a keyword below (for example fractions, tessellations,...) and click on search. Do you have a mathematical question? Use a keyword to search our database of previous questions to see if you can find an answer, or send us your question and we will try to answer it. Search by title or author
Edquest - Middle School Science Resources Includes guided links for students, lesson plans and references for teachers, as well as collaborative projects directed towards the middle school level. http://www.edquest.ca/
Extractions: It would help if someone knew where I could get some prizes for the winners Teacher Resource Center The Grade 7 section for Science Focus is almost complete. Resources include Notes, Practice Quizzes, Review Booklets and Unit Test Practice for each Unit. I continue to work on Notes, Activity Resources and Practice Quizzes for
Natalie Babbitt Teacher Resource File Author's page at Internet School Library Media Center. Includes biography, bibliography, criticism, and lesson plans. http://falcon.jmu.edu/~ramseyil/babbitt.htm
Extractions: Welcome to the Internet School Library Media Center Natalie Babbitt page. You will find biographical information, a bibliography, criticism and ERIC citations here. For other authors, visit the page. The ISLMC is a meta-site for librarians, teachers, parents and students. You can search this site, use an index or sitemap . Revised 7/1/00.
Physics & Astronomy Lesson Plans Over 200 lesson plans written for grades K12. http://www.physics.rutgers.edu/hex/visit/lesson/lesson_links1.html
Extractions: Elementary School Lesson Plans Force and Motion Force and Motion (K-1) Newton's Third Law (K-2) The Incredible Lever (K-3) The Pulley (K-3) Working Wings (K-3) Falling Paper (K-3) Levers (K-6) "Maple Seed" Helicopters (K-9) Paper Rockets (K-9) Floating (K-9) Rocket Pinwheel (K-12) Momentum Tops Inertia Aviation ... The Flight Platform Properties of Matter Exploring the Properties of Matter in the Preschool (K) Properties of Objects (K-1) Properties of Matter (K-1) Molecules and Temperature (Primary) Bubbles Temperature (K-3) Gilbert's Versorium (K-6) Soap (K-6) Paper Clip Sailing (K-6) Rock Candy (K-9) Bubbles (K-9 ) Diamonds (K-9) Bumps in the Night (K-9) Bernoulli Theorem Aeronautics (K-12) Air: You Can't See It, But It's There! Matter and Heat The Air Out There States of Matter ... Air: Demonstrating Its Presence and Effects Changes Three States of Matter (Primary) Changes (K-1) Why Is the Sea Salty? (K-3) Water: Visible and Invisible (K-3) Water Magic (K-4) Frozen Erosion (K-6) Balloon Blow Up (K-6) Ice Energy (K-6) It's Eating Away at You (K-8) Bouncing Eggs in Science (K-8) Creating Water in the Desert (K-12) The Water Cycle Ice Cream Social Same Material, More Fun
Nelson Thornes Online Education Free lesson plans, photocopiable resources and homework ideas from Nelson Thornes publishers. http://www.lastminutelesson.co.uk
Im4kidz Provides links to resources for use in the classroom and at home, including lesson plans, freebies, and projects. http://www.geocities.com/CapeCanaveral/Galaxy/3410/
Extractions: Supportive funding was received from the Phoenix Urban Systemic Initiative and Cartwright School District. Nadaburg's Enrichment Class - Stowaway Project "Stowaway" Cruise Pics :) "Why the American Flag Has 13 Folds" 3rd Annual Nadaburg USMC Mini BootCamp 2002 ... Egleberry's Chipmunk Knoll in Sherwood Forest Resource Links Teacher Links On-line Tutorials Virtual Field Trips Collaborative Projects ... The Wonders of Flight!
Download English Lessons, Lesson Plans Ideas Offers a free copy of the FCE program as well as lesson ideas and plans. Adobe Acrobat required. http://www.churchillhouse.com/english/downloads.html
Extractions: Tired? Frustrated? In need of a quick lesson idea? We have put together some of our favourite lesson ideas at Churchill House and put them on this site for you to download. Each piece of material comes as a PDF file, which means that you need the Acrobat Reader program to open it and print it. If you don't have Acrobat Reader, click here to download it now. Otherwise, choose your lesson idea (or ideas) from the list below. Lesson ideas Just click on the title to find out more! Phonetic crosswords How to get a first Battleships Classroom language ... The very bad Yorkshire joke Free software - the First Certificate program Awarded 'The Most Popular' award by Softpile. At Churchill House, we have been helping students pass the Cambridge First Certificate in English since 1971. Now we've taken some of that expertise and put it into a computer program - the Churchill House First Certificate Program.
The Homeschool Haven Includes lesson plans, downloads, and message boards. http://www.homeschoolhaven.com
TNC | The New Curriculum, Home Original columns on classroom uses of technology and practices in professional development. Links to lesson plans, utilities, best of the web, educational technology forums, and news. Free subscription.. http://www.newcurriculum.com/
Extractions: ClassWebs is designed to provide teachers with a simple way to publish class information in a clean web page format. It has a straightforward administrative interface where teachers update their pages, upload files and change various settings. ClassWebs includes multiple templates such as a student work page, course pages and a photo gallery. ClassWebs also designs custom teacher web page system for schools and districts. TeacherWeb.com
Standards Curriculum standards for levels K12 Theatre in US schools, plus an extensive collection of lesson plans, improvisation ideas, drama games, text books, and teacher certification details for the USA and Canada. http://www.byu.edu/tma/arts-ed/
Extractions: What is MicroWorlds and how can I quickly learn some basic features? click here Computer Sci. 6th Assignments 7th Assignments 8th Assignments Comp. Articles Keyboarding Student Pub. Proj. Web Resources Grades Crews Pages Gen. Computer CompSci Home MicroWorlds TEST Create your own "I-Spy" type game. This game will entertain kids of all ages. Design and make the web version of this popular game. You'll play this time and time again. Challenge your friends and yourself with this 3 in 1 mega pac game set. It includes: Jeopardy, Chance, and a Jigsaw puzzle. You won't find this in any stores. Just in time for Christmas, create this board game and name it after yourself. The sky is the limit. Get ready for fun and excitement.