http://amazing-space.stscl.edu/resources/explorations/galaxies-galore/
This site is designed for elementary students to use their observational, pattern recognition, and classification skills to learn about galaxies. In these activities students will become acquainted with the structure of their home galaxy, learn the location of the solar system in the Milky Way galaxy, and identify the three main types of galaxies: spiral, elliptical and irregular.
Sunday, January 31, 2010
Welcome to the Planets
http://pds.jpl.nasa.gov/planets/
Welcome to the Planets is an outstanding resource for teachers wishing to incorporate planetary studies into their curriculum. This website includes colored pictures of the planets and access to information on their masses, densities, revolution and rotation periods, mean temperatures, atmospheric components, etc. Also, there are colored pictures of space exploration vehicles with information on their structures, assemblies, orbiting information, and dates of deployments. Included within this website is a glossary of terms.
Welcome to the Planets is an outstanding resource for teachers wishing to incorporate planetary studies into their curriculum. This website includes colored pictures of the planets and access to information on their masses, densities, revolution and rotation periods, mean temperatures, atmospheric components, etc. Also, there are colored pictures of space exploration vehicles with information on their structures, assemblies, orbiting information, and dates of deployments. Included within this website is a glossary of terms.
Solar System Fun
www.nasascience.nasa.gov/kids/kids-solar-system
Kids can have fun learning and exploring the world around them. This site contains information for students to learn about the nine planets with games and activities. They can be a citizen scientist to improve Martian maps, take part in research tasks, and assist Mars science teams studying data about the Red Planet. Nine other games and activities introduce students to astronomers, size of planets, and making paper models of their favorite spacecraft.
Kids can have fun learning and exploring the world around them. This site contains information for students to learn about the nine planets with games and activities. They can be a citizen scientist to improve Martian maps, take part in research tasks, and assist Mars science teams studying data about the Red Planet. Nine other games and activities introduce students to astronomers, size of planets, and making paper models of their favorite spacecraft.
Sunday, January 24, 2010
Rocks and Minerals
http://edtech.kennesaw.edu/web/rocks.html
This website is broken into five domains: research/informational sites, online lesson plans, online activities, offline lesson plans, and offline activities. My favorite site was the rock cycle song which I used in my 1st grade earth science lesson plan.
This website is broken into five domains: research/informational sites, online lesson plans, online activities, offline lesson plans, and offline activities. My favorite site was the rock cycle song which I used in my 1st grade earth science lesson plan.
WeatherOnline!
http://www.weatheronline.com
This site is a good informational site for students to use in researching concepts in weather or as supplementary material for a weather unit. The main areas of this site are Tropical Weather, Local Weather, Expert Weather, Weather Tools, Weather Q & A, and Weatherboy Online. The two areas that would be most informative for students are the Local Weather and Weatherboy Online. The Local Weather allows students to get weather information from any area in the US. The information includes 4 day forecasts, satellite images, precipitation and radar images. Also there is an area called Dr. Dewpoint, where questions can be answered. Weather boy is an animated character that explains concepts of weather and the how's and why's of weather.
This site is a good informational site for students to use in researching concepts in weather or as supplementary material for a weather unit. The main areas of this site are Tropical Weather, Local Weather, Expert Weather, Weather Tools, Weather Q & A, and Weatherboy Online. The two areas that would be most informative for students are the Local Weather and Weatherboy Online. The Local Weather allows students to get weather information from any area in the US. The information includes 4 day forecasts, satellite images, precipitation and radar images. Also there is an area called Dr. Dewpoint, where questions can be answered. Weather boy is an animated character that explains concepts of weather and the how's and why's of weather.
Earth Science resources to use in K-12 Science classes
http://www.internet4classrooms.com/earthspace.htm
This site contains over a hundred links to information, interactive, games, quizzes, etc. focusing on Earth Science. One of my favorites was Science Odyssey: You Try It: Plate Tectonics--a hands-on exercise about plate tectonics and earthquakes from PBS.
This site contains over a hundred links to information, interactive, games, quizzes, etc. focusing on Earth Science. One of my favorites was Science Odyssey: You Try It: Plate Tectonics--a hands-on exercise about plate tectonics and earthquakes from PBS.
GeologyLink
www.geologylink.com
This site contains six areas to visit about geology: The Earth Today, Geology in the News, Virtual Classroom, Virtual Field Trips, Inside Geology, and Glossary. My favorite function is the virtual field trips where students can link to local geological surveys and information from around the world.
This site contains six areas to visit about geology: The Earth Today, Geology in the News, Virtual Classroom, Virtual Field Trips, Inside Geology, and Glossary. My favorite function is the virtual field trips where students can link to local geological surveys and information from around the world.
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