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“Dominate math and science.
Braingenie builds deep mastery and sharpens problem-solving skills. Learn, practice, and quiz yourself on 5,000+ skills. Compete in real-time multiplayer matches. “ -
The future of education technology | Envisioning Technology
“Education lies at a peculiar crossroad in society. On one hand it has the responsibility of anticipating real-life skills by preparing us for an increasingly complex world – but education methodologies can only be formalized after practices have been defined. This dichotomy is particularly aggravated when it comes to technology, where fast-paced innovation and perpetual change is the only constant.”
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Dr. Kathie Nunley’s Layered Curriculum Web Site for Educators
“differentiating instruction in classrooms for all grade levels. It remains the only differentiated instructional method ORIGINALLY designed for high school classrooms.
Based on current brain-imaging information, Layered Curriculum is a fun and effective student-centered teaching method. This 3-layer model of differentiated instruction encourages complex thinking and holds students highly accountable for their learning.”
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Skeptoid | Critical Analysis of Pop Phenomena
Skeptoid has been fighting the good fight against the overwhelming majority of noise in the media supporting useless alternative medicine systems, psychics preying upon the vulnerable, the erosion of science education in the classroom, xenophobia of advanced energy and food production methods, and generally anything that distracts attention and public funding from scientific advancement.
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nothing recent but some good posts in the past
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“Earth Science Literacy Maps are a tool for teachers and students to find resources that relate to specific Earth science concepts. These maps illustrate connections between concepts and how they build upon one another across grade levels. Clicking on a concept within the maps will show DLESE resources related to the concept,”
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Teacher Resources | Students | US EPA
Teacher Resources and Lesson Plans Find an array of environmental and science based lesson plans, activities and ideas below. “
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Go green! vocabulary, Go green! word list – www.myvocabulary.com
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SF Environment: Teacher Lounge
“some materials created for you to use in the classroom, as well as free programs and resources “
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Education World: Catalog Necklace
“In this activity, students make paper beads from colorful paper recycled from catalogs, magazines, brochures, colored paper scraps, wrapping paper, and junk mail.”
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“Lesson plans by a team of educators & renewable energy experts. Includes teacher resource guides, reading passages for students, student worksheets Lesson plans are grouped into three age levels designed for elementary school (grades 4 & 5), middle school (grades 6, 7 & 8) & high school.”
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Squidoo : Healthy Living > Green Living > Recycling
“Best of Recycling”
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“Welcome to the resource list of the BEST free worksheets and printables about recycling online.”
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Short Sharp Science: How elephants’ hair style helps them stay cool
“An elephant’s hairs help heat travel away from the skin. According to the study, a light breeze is enough to significantly cool an elephant, increasing its heat loss by 20 per cent.
Elephants, big leathery animals that they are, need to know how to cool off. They also use their trunks to splash water and mud on themselves.” -
“Students will use the Density=Mass/Volume formula to calculate the density of an unknown mineral. By using water displacement and a triple beam balance students will collect measurements of volume and mass for an unknown mineral. With this data, they will calculate the mineral’s density then identify the mineral based on calculated density.”
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“for teaching science. Students will apply the skills and concepts they are learning. This lesson design is based on the constructivist approach and 5E Learning Cycle.”
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Rhyming Dictionary – Marla Weinstein – TeachersPayTeachers.com
“Rhyming dictionary to help support our future poets! “
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“This product provides a quick sort for your students with seven words per word family (-ap, -ad, -an, -ag). A recording sheet is included so your students may sort the words and then record them to practice writing the words. I have included the cards in color and gray scale so that you can choose how to print them. I also included a colored recording sheet with the thought that you could laminate the recording sheet and students could use dry erase or vis a vie markers to write and erase.”
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“My school required us to assess more than only Level 1 DOK (Depth of Knowledge). This assessment reflects Level 1, Level 2, and Level 3 Depth of Knowledge questions for each of the standards within the 2nd Grade Common Core math standards. Many of the questions require students to make decisions of how to approach a problem and typically require two-step procedures.”
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Common Core Writing “PEEL” Anchor Chart – Tracee Orman – TeachersPayTeachers.com
“Free download: Common Core Standards “PEEL” Anchor Chart for Paragraph Writing – Display this anchor chart to remind students of the necessary components for a strong paragraph: Point, Evidence, Explanation, Link. *UPDATED: Now includes printable handout graphic organizer for using the chart.”
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The Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention & Innovation
Invention stories index » Subject guide to inventors and inventions featured on this website. Educational materials » Multimedia and print materials for classroom use.
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Thomas Edison and his inventions :: Edison Invents! :: Smithsonian Lemelson Center
“Thomas Alva Edison changed our world! His genius gave us electric lights in our home and an entire system that produced and delivered electrical power. “
engineering 4 kids 
