Rock Cycle Through five lessons, students are introduced to all facets of the rock cycle. Topics include rock and mineral…
water cycle
Using Minecraft to demonstrate the Water Cycle 5th grade student video Moving without Wheels class demonstration. Students observe a simple…
“Doing Projects” and “Project Based Learning”
Fried Technology: What’s the Difference Between “Doing Projects” and “Project Based Learning”? Sent from Diigo Browser – a Chrome-style browser…
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Why K-12 Engineering? – http://www.TeachEngineering.org “The TeachEngineering Digital Library exists to provide teachers with the curricular materials to bring engineering…
Student Innovation: EnableTalk
Sent to you via Google Reader Student Innovation: EnableTalk Some engineers just can’t wait until they graduate to start innovating.…
smartphone use…
My students use their phones as calculators and to search for data and answers to research questions. The sixth graders…
Let’s Learn About Weathering
Let’s Learn About Weathering These classroom activities will help students understand 4 types of weather processes: wind, running water, plant…
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Educational Materials | Earth and Environmental Sciences “Geology Animations, Interactive Exercises, and now… Songs!” tags: k-8 earthsci animation resources Rock…
science activity outline
We are looking for no-cost, no-impact on resources activities that are well connected to the learning outcome. Maybe come up…
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What should be on your middle schoolers’ bookcases? SmartBlogs “what should be on the bookcases of the middle schoolers in…
quizzes and surveys
The Smartphone Survey doesn’t have any “right” answers. Edmodo quiz requires something to be designated as correct for each question.…
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Math Games – from Mangahigh.com “A FREE games-based math teaching resource” tags: k-8 math interactive games Crazy Plant Shop |…
Replacing textbooks
Will iPads Replace Textbooks In K-12 Classrooms? Cupertino’s real target is the $8 billion textbook market, of which only $3.2…
Moving to handheld
Rather than come up with additional activities, kids have the option of doing the same activities using only their smartphone.…
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Differentiating Homework Using Edmodo « Periods of Reflection “Edmodo is a secure learning management system that can be used to…
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