Activity and Lesson Pages

Tuesday, February 16, 2010

Siemens Academy-Teacher Resources

This site has a variety of science resources. Go to: Teacher Resources and search by subject (Science.
A variety of webinars are listed: (a few listed below)
DNA Interactive / Finding Locations on Earth / Inquiry and Process Skills /
Animals Jeopardy Game / The Variable Rap / Rock Cycle / Stalactite and Stalagmite Lab
/The Rock Dating Game / Live with Mr. Wizard!/ Middle School Science Review of Mass, Matter, Volume and Density /Science Safety

(I did not care for The Rock Dating Game--It was too small for whole class viewing and I felt it was too suggestive for 6th grade.)

Monday, February 15, 2010

Estimating Population Size

Activity for this concept can be found inThe Biology Corner/ Ecology

Windows Live Sky Drive

With Windows Live Sky Drive, from anywhere online you can store, access, and share photos and files you create. Free 25 GB online storage.
More features: Personal Folders, Shared Folders, Direct Links, Password Protection

Sunday, February 7, 2010

How to Access Individual MAP reports
1. Go to: https://reports.nwea.org/login.asp
2. Enter individual user id and password
3. On left, go to teacher reports or class roster
4. Highlight individual student
5. Select either text and/or graph to see longitudinal results

Saturday, February 6, 2010

The Science Museum of the National Academy of Science contains instructional tools and webquests. Check out the website listed in this blog.
Science Writer for Students is an excellent online tool for writing science reports.
It leads students step by step through the writing process. When students get stuck they can choose from a menu of options to guide them through the writing process.
http://sciencewriter.cast.org
Free online training resources for Smart slates.
http://smarttech.com/trainingcenter/material.asp