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Continue reading →: Bobby McFerrin Demonstrates the Power of the Pentatonic Scale on Vimeo
A wonderful clip- this is part of a longer session on music and the brain- Notes and Neurons. more about “Bobby McFerrin Demonstrates the Power…“, posted with vodpod
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Continue reading →: Bill Nye Moon Phases
One of my favorite Bill Nye clips- this model of explaining Moon phases has always stuck with me. It is simple, clear, and engaging. This is a great supplemental clip to any Earth, Moon, Sun system instruction. more about “Billy Nye Moon Phases“, posted with vodpod
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Continue reading →: More Free Inquiry Resources
As I learn with teachers, leaders, and students I notice that there are a variety of conceptions of Inquiry. I have posted blogs on Inquiry before- Inquiry Part 1 and Lee Meadows on Inquiry. I thought I would revisit this topic and post a couple of FREE resources. Foundations: Inquiry…
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Continue reading →: Dragonfly TV
Dragonfly Tv has great video clips of kids engaged in doing science. Episodes of DFTV are organized into Body & Brain, Earth & Space, Living Things, Matter & Motion, and Technology & Invention. There are supports for kids trying investigations on their own, science fair spinner (help you pick an…
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Continue reading →: Social Media Revolution
This is another modification of the Did You Know video. Gives us something to think about as we strive to integrate technology into our science instruction. more about "Social Media Revolution", posted with vodpod
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Continue reading →: Alltop.com
Alltop.com is an online “magazine rack” of popular topics. The stories are updated every hour and it is easy to search for science topics. HERE are the results of a search for “science”. Results show posts from a variety of online science magazines, newspaper articles and blogs. Applications for Science…
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Continue reading →: Kideos- Videos for Kids
Kideos.com is a kid-friendly video site organized by age groups(0-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8, and 9-10) and categories like Baby Einstein, Dr. Seuss, Educational, etc. Applications for Science Teachers: This site seems appropriate for PreK-4th grade teachers of science. The videos do not have a Science category, however, the Educational Videos…
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Continue reading →: Academic Earth
Academicearth.org has a wealth of high quality videos, courses, and lectures from several respected universities. There are many science lectures and courses that could be of use to teachers of science. Resources on the site contain a grade so you have an idea of which videos may be more useful.…
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Continue reading →: Vision Learning
Visionlearning.com is a set of peer-reviewed science modules containing readings, interactive multimedia, and a glossary. The modules are available in both Spanish and English. The library contains modules in Biology, Physics, Chemistry, Process of Science, Scientific Research, and more. Click HERE to see an example module: States of Matter Applications…
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Continue reading →: Building A New Culture Of Teaching And Learning by Dr. Tae
This is a video of the skateboarding physicist, Dr. Tae, discussing his views of teaching and learning in math and science. He has strong opinions and makes some great points about instruction at all levels. WARNING #1: this video contains some PG language so it may not be appropriate for…

