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Continue reading →: Track My T
Track My T is a visually stunning website that I discovered over on the iLearn Technology blog. The site takes students through the journey of a t-shirt: from a cotton seed all the way to the store. Another very cool feature is that students can enter the lot # from…
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Continue reading →: Be a Martian
Today Darlene- aka the Science Cheerleader– posted about a great NASA site called Be a Martian. This site creates an interactive environment for learning about the red planet. Rather than attempt to replicate her post- I will simply direct you to it. Click HERE to read the Science Cheerleader post.
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Continue reading →: The Butterfly Website
The Butterfly Website– not surprisingly- is all about butterflies. If you are teaching any primary lesson/kit on butterflies, insects, life cycles, or conservation; you will probably find a useful resource or two here. The Butterfly Website has: – an extensive set of article links – video clips of butterflies and…
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Continue reading →: WestEd r&dalert
The most recent issue of WestEd’s r&dalert has a focus on Professional Development in math and science education. Click HERE to download a free pdf. This issue contains: – an article on instructional coaching – an article on Building Systems for Science Literacy Simulation Game – Science Teaching geared to…
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Continue reading →: North Cascades & Olympic Science Partnership
I have been remiss in not posting resources from The North Cascades & Olympic Science Partnership before now. This NSF funded project has assembled a wealth of valuable resources for science educators. I recommend spending some time previewing the entire site- but here are a few highlights: In the Educator…
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Continue reading →: The Moon: A Resource Guide
With the recent discovery of significant water on the Moon I’m sure there will be a renewed interest in our favorite satellite. The Astronomical Society of the Pacific has a web-based resource guide on the Moon. The Guide contains: links to science of the Moon, phases, educational activities, and the…
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Continue reading →: Drop of Water
Beautiful, simple, elegant, and amazing- you will never look at falling water the same way again! I can imagine students making observations of the video (minus the scientist explanation) and then making inferences about what they observed.
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Continue reading →: Evolution on PBS
PBS currently has some great resources for teaching evolution. Evolution has: a library of video clips and web activities a For Teachers page with a wealth of resources including: well-designed and engaging online PD modules on teaching evolution; print resources; and lessons & videos for students a For Students page…
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Continue reading →: 100 Excellent Blogs for Science Teachers
The vast majority of the resources that I post on this site come from the blogs that I follow. Tonight I found a list of 100 Excellent Blogs for Science Teachers. If you are just starting to follow science blogs or you want to add a few to your reader-…
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Continue reading →: NSTA- November Resources
Here are the FREE NSTA resources for the month of November: Elementary article: Dare to disagree, as Scientists Middle School article: Solving the Mystery of Mock Mummies High School article: Elk Habitat- A Cast Study of Scientific Inquiry College article: Attitudes and Interests Among University Students in Introductory Nonmajor Science…

