YoutubeVR - Simulations of various topics such as music, places, or animals (Middle School - High School)

National Park Foundation - Virtual Tours of various national parks and locations (All grades) Got a bit of downtime? Take a trip to a national park from wherever you are! Many national park sites across the country offer digital tours and experiences that you can access anytime, anywhere. From digitally diving under the sea to watching the cherry blossom trees bloom, there are countless ways to #FindYourPark / #EncuentraTuParque online. Syrian Journey The Syrian conflict has torn the country apart, leaving thousands dead and driving millions to flee their homes. Many seek refuge in neighbouring countries but others pay traffickers to take them to Europe - risking death, capture and deportation. If you were fleeing Syria for Europe, what choices would you make for you and your family? Take our journey to understand the real dilemmas the refugees face. The routes, options and outcomes in this Syrian Journey feature were based on real stories uncovered by extensive research as part of a BBC Arabic digital project exploring migration from Syria. Research by Mamdouh Akbiek, Eloise Dicker

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Falstad - Math, Physics, and Engineering Simulations (Middle School - College) Oscillations and Waves Acoustics Signal Processing Electricity and Magnetism: Statics Education Home of everything Gamification Education -- research, community, case studies and more -- as part of the Gamification.org family of wikis. Want to help us create this website? Contact us! Introduction

NASA Earth Observatory - Galleries on all things Earth (All Grades) Images Fossil Fjords in Namibia Ice that carved a network of valleys 300 million years ago has long since disappeared, but the original shapes of the valleys remain. Glossary of instructional strategies Current number of strategies and methods: 1271 Last updated: 27 July, 2013 Definitions written by Kelly Jo Rowan. ©1996-2013 Kelly Jo Rowan. 10 + 2 (Ten Plus Two) Visual learning Visual thinking is a learning style where the learner better understands and retains information when ideas, words and concepts are associated with images. Research tells us that the majority of students in a regular classroom need to see information in order to learn it. Some common visual learning strategies include creating graphic organizers, diagramming, mind mapping, outlining and more. Visual learning helps students clarify their thoughts Students see how ideas are connected and realize how information can be grouped and organized. With visual learning, new concepts are more thoroughly and easily understood when they are linked to prior knowledge.

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