Switch Zoo - Animal Games Lesson Plans and Resources for Arts Integration Tips for downloading: PDF files can be viewed on a wide variety of platforms -- both as a browser plug-in or a stand-alone application -- with Adobe's free Acrobat Reader program. Click here to download the latest version of Adobe Reader. Lesson Plans Sample arts-integration presentations, lesson plans, quizzes, and other documents from various teachers and classes at Bates Middle School. Back to Top Professional-Development Presentations Professional-development presentations provided by Pat Klos, arts-integration specialist for Anne Arundel County Public Schools in Annapolis, Maryland Arts-Integration Templates Blank templates for arts-integration documents used at Bates Middle School Additional Documents from Bates Middle School Maryland Department of Education Arts-Integration Glossary Glossary of arts-integration terms provided by Maryland's Department of Education Useful Websites on Arts Integration Bates Middle School - school's website
Air Pollution: What's the Solution? Welcome to Air Pollution: What's the Solution? an educational project for students, grades 6 - 12, that uses online real time data to guide student discovery of the science behind the causes and effects of outdoor air pollution. Through this project, students will focus on outdoor air pollution; what it is, what factors contribute to its formation and the health effects from breathing polluted air. Students will use data and animated maps from the Internet and monitor for the presence of air pollution. Students are challenged to think critically and creatively about the problems surrounding air pollution. By the end of this project, students will be able to: Describe what air pollutants are, when and how outdoor air pollution is formed, and what the health effects are from breathing polluted air. Please refer to the Activity Map as a guide to all of the lessons within the curriculum.
Crack the Books Interactive Science Books - Mobile Education Store Crack The Books™ is a state of the art, interactive book series for upper elementary students. Developed in collaboration with top universities, scientists, educators and specialists, Crack The Books™ is the first standard based, core curriculum aligned digital book series that includes both interactive enhancements and universal design accessibility features. Designed for all students, from children with special needs to students who are academically gifted, Crack The Books™ gives educators a powerful new teaching tool to help students of all academic skill levels meet state standards for reading comprehension. Crack The Books™ are the first interactive books that can be adjusted for reading level. Crack The Books™ will cover a variety of topics, including earth habitats, geography, weather, physics, human body, US government, explorers, US history, US states and the solar system. Digital Science Book Features - Adjustable reading levels from 1st to 8th grade - Videos and custom animations
GRAIL MoonKAM | GRAIL MoonKAM Click here to learn more about the GRAIL mission and what scientists are hoping to discover. Click here to find out why scientists are turning their attention to the Moon and what it would be like to walk on the lunar surface. Click here to read about lunar science, including the exciting discovery of water at the Moon's south pole. Request pictures from the GRAIL mission - you pick the location and GRAIL satellites snap the photo Click here to register your classroom for participation in the upcoming GRAIL mission. In 2011, NASA's Gravity Recovery and Interior Laboratory (GRAIL) mission will launch twin spacecraft in tandem orbits around the Moon to measure its gravity in unprecedented detail. Copyright © 2011 Sally Ride Science .
Carbon Connections Home | Leafsnap: An Electronic Field Guide Radio 4 - So You Want To Be A Scientist? - The Experiments - Homing Snails Experiment - Snail Swapping Instructions N-P-K Bracelet | Nutrients for Life Foundation This fun bracelet activity is a great way to introduce the three essential plant nutrients: Nitrogen (N), Phosphate (P) and Potassium (K). As students put the various beads together on the bracelet, they will have a better understanding of what plants need to grow. Also, use Nutrients for Life’s free elementary activity book, Fun with the Plant Nutrient Team, to enrich the lesson. If using the booklet, build the bracelet as students work their way through the book. Interestingly, plants do not technically need soil to grow (as seen with air plants and hydroponic setups), but do simply need the essential plant nutrients (N-P-K). Grade Levels: 2 to 6 Length: 10 minutes; 25 minutes when used with Fun with the Plant Nutrient Team activity book. Group size: This activity works well in both small group and in large settings. Objective: Students will be able to recall what conditions plants needs to grow, such as plant macronutrients (in the soil), sunlight, water, and air.
Mindlight | thePLAYNICEinstitute Intense Fun + Science + Clinical techniques = MindLight MindLight is a video game we’ve produced with game developers at Gain Play MindLight incorporates several evidence-based strategies including relaxation and mindfulness techniques, attention bias modification methods, and neurofeedback mechanics that together produce an immersive game world through which children learn to manage and overcome anxiety symptoms. But this is not a “serious game” — it’s designed to be intensely fun, to harness children’s intrinsic curiosity and wonder and to bridge fantasy and reality such that children become empowered across all contexts in their lives. About The Play Nice Institute Want to know more? MindLight is a video game aimed at children 8 – 12 years of age and is based on evidence-based principles of intervention with anxiety-disordered children and adults. The Science.
Global Warming Interactive Looting the Earth : School Resources : Reframing Rio : tve The lessons below are designed to introduce young people to the concepts of resource depletion and sustainable development. The world is currently using its natural resources at such a rate that they cannot replenish themselves and they will become exhausted. Forests will not grow back, fish will no longer exist and mines will be dug bare. Why do we do this and, more importantly, what can we do about it? Find out by completing the five lessons in 'Looting the Earth'. Click to download the entire 'Looting the Earth' pack (all resources in .pdf format)