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Exploratorium Science Snacks

— The Exploratorium

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How It Works

This is an extensive collection of science lessons and laboratory procedures compiled by the Great Lakes Collaborative and the University of Kansas. The site offers a highly detailed outline of science concepts, and it provides a selection of different lessons and lab resources for each concept. All lessons are available as Adobe Acrobat PDF files which can be downloaded and printed on your printer.

In the Classroom

After introducing this site to your students, you can choose an activity to complement an area your are studying, or allow students choose an activity to pursue. Challenge students modify their learning by creating "visual" lab reports using Jimdo, <a href="/single.cfm?id=15237">reviewed here</a>, to document experiments or illustrate concepts, such as the water cycle.

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Tag(s): scientific method, experiments,

School Gardening

— Texas A&amp;M University

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How It Works

Texas A&amp;M University created this site to help school students plant gardens and learn about how plants grow. There are ideas for what to plant, how to get started, and creative ways to design a garden that will keep students interested in the project.

In the Classroom

Use information from School Gardening to enhance or begin your school’s garden. If your school doesn’t have an area for planting a garden, be creative! Plant a small garden in a wagon to roll in and out each day! Create a class website and update your garden’s growth through pictures and words each week. Better yet, have student blog about the garden using Edublog, <a href="/single.cfm?id=13449">reviewed here</a>.

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Tag(s): ecology,

Mutopia

K-11 0 favorites 0 promising practices http://www.mutopiaproject.org/ Last updated: Fri, 08/27/2021 - 11:47 share

How It Works

Here’s a site that offers printable musical scores for dozens of compositions - mostly classical - that are in the public domain. At present, the collection is small - including works of Beethoven, Bach, Satie, etc. But this is a new project that holds great promise for music lovers on a tight budget.

In the Classroom

Bookmark this site for use in your music classes all year.

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Tag(s): composers,

Music Education Online

— Children’s Music Workshop

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How It Works

A professional guide to Music Education for K-12 that offers access to a variety of resources including articles on music education advocacy, an interactive bulletin boards for questions and comments related to music education, retailers, instrumental and vocal music, professional organizations, and integrated units written by and for classroom teachers. Created and maintained by Larry Newman of The Children’s Music Workshop, Los Angeles, CA.

In the Classroom

Bookmark this site for use with your music classes throughout the year.

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Tag(s): musical instruments,

Primary Math Lessons

K-2 0 favorites 0 promising practices http://www.teachingideas.co.uk/maths/contents.htm Last updated: Fri, 08/27/2021 - 11:47 share

How It Works

This collection of short lessons is from a British source - hence the use of the term "maths." It offers simple lesson ideas and a presentation format that can easily be printed out for reference or classroom use. Good resource for situations where planning time is short.

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Tag(s): operations,

Patterns in Mathematics

— CPB/Annenberg

K-5 0 favorites 0 promising practices http://www.learner.org/teacherslab/math/patterns/ Last updated: Fri, 08/27/2021 - 11:47 share

How It Works

This tutorial from the Annenberg Foundation is designed to help teachers interested in working with logical and numerical patterns in mathematics. It includes several animated tutorials which are great for teachers and could also be used by some students. There are also teaching strategies and other instructional ideas, such as suggestions for adapting the instruction to varying grade levels. This is an interesting site for mathematics teachers who want a refresher or some new ideas for presenting content.

In the Classroom

Use the suggestions for adapting the instuction to varying grade levels to help differentiate logic and patterns for your students.

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Tag(s): patterns, logic,

MathDEN

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P.E. Teaching Ideas

K-5 0 favorites 0 promising practices http://www.teachingideas.co.uk/pe/contents.htm Last updated: Fri, 08/27/2021 - 11:47 share

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A British resource offering a collection of games and activities for K-6 students. Try this one for some ideas you won’t find elsewhere.

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PE Central

— Virginia Tech University

K-11 0 favorites 0 promising practices http://www.pecentral.org/ Last updated: Fri, 08/27/2021 - 11:47 share

How It Works

Long a favorite and still growing, PE Central is a large resource created at Virginia Tech University for physical education teachers. These plans are grouped by topic and grade level, and they include plans and feedback contributed by teachers in schools around the country.

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Organized Children’s Games

K-11 0 favorites 0 promising practices http://www.wilderdom.com/games/GamesFun.html Last updated: Fri, 08/27/2021 - 11:47 share

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A simple listing of lots of games for young ones, along with tips on how these can be adapted for different regional and cultural variations. Who says there’s only one way to play the game!?

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Tag(s): sports,