16 October 2007 10:00
The Balanced Plate
Learn about balancing the food groups then try sorting foods.
15 October 2007 00:00
14 October 2007 23:00
Earth, Moon and Sun - An Interactive Learning Experience
(via)Another great interactive for students with good reading skills and ability to follow directions. Starts with an arcade game but the remainder is content rich.
Days Of Wonder.....Heart & Circulation
KS2 Living Things – Heart & Circulation
Dr. Flopadom is retiring and he needs someone
to take over his job. Enter Days Of Wonder and
become an expert on the heart and circulation.
Earth and Beyond.co.uk
(via)Great instructional game that teaches and quizzes students on the planets, moon, earth's rotation, and orbit. Students must earn points to play a game. Good independent activity.
Planets, Moons, and their Darksides
(via)The activities will enable the teacher to:
position the nine planets interactively
demonstrate the phases of the moon
show that the moon orbits the Earth roughly every 28 days
illustrate to pupils that the Earth spins on its own axis
show that day and night are related to the Earth's rotation
Earth and Space Interactive
This interactive presentation consists of the following animations:
the rotation of the Earth in space through 24 hours, showing day and night
the orbit of the Earth around the sun explaining the different seasons
the orbit of the moon around the Earth illustrating the phases of the moon
By carrying out the activities in this lesson pupils will understand:
why we have day time and night time on planet Earth
why we have the different seasons
why the moon appears a different shape over the month
14 October 2007 22:00
Animal Habitats
(via)Choose a habitat. Then click and drag the animals to the habitat
When you are finished, take the quiz:
http://www.innovationslearning.co.uk/subjects/science/activities/habitats_quiz/quiz_home.htm
Crickweb | Welcome to Crickweb
Great set of interactive resources for use with a whiteboard or projector. Ages 4-11
14 October 2007 21:00
The Right Track
Get on the Right Track to Healthy Eating
Interactive lesson with text or audio.
14 October 2007 20:00
Did I Read It or Not?
Carson is reading about his body and how it works. It is hard for him to understand what he has read.
Carson needs your help with his reading skills.
LA.A.2.2.1.4.1 - The student understands explicit and implicit ideas and information in fourth-grade or higher texts.
14 October 2007 19:00
Astronomy For Kids
(via)Great site for kids researching the solar system, planets, and more. Easy to read and understand text. Looks like a teacher creation.
StarChild: A Learning Center for Young Astronomers
(via)Take the tour using Level 1 or Level 2 information. Teacher guide available.
CosmicQuest @ The Children's Museum of Indianapolis
Our solar system is our neighborhood in space.
The Sun is the center of this neighborhood,
which includes at least nine planets
plus hundreds of moons and thousands of asteriods.
14 October 2007 18:00
Exploring Our Solar System
(via)webquest for grades 4-5
See entire unit here:http://www.asdk12.org/depts/itech/teachers/curriculum/
Kidspiration Solar System - Inner and Outer Planets Activity
Explain and demonstrate the sorting activity to the class.
Each student will complete the activity by dragging and placing the planets into the appropriate Super Grouper.
Each student will print his/her work
14 October 2007 17:00
Kidspiration Activities & Lesson Plans - North Canton City Schools
(via)North Canton City Schools elementary teachers explored ways to integrate visual learning and thinking skills into their curriculum areas during a Professional Development study group. After becoming comfortable with Kidspiration, they created lessons and concept maps for their classes. These lessons are showcased to be used as a resource for educators. Please feel free to download the files and use with your students.
14 October 2007 11:00
Space Sense for Kids
Every question you answer correctly will boost your rocket a little further toward its destination--leaving the Earth's atmosphere. Click the button that you think holds the correct answer, or click a 'Life Line' button for helpful clues. 'Open a Link' will take you to a web page that has information about the question, and 'What have others answered?' will show you the percentage of people that have previously chosen each answer.
Eight Planets and a Dwarf Soduko
Fill in all the empty cells by dragging and dropping the planets Every row,column,and 3x3 box with orange borders should contain all nine planets. No planet should appear more than once in a row, column, or box.
14 October 2007 10:00
Sky aboveStowe VT on Sun 2007 Oct 14 10:42
Use these numbers for the observing site Lat 44°47'17" Long 73°9'11"
