public marks

PUBLIC MARKS from knann with tags mslc & district

May 2007

It's a Wild Ride - Learning that Works

It's a Wild Ride is an extended interdisciplinary project that studies roller coaster design in science, mathematics, and language arts classrooms. Students learn and apply laws of motion, linear equations, and technical reporting. As the eight week project unfolds they move from learning content-specific knowledge and skills to applying what they learn in a group design task. Ultimately students must convince the theme park to accept their group's design through persuasive presentations. Look at interactive activities under the heading "Internet Activties to Expand Roller Coaster Knowledge"

April 2007

Rader's NUMBERNUT.COM

Great site for math practice. Each activity also has a magnify feature that is great for low vision. Appropriate for k-8

Primary Games - Educational Maths Games for the primary classroom

Interactive math games and teaching tools at a reasonable price.

March 2007

TeacherFileBox.com : just click & teach.

Lessons, materials, and downloads for differentiated instruction K-6. Requires subscription.

Time Problems using Clocks and Calendars

This section is all about math as it applies to the passing of time. Beginning with reading clocks and drawing their hands, we move into clock differences, calendar exercises and conversion between units of time.

Calendar Problems WorksheetWorks.com

This worksheet presents a single calendar and asks the student questions that require reading individual word problems, consulting the calendar and performing basic math operations.

Timeline - The Race to Build the Atomic Bomb

Interactive resource for students and teachers. May be helpful for the Academic Fair.

Misunderstood Minds | PBS

Companion site to the PBS special on learning differences and disabilities. Has activities to simulate the challenges students face in the areas of attention, reading, writing, and mathematics.

February 2007

Thriving in School

A blog that focuses on OT issues and ideas for students

Time for Kids

by 1 other
Current news articles for grades k-1, 2-3, 4-7. Use with Clicker 5 or WordTalk for text to spech. Find the article, click the Print button. A new, plain web page will appear. Copy and paste directly into Word or a new Clicker document.

Homework Help, Learning Games, Research for Kids & Teens - AOL@SCHOOL

Useful directory of resources for students . Search by grade level or subject area.

Classic Short Stories

by 5 others
This Web site is dedicated to the short story and to those interested in reading light prose. (In web page format, so it is easy to use with a text reader.) Fewer and fewer people these days read short stories. This is unfortunate--so few will ever experience the joy that reading such fine work can give. The goal of this site is to give a nice cross section of short stories in the hope that these short stories will excite these people into rediscovering this excellent source of entertainment.

The Weekly South Dakotan

History of South Dakota with sections of the fur trade

White Oak Fur Post :Online Learning Centre

Using the three languages of the fur trade in the Great Lakes area, we welcome you to the White Oak Learning Centre. We present to you a period of time from the late 1600's to the mid-1800's. These were the years when the North American fur trade grew. The people in Europe wanted beaver skins to make hats and other furs for clothing. European companies traded goods such as cloth, hatchets, kettles, beads, needles and guns for furs provided by Native Americans.

MOUNTAIN MEN AND THE FUR TRADE

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This website is an on-line Research Center devoted to the history, traditions, tools, and mode of living, of the trappers, explorers, and traders known as the Mountain Men.

John Andrew Jackson. The Experience of a Slave inSouth Carolina.

Slave narrative in html format. Easy to use with text reader.

January 2007

Biology of Plants

Covers topics such as growing, plant parts, pollination, food production, seeds, and adaptations

What's it Like Where You Live

Biomes, freshwater, and marine ecosytems perfect for elementary and early middle school students

Kung Fu Angles

Practice describing the angle rotating around a circle ninja style

BBC - English Skillswise

Excellent site for older students to manage English/Language arts skills.

BBC - Mathematics Skillswise -

Excellent site for older students to practice math skills. Only drawback is that money uses the British pound currency.

Graphic Organizers Templates

Fom Shelburne Community School, templates for gr k-8 curriculum