Magic school bus episode great for my introduction about plants. Also will stem a discussion around this video asking students what their favorite part was.

Switched On Kids - Where does electricity come from. Childrens Electrical Safey Website. The Electrical Safety Council Also a resource for engagement in the electicity module

Energy And Electricity - List 1 Of 2 is available for study with 20 vocabulary, spelling, writing, learning activities and games on Vocabulary SpellingCity.com. The Energy and Electricity - List 1 of 2 word list was created by Vsc Science.

I will be using this for vocab activity in my electricty module.

Nearly all animals begin their lives as babies. Birds as well as many species of reptiles, amphibians, and fish emerge from eggs. These animals are called hatchlings. Most invertebrates, including insects and mollusks, also emerge from eggs. These creatures are called either larvae or nymphs, depending on the species. For my class creation

trying to highlight, or sticky note... I plan on using this for inspriation on my what do baby animals look like module, I would also consider using the discussion question that are here, they got me thinking...

3 main ideas of teaching presence.

Abstract This meta-analysis of the experimental literature of distance education (DE) compares different types of interaction treatments (ITs) with other DE instructional treatments. ITs are the instructional and/or media conditions designed into DE courses, which are intended to facilitate student-student (SS), student-teacher (ST), or student-content (SC) interactions.

study about elementary class community and how it relates to learning

Abstract This meta-analysis has two aims: (a) to address the main effects of problem based learning on two categories of outcomes: knowledge and skills; and (b) to address potential moderators of the effect of problem based learning.

Tech Valley is a project based school here in Albany.

What is Problem-Based Learning? Dr. De Gallow, Director, Instructional Resources Center, Project Director, Hewlett Grant One of the primary features of Problem-Based Learning is that it is student-centered. "Student-centered" refers to learning opportunities that are relevant to the students, the goals of which are at least partly determined by the students themselves.

article about including questioning in classes

a great article that talks about student learning when they create the problem or goal themselves.

some good ideas for creating a community

VIDEO: Project-Based Learning: An Overview Running Time: 9 min. Ask Seymour Papert, renowned expert on children and computing, why students are turned off by school, and he quickly offers an example: "We teach numbers, then algebra, then calculus, then physics. Wrong!" exclaims the Massachusetts Institute of Technology mathematician, a pioneer in artificial intelligence.

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teachers need to be entertaining.

Burnett's Formula for Great Teaching: Entertain a Little, Educate a Lot and Be Accessible September 28, 2010 - On a Tuesday morning at the University of Virginia, early into the fall semester, professor Robert Burnett announced a "roll-call pop quiz" to the 61 students in his 8 a.m. organic chemistry class.

Explanations >Needs > Maslow's HierarchyThe hierarchical effect | The five needs | Three more needs | So what? In 1943 Abraham Maslow, one of the founding fathers of humanist approaches to management, wrote an influential paper that set out five fundamental human needs needs and their hierarchical nature.