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Nature: It's more than just a faraway beach or mountain. It's a fantastic factory that makes the building blocks of all our lives-food, drinking water, the stuff we own and the air we breathe. It makes amazing memories, and even protects us from floods and storms! That's why The Nature Conservancy and its 550 scientists have created a new initiative - Nature Works Everywhere - to help students learn the science behind how nature works for us…and how we can help keep nature running strong. Nature Works Everywhere gives teachers, students and families everything they need to start exploring and understanding nature's fantastic factory - videos, interactive games, and interactive lesson plans that align to standards. Hosted by Nature Conservancy scientists, Nature Works Everywhere takes your class around the world to visit nature at its productive best - from coral reefs to bee gardens, from Maine's snowy forests to Africa's grasslands. We'll be adding more lessons each year from around the globe on science and social studies topics that teachers can use as is or customize for their own classroom needs.

Stop Disasters is a collection of disaster simulation games created by the ISDR (International Strategy for Disaster Reduction). As students play the games, they learn about natural disasters and actions that people can take to help protect themselves and others. The student's job is to plan and construct a safer environment for their population. Students must assess the disaster risk and try to limit damage when natural disasters strike. Some advice that students are given within the game will be good and some of it will be bad, it is up to them to discern which is which. Students can choose from 5 different scenarios, Tsunami, Earthquake, Hurricane, Wild Fire, and Flood. Each scenario has 3 levels: easy, medium, and hard. When students enter the simulation, they are greeted by a local who briefs them on the situation. Students are given a budget and time limit to complete the necessary precautions. After 20 min., the natural disaster occurs and tests their solutions. Students develop the land and learn about their choices each step of the way. During the game students can keep track of their budget, the population they are working to keep safe, a map and risk management map, and their remaining time. The game is very engaging, it reminds me of the SIM City games that I played as a kid. This game will put those critical thinking muscles to the test!

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CHANCE(Connecting Humans And Nature through Conservation Experiences) is a coordinated effort and partnership between Penn State and PDE that addresses the need to train Pennsylvania 9th - 12th grade teachers in environmental science and ecology. Includes

Carnegie Museum of Natural History has a new teacher loyalty program that gives teachers free and exclusive benefits.  All you have to do is give your name, address, and place of employment.  What a great opportunity! 

Pi™ Computer Tables- Classroom Collaboration for LCD Systems and Laptops! Built on the geometry of circles, not rectangles, Pi™ Computer Tables nest together in organic arrangements found in nature. This unlocks infinite possibilities for team computing groups.

The World Wonders Project enables you to discover 132 historic sites from 18 countries, including Stonehenge, the archaeological areas of Pompeii and the ancient Kyoto temples. In addition to man-made sites, you can explore natural places: wander the sandy dunes of Australia's Shark Bay or gaze up at the rock domes of Yosemite National Park in California.

Entry to the FA Cup is unwavering by a number of factors, and each year hundreds of clubs, from English Premier League megastars such as Manchester United and Chelsea, downward to the lower reaches of the leagues, to the likes of the Eastern Counties Football League teams such as Needham Market and Lowestoft Town, all fight for the chance to lift the well-known FA Cup trophy. Teams from the English Premier League and from the English Football League are mechanically entitled to enter, and those clubs from many inferior level leagues are also allowable entry to the previous rounds of the FA up, based upon severe criteria. The first few rounds of the FA Cup are contested among teams from the junior end of the Football Leagues, with teams life form introduced from higher football leagues as the FA Cup progresses. It isn't until the third round, however, that the main teams take part. In current years, there has been a rise in attendances, and FA Cup Tickets can be very extremely sought after by group and neutrals alike, particularly for games connecting rival teams such as Manchester United v Manchester City, Liverpool v Everton, or Tottenham Hotspur v Arsenal. Ties are shaped by an easy draw of lots, with the team who will participate at home being haggard out first of all, and the team which will have fun against them life form drawn right away after. The FA Cup is recognized for the numeral of surprises that happen each year, and each year there will certainly be teams which will be uncomfortable by smaller known football teams. This constituent of shock is just one of the ways in which the FA Cup provides exceptional leisure for fans of all teams. Due to the natural world of this agreement, it can mean that FA Cup Tickets for sure ties are valued highly, due to the scarcity of their ease of use, especially so when a team with a large travelling support are haggard away from home to a team with a small sports ground ability. The FA Cup final is, by tradition,

if you can remember the LMP accurately the date of delivery will be another 280 days from the same. With the help of a Pregnancy Due Date Calculator you can will know the stage of pregnancy in which you are in and the nature of development that the baby has undergone.

Installment loans for bad credit provide the hurdle service to working people who require small cash help with easy repayment scheme. These services are slightly expressive due to its unsecured nature and offering to bad credit holder. So, it is advised to consider some important points carefully in order to make the right lending decision.

Media Cloud is a system that lets you see the flow of the media. The Internet is fundamentally altering the way that news is produced and distributed, but there are few comprehensive approaches to understanding the nature of these changes. Media Cloud automatically builds an archive of news stories and blog posts from the web, applies language processing, and gives you ways to analyze and visualize the data.

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Mama Mirabelle's Home Movies is an animated television series that looks at the natural world from a preschooler's point of view. It introduces preschoolers to a fascinating world filled with loveable characters and stunning wildlife movies from National Geographic.

Includes ecosystems, biomes, erosion, weather, natural resources, agriculture and farming, and much, much more. Award-winning educational site.

Those who constantly strive to learn more from the world around them, who can't pass up an opportunity to pour over a book or dictionary, or who take classes just to learn a bit more are a special breed. For those with an iPhone, the chances for learning just got a lot greater. No matter if you love literature, science, nature, arts, foreign languages and travel, medicine, or Christian studies, there are apps that will enhance your ability to expand your knowledge base.

David Attenborough's latest series presents the biggest ever wildlife series devoted to mammals. It features many of the planet's most fascinating species, including ourselves.

Students at SLA are assessed through a variety of means with a focus on project-based learning and our five core values of inquiry, research, collaboration, presentation, and reflection. Our students do not take the School District of Philadelphia benchmark exams; rather, they complete projects in every subject that are assessed based on the SLA rubric (see below). The descriptions in the empty boxes are filled in according to the subject and project nature. We are working with the School District of Philadelphia to ensure that grades from the SLA Benchmark projects will be entered into SchoolNet at the end of every marking period.

"The American Museum of Natural History gives you the whole enchilada in six minutes. The film, moving from Planet Earth to the Big Bang, is part of an exhibition, Visions of the Cosmos: From the Milky Ocean to an Evolving Universe." Scientific, mystical, awe-inspiring.

Mathematics illuminates the patterns that abound in our world. The Museum of Mathematics strives to enhance public understanding and perception of mathematics. Its dynamic exhibits and programs will stimulate inquiry, spark curiosity, and reveal the wonders of mathematics. The museum's activities will lead a broad and diverse audience to understand the evolving, creative, human, and aesthetic nature of mathematics.

Understanding Alcohol: Investigations into Biology and Behavior-developed with the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)-is a creative, inquiry-based instruction program designed to promote active learning and stimulate student interest in medical topics. This curriculum supplement aims to help students develop the following major goals associated with scientific literacy: to experience the process of scientific inquiry and develop an enhanced understanding of the nature and methods of science; andto appreciate the role of science in society and the relationship between basic science and human health.

The International Journal of Mentoring and Coaching in Education (IJMCE) publishes cutting edge research and substantial in-process reports and theoretical accounts of mentoring and coaching in educational contexts, including schools, colleges and universities. IJMCE provides overviews of how mentoring and coaching are evolving as well as circulating critical engagement with theoretical and practical issues. It enables insights into variations in mentoring and coaching on a global platform, evidencing their situated nature and generic characteristics as well as reporting on emerging issues in mentoring and coaching theory and practice. This unique journal highlights what is recognised as effective practice in specific contexts, as well as evidencing why this is so and discussing possible transferability to other contexts.  IJMCE regularly features informed reviews of mentoring and coaching publications and provides conference reports from events that have global significance.