Math practice tool for educators and families that adapts to a student's individual level of proficiency and includes achievement awards and progress reports. Various membership options are available and non-members are always welcome.
Students learn strategies for getting immediate help with
their homework, including going online with an adult to homework help search
services and reference databases.
Students are guided through a multi-lesson project to collaborate in making real-world purchasing decisions using mathematical and critical thinking skills and accessing Internet resources to collect information.
Students learn that, although the Internet makes it very
easy, copying others' work and presenting it as one's own is unethical.
They also learn about circumstances in which it is permissible to copy
others' work.
Students consider that while they are enjoying their favorite
children's Web sites, they may encounter messages from other children that
can make them feel angry, hurt, sad, or fearful. They explore ways to handle
a particular cyberbullying situation, learn some basic prevention rules,
and propose actions to take to calm down when online language makes them
angry.
Students learn that sometimes youths in groups think and
behave differently than they would if each person was alone. They examine
the role of the bystander in cyberbullying situations and develop an ethical
pledge for bystanders.
By examining and identifying actual online requests for private
information, students learn to apply the same safety rules in cyberspace
as they use when encountering strangers in the face-to-face world.
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Science of the Olympic Winter Games
Photo of ice skater, words Science of the Winter Olympic Games, and logos of NBC Learn, NSF and Vancover Olympics
NBC Learn, the educational arm of NBC News, has teamed up with the National Science Foundation (NSF) to produce Science of the Olympic Winter Games, a 16-part video series that explores the science behind individual Olympic events, including Downhill and Aerial Skiing, Speed Skating and Figure Skating, Curling and Hockey, and Ski Jumping, Bobsledding and Snowboarding.
This groundbreaking project between the NSF and NBC Learn uses the global spotlight of the Olympics to make science more accessible and more interesting to students by showing how science helps athletes fulfill the Olympic motto: Citius, Altius, Fortius--Swifter, Higher, Stronger. Read more about the "Science of the Olympic Winter Games."
Each video is complemented with lesson plans which include fun classroom activities. The lesson plans were written by teachers at Academic Business Consultants for grades 6-9 and are aligned with California State Standards. Get your lesson plans and activities at Lessonopoly. "
"Students are dropped into the story and invited to particiapte, learning through exploration, problem solving, and critical thinking. The world highlights famous real-world landmarks, historical figures, inventions, culture, nature, and wildlife. "