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The scholastic website provides a multitude of resources and activities for teacher and students to use. Some include technology tools, organizers, and templates. One template in particular, KWL chart, allows students to sort through information by aid of a graphic organizer. In the "K" column of the chart, students are able to indicate what they already know about the chosen topic. In the "W" column, students are welcome to write down what they want to learn about the key topic. Then once new information was learned and questions answered, students have the opportunity to write down what they learned in the "L" column.

This is a fabulous tool where elementary students can find an endangered animal to research. After selecting an endangered animal from one of the continents, the students can learn what the animal eats, their behaviors, why they are endangered, etc. There are games and links to helpful books as well as lesson plans for teachers.

This video is an end product of the solution to a group's project-based learning big idea of pollution. It incorporates the three R's of recycling: reuse, reduce, and recycle. The video shows a creative approach in involving a school to promote recycling to help endangered animals affected by pollution.

This site is easy to use! It is a great place for students to show what they have learned after a lesson, to raise questions about content that might be confusing to them and/or they want to know more about, and to read and respond to their peers' thoughts. It is a great substitute for the "exit" slip at the conclusion of a lesson.

This short, yet effective, video discusses how pollution in the air, water, and on land has been caused by people making changes in the places they live. In order to reduce pollution and trash, students learn the importance of recycling products, reducing the amount of products used, and reusing products when they can.

Doodle Splash is an interactive tool from readthinkwrite. It allows for students to visualize what they are learning and/or reading by creating with doodles, drawings, and symbols to express themselves. After completing an image, students can print their creation and share with the class for feedback and assessment.