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"Providing a wealth of resources for K-12 science educators, Science NetLinks is your guide to meaningful standards-based Internet experiences for students."

hands on inquiry based learning in science and math

CREATE EXCITING LESSON PLANS FROM MOVIES

"Author Name Pronunciation Guide A collection of brief recordings of authors & illustrators saying their names. Hello, my name is . . . * Have authors and illustrators introduce themselves * Learn correct pronunciations of hard-to-pronounce names * Reveal stories behind the names "

A national resource for computational science education

"The form taken by literature circles varies according to the students' needs, their abilities, and the characteristics of individual classrooms. However, all literature circles share the following three basic elements: diversity, self-choice, and student initiative (Daniels, 2002). Based upon curriculum goals or particular themes students are studying, the teacher selects a set of texts which are either thematically related books of various genres or a body of work by a single author (Brabham & Villaume, 2000; Gilbert, 2000). Learners then are either assigned to a "circle" by their teacher or they may form their own groups, based on students' reading interests or book titles they have selected (Burns, 1998). Within each circle, students are in charge of their own learning and have responsibilities, such as leading discussions and deciding the volume of material to be read for each meeting (Farinacci, 1998; Peralta-Nash & Dutch, 2000). "

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"AdLit.org is a national multimedia project offering information and resources to the parents and educators of struggling adolescent readers and writers. AdLit.org is an educational initiative of WETA, the flagship public television and radio station in the nation's capital, and is funded by Carnegie Corporation of New York and by the Ann B. and Thomas L. Friedman Family Foundation."

" An interactive dictionary and thesaurus that leads you to discover the connections between vocabulary words in a visually captivating display. Word maps blossom with meaning, encouraging exploration instead of rote memorization to expand vocabulary. Vocabulary University Looking for the previous version of this website? Visit www.vocabularyuniversity.com. Cambridge Dictionaries Online Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary and other excellent learner dictionaries are available online, free of charge. Online Etymological Dictionary A free and open resource for reliable information on word roots. Vintage Vocabulary A site highlighting American words and expressions with intriguing origins."

reproducibles from the book. Many more resources listed and tutorials. Must see by educators who want to add more to their lessons than lectures/worksheets.