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Dipali Patel

Earth Science - Creative Lessons for both kids (K-8) and educators! - 2 views

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    This site provides lessons on a wide array of earth science topics that kids can access at home which includes interactive videos, games, activities and lessons. It also provides great resources for teachers that can help foster creative lessons with the content. The website is a little confusing at first because each link (topic) will redirect you to another website (i.e. National Geographic) but it exposes you to different approaches to teaching the content.
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    Wow! There is a lot of information on this link directly related to Earth Science. I am currently going through each link and writing down notes to help me with some of my future lectures. Thanks so much for the link that brings it all together so that I don't have to have a search overload for some of these great resources!
Eric Byers

IDEA " You make me sick! Online game teaches science to middle schoolers - 1 views

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    One of the newest and greatest innovations continues to be video games. In the past, educational games have never quite met expectations, but with grants and contests such as this one, hopefully the games improve and students can learn something while playing video games.
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    Wow! This game is very informative and fun. I'm interested to see more games like this. There are way too many educational games that aren't enjoyable. This one hits the mark!
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    This looks like a great tool for kids today- especially considering how attached some kids are to games. Children need to know how they get sick and what is going on inside of them when they are sick. One concern I have is that the game may be giving the message that all bacteria are bad and will make them sick. This is a common misconception that has led to the over use of antibiotics and hand sanitizer. Children should be taught that although some bacteria are pathogens, most are not, and they actually help other animals (ie. Humans) carry out every day functions. Bacteria ≠ Pathogen.
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    About four years ago, I went to a facility planners conference and they said the most improperly used space in the school is the library. It should not be filled with stacks of books, but it should look more like a media center where you have gaming centers, areas for public wi-fi access and a small section for books, but it would not be the dominant feature of the media center. It would also not close with the school, but be an area that would be open to the general public after hours. We will probably not build another school in Spotsylvania in the next decade, but it will be interesting to see if divisions will be starting to convert what we currently see as a library into something else.
Eric Byers

Can Smartphones Make Kids Smarter? | Education.com - 0 views

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    For my undergrad, one of my professor's was working on a smart phone app to help with Dendrology for students currently learning the extremely boring subject. It's a really cool idea, and caused me to be very interested in a wide variety of education related apps on my smartphone. I think smart phones has the potential to take education the next mile, but much like video games they need the extra little push to help accomplish stem education.
Josh Bearman

Inside a Cell - 0 views

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    I sent my life science kids here to check out a more in depth look at organelles and their functions. A bonus is the great narrator voice. This website has a bunch of fun interactive cell activities, and links to some great videos as well.
Tristan C

BrainPOP Jr. - K-3 Educational Movies, Quizzes, Lessons, and More! - 3 views

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    This site provides educational movies for K-3 students. Homework Help, leveled quizzes, games and activities for kids. Exceptional resource for teachers and homeschools. I use this site very often.
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    What a great resource! Unfortunately, I don't think many high school students would enjoy this too much haha, but I appreciate it none the less. I've found that I have always struggled with creating things like the web site for young children so having this resource will only make it easier in the future to base any projects I have on it.
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    I forgot to mention that there is another site called www.brainpop.com , which covers more in depth topics. If you go to http://www.brainpop.com/educators/state_standards/ the site says it addresses SOLs up to 12th grade. This is not my area of expertise, but it might be worth a look.
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    After I wrote the comment, I saw the brainpop.com site and was impressed with it none the less.
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    I like Brainpop for starting conversation in my AP classes.
C. Keith Claassen

STEM Projects Encourage Students to Excel - 1 views

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    This site shows STEM in action! Showing kids that STEM disciplines are not foreign to each other, but rather that the combined effort of many fields culminates the scientific process is paramount to the success of the next generation. STEM subjects should not be approached as separate entities. They are intricately intertwined with each other for the advancement of knowledge. The project shown in this video is an awesome example of STEM subjects coming together.
Tristan C

PBS Teachers | Engineering Resources - 0 views

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    PBS Kids has activities that do a good job of linking engineering to science, math, and technology. The website has many characters which my students identify with. Many of the activities and concepts, that are covered, are for younger students, but some are for the upper grades.
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    Great website- it is very "children" oriented due to the nice colors, drawings and simplicity. I love it for the content that is accessible by young learners but I appreciate it even more because it has very innovative classroom activity suggestions (as well as lesson plans) for teachers. Even more importantly, there have a listing for family activities for each subject, which I think is great because learning can be even more meaningful when it is done outside of the classroom.
chavisscience

Op-Ed: To Get Ahead in STEM, the KEY is C--Computers - 0 views

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    Computer coding is important to including STEM in education. This skill should be included in early education and it should build with each level of curriculum.
anonymous

DESIGN SQUAD NATION . Build | Sky Glider | PBS KIDS GO! - 0 views

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    Children are engineers when they design a blimp using paper, cardboard, and balloons.
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