Friday, August 3, 2018

Useful Information In and Out of the Classroom 8/3/18

Here are some interesting sites that I’ve found this week, thanks to my PLN. As a teacher, I feel we have to keep up to date concerning research in our field and current issues in the education system. I hope some of these inspire you, inform you, and even have you asking questions. Thank you for coming by and visiting!

Note: Each resource is labeled with a level and subject area to make it easier to use.

Levels:  E: Elementary; M: Middle; H: High; G: General, all levels; SN: Special Needs; T: Teachers

Subject Areas: LA: Language Arts, English, Reading, Writing; M: Math; S: Science; Health; SS: Social Studies, Current Events; FA: Fine Arts; Music, Art, Drama; FL: Foreign Language; PE: Physical Ed; C: Career; A: All

Microsoft Office Education Templates – lots of free templates for teachers to use (L:T;SA:A)

The Wind Chill Formula Explained – “The wind chill is a measure of what it "feels like" when the weather is cold. The number is not made up--it's a mathematical formula. This video explains the formula and goes through an example of how to calculate the wind chill.”  (L:G;SA:S)

Teenage Life in Ancient Rome – a TED-ed lesson; “Welcome to the world of Lucius Popidius Secundus, a 17-year old living in Rome in 73 AD. His life is a typical one of arranged marriages, coming-of-age festivals, and communal baths. Take a look at this exquisitely detailed lesson on life of a typical Roman teenager two thousand years ago.” (L:T;SA:SS )

Wake Up Brain – “5 warm-up exercises for the brain.” (L:T;SA:A)

Metamorphosis of the Butterfly – a TED-ed lesson;  “In order to become a butterfly, a caterpillar’s body dissolves almost completely and is rebuilt from its own juices. Butterflies are just a few of the 800,000 insect species that transition from larvae to adults through complete metamorphosis. But how exactly does this process work? Franziska Bauer explains how these squishy larvae emerge as armored, aerodynamic, and nimble adults. (L:M,H;SA:S)

Original photo by Pat Hensley





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