Friday, February 15, 2019

Useful Information In and Out of the Classroom 2/15/19

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


Why a total solar eclipse is such a big deal – “How solar and lunar eclipses work.” (L:G;SA:A)

The Rise and Fall of the Berlin Wall – “On August 13, 1961, construction workers began tearing up streets and erecting barriers in Berlin. This night marked the beginning of one of history’s most infamous dividing lines: the Berlin Wall. Construction continued for a decade as the wall cut through neighborhoods, separated families, and divided not just Germany, but the world. Konrad H. Jarausch details the history of the Berlin Wall.” (L:G;SA:SS)

Open Library – “Open Library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published.” (L:G;SA:A)

Making a Solar Oven – “This activity from the Department of Energy provides background information about solar ovens and instructions on building a simple model solar cooker.” (L:M, H;SA:S)

My Homework – a Chrome extension; “myHomework is a digital student planner that lets you easily track your classes, homework, tests and projects so you never forget an assignment again!” (L:G;SA:A)

Original photo by Pat Hensley







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