Useful Information In and Out of the Classroom 4/21/2023

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

Greenhouse Effect - “Describe the effect of greenhouse gases and clouds on sunlight, infrared radiation, and surface temperature. Explain why greenhouse gases affect the temperature. Compare and contrast the behavior of sunlight and infrared radiation. Describe radiative balance and use it to explain the relationship between the surface temperature and greenhouse gas concentration. Compare the effect of greenhouse gases to the effect of infrared absorbing layers. (L:H; SA:S)

All About Explorers - “All About Explorers was developed by a group of teachers as a means of teaching students about the Internet. Although the Internet can be a tremendous resource for gathering information about a topic, we found that students often did not have the skills to discern useful information from worthless data. So we set out to develop a series of lessons for elementary age students in which we would demonstrate that just because it is out there for the searching does not mean it is worthwhile.” (L:E; SA:SS)

Hello History - free app; “Have In-Depth Conversations With History’s Greatest. Get a personal perspective on life, history, and the world from some of the most influential figures of all time - Cleopatra, Einstein, Budha, and more.” (L:G; SA:SS)

Perfect Pitch - “Explore the instruments and eras of the orchestra. Discover the ways compositions can be arranged with different instruments. Test your knowledge with an interactive quiz.” (L:G; SA:FA)

The Physics of Baseball - “Two scientists from San Francisco Bay Area institutions break down a few of the many different ways that baseball is a great way to learn about the physics of motion and energy, including aerodynamics and vibrations in this video adapted from QUEST” (L:H; SA:S)

Original photo by Pat Hensley