Useful Information In and Out of the Classroom 7/14/2023

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

Making a Solar Oven - “People all over the world use solar ovens. Campers use them instead of campfires. No risk of forest fires! No smoke in your eyes! No marshmallows! What? Okay, so solar ovens can't do everything. But, you can put your dinner in the oven and go for a long hike. The food cooks all by itself-no watching, stirring, or turning needed. And the food won't burn if you're an hour late getting back to camp. In Third World countries, wood is still the main fuel for cooking. Many families spend hours every day trying to find wood for the evening meal. As the trees disappear, their lives become harder and harder. And their land becomes a desert.” (L:M; SA: S)

The Science of BBQ - Learn more about BBQ (L:G; SA: S)

Unpoppable Bubbles - “Jessi and Squeaks play with bubbles and learn how to make some that take a really long time to pop!” (L:E; SA: S)

How to Create Your First Quiz in Google Forms - “One of the most common uses of Google Forms is creating and giving self-graded quizzes. If you have never created a quiz with Google Forms, the tutorial that is embedded below will walk you through all of the steps you need to take to make your first quiz in Google Forms.” (L:T; SA: A)

Teaching with Historic Places - “Teaching with Historic Places offers a series of more than 160 classroom-ready lesson plans that use historic sites as a means for exploring American history. Educators and their students can work through these online lesson plans directly on the computer or print them out and photocopy them for distribution.You can browse lesson plans by theme, time period, and state.” (L:T; SA: SS)

Original photo by Pat Hensley