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FIRST NINE WEEKS
The Elements
Clickable Periodic Table of Elements
Marie Curie: Her Story in Brief
The Science Spot: Chemistry Lesson Plans
The Periodic Table Adventure
Includes An Element ADventure WebQuest
The Radium Girls Story
Full chapter from book by Mark Neuzil
1998 NY Times Article on Marie Curie
Mineral Information Institute
Every American will need...
Rader's Chem4Kids
Lehrer's Song of the Elements
Periodic Table Project
Students Create Their Own Periodic Table of ??????
The Atoms Family Album
The Atoms Family PowerPoint
Use as intro to Atoms Family Album
The Atoms Family Atomic Math Challenge
Add/Subtract Decimals Math activity
Chemistry Carols
Adopt-An-Element
Periodic Table Puns
Periodic Puns 2
Periodic Table Puns Answer Keys
Element Baby Book
VA Department of Education
Grade 5 Math Resources
Printable Periodic Table of Elements
Includes the Atomic Weight/Mass
Mock Trials Gr. 3-6
From NJ State Bar Association
Mock Trial - Goldilocks & the Three Bears
Goldilock's testimony
Blank Printable Periodic Table
Penny Experiment
Chemistry Fun with Pennies
Strength of Acids and Bases
Project 26: Saucy Cleaner
Cleaning Copper Pennies
Penny Composition
Common Cents Activities
Copper Caper
Cells
Cell and Cell Structure
The Five Kingdoms
Biology, the Study of Life on Earth
Information on the 5 kingdoms
Courtroom Links
Mini-Court NJ State Bar Foundation
K-2 Mock Trial Activities & Resources
Guide to Completing Mock Trials
EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES
Virginia English Standards of Learning, Revised Bloom’s Taxonomy,
Multiple Intelligence Assessment Test
56 questions
Genetics
Genetics Kids Style!
Probability & Genetics
Includes PowerPoint slide show on DNA
DNA From the Beginning
Human Genome Project
National Center for Biotechnology Information
National Human Genome Research Institute
NOVA: Secret of Photo 51 (Rosalind Franklin’s image of DNA)
U.S. Department of Agriculture (Agricultural Biotechnology)
SECOND NINE WEEKS
Geologic Terms
Disaster Intensity Scales
FEMA for Kids
This Dynamic Earth
Pictures and writ-up on ALL Volcano/Tectonic topics
Physical Geography
Kobe Earthquake Study
Explanation of Latitude and Longitude
Va. to E. Shore tomato farmers: Sit down and negotiate
Systems Equifinality
Volcano Info and Quiz
Lava Flows Underwater
Underwater Lava Flow
Voyage finds Undersea Eruption
Volcano Questions
thermocouple
Active Volcanoes
World Volcanoes by Region
Latest U.S. Volcano Alerts and Updates
SOCRATIC SEMINAR RESEARCH
Life Is Found Thriving at Ocean's Deepest Point
Nereus HROV Becomes World's Deepest Diver
Robotic Nereus submarine aims to explore the depths of Challenger Deep
GOOD PICTURE
Nereus Sub
Socratic seminar article
Metric Conversion Calculator
Multiple Intelligences Product Grid
Lesson 13-Ocean Pollution
Pulverize Pollution Problems
Wiki
Socratic seminar: Pulverize Pollution Problems
Student Roles
cooperative learning roles defined
Using Role Cards
cooperative learning roles defined
Mars
The Grand Canyon of Mars
What's the Deepest Canyon?
Mariana Trench Info and Mysteries
Explore the Mariana Trench
Plate Tectonics and the Subduction Zone of the Trench
Timeline of the Trench 1900-2009
Trench Latitude/Longitude
Mariana Trench Information
Trench info
Deepest Part of the Ocean / Deepest Ocean Trench
MORPHOLOGICAL SYNTHESIS
FEMA
Homing Pigeons Get Their Bearings From Their Beaks
How Well Is Your Community Prepared?
Introduction to FEMA & Red Cross
San Franscisco Fire/Earthquake
Timeline of the San Francisco Earthquake
San Francisco Earthquake Register
Evacuation by Sea
1906 Earthquake and Fire PP and Photos
San Francisco Earthquake History 1769- 1879
San Francisco Earthquake History 1880-1914
http://www.sfmuseum.org/alm/quakes3.html
San Francisco Earthquake History 1990-1994
1989 Earthquake Reports and Photographs
Fault
What Is a Geologic Fault?
What is a Fault?
The San Andreas Fault
Volcanoes
General Information about Hawaiian Shield Volcanoes
Includes Mauna Loa link
Specific Volcanoes
How Volcanoes Work
Underwater Volcano Eruption
1:39 video w/ intro commercial
Mountains from Volcanoes
4:01 video w/ intro commercial. Additional volcano videos
Pillow lava
Additional links
Metamorphic rock
Metamorphic Rocks
Introduction to the Metamorphic Process
Discuss the types of metamorphism.
Undersea telecommunication cables
Phone cable to link China and US
Cut undersea Internet cables slow India's connectivity
Transpacific undersea cable completed
U.S. NAVY OFFICIAL WEBSITE for the
Hurricanes
Hurricane Guide: Follow Atlantic storms
STORM SURGE MAPS (PDFs)
Hurricane Safety Checklist
Hurricane Safety Checklist
American Red Cross
Hurricane
American Red Cross
Why Do Hurricanes Form and Where Are They Found?
Hurricane SCAMPER
How Are Hurricanes Formed?
Hurricane SCAMPER
Glossary of NHC Terms
Hurricane SCAMPER
MONTHLY ZONES OF ORIGIN AND HURRICANE TRACKS
Hurricane SCAMPER
ATMOSPHERE
Hurricane SCAMPER
NOAA Learning Objects
HURRICANE VIDEO
Continental Shelf
Hurricane SCAMPER
Glossary of NHC Terms
Hurricane SCAMPER
Ocean In Motion
Hurricane SCAMPER
Tsumani
Preparing for Tsumanis
Surviving a Tsunami—Lessons from Chile, Hawaii, and Japan
Preparing for Events, Tsunami
Rd Cross site
American Red Cross
Red Cross
Plate Tetonics
Plate Tectonics in a Nutshell
Geology : Plate Tectonics
video included
Plate Tectonics activity
Intro to Plate Tectonic Theory
Ants
Social insects: Ants
The ABC of Curious Facts About Ants
Earthquakes
Japan Earthquake
Reading the Richter Scale
California Waits For The Big One
Earthquakes for Kids
Yellowstone Earthquake Swarms
Introductory Information
Natural Phenomena: Earthquakes, Volcanoes, and Other Earth Movements 15 min
Education Streaming Video. You will need to log in
ECOSYSTEMS
Thinking Hats
de Bono
Episode 1: John Delaney
COSEE NOW Podcast
Episode 2: Heidi Sosik & Rob Olson
COSEE NOW Podcast
Episode 3: Chris Martens
COSEE NOW Podcast
de Bono
Martha's Vineyard Coastal Observatory
Goes with Episode 2: Heidi Sosik & Rob Olson
MIssions-Missions
Choose an Expedition
Thinking Maps
Underwater
Information on all aspects of underwater pressure
How to Understand Underwater Pressure in Scuba Diving
Pressure-Pressure
Underwater Research Vehicles
Meters to Feet Conversion
Welcome to the Oceanography section!
Tree Map
How much pressure?
Sector 7
Interactive Rock Cycle Animation
How are Fossils Formed?
SCAMPER technique
SCAMPER map
Mission Submersible Links
Dive & Discover: Underwater Research Vehicles
AUVs: Autonomous Underwater Vehicles
ROVs: Remotely Operated Vehicles
HOVs: Human Occupied Vehicles
Crash Site Cruise Summary
Buoyancy Experiments
Jules Verne Nautilus Models
Jules Verne: Brief Biography
Seafloor Map & Article
THIRD NINE WEEKS
Kaleidoscopes & Symmetry
Kid Zone: Cells & Microscopes Links & Activities
Virtural Electron Microscope
Try to identify the magnified object.
Exploring the Science of Light
Science, Optics, & You
FREEBIES! OPTICS & MORE
OPTICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA
Hands On Optics
Exploring the Science of Light Useful Websites
Optics for Kids: Topics & Links
Convex Mirrors Activity
From VA Dept. of Education/UVA
Curved Mirrors Activity
From VA Dept. of Education/UVA
The Facts of Light
Use with Bill Nye video
Who Discovered Gravity?
More Optics Links for Kids
The Science & Engineering Behind It
OPERATION OPTICS
Click on Operation Optics for an Optics Simulation
Full Article - Blackout of 1977
USA Nightlights Maps
US Nightlight Blackout Map
NASA's Imagine the Universe Links
Great links to the electromagnetic spectrum
5.2
What is an I-SEARCH
People and Sound in the Sea
Use with I Search
I-Search
Scenario
Socratic Seminar
U.S. Supreme Court Decision Balances National
vocabulary
Energy Pyramid / Ecosystem
preliminary
injunctions
litigation
plaintiff
enjoined
irreparable
equities
The U.S. Court of Appeals
Ninth Circuit
Map of the Ninth Circuit:
affirmed
Supreme Court
Supreme Court of the United States
precedent
pertinent
concurring
dissenting
Sonar used in defense
How is sound used to find submarines?
Measuring the sound of silence.
How do you measure the sound of something if it makes no sound?
Operating a Nuclear Submarine: Sonar room
Sound Surveillance System (SOSUS)
Sonar used in fishing
Sonar used in research
Deep Ocean Seismicity from Hydroacoustic Monitoring
Monitoring marine mammals using acoustics
Monitoring the global ocean through underwater acoustics
Sonar used in exploration
Sonar background information
Technologies for Ocean Acoustic Monitoring
One Noisy Day
Marine Mammals and Low Frequency Active Sonar (LFAS)
Acoustical Society of America 159th Meeting Lay Language Papers
Atlantic Croaker
The Humpback Song
Hz
Communication and Echolocation
Bottlenose dolphins
The Kids' Times: Right Whale
Hz
Black drum
Hz
NOISE CONTROL ENGINEERING (NCE Report 07-001)(pages 17-19)
Table 1: List of Sources with Assigned Rank and Affected Frequencies
Ocean Literacy and Marine Mammals:An Easy Reference Guide 2007
ALL MUST READ Comprehensive article for Sound Chart #2 and lesson closure
CRS Report for Congress: Active Military Sonar and Marine Mammals:Events and References
Military Sonar Exercises
Discovery of Sound in the Sea: Audio Gallery
Right whale, Humpback whale, Black drum, Atlantic croaker, and Bottlenose dolphin sounds
FOURTH NINE WEEKS
Fourth Grade Standards of Learning
4th Grade Science SOLs Curriculum Framework
Essential Knowledge, Skills, and Processes
4.1-4.3
Kids Know-It Network
Free Educational Songs
Fifth Grade Standards of Learning
5th Grade Science SOLs Curriculum Framework
Essential Knowledge, Skills, and Processes
5.1-5.3
5.4-5.7
Global Warming Makes Sea Less Salty
5.6
Surprising Side Effects of Global Warming
5.6, 5.7
CO2 sponge: Macromolecule that was accidentally discovered seems to trap the greenhouse gas from the air
5.4, 5.5
Kids Know-It Network
movies on ALL subjects
HOW DOES THE CHANGING EARTH'S SURFACE AFFECT SOCIETY?
5.7
Math
Math/Science Funnies
Create Your Own
ARTICLES
Va. to E. Shore tomato farmers: Sit down and negotiate
Independent Study Choice Board Lesson
Learning Styles
Overview of Learning Styles
style info. only
A Learning Style Survey
inventory to take 32 questions
What's YOUR Learning Style
33 questions: auditory, visual, kinesthetic
Visual/Spatial Learner
16 questions - may be reproduced
Bloom's Taxonomy
Rubrics
RubiStar
Create a new rubric
Mind Mapping
Mind Mapping
Mind Mapping
Writing Letters to the Editor
Persuasion Map Planning
Persuasion Map Interactive
Letter to the Editor Peer Review Questions
Purdue Online Writing Lab
grammar, etc.
Letter Generator
interactive
Persuasive Letter Rubric
Synectics
Synectics
Bloom's
Understanding
Applying
Analyzing
Biggest Blackout In U.S. History
Aug. 15, 2003
New York Blackout 1977
Sorting Diagrams
Elements and Principles of Art
The Elements of Art
Evaluating
Mountain top strip mining picture
Mountaintop removal
The Roanoke Times
Creating
Blackout Map
Graphic Organizers
Family Tree
Scientists' Occupations
Oceanographer Job Description
Career Opportunities in the Naval Oceanography Program
Oceanographer/Marine Biologist
College of Marine Science
Biological Scientists
Ballade
Ballade
Many types of poetry
Analyzing - Blackout (Independent Study)
The Visual Literacy White Paper
collage and photo essay
So, Why is This Art?
collage and photo essay, question #6
What the World Eats Photo Essay
example from Time
A Photo Essay on the Great Depression
Photo Essay of Utah Earthquakes
UbD
RESOURCES-Maps, Organizers, General
WORLD MAP WITH LAT AND LONG
Resources
Overview of Climate Change Research
The earth’s climate has warmed and cooled for millions of years
The Geography Joke Page
Geographical Facts and Superlatives
Metric Conversion Calculator
Kids Know-It Network
Standards of Learning Resources
Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
Creative Problem Solving with SCAMPER
Mind Map
Multiple Intelligences Product Grid
page 2
Graphic Organizers by Grade Levels
Graphic Organizers - Houghton Mifflin
Graphic Organizers - State of CA
UbD
UbD Texas
How to Cite References Using MLA Style
RUBRIC SITES
Rubistar
Rubrics for Assessment
Presentation Rubric
Student Friendly Writing Rubric
Project Based Learning
Great site - create your own from pull-down list
Rubrics and Rubric Makers
MULTIPLE INTELLIGENCE TESTS
Multiple Intelligences Survey
56 questions
Index of Learning Styles Questionnaire
44 questions
Learning Style Quiz
12 questions
Learning Style Quiz
12 questions
BIG6
BIG6 Poster
BIG6 Authors
MLA
MLA
Tools for Teachers
ABC Learn
That Quiz
Quia
Student Treasures
books
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