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Science

Science Experiments

Social Studies

Branches of Government

Cesar Chavez

Economics

Budgeting Journal Page
Video to encourage parents to get kids involved
PBS Kids - Tween Section -
Select the money tab on the left

Election

Paul Revere

State Research

Visit these cities!

US Geography

TAG - Arctic

TAG - BizMovie

ReadWriteThink resume generator
Steve Jobs Golden Rule
High school video of types of business
BrandRoot - intro to naming company
Stop at 1:20
History of Mickey Mouse
Trademark issues with Universal
Kids Resume
Shark Tank Episodes
Mark Cuban's advice
Raj K Venture Capitalist Advice Hook
Storyboard links
Intro to script writing and story boards

TAG - Energy

Documents

Energy Innovations

Nuclear Power

Nuclear Power
Nuclear History
Nuclear Power 2
Nuclear Power Facts
Nuclear Power Pros and Cons
Nuclear Power info
Reactors
What is radiation?
Radioactive materials
Emergency Planning
Students Corner - Govt. Site
Excellent resource - follow through each page!
pros and cons 2
articles not videos
Nuclear power incidents
Uranium coal comparison
Uranium Equivalent Poster

Solar Ovens

Commercial Types of Solar Ovens
Different Solar Cooking Designs
Clicking on plans - they are written for adults, but the images are helpful
Kids How to Build a Traditional Solar Oven
College student best of solar oven
More advanced Solar Ovens

TAG - Epidemic

Mission Impossible song
To be used during carousel brainstrorming
Typhoid Mary Movie - Most Dangerous Woman in America
PBS Doc. uploaded to Youtube - Be careful of ads

5 Second Rule Articles

Epidemic Research and Information

Fever, 1793

Life and Times in Philadelphia in 1793
student created
Eyewitness to History
Fever 1793 Summaries
Themes, etc.

Viruses

Brain Pop Virus Videos
Must log in to view - lots of great resources
Virus Video 1 - Safari Montage
Race against the killer flu
Safari Montage
Tracking the flu
Safari Montage
Ebola News Story
Hook - Lesson 2

Bacteria

Bacteria - Brain Pop Videos
Must log in to view - lots of great resources
Bacteria - Safari Montage
Anti-biotics - Bill Bye
Safari Montage

Germs

Bill Nye Germs
Safari Montage
Bill Nye - Germs and your health
Safari Montage
Brain Pop Videos - Germs Search
must log in to view
Kids Health - what are germs?

Mary

Experiment

Health Mess in Georgia

TAG - Finance Unit

What does the Federal Reserve do?
Great Depression video
Great video, but 54 minutes long
3 min: Great Depression
Dust Bowl Timeline
Money as you grow
Cartoon: how the Stock Market works
Investopedia
Lesson resources
Brother can you spare a dime
Blue Skies
Inflation Calculator
Stock Market Primary Sources
Stock Market Headlines PBS Primary Sources
Stock Market Crash cartoons
Stock Market Basics
Brain Pop - Stock Market
Investing website
Teacher lesson plans with mini lessons (no worksheets avail. without membership)
Stock Market Rap - Hook
Resource: Class website on Stock Market
History of Amex
Stock Market Vocabulary
Teen millionaires
How to buy stocks
Finance and Econ Infographics
see: what is a stock?
List of stock exchanges all over the world
Mint.com What is a Stock graphic
Rachel Cruze - Compound Interest
Budgeting lesson
Spending and saving unit
Practical Money Skills Lesson
Budgeting - blog post Rachel Cruze
Budgeting Lessons
Great Depression Photo Essay
Dow Jones
google research
Financial Fables
Beatrice's Goat
How 4th graders beat the stock market
Rich Dad Poor Dad author Robert Kiyosaki Secrets of the Rich video
80's video, but great info
Rich dad Poor Dad website
InvestWrite Contest 2015
Crash of 1929 - PBS Documentary
TheMint.org Resources
PBS Great Dep. Doc

Economy

Easy Econ Summary
SS for Kids: Economics
Brain Pop Unit - Economics
Economy Handbook
Money - Dallas Fed Reserve Book
PDF
GCEE Resources
For teachers and students
Econ Sources
Lots of great resources linked - indicators, global info, gov. etc.
Business for Kids Economy vocab
Economy Handbook
GoogleDoc

Is the economy improving?

The Comeback Article
2012 article will Recovery endure?
quick read
Other times of recessions
America dealt with other recessions
great graphics
Help kids understand the financial crisist
Nerd Wallet - America's Debt per household

Natural disasters

Research on Nat. Disasters' effects
Pages 7-8 summary
Natural Disasters Brain Pop
Research Nat. Disasters Effects 2
Informational presentation
Global Map: Highest Risk hotspots
Know the facts Natural disaster page
Help to build kits as well
Videos about natural disasters
Natural disasters links
FEMA fact sheets for kids
Pops open as a PDF - excellent resources
Quizzes: are you prepared?
Ring of Fire image
www.preventionweb.net

Stock Market Game/Investing

Stock Market Crash

Budgeting

TAG - Flight

Da Vinci invention
Century of Flight - Ornithopeters
NASA student reading
Bernouli's Principle
Start at 30 seconds
Wesley Hester's Air Station
United States Coast Guard Search and Rescue
SkyVector -
weather, winds, distances, and you can set groundspeed etc.
Galileo Story - Read by Mrs. Coxen
Helicopter Prezi
How Birds Fly

Andorania

Andorania Map

TAG - Georgia

Conservation

Sea Turtles Conservancy
The Society for Georgia Archaelogy
Georgia Department of Natural Resources
Earth Force
Students to get involved
Ecology.com
Youth for Environmental Sanity
Ways to get involved
Georgia Department of Natural Resources - Conservation Efforts

Cultural Preservation

Endangered Animals

Cultural History

TAG - Pioneers

Atlantis

Google Slide Class Links

Mount Everest

PBS Everest site
How stuff works - How to climb Mt. Everest
Mountain Gear then and now
Everest News
National Geographic
Brain Pop
Padlet Link
2016 Padlet Link
Hypotheses for Everest Mystery
2017 Padlet link

Penicillin

TAG - Qualities of Leadership

Albert Einstein

FPL's environmental brochure
FPL's Toxic Releases
Discovery Channel Pros and Cons of Nuclear energy
More Pros and Cons
Pros and Cons 3
Albert E Bio for Kids
Einstein Facts
Atomic Musical Chairs
Need some materials to play!
Photos of Hiroshima
Writing is a bit dark and ominous, but great pictures
Nuclear Power Puzzle Prezi
FPL information
Nuclear Facts - NEI.org
NRC - pros and cons

John Steinbeck/Dorothea Lange

Robert E. Lee

Women's Rights

Feminism Brain Pop
Women's Suffrage Brain Pop
PBS Movie - Not for Ourselves
The Gender Gap Report
2014 Stats for differences in salary

Native Americans

Student Handouts Link

Thomas Jefferson

Abraham Lincoln

Brain Pop A L
Abraham Lincoln Slide Show
Brain Pop - Civil War
War + Causes videos
Gettysburg Address

Jackie Robinson

TAG - Technology Links

Padlet

TAG - ZOO-ology

Zoo Research Links
Planning a panda exhibit
Building a Tiger exhibit
Who Pooped? Animal investigation
Minnesota Zoo Activities
Publisher template - SAVE AS
Johns Creek Mess - Creative Problem Solving Handout
Click on link, then click open. Click allow editing when the document opens in Microsoft Word.

TAG Heroes

Firaffe story

Rosa Parks

"If the bus could talk" Read Aloud
Start at 2:22

TAG Kitchen

Research Project Websites

Food Safety Research

Food Safety Cooking Chart
Food Safety - Health.Gov
Tips to avoid illness
Food Safety Brain Pop
Ask Mrs. Coxen for the password
USDA Food Safety
Question and Answers
FDA
For kids links
Food Safety Book
Can print to color
FDA - how it protects us
What is the FDA, how does it protect us
Food Safety Coloring Book 2
Another to teach with
Safe thawing
Food safety game
Brain pop game - ask Mrs. Coxen for login+password

Frozen Food

The Science of Freezing
Higher lexile; discusses chemical changes
Frozen Food - Library of Congress
Basics of Frozen Food founding
History of Frozen Foods
More detail throughout the decades
Frozen Food Foundation
Links, etc. from foundation
History of Frozen Food Blog Post
Clarence Birdseye
Shorter bio
NPR - Clarence Birdseye article
Higher lexile, very in depth
Safe Thawing

Microwave

History of Microwave
Scroll down to middle of page
History of Microwave
Can that go in the microwave?
Microwave Cooking - Nutrients lost?
Microwave Ovens + Food Safety
Also discusses thawing
How Stuff Works Video - the Microwave
Skip Ads

Pasteurization

Louis Pasteur Biography
Bio.com Louis Pasteur
5th grade students
Britannica - Louis Pasteur
Brain Pop Video: Pasteurization
Ask Mrs. Coxen for the password
Unpasteurized juices article
How milk is made video
One note: chocolate milk does add more sugar + calories to our diet
Louis Pasteur - 25 minute bio video
Jserafin login

Refrigeration

How Stuff Works - the Refrigerator
Brain Pop - Refrigeration
How does a refrigerator work
More kid friendly
How Stuff Works - Refrigerator
Skip Ads
Tin Can
Skip 30 seconds of intro; login jserafin

Fast Food Research

Fast Food

Fast Food Facts - Palo Alto Medical Foundation
Numbers + statistics
Fast Food Facts - Science Kids
How is fast food prepared differently
Krispy Kreme Process
Skip Ads - show how assembly line works, machines for food processing
Domino's Fast Food Story
Skip ads; demonstrate large scale production
Chick Fil A story - Fast food mania
Fast way to serve on the go customers - how to change process (butter roller, how to fry chicken quicker, how it is done the "ri

TAG links

TAG Museum

TAG Ocean Discovery

TAG Research

Wonderopolis

Discerning Resources

Explorer website
Example 1
http://zapatopi.net/treeoctopus/
Example 2