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Experiments. Below are interactive experiments that can be used to teach all ages about the art and science of space-based remote sensing.

Experiments

The experiments focus on how NASA uses remote sensing to study how and why the Earth changes. Mission: Biomes The following two activities are designed for teachers to use in classrooms as supplementary, interdisciplinary units. Mission: Biomes is especially appropriate for grades 3 through 8, and is designed to be interactive and self-correcting which will allow each student to work at his or her own pace. Great Graph Match Geo Grapher needs your help to match temperature and precipitation graphs for different locations to the biomes where they belong To Plant or Not to Plant? Travel with Bill Botanist on an expedition to each of the world’s biomes. Citizen Science The Citizens and Remote Sensing Observation Network (CARSON) is designed to show citizen scientists how to explore satellite data to make wide-scale environmental observations.

Air Quality. Search Results. Acceso CFGS - Geografía U1 - Tema 2: El clima de España. Recursos TIC para las Ciencias Sociales.

NATURAL HAZARDS & DISASTERS

DEMOCRACY & CIVIC VALUES. Ejemplos de actividades. The Trading Game. Explore by Grades. WEBQUEST CREATOR. WEBQUEST CREATOR. Proceso - Héroes de la Antártida. Organizaos en grupos de tres alumnos.

Proceso - Héroes de la Antártida

Tras visionar el vídeo introductorio, completad las dos tablas que figuran en la “Parte I” del documento de trabajo que tenéis en la parte inferior de esta página. Para ello deberéis leer e interpretar el texto de la canción del grupo "Mecano" que acabáis de ver y que se proporciona como recurso en la página siguiente. Dividíos el trabajo libremente y plantear una estrategia propia para dar respuesta al resto de las cuestiones obligatorias que se plantean en "Parte II" del mismo documento, para lo cual deberéis consultar las distintas páginas web que se proponen. Mission US.

InCtrl - Lesson: Ethics/Copyright. /bc/4/f2b1d7e78bed14097b10f2d60b872f29/Y-aHWejXS4seUfmKU0qvJpanK5Tt1-KA4FwcYfGxz0CO5VpV-WxMYYJboopQHnjU4yrcco0WipJHOGL-ovzmxsvu7whgOaBdL3O3SP30wpBG7263l1guaa1Ro_ojGHijo2nAju5z5RHbHdX0AuRPz1YKVht8m5-xH5UEgOMFOzwodpaLelqRTR5OPxVxTa4J0tpjrFXIs0-CYSrFFwfB2PH1. InCtrl - Lesson: Communicate & Collaborate.

/bc/4/d6813934a3977020e51e1f5deb4f4221/GFHN70lIwLOqt6vGYQU1FqFDkzAdlRNj9TgGvSKbF3Xra9ZKU6u1XTqlLpwGxTvMuLqSDONHxSCVNTpoofLY_tdSbL8MxkUgUKx0yjsBAT59YYb4Nm6N3sCEQSyj_rE-7jlWzdISObVO2DrKlsnrUvGnHj70QOwOokEbRJEIC4qbT2MH-DBfbkTWc2BOsuEEL74-V4VJ_t4hgUvsQUjKUAta. Theology/Religion/Catholic Education Resources. Prospects for peace in the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict. Overview The state of Palestine was divided in 1947 to establish the nation of Israel, resulting in two separate homelands for the Arab and Jewish people.

Prospects for peace in the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict.

This land division has polarized Arabs and Israelis for over 50 years, resulting in ongoing violent conflicts. In this lesson, students examine the root causes of the crisis and analyze past and present attempts at peace. Concept to Classroom: Lesson Plan. Overall Unit Question: How have world religions shaped who I am today?

Concept to Classroom: Lesson Plan

Lesson 1 Includes: Lesson Question Learning Standards Addressed Performance Objective Addressed Resources Listed Learning tasks Assessment tasks Rubrics for assessment Reflection guide Learning Standards Addressed: Standard 2 - World History of Learning Standards for Social Studies. Students can analyze changing and competing interpretations of issues, events, and developments throughout world history. They can analyze the roles and contributions of individuals and groups to cultural and religious practices and activities. Performance Objective Addressed: Describe belief systems that influence or affect your life today. Lesson 1 Question: What does one's religion or philosophy have to do with one's lifestyle and actions? A. What might you expect to learn in a unit about world religions? Record responses on an overhead. B. Ask students to record their reactions. C. D. E. F. G. QuigleyscurricMWedit.doc.

Topmarks Education: teaching resources, interactive resources, worksheets, homework, exam and revision help. Don't walk in these convict shoes - History (5) - ABC Splash - Overview You might think being transported to the other side of the world to serve years of hard labour was enough punishment.

Don't walk in these convict shoes - History (5) - ABC Splash -

But convicts sent to Australia in the early 1800s were also subject to various forms of torture if they didn't do exactly what they were told. Join Michelle Hetherington from the National Museum of Australia as she investigates a convict punishment shoe. BBC Three - Our World War - Our World War: Interactive Episode. Beyond the Bubble. History - British History in depth: Animated Map: Battle of Trafalgar. Children writing accounts: the Battle of Trafalgar. Publication date: 20th January 2011 by Paul Newton Paul Newton's Year 6 class was investigating the Battle of Trafalgar as the introduction to a Victorian study.

Children writing accounts: the Battle of Trafalgar

The sources Paul had chosen were an extract from the diary of Lieutenant Paul Harris Nicholas, of HMS Belleisle, and the famous painting showing the death of Admiral Nelson on the quarterdeck of HMS Victory during the battle. The history was combined with literacy, and the children's writing was done during the literacy hour. Reading text and picture as preparation for writing The whole class read the diary extract and examined the style of writing and use of words. They looked at how the mood of the writing changed between the start and finish of the extract and discussed their personal responses to the extract.

The writing Paul scaffolded the children's writing carefully, first modelling then asking them to write complex sentences about five different parts of the painting. United States Regions. CLIO EN RED - Red de Profesores de Geografía e Historia y Didáctica de las Ciencias Sociales. Grupo de trabajo - Estructura. Bienvenidos. ActiveHistory. OurStory : Activities. EyeWitness to History - history through the eyes of those who lived it. Learning American History Through Movies & Free Timeline. DoHistory Home. Lessons and Exemplars in Primary Resources. Resourcesforhistoryteachers - home. SchoolHistory.co.uk - online history lessons, revision, games, worksheets, quizzes and links.

History through Art: Introduction. By Nilda Salgado-Morales, Academy Of Scholarship And Entrepreneurship This web quest has been formatted to help students understand the important role art holds in a society.

History through Art: Introduction

Through it students will be asked to visit art museums and various web sites in order to complete the task. The main goal of this web quest is to have students analyze different pieces of art done at different times of hiostory to help the student see how art depicts the values held by a society. Introduction Art is a creative expression of the soul and the mind. Due to the fact that arts portrays so many feelings, thoughts and attitudes it is a wonderful way to study what a given society held to be important and valuable at a given time. Beyond the History Textbook: Exploring History: Conclusion. I hope this has been an illuminating experience for everyone!

Beyond the History Textbook: Exploring History: Conclusion

I also hope that we have seen that history is much more than the condensed "version" we see in the form of textbooks. From this day forward, my sincere wish is that you see history through a variety of historical lenses that allow you to approach a theme or event or controversy with a degree of skepticism and objectivity, remembering that there is always more than one "story". Let's recap the main points and concepts we learned in this WebQuest:

¿Qué pasó el día que nací? [Documento de platea.pntic.mec.es]

¿Qué pasó el día que nací?

Edutic-WQ. Descripción Autor: Antonio Berenguer Pastor Nivel Educativo: Geografía/História Esta Wq nos permitirá observar las diferentes formas del relieve terrestre.

Edutic-WQ

Introducción Aquí el ordenador central, comunicando con la base x-rb12, les informamos de que nuestros exploradores espaciales se dirigen hacia ustedes estan despegando en este mismo momento. Edutic-WQ. Para la confección de vuestros trabajos, os presentamos aquí información muy variada sore la geografía en sus diferentes ámbitos. Con toda ella, tendréis más que suficiente para realizar los materiales e informaros para el día de las exposiciones. Adelante, y suerte. El Canal del Tiempo Un canal de Internet dedicado al tiempo (temperaturas, predicciones...) y además en castellano.

Se actualiza cada quince minutos. Climatología. Edutic-WQ. Descripción Autor: Veronica Cerviño Domenech Nivel Educativo: Geografía/História La Unión Europea. Edutic-WQ. 'webquest' in Primary history- Australia as a Nation. Helpful Websites for Social Studies. Historical Thinking Matters: home page. Roman Cyberhunt. Www.gobiernodecanarias.org/educacion/4/Medusa/GCMWeb/DocsUp/Recursos/43650853G/Santillana/Santillana2/2_maquinas/100008/8441/8450/200601191226_DD_0_79749103/res/200601201317_PRE_0_-1156035660.html.

Schools - Primary History. Helpful Websites for Social Studies. Parallel Histories: Spain, the United States, and the American Frontier Home / Historias Paralelas: España, Estados Unidos y la Frontera Americana. About the Project Parallel Histories: Spain, the United States, and the American Frontier is a bilingual, multi-format English-Spanish digital library site that explores the interactions between Spain and the United States in America from the fifteenth to the early nineteenth centuries.

A cooperative effort between the National Library of Spain, the Biblioteca Colombina y Capitular of Seville and the Library of Congress, the project is part of the Library of Congress Global Gateway initiative to build digital library partnerships with national libraries around the world. Parallel Histories: Spain, the United States, and the American Frontier is part of the Library of Congress' Global Gateway project to establish cooperative digital libraries with national libraries around the world. The site of the National Library of Spain, The Library of Congress’ partner in this project, is located at. Proyecto Alquimia: Ciencias, Geografía e Historia para Educación Primaria. For Social Studies Educators.