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Fold3 - Historical military records 2012 March 12 - The Scale of the Universe Interactive Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer. 2012 March 12 The Scale of the Universe - Interactive Flash Animation Credit & Copyright: Cary & Michael Huang Explanation: What does the universe look like on small scales? Tomorrow's picture: dust before galaxies Authors & editors: Robert Nemiroff (MTU) & Jerry Bonnell (UMCP)NASA Official: Phillip Newman Specific rights apply.NASA Web Privacy Policy and Important NoticesA service of:ASD at NASA / GSFC& Michigan Tech. Distance Simulations Group (HOLF) Our World (K-5) NASA eClips(TM) are short, relevant educational video segments, designed for a spectrum of learners. These videos inspire and engage students, helping them see the value of their classroom learning through real world connections. New video segments are produced weekly, exploring recent and relevant applications of science, technology, engineering and mathematics, or STEM topics. The programs are produced for targeted age groups including: grades K-5, 6-8, 9-12 and the general public. NASA eClips(TM) offer unlimited flexibility in the classroom for timing, sequencing, and pacing instruction to meet the needs of students and classroom instructors. NASA eClips(TM) are short, relevant educational video segments, designed for a spectrum of learners.

54 Teaching and Lesson Plan Ideas for History Teachers #sschat Since I've recently given a set of my curated plans for math teachers, English teachers and general common core standards (see end of this post), I thought I'd share some lessons for history teachers. If you're a history teacher and not following #sschat on Twitter, you should. This is a set of 12 lessons about what it was like for children to live in the second world war. September 11 is coming up. The first handout on this page is a good overview of the timeline of 9/11. June 28 is the anniversary of the outbreak of World War 1. The woodmen of the world had a "if I were president" competition sometime back, but I think since this is an election year, it is time to bring back some sort of competition like this to our students. If you want to teach about the Olympics, the TES forum out of the UK is where the great content is being uploaded daily. Topical studies are great. I have to bookmark this site just for me. A website that lets you find and create timelines. Dr.

Artful storytelling Longform books won't appear in Explore or Search for a few weeks. Hang tight. Featured Story Swipe New & Noted Art! Featured Author Swipe People told me "it's your imagination," but… Swipe Recent Stories Celf! Popular Swipe Featured Category The Great War Archive Dec 25. The Christmas Truce Sergeant Bernard Brookes was a signaller who spent ten months in Flanders in the beginning of the War before he suffered shellshock and was invalided out of active service. 24 December 1914: "An officer went out (after we had stood at our posts with rifles loaded in case of treachery) and arrangements were made that between 10.00am and noon, and from 2.00pm to 4.00pm tomorrow, intercourse between the Germs [sic] and ourselves should take place. You can read more of Sergeant Bernard Brookes’s story on the Europeana 1914-1918 site.

3rd Grade Spelling Words - Third Grade Spelling Lists Enjoy our 3rd grade spelling lists plus practice these spelling words for third graders online by becoming a member of Home Spelling Words. You can also make your own spelling lists for free. Third grade is a great time to use spelling to improve vocabulary and to help improve reading speed. Many students use our site as a summer bridge program to develop and maintain language arts skills. All Printable Lists / Study Online Make Your Own Spelling Lists Create your own spelling lists by registering for your free account. Spelling Games Fill-in-the-Blank Game A new game is generated every time so you can play all week and not get bored! Word Find Randomly creates a new word find for your student with the words from their spelling list. Spelling Soup Catch the correctly spelled word with your soup bowl for points.

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