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Learn about Wool. Juice Labs - Chart Chooser. Economics and Financial Literacy Resources by CEE. The Council for Economic Education has a collection of resources for K-12 educators and students.

Economics and Financial Literacy Resources by CEE

Use the filter tool on the right to find exactly what you’re looking for. Get updates from CEE. 184 Questions to Write or Talk About. PBL Resources. This website is deigned to help educators and school leaders design projects and set up a culture of critique, celebration, connection, project-based learning and innovation in their classrooms and schools.

PBL Resources

Within this site, you will find resources for the first few weeks of school, induction projects meant to inspire your thinking as you set out to design projects of your own, protocols and examples of how to present beautiful work at your site, math resources with a project-based learning style, and tools for project development. If you get a chance, please check out these videos: Master Storytellers. STEM Curriculum Resources by Dr. Wesley Fryer. SAS® Curriculum Pathways® STEM Curriculum Resources by Dr. Wesley Fryer. Planet Nutshell For Educators. Free Bingo Sheet Generator. BeliefnetTV Community.

OpenCurriculum: Create and discover better K-12 curriculum together. FASTEN SEAT BELTS 2 - Travel by Continent - Asia. Global Trek: Virtual Travel Around the World. Turning Students into Good Digital Citizens. Schools have always been charged with the task of producing good citizens.

Turning Students into Good Digital Citizens

But how has our definition of a “good citizen” changed over the ages? Video Exclusive: Cultural anthropologist Michael Wesch at Kansas State University discusses the tools today’s students need to be good digital citizens. In today’s world of near-ubiquitous connectivity, in which ordinary people have almost instantaneous access to unlimited stores of information and the ability to interact with anyone, anywhere, anytime, what does it mean to be an effective citizen? What skills and knowledge do our students need to participate fully in a world transformed by technology? What role should our schools play in developing effective digital citizens? Ask a K-12 educator these questions and chances are the answers will have something to do with teaching proper behavior and setting appropriate prohibitions. Medieval Times (Interdisciplinary Unit) Outdoor and Environmental Education: Resource Roundup.

Schools — Project Numbat. Junior primary resources 11-14 Junior primary resources 15-20 Upper primary resources Numbat fact sheet Junior primary after activities Upper primary after activities Additional teacher resources Feedback form Secondary and Community Program We are also developing a package for secondary school students and community groups and would love to hear ideas from people working in these areas on how best we can support their students’ learning.

Schools — Project Numbat

Looking for a Project Numbat volunteer to speak at your school? While the Project Numbat Education Package is designed so teachers can present the material themselves, we can provide a Project Numbat volunteer to visit your school, deliver the presentation and facilitate discussions on-site with students. Donations are warmly welcomed. Contact If you would like to request a speaker, provide feedback or have any questions about the education package, please email schools@numbat.org.au. Graphic Organizers. FREE - Federal Registry for Educational Excellence. FREE Features These features originally appeared on the FREE.ED.gov features blog.

FREE - Federal Registry for Educational Excellence

The features highlight resources and ideas related to holidays, awareness months, anniversaries and seasonal topics. January February March April May June. What's the Difference? Activities to Teach Paleontology and Archaeology — Learning From the Polar Past. Dig This!

What's the Difference? Activities to Teach Paleontology and Archaeology — Learning From the Polar Past

A Relief Sculpture of Dinosaur Bones for Elementary Students (Grades K-5) This lesson plan details the process of creating a relief sculpture of a dinosaur skeleton in clay. The bones can then be buried and excavated as a simulated paleontological dig. Dinosaurs (Grades 3-5) This interactive page, from the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History, provides interactive resources about dinosaurs.

In addition to content reading about dinosaurs, fieldwork, and misconceptions, the interactive Virtual Tour allows students to explore a virtual dinosaur exhibit. The Virtual Dinosaur Dig simulates a paleontological dig and how the specimen is transported back to the museum and studied. Paleontology: The Big Dig (Grades 3-5) This interactive site, from the American Museum of Natural History, contains several activities that teach students about paleontology.

Fossils Rock! The Red Cross. Classroom Resource Pack. The FÍS Classroom Resource Pack offers the primary school teacher a structured approach to introducing film as a cross-curriculum medium into the classroom.

Classroom Resource Pack

It was developed by teachers for teachers and contains 16 invaluable lessons that support the development of children’s creativity and critical response. The Classroom Resource Pack can be downloaded as a single document or individual lessons can be downloaded as the need arises. A FÍS Technical Manual is also available with clear practical information about film-making processes and techniques. Complete Classroom Resource Pack FÍS Technical Manual.

Free Online MIT Course Materials for High School. Mawson station – Antarctic webcam. Road to Refuge. Ted-Ed Lessons. TinkerTags. Ways to Teach Using Infographics. However, today I am sharing with you a great video by Kathy Shrock on Infographics as creative assessments.

Ways to Teach Using Infographics

Here are some of the important ideas included in the video : Why Infographics ? To communicate a messagePresent large amounts of data meaningfullyReveal hidden data for the vieweWhat types can students create ? Statistical infographics Timeline infographicsInformational InfographicsProcess InformationGameboard metaphorPersonal preferenceWhat are the steps ?