WebQuest about Endangered Animals (Bearup) This web quest is designed to support and/or form a whole classroom theme approach to the topic of endangered animals over a school term of 8-11 weeks. It is ideally suited to level 4 but is suitable for Level 5 and Level 4. Tasks may be used seperately or as a sequence around this central theme. Group 1, 2 and 3 taks form the bulk of the web quest with task 8 a special interactive feature for the children to experience with other classes or schools. It provides both directed and open ended learning through varied activities, guided research and engaging tasks. It developes ICT skills in File From EdNA Online on August 14, 2004 at 10:43 p.m..
River Murray Catchment Water Management Board In partnership with the community, the role of the River Murray Catchment Water Management Board is to ensure the health of the Murray in South Australia by achieving a sound balance between the economic, environmental and social demands on the river and its catchment. The website includes the full text of the Catchment Water Management Plan for the River Murray in SA, and educational resources on salinity, water quality, water flow, water use, land management, biodiversity, catchment monitoring, and groundwater. Activities include: Word Search - Animals of the Catchment, Word Scramble - Impor From EdNA Online on August 14, 2004 at 10:43 p.m..
Study Spanish Excellent site for overall grammar review. Offers free quizzes after each lesson. From MERLOT - 10 Most Recent Materials on August 14, 2004 at 10:43 p.m..
NASA Resource Driven Instruction: Evaporating Planet Grade Level: Fifth Grade Lesson Title: Evaporating Planet Objectives: 1. Students will discuss the concept of evaporation. 2. Students will know that most of the EarthÂ’s surface is covered by water. 3. Students will deliver a presentation on this concept. CDE Science: Earth Sciences: 3. Water on Earth moves between the oceans and land through the processes of evaporation and condensation. As a basis for understanding this concept: 3a. Students know most of Earth's water is present as salt water in the oceans, which cover most of Earth's surface. 3b. Students know when liquid water e From MERLOT - 10 Most Recent Materials on August 14, 2004 at 10:43 p.m..
NASA Resource Driven Instruction: MARS! Activity Five: Mars Objectives: 1. Students will know that Mars is our neighbor to the Earth. 2. Students will be able to compare Earth to Mars. 3. Students will create comparison documents using screenshots and typed information. 4. Students will be able to devise one paragraph and type it according to the rules of the Master Rubric. 5. Students will research the Internet in a responsible manner. CDE Science: Earth Sciences 4d: Students know that the Earth is one of several planets that orbit the Sun and that the Moon orbits the Earth. Investigation and Experimentation 5a: Repeat observations From MERLOT - 10 Most Recent Materials on August 14, 2004 at 10:43 p.m..
NASA Resource Driven Instruction: Modeling The Periodic Table Grade Level: Fifth Grade Lesson Title: Modeling the Periodic Table Objectives: 1. Students will review the Periodic Table. 2. Students will conduct research on the Internet. 3. Students will create their own table in Excel. 4. Students will read Internet media fluently and accurately. CDE Science: Physical Sciences: 1. Elements and their combinations account for all the varied types of matter in the world. As a basis for understanding this concept: 1d: Students know that each element is made of one kind of atom and that the elements are organized in the periodic table by their chemical propert From MERLOT - 10 Most Recent Materials on August 14, 2004 at 10:43 p.m..
NASA Resource Driven Instruction: Mercury Rising! Lesson Title: The Solar System Grade Level: Third Grade Activity: Mercury Rising! Objectives: 1. Students will know that Mercury is one of the planets in our Solar System. 2. Students will know its proximity to Earth. 3. Students will compare facts about Mercury to facts about Earth. 4. Students will read aloud, fluently, text from a NASA website. 5. Students will create a Power Point to discuss the planet Mercury. CDE Science: Earth Sciences 4d: Students know that the Earth is one of several planets that orbit the Sun and that the Moon orbits the Earth. Investigation and Experimentation 5c: U From MERLOT - 10 Most Recent Materials on August 14, 2004 at 10:43 p.m..
NASA Resource Driven Instruction: On The Move Grade Level: Sixth Grade Lesson Title: On The Move Objectives: 1. Students will know certain concepts of Plate Tectonics. 2. Students will make reasonable assertions about the text. 3. Students will use the Internet responsibly. CDE Science: Plate Tectonics and Earth's Structure 1. Plate tectonics accounts for important features of Earth's surface and major geologic events. As a basis for understanding this concept: 1a. Students know evidence of plate tectonics is derived from the fit of the continents; the location of earthquakes, volcanoes, and midocean ridges; and the distribution From MERLOT - 10 Most Recent Materials on August 14, 2004 at 10:43 p.m..
NASA Resource Driven Instruction: Topography Grade Level: Sixth Grade Lesson Title: Topography Objectives: 1. Students will review the forces that shape the EarthÂ’s surface. 2. Students will use word processing skills to present findings . CDE Science: Shaping Earth's Surface 2. Topography is reshaped by the weathering of rock and soil and by the transportation and deposition of sediment. As a basis for understanding this concept: 2a. Students know water running downhill is the dominant process in shaping the landscape, including California's landscape. 2b. Students know rivers and streams are dynamic systems that erode, trans From MERLOT - 10 Most Recent Materials on August 14, 2004 at 1:56 p.m..
NASA Resource Driven Instruction: When Landslides Attack! Grade Level: Sixth Grade Lesson Title: When Landslides Attack Objectives: 1. Students will know that landslides shape our landÂ’s surface. 2. Students will write a landslide poem. 3. Students will type the poem. CDE Science: Shaping EarthÂ’s Surface: 3d. Students know earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, landslides, and floods change human and wildlife habitats. CDE Language Arts: Writing: Organization and Focus: 1.1 Choose the form of writing (e.g., personal letter, letter to the editor, review, poem, report, narrative) that best suits the intended purpose. NETS: #8: Select and use appropriate to From MERLOT - 10 Most Recent Materials on August 14, 2004 at 1:56 p.m..
NASA Resource Driven Instruction: Our Universe Grade Level: Third Grade. Lesson Title: Our Universe. Objectives: 1: Students will know that our solar system is part of a greater universe. 2. Students will collect data about the universe from the websites (NASA) and note it and consider it. 3. Students will work collaboratively on research. 4. Students will write a descriptive narrative. 5. Create a Power point to convey the findings to the teacher and the class. CDE Science: Earth Sciences 4d: Students know that Earth is one of several planets that orbit the Sun and that the Moon orbits the Earth. Investigation and Experimentation 5a: Repe From MERLOT - 10 Most Recent Materials on August 14, 2004 at 1:56 p.m..
NASA Resource Driven Instruction: Properties of Substance Grade Level: Fifth Grade Lesson Title: Properties of Substance Objectives: 1. Students will know some properties of substance. 2. Students will create a question while understanding text. 3. Students will present question with Power Point. 4. Students will be able to conduct research on the Internet. CDE Science: Physical Sciences: 1. Elements and their combinations account for all the varied types of matter in the world. As a basis for understanding this concept: 1g: Students know properties of solid, liquid, and gaseous substances, such as sugar (C6H12O6), water (H2O), helium (He), oxygen (O From MERLOT - 10 Most Recent Materials on August 14, 2004 at 1:56 p.m..
NASA Resource Driven Instruction: Salt Grade Level: Fifth Grade Lesson Title: Salt Objectives: 1. Students will define salt and its properties. 2. Students will write a multi-paragraph report. 3. Students will type it in Word. CDE Science: Physical Sciences 1. Elements and their combinations account for all the varied types of matter in the world. As a basis for understanding this concept: 1i: Students know the common properties of salts, such as sodium chloride (NaCl). CDE Language Arts: 1.0 Writing Strategies: Students write clear, coherent, and focused essays. The writing exhibits the students' awareness of the audience and From MERLOT - 10 Most Recent Materials on August 14, 2004 at 1:56 p.m..
NASA Resource Driven Instruction: Solar Energy Grade Level: Sixth Grade Lesson Title: Solar Energy Objectives: 1. Students will be able to describe concepts of solar energy. 2. Student will write a persuasive essay on how to fix global warming. 3. Student will research different sites, careful to check biases. CDE Science: Energy in the Earth System: 4 b: Students know solar energy reaches Earth through radiation, mostly in the form of visible light. 4c: Students know heat from Earth's interior reaches the surface primarily through convection. CDE Language Arts: Writing: 2.5: Write persuasive compositions: 2a: State a clear position o From MERLOT - 10 Most Recent Materials on August 14, 2004 at 1:56 p.m..
NASA Resource Driven Instruction: The Rock Cycle Lesson Title: The Rock Cycle Objectives: 1. Students will compare the different types of rocks. 2. Student will use a diagnostic table. 3. Students will type notes. 4. Students will successfully collaborate. CDE Science: Earth Sciences 4: The properties of rocks and minerals reflect the processes that formed them. As a basis for understanding this concept: 4a: Students know how to differentiate among igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks by referring to their properties and methods of formation (the rock cycle). 4b: Students know how to identify common rock-forming minerals (including qu From MERLOT - 10 Most Recent Materials on August 14, 2004 at 1:56 p.m..
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Experimental Css design: Thumbnail Gallery Posted By Luc on Aug 12th 3:16PM: A simple example how you can make a thumbnail gallery From Common Content: Newest Items on August 14, 2004 at 1:56 p.m..
Dansk biografisk Lexikon Posted By Lars Aronsson on Aug 12th 6:36AM: Project Runeberg's digital facsimile edition of "Dansk biografisk Lexikon", the 1st edition of the big Danish biographic dictionary, edited by Carl Frederik Bricka, 19 volumes, 1887-1905 From Common Content: Newest Items on August 14, 2004 at 1:56 p.m..
Technical Noise Posted By JJones on Aug 12th 2:36AM: Journal of a network admin, detailig the problems he encounders, and the solutions he finds. From Common Content: Newest Items on August 14, 2004 at 1:56 p.m..
Anathema in Oz - Live Nude Girl in Ruby Slippers Posted By Ana Thema on Aug 12th 2:26AM: Journal, writings and poetry, conceived in and written Hawai'i while on the run with my son from his father. I currently work as a figure model and makeup artist. My favorite color is blue; i don't like 4 inch cockroaches or psychotic exes. I wear my sunglasses at night... From Common Content: Newest Items on August 14, 2004 at 1:56 p.m..
Dreamscollection.org Posted By Curt Kearney on Aug 11th 8:29PM: DreamsCollection.org is to provide a place where a large collection of dreams can easily gather and to allow interesting searches on those dreams. It works well as a personal dream journal that you can't lose and allows you to do similar interesting searches on just your own dreams. And/or, explore the "world" of dreams. Help build something that was never quite possible before the Internet, history's largest public and searchable collection of dreams. If such a thing couldn't exist before, who knows what interesting things could com From Common Content: Newest Items on August 14, 2004 at 1:56 p.m..
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A Futile Attempt to Make Sense of It All Posted By Wayne on Aug 11th 3:33PM: The true story of a single dad moving back to the city and finding out what it means to be a real father and a stronger person. Sheesh, that sounds like a Lifetime movie. From Common Content: Newest Items on August 14, 2004 at 1:56 p.m..
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PolicyCafe.org Posted By Jose Velez on Aug 11th 12:53PM: My personal website where I keep my photos, essays, and other creative inspirations. From Common Content: Newest Items on August 14, 2004 at 1:56 p.m..
imichaelj Posted By Michael Amundson on Aug 14th 12:41AM: My personal website contains poems, a semi-political blog, satire, and a few projects related to programming and the like. Enjoy it! From Common Content: Newest Items on August 14, 2004 at 1:56 p.m..
Restless Soul of the Dagger Posted By Toby Ebel on Aug 13th 8:56PM: This site is a fiction blog for the fantasy novel I am writing. From Common Content: Newest Items on August 14, 2004 at 1:56 p.m..
Robert Silvey on the Arts Posted By Robert Silvey on Aug 13th 5:16PM: Views and reviews of theatre, music, and graphic arts From Common Content: Newest Items on August 14, 2004 at 1:56 p.m..
Robert Silvey on Science Posted By Robert Silvey on Aug 13th 5:12PM: Observations of the biosphere and the universe From Common Content: Newest Items on August 14, 2004 at 1:56 p.m..
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