Using the Internet to Improve Instruction:
Table of Contents:
Ann Huber
 Statistics and Graphing Site
 Web 2.0 Tools
 Link to an Article about Difficult Parents
 Understanding Science
Carl Dewitt
 50 Science Misconceptions
Sheila Hendry
 MS Science Olympiad Coaches Workshop
John Wiginton
 Middle School Science Teachers Conference
Kay Huddleson
 Common Core Google Doc
Tammy Smith McKenna
 Egg Incubator for Chickens
 Biodomes Engineering Design Project
Betsy Sullivan
 Cell Culture Techniques
Brandi Duncan-Herrington
 Nice list of Science Demos
 Liquid Droplets Reveal Clues to Quantum Behavior
 Paper Clip Activity for Teaching Elements, Compounds, & Mixtures
 Virtual Lab
 Common Formulas for Middle School
 Popup Graphs
 Best and Fastest PDF to Word Website
 Penny Lab
 40 iPad Apps for Science
 Periodic Table Writer
 How to Make Water Freeze Instantly
 Free Foldables (PDF)
 Behavior Management by Amie Dean
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Using the Internet to Improve Instruction:
 Great Ideas for a Flipped Classroom
 The Effect of Temperature on a Gas
 OMG Facts
 Grumpy Cat
 Interactive Science Simulations
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Aleta Sullivan
 Bond with James: Collaborative Poster
 CCSS & NGSS: a Venn Diagram
 Sponge Lab Newsletter
Deborah Duncan
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Great Quotes for Your Classroom
Top 7 Websites for Downloading Lesson Plans
Math Worksheets (MEASUREMENTS)
Experica An App for Physics Virtual Labs
Science Millionaire and Other Fun Science Games
20 Thinks You Can Do in 10 Minutes for a Smoother Running Classroom
Learn Chemistry Resources Demos and MORE
Chem Collective Resources to Teach and Learn Chemistry
Free Video Analysis Software
Internet Sources Disclaimer: As far as we know these sites are safe. We have visited them with no
adverse problems. Some may send you to Facebook and give a warning but this is because they are
redirecting to a different site and there is no danger. I have tried to remove the Facebook part of the
link so you can visit most of these at school. I may have missed a few and some are blogs that are
blocked at some schools. If you can’t get to the site because it is Facebook, do a SEARCH for the title
and most of the time you can get to it at school.
Ann Huber
For those who teach statistics, graphing, this site has some well-done lessons.
http://illuminations.nctm.org/LessonsList.aspx?grade=4&standard=5
web 2.0 tools: They're free, there are a million of them, and you can use them in collaboration and
teaching.
lino
jing
a stickynote website (good for youR smartboard)
to record your voice over a slideshow or video (great for when you have a sub)
voki
to make little talking cartoons- also good for sub days and websites
prezi to make and share presentations
Cast to help write lab reports
This is a link to an article about Difficult Parents!!
http://www.edutopia.org/blog/rethinking-difficult-parents-allen-mendler
Ann Huber recommends this site and Buck Cooper says: Great site. Wonderful activities to help
students learn nature of science.
http://undsci.berkeley.edu/article/intro_01
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Understanding Science: An overview
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undsci.berkeley.edu
Carl Dewitt
This is really awesome! Very entertaining too.
50 Science Misconceptions
www.youtube.com
A weekly show hosted by Hank Green,
where knowledge junkies get their fix of
trivia-tastic informati..
Sheila Hendry
MS Science Olympiad Coaches Workshop
Friday, Sept. 20, 2013 at
University of Southern Mississippi
For more information, see the announcements page on the MSO website: www.usm.edu/science-matheducation
or contact Sheila Hendry at sheila.hendry@usm.edu
John Wiginton
Current and future middle school science teachers, please join us at the
Center for Mathematics and Science Education for our first annual Middle
School Science Teachers Conference on September 13, 2013. Cost of
attendance is $125.00. CEUs are available! More information can be found on
our website at http://cmse.olemiss.edu/professional-development/
Kay Huddleston
With Common Core staring me down, I've been collecting websites for non-fiction articles for
my students to read this year. I've put a dozen of them on a Google doc to share. Although I use
Google drive all the time, I don't usually create in Google docs. I'm posting the link to the doc
here. Please let me know if it takes you to the word doc when you click on it. if not, I'll work on
my tech skillz and post it in another form sometime.
https://docs.google.com/a/petalschools.com/file/d/0B0d4iFQ97X1weDA0YVRNeVZGcnc/edit?usp=s
haring
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Tammy Smith McKenna
Planning on doing this next year.....has anyone else tried? Incubators are expensive and thought I would try making
this one. Anyone have any suggestions for me about hatching chicken eggs.
make an egg incubator for chickens
www.stormthecastle.com
This tutorial shows you how to easily make a home made egg incubator to hatch
chicks. Easy instructi...
Great website with biome/ecosystem project! Thought I would share!!
Biodomes Engineering Design Project: Lessons 2-6 - Activity www.TeachEngineering.org
www.teachengineering.org
In this multi-day activity, students explore environments, ecosystems, energy flow
and organism inte...
Betsy Sullivan
Cell Culture Techniques
Is the initiation step of mRNA translation a rate limiter in cell protein production or is it the rate of
elongation that controls the speed or protein production?
Newly published research on yeast protein translation has helped provide answers to this question
through the use of a computational model. Though not perfect, the model helped power through
simulations that controlled for many variables working together and allowed the researchers to
perform tests that would take decades in the lab.
Read more: http://bit.ly/1bavtoG
Publication: Rate-Limiting Steps in Yeast Protein Translation, Cell, 2013 doi:
10.1016/j.cell.2013.05.049
Image: Ribosome reading mRNA
Image credit: Nature via Penn News
Penn Biologists Simulate a Cell in Action
www.upenn.edu
The inner workings of a cell involve hundreds of thousands of discrete molecules,
engaged in a repea
Brandi Duncan-Herrington
Nice list of science demos.
http://www.csulb.edu/~lhenriqu/300demo.htm
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Liquid Droplets Reveal Clues To Quantum Behavior
http://www.livescience.com/38641-liquid-droplets-reveal-clues-to-quantumbehavior.html?cmpid=51462710408644
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Liquid Droplets Reveal Clues To Quantum Behavior
www.livescience.com
Experiment may reveal small-scale details of universe.
Paper Clip Activity for teaching elements, compounds and mixtures.
2. Element, Compound, Mixtures - Paper Clip Activity.doc
Virtual Lab
http://www.unitedstreaming.com/videos/dsc/externalApplications/virtual_labs/Critters/index.html
Common Formulas for Middle School
http://www.middleschoolscience.com/formulas.pdf
Popup Graphs
I know we use line graphs in science most often, but this pop-up bar graph has me spastic. It's so
cool. I suppose I'm just entertained too easily, but I hope I get to use it this year.
http://hebrews110.files.wordpress.com/2010/04/bargraph.jpg
Best and fastest PDF to Word website I've found.
http://convertonlinefree.com/PDFToWORDEN.aspx
Penny Lab:
I do drops on a penny at the beginning of the year to get my students started in lab procedures. I
was searching for ways to improve it and I found this version of it that I love. Thought I'd share. I
teach 8th grade, btw.
http://washington.spps.org/uploads/penny_lab_explain.pdf
40 iPad Apps for Science
http://www.teachthought.com/apps-2/40-ipad-apps-for-science-by-category/
Periodic Table Writer - Very COOL! You can download it as a PDF or as a PNG.
http://www.myfunstudio.com/designs/pt/
How to make water freeze instantly. It's another supercooling demo.
http://science.wonderhowto.com/how-to/make-water-freeze-into-ice-instantaneously-0146879/
How to Make Water Freeze into Ice Instantaneously
science.wonderhowto.com
Have you ever seen water freeze instantly? This "Quick Clip" shows some of my
personal experiences w...
Free Foldables PDF
http://www.scribd.com/doc/77370206/Foldables
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Foldables
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www.scribd.com
libros con niños
Behavior Management by Amie Dean
Amie Dean came to our school and provided her lots of her behavior management information.
Here is a link to the documents she gave us.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1mUHY6Fh-RKt-HnDpy8mmDm5B9KCchKkJg6HgrKpSMg/edit?usp=sharing
Amie Dean Tool Kit Download.docx - Google Drive
Great ideas on a Flipped Classroom
http://blended-classrooms.wikispaces.com/The+Flipped+Classroom
blended-classrooms - The Flipped Classroom
blended-classrooms.wikispaces.com
The effect of temperature on a gas. Really cool video. This might could be recreated
with a black garbage bag.
http://www.sciencefix.com/home/2013/7/2/review-ufo-balloon.html
ScienceFix - Science Fix - Review: UFO Balloon
www.sciencefix.com
I bought the UFO Balloon from a local education store a while ago, but never took
the time to t...
OMG Facts - Lots of great facts for use in the classroom. Writing prompts, Bellwork, open ended questions, etc. I
went to the search page and typed in "science" for more specific things to use.
http://www.omg-facts.com/
Grumpy Cat - http://media-cacheak2.pinimg.com/originals/5b/db/06/5bdb061a3fbe993b31ca501ae9073675.jpg
Interactive Science Simulations http://www.weareteachers.com/community/blogs/weareteachersblog/blog-wat/2012/12/18/10interactive-science-simulations
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Interactive Science Simulations http://www.weareteachers.com/community/blogs/weareteachersblog/blog-wat/2012/12/18/10interactive-science-simulations
10 Interactive Science Simulations
www.weareteachers.com
Find education news, teaching strategies, lesson plans, activity ideas and more on
the WeAreTeachers..
Aleta Sullivan
http://bondwithjames.blogspot.com/2013/02/collaborative-poster.html
Bond with James: Collaborative Poster
bondwithjames.blogspot.com
I will definitely use this idea. What a great assessment tool without being obvious! I
teach second ...
http://betterscienceteaching.com/2013/07/31/ccss-and-ngss-a-venn-diagram/
CCSS and NGSS: A Venn Diagram
betterscienceteaching.com
What's not to love about this? This might get hung over my desk this year. Seriously.
Click on the...
http://corporate.spongelab.com/newsletter/spongelab_news_7_2013.html
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corporate.spongelab.com
In this month's newsletter, try out our new Build-a-Body: Muscles, get a sneak peek
of our next powe...
Deborah Duncan
Using the Internet to Improve Instruction:
This ebook has got some great quotes for your classroom.
http://files.simplek12.com/workbooks/TeacherQuotes-ebook.pdf
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Top 7 Websites for Downloading Lesson Plans
One of the common search query most teachers have tried in Google or any other search engine is
free lesson plans or lesson plan resources. I know this because I did it when I first started
teaching a decade ago and I also know it because of the emails I get now from readers here
asking for digital resources to download lesson plans.
Related : 3 excellent tools to easily create lesson plans
I have curated a list of some useful places to start with when looking for lesson plans. The
websites included below are the ones I recommend the most and are by no means the only ones
available online, there are plenty of other resources you can check but to make my list short and
practical I ll only share with you the 7 most popular ones.
http://www.educatorstechnology.com/2013/08/top-7-websites-for-downloadinglesson.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+educatorste
chnology%2FpDkK+%28Educational+Technology+and+Mobile+Learning%29
Math Worksheets
Dynamically Created Math Worksheets
Math-Aids.Com is a free resource for teachers, parents, students, and
homeschoolers. The math worksheets are randomly and dynamically
generated by our math worksheet generators. This allows you to make an
unlimited number of printable math worksheets to your specifications
instantly.
These math worksheets are a great resource for Kindergarten through 12th grade.
The flexibility and text book quality of the math worksheets, makes Math-Aids.Com a
very unique resource for people wanting to create and use math worksheets. The answer
key is included with the math worksheets as it is created. Each math topic has several
different types of math worksheets to cover various types of problems you may choose
to work on.
We are dedicated in building the best dynamic Math Worksheets for our users.
http://www.math-aids.com/Measurement/
This offers a virtual circuit board, pulley lab, etc... Thought you might like
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Check out this application on the App Store:
Xperica HD
IL&FS Education and Technology Services Limited
Category: Education
Updated: Dec 19, 2012
Science Millionaire and Other Fun Science Games for
Kids
Jefferson Lab is a good place to find educational science and math games. I discovered this resource a
few years ago because one of my 9th grade students was hooked on playing "Who Wants to Win
$1,000,000?". The games and puzzles that you'll find are focused on math and science although one
word game is thrown in for good measure.
Applications for Education
The games from Jefferson Lab could provide good practice in applying science and math knowledge to
problem solving. Jefferson Lab also has a great Teacher Resources page full of lesson plans for handson activities, study pages, and reference materials.
When the school year begins, teachers spend a lot of time getting
the classroom ready, planning lessons, and getting to know his/her
students. The following list includes 20 ideas that you may not have
thought of that can help produce a successful classroom. Each item
takes no longer than an hour and can make a big difference
throughout the year.
http://www.teachthought.com/teaching/20-things-you-can-do-inabout-10-minutes-for-a-smoother-running-classroom/
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Education news from the Royal Society of Chemistry
Do you find this monthly newsletter useful? Why not forward it on to a
colleague so that they can sign up too?
Learn Chemistry Resources
► Learn Chemistry and ABPI resource partnership
Learn Chemistry now includes
chemistry resources from the
Association of British Pharmaceutical
Industry (ABPI).
These ABPI resources, such as
thePeriodic Table Game, bring further
depth to existing Learn Chemistry
content areas.
All the ABPI resources are marked with our ‘Learn Chemistry
Approved’ stamp to show they were not originally developed by the
RSC. As part of the partnership, the ABPI has featured Learn
Chemistry on their own education site. View these resources.
Share this:
► Fun demonstrations added to Learn Chemistry
We have added to Learn Chemistry a
variety of new outreach resources,
demonstrated at science festivals this
year.
These demonstration resources have
been very popular with students and
teachers, and include: Bathbombs;
Sunscreen and UV light; Bendy bones.
Search for the resources using the key word ‘outreach’.
Top 5 chemistry
resources
1 Solar fuels and artificial
photosynthesis – diagrams to
help explain photosynthesis,
artificial photosynthesis and
the production and uses of
solar fuels.
2 On this day in chemistry –
explore 366 days of chemistry
history.
3 Starters for ten – a selection
of teacher resources to start
chemistry lessons covering
difficult topics encountered by
14-18 year olds.
4 Chemistry in your
bathroom – how might your
bathroom look without some
key chemicals?
5 Gridlocks – a fun way to
learn chemistry facts.
Search and browse hundreds
more chemistry education
resources, including
experiments, worksheets,
videos, simulations and
games, through Learn
Chemistry.
Chem Collective - Resources to Teach and Learn Chemistry
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Chem Collective is a project designed and maintained by Carnegie Mellon University's chemistry
department and the National Science Digital Library. On Chem Collective you will find virtual labs for
chemistry experiments, simulations, visualizations, tutorials, and auto-graded problems. Students and
teachers can search the site by resource type or by chemistry topic.
From a Physics listserv:
Tracker is a free Video Analysis software. I have used it with 8th graders and they have
figured it out easily. It is available for free download in Windows, Mac, or Linux. Here is the
URL for the info page and place to download the
version:http://www.cabrillo.edu/~dbrown/tracker/
Doug Brown, the developer, is great to help if you need it, but it's pretty intuitive. The software
produces great graphs with various options for y-axis data variations. Check it out. I have no
formal affiliation with Tracker...just ease of use of the software.