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Methods and Management Topics |
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Foundations of Scientific Inquiry
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CONTENT LINKS
-Scientific Proofs, Laws, and Theories
-Girl
Saves Tourists from Tsunami
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METHODS:
-How Michigan Benchmarks are Organized?
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METHODS LINKS:
-Earth
Facts Icebreaker Activity
-MI
Big Overview Of Science Content Standards (old standards)
-National Science
Standards
-AAAS
Science NetLinks
-MTTC Study Guide
-Atlas
of Science Literacy
-Your Gross and
Cool Body
New
: High School
-Michigan Merit
High School Curriculum:
Science
-Earth
Science and Biology High School Big Ideas or "Bookmarks"
-Earth
Science Alignment Record
-New
: Primary and Middle School
-Grade
Level Science Content Expectations (GLCE)
**Earth
Science Across the Grades
**Life
Science Across the Grades
**Physical
Science Across the Grades
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CONTENT LINKS
--What
is Earth System Science? |
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METHODS:
-Inquiry Based Learning
-Citing References Properly
-So you need notes or PowerPoint for a lecture tomorrow?
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METHODS LINKS:
-Having
students develop testable questions
-Inquiry
Based Learning
-Inquiry Page-Learning Begins with
Questions
-Fundamentals
of Inquiry from the Institute on Inquiry-Reading
the Triple Beam Balance
-The
Keys to Inquiry
-Teaching Practice Videos
-Questions for a Shoebox
-Citation Machine
-Regents
Earth Science Course Overview
-Teacher
Resources
-Science Class-Net
-World of Teaching PowerPoints
-DLESE lesson plans |
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MANAGEMENT:
-Field Trip Tips
- Safety in the Classroom and in the Field
-ICE (In case of emergency)
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CONTENT LINKS
-ACME
Mapper |
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METHODS:
-Assessment and Rubrics
-Bloom's Taxonomy
-Informal Assessment with Games
MANAGEMENT:
-Ideas for Communicating with Parents |
METHODS LINKS:
-How
to Create a Rubric
-Rubric Generator
New
-On
Line Science Assessment Question Tool
-Science/Technology
Report Card Comments
-Ten
Games for Classroom Fun!
-PowerPoint
Games: Templates
-Secret
Island for Learning Lat./Long
-Secret
Island Game Board
-Earth Science Taboo Game Cards
-Soccer
and
Basketball Earth Science
-Earth
Science Hangman
-Puzzle Generator
-Science Review Games
-Wheel
of Bloom
-Begin Class with EPOD
-Begin Class with
Earth from Above (must use Explorer)
MANAGEMENT LINKS
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Form for Communicating with Parents
-Parental
Contact Form
-Special
FX Permission
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Physical and Historical Geology |
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CONTENT LINKS
--A Place Called
Earth PowerPoint
-Minerals
in Sports
-Rocks
and Minerals in Michigan
-This
Planet Really Rocks
-Rock
Cycle Animation
-Rock
Cycle2 Animation
-Rice Krispies
and Sedimentary Rocks |
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METHODS:
-Geosphere Misconceptions
MANAGEMENT:
--Homework Management Part 2: Organizing for individual classes and for the
semester |
METHODS LINKS:
-MISCONCEPTIONS
-Earth
Science Misconceptions
-Children's
Misconceptions about Science
MANAGEMENT:
-Assignment Tracking Form
-Top
Nine Tips to Cut Writing Assignment Grading Time |
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CONTENT LINKS
-Extra
Credit Opportunity-Uncertainty in Measurement and Significant Figures
-Plate
Jigsaw Activity
-Stripes on the Sea Floor Activity and
Origin of Magnetic Anomolies Animation
-Discovering
Plate Boundaries
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Explanation of Plate Tectonics
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Asian Tsunami Before-After
Photos
-Mantle
Convection Demo with Hot
Chocolate
-Seismic
Wave Slinky
-Seismic Wave
Students
-Seismic Wave Students Doing "The Wave"
--Lava
Lamp Activity |
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METHODS:
-Geosphere Misconceptions
MANAGEMENT:
--Homework Management: |
METHODS LINKS:
-Earth
Science Misconceptions
-MOSART-a Tool for
Diagnosing Misconceptions
-Children's
Misconceptions about Science
-Clarification
of Some Selected Misconceptions in Physical Geography
MANAGEMENT:
-Course
Planner
-Top
Nine Tips to Cut Writing Assignment Grading Time |
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CONTENT LINKS
--VOLCANO WORLD
--Live
Interactive Worldwide
Earthquake Activity
--EARTHQUAKE FACTS AND
EARTHQUAKE FANTASY
--Earthquakes,
Megaquakes, and the
Movies
--Megaquakes,
the Mini-Series
--EARTHQUAKE FOR KIDS
--Earthquakes Hazards Program
--Animated
Earthquake Book for Kids |
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METHODS/MANAGEMENT
The First Day of Class
Multilingual Resources
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METHODS/MANAGEMENT
LINKS
-How to Get a
Course Off to a Great Start
-Top Ten Teacher
Tips
-Procedures
Checklist
-101
Things to Do the First Week of Class
-101 Amazing Earth Facts
-Best
of the Icebreakers
-What
to Look for and Avoid in Icebreakers
-A
Guide for Bulletin Boards
-What
to do Before Class Starts
-Tips for the First Day of Class:
-Getting Students on Task Immediately
--*Multilingual
Resources |
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CONTENT LINKS
-LifeSaver
Weathering
-Cemetery
Studies
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When Is Mud Dangerous?
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How Does Soil Vary from Place to Place?
-Glaciers
PowerPoint
-Glacier
Lakes Flip Book
-Origin
of the Great Lakes animation
-Snickers/Baby Ruth
Weathering Activity
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MANAGEMENT:
- Tracking Student Behavior in and out of the Classroom
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MANAGEMENT LINKS
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*The “Little Yellow Sheet” A Paper Trail for Documenting Student Behavior
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10 Approaches to Better Discipline
-A
Teacher's Frustration
-Techniques
for Working with
Emotionally and
Behaviorally
Challenged
Students
-What
is Your Classroom Management Profile?
-*A
Reference for Handling over 117 Misbehaviors
-Checklist
Of Characteristics Of Youth Who Have Caused School-Associated Violent Deaths |
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CONTENT LINKS
-Michigan
Geology Resources from
MDEQ
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Petoskey Stone
-Michigan
Fossil Guide Package
-Evolution
from National Academies
-Paleontology
Portal
-Practice Block Diagram for
Determining Relative Deposit Age
-The
History of Life in 50 Seconds Flat
-Dr. Bob's
Geologic Time Page
-Using
Toilet Paper to Understand Geologic Time
-Fossil Identification
Images
-Scientific American's "15 Answers to Creationist Nonsense"
-Frequently Asked Questions About
"Intelligent Design"
-Textbook
Disclaimer Stickers |
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METHODS:
-Active Learning
-KWL
MANAGEMENT:
-Homework Management |
METHODS LINKS:
-Active
Learning
-KWL
handout
-KWL
generator
MANAGEMENT LINKS
-Lesson Template
-Lesson Template 2
-Lesson Template 3 |
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CONTENT LINKS
-This
Land is your Land
-Mineral Needs for Every
American
-Calculate
your Radiation Dose
-EPA
Student Center
-EPA
High School Environmental Center
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METHODS:
--Edible Earth Science
MANAGEMENT:
--How to Randomly Call
Students
--Proactively Informing
Parents of Progress |
METHODS LINKS:
Edible Earth Science On Line Resources
MANAGEMENT LINKS
--How to Randomly Call
Students
--Proactively Informing
Parents of Progress
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Meteorology |
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CONTENT LINKS
-Journey to the Center of the Earth
-Tanker Car Crushed
--Tanker Car Crushed
Video
-Sunwise
Program
-Study:
Rates of non-melanoma skin cancers rise in young people
-Ozone Over Your House
-Optics For Kids
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Of A Sonic Boom
-Lightness Perception And
Lightness
Illusions
-USA Today Animated Graphics
-Global
Warning Animation by DiCaprio |
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METHODS:
-Multiple Intelligences and Learning Styles
-Direct Instruction
MANAGEMENT:
So how much do I lecture? What about the effectiveness of PowerPoint?
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METHODS LINKS:
-Projects
for Multiple Intelligences
--Project Based Learning
Checklist Generator
-Eight Ways of Knowing
-21
Years Later, 'Multiple Intelligences' Still Debated
-Learning
Styles Questionnaire--Advantages
and Disadvantages of Different Instructional Methods
-What Direct
Instruction Is and Is Not
-Strategies
for Reading Comprehension
MANAGEMENT LINKS
-Interactive
Lectures
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CONTENT LINKS
Weather
Tracker/Atmospheric Mummy
-Cloud Identification Chart
-Cloud animation
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-24
Hours of Weather
-Ingredients of Weather
-Kid’s
Crossing
-Web
Weather for Kids
-The
Weather Unit
-NOAA
Education Weather
-Weather
Wiz Kids |
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METHODS:
-Music and Earth Science
--Music before Classes
MANAGEMENT:
-Homework Buddies
-Filing System for Loans
-Filing System for
Student
Discipline Issues |
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CONTENT LINKS
-On Line Weather
School
-USA
Today Guide to the science of the atmosphere
-WW2010 On line Guide for Meteorology
-Michigan weather station reports
-Surface
weather map
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Compare Warm And Cold Fronts
animation
-Severe and Hazardous Weather |
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METHODS:
-Literature and Earth Science
-Earth Science Mnemonics
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METHODS LINKS:
-Reading
List- Earth Science Related
Titles
--Earth
Science Reading List
-Earth Science Mnemonics
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CONTENT LINKS
-Forecasting
-Radar
Meteorology
-Reading
Weather Maps
--Convection,
Advection, and a Forest Fire |
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METHODS:
-Misconceptions in Weather
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METHODS LINKS:
MISCONCEPTIONS
-Children's
Misconceptions about
Weather: A review of the literature
-Bad Meteorology
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CONTENT LINKS
-Climate
Lesson Plan
-U.S.
Climate At A Glance
-Climate Control Climographs
-Climate Extremes
-Climate Timeline
-NOAA El Nino Page
-The Day After Tomorrow™: Could it really
happen?
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METHODS:
-Art and Earth Science
- Earth Facts
cooperative group lamination project
MANAGEMENT:
-Ordering Supplies
-Whiteboards: Advantages and Disadvantages |
METHODS LINKS:
-Earth as Art
MANAGEMENT LINKS
-Supply “Wish List”
-Book and Magazine Wish List
-Ward’s Scientific |
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CONTENT LINKS
-Personal
Greenhouse Gas Calculator
-Global Warming By State
-One Tonne Challenge
-Indoor Air Pollution
-Indoor
Air Quality In Schools
-EPA Air Curriculum Resources
-EPA Student Center Resources-Air
-In
the Air, Air Quality Resources for
K-3, 3-6, 6-8, 9-12
-NWS
Hazard Statistics
-FEMA
for Kids
-Owlie Skywarn Page
-FEMA hazards
factsheets
-NOAA hazard factsheets
-Lightning
Distance Applet
-EarthWeek Diary of a Planet
-Fatalities
due to weather hazards
-Katrina Storm Damage
Set to the Music of John Mellencamp |
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METHODS:
-Earth Science at the Movies
Presentation
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METHODS LINKS:
--Bad
Movie Physics
--Bad Astronomy Movies
--The Day After Tomorrow™: Could it really happen?
--Watching
The Core: A movie review
--Climate Change — Hollywood Fiction or
Reality?
--Dante's Peak FAQ'S
--List
of Hollywood Movies to Show in Class
--The Internet and Jurassic Park:
teaching students to think critically about dinosaurs
--Sample
Movie Questions
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Oceanography and Freshwater Systems |
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CONTENT LINKS
-Hydrologic
Cycle
-Hydrologic
cycle-quiz (easy)
-Hydrologic
cycle-drag/drop
-Groundwater-drag/drop
-Water Pretest
-Water
Planet by DiCaprio
-Properties
of Water
-Distribution
of Water
-USGS
Water Cycle
- Water Science For Schools
-Real Time Michigan Water Data
-Hydrologic Cycle And Groundwater
animation
-NASA
water cycle movie (click on
link
to right
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Hydrologic Cycle Quiz animation
quiz
-Chlora
and Phil photosynthesis and
Water cycle activity |
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METHODS:
- Backyard Field Trips
-Nature
Journaling
-Hydrosphere
Activities
-Kinesthetic
Water Activity and
Poem
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METHODS LINKS:
-Backyard Field Trips-Geosphere
-Backyard Field Trips-Weather
-Backyard Field
Trips-Astronomy
-Backyard Field Trips-Hydrosphere
--Project
Globe Protocols
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CONTENT LINKS
-EPA
Drinking Water and Ground Water Kids Stuff
-Groundwater Kids
-Water
Source Books
-EPA High School Water Resource and Water
Pollution Resources
-Watershed
Animation
- Lake Michigan Whale Watching
-Water
Pretest
-Kinesthetic Groundwater Movement |
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METHODS
-Cooperative Learning and
Gallery Walk
-Post It Cooperative Learning
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METHODS LINKS:
-Gallery
Walk
-Gallery Walk Step
by Step Instructions
-Scripts
to Improve Cooperative Learning
-Cooperative Learning Structures and
Techniques
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CONTENT LINKS
-Great Lakes Environmental Atlas
-Natural Processes in
the Great Lakes
-Great Lakes
Whales
-USGS Rivers (see
links at bottom)
-Lake
Physical Characteristics
-Great
Lakes Physical Characteristics
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METHODS:
-Misconceptions about Water
and Weather
MANAGEMENT:
-Language in the Classroom |
METHODS
LINKS:
-MISCONCEPTIONS
-Children's
Misconceptions about Science
-Earth
Science Misconceptions
- Bad Hydrogeology Misconceptions about
Groundwater
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Dispelling Common Ground Water
Misconceptions
MANAGEMENT LINKS
-Sensitive
Language |
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CONTENT LINKS
-Ocean Zonation
-Ocean
Characteristics and Tides
-Ocean
and Margins
-Ocean
Current Drag and Drop Exercise
-El
Nino and La Nina
-Ocean
floor-Drag/Drop
- Upwelling |
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MANAGEMENT:
-Dealing with Problem Parents |
MANAGEMENT:
-Dealing with Irate
Parents |
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CONTENT LINKS
-EPA
Water Curriculum Resources
-EPA Student Center Resources
-Water
Resources in the U.S.
-Water Use in the U.S.
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Great Lakes Management Plan
-Robocow Animation
-Meatrix Animation
-Karst and NonPoint
Pollution
animation
-Permeability
animation |
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METHODS:
- Earth in Motion, Using Visualizations Sounds, and Animations
MANAGEMENT:
- Saving Time with Computer Short Cuts Part 1
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METHODS LINKS:
-RESGI Animations
-AESA Animations
-BrainPop
Animations
--Science Sounds
MANAGEMENT LINKS
-Saving Time with Computer Short Cuts Part 1
-Computer
Tips from David Pogue
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Space |
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CONTENT LINKS
-Seasons
Concept Map
-The
Sun Earth Connection-multi age content presentation
-National
Geographic Seasons Lesson Plans
-How Does an Eclipse
Happen Activity
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Educational Sun Applets
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Sunrise/Sunset Calculation Program
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Explaining Day length
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Path Of The Sun At Different Latitudes animation
-Sun
path, Subsolar pt. and Sunlight Concentration Animation
Private Universe on line at
Learner.org
-NASA slide show
(shown in class) (4 Mb)
-A
Song for All Seasons
-Moonlight
Madness
-Astronomy
Picture Of The Day Archive
-Top
10 Space Science Photos
-Ten
Best Mars Images Ever
-Windows to the Universe
-Starchild
-Lunar Phases Web Tool
-Phases of the Moon
Demonstration
-In
the Beginning and Now : Moon Formation
Animation
-Apogee
Moon, Perigee Moon
-Kinesthetic
Astronomy
-Moon
Activity Fact Sheet |
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MANAGEMENT:
Jobs Resources:
Professional Organizations:
NSTA, DLESE, AGI, TERC,
MESTA, ESPRIT, and NESTA
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MANAGEMENT
LINKS:
-Smartbrief
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SALARY CALCULATOR
-
SCHOOL
MATTERS
--Job
Hunting Link (EdZapp)
--Job Hunting Link
(Teachers-Teachers)
NSTA
DLESE
AGI
TERC
MESTA
ESPRIT
NESTA
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CONTENT LINKS
-Seasons
Concept Map
-The
Sun Earth Connection-multi age content presentation
-National
Geographic Seasons Lesson Plans
-How Does an Eclipse
Happen Activity
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Educational Sun Applets
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Sunrise/Sunset Calculation Program
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Explaining Day length
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Path Of The Sun At Different Latitudes animation
-Sun
path, Subsolar pt. and Sunlight Concentration Animation
Private Universe on line at
Learner.org
-NASA slide show
(shown in class) (4 Mb)
-A
Song for All Seasons
-Moonlight
Madness
-Astronomy
Picture Of The Day Archive
-Top
10 Space Science Photos
-Ten
Best Mars Images Ever
-Windows to the Universe
-Starchild
-Lunar Phases Web Tool
-Phases of the Moon
Demonstration
-In
the Beginning and Now : Moon Formation
Animation
-Apogee
Moon, Perigee Moon
-Kinesthetic
Astronomy
-Moon
Activity Fact Sheet |
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MANAGEMENT:
- Saving Time with Computer Short Cuts Part 2
Grant Writing Tips |
MANAGEMENT LINKS
-Computer
Tips from David Pogue
-Tips for Grant
Writing and Funding Sources from NSTA
-Searching
for Dollars
-Department
of Education Grant Applications |
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CONTENT LINKS
-Moon
Surface exercise (take notes)
-Eclipses
(scroll to "Eclipse Interactive) ans. q. # 3 + 5
-Lunar
Phases (scroll to "Lunar Phases" Interactive) ans. q. # 2 + 3
-Retrograde
Motion (scroll to "Retrograde Motion" Interactive) ans. q. # 3
-Build a
Solar System
-The Size of our World
Compared to Other Stellar Bodies
-Flash
into PowerPoint due
-The Nine Planets
-Views of the Solar
System
-My Weight on other Planets
-Peekskill
meteor video
-Asteroid-Earth Impact program
-Vast Distances Between Planets In The Solar
System animation.
-Movie
of the Solar System animation
-Space Science unit PowerPoint
-Life Cycle of Stars
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