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| Collection Name: | NSDL Middle School Portal
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| Collection Description: | The NSDL Middle School Portal identifies digital resources that support reform-based middle school math and science teaching and learning. Its Mathematics Pathway and Science Pathway present standards-based publications that take an in-depth look at teachable concepts in math and science. All resources are examined with the following criteria in mind: content of the resource is accurate; it promotes student learning; it aligns with one or more national math and/or science education standards; it is grade-level appropriate; it promotes equity and access; and the resource is easily navigable. A blog called Connecting News to National Science Education Standards encourages science teachers to integrate current events into their instruction. Users can also search or browse by subject lists and register to be notified when new content is posted to the site. |
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Collection Information:
| Grade Level |
Grade 5
Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Middle School
Upper Elementary
Vocational/Professional Development Education
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| Intended Audience |
Educator
Learner
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| Link |
Http://msteacher.org/
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| Publisher / Resource Provider |
Ohio State University
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Audio/Visual
Collection
Image
Image/Image Set
Instructional Material
Reference Material
Text
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| Subject Keyword(s) |
Education
Education Issues
Instructional Issues
Mathematics--Study and Teaching
Science--Study and Teaching
Teacher Education
Technology Education
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| Resource Title: | What's making you sick?
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| Description: | What's Making You Sick? focuses on what science currently knows about viruses and infectious diseases as well as the questions that scientists are studying. Teachers will find valuable background information about viruses, germs, and disease as well as lesson plans that incorporate this material. We will look at sites that discuss the history of plagues and infectious disease that became rampant killers of millions of people. These sites uncover the role that insects and rodents have played in the history of disease. They also show how peoples response to virus and disease has changed through the centuries. We have selected a number of interactive sites that will engage students in projects designed to help them understand that illness can be caused by many factors, including personal health and hygiene. Students will learn how epidemics can be linked to contaminated air, water, and food, and how we need to find ways to contain the spread of infections that are easily transmitted from host-to-host. |
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Additional Resource Information
| Author |
Janet Kahkonen Keppler
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| Contributor(s) |
Carolyn Hamilton
Janet Kahkonen Keppler
Ohio State University
andy Ault
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| Date Published |
2006
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| Grade Level |
Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Middle School
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| Language |
En
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| Publisher / Resource Provider |
Ohio State University
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| Resource Format |
Image/jpeg
Text/html
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| Rights Information |
Http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/
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| Subject Keyword(s) |
Bacteria
Cell
Disease
Evolution
Fungi
Life Science
Personal Health
Personal and Social Issues
Science
Viruses
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Content contained within the resource:
What's Making You Sick for Middle School Teachers: Introduction Middle School Portal Search Entire Site Math Pathway Science Pathway for Science Publications Table Of Contents What’s Making You Sick? Introduction Background Information for Teachers Lesson Plans Activities Just for Students National Science Education Standards Introduction Viruses with such exotic names as Ebola, bird flu, monkeypox, and West Nile have been making the headlines lately. Even those middle-schoolers who don't read the news online or in print have probably heard some of the warnings, predictions, and hype surrounding mention of these viruses. Knowing the facts is important for all of us. What's Making You Sick? focuses on what science currently knows about viruses and infectious diseases as well as the questions that scientists are studying. Teachers will find valuable background information about viruses, germs, and disease as well as lesson plans that incorporate this material. Reaching back in time, we will look at sites that discuss the intriguing history of plagues and infectious disease that became rampant killers of millions of people. These sites uncover the role that insects and rodents have played in the history of disease. They also show how man's response to virus and disease has changed through the centuries. We have selected a number of interactive sites that will engage students in projects designed to help them understand that illness can be caused by many factors, including personal health and hygiene. Students will learn how epidemics can be linked to contaminated air, water, and food, and how we need to find ways to contain the spread of infections that are easily transmitted from host-to-host. by Janet Kahkonen Keppler Janet Kahkonen Keppler is a consultant to the Middle School Portal. Previously, she was the catalog manager for various digital library projects at the Ohio State University, concentrating on the development and application of metadata for digital collections in mathematics and science. Back to top Copyright August 2006 — The Ohio State University. This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. 0424671. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons License .
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