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A place to share and learn ways of integrating more technology in your teaching

  • Citizen Science, Real Data, and Web 2.0 Combine in Snowtweets Project
  • Interactive Whiteboards: Tech Talk from MSP2

Especially for Elementary Teachers

Simple ways to spice up your teaching using digital materials

  • Western Diet Brings High Blood Pressure to Arctic Natives
  • Ugly bug contest: It’s time to vote!

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NSDL Collection K-12 Short Cuts: Elementary School

Earth Science

  • Digital Library for Earth System Education (DLESE)
  • DLESE general search list of resources for K-2
  • DLESE general search list of resources for grades 3-5

Engineering

  • Engineering is Elementary
  • Teach Engineering

General Science

  • Instructional Architect Browse or create your own online lessons
  • K-6 Science Refreshers Brush up on your science content

Math

  • Math Forum
    • Ask Dr. Math Elementary archive
    • Elementary Teacher's Place
    • Problem of the Week (site registration and cost)
    • Resources for Pre-K
    • Resources for grades K-2
    • Resources for grades 3-5
  • Shodor Computational Math and Science Interactives (Grades 3-5)
    • Interactivate
    • Interactivate Math Lessons

Science and Literacy

  • Beyond Penguins and Polar Bears Integrating Polar Science and Literacy
  • Teacher's Domain: Between the Lions Early Reading Collection

Video & Other Digital Media

  • Beyond Penguins and Polar Bears Podcasts
  • Exploratorium After School Activities
  • Teachers' Domain
  • Teacher's Domain: Between the Lions Early Reading Collection

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The Savvy Searcher's Monthly Topic

Chemistry: Periodic Tables on the Ceiling

The links below describe a neat way for your students to do research on a particular element and display their results to your entire class. Each student constructs an icosahedron with a different kind of information about an element on each of the 20 faces. The icosahedra are then hung from the classroom ceiling in [...]

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