Albert Einstein Online An exhaustive list of Einstein Online Resources Animals Theme Activity 1 "Endangered Giants" Given the materials provided, students will determine the effects of commercial whaling operations by analyzing and graphing populations of whales before and after the onset of commercial whaling. This site includes related links. Animals Theme Activity 2 "Make It A Habitat." Given the materials listed, students will consider the adaptation of life forms through natural selection to fill various niches and accommodate changing environmental conditions. Asteroid Collision Are we really at risk of being hit? Not really a lesson... an article, with links, that attempts to answer this question. Astronomy with A Stick The over-arching question addressed by these activities is "Why do daylight hours vary in length where we live?" The activities have been arranged for convenience into three interchangeable units. It is best to begin the observations in September and continue at intervals throughout the school year. Unit I requires sunny weather to make observations, although some of the calculations are done later in the classroom. The unit 2 graphing activities and unit 3 modeling activities can be done throughout the year and on overcast or rainy days. This site lists schools participating in this project, and offers registration. Athena Earth and Space Science for K-12 Space, Weather, Earth, Oceans and more. Loaded with Internet Resources in these areas. Authurian Legends A web-based, interdisciplinary unit. PURPOSE: To provide secondary educators (all disciplines) with Web-based resources for the study of Arthurian legends. To publish on-line lesson plans designed to provide the means for students to increase their proficiency in using the Internet and to learn about Arthurian-related material. PHILOSOPHY : A multi-disciplinary study is conducive to a thorough appreciation of the Arthurian legends. Today's highly technological world mandates the integration of technology into current educational practices. Body Science Theme Activity "You think you're quick?" Using the materials listed, students will test their reaction time and eye-hand coordination. Connections+ |Revealing Einstein Lesson plans, activities, teacher's guides and more, related to content standards. Connections+ |Hurricanes Lesson plans, activities, teacher's guides and more, related to content standards. A five part resource on hurricanes developed with the (upper) elementary student and teacher in mind. Includes a guide for teaching (under construction) weather in the classroom. Storm chasers can learn about tracking, go inside a hurricane, or read the story of one family that survived a killer storm. Lots of activities including how to make and use a barometer. Connections+ |The Brain Lesson plans, activities, teacher's guides and more, related to content standards. Neuroscience Resources for Kids. "The smell of a flower - The memory of a walk in the park - The pain of stepping on a nail. These experiences are made possible by the 3 pounds of tissue in our heads...the BRAIN!! This home page has been created for elementary and secondary school students and teachers who would like to learn more about the nervous system." Contains lots of activities and resources for the K-12 classroom. Connections+ |Critical Thinking Lesson plans, activities, teacher's guides and more, related to content standards. "Untangling the Web: Guidelines for Researching on the World Wide Web" This resource provides teachers with a presentation, a tip sheet, glossary, and lesson plan. According to the objectives of the lesson plan, students will be able to: Identify the World Wide Web, Define Web terminology, Conduct a search on the Web, Apply evaluation criteria to specific Web sites, Develop a list of relevant and credible Web resources on a given topic. Computer Skills for Information Problem-Solving: Learning and Teaching Technology in Context. Connections+ |On Shaky Ground Earthquake lesson plans, activities, teacher's guides and more, related to content standards. Connections+ |El Nino Weather lesson plans, activities, teacher's guides and more, related to content standards. Connections+ |Space and Astronomy Lesson plans, activities, teacher's guides and more, related to content standards. "Project Athena" engages students in observing phenomena using remote-sensed data to construct knowledge about the world. Data sets and instructional pieces are related to oceans, the atmosphere, Earth resources, and space/astronomy. Real-time data is used where possible. The material is intended for direct use by students with appropriate assistance from teachers. The goal of Athena is to enhance the K-12 science curriculum, and facilitate use of the powerful computational tools in classrooms networked to the Web. Connections+ | Primates Lesson plans, activities, teacher's guides and more, related to content standards.. including "The Opposable Thumb" - Activity; "The African Primates at Home" Home Page; "The Primate Gallery" and "Primatological Resources for Children and Young Adults." Connections+ | Chemistry Lesson plans, activities, teacher's guides and more, related to content standards. Connections+ | No Life on Mars? Lesson plans, activities, teacher's guides and more, related to content standards. "Life in the Universe Curriculum Project." The lessons, activities, and experiments teach standard science concepts in the context of questions about the nature of life, its possible presence elsewhere in the universe, and the physical/chemical settings provided by space, planets, and stars, and within which other life might be sought. Connections+ |All About Insects Lesson plans, activities, teacher's guides and more, related to content standards. "Africanized Honey Bees on the Move" - Lesson Plans. Each lesson starts with an overview of the lesson and a list of the materials you will need to carry out the lesson. Next is a list of the information sheets and activity sheets related to the lesson. Each lesson contains several activities that cover a specific topic...All the information sheets and activity sheets are listed separately. There are 28 information sheets. They contain information about the biology of honey bees, stories and poems. There are 35 separate activity sheets. They contain activities, games, and quizzes as well as diagrams. "Minibeasts Teacher's Tower" - Lesson Plans and Activities. "Insects - Access Excellence Activity." Connections+ |The Third Domain Microbiology lesson plans, activities, teacher's guides and more, related to content standards. Connections+ | Genetics and Disease Lesson plans, activities, teacher's guides and more, related to content standards. Connections+ | Craters: How They Form Lesson plans, activities, teacher's guides and more, related to content standards. Connections+ | Solar Energy Lesson plans, activities, teacher's guides and more, related to content standards. "Materials that Absorb Solar Energy" - Lesson Plan.This lesson plan helps students understand how and why we collect, store, and use solar energy. Included is an experiment that illustrates how a variety of substances absorb and store sunlight. The lesson is appropriate for early and later elementary grades. "Solar Energy Experiment" - Lesson Plan. This experiment will illustrate the principles of how some colors absorb more solar energy than others. It is appropriate for grades 3-8. "Using Solar Energy: The Solar Apple Baker" - Lesson Plan. This lesson plan helps students understand one way of using solar energy - for cooking. Students can experiment by making their own solar oven and baking a variety of foods using the sun's energy. This lesson is appropriate for early and later elementary grades. Dynamic Earth - Program Overview Dynamic Earth gives you a good look at mother nature in a really bad mood. Dramatic footage of king-size waves, deadly storms and supercharged skies will give students new respect for the awesome power of the Earth, and show how humble mankind really is in the face of nature. Segment One - Tidal Wave, Segment Two - Hurricane, Segment Three - Tornado, Segment Four - Lightning Earth to Mars Theme Activity: 1 "NASA Lunar Survival" You are on an expedition to begin colonizing the Moon. As you and your crew approach the surface of the Moon, something goes terribly wrong and you are forced to crash-land. Nobody is hurt, but your craft is destroyed, and you have no way of getting back to the mother ship, which cannot land. You will need to reach a supply dump to wait for a rescue mission from Earth. The supply dump is far from where you crashed. You have the following equipment, but cannot carry it all. List the items below in order of priority for survival. If you could add one additional item to this list, what would it be? Earth to Mars Theme Activity: 2 "School Scales" Using the city of Peoria as a model of the magnitude of the universe and distances between objects in space, if the sun were Peoria High School, it would be 36 feet high, Mercury would be around the corner at the school supply store, Earth would be the gas station six blocks away, and Pluto would be smaller than a golf ball, 40 miles outside town. Using the Peoria model, as an example, plot a scale model of the solar system using a map of your hometown as the grid. Identify a long road that extends from your school. Set your school as the Earth. Determine a scale that allows the distance from the Sun to Pluto to fit along the selected road. Measure in one direction the scale distance to Venus, Mercury and the Sun. Measure in the other direction the distances to the Moon, Mars and the other planets. Earth to Mars Theme Activity: 3 "Squeeze Water from a Rock" You and two partners are a Space Habitat Investigation & Research Team (SHIRT). The Mars Exploration Action and Training League of Associated Federations (MEATLOAF) has hired your group to come up with a simulation for easily obtaining water locked up in the crystals of rocks on Mars. Your simulation will be used in a training film to be produced by the league for Mars exploration teams. The first teams actually to land on Mars will not take heavy, sophisticated equipment with them, so you have to keep your materials list simple. Explorer: Hooke's Law This lab activity will show that the law of conservation of energy holds for oscillating springs. The students will be able to calculate the elastic constant for a spring and establish Hooke's Law. Explorer: Flight Platform This lesson on flight (delta dart airplanes) incorporates the inquiry method of discovery to explain the forces that are exerted on and airplane. This is a hands on lesson that lets students answer questions that are asked of them and that they will ASK themselves.

Explorer: Impact of UV on Plants This activity on ozone depletion will provide students with background information and a lab activity that will enable them to describe the effects of ultraviolet radiation on plant life. Students also investigate the major causes and effects of ozone depletion. Explorer: Magic Mirror Box The purpose of this activity is to provide students with a hands-on activity which will stimulate their interest in observing, inquiring, and experimenting. Explorer: Straw Bridges The purpose of this activity is to build a bridge, made out of plastic straws and scotch tape that will support the most mass. The students learn that a triangle is a very strong geometric shape and that when engineers want to make strong light weight structures they incorporate triangles into their designs. Students construct bridges that look similar to real bridges. This activity includes full day by day lesson plans which lead the teacher and students to a successful experience. Explorer: Force Table Lab In this lab activity the students will be able to add vectors by finding the equilibriant of two forces acting at an angle and show that the equilibriant is equal to the resultant of the two forces. Explorer: Straw Tower Contest The purpose of this activity is to build a tower, made out of plastic straws and paper clips that will support a tennis ball. The students will learn that a triangle is a very strong geometric shape and that engineers incorporate triangles into their designs when they want to make strong structures . Students will construct towers by using bent paper clips as connecting devices. The students will work for exactly 30 minutes on their tower. At the end of this time, the towers are measured and the tallest tower that will stand un-supported for 30 seconds is the winner, This activity includes full day by day lesson plans that lead the teacher and students to a successful experience. Exploring Estuaries Estuaries are crucial transition zones between land and water that provide an environment for lessons in biology, geology, chemistry, physics, history, and social issues. Students will explore Estuaries, the ecological systems where rivers meet the sea and fresh water mixes with salt water. This is a TrackStar site which guides a user (student) through a set of sites (URLs). Exploring Underwater - Program Overview Exploring Underwater, is intended to be used by teachers in classrooms. The one-hour video consists of five segments that explore a different facet of the world's oceans. Segment One - Galapagos: Beyond Darwin, Segment Two - Keiko's Story, Segment Three - Whales, Segment Four -Submarines, Segment Five - The Man Who Loves Sharks H2Oceans Theme Activity: Create A Habitat For this activity, select a marine mammal or fish, then design a perfect replica of that animal's natural habitat. H2Oceans Theme Activity: Talking to the Animals Here is an outdoor activity you can do with your students so they may better understand how dolphins and trainers communicate without words. Invention: Computer Technology "Invention: Computer Technology" shows you how Babbage's clumsy device evolved into the amazing microchip. And you'll meet Jack Kilby, who invented the first microchip, as well as the hand-held calculator for a then-unknown company named Texas Instruments. The Journey Inside When today's students enter the workforce, they won't be considered literate unless they are also technology-literate. In 1994, Intel Corporation launched a national education program designed to increase technology literacy among students and inspire them to learn more about the science behind computer technology. Now in its Third Edition, The Journey Inside: The Computer is being used by over 60,000 teachers in North America. Now you can teach your middle school students everything they need to know about the inner workings of a computer. Journeyman Trivia Trivia in classic academic categories. Journey North A global study of wildlife migration. Download the teacher's manual and register your class. Ocean and Us Another TrackStar unit. This track will help students to understand the vital links between the underwater world -- including lakes, rivers, marshes, bays and oceans -- and their own lives. It will help them understand what research has revealed about oceans and will encourage ocean conservation. The Path to Mars - Program Overview The Path to Mars, is intended to be used by teachers in classrooms. The hour-long program consists of four segments that explore a different facet of America's fascination with outer space. Segment One - Destination Mars, Segment Two - The Space Shuttle, Segment Three - Lowell Observatory, Segment Four - Living in Space Physical Science Resources Physics in Motion Theme Activity 1 "Animating Motion" Students will apply their knowledge of object motion by animating sequences of pictures which model a set of physical conditions. After completing this activity, students will have an understanding of the relationships between moving objects, the orbital motion of planets and satellites, the effects of gravity on a falling body, and motions of objects in inertial (moving) frames of reference. Physics in Motion Theme Activity 2 "Design a critter and vehicle" Students will work in teams either to design a vehicle or describe an inhabitant from a fictional planet. Students must provide creative solutions for the unusual situations presented in the activity. Critical thinking skills are an essential component for the success of the students\rquote projects. Physics in Motion Theme Activity 3 Orbit Logo from "Asteroid!" Students will draw a scale model of the inner planets and an asteroid with their orbits, then calculate the eccentricity of each orbit. Physics in Motion Theme Activity 4 "Roll 'Em" Students will demonstrate an understanding of the mathematical relationships between the graphical expressions of an object's motion as plotted on the following graphs: distance vs. time, velocity vs. time, and acceleration vs. time. Programming Language Research A collection of information and resources for research in programming language theory, design, implementation, and related areas. Additions and corrections are welcome! Raging Planet Theme Activity 1 "Pop Goes the Mountain" students will construct a caldera model, use the model to explain the forces involved in a volcanic eruption, and write a brief description of a historic caldera formation. See teacher notes for this activity. Raging Planet Theme Activity 2 "Make Your Own Weather Station" students will design and construct a rain gauge, barometer, anemometer, psychrometer, and wind vane using the materials of their choice. Raging Planet Theme Activity 3 "Tracking a Hurricane" using the materials listed students will track the time, coordinates, and wind speed of a hurricane and predict landfall. Raging Planet Theme Activity 4 "Weather in a Box" using the materials listed, students will demonstrate the movement of simulated weather fronts and observe the boundaries between them. Running the Nile In January and February of 1996 a team of kayakers attempted a "first ever" descent of the Victoria Nile River in Uganda, Africa. Paddlers have long avoided this great river. Its remoteness and violent whitewater have defeated all previous challengers -- not to mention its shores, as Katharine Hepburn describes them, "carpeted with crocodiles." Teachnet.Com - Lesson Ideas: Scientific Method Consumer testing in the classroom Teachnet.Com - Lesson Ideas: Earth Understanding Time Zones, Creating Water in the Desert, and Day and Night in the Desert Teachnet.Com - Lesson Ideas: Physics Cause & Effect, Water Displacement, Speed of Sound, Physics 12, and Altering Climate in the Classroom Teachnet.Com - Lesson Ideas: Technology Trash to Treasure, Design Your Own Remote, and Predicting the Future Teachnet.Com - Lesson Ideas: General Science Cheap-O Electricity Unit, A Mirror Brain Teaser Technology Education 8-10 This Integrated Resource Package (IRP) contains prescribed learning outcomes and support materials for the Grades 8 to10 Technology Education curriculum. It has been designed to help teachers identify possible ways to link learning outcomes, instructional strategies, and assessment strategies. Triumph of the Nerds: Computer History A PBS program and Online game: "Can You Guess the Computer?" This PBS Online interactive game lets you test your knowledge of computers and ultimately, learn your nerd quotient. Virtual Flylab Virtual FlyLab allows you play the role of a research geneticist. It is an educational application for learning the principles of genetic inheritance. You design matings between female and male fruit flies carrying one or more genetic mutations. After selecting the mutations for the two parent flies and clicking the "Mate" button, you will be returned a document containing the images of the parent and offspring flies. Virtual FlyLab will apply the correct rules of genetic inheritance to these mutations to obtain the offspring. It is your job to determine these rules based on the "experimental" results. Volcanoes An Interactive Online Lesson on volcanoes webTeacher Tutorials a self-paced Internet Tutorial that puts both basic and in-depth information about the World Wide Web at your fingertips - just a mouse click away! E-mail, video conferencing, chat rooms, Web page design, Internet safety, curriculum searches - you choose the topic you want to explore, you choose your own pace, you choose the depth of knowledge you desire, and webTeacher guides you through the information. Then, because webTeacher is an interactive guide, you get to put your new knowledge to work immediately through the online exercises and activities.

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