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From Da Vinci to Space

February 7th, 2012 · No Comments · Content - Science

Here is a brief animated video on the history of flight- from Leonardo to the space program.  While I knew some of the inventors, there were many names that were new to me. This YouTube video was created by the Utah Valley University (From Educational Technology Guy)

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So how readable is that site?

February 5th, 2012 · No Comments · Content - Language Arts, Content - Science, Content - Social Studies, Content- Cross Discipline

  Unlike books (that often come with a suggested grade level for reading skills), websites don’t always these features.  The Readability Test Tool is a quick way to gauge the reading level of the site.  Simply paste in the URL (or supply some text from the web page), and you can get an appropriate grade [...]

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Let’s go to the circus!

January 31st, 2012 · No Comments · Content - Science

Watch Circus Physics: Conservation of Angular Momentum on PBS. See more from Circus.   Once you watch these circus videos, you will never look at physics (or circus acts) the same way. From the classroom portion of the Big Apple Circus, there are numerous videos (complete with student prompts) as well as teacher guides for [...]

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Time to check your batteries

January 27th, 2012 · No Comments · Content - Science

Even though Fire Safety month is gone, it is always a good time to make our students more safety conscience.  Here’s an attractive SMART Board game from SMARTBoard Goodies about fire safety.

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