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Richard Phillips: Making Maps Easy to Read
This geography research project surveys factors that make maps easy to read and to use.
National Geographic Kids
National Geographic Kids: Animals: Tigers
"The scientific name for the tiger is 'Panthera Tigris.'" This site includes video and audio clips, fun facts and a map. Other web links are available, which makes this a good site for research projects.
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: Let's Write About the American Flag
Students will brainstorm adjectives to describe the American Flag and will write two descriptive sentences for homework. Students will also create star art to accompany their writing to show the relationship between words and pictures...
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Inquiry Into High Resolution Ice Core and Marine Sediment Records
Activity in which questions are provided relating to interpreting paleoclimate data such as characteristics that make sites favorable for paleoclimate records, locating sites using a map, finding patterns and correlations in the data,...
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Land Surveying Project
This project resulted from of the collaboration of a computer aided drafting teacher, Chris Bond, and a math teacher, Lee Cable, (Hewitt-Trussville High School) to provide higher math expectations in CT and real life application in...
FNO Press
From Now On: Graphical Organizers as Thinking Technology
From Now On explains the purpose and advantages of graphic organizers such as converting complex information into meaningful displays, helping students plan their research, and sometimes acting as mind maps. There are several examples...
EL Education
El Education: Sapling Rise a Micro Field Guide
Students create a field guide for a three foot by three foot plot of ground. Students name their plots, graph temperature, create an inventory and table to record observations, make illustrations, and write informational text based on...
E-learning for Kids
E Learning for Kids: Science: Antarctica: How Are Sounds Useful to Us?
Paul is a researcher on Antarctica. The topic of his research is sounds. Identify which objects make sounds, and learn to recognize different sounds.
Other
Do History: Martha Ballard's Diary Online
This site invites viewers "to piece together the life and world of an "ordinary" person from the past." The site boasts thousands of original documents that include diaries, maps, letters, and court records of a midwife from...
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: On Exploring the Oceans
Ocean explorer Robert Ballard takes us on a mindbending trip to hidden worlds underwater, where he and other researchers are finding unexpected life, resources, and even new mountains. He makes a case for serious exploration and mapping....
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Texas State Historical Association
Texas State Historical Association: Notable Earthquakes Shake Texas [Pdf]
An activity guide where students refer to the Texas Almanac, which is free to download, for information needed to complete assigned tasks. In this instructional activity, they research earthquakes that have taken place in Texas, and the...
Apple
Apple Learning Interchange: Classroom Ideas
Do you use Appleworks in your classroom? Would you like some ideas that others have used? This site presents some exemplary lessons from other teachers.
Canadian Museum of Nature
Canadian Museum of Nature: American Pika
Get to know the American Pika.. colored photos, description, life cycle, map of habitat, food. Only the basic details of this little animal are given, making it perfect for younger researchers.
Canadian Museum of Nature
Canadian Museum of Nature: Przewalski's Horse
Get to know Przewalski's Horse .. colored photos, historical background, description, map of habitat, food. Only the basic details of this little horse are given, making it perfect for younger researchers.
Canadian Museum of Nature
Canadian Museum of Nature: Oryxes
Get to know the Oryxes.. colored photos, description, life cycle, map of habitat, food. Only the basic details of this African animal are given, making the site perfect for younger researchers.
Canadian Museum of Nature
Canadian Museum of Nature: Muskrat
Get to know the muskrat.. colored photos, description, life cycle, map of habitat, food. Only the basic details of this animal are given, making this site perfect for younger researchers.
Canadian Museum of Nature
Canadian Museum of Nature: Kangaroos
Get to know the Kangaroo.. colored photos, description, life cycle, map of habitat, food. Only the basic details of this marsupial are given, making this site perfect for younger researchers.
Canadian Museum of Nature
Canadian Museum of Nature: Koala
Get to know the Koala.. colored photos, description, life cycle, map of habitat, food. Only the basic details of this marsupial are given, making this site perfect for younger researchers.
Canadian Museum of Nature
Canadian Museum of Nature: Greater Kudu
Get to know the Greater Kudu.. colored photos, description, life cycle, map of habitat, food. Only the basic details of this antelope are given, making this site perfect for younger researchers.
Canadian Museum of Nature
Canadian Museum of Nature: Lemur
Get to know the Lemur.. colored photos, description, life cycle, map of habitat, food. Only the basic details of this little animal are given, making this site perfect for younger researchers.
Canadian Museum of Nature
Canadian Museum of Nature: Leopard
Get to know the Leopard...colored photos, description, life cycle, map of habitat, food. Only the basic details of this big cat are given, making this site perfect for younger researchers.
Canadian Museum of Nature
Canadian Museum of Nature: Least Weasel
Get to know the Least Weasel.. colored photos, description, life cycle, map of habitat, food. Only the basic details of this animal are given, making this site perfect for younger researchers.
Canadian Museum of Nature
Canadian Museum of Nature: Canada Lynx
Get to know the Canada Lynx.. colored photos, description, life cycle, map of habitat, food. Only the basic details of this cat are given, making this site perfect for younger researchers.
Canadian Museum of Nature
Canadian Museum of Nature: American Marten
Get to know the American Marten.. colored photos, description, life cycle, map of habitat, food. Only the basic details of this mammal are given, making this site perfect for younger researchers.