Human impact on the environment- (grades 8 - 10) (you must ask your teacher for the password--I can't post it publicly) "Earth and Human Impacts: Overview." UXL Ignition Science: Collaborative Projects, edited by Thomas Riggs, vol. 2, UXL, 2018, pp. 435-440. Gale In Context: Science, https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/CX3679900099/SCIC?u=nysl_we_bcsd&sid=SCIC&xid=b8ccd681. Accessed 6 Apr. 2020. https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/CX3679900099/SCIC?u=nysl_we_bcsd&sid=SCIC&xid=b8ccd681 "Anthropogenic Change." Climate Change: …
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7th Grade Science
Resources for Light, Sound, Waves, Electromagnetic radiation/spectrum Ask your teacher for the password to the GALE Database articles (I'm unable to post this information publicly) WAVES "Waves: Overview." UXL Ignition Science: Collaborative Projects, edited by Thomas Riggs, vol. 1, UXL, 2018, pp. 97-101. Gale In Context: Science, https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/CX3679900029/SCIC?u=nysl_we_bcsd&sid=SCIC&xid=19db23e7. Accessed 6 Apr. 2020. https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/CX3679900029/SCIC?u=nysl_we_bcsd&sid=SCIC&xid=19db23e7 LIGHT Nelson, …
Scholastic Learn at Home
Scholastic has posted a number of free resources for learning at home, during the school closures event. You can find resources for grades PreK-9. At a glance, there are many articles with interesting topics and reading for every day of the week. There are activities and questions to ponder at the end of each article. …
Author Dav Pilkey Drawing Online!
Anyone who likes books by author Dav Pilkey, Captain Underpants and Dogman, might be interested in his online drawing class on Friday mornings. Here's the article about this with more information. Here's the article about this. Here's the direct link to the Library of Congress page with the first drawing video with Dav Pilkey. Here's …
Information Literacy Videos
Something I'm now working on, and will continue to work on, during this pandemic, is creating information literacy videos. Basically, I'll be working on research topics. Today I made my first one, by taking a PPT slideshow, making it into a video, then uploading into Moviemaker, narrating it on my cell phone to match the …
PBS Educational Videos
So I've posted a lot of video sites today. A couple ways to use videos is to review already covered material, use as an overview to what students are about to learn, and use as a note-taking exercise which can reinforce the review experience. A unique way to take notes from a video is to …
Crash Course Videos
Many teachers may already have heard about, or used, a Crash Course video for your classes. There are a large number of topics and subjects for older students that align with courses and content you are teaching. The videos are pretty fast-paced and really designed I think, to help with review or overview of a …
Read-Alouds for Younger Kids
Many of you might have already learned about Storyline Online, where classic children's books are read aloud by actors. It's a great resource for younger students, but even early middle school kids might enjoy some of these as well. Some of my favorites are When Pigasso Met Mootisse, The Hoola-Hoopin' Queen, and As Fast As …
Scholastic Study Jams
Another great online resource, which I've used numerous times in the past for small group science activities, is Scholastic Study Jams. There are very kid-friendly science and math animated videos that explain and discuss a number of important topics and concepts. After each video, students can take a little quiz to check their learning. Also …
Brain Pop Online Learning
Hello Olmsted Families--I have a great resource to share with you for varying grade levels that has student-centered videos, quizzes and games on various subjects and topics. Perhaps your child has already heard of, and used some of the Brain Pop resources. The company has made all their resources free for families (and teachers) during …
Olmsted Library 