There are a lot of great informational sites out there for Weather and the Water Cycle. However, it can be challenging to find sites that are informational and interactive. Below are a list of wonderful sites I have found and wish to share:
Interactive Weather:
http://www.scholastic.com/kids/weather/ - Excellent for understanding how temperature and humidity effect the weather.
http://www.edheads.org/activities/weather/ - Excellent for teaching weather simulation.
http://www.theweatherchannelkids.com/ - Developing Radar – Which looks great for kids.
Us Weather Satellites - http://wwwghcc.msfc.nasa.gov/GOES/
http://whyfiles.org/interactives/ The Why Files is an interactive group of simulations that allow students to make a rainbow, play with lightening, create a snow flake, and interact with a tornado.
http://www.theweatherchannelkidsgames.com/ Make a custom weather forecast
http://eo.ucar.edu/webweather/ offers great hands on inquiry based activity off the computer
http://www.cyberbee.com/weatherwatch/ International weather collaborative project
Hurricane Strike – Excellent Interactive resource- However, teacher must register and it is free (offered in Spanish and English) http://www.meted.ucar.edu/hurrican/strike/
http://www.iknowthat.com/com/L3?Area=Science%20Lab offers a great weather application, but you must register and it is free.
Weather Poetry http://www.k12.hi.us/~shasincl/poems_prop_cycle_weather.html Not interactive, but good inspiration. J
Water Cycle:
http://www.on.ec.gc.ca/greatlakeskids/morphie-story-title_e.html#content – Life cycle of a Rain drop
http://www.epa.gov/safewater/kids/flash/flash_watercycle.html - Interactive
Earth’s Water – Good for Middle School Level. - http://ga.water.usgs.gov/edu/mearth.html
http://www.msnucleus.org/membership/guide/storybooks.html Animated story books for the water cycle and other areas of science.
http://www.epa.gov/safewater/kids/flash/flash_wordscramble.html Water cycle scrabble game
Interactive Water conservation tips - http://www.on.ec.gc.ca/reseau/watertips/watertips_flash_e.html
Test your water conservation sense game - http://www.epa.gov/watersense/quiz/index.htm
If you are looking for more great educational site to use in your classroom, then I invite you to join my network at delicious - http://delicious.com/dembe01
This blog is a resource for professional development/DDI given by Karen Brooks. The links provided are JUST highlights from the class and serve as electronic notes for participants to use as future reference. In between PD session, Karen will be posting powerful teaching tools and insights that can be used in any classroom.
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2009 Presidential INAUGURAL Information
INAUGURAL PROGRAM http://inaugural.senate.gov/media/releases/release-12172008-inauguralwebsite.cfm
What Happens on Inauguration Day? - http://inaugural.senate.gov/history/
Video of last five Inauguration: http://inaugural.senate.gov/history/video/index.cfm
Historical look at the Inaugural Ceremonies 1789-2005 - http://inaugural.senate.gov/history/factsandfirsts/index.cfm
The First Inaugural Ball - http://inaugural.senate.gov/history/daysevents/inauguralball.cfm
Past Inauguration Day Events _ http://inaugural.senate.gov/history/daysevents/index.cfm
NYC - Presidential Inauguration 2009 Curriculum Resource MS Word Doc and other resources - http://schools.nyc.gov/Academics/SocialStudies/EducatorResources/Presidential+Inauguration+2009.htm
Inauguration infor for Twitter - Facebook - and Alerts, Plus biographys on Obama and Biden - http://www.inauguration.dc.gov/index.asp
What Happens on Inauguration Day? - http://inaugural.senate.gov/history/
Video of last five Inauguration: http://inaugural.senate.gov/history/video/index.cfm
Historical look at the Inaugural Ceremonies 1789-2005 - http://inaugural.senate.gov/history/factsandfirsts/index.cfm
The First Inaugural Ball - http://inaugural.senate.gov/history/daysevents/inauguralball.cfm
Past Inauguration Day Events _ http://inaugural.senate.gov/history/daysevents/index.cfm
NYC - Presidential Inauguration 2009 Curriculum Resource MS Word Doc and other resources - http://schools.nyc.gov/Academics/SocialStudies/EducatorResources/Presidential+Inauguration+2009.htm
Inauguration infor for Twitter - Facebook - and Alerts, Plus biographys on Obama and Biden - http://www.inauguration.dc.gov/index.asp
U.S. Department of Education's Teacher Initiative
Just announced:
The U.S. Department of Education has announced the opening of applications for the Teaching Ambassador Fellowship at the U.S. Department of Education for the 2009-2010 school year. Currently practicing, state certified Pre-Kindergarten to 12th grade public school teachers and instructional specialists/coaches with at least three years of teaching experience are eligible to apply by March 16, 2009. For the 2008-2009 pilot year of the Fellowship program, 20 part-time Classroom Fellows and 5 full-time Washington Fellows are serving as Teaching Ambassador Fellows, learning about and contributing to the national dialogue on education policy. For more information about the 2009-2010 Fellowship application and other opportunities to learn about federal education policy and public resources supporting classroom teaching and learning, visit http://www.ed.gov/programs/teacherfellowship.
The U.S. Department of Education has announced the opening of applications for the Teaching Ambassador Fellowship at the U.S. Department of Education for the 2009-2010 school year. Currently practicing, state certified Pre-Kindergarten to 12th grade public school teachers and instructional specialists/coaches with at least three years of teaching experience are eligible to apply by March 16, 2009. For the 2008-2009 pilot year of the Fellowship program, 20 part-time Classroom Fellows and 5 full-time Washington Fellows are serving as Teaching Ambassador Fellows, learning about and contributing to the national dialogue on education policy. For more information about the 2009-2010 Fellowship application and other opportunities to learn about federal education policy and public resources supporting classroom teaching and learning, visit http://www.ed.gov/programs/teacherfellowship.
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