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Tornado Science!

June 4th, 2013

It’s Tuesday, June 4, 2013 and time for Science at ClickSchooling!

Recommended Website:

Weather Wiz Kids: Tornadoes

Age Range 8 and up (approximately, with parental supervision)

The devastating tornadoes in the Midwest may have your children asking many questions about them. At this website designed for kids, a meteorologist describes the science behind tornadoes including what weather conditions are required for them to form. It includes terrific information, pictures, links to free lesson plans, experiments, and more.

When you get to the site, just scroll down the page to read the text and see pictures and illustrations that explain what tornadoes are, how they form, and information on weather conditions associated with tornadoes such as:

  • Funnel Clouds
  • Supercell Thunderstorms
  • Mesocyclones
  • Microbursts
  • Waterspouts
  • Hail
  • Gustnadoes
  • Landspouts
  • Dust Devils

You’ll also learn about the Fujita Scale of Tornado Intensity and some Tornado Safety Tips. There are also links to FREE LESSON PLANS and Tornado Experiments that will enhance your children’s understanding of this dangerous weather phenomenon.

 

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Free K-12 Literature Lessons & Activities

May 29th, 2013

Hi!  It’s Wednesday, May 29, 2014 and time for Language Arts at ClickSchooling!

Recommended Website:

EDSITEMent

Age Range: 5-18 (grades K-12 with parental supervision)

This website sponsored by the National Endowment for the Humanities, offers free, high-quality online lesson plans integrated with resources to promote active learning in literature and language arts (as well as other subjects such as art, foreign language, history and social studies).

When you get to the site, you’ll see a featured lesson plan.  Below that is a sorting tool where you can select the grade level you want (K-2, 3-5, 6-8, 9-12) and other features including subtopics such as:

  • Biography
  • Drama
  • Essay
  • Fables, Fairy Tales, and Folklore
  • Novels
  • Poetry
  • Short Stories

Submit your parameters and a menu of lesson plans will appear below the sorting tool.  Click on any lesson title and a new page opens displaying the lesson including:

  • Guiding Questions
  • Learning Objectives
  • Preparation Instructions
  • Lesson Activities
  • Extending the Lesson

You’ll find links to free, carefully screened educational websites where you can read the literature online and find resources to extend the learning. In some cases you’ll find free, printable worksheets as well.

The content is so extensive that a description here simply doesn’t do it justice. This is a remarkable resource for the home educator – so bookmark it to return often. 

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Primary Source U.S. History Lessons

May 23rd, 2013

Hi!  It’s Thursday, May 23, 2013 and time for Social Sciences at ClickSchooling!

Recommended Website:

Teach U.S. History

Age Range: 11-18 (about middle school through high school, with parental supervision)

This website provides primary source materials, lesson plans, audio and video presentations, and supplementary resources such as worksheets and links to other informative websites to help classroom teachers teach U.S. History. Most of the material can be adjusted for use in the homeschool environment.

When you get to the site, you’ll see a welcome message accompanied by a menu on the left side of the screen. Click on “How To Use This Site” to read an outline of what the site provides. Then, simply click on the topics of interest from the menu that includes:

  • American Revolution
  • Indian Removal
  • Isaiah Thomas – Patriot Printer
  • Life in Antebellum America
  • Temperance Reform in the Early 19th Century
  • The Dred Scott Decision
  • The Kansas-Nebraska Act and Bleeding Kansas
  • The Second Great Awakening and the Age of Reform
  • War of 1812 and the Hartford Convention
  • Westward Expansion

As you click on each topic a new page opens. There is some inconsistency in the format that can be a little confusing. Some pages open to a splash page, others open to a menu of choices, and others open to a page with a brief overview.  On the latter, it may look as though there isn’t any information – but look on the menu on the left side of the screen and you’ll see that under that topic is a highlighted drop-down menu from which you can select lesson plans and resources.

This site is deceiving. It contains a vast amount of content assembled by teachers and museum curators as you will discover once you start clicking through the resource links. Plan to spend some time here to pinpoint the materials you’ll want to use to supplement your study of U.S. history.

 

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Science w/ Animals, Plants, & Fungi!

April 16th, 2013

Hi!  It’s Tuesday, April 16, 2013 and time for Science at ClickSchooling!

Recommended Website:

ARKive

Age Range: 5-18 (with parental supervision)

ClickScholar Cie suggested this terrific website, sponsored by a wildlife non-profit organization, that allows students to learn about 15,000 of the world’s endangered species through photos and videos along with scientific information on what makes them special and why we should protect them. 

You’ll also find free teaching resources, lesson plans, and learning activities for students in K-12.

When you get to the site you’ll see some featured items and clickable menus to discover endangered:

  • Mammals
  • Birds
  • Reptiles
  • Amphibians
  • Fish
  • Invertebrates (Terrestrial and Marine)
  • Plants & Algae
  • Fungi (including lichen)

Scroll down the page and find links to “Kids” games, along with “Teachers” resources including lessons and activities for students ages 5-7, 7-11, 11-14, 14-16, and 16-18.

This site is well-designed and easy to navigate. Bookmark it to return often.

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Free Egg-Science Activities!

March 26th, 2013

Hi!  It’s Tuesday, March 26, 2013 and time for Science at ClickSchooling!

Spring Festivals are here! Eggs are everywhere in omelets to Easter baskets! Here are some fun ways to use eggs to learn science…

Recommended Websites:

See Below

Age Range: Varies (with parental supervision)

Discovery Education: The Good Egg Project

ClickScholar Fran recommended this website that offers free, downloadable egg-themed, lesson plans on agriculture and nutrition for grades K-5. Don’t miss the Farm-To-Table Virtual Field Trip – just click on the “View Archive” button to start the virtual tour.

Science Junction: Egg-Cellent Adventures

An egg is a very big cell. This website offers a couple of Life Science experiments to help you discover:

  • The Biochemistry of the Egg Shell
  • Diffusion and Osmosis in Animal Cells
  • The Flying Pizza Pan Egg Drop!

Steve Spangler Science: Amazing Egg Experiments   

You’ll find several fun experiments using eggs here – including ‘Squeeze an Egg Without Breaking It!”  When you get to this site, you’ll land on a page that requests you sign up to receive the free newsletter.  If you don’t want the newsletter, look for the “X” in the bottom right corner of the page – click on it to close the sign-up page and access the experiments.

Spinning Hard Boiled Egg Water Sprinkler

Science Frontiers website explains how to make hard boiled eggs act like water sprinklers — has something to do with gravity and centrifugal force.

Turn a Hard Eggshell Soft!

This eggs-citing experiment uses a little vinegar and a hard-boiled egg to get some amazing results.

Egg Experiments

A stay-at-home mom offers a Pinterest page of Egg Experiments (linking to a variety of websites) that she and her kids have tried or checked out. Good stuff.  :)

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Free Math Activities with Eggs!

March 25th, 2013

Hi!  It’s Monday, March 25, 2013 and time for Math at ClickSchooling!

Spring Festivals are here! Eggs are everywhere in omelets to Easter baskets! Here are some fun ways to use eggs to learn math…

Recommended Websites:

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Age Range: Varies (with parental supervision)

Chickscope

The egg’s interesting mathematical properties are explored at this site that seems to be designed for students in junior high and up. Explore the symmetry of eggs, dividing eggs equally, spherical geometry, and embryo calculus to determine how many cells are in a chick and more. When you get to the site just click on the module that interests you on the menu, and a new page opens with lesson plans and activities.

Egg Math Worksheet

Print out this worksheet with elementary grades, egg-themed math word problems.

LessonPlansPage.com: Easter Egg Math
This website offers an Easter-egg-themed math lesson for Kindergartners in a classroom. It can easily be adjusted for use in a homeschool or as a family activity

Egg Carton Math

Recycle your egg cartons into a fun math game that kids of all ages will enjoy!

Egg Math Brain Teaser

Are you an egghead? Kids (grade 3 and up) will have to use their eggs to figure out the answer to this reverse cryptogram.

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