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Hurricane & Tropical Storm Tracking
Grades
6 to 12
In the Classroom
Assign a student each week to check with this site for forecasting the weather in your area. Keep a class chart using Livegap Charts, reviewed here, and have the assigned students update it weekly.You must be registered and logged in to add items to your favorites.
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Case Study - Hurricane Andrew - University of Illinois
Grades
6 to 12In the Classroom
Divide students into small groups and have them take notes about Hurricane Andrew using Memo Notepad, reviewed here. Next enhance student learning by having them take notes about Hurricane Ian - September 2022, reviewed here. Extend student learning by having them make a Padlet, reviewed here, with columns to make comparisons between the two hurricanes. Then ask them to use Padlet to create a video to explain to other students what was most significant about both hurricanes. Ask them to respond to other student's videos. This is a link to the Padlet Help section for posting video or an image.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Online Hurricane Guide - University of Illinois
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6 to 12Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Surviving the Storm - US Government
Grades
6 to 12In the Classroom
Explore this site with students during a unit or lesson on Hurricanes, discussing how people prepare themselves for storms and what specific actions to take. This could be a great segway to the disastrous effects of these colossal storms, and how people have adapted.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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FEMA Hurricane Page - US Government
Grades
6 to 12In the Classroom
Use this site as a learning center or station during a lesson on hurricanes and similar extreme weather systems. Have students examine the site on classroom computers, preferably with the assistance of a graphic organizer. We recommend creating graphic organizers before the activity, giving students focus as well as highlighting what is most important to know from the site. For help making guides, try Graphic Organizer Maker, (reviewed here).Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Explanation of the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale - MIStupid
Grades
6 to 12In the Classroom
Allow cooperative learning groups to explore this site during a lesson on Hurricanes and their categorization. Have groups explore the site, with the intentions of summarizing the information in a multimedia presentation. To show what they have learned from this site, challenge students to create an online infographic to share using Visme, reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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National Hurricane Center - US Government
Grades
6 to 12In the Classroom
Use the data to determine where the most severe hurricanes occur and to determine why they occur in those areas. Research the science behind the events and reasons for the devastation. Have students create an action plan in the event of severe hurricanes or identify ways to lessen devastating effects of some of the events. Students can also research recent year's data and make comparisons of the numbers.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Make a Frog Sandwich, a constructive introduction to dissection - Genentech, Inc.
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9 to 12Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Earth Day Canada
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1 to 12Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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EnviroQuest: A Statistical Study of Three Biomes - Genentech, Inc.
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The Genetic Science Learning Center
Grades
1 to 12In the Classroom
Use this site to help students review a unit on genetics. There are plenty of links that students can access reviewing a number of subjects within genetics. Save the site on your class wiki or web page to allow students to access it both in and out of the classroom. The "tour the basics" link would also be great at the beginning of a unit on genetics to assess what knowledge the students already have, and bring them all up to speed. Any science teacher should save this site and use it frequently in their class!Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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DOE Human Genome Program - Denise Casey, Charles Cantor, Sylvia Spengler
Grades
1 to 12In the Classroom
This is good background knowledge for science teachers and students interested in exploring genetics further than their classroom instruction goes.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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A Primer on Molecular Genetics
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9 to 12Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Genomics and Genetics Resources - HHS, NIH, USA.gov
Grades
6 to 12In the Classroom
Looking at the map of the all the human chromosomes (GeneMap99) is an interesting way to introduce genetics and tie research into genetic studies in the classroom. Students can investigate the traits of students in the classroom and determine the different variations. Provide a link to this site to determine the chromosome and location on the chromosome for the trait. Find data about the frequency of the different variations in different populations around the world. Use the trait to complete genetic crosses. Do research and create an informational brochure, blog post, website page, or presentation on the findings. If you are beginning the process of integrating technology, have students create blogs sharing their learning and understanding using Telegra.ph, reviewed here. This blog creator requires no registration!Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Human Genome Project Education Resources
Grades
1 to 12In the Classroom
Be sure to sift through the teacher aids for lesson plans and classroom activities from BCSC. The curriculum supplements cover a variety of topics within genetics, and could be useful for a general biology or even an AP biology classroom. Be sure to save this site as a favorite to allow for easy retrieval later on.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Bioservers
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Biology Mural Project - Genentech, Inc.
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9 to 12Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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An Inquiry Laboratory Activity for Biology - Genentech, Inc.
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ABC News - ABC news
Grades
6 to 12In the Classroom
Use this site as a resource for current events projects - assign students various weeks through out the semester in which they are to be the class news reporter, keeping their peers up to date and informed. Have students research whats going on via this news site, and present a small presentation at the beginning of class every day during their week. Students can either orally present, or for the technologically inclined, create a short video summarizing the same information. Have students create news briefs and share them using a tool such as SchoolTube reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Invention Stories - Smithsonian Institution
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