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6-8

Biomes (Desert)

Submitted by rboyd on Sun, 09/23/2018 - 11:26pm.

A look into the Biome the Desert, one part of a larger lesson covering all the Biomes.  Looking specifically at the plants, animals and climate in different deserts around the world.

Resource Type: 
Lesson
Content Area: 
Science
Grade: 
6-8

Social Studies Themes

Submitted by Alicia Hyma on Wed, 06/20/2018 - 11:27am.

In this unit, students will be introduced to and begin to apply the themes of geography.  They will incorporate vocabulary terms such as Longitude, Latitude, Scale, Absolute Location, Relative Location, Physical Characteristic, Human Characteristic in applying the themes.  Knowledge about physical features and map making will be applied in describing how the themes apply to a location

Resource Type: 
Unit
Content Area: 
Social Studies
Grade: 
6-8

MS Earth Science 6th Grade Focus cohort 05-14-2018

Submitted by TamikHW on Sat, 06/16/2018 - 12:56pm.

Students will examine various types of weathering and erosion, as well as take a closer look at the rock cycle. As a result of the lessons students will be able to identify various types of chemical and mechanical weathering, and discover the effects that occur with each type of weathering and erosion.

Resource Type: 
Unit
Content Area: 
Science
Grade: 
6-8

Writable

Submitted by ELuckhardt on Tue, 05/08/2018 - 2:40pm.

Writable allows teachers to manage student writing by providing writing prompts, opportunities to peer edit, and the ability to revise using feedback.

Cost: 
Freemium
Content Area: 
Language Arts
Literacy
Tool Type: 
Website

Newseum Ed

Submitted by ELuckhardt on Mon, 04/30/2018 - 10:37am.

Newseum ED provides free online resources to cultivate the skills to authenticate, analyze and evaluate information from a variety of sources and to provide historical context to current events.

Cost: 
Free
Content Area: 
Language Arts
Literacy
Social Studies
Tool Type: 
Website

InsertLearning

Submitted by ELuckhardt on Fri, 04/20/2018 - 4:16pm.

InsertLearning allows educators to insert youtube videos, questions, discussion boards, highlights and annotations onto any webpage. 

Cost: 
Free
Content Area: 
Elective Subjects
Language Arts
Literacy
Mathematics
Science
Social Studies
Technology
Other
Tool Type: 
Extension

TodaysMeet

Submitted by ELuckhardt on Tue, 04/17/2018 - 6:05am.

TodaysMeet is an online tool that allows for digital discussion.

Cost: 
Free
Content Area: 
Elective Subjects
Language Arts
Literacy
Mathematics
Science
Social Studies
Technology
Other
Tool Type: 
Website

Weather Unit for MICI middle school

Submitted by lnewland on Mon, 03/19/2018 - 8:21am.

This unit revolves around 6 short leveled readings about weather and is intended for middle school MICI students. The readings are from the Unique curriculum, which is used by my school.

Resource Type: 
Unit
Content Area: 
Science
Grade: 
6-8

Peergrade

Submitted by jgerlach on Tue, 02/20/2018 - 3:24pm.

Peergrade is a platform that allows teachers to create assignments and upload rubrics. Students upload work and are anonymously assigned peer work to review according to the rubric.

Cost: 
Free
Content Area: 
Language Arts
Literacy
Social Studies
Tool Type: 
Website

Timeline JS

Submitted by ELuckhardt on Tue, 02/20/2018 - 2:03pm.

Timeline JS allows teachers or students to create a timeline with links to images, articles and videos that can easily be embedded into a site or shared with a link. 

Cost: 
Free
Content Area: 
Elective Subjects
Language Arts
Literacy
Mathematics
Science
Social Studies
Technology
Other
Tool Type: 
Website

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