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Katie's Webquest for a Teacher

The webpage I will be reviewing was formally www.askeric.org.

The contents of this page are amazing resources for any teacher.

All subject areas are covered, even the sub-subjects! 

You can find lessons from spelling and phoneics

to addition and multiplication

to chemistry and pshyics.


The Educator's Reference Desk
Lessons for all ages and grades




This webpage is undoubtly one of the best resources for teachers of grades pre-k through high school. There are lesson plans, links to other sites that have lesson plans, webpages that are great for the students to explore themselves, articles about what is going on in teaching, and so much more. Each subject is then further narrowed down into topics, such as within Language Arts is spelling and pheonics. Next to each lesson plan are the grades that it is most appropriate for. Each lesson plan includes standards it meets, materials needed, directions on how to carry it out, and assessment tools. This is a must for any teacher to use!



Health

Advocates for Youth
This webpage includes numerous facts and figures on the healthy
lifestyles of children and teenagers. They also promote the idea that
children will not take something seriously if they don't believe it effects
them. There are lesson plans to help promote healthy body images, sex
lives, how to teach about reproduction, and gender roles and relationships. There
are also press releases about different studies about adolescent sexual health, staff
speeches, and a calendar of upcoming events. This website is best utilized for the
older grades, such as 6th-9th grade.

Neuroscience for Kids
This website can be used as a webquest page or as a page the whole class can explore
together. There are numerous links to explore the different parts of the nervous system,
experiments and activites the students can do, and news stories about neuroscience. It is
kid friendly enough for students to get around on their own but could also be utlized as
a whole-class lesson.

Social Studies

Douglass: Arc
hives of American Public Address
This webpage c
ontains every speech made in the United States. You can search either by
speaker, when it was given,  title of the speech, or what the speech was about. This is
an excellent tool
for teachers who are studying a specific time period. The students are able
to
get a better understanding of what the leaders and other important people of that time
thought about different issues. 


History in Film
Everyone knows that one of the best
parts of class is when you get to
watch a movie. This website helps teachers pick good, educational movies that
are about periods in history, such as ancient Rome, the Civil War, and World
War II. Each movie selection comes with a list of cast members in the movie,
a synopsis of what the movie is about, and other recommendations of movies
about that same time period. Some of the movies are older ones and some
are
newer movies. All are great selections!




Language Arts

Read...Write...Think
This is an amazing website. It includes various lesson plans, the IRA/NCTE (International
Reading Association
/National Council of Teachers of English) standards for the English
Language Arts, and student resources. This is a very nicely done site and it is very easy to
get around. There are also other internet websites that give books for kids at certain age/grade
levels, lesson plan sites, and even a website to better understand copyrighting and fair use of materials.


Handwriting for Kids
This is a great webpage for classrooms who are studying handwriting, both manuscript and cursive. 
There ar
e activities and practice sheets for both and there are animations that visibly show the viewer
how to make the letter. There is also a section for Spanish letters and writing. This is very easy to
navigate and the webpage is very kid-friendly. There are many wonderful resources to help teachers
plan lessons.



Science

Frank Potter's Science Gems
This science page has a lesson for almost everything, for almost every age group. This website lessons
for K-college. There are physical science, earth science, life science, mathematics, and engineering.
Once you select a subject, they are broken down further into age group and topic. The lessons are
detailed a
nd easy to follow. With each section, there are additional links to other pages that will help
you in teaching about that particuliar subject.

A Science Odyssey
This webpage is put out by PBS so you know it's educational! Once section leads us to "Now + Then". This compares scientific knowledge that people knew back in 1900 compared to what we know now. This section could truly be a lesson in itself. Another part is "People and Discoveries". This allows you to search through numerous scientific achievements based on the person responsible for it, what the discovery was, or what field it was in.  The descriptions are well written and interesting. The discovies date back to 1900. There is also a page that is set up like a game to figure out, based on 3 different accounts of the scientist's life, which one is the real person. It's alot of fun to play with!

Mathematics

Math in Daily Life
This webpage is great to let the students explore. It can be a good answer to the question, "When are we ever going to use this?" This page explains about how math is used in everyday life. Examples that are given are: the stock market, bank accounts, understanding statistics, and more. This is a fun page for students to play around with on their own. At the end, there is a section that includes numerous webpages about math for teachers and students to benefit from.


SCORE Mathematics
This
page is made specifically for teachers in California. If you teach there, then this is a must-see webpage for you. It have lessons that meet California's specific standards so you will know that you are teaching the children what should know. There is also a list of Standards and Framework so you can follow them while making your own lessons. Finally, there is a resource page that gives links to other math sites. Overall, if you teach in California, you should visit this webpage!

 


Conlusion: On this webpage I have created, you will find numerous resources on planning lessons in the many subjects we teach as teachers. Many of the webpages here have additional links to lesson plans, online activities, and other resources that will be very helpful for your classroom. You should explore the Educator's Reference page to find so much useful information, you'll think you died and went to teacher heaven!