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LOOK: Tiny Giraffe Wins Art Competition

When engineering student Shaahin Amini magnified the chemical elements nickel, aluminum and carbon under his high-powered microscope, he was surprised when he saw what appeared to be a tiny giraffe.

After a color touch-up in Photoshop, the University of California Riverside student entered the 0.005 millimeter figure into the “Science As Art” competition in San Francisco.

Amini’s giraffe was selected as one of the first place winners at the competition, which included some 150 entries from around the world.

“Exploration under the microscope will give you the chance to detach yourself from this world and momentarily live in a microscopic wonderland where beauty can be found in unexpected spots,” Amini said in a UCR press release.

Check out more nature inspired art, including Ondrej Pakan’s dew soaked microscopic bugs and the Olympus Bioscapes competition’s winning entries.

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PHOTOS: Scientists Picture ‘Olympic Molecule’ To Honour London 2012

Official Olympic branding is so ubiquitous it seems as if every possible product – from phones to TVs – has a London 2012 counterpart.

Now you can add molecules to that list.

Researchers at IBM and the University of Warwick have created and photographed a new molecule designed to resemble, and celebrate, the London 2012 Olympics.

Named Olympicene, obviously, the molecule features five interconnected rings just like the official Olympic symbol.

Just a billionth of a metre in width – Usain Bolt will have to cover the equivalent of 100bn of them in under 10 seconds to win a gold medal – the molecule was specifically created to celebrate the games.

Professor Sir Graham Richards, a member of the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) council, told the BBC that he sketched out the molecule before realising it would be a way to mark the occasion of the games.

“I was in a committee meeting of the Royal Society of Chemistry where we were trying to think of what we could do to mark the Olympics,” he told BBC News.

“It occurred to me that the molecule that I had drawn looked very much like the Olympic rings.

University of Warwick researchers made the molecule, and used ‘non-contact atomic force microscopy’ – a type of photography which allows imaging of individual molecules – to picture the ringed structure.

Richards admits the molecule has a “commercial” use, but said he hoped the Olympics could be used to harness interest in science as well as sport.

“Molecules of this nature could conceivably have commercial use, but my own feeling is that above all we want to excite an interest in chemistry provoked by the link with the Olympics,” he told the BBC.

• Arduino – HomePage

  “Arduino is an open-source electronics prototyping platform based on flexible, easy-to-use hardware and software. It’s intended for artists, designers, hobbyists, and anyone interested in creating interactive objects or environments. “

  Tags: technology, electronics, images, tutorials

  • – By valerie taylor

• Scratch | Home | imagine, program, share

  Tags: technology, games, writing, resources, directory

• How-To Geek – Computer Help from your Friendly How-To Geek

  Welcome to the How-To Geek, the friendliest source of “how-to” articles anywhere.
  What Is The Goal of the How-To Geek Site?
  To be the best source of How-To articles anywhere, with content easy enough for beginners but useful enough for geeks as well.

  Tags: techstuff, resources

  • – By valerie taylor

• angleshapes

  Using a protractor to measure angles

  Tags: math, interactive

  • – By valerie taylor

• Arduino Tutorial – Learn electronics and microcontrollers using Arduino!

  “solid introduction to microcontrollers and basic electronics. “

  Tags: technology, electronics, images, tutorials

  • – By valerie taylor

• Electricty Misconceptions Spread By Textbooks

  “How does ‘electricity’ work? If you’ve learned about electricity from grade-school textbooks, then first we have to do some “debunking” and find out how electricity DOESN’T work. “

  Tags: electronics, physics, k-8, resources

  • – By valerie taylor

• Clipart ETC: Math Menu

  “Free Math Clipart for teachers! Over 9,960 images for algebra, geometry, trigonometry, probability, money, number sense, and more. This collection of illustrations for teachers and students consists of clipart for all levels of K-12 math classes. Included are coordinate and polar grids, graphs, number lines, clocks, patterns, flashcards, protractors, thermometers, fractions, geometric shapes & solids, angles & lines, bags of marbles, spinners, constructions, theorems & proofs, and dice. From the common place to the hard-to-find clipart, everything an educator needs for activities, assessments, and presentations can be found here.”

  Tags: math, images, resources, k-12, k-8

  • – By valerie taylor

• Arduino – Links

  “Arduino examples, tutorials, and documentation elsewhere on the web. “

  Tags: technology, electronics, resources

  • – By valerie taylor

• Matter & Interactions

  “Matter & Interactions is a textbook by Ruth Chabay and Bruce Sherwood that emphasizes a modern perspective on the calculus-based introductory physics curriculum taken by engineering and science students. It engages students in:

  Starting analyses from fundamental principles rather than from secondary formulas.
  Making macro-micro connections, based on the atomic nature of matter.”

  Tags: physics, math, resources, textbooks

  • – By valerie taylor

• LEDs with Arduino- an introduction- aht0led

  “This page covers the simple case of driving LEDs directly with Arduino pins. The same information would be helpful to users of PICs and other sources of digital output lines. It does not go into the more interesting matter of multiplexed LEDs.”

  Tags: technology, electronics, lesson

  • – By valerie taylor

• App Store – Story Spine

  “A simple App made in 40 minutes to help students make a story using the story spine technique. Copy the result and paste it into wherever you want.”

  Tags: k-8, apps, free

  • – By valerie taylor

• Bloom’s Taxonomy and iPad Apps | Langwitches Blog

  “LearningToday shares with everyone two beautiful posters, that help us remember Bloom’s Taxonomy: the Blooming Butterfly and the Blooming Orange”

  Tags: learning, images

  • – By valerie taylor

• PodOmatic | Podcast – Learning About Teaching Physics

  “we discuss the research on individual learning styles, and how science learning requires us to blend the visual and the verbal.”

  Tags: teaching, podcast, resources

  • – By valerie taylor

• APPitic – 1,800+ EDUapps

  APPitic is a directory of apps for education by Apple Distinguished Educators (ADEs) to help you transform teaching and learning. These apps have been tested in a variety of different grade levels, instructional strategies and classroom settings.”

  Tags: k-8, technology, resources, directory

  • – By valerie taylor

• APPitic – 1,800+ EDUapps

  “The Drop Out! It was seriously addictive, we just couldn’t put it down!
  “The Furrie little creatures are stuck and they need help! Grab a Boo in this thrilling physics world and drop them to safety but beware the Evil Furries have a plan of their own.”"

  Tags: k-8, physics, technology, activity

  • – By valerie taylor

• NASA – Juno Spacecraft to Carry Three Figurines to Jupiter Orbit

  “NASA’s Jupiter-bound Juno spacecraft will carry the 1.5-inch likeness of Galileo Galilei, the Roman god Jupiter and his wife Juno to Jupiter when the spacecraft launches this Friday, Aug. 5. The inclusion of the three mini-statues, or figurines, is part of a joint outreach and educational program developed as part of the partnership between NASA and the LEGO Group to inspire children to explore science, technology, engineering and mathematics. “

  Tags: NASA, space, spacecraft, news, images

  • – By valerie taylor

• Numberphile – Videos about Numbers and Stuff

  Numberphile is a quirky exploration of the world of mathematics and numbers. Each video explores strange facts, properties and curious stories about different numbers – from zero to infinity (and a few outside this range). The films feature experts across a range of sciences and are produced by independent video journalist Brady Haran.

  Tags: math, videos

  • – By valerie taylor

• iSpy a Story « techchef4u

  “Story Spine Teacher-Created Apptivity: It is always refreshing when I come across innovative and purposeful classroom integration ideas as the ones Ashley Solomon (8th grade ACL & Reading Workshop at Ed White Middle School) shared below using the app Story Spine:”

  Tags: k-8, apps, lesson

  • – By valerie taylor

• NASA – Flying Formation – Around the Moon at 3,600 MPH

  “Essentially, trail formation means one aircraft (or spacecraft in this case), follows directly behind the other. Ebb and Flow, the twins of NASA’s GRAIL (Gravity Recovery And Interior Laboratory) mission, are by no means the first to synch up altitude and “air” speed while zipping over the craters, mountains, hills and rills of Earth’s natural satellite. “

  Tags: NASA, lunar, spacecraft, images

  • – By valerie taylor

• Know Your Neurons: The Discovery and Naming of the Neuron | Brainwaves, Scientific American Blog Network

  “Neurons—the electrically excitable cells that make up the brain and nervous system—first fascinated me in high school. In college, like so many other students studying the brain, I dutifully memorized the structure of the archetypal neuron. I also remember learning about a few different types of neurons with different shapes and functions: motor neurons that make muscles twitch, for example, and unique sensory neurons in the eyes and nose.”

  Tags: lifesci, biology, images

  • – By valerie taylor

• The Physics of The Hulk’s Jump | Wired Science | Wired.com

  “There are lots of things to look at in this short clip, but I like The Hulk. What kind of forces would The Hulk exert on the ground during a jump? Before guessing at some of the parameters, let me start with a general case. Here is the jumping Hulk in three positions “

  Tags: physics, video

  • – By valerie taylor

• How to Count Infinity – YouTube

  “”Some infinities are bigger than other infinities” “

  Tags: math, video

  • – By valerie taylor

• It’s Gravity – YouTube

  “AP Physics Project 2011 by Neela Easwar and Marion Wellington
  Background music taken from Bust A Move by Young MC
  by the way…WE GOT AN A!”

  Tags: video, physics, studentproject, music

  • – By valerie taylor

• The beautiful shapes of neurons – Boing Boing

  “neurons came in such a beautiful diversity of shapes. Each of these neurons has a different function, too: A. Purkinje cell B. Granule cell C. Motor neuron D. Tripolar neuron E. Pyramidal Cell F. Chandelier cell G. Spindle neuron H. Stellate cell.”

  Tags: lifesci, biology, images

  • – By valerie taylor

• A List of 20 Free Tools for Teachers to Create Awesome Presentations and Slideshows

  “Creating presentations and slideshows is one of the needed skills for both teachers and students. Unfortunately many teachers still find it hard to arrange data into a catchy slideshow to share with students.
  Below is a list of some of the best free tools teachers and students can use to create awesome slideshow and presentations. I have already reviewed all of these tools and therefore attest to their usability.”

  Tags: techstuff, teaching, free

  • – By valerie taylor

• The Write Question: David Shapiro and Ice Age Cataclysm!

  In Terra Tempo: Ice Age Cataclysm!, a graphic novel for young readers, Ari, Jenna, and Caleb unlock the secret of time travel and journey back 15,000 years to witness the great Missoula Floods, the largest floods to have ever washed over the face of the earth.

  This daring trio encounters a charging short-faced bear, giant mammoths, and saber-toothed cats. They tour changing landscapes from the back of the mythic Thunderbird and work together to survive the dangers of the Ice Age Cataclysm!”

  Tags: earthsci, geology, resources

  • – By valerie taylor

• Teachers Desk

  Tags: earthsci, geology, resources

• Reference Pages | Watts Up With That?

  Tags: earthsci, geology, resources

• History of Glaciers in Glacier National Park | Northern Rocky Mountain Science Center (NOROCK)

  “History of Glaciers in Glacier National Park
  Aerial photos of Chaney Glacier showing decrease in glacial area. 1850s margin was delineated from morainal evidence, 2005 margin delineated by GPS.The history of glaciation within current Glacier National Park boundaries spans centuries of glacial growth and recession, carving the features we see today. “

  Tags: earthsci, geology, resources, history

  • – By valerie taylor

• OLPC JAMAICA – YouTube

  “In 2011, 115 XO were deployed at two schools in Kingston, Jamaica. Volunteers from around the world were invited by Craig Perue, the project manager, and went to meet students, parents and teachers.”

  Tags: technology, olpc, videos, learning, k-8

  • – By valerie taylor

• Purdue zipTrips

  “Do you want to take your middle-school science students on a field trip without breaking the budget? Wish you had an alternative?
  Purdue zipTrips™ is the answer!! These free electronic field trips will bring a new experience in science education directly to your school.”

  Tags: science, interactive, resources, biology, lifesci, videos

  • – By valerie taylor

• CAFFL AIRCRAFT

  “The Florida Wing of the CAF currently operates one Navion L-17 aircraft. The Navion, named “Allie Gator”, was the first aircraft restored by the Florida Wing. Our next restoration project is a Grumman TBM-3 “Avenger” torpedo-bomber. We are planning to fly the TBM on its inaugural flight on or before May 15, 2014. All it takes is time, money and the hard work of the members and invited guests of the Florida Wing of the CAF.”

  Tags: aviation, military, history, images, resources

  • – By valerie taylor

• Spirit of St. Louis – Milestones of Flight

  “On May 21, 1927, Charles A. Lindbergh completed the first solo nonstop transatlantic flight in history, flying his Ryan NYP “Spirit of St. Louis” 5,810 kilometers (3,610 miles) between Roosevelt Field on Long Island, New York, and Paris, France, in 33 hours, 30 minutes. With this flight, Lindbergh won the $25,000 prize offered by New York hotel owner Raymond Orteig to the first aviator to fly an aircraft directly across the Atlantic between New York and Paris. When he landed at Le Bourget Field in Paris, Lindbergh became a world hero who would remain in the public eye for decades. “

  Tags: aviation, history, images, resources, museum

  • – By valerie taylor

• May 21, 1927-Lindbergh Does It! To Paris in 33 1/2 Hours; Flies 1,000 Miles Through Snow and Sleet; Cheering French Carry Him Off Field

  “Lindbergh Does It! To Paris in 33 1/2 Hours; Flies 1,000 Miles Through Snow and Sleet; Cheering French Carry Him Off Field

  Crowd Roars Thunderous Welcome

  Breaks Through Lines of Soldiers and Police and Surging to Plane Lifts Weary Flier from His Cockpit “

  Tags: aviation, history, images, resources

  • – By valerie taylor

• 1,000 Education Apps Organized By Subject & Price | Education Technology, Apps, Product Reviews, and Social Media – Edudemic

  “Sure, there are plenty of apps you can use in education. There are even apps created specifically for use in education. Apple has a whole category dedicated to education in the App store. But how do you really know which ones are worth downloading, or possibly even paying for?”

  Tags: mlearning, resources, science, k-8, literacy, math

  • – By valerie taylor

• Film Video – Kingston Aviation

  several other videos associated with this site, including a Sopwith Camel and a Spitfire in formation.

  Tags: aviation, military, history, resources, videos

  • – By valerie taylor

• Density Tower – Magic with Science at Steve Spangler Science

  “With this trick, you’ll put a new spin on our famous Density Column demonstration. First, we’ll teach you how to make layers of liquid sit on top of each other. This density demonstration looks cool, but what if you could make different objects float in the middle of those cool looking liquids? You’ll impress yourself and your friends with what you can do with your Density Tower.”

  Tags: science, k-8, activity, images

  • – By valerie taylor

• Space Garbage: The Dark Cloud Above | Photo Gallery | Smithsonian.com

  “Space Garbage: The Dark Cloud Above

  After decades of space exploration, there are now more than 500,000 pieces of artificial debris greater than half an inch in size.”

  Tags: space, images, NASA

  • – By valerie taylor

• 40 STEM iPad Apps for Kids (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) « Imagination Soup | Fun Learning and Play Activities for Kids

  “most apps won’t instruct but will give practice, repetition, and reinforcement.”

  Tags: k-8, apps, list, free, notfree, STEM, science, math

  • – By valerie taylor

• Classroom Inspiration

  Pinterest technology, amazing assortment of activities for primary grades

  Tags: k-8, activities, resources, directory, technology

  • – By valerie taylor

• Virtual exercises help Army, Air Force work together – YouTube

  “Exercises Virtual Bear and Winged Warrior use high tech tools to help Canadian Forces navigate joint operations.”

  Tags: military, technology, training, video, news

  • – By valerie taylor

• Educational Technology Guy: NASA views dark side of the moon – students to be able to study soon

  “NASA’s Gravity Recovery And Interior Laboratory (GRAIL) program (Ebb and Flow), which is creating a high resolution map of the moon’s gravitational field, has also captured footage from the dark side of the moon as part of the MoonKAM (Moon Knowledge Acquired by Middle school students) program. MoonKAM will allow US students to study different parts of the lunar surface using imagery from the Ebb and Flow satellites. “

  Tags: k-8, NASA, space, lunar, images

  • – By valerie taylor

• New podcast: Learning About Teaching Physics

  “Learning About Teaching Physics, and our amazing local high school teacher Michael Fuchs is co-hosting it with me. “

  Tags: physics, teaching, podcast, resources

  • – By valerie taylor

• Seven Questions for Stephen Hawking: What Would He Ask Albert Einstein & More | Open Culture

  “If Stephen Hawking could talk with Albert Einstein, what would he say?
  “I would ask him why he didn’t believe in black holes,” says Hawking in this video from Time magazine. “The field equations of his General Theory of Relativity implied that a large star or cloud of gas would collapse in on itself and form a black hole.”

  Tags: physics, people, video

  • – By valerie taylor

• Gary Connery, Stuntman, Makes 2,400-Foot Jump Without Parachute (VIDEO)

  “A British stuntman jumped from a helicopter 2,400 feet above the ground Wednesday in Oxfordshire, England, making him the first man to successfully skydive without a parachute from such a height, the 42-year-old Englishman wore a wingsuit, which helped him glide toward the ground while managing speeds of around 80 mph, according to the Independent. “

  Tags: aviation, aerodynamics, history, video

  • – By valerie taylor

• Major Plant Structures and Their Functions In this series of lessons, students learn about the major plant structures and explore their…

  “In this series of lessons, students learn about the major plant structures and explore their functions.”

  Tags: biology, lesson, resources

  • – By valerie taylor

• The Ninety-Nines, Inc. | Resource Center | AE Memorial Scholarships

  “The 2013 Amelia Earhart Memorial Scholarship Applications and 2013 New Pilot Award Scholarship Application will be available in Mid to Late July 2012.”

  Tags: aviation, women, scholarships, 99s

  • – By valerie taylor

• Lessons – Science NetLinks

  Find science lessons for k-12

  Tags: science, teaching, lesson, resources, directory

  • – By valerie taylor

• Looking at the Night Sky – Science NetLinks

  Tags: astronomy, lesson, resources

• App Store – Brain Tuner Lite (Free)

  “Get your brain in shape with Brain Tuner, a great math game for all ages. It takes less than a minute a day to tune your brain! Like a Brain Age exercise.”

  Tags: k-8, apps, free, math

  • – By valerie taylor

• Tony Vincent’s Learning in Hand – Project Based Learning and iPads/iPods

  “sample project. It addresses the question,”What makes a good vice president?”"

  Tags: k-8, apps, free, notfree, resources, lesson, projects, videos

  • – By valerie taylor

• Simple Physics | Best Apps for Kids : reviews, news and promo codes for iPhone / iPad / iPod apps

  “toys taught children early lessons in physics, problem solving, and critical thinking. But never fear – there’s an app for that! Simple Physics allows these lessons to be brought back into play, by using technology to simulate hands-on experiences.”

  Tags: k-8, apps, reviewed, physics, notfree

  • – By valerie taylor

• Checkers Free HD for iPad on the iTunes App Store

  Tags: k-8, apps, game, free

• Solar Walk Review » 148Apps » iPhone and iPod Touch Application Reviews and News

  “Solar Walk pieces together each planet in real time and real location to give a fully accurate view of where things are, where things have been and where things are going in space. Simply tap on the planet that you wish to explore closer up.”

  Tags: k-8, apps, reviewed, astronomy, notfree, videos, images

  • – By valerie taylor

• Learn to Program With Move the Turtle | GeekDad | Wired.com

  “beginners to learn programming concepts in a hands-on, non-theoretical way. The app consists of giving instructions to a turtle who moves around the screen trying to capture diamonds. It teaches basic programming concepts through a game type interface. Kids can try out their programs and see them run visually on the screen as the turtle moves about. They can then edit their program to complete the given task”

  Tags: k-8, apps, reviewed, programming

  • – By valerie taylor

• Touch Physics | Mind Leap: Education Apps for Kids

  “The shapes you draw interact with the wheel to make it move. Touch Physics has settings for multiple users so the whole family can give it go.”

  Tags: k-8, apps, reviewed, physics, levels, 2player, notfree, interactive

  • – By valerie taylor

• Bridge Basher iPhone App Review

  “you build an intricate bridge, and then destroy it using the physics engine that is built in. This bridge basher app realistically lets you see how your bridge stacks up to forces in real time. “

  Tags: k-8, apps, reviewed, physics, free, engineering

  • – By valerie taylor

• The iPad and Maths – Are we there yet? Pt 1

  comprehensive post that looks at teaching and learning math and includes dozens of apps

  Tags: k-8, resources, math, teaching, learning, reviewed

  • – By valerie taylor

• Friday Find: Best iPad/iPhone Science Apps for Kids (ages 4-21) UPDATED2 : PragmaticMom

  Tags: k-8, resources, reviewed, science, free, notfree

Posted from Diigo. The rest of Look Up! Educator Network group favorite links are here.

• Arduino – HomePage

  “Arduino is an open-source electronics prototyping platform based on flexible, easy-to-use hardware and software. It’s intended for artists, designers, hobbyists, and anyone interested in creating interactive objects or environments. “

  Tags: technology, electronics, images, tutorials

  • – By valerie taylor

• Scratch | Home | imagine, program, share

  Tags: technology, games, writing, resources, directory

• How-To Geek – Computer Help from your Friendly How-To Geek

  Welcome to the How-To Geek, the friendliest source of “how-to” articles anywhere.
  What Is The Goal of the How-To Geek Site?
  To be the best source of How-To articles anywhere, with content easy enough for beginners but useful enough for geeks as well.

  Tags: techstuff, resources

  • – By valerie taylor

• angleshapes

  Using a protractor to measure angles

  Tags: math, interactive

  • – By valerie taylor

• Arduino Tutorial – Learn electronics and microcontrollers using Arduino!

  “solid introduction to microcontrollers and basic electronics. “

  Tags: technology, electronics, images, tutorials

  • – By valerie taylor

• Electricty Misconceptions Spread By Textbooks

  “How does ‘electricity’ work? If you’ve learned about electricity from grade-school textbooks, then first we have to do some “debunking” and find out how electricity DOESN’T work. “

  Tags: electronics, physics, k-8, resources

  • – By valerie taylor

• Clipart ETC: Math Menu

  “Free Math Clipart for teachers! Over 9,960 images for algebra, geometry, trigonometry, probability, money, number sense, and more. This collection of illustrations for teachers and students consists of clipart for all levels of K-12 math classes. Included are coordinate and polar grids, graphs, number lines, clocks, patterns, flashcards, protractors, thermometers, fractions, geometric shapes & solids, angles & lines, bags of marbles, spinners, constructions, theorems & proofs, and dice. From the common place to the hard-to-find clipart, everything an educator needs for activities, assessments, and presentations can be found here.”

  Tags: math, images, resources, k-12, k-8

  • – By valerie taylor

• Arduino – Links

  “Arduino examples, tutorials, and documentation elsewhere on the web. “

  Tags: technology, electronics, resources

  • – By valerie taylor

• Matter & Interactions

  “Matter & Interactions is a textbook by Ruth Chabay and Bruce Sherwood that emphasizes a modern perspective on the calculus-based introductory physics curriculum taken by engineering and science students. It engages students in:

  Starting analyses from fundamental principles rather than from secondary formulas.
  Making macro-micro connections, based on the atomic nature of matter.”

  Tags: physics, math, resources, textbooks

  • – By valerie taylor

• LEDs with Arduino- an introduction- aht0led

  “This page covers the simple case of driving LEDs directly with Arduino pins. The same information would be helpful to users of PICs and other sources of digital output lines. It does not go into the more interesting matter of multiplexed LEDs.”

  Tags: technology, electronics, lesson

  • – By valerie taylor

• App Store – Story Spine

  “A simple App made in 40 minutes to help students make a story using the story spine technique. Copy the result and paste it into wherever you want.”

  Tags: k-8, apps, free

  • – By valerie taylor

• Bloom’s Taxonomy and iPad Apps | Langwitches Blog

  “LearningToday shares with everyone two beautiful posters, that help us remember Bloom’s Taxonomy: the Blooming Butterfly and the Blooming Orange”

  Tags: learning, images

  • – By valerie taylor

• PodOmatic | Podcast – Learning About Teaching Physics

  “we discuss the research on individual learning styles, and how science learning requires us to blend the visual and the verbal.”

  Tags: teaching, podcast, resources

  • – By valerie taylor

• APPitic – 1,800+ EDUapps

  APPitic is a directory of apps for education by Apple Distinguished Educators (ADEs) to help you transform teaching and learning. These apps have been tested in a variety of different grade levels, instructional strategies and classroom settings.”

  Tags: k-8, technology, resources, directory

  • – By valerie taylor

• APPitic – 1,800+ EDUapps

  “The Drop Out! It was seriously addictive, we just couldn’t put it down!
  “The Furrie little creatures are stuck and they need help! Grab a Boo in this thrilling physics world and drop them to safety but beware the Evil Furries have a plan of their own.”"

  Tags: k-8, physics, technology, activity

  • – By valerie taylor

• NASA – Juno Spacecraft to Carry Three Figurines to Jupiter Orbit

  “NASA’s Jupiter-bound Juno spacecraft will carry the 1.5-inch likeness of Galileo Galilei, the Roman god Jupiter and his wife Juno to Jupiter when the spacecraft launches this Friday, Aug. 5. The inclusion of the three mini-statues, or figurines, is part of a joint outreach and educational program developed as part of the partnership between NASA and the LEGO Group to inspire children to explore science, technology, engineering and mathematics. “

  Tags: NASA, space, spacecraft, news, images

  • – By valerie taylor

• Numberphile – Videos about Numbers and Stuff

  Numberphile is a quirky exploration of the world of mathematics and numbers. Each video explores strange facts, properties and curious stories about different numbers – from zero to infinity (and a few outside this range). The films feature experts across a range of sciences and are produced by independent video journalist Brady Haran.

  Tags: math, videos

  • – By valerie taylor

• iSpy a Story « techchef4u

  “Story Spine Teacher-Created Apptivity: It is always refreshing when I come across innovative and purposeful classroom integration ideas as the ones Ashley Solomon (8th grade ACL & Reading Workshop at Ed White Middle School) shared below using the app Story Spine:”

  Tags: k-8, apps, lesson

  • – By valerie taylor

• NASA – Flying Formation – Around the Moon at 3,600 MPH

  “Essentially, trail formation means one aircraft (or spacecraft in this case), follows directly behind the other. Ebb and Flow, the twins of NASA’s GRAIL (Gravity Recovery And Interior Laboratory) mission, are by no means the first to synch up altitude and “air” speed while zipping over the craters, mountains, hills and rills of Earth’s natural satellite. “

  Tags: NASA, lunar, spacecraft, images

  • – By valerie taylor

• Know Your Neurons: The Discovery and Naming of the Neuron | Brainwaves, Scientific American Blog Network

  “Neurons—the electrically excitable cells that make up the brain and nervous system—first fascinated me in high school. In college, like so many other students studying the brain, I dutifully memorized the structure of the archetypal neuron. I also remember learning about a few different types of neurons with different shapes and functions: motor neurons that make muscles twitch, for example, and unique sensory neurons in the eyes and nose.”

  Tags: lifesci, biology, images

  • – By valerie taylor

• The Physics of The Hulk’s Jump | Wired Science | Wired.com

  “There are lots of things to look at in this short clip, but I like The Hulk. What kind of forces would The Hulk exert on the ground during a jump? Before guessing at some of the parameters, let me start with a general case. Here is the jumping Hulk in three positions “

  Tags: physics, video

  • – By valerie taylor

• How to Count Infinity – YouTube

  “”Some infinities are bigger than other infinities” “

  Tags: math, video

  • – By valerie taylor

• It’s Gravity – YouTube

  “AP Physics Project 2011 by Neela Easwar and Marion Wellington
  Background music taken from Bust A Move by Young MC
  by the way…WE GOT AN A!”

  Tags: video, physics, studentproject, music

  • – By valerie taylor

• The beautiful shapes of neurons – Boing Boing

  “neurons came in such a beautiful diversity of shapes. Each of these neurons has a different function, too: A. Purkinje cell B. Granule cell C. Motor neuron D. Tripolar neuron E. Pyramidal Cell F. Chandelier cell G. Spindle neuron H. Stellate cell.”

  Tags: lifesci, biology, images

  • – By valerie taylor

• A List of 20 Free Tools for Teachers to Create Awesome Presentations and Slideshows

  “Creating presentations and slideshows is one of the needed skills for both teachers and students. Unfortunately many teachers still find it hard to arrange data into a catchy slideshow to share with students.
  Below is a list of some of the best free tools teachers and students can use to create awesome slideshow and presentations. I have already reviewed all of these tools and therefore attest to their usability.”

  Tags: techstuff, teaching, free

  • – By valerie taylor

• The Write Question: David Shapiro and Ice Age Cataclysm!

  In Terra Tempo: Ice Age Cataclysm!, a graphic novel for young readers, Ari, Jenna, and Caleb unlock the secret of time travel and journey back 15,000 years to witness the great Missoula Floods, the largest floods to have ever washed over the face of the earth.

  This daring trio encounters a charging short-faced bear, giant mammoths, and saber-toothed cats. They tour changing landscapes from the back of the mythic Thunderbird and work together to survive the dangers of the Ice Age Cataclysm!”

  Tags: earthsci, geology, resources

  • – By valerie taylor

• Teachers Desk

  Tags: earthsci, geology, resources

• Reference Pages | Watts Up With That?

  Tags: earthsci, geology, resources

• History of Glaciers in Glacier National Park | Northern Rocky Mountain Science Center (NOROCK)

  “History of Glaciers in Glacier National Park
  Aerial photos of Chaney Glacier showing decrease in glacial area. 1850s margin was delineated from morainal evidence, 2005 margin delineated by GPS.The history of glaciation within current Glacier National Park boundaries spans centuries of glacial growth and recession, carving the features we see today. “

  Tags: earthsci, geology, resources, history

  • – By valerie taylor

• OLPC JAMAICA – YouTube

  “In 2011, 115 XO were deployed at two schools in Kingston, Jamaica. Volunteers from around the world were invited by Craig Perue, the project manager, and went to meet students, parents and teachers.”

  Tags: technology, olpc, videos, learning, k-8

  • – By valerie taylor

• Purdue zipTrips

  “Do you want to take your middle-school science students on a field trip without breaking the budget? Wish you had an alternative?
  Purdue zipTrips™ is the answer!! These free electronic field trips will bring a new experience in science education directly to your school.”

  Tags: science, interactive, resources, biology, lifesci, videos

  • – By valerie taylor

• CAFFL AIRCRAFT

  “The Florida Wing of the CAF currently operates one Navion L-17 aircraft. The Navion, named “Allie Gator”, was the first aircraft restored by the Florida Wing. Our next restoration project is a Grumman TBM-3 “Avenger” torpedo-bomber. We are planning to fly the TBM on its inaugural flight on or before May 15, 2014. All it takes is time, money and the hard work of the members and invited guests of the Florida Wing of the CAF.”

  Tags: aviation, military, history, images, resources

  • – By valerie taylor

• Spirit of St. Louis – Milestones of Flight

  “On May 21, 1927, Charles A. Lindbergh completed the first solo nonstop transatlantic flight in history, flying his Ryan NYP “Spirit of St. Louis” 5,810 kilometers (3,610 miles) between Roosevelt Field on Long Island, New York, and Paris, France, in 33 hours, 30 minutes. With this flight, Lindbergh won the $25,000 prize offered by New York hotel owner Raymond Orteig to the first aviator to fly an aircraft directly across the Atlantic between New York and Paris. When he landed at Le Bourget Field in Paris, Lindbergh became a world hero who would remain in the public eye for decades. “

  Tags: aviation, history, images, resources, museum

  • – By valerie taylor

• May 21, 1927-Lindbergh Does It! To Paris in 33 1/2 Hours; Flies 1,000 Miles Through Snow and Sleet; Cheering French Carry Him Off Field

  “Lindbergh Does It! To Paris in 33 1/2 Hours; Flies 1,000 Miles Through Snow and Sleet; Cheering French Carry Him Off Field

  Crowd Roars Thunderous Welcome

  Breaks Through Lines of Soldiers and Police and Surging to Plane Lifts Weary Flier from His Cockpit “

  Tags: aviation, history, images, resources

  • – By valerie taylor

• 1,000 Education Apps Organized By Subject & Price | Education Technology, Apps, Product Reviews, and Social Media – Edudemic

  “Sure, there are plenty of apps you can use in education. There are even apps created specifically for use in education. Apple has a whole category dedicated to education in the App store. But how do you really know which ones are worth downloading, or possibly even paying for?”

  Tags: mlearning, resources, science, k-8, literacy, math

  • – By valerie taylor

• Film Video – Kingston Aviation

  several other videos associated with this site, including a Sopwith Camel and a Spitfire in formation.

  Tags: aviation, military, history, resources, videos

  • – By valerie taylor

• Density Tower – Magic with Science at Steve Spangler Science

  “With this trick, you’ll put a new spin on our famous Density Column demonstration. First, we’ll teach you how to make layers of liquid sit on top of each other. This density demonstration looks cool, but what if you could make different objects float in the middle of those cool looking liquids? You’ll impress yourself and your friends with what you can do with your Density Tower.”

  Tags: science, k-8, activity, images

  • – By valerie taylor

• Space Garbage: The Dark Cloud Above | Photo Gallery | Smithsonian.com

  “Space Garbage: The Dark Cloud Above

  After decades of space exploration, there are now more than 500,000 pieces of artificial debris greater than half an inch in size.”

  Tags: space, images, NASA

  • – By valerie taylor

• 40 STEM iPad Apps for Kids (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) « Imagination Soup | Fun Learning and Play Activities for Kids

  “most apps won’t instruct but will give practice, repetition, and reinforcement.”

  Tags: k-8, apps, list, free, notfree, STEM, science, math

  • – By valerie taylor

• Classroom Inspiration

  Pinterest technology, amazing assortment of activities for primary grades

  Tags: k-8, activities, resources, directory, technology

  • – By valerie taylor

• Virtual exercises help Army, Air Force work together – YouTube

  “Exercises Virtual Bear and Winged Warrior use high tech tools to help Canadian Forces navigate joint operations.”

  Tags: military, technology, training, video, news

  • – By valerie taylor

• Educational Technology Guy: NASA views dark side of the moon – students to be able to study soon

  “NASA’s Gravity Recovery And Interior Laboratory (GRAIL) program (Ebb and Flow), which is creating a high resolution map of the moon’s gravitational field, has also captured footage from the dark side of the moon as part of the MoonKAM (Moon Knowledge Acquired by Middle school students) program. MoonKAM will allow US students to study different parts of the lunar surface using imagery from the Ebb and Flow satellites. “

  Tags: k-8, NASA, space, lunar, images

  • – By valerie taylor

• New podcast: Learning About Teaching Physics

  “Learning About Teaching Physics, and our amazing local high school teacher Michael Fuchs is co-hosting it with me. “

  Tags: physics, teaching, podcast, resources

  • – By valerie taylor

• Seven Questions for Stephen Hawking: What Would He Ask Albert Einstein & More | Open Culture

  “If Stephen Hawking could talk with Albert Einstein, what would he say?
  “I would ask him why he didn’t believe in black holes,” says Hawking in this video from Time magazine. “The field equations of his General Theory of Relativity implied that a large star or cloud of gas would collapse in on itself and form a black hole.”

  Tags: physics, people, video

  • – By valerie taylor

• Gary Connery, Stuntman, Makes 2,400-Foot Jump Without Parachute (VIDEO)

  “A British stuntman jumped from a helicopter 2,400 feet above the ground Wednesday in Oxfordshire, England, making him the first man to successfully skydive without a parachute from such a height, the 42-year-old Englishman wore a wingsuit, which helped him glide toward the ground while managing speeds of around 80 mph, according to the Independent. “

  Tags: aviation, aerodynamics, history, video

  • – By valerie taylor

• Major Plant Structures and Their Functions In this series of lessons, students learn about the major plant structures and explore their…

  “In this series of lessons, students learn about the major plant structures and explore their functions.”

  Tags: biology, lesson, resources

  • – By valerie taylor

• The Ninety-Nines, Inc. | Resource Center | AE Memorial Scholarships

  “The 2013 Amelia Earhart Memorial Scholarship Applications and 2013 New Pilot Award Scholarship Application will be available in Mid to Late July 2012.”

  Tags: aviation, women, scholarships, 99s

  • – By valerie taylor

• Lessons – Science NetLinks

  Find science lessons for k-12

  Tags: science, teaching, lesson, resources, directory

  • – By valerie taylor

• Looking at the Night Sky – Science NetLinks

  Tags: astronomy, lesson, resources

• App Store – Brain Tuner Lite (Free)

  “Get your brain in shape with Brain Tuner, a great math game for all ages. It takes less than a minute a day to tune your brain! Like a Brain Age exercise.”

  Tags: k-8, apps, free, math

  • – By valerie taylor

• Tony Vincent’s Learning in Hand – Project Based Learning and iPads/iPods

  “sample project. It addresses the question,”What makes a good vice president?”"

  Tags: k-8, apps, free, notfree, resources, lesson, projects, videos

  • – By valerie taylor

• Simple Physics | Best Apps for Kids : reviews, news and promo codes for iPhone / iPad / iPod apps

  “toys taught children early lessons in physics, problem solving, and critical thinking. But never fear – there’s an app for that! Simple Physics allows these lessons to be brought back into play, by using technology to simulate hands-on experiences.”

  Tags: k-8, apps, reviewed, physics, notfree

  • – By valerie taylor

• Checkers Free HD for iPad on the iTunes App Store

  Tags: k-8, apps, game, free

• Solar Walk Review » 148Apps » iPhone and iPod Touch Application Reviews and News

  “Solar Walk pieces together each planet in real time and real location to give a fully accurate view of where things are, where things have been and where things are going in space. Simply tap on the planet that you wish to explore closer up.”

  Tags: k-8, apps, reviewed, astronomy, notfree, videos, images

  • – By valerie taylor

• Learn to Program With Move the Turtle | GeekDad | Wired.com

  “beginners to learn programming concepts in a hands-on, non-theoretical way. The app consists of giving instructions to a turtle who moves around the screen trying to capture diamonds. It teaches basic programming concepts through a game type interface. Kids can try out their programs and see them run visually on the screen as the turtle moves about. They can then edit their program to complete the given task”

  Tags: k-8, apps, reviewed, programming

  • – By valerie taylor

• Touch Physics | Mind Leap: Education Apps for Kids

  “The shapes you draw interact with the wheel to make it move. Touch Physics has settings for multiple users so the whole family can give it go.”

  Tags: k-8, apps, reviewed, physics, levels, 2player, notfree, interactive

  • – By valerie taylor

• Bridge Basher iPhone App Review

  “you build an intricate bridge, and then destroy it using the physics engine that is built in. This bridge basher app realistically lets you see how your bridge stacks up to forces in real time. “

  Tags: k-8, apps, reviewed, physics, free, engineering

  • – By valerie taylor

• The iPad and Maths – Are we there yet? Pt 1

  comprehensive post that looks at teaching and learning math and includes dozens of apps

  Tags: k-8, resources, math, teaching, learning, reviewed

  • – By valerie taylor

• Friday Find: Best iPad/iPhone Science Apps for Kids (ages 4-21) UPDATED2 : PragmaticMom

  Tags: k-8, resources, reviewed, science, free, notfree

Posted from Diigo. The rest of Look Up! Educator Network group favorite links are here.

• Friday Find: Best iPad/iPhone Science Apps for Kids (ages 4-21) UPDATED2 : PragmaticMom

  tags: k-8 resources reviewed science free notfree

• iPhone/iPad Apps : PragmaticMom

  tags: k-8 resources reviews

• Educational Kids Apps – iGameMom

  tags: k-8 resources reviews

• teachwithyouripad – home

  tags: k-8 resources reviews teaching

• The iPad and Maths – Are we there yet? Pt 2 (non Math apps do the job?)

  tags: k-8 resources reviews math teaching

• iPads can’t improve learning without good teaching Pt 2 – Writing

  tags: k-8 resources reviews writing teaching

• The iPad and Maths – Are we there yet? Pt 1

  comprehensive post that looks at teaching and learning math and includes dozens of apps

  tags: k-8 resources math teaching learning reviewed

• Apps in Education

  tags: k-8 resources directory list

• Apps in Education: Maths iPad Apps

  tags: k-8 apps free notfree math resources directory

• Bridge Basher iPhone App Review

  “you build an intricate bridge, and then destroy it using the physics engine that is built in. This bridge basher app realistically lets you see how your bridge stacks up to forces in real time. “

  tags: k-8 apps reviewed physics free engineering

• Top Apps – The 100 Top iPhone and Android Apps

  tags: k-8 apps reviews resources

• Touch Physics | Mind Leap: Education Apps for Kids

  “The shapes you draw interact with the wheel to make it move. Touch Physics has settings for multiple users so the whole family can give it go.”

  tags: k-8 apps reviewed physics levels 2player notfree interactive

• Learn to Program With Move the Turtle | GeekDad | Wired.com

  “beginners to learn programming concepts in a hands-on, non-theoretical way. The app consists of giving instructions to a turtle who moves around the screen trying to capture diamonds. It teaches basic programming concepts through a game type interface. Kids can try out their programs and see them run visually on the screen as the turtle moves about. They can then edit their program to complete the given task”

  tags: k-8 apps reviewed programming notfree

• 148Apps » iPhone and iPod Touch Application Reviews and News

  tags: k-8 apps reviews resources directory

• Solar Walk Review » 148Apps » iPhone and iPod Touch Application Reviews and News

  “Solar Walk pieces together each planet in real time and real location to give a fully accurate view of where things are, where things have been and where things are going in space. Simply tap on the planet that you wish to explore closer up.”

  tags: k-8 apps reviewed astronomy notfree videos images

• Checkers Free HD for iPad on the iTunes App Store

  tags: k-8 apps game free

• Imagination Soup | Fun Learning and Play Activities for Kids

  tags: k-8 apps reviews resources directory

• Tapose: Collaborative Content Creation with Multitasking Built in! | iPad Curriculum

  “Tapose could be a great place for students to construct an eportfolio because of the ability to easily combine different mediums. Parents, teachers and others who view the eportfolio can easily search, using the search feature, to find exactly what they are looking for.”

  tags: k-8 apps reviewed writing notfree

• iPad Curriculum

  blog, uses categories in pulldown format for retrieval

  tags: k-8 apps reviews research dictionary

• Math Girl Addition House | iPad Curriculum

  “build their own customized playhouse by adding flowers”

  tags: k-8 apps math reviewed notfree

• Kid Friendly iPad

  tags: k-8 apps resources reviews tips

• TeacherPlan | Teaching Appz

  “TeacherPlan is a professional educational toolkit, packed with hundreds of teaching ideas. TeacherPlan provides a shiny, clean new way to plan how you engage learners.

  Possible Classroom Uses:

  Take three steps within the app to prepare your lesson plans. Enter the topic you will be teaching, choose what you will do and then customize and save to your calendar.”

  tags: k-8 apps teaching notfree lesson resources

• Teaching Appz | A directory of educational apps that can be used in the classroom.

  reviews include – possible classroom use

  tags: k-8 apps free notfree reviews resources directory

• Math Evolve | Best Apps for Kids : reviews, news and promo codes for iPhone / iPad / iPod apps

  “Math Evolve is a top notch math app, appropriate for kids ages 7 and up. It brings subtraction, addition, multiplication and division to life, and it’s just plain fun.”

  tags: k-8 apps math notfree reviewed

• FindMe (Autism) | Interface3

  “Find Me is a game designed to help young children with autism practice simple social skills. It is suitable for play by children with an ability level equivalent to 18 months or over, and doesn’t require any language or reading.”

  tags: k-8 apps specialneeds

• TheAppPlanet – Covering the app ecosystem

  tags: k-8 apps reviews resources

• Khan Academy | Mind Leap: Education Apps for Kids

  “the app doesn’t come with all the videos, but you can choose to download them by subject. “

  tags: k-8 apps math science highschool resources video directory free

• Mind Leap: Education Apps for Kids – best iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch apps for kids

  tags: k-8 apps reviews resources directory

• Rocket Math App for iPhone, iPod, iPad | Mind Leap: Education Apps for Kids

  “do math problems because they love creating and launching rockets. You can choose the math level – easy, med, hard (hard is akin to 11×12 or 234/13), and the equation type – addition, sub, mult, division”

  tags: k-8 apps math notfree

• Fun Educational Apps: Best Apps for Kids Reviews iPad / iPhone / iPod

  tags: k-8 apps reviews resources directory

• Simple Physics | Best Apps for Kids : reviews, news and promo codes for iPhone / iPad / iPod apps

  “toys taught children early lessons in physics, problem solving, and critical thinking. But never fear – there’s an app for that! Simple Physics allows these lessons to be brought back into play, by using technology to simulate hands-on experiences.”

  tags: k-8 apps reviewed physics notfree

• Best Apps for Kids : reviews, news and promo codes for iPhone / iPad / iPod apps |

  tags: k-8 apps reviews resources directory free notfree

• Not Just Another Puzzle with 62 puzzles | Best Apps for Kids : reviews, news and promo codes for iPhone / iPad / iPod apps

  “whole family: Toddler section is for the little ones, Genius for the parents and anything between for the others”

  tags: k-8 apps physics levels notfree

• Talk Maths | Interface3

  tags: k-8 apps math 2player

• AppSafari | iPhone Apps, iPad apps, iPod touch App Reviews

  “Reviews of the best new iPhone apps daily since 2007.”

  tags: k-8 apps reviews resources

• Doodle Find iPhone game app review | AppSafari

  tags: k-8 apps reviews resources

• e-blahblah » Blog Archive » 10 Top iPhone Apps for Teaching & Learning

  “How can you use it?

  Point out basic parts of sentences
  After building a sentence, draw a picture that illustrates their understanding of the sentence
  Share sentences and drawings with teachers and colleagues
  Create an animation using the drawings
  Use it as a formative assessment tool”

  tags: k-8 apps lesson resources free notfree activities

• learninginhand – Photo Essay

  “Learn about a day in the life of Taylor, a handheld-using fifth grader”

  tags: k-8 apps lesson projects images activities

• Tony Vincent’s Learning in Hand – Project Based Learning and iPads/iPods

  “sample project. It addresses the question,”What makes a good vice president?”"

  tags: k-8 apps free notfree resources lesson projects videos activities

• with iPod Touches – Learning Continuity

  “”Apps” that we have on the AUHSD iPod Touches that can help with continuity of learning” 210 items

  tags: k-8 apps free notfree resources list

• App Store – Idea Sketch

  “Idea Sketch lets you easily draw a diagram – mind map, concept map, or flow chart – and convert it to a text outline, and vice versa. You can use Idea Sketch for anything, such as brainstorming new ideas, illustrating concepts, making lists and outlines, planning presentations, creating organizational charts, and more!”

  tags: k-8 apps free tools

• App Store – Brain Tuner Lite (Free)

  “Get your brain in shape with Brain Tuner, a great math game for all ages. It takes less than a minute a day to tune your brain! Like a Brain Age exercise.”

  tags: k-8 apps free math

• 24 Educational iPad Apps for Kids in Reading & Writing « Imagination Soup | Fun Learning and Play Activities for Kids

  “apps for literacy — reading and writing for toddlers, preschoolers, and elementary-age kids. Also, I’ve included special needs iPad app resources”

  tags: k-8 apps list free notfree literacy specialneeds

• 40 STEM iPad Apps for Kids (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) « Imagination Soup | Fun Learning and Play Activities for Kids

  “most apps won’t instruct but will give practice, repetition, and reinforcement.”

  tags: k-8 apps list free notfree STEM science math

• Tony Vincent’s Learning in Hand – iPod touch and iPhone in Education

  tags: k-8 apps list free notfree

• Tony Vincent’s Learning in Hand – Blog – Educational Apps Mentioned on Twitter #edapp

  tags: k-8 apps resources

• Apps in Education: Apps to Use as Student ePortfolios

  tags: k-8 apps tools free notfree

• Apps in Education: 10 Best Apps 4 Teachers

  tags: k-8 apps tools teaching free notfree

• 13 Apps to Turn Your iPhone into a Blogging Machine

  tags: k-8 apps tools

• Notebook | Appigo

  “share your notes from anywhere with Dropbox sync — collaborate with friends, keep your notes on all your iOS devices, and even add, edit, and modify them on your Mac and PC. “

  tags: k-8 apps notfree tools

• Top 50 Free Education Apps | iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch App Store App Reviews

  tags: k-8 apps free list

• Reviews of the Best iPhone Apps For Moms, By a Mom | The iPhone Mom

  tags: k-8 apps notfree free list

• Top 10 Back to School iPhone Apps

  “handy educational tools and reference guides”

  tags: k-8 apps notfree free list tools reference

• 13 Notable Note Taking Apps for iPhone | iPhone.AppStorm

  “simple apps that are enough for quickly taking down a song name or a simple list, but also more complex apps that meet specific needs.”

  tags: k-8 apps notfree free list tools

• Top 50 iPhone apps for kids | Babble

  tags: k-8 apps notfree free list

• myHomework

  “The best way to keep your school life organized.
  myHomework tracks your classes, homework and projects so you never forget an assignment again.”

  tags: k-8 apps tools notfree

• 27 Awesome Apps for Healthy Foodies — Eating Rules

  tags: k-8 apps reference free notfree

• Guest Post: 10 “Real Food” Mobile Apps « 100 Days of Real Food

  “apps that will help busy families. So without further ado, here’s my list of top ten apps for healthy foodie families”

  tags: k-8 apps reference free notfree

• App Store – Pocket First Aid & CPR from the American Heart Association

  tags: k-8 apps notfree reference videos

• 8 Must-Have Education Apps for iPhone | Edu in Review Blog

  ” learn Spanish, practice their typing skills, and view priceless works of art.”

  tags: k-8 apps notfree free tools

• Barefoot World Atlas for iPad on the iTunes App Store

  “Barefoot World Atlas is an interactive 3D globe for iPad that invites children to explore the regions and countries of the world, discovering hundreds of fascinating features and immersing themselves in the rich wonders of our planet.”

  tags: k-8 apps reference earthsci notfree

• Geoboard, by The Math Learning Center for iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, iPhone 4S, iPod touch (3rd generation), iPod touch (4th generation) and iPad on the iTunes App Store

  “The Geoboard is a tool for exploring a variety of mathematical topics introduced in the elementary and middle grades. Learners stretch bands around pegs to form line segments and polygons and make discoveries about perimeter, area, angles, congruence, fractions, and more.”

  tags: k-8 apps math free

• iClassify Triangles: Part 2 « techchef4u

  “stand-alone geometry resource or an additional app-tivity to support the initial iLesson.”

  tags: k-8 apps lesson math

• App Store – Story Spine

  “A simple App made in 40 minutes to help students make a story using the story spine technique. Copy the result and paste it into wherever you want.”

  tags: k-8 apps free

• Looking at the Night Sky – Science NetLinks

  tags: astronomy lesson resources

• Lessons – Science NetLinks

  Find science lessons for k-12

  tags: science teaching lesson resources directory

• Scratch | Home | imagine, program, share

  tags: technology games writing resources directory

• The Ninety-Nines, Inc. | Resource Center | AE Memorial Scholarships

  “The 2013 Amelia Earhart Memorial Scholarship Applications and 2013 New Pilot Award Scholarship Application will be available in Mid to Late July 2012.”

  tags: aviation women scholarships 99s

• Major Plant Structures and Their Functions In this series of lessons, students learn about the major plant structures and explore their…

  “In this series of lessons, students learn about the major plant structures and explore their functions.”

  tags: biology lesson resources

• Gary Connery, Stuntman, Makes 2,400-Foot Jump Without Parachute (VIDEO)

  “A British stuntman jumped from a helicopter 2,400 feet above the ground Wednesday in Oxfordshire, England, making him the first man to successfully skydive without a parachute from such a height, the 42-year-old Englishman wore a wingsuit, which helped him glide toward the ground while managing speeds of around 80 mph, according to the Independent. “

  tags: aviation aerodynamics history video

• Seven Questions for Stephen Hawking: What Would He Ask Albert Einstein & More | Open Culture

  “If Stephen Hawking could talk with Albert Einstein, what would he say?
  “I would ask him why he didn’t believe in black holes,” says Hawking in this video from Time magazine. “The field equations of his General Theory of Relativity implied that a large star or cloud of gas would collapse in on itself and form a black hole.”

  tags: physics people video

• APPitic – 1,800+ EDUapps

  “The Drop Out! It was seriously addictive, we just couldn’t put it down!
  “The Furrie little creatures are stuck and they need help! Grab a Boo in this thrilling physics world and drop them to safety but beware the Evil Furries have a plan of their own.”"

  tags: k-8 physics technology activity

• Mantras

  Great posters and life advice, some humorous, all worth considering

  tags: k-8 literacy resources

• NASA – Juno Spacecraft to Carry Three Figurines to Jupiter Orbit

  “NASA’s Jupiter-bound Juno spacecraft will carry the 1.5-inch likeness of Galileo Galilei, the Roman god Jupiter and his wife Juno to Jupiter when the spacecraft launches this Friday, Aug. 5. The inclusion of the three mini-statues, or figurines, is part of a joint outreach and educational program developed as part of the partnership between NASA and the LEGO Group to inspire children to explore science, technology, engineering and mathematics. “

  tags: NASA space spacecraft news images

• PodOmatic | Podcast – Learning About Teaching Physics

  “we discuss the research on individual learning styles, and how science learning requires us to blend the visual and the verbal.”

  tags: teaching podcast resources

• New podcast: Learning About Teaching Physics

  “Learning About Teaching Physics, and our amazing local high school teacher Michael Fuchs is co-hosting it with me. “

  tags: physics teaching podcast resources

• Classroom Inspiration

  Pinterest technology, amazing assortment of activities for primary grades

  tags: k-8 activities resources directory technology

• iSpy a Story « techchef4u

  “Story Spine Teacher-Created Apptivity: It is always refreshing when I come across innovative and purposeful classroom integration ideas as the ones Ashley Solomon (8th grade ACL & Reading Workshop at Ed White Middle School) shared below using the app Story Spine:”

  tags: k-8 apps lesson

• Nearpod

  “The teacher uses the Content Tool to create multimedia presentations and then share the content with the students. The Teacher app allows the teacher to control the activity also. Students receive content and assessments on their device and then can submit answers and responses. The teacher can use the Reporting tool to monitor what the students are doing and collect their responses, assess their learning and gather data.

  The multimedia presentations start with a PDF file and then quizzes, polls, videos, activities and more can be added.”

  tags: k-8 apps

• Educational Technology Guy: NASA views dark side of the moon – students to be able to study soon

  “NASA’s Gravity Recovery And Interior Laboratory (GRAIL) program (Ebb and Flow), which is creating a high resolution map of the moon’s gravitational field, has also captured footage from the dark side of the moon as part of the MoonKAM (Moon Knowledge Acquired by Middle school students) program. MoonKAM will allow US students to study different parts of the lunar surface using imagery from the Ebb and Flow satellites. “

  tags: k-8 NASA space lunar images

• APPitic – 1,800+ EDUapps

  APPitic is a directory of apps for education by Apple Distinguished Educators (ADEs) to help you transform teaching and learning. These apps have been tested in a variety of different grade levels, instructional strategies and classroom settings.”

  tags: k-8 technology resources directory

• Cottage Hill: Recycled Newspaper Pots

  newspaper pots to sow them in and get them started. The pots are super easy to make, free, and earth friendly. And once your seedlings are old enough to move out on their own you just pop them into the ground — paper pot and all. “

  tags: k-8

• NASA – Flying Formation – Around the Moon at 3,600 MPH

  “Essentially, trail formation means one aircraft (or spacecraft in this case), follows directly behind the other. Ebb and Flow, the twins of NASA’s GRAIL (Gravity Recovery And Interior Laboratory) mission, are by no means the first to synch up altitude and “air” speed while zipping over the craters, mountains, hills and rills of Earth’s natural satellite. “

  tags: NASA lunar spacecraft images

• Virtual exercises help Army, Air Force work together – YouTube

  “Exercises Virtual Bear and Winged Warrior use high tech tools to help Canadian Forces navigate joint operations.”

  tags: military technology training video news

• Space Garbage: The Dark Cloud Above | Photo Gallery | Smithsonian.com

  “Space Garbage: The Dark Cloud Above

  After decades of space exploration, there are now more than 500,000 pieces of artificial debris greater than half an inch in size.”

  tags: space images NASA

• 1,000 Education Apps Organized By Subject & Price | Education Technology, Apps, Product Reviews, and Social Media – Edudemic

  “Sure, there are plenty of apps you can use in education. There are even apps created specifically for use in education. Apple has a whole category dedicated to education in the App store. But how do you really know which ones are worth downloading, or possibly even paying for?”

  tags: mlearning resources science k-8 literacy math

• Density Tower – Magic with Science at Steve Spangler Science

  “With this trick, you’ll put a new spin on our famous Density Column demonstration. First, we’ll teach you how to make layers of liquid sit on top of each other. This density demonstration looks cool, but what if you could make different objects float in the middle of those cool looking liquids? You’ll impress yourself and your friends with what you can do with your Density Tower.”

  tags: science k-8 activity images videos lesson

• Clipart ETC: Math Menu

  “Free Math Clipart for teachers! Over 9,960 images for algebra, geometry, trigonometry, probability, money, number sense, and more. This collection of illustrations for teachers and students consists of clipart for all levels of K-12 math classes. Included are coordinate and polar grids, graphs, number lines, clocks, patterns, flashcards, protractors, thermometers, fractions, geometric shapes & solids, angles & lines, bags of marbles, spinners, constructions, theorems & proofs, and dice. From the common place to the hard-to-find clipart, everything an educator needs for activities, assessments, and presentations can be found here.”

  tags: math images resources k-12 k-8

• Film Video – Kingston Aviation

  several other videos associated with this site, including a Sopwith Camel and a Spitfire in formation.

  tags: aviation military history resources videos

• How-To Geek – Computer Help from your Friendly How-To Geek

  Welcome to the How-To Geek, the friendliest source of “how-to” articles anywhere.
  What Is The Goal of the How-To Geek Site?
  To be the best source of How-To articles anywhere, with content easy enough for beginners but useful enough for geeks as well.

  tags: techstuff resources

• Matter & Interactions

  “Matter & Interactions is a textbook by Ruth Chabay and Bruce Sherwood that emphasizes a modern perspective on the calculus-based introductory physics curriculum taken by engineering and science students. It engages students in:

  Starting analyses from fundamental principles rather than from secondary formulas.
  Making macro-micro connections, based on the atomic nature of matter.”

  tags: physics math resources textbooks

• The Physics of The Hulk’s Jump | Wired Science | Wired.com

  “There are lots of things to look at in this short clip, but I like The Hulk. What kind of forces would The Hulk exert on the ground during a jump? Before guessing at some of the parameters, let me start with a general case. Here is the jumping Hulk in three positions “

  tags: physics video

• How to Count Infinity – YouTube

  “”Some infinities are bigger than other infinities” “

  tags: math video

• May 21, 1927-Lindbergh Does It! To Paris in 33 1/2 Hours; Flies 1,000 Miles Through Snow and Sleet; Cheering French Carry Him Off Field

  “Lindbergh Does It! To Paris in 33 1/2 Hours; Flies 1,000 Miles Through Snow and Sleet; Cheering French Carry Him Off Field

  Crowd Roars Thunderous Welcome

  Breaks Through Lines of Soldiers and Police and Surging to Plane Lifts Weary Flier from His Cockpit “

  tags: aviation history images resources

• Spirit of St. Louis – Milestones of Flight

  “On May 21, 1927, Charles A. Lindbergh completed the first solo nonstop transatlantic flight in history, flying his Ryan NYP “Spirit of St. Louis” 5,810 kilometers (3,610 miles) between Roosevelt Field on Long Island, New York, and Paris, France, in 33 hours, 30 minutes. With this flight, Lindbergh won the $25,000 prize offered by New York hotel owner Raymond Orteig to the first aviator to fly an aircraft directly across the Atlantic between New York and Paris. When he landed at Le Bourget Field in Paris, Lindbergh became a world hero who would remain in the public eye for decades. “

  tags: aviation history images resources museum

• Numberphile – Videos about Numbers and Stuff

  Numberphile is a quirky exploration of the world of mathematics and numbers. Each video explores strange facts, properties and curious stories about different numbers – from zero to infinity (and a few outside this range). The films feature experts across a range of sciences and are produced by independent video journalist Brady Haran.

  tags: math videos

• angleshapes

  Using a protractor to measure angles

  tags: math interactive

• A List of 20 Free Tools for Teachers to Create Awesome Presentations and Slideshows

  “Creating presentations and slideshows is one of the needed skills for both teachers and students. Unfortunately many teachers still find it hard to arrange data into a catchy slideshow to share with students.
  Below is a list of some of the best free tools teachers and students can use to create awesome slideshow and presentations. I have already reviewed all of these tools and therefore attest to their usability.”

  tags: techstuff teaching free

• CAFFL AIRCRAFT

  “The Florida Wing of the CAF currently operates one Navion L-17 aircraft. The Navion, named “Allie Gator”, was the first aircraft restored by the Florida Wing. Our next restoration project is a Grumman TBM-3 “Avenger” torpedo-bomber. We are planning to fly the TBM on its inaugural flight on or before May 15, 2014. All it takes is time, money and the hard work of the members and invited guests of the Florida Wing of the CAF.”

  tags: aviation military history images resources

• Purdue zipTrips

  “Do you want to take your middle-school science students on a field trip without breaking the budget? Wish you had an alternative?
  Purdue zipTrips™ is the answer!! These free electronic field trips will bring a new experience in science education directly to your school.”

  tags: science interactive resources biology lifesci videos

• Electricty Misconceptions Spread By Textbooks

  “How does ‘electricity’ work? If you’ve learned about electricity from grade-school textbooks, then first we have to do some “debunking” and find out how electricity DOESN’T work. “

  tags: electronics physics k-8 resources

• It’s Gravity – YouTube

  “AP Physics Project 2011 by Neela Easwar and Marion Wellington
  Background music taken from Bust A Move by Young MC
  by the way…WE GOT AN A!”

  tags: video physics studentproject music

• OLPC JAMAICA – YouTube

  “In 2011, 115 XO were deployed at two schools in Kingston, Jamaica. Volunteers from around the world were invited by Craig Perue, the project manager, and went to meet students, parents and teachers.”

  tags: technology olpc videos learning k-8

• Know Your Neurons: The Discovery and Naming of the Neuron | Brainwaves, Scientific American Blog Network

  “Neurons—the electrically excitable cells that make up the brain and nervous system—first fascinated me in high school. In college, like so many other students studying the brain, I dutifully memorized the structure of the archetypal neuron. I also remember learning about a few different types of neurons with different shapes and functions: motor neurons that make muscles twitch, for example, and unique sensory neurons in the eyes and nose.”

  tags: lifesci biology images

• The beautiful shapes of neurons – Boing Boing

  “neurons came in such a beautiful diversity of shapes. Each of these neurons has a different function, too: A. Purkinje cell B. Granule cell C. Motor neuron D. Tripolar neuron E. Pyramidal Cell F. Chandelier cell G. Spindle neuron H. Stellate cell.”

  tags: lifesci biology images

• History of Glaciers in Glacier National Park | Northern Rocky Mountain Science Center (NOROCK)

  “History of Glaciers in Glacier National Park
  Aerial photos of Chaney Glacier showing decrease in glacial area. 1850s margin was delineated from morainal evidence, 2005 margin delineated by GPS.The history of glaciation within current Glacier National Park boundaries spans centuries of glacial growth and recession, carving the features we see today. “

  tags: earthsci geology resources history

• Reference Pages | Watts Up With That?

  tags: earthsci geology resources

• Teachers Desk

  tags: earthsci geology resources

• The Write Question: David Shapiro and Ice Age Cataclysm!

  In Terra Tempo: Ice Age Cataclysm!, a graphic novel for young readers, Ari, Jenna, and Caleb unlock the secret of time travel and journey back 15,000 years to witness the great Missoula Floods, the largest floods to have ever washed over the face of the earth.

  This daring trio encounters a charging short-faced bear, giant mammoths, and saber-toothed cats. They tour changing landscapes from the back of the mythic Thunderbird and work together to survive the dangers of the Ice Age Cataclysm!”

  tags: earthsci geology resources

• LEDs with Arduino- an introduction- aht0led

  “This page covers the simple case of driving LEDs directly with Arduino pins. The same information would be helpful to users of PICs and other sources of digital output lines. It does not go into the more interesting matter of multiplexed LEDs.”

  tags: technology electronics lesson

• Arduino – Links

  “Arduino examples, tutorials, and documentation elsewhere on the web. “

  tags: technology electronics resources

• Arduino – HomePage

  “Arduino is an open-source electronics prototyping platform based on flexible, easy-to-use hardware and software. It’s intended for artists, designers, hobbyists, and anyone interested in creating interactive objects or environments. “

  tags: technology electronics images tutorials

• Arduino Tutorial – Learn electronics and microcontrollers using Arduino!

  “solid introduction to microcontrollers and basic electronics. “

  tags: technology electronics images tutorials

• Bloom’s Taxonomy and iPad Apps | Langwitches Blog

  “LearningToday shares with everyone two beautiful posters, that help us remember Bloom’s Taxonomy: the Blooming Butterfly and the Blooming Orange”

  tags: learning images

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