Cause and Reaction

I found this GIF animation on Google+ this morning.  This is a great idea for the Science class working with Cause and Reaction.  Your students, using their electronic devices, can easily create stop-motion videos like this below describing cause and reaction.  There are many FREE apps out there that help users achieve this.  Check out my Google Site page regarding this procedure. There are a few suggestions for FREE apps as well.

Vsauce - YouTube

Perhaps I have featured this YouTube channel before, but I'll do it again.

Vsauce is a great video blog of "Myth Buster" style documentaries or explanations of Science, Math and a lot of other odd things that we have have questions about.  These small videos are a great addition to some of your lessons or just share as a fun tidbit to generate some intrigue and curiosity.

Here is a sample - Why Do We Have Two Nostrils?

National Geographic Education (Beta)

New to National Geographic, is National Geographic Education.  It is only in its testing grounds, however does provide some rather useful resources from video to map making.

I love the map makers.  You can select from a wide variety of maps.  The map makers have a drawing/marker collections that allows you to draw and annotate on top of the map for better featuring and direction for you students and them print them off.  You can also add your own labels.  Not only can you print the maps, but you receive the specific web link to your personalized annotated map that students can link to from your Moodle course.

There is also a small-scale GIS interactive map, allowing a small amount of layer in which students can add.  Great for students 3rd grade to 6th grade.

As we all know the National Geographic is well known for its quality resources and products.  Check it out.  Click on the NG logo below.