by Mike Macfadden | Apr 12, 2012
This post includes several links to videos, interactives, and games for a ‘Life Cycles’ science unit. Videos* Hatching Baby Chick Butterfly Metamorphosis Spiders (Discovery Channel) Slow Motion Lady Bug (7000 frames per second) Icky, Icky Insects Song...
by Mike Macfadden | Apr 5, 2012
I found this resource on Edmodo’s Science group – originally put together by Dan Burns from Los Gatos High School. Teach with Homer… No, not the Homer of Iliad and Odyssey fame. I’m talking about Homer Simpson and his take on Thermodynamics....
by Mike Macfadden | Mar 19, 2012
This video demonstrates how to add Placemarks to Google Earth to create tours, also known as “virtual field trips”. What’s a Placemark? Placemarks allow you to set a course of “travel” in Google Earth. Instead of navigating blindly, or...
by Mike Macfadden | Mar 19, 2012
Ever wonder what the White House is really like? The interactive tour at www.whitehouse.gov takes you on a behind-the-scenes tour of the people’s house. Interactive Tour The interactive tour features a full map of the White House with links to embedded media...
by Mike Macfadden | Mar 19, 2012
It seems these days if you’re looking for a video clip for a lesson, you can likely find it on YouTube. Now you can find the most popular Schoolhouse Rock videos on the SchoolhouseRockVids YouTube channel.
by Mike Macfadden | Mar 19, 2012
Ustream.com is kind of like YouTube, only instead of recorded videos that you play on demand, it offers feeds to live streaming videos. Penguin Cam Sea World broadcasts a live stream of their Penguin exhibit all day long. What better way to compliment snack time than...
