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New Online Educational Tool Detailing America's Most Important Agricultural Commodity - Cotton |
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Written by Hunter
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Tuesday, 17 February 2009 19:45 |
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Cotton is arguably one of the most important agricultural commodities produced in the U.S. Its history closely inter-twined with the evolution of this country, not least of which is its role, with the development of the cotton gin, in helping to spark the Industrial Revolution. To help educators introduce the history of cotton to their students and enable them to utilize the fiber’s varied role in American industry and culture as a basis for discussing and illustrating broader historical events, Cotton Incorporated, the research and promotion company representing Upland cotton, has launched www.CottonCampus.org, a web site specifically designed for elementary and middle school students, their educators and parents. The site features free slideshows, games, classroom activities and a video on cotton’s sustainability, as well as free downloadable and printable lesson plans for teachers. Lesson plans include writing and research projects that teach the role of cotton in history, activities to help develop math skills through constructing and solving equations from cotton word problems, and projects enabling students to conduct science experiments by comparing cotton with other natural and man-made fibers. After students have completed activities in the classroom program they can participate in an entertaining, self-correcting quiz at http://www.cottoncampus.org/Cotton-Campus-Games/, to further expand their understanding of textiles and the world of fashion. |
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Last Updated on Friday, 27 February 2009 14:35 |
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Written by Hunter
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Sunday, 08 November 2009 14:39 |
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I wanted to share a new educational resource from the Midwest Dairy Council – it is a curriculum of educational tools designed to help students better understand the importance of healthy snacking from both a health and economic perspective.
This curriculum includes downloadable “Make Change” lesson plans, appropriate for any lessons focusing on health, family and consumer science (FACS), or general classroom discussion. The lesson plans and accompanying tools are located inside the “Educator’s Resource Center” at http://dairymakessense.com/educator/.
Here, you’ll find posters, a PowerPoint presentation, lesson plans and interactive “cow-culator” activity, hand-outs, charts, recipes, and nutrition guides, all available free of charge (and all of these resources have been teacher-reviewed.)
Educators can also apply for a $500 school grant from Midwest Dairy Council to help empower students to take action for their health and improve their school environment. Fifteen $500 grants will be distributed. The grants are only available to schools in the Midwest Dairy region, which includes IA, ND, SD, MN, IL, MO, AR, KS, and eastern OK. |
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Written by Hunter
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Monday, 26 October 2009 19:43 |
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You can get in on all the Halloween fun and continue the fast-growing tradition of Boo-ing with Carson-Dellosa’s printer friendly “You’ve Been Boo’d” Ghost PDF to send to teachers at your school. It’s totally fun and best of all, it’s free! Just log on to www.carsondellosa.com/boo or Log Into to your Facebook Home Page and follow this link to Carson-Dellosa at http://tinyurl.com/ykmft9o to send the “You’ve Been Boo’d” app.
Boo-ing is a fun way to spread the Halloween spirit. Carson-Dellosa has created a special “You’ve Been Boo’d!” Ghost for teachers so they can have their own secret Halloween fun!
HOW TO BOO:
It’s a fun little game that’s easy to do. You could make someone’s day and share a treat, too!
1. Log on to www.carsondellosa.com/boo and print out two copies of the “You’ve Been Boo’d!” Ghost PDF or Log Into your Facebook Home Page and follow this link to Carson-Dellosa at http://tinyurl.com/ykmft9o to send Carson-Dellosa’s “You’ve Been Boo’d” app.
2. Prepare two Halloween goodie bags filled with treats.
3. Secretly leave the “You’ve Been Boo’d” Ghost and a bag of treats for two teachers in your school.
4. Pass this posting on to your teacher friends at other schools.
The “You’ve Been Boo’d Ghost” PDF and Facebook app will be available through October 31st.
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FREE ISS 3-D Teaching Tool: Spaceflight Challenge I |
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Written by Hunter
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Monday, 09 February 2009 11:55 |
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 Hello! Today I came across the free Educational resources provided by the European space Agency available to teachers and pupils. The game Spaceflight challenge is free downloadable but to access the teachers guide (with the answers and lesson plans) you need to register as a teacher.
Here is the info about the game and how to download it. ISS 3-D Teaching Tool: Spaceflight Challenge I
Become an astronaut on the International Space Station! Spaceflight Challenge 1 features science topics from across the secondary schools European curricula.
This products can be enjoyed as a role playing adventure game or as a set of interactive exercises that can be accesses in any order. Full scientific explanations and background information are provided.
Spaceflight Challenge 1 includes: - A fully navigable 3-D model of the interior and exterior of the International Space Station (ISS) orbiting above the Earth.
- 26 science tasks, each with 3 or 4 interactive subtasks, a link to reference material, and a scientific simulation for students to experiment with.
- Access to detailed scores and reports for teachers.
- Teacher access to guides and classroom tools.
- 60 data cards with information about the ISS facilities.
- 6 spontaneous challenges which students must solve in real time
- Two 3-D simulation activities.
- A video briefing about the ISS and life on board.
Spaceflight Challenge 1 is installed from a single CD, and comes with a manual to help you quickly get started. Twelve ESA Member State languages are available. The didactical content of the ISS 3-D Teaching Tool has been developed together with the Norwegian Space Centre (NSC) and the Norwegian National Centre for Space Related Education (NAROM). To get your copy Teachers from one of ESA's Member State countries* can order a free copy of the ISS 3-D Teaching Tool by completing the order form at http://esa-hme-education.org/. Free download The ISS 3-D Teaching Tool is also available as a free download for teachers and pupils - simply register for the download version using the order form linked above. For any questions or problems with the tool, please contact isseducationteam[@]esa.int. (* ESA Member States are Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, The Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom.)
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Pilot Reading Program from LeapFrog |
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Written by Hunter
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Wednesday, 21 October 2009 22:21 |
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Attention Kindergarten Teachers: Pilot Reading Program from LeapFrog!
LeapFrog is excited to introduce the Tag Kindergarten Program, in which we partner with teachers to help them inspire kids' love of reading. In this pilot program, LeapFrog provides teachers the Tag School Reading System, which features a pen-like tool that interacts with real books to give students a fun, multisensory and increasingly independent reading experience. Participating teachers receive Tag School Readers and a library of books to supplement their classroom instruction, plus program and technical support--the retail value of which would amount to at least $3,200. In return, we ask that teachers integrate Tag and Tag content into their classroom curriculum and provide feedback on children's use of Tag and their progress. LeapFrog tools have been in hundreds of thousands of classrooms, and we are always searching for better ways to meet the needs of students and teachers. At LeapFrog, we believe that a child who loves to learn ... will learn. And learning to read is where that love begins.
Teachers interested in participating should fill out the short application form at http://www.formspring.com/forms/LeapFrog-TagKProgram by November 11. LeapFrog will notify teachers beginning in mid-November if they are chosen to participate. Space in the pilot program is limited, and LeapFrog is seeking kindergarten teachers who are motivated to use new tools to improve the reading skills of their students.
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