Science Spot Highlights
This page is provided to help you find the resources you need. You can also use the Google search below to find information on specific topics.
Website Sections
Science Spot Highlights
This page is provided to help you find the resources you need. You can also use the Google search below to find information on specific topics.
Website Sections
The Science Classroom offers loads of lesson plans, activities, worksheets, and project ideas for middle school science educators aligned to the Illinois Learning Standards. Many of the lessons are from my classroom, while others have been added from the classrooms of my teaching friends. Each subject area also contains a list of links for lesson plans, activities, and projects.
The Reference Desk contains quality links with descriptions to help you find the resources you need.
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| Science Links for Teachers Lesson Plan Links General Education Links for Teachers |
Elementary Education Links for Teachers Science Links for Elementary Teachers Clip Art Links for Educators |
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The Science Club offers favorite club events, fundraising ideas, and links for
Olympiad events. Want ideas to help you create your own Science
Club? Visit the Science Club Information page! Also visit the Junk Box Wars and Chip Challenge Pages!
Junk Box Wars page offers an assortment of projects to bring the excitement
of the Junkyard Wars TV show to your classroom! Students use a
box of junk to create devices for a specific task.
NOTE: The Junk Box Wars projects are now available at the
Junkyard Wars area of the Discovery School website! Visit the
Activity Library for the Junk Box Wars projects! Each download contains student
rules, score sheets, & teacher information. Visit the
Create Your Own Challenge area for FAQs, project worksheets, award certificates, project coordinator's checklist, project rubric, and much more!
Puzzle Corner page offers an assortment of puzzles that are ready to print and use! From word searches to jokes pages, you will find several worksheets to challenge your students.
The Nature Center pages bring our Outdoor Classroom to the web! You will find tips to help you develop your own schoolyard garden, lessons to engage your students, and excellent links to find the resources you need to make your Outdoor Classroom a hit!
The Kid Zone offers loads of links for kids of all ages! Use the menu to browse all the topics available!
The Idea Factory is filled with great ideas to help you deal with class management,
holidays, first/last days of school, and much more! There's a
special area just for new teachers!
Daily Science Trivia is a collection of my favorite trivia questions (and the answers)
for Insects, Dinosaurs, Health, Chemistry, Physics, Astronomy,
and more! An answer key is available! Visit the Trivia Procedure page for complete details and worksheets.
Also available ... Trivia-To-Go - Eight categories of ready-to-use trivia questions and answers on a variety of science topics - over 200 questions in all! Just print the Trivia-To-Go Question cards and you are ready to challenge your students knowledge of the world of science!
The Career Center contains lessons and activities from my Real Life Challenge unit for Health to target career awareness and life skills. The Career Links page provides links for students to help them survey their career
interests and research career options.
Power of Technology offers highlights of my technology workshops on a variety of
topics.
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| Clip Art Basics (Workshop highlights) Digital Cameras (Workshop highlights)) Internet 101 & Beyond - Teacher Tips (Workshop highlights) Internet 101 & Beyond - Search Engine Basics (Workshop highlights) Digging Into Technology: Education & The Internet (Online workshop) Treasure Hunt (Online workshop) |
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Webrings & Awards provides links to my favorite web rings and the awards my site
has won!
Frequently Asked Questions provides information about using the materials on my website, technical details (software, server, etc.), and information about me - my teaching background, professional affiliations, favorite things, and more interesting info!
Questions? Comments? Problems? Send Mrs. Tracy Trimpe an e-mail!
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