Today in instructional technology, we learned about web applications. It was really fun to go searching for my own web applications that I could use in the classroom. It is really so surprising to me how many resources are available to teachers today! I love that I can look at the state core and go to different online resources and find interactive lesson ideas for any topic. It really helps make teaching more engaging for students.
The two web applications I found had to do with 6th grade math and science. I love working with the older grades and I found some really good websites. The first web application was:
http://mathforum.org/cgraph/cslope/
This web resource helps students learn and see about how you can create a graph from an equation by plugging in numbers into a function. Students can even try and make their own graph. I would incorporate this into a lesson after I had instructed students about graphs. Then I would let them explore this site and learn on their own. This covers standard 2 objective 1 in the math state core.
The next web application I found was:
http://www.amnh.org/ology/index.php?channel=astronomy#channel
I was really excited to find this website. This gives great activities and learning for anthropology, archeology, astronomy, and more. On this site, students can make their own observations and can learn about the phases of the moon. After students have learned about the moons phases from this website, they can complete a moon phase flipbook by observing the moon on their own. This covers Standard 1 Objective 1 in the science state core curriculum.
Wow! That's awesome that you found some great sites for 6th grade. There are a lot of cool things you can do with the older grades.
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