http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/ A search of MERLOT materials Copyright 1997-2013 MERLOT. All rights reserved. Sun, 26 May 2013 02:10:13 PDT Sun, 26 May 2013 02:10:13 PDT http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/images/merlot.gif http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/ 44 34 http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=91135 Interactive learning resources designed to facilitate both the teaching and learning of science. Instructors can create customized assignments and activities. See also: www.exploremath.com. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=82656 Twisted Jeopardy is an application/program for Macintosh, Windows and Linux computers. The game be used in or out of your classroom (although IN CLASS as a reading review tool is recommended) for about any discipline area. It provides a fun way to introduce facts. Categories & question/answer content can be imported into the game so that the game can be adapted for use in almost any discipline area. Use your imagination! Media including jpegs, gifs, audio and video files can be included in your question/stimulis as a link to a web resource. The instructor acts as the game host and judge as the game between two sides (players/teams) is played. The "stuffed" file includes, the program file, a PDF manual, and a few sample resouces to get you started. Users must register a password to access the game editing mode. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=85248 This website has really cool interactive encryptography makers, factor trees, prime checkers, and a treasure hunt game based on caesar ciphers. Easy to navigate. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=328698 You have probably heard people blame "El Niño" for everything from bad weather to lost homework. Now we are going to "blame El Niño" for inspiring a delicious and colorful dessert! http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=558849 This is a third grade stand-alone instructional lesson on earthquakes. In this lesson, students are asked to explore how earthquakes are just one of the natural causes which can change Earth's surface. This lesson meets Third Grade Michigan Content Standards for Science under Solid Earth. Instructional objectives for this lesson are as follows: 1)The student will recognize that an earthquake is a natural phenomenon that shapes and alters the surface of our world. 2)The student will identify the three categories of earthquakes. 3)The student will identify how earthquakes occur and where they are most likely to occur. To activate students' prior knowledge, they spend a short time at the beginning reviewing Earth's layers which has been covered in a previous lesson. During this lesson, students will view a short YouTube video on earthquakes as well as being taken to sites with earthquake simulations. An Internet connection is required for access to these items. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=76621 Geo-Globe offers several interactive "games" related to geography: Geo-Find, Geo-Quest, Geo-Tour, Geo-Seek, Geo-Adapt and Geo-Layers. These games are meant both to test known material, and to introduce new material in a fun way. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=87040 This activity will show students how to make their own topographic maps. This is an activity in which you have a sealed card board box with holes in the top. The holes must be placed as rows and columns in the top of the box. You can make however many holes that you want, the more holes the more accurate the map will be. You have the students try to figure out the topography of the area inside the box. They have use pencils to stick inside the holes, and then measure how far down the pencil goes inside the box. Then they can either write down each measurement or plot the rows and points on a piece of paper and make a topographic map themselves of how the area looks inside the box. I will have another link availible to view the maps and show how to perform the assignment. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=629073 דף מרכז של פעילויות אינטראקטיביות בעקבות התערוכה "לאור החשמל״. צפייה בסרטונים ומענה על שאלות תוך הגבלת זמן http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=526825 The linked document is a power point that is saved to execute in kiosk mode. The document is a Ohm's law learning exercise based on StAIR principles. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=488156 This site provides students with a concise overview of the concept of density of solid objects and several opportunities to practice calculating the densities of objects. There is a link at the bottom of the page to information about density of liquids.