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**Websites and Resources List** 1. www.BestColleges.com recently released the 2017 national rankings of the Top Online Bachelor's , Master's & Doctoral Programs in Education, and the state of Mississippi is well represented! **Southern Mississippi & Mississippi State University demonstrate that high-quality instruction in education can extend past the traditional classroom! ** 2. @http://www.earlychildhoodeducationdegrees.org/  - Compare the hundreds of different early childhood education degree programs and careers online to teach the youngest of our future generations. 3. @http://www.mastersineducationonline.net/  - Searchable program directory with more than 300 accredited universities that offer an online Masters in Education Degree 4. [|Teaching Outside the Box] Free resource library for STEM. The password is engineer. 5. [|Teaching Resources] with Tes - Register here for free resources and display materials. 6. [|Google Drive link to a Through Course Task Course] -Some of them aren't complete, but the tasks range from Kindergarten to High School. Tasks include: gathering, analyzing, drawing conclusions, and writing them out. The tasks range from Kindergarten through High School. 7. [|Periodic Videos] has created Ted-Ed Lessons for every element. 8. [|Teaching Science Using 5E Webinar] 9. [|Teach Science Well Resource Collaboration] - This is an excellent resource that is in the making. Check back with it regularly to see what's been added. Multiple teachers will be adding things, so feel free to add yours as well. 10. [|Teaching Strategies] - Facing History and Ourselves

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Brandi's Science Pinterest Pages

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 * [|Science Earth] || [|Science - Life] || [|Science - Chemistry] || [|Science - Inquiry and STEM] ||
 * [|Science - Physical Science] || [|Science Classroom] || [|Science Memes] || [|Science - Weather] ||
 * [|Science - Measurement and Graphing] || [|Science - Space] || [|Science - Technology and Online Resources] || [|Science - Ecology] ||
 * [|Science - Electricity and EM Spectrum] || [|Science - Genetics] || [|Science - Plate Tectonics] || [|Science - Reading and Writing] ||
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=Member Wikispace Pages= **Board Member Page Contributions:** MSTA's Wikispace Aleta Sullivan's Wikispace Brandi Herrington's 4th Grade Wikispace Brandi Herrington's 8th Grade Wikisapce Brandi Herrington's ATOMS 2xp Wikispace Deborah Duncan's AP Chemistry and AP Physics Wikispace [|Bobby Richardson's Middle School Website] Lacey Fitts' Environmental Science for Middle School Wikispace
 * 1) Aleta's Notes
 * 2) Brandi's Web 2.0
 * 3) Brandi's Wikispaces From the Ground Up
 * 4) Deborah's Web 2.0
 * 5) Deborah's notes
 * 6) Deborah's Wikispace Beyond the Ground Up
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=Member Additions:= >> media type="file" key="2016-03-10_1217.swf" width="360" height="270" > > media type="file" key="Electromagnetic_Generator.swf" width="360" height="270" >>> component in student demonstration either orally or in a presentation. >>> >>> > media type="file" key="Punnet_Squares.swf" width="360" height="270"
 * 1) Video Tutorials
 * 2) Files to Download
 * 3) **Review of Virtual Simulations, Games, and Labs -** This is a review of five virtual ways to integrate technology into the classroom.
 * [|Phet's States of Matter] - Here is a video of what can be done with this simulation.
 * The intended audience of this simulation for teachers teaching students about states of matter. The audience is also students to use or interact with.
 * **Topics Covered**: chemistry, Earth science, states of matter in solids, liquids, and gases, weather, gas laws, changes in pressure.
 * **Skill Level Needed for Use**: ** EASY **This simulation is very simple and straightforward for students, both in the use of the software and for teachers to use as a demonstration during instruction. Very little explanation of how to run the simulation would be needed.
 * This simulation is a great accompaniment to general instruction and could be used as a supplement to main instruction by giving a visual of an abstract component of chemistry students cannot see with the naked eye.
 * **Uses in Classroom:** demonstration, student exploration, flipped classroom, exit ticket, short essay about what is happening, visual, student exploration
 * **Link to Lesson Plan:** https://phet.colorado.edu/en/contributions/view/3168
 * __//**Eighth Grade Standard:**//__
 * 2. b. Predict the properties and interactions of given elements using the periodic table of the elements. (DOK 2) Metals and nonmetals Acids and bases Chemical changes in matter (e.g., rusting [slow oxidation], combustion [fast oxidation], food spoilage)
 * 4. c. Examine weather forecasting and describe how meteorologists use atmospheric features and technology to predict the weather.
 * 4. c. Examine weather forecasting and describe how meteorologists use atmospheric features and technology to predict the weather.
 * [|Phet's Faraday's Electromagnetic Lab]- Here is a video of what can be done with this simulation.
 * The intended audience of this simulation both teachers and students.
 * **Topics Covered:** polarity, electromagnetic properties, hydroelectric power, electricity, electrons, generators
 * **Skill Level Needed for Use**: ** EASY **This simulation is very simple and straightforward for students, both in the use of the software and for teachers to use as a demonstration during instruction. Very little explanation of how to run the simulation would be needed.
 * This simulation is a great accompaniment to general instruction and could be used as a supplement to main instruction by giving a visual of an abstract component of chemistry students cannot see with the naked eye.
 * **Uses in Classroom:** demonstration, student exploration, flipped classroom, exit ticket, short essay about what is happening, visual, student exploration**,**
 * Link to Lesson Plan: []
 * __//**Eighth Grade Standards:**//__
 * 4. Describe the Earth’s System in terms of its position to objects in the universe, structure and composition, climate, and renewable and nonrenewable resources.
 * 4. d.Research the importance of the conservation of renewable and nonrenewable resources, including (but not limited to) Mississippi, and justify methods that might be useful in decreasing the human impact on global warming. (DOK 3)
 * 2. d. Relate how electrical energy transfers through electric circuits, generators, and power grids, including the importance of contributions from Mississippi companies. (DOK 2)
 * [|Punnet Square Basketball Practice]- Here is a video of what can be done with this game.


 * The intended audience of this simulation both teachers and students.
 * **Topics Covered:** polarity, electromagnetic properties, hydroelectric power, electricity, electrons, generators
 * **Skill Level Needed for Use**: ** EASY **This game play is very simple and straightforward for students, both in the use of the game and instructions and for teachers to use as a review game during instruction. Very little explanation of how to run the game would be needed.
 * This game is a great accompaniment to general instruction and could be used as a supplement to review information learned in class. For eighth grade students this could be a pre-test to see what they remember from previous years.
 * **Uses in Classroom:** review game, student play, homework, remediation, intervention
 * Link to Lesson Plans: []
 * __//**Eighth Grade Standards:**//__
 * 4. Describe the Earth’s System in terms of its position to objects in the universe, structure and composition, climate, and renewable and nonrenewable resources.
 * 4. d.Research the importance of the conservation of renewable and nonrenewable resources, including (but not limited to) Mississippi, and justify methods that might be useful in decreasing the human impact on global warming. (DOK 3)
 * 2. d. Relate how electrical energy transfers through electric circuits, generators, and power grids, including the importance of contributions from Mississippi companies. (DOK 2)

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 * [|**DNA Extraction - Biotechniques Virtual Lab**]- Here is a video of what can be done with this simulation.


 * The intended audience of this simulation is for both students and teachers. Teachers can learn important information for better explanations for student questioning and students could use the simulation to gain an understanding of how DNA is extracted in forensic science.
 * **Topics Covered:** DNA**,** genetics, forensic science, lab equipment, cells, extraction of DNA process
 * **Skill Level Needed for Use**: ** EASY **This simulation is very simple and straightforward for students, both in the use of the simulation and for teachers to use as a demonstration during instruction. If used as a demonstration in class, the font is quite small and students would have to listen to what is written, rather than read it for themselves for each step. If students were to use this themselves, very little explanation of how to run the simulation would be needed.
 * This simulation is a great accompaniment to general instruction and could be used as a supplement to main instruction by giving a visual of a process used in labs students would not get to see occur.
 * **Uses in Classroom:** demonstration, student exploration, flipped classroom, exit ticket about a certain portion of the simulation, short essay about what is happening, visual, introduction of vocabulary, component in student demonstration either orally or in a presentation.
 * **Lesson Plan**: [[file:DNA Extraction Lab - A.docx]]
 * __//**Eighth Grade Standards:**//__
 * 3. Compare and contrast the structure and functions of the cell, levels of organization of living things, basis of heredity, and adaptations that explain variations in populations.

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 * [|Peppered Moth Simulation] - Here is a video of what can be done with this simulation.
 * The intended audience of this simulation is for both students and teachers. Teachers can learn important information for better explanations for student questioning and students could use the simulation to gain an understanding of natural selection.
 * **Topics Covered:** changes in population of a species, evolution by natural selection, changes to species over time, effects of pollution, industrial revolution,
 * **Skill Level Needed for Use**: ** EASY **This simulation is very simple and straightforward for students, both in the use of the simulation and for teachers to use as a demonstration during instruction. If used as a demonstration in class, students could be called up to play this on the interactive white board. If students were to use this themselves without much scaffolding, very little explanation of how to run the simulation would be needed.
 * This simulation is a great accompaniment to general instruction and could be used as a supplement to main instruction by giving a visual of a process that occurs in nature in time periods that students would not get to see occur.
 * **Uses in Classroom:** demonstration, student exploration, flipped classroom, exit ticket about a certain portion of the simulation, short essay about what is happening, summary of concept learned, visual, introduction of vocabulary, component in student demonstration either orally or in a presentation.
 * **Link to Lesson Plan:** []
 * __//**Eighth Grade Standards:**//__
 * 3. Compare and contrast the structure and functions of the cell, levels of organization of living things, basis of heredity, and adaptations that explain variations in populations.