This web tool can allow teachers to build images that represent fractions of circles/pies or polygons. It is simple to use. Just say how many equal parts you want to be represented and then how many parts to shade. You can also determine the line width, shade color, and rotate the shape. Once finished take a screen show of the picture or right-click and save the image.
This website allows students and teachers to visually explore fractions and how they relate to mixed numbers, decimals, and percents. You can set it up by area, region, or set of items. Once you select a fraction it will then demonstrate to students how that relates to mixed numbers, decimals, and percents.
Show students how to use protractors and rulers in this interactive website. Teachers can also easily show polygons and quadrilaterals. Shape color size, and angle are easily changed from one shape to another. You can use this shapes website to show interior and exterior angles. Arcs can also be manipulated.
Explore different representations for fractions including improper fractions, mixed numbers, decimals, and percentages. Additionally, there are length, area, region, and set models. Adjust numerators and denominators to see how they alter the representations and models. Use the table to keep track of interesting fractions. If your students have computers, yell out fractions and have them create the fraction you called.
This video is great for a discussion on scientific experimentation and the power of the mind. The video describes 3 different scientific experiments with how thinking about some action can actually develop that action.
Here is a very quick video that will quickly describe "What energy is." It discusses chemical, nuclear, and dark energy.
Students will dive into the world of balancing using levers and fulcrums. Through a virtual simulation called "Phet Balancing Act," students will explore the concepts of balancing masses and manipulating distances from the fulcrum.
This document contains two passages comparing the advantages and disadvantages of young students owning a cell phone. The second page contains a 5 paragraph sample essay on why students should own cell phones.
In this web research activity, students will research 14 volcanoes via the internet. All of these volcanoes are famous for either their size of eruption or the continuous eruptions that they have. They are famous for causing large tsunamis, huge pyroclastic flows, and lahars, as well as some that might not be so dangerous but have flowed continuously for many years. Students will enhance their geography knowledge by plotting the volcano's location on a plate tectonic map. They will find out when the last eruption occurred.
In this catchy video, students can learn about the different layers of the Earth in a fun and engaging way through song. The video covers the crust, mantle, outer core, and inner core while also discussing convection and the supercontinent Pangaea. The animation and visuals help students visualize the layers and the concepts discussed.
