Sat, Nov 03, 2012 9:10 PM in Animals Characteristics and Functions
To teach animal characteristics and functions I usually use this Project GLAD strategy called input charts. I draw one animal and usually talk about the features of the animal when I'm drawing it. It helps the kids to visually remember each part. Then I write notes next to each part so that the students can refer back to the chart if they need help. The important thing that I try to emphasize ...
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Sun, Oct 21, 2012 10:53 PM in The Lorax
I've used The Lorax and Wump World to teach sustainability and the effects of pollution. You can use it to hit Reading, Writing, Oral, and Science benchmarks. I usually introduce the concepts of pollution and sustainability to my class first. Then I read the two stories. The students need to then compare and contrast their environment/lives to the characters in the story.
Another Dr. Seuss...
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Sun, Oct 21, 2012 10:40 PM in Aquaponic Resources in Hawaii
If you want to see an aquaponics system that is up and running you can visit Aquapono. They do aquaponics in the back of their house and allow people to come every first Sunday of the month from 2pm-4pm to check it out and ask questions. They can answer any question that you may have. If you want to know more about Aquapono, they have a website: http://aquapono.com/
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