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Armando Prieto

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I am a senior at FIU studying elementary education. I will graduate this fall and subsequently pursue a doctoral degree in higher education administration.

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K - 12 Science

Resources for today's science teacher

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Sat, Apr 09, 2016 5:09 PM in Animal Habitats Activities

I would suggest you taking them outdoors. What better way to learn about animal habitats than to actually go to the animals’ habitats? Are there any trees in your school or large green areas? You can explore earthworms, butterflies, lizards, etc. This experience can then be used to extend the activity and teach them about other different animal habitats.

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Sat, Apr 09, 2016 5:04 PM in Force and Motion with Kindergarten

A great extension for your lesson will be to show students how increasing force will increase the effect on the other object. For example, after the story Sheep in a Jeep and your activity, have them flick their fingers against crumpled pieces of paper. Instruct them to do it softly and tell them to note how little the crumpled piece of paper moved. Next, instruct them to flick it harder and let...

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How Plants and Animals Use Their Environment to Survive Collection

Tue, Mar 22, 2016 6:08 PM
Great resource for the elementary school teacher

Great collection fulfilling the requirement of at least five resources revolving around a central theme. This collection is very important to us future elementary educators because you have indicated that the resources are intended for the elementary grades, thus making them very useful to us. All of your resources have a central theme which makes this collection very helpful for anyone wanting more information on that specific topic. All of your resources are about how plants and animals use their surrounding environments to obtain their basic needs. Lastly, your collection contains a great variety of Sciguides, book chapters, and journal articles. Great job at putting these resources together.

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