New and updated eThemes
New eThemes for the week of November 9, 2009
Chemistry: Acids and Bases
These sites focus on acids and bases. Learn the difference between acids and bases and their chemical reactions. There are activities and experiments that help students to learn how to use pH scale and to classify materials as acids, bases, or neutral. There are virtual experiments, interactive games, experimental ideas, animated movies, and quizzes. Includes a link to eThemes Resources on mixtures and solutions.
Teaching Tips: Cooperative Learning for High School
These sites are about using technology to enhance cooperative learning for secondary classrooms. Read articles that define and explain how to use cooperative learning, design projects, and make effective groups. Included are eThemes resources on using Wikis, online journals, and blogs.
Teaching Tips: Current Events
These sites provide ideas for integrating current events via newspaper, magazines, and television into the curriculum. There are suggested ideas on teaching current events, warm-up activities, lesson plans, quizzes, and news resources. There are links to eThemes Resources on News Sites for Elementary Students and Newspapers: Classroom Activities.
U.S. Census
These sites are about the U.S. census and the importance of census data. Find out how the data is collected, what information is collected, how the census is used and accessed, and how the data impact on where money is to be spent and benefits communities. Includes interactives, games, lesson plans, quizzes, and coloring pages. There are links to eThemes Resources on Democracy: Citizenship and Community Responsibility.
Updated eThemes for the week of November 9, 2009
Animals: Spotted Owls
These sites have information about spotted owls and their habitat in old-growth forests. Learn about the controversy between environmental groups that want to protect the owls and the logging industry that wants to protect jobs. There are links to eThemes Resources on raptors and barn owls.
Animals: White Tigers
Learn about white tigers, which are a special type of animal belonging to the Bengal tiger species. Find out what causes their unique coloring and why they are not considered to be albino. There are many photographs and links to eThemes Resources on tigers and Siberian tigers.
Animals: Wombats
These websites are about the animal the wombat. Includes coloring pages, facts, and pictures. Find out why the animal is endangered. Includes a link to an eThemes resource on Australia.
Animals Around the World
These websites are about animals around the world. Learn about what kinds of animals found in different regions of the world and how habitat and environment affect animals' lives. There is also information on types of animal, food they eat, habitats, characteristics, and more. Includes photos, video clips, animal sounds, and interactive games. There are also links to eThemes Resources on various animal themes.
Architecture: Skyscrapers
Find out how skyscrapers are built and how they withstand the force of wind. View photographs and diagrams of the world's tallest buildings and see how they compare to each other. Includes silent movies from the early 1900s that show New York skyscrapers.
Famous People: Artists
View the works of famous artists, including Salvador Dali, Grandma Moses, Georgia O'Keefe, Mary Cassatt, MC Escher, Andy Warhol, Augustus Rodin, Picasso, Grant Wood, and more. Includes biographies and classroom activities about art. There are links to an eMINTS WebQuest and eThemes Resources on art museums, Vincent Van Gogh, Leonardo da Vinci, George Caleb Bingham, Thomas Hart Benton, and color theory.
Missouri: Artists Thomas Hart Benton and George Caleb Bingham
These sites feature the artwork of two famous Missouri painters. Many of the works are online and are accompanied with explanations about how the paintings relate to Missouri history. Includes biographies and photos of their former Missouri homes, plus photos of Benton's mural in the State Capitol. There is also information about the American Regionalism painting genre.
News Sites for Elementary Students
These sites have news, sports, and weather that are geared toward elementary students. Includes current news, games, videos, and quizzes. Included are links to eThemes resources on writing newspaper articles and producing newspapers.
Teaching Tips: Decoding Strategies
Learn about decoding strategies for young readers. Find out what decoding strategies are and why they are so important. Also includes teaching tips, handouts for students, and online activities. There are links to eThemes resources on sight words and contextual clues.
New eThemes for the week of November 2, 2009
Energy: Saving Energy and Energy Efficiency
These sites are about saving energy and energy efficiency. Learn why energy conservation is important and what you can do to help use less energy. Includes information on how to buy energy efficient appliances, checklists, tips, and guidelines on energy conservation at home and school. There are also games, interactives, and classroom activities. Includes links to eThemes Resources on Energy: Renewable and Non-Renewable, Going Green, and Recycling.
Family: Family Life
These sites focus on family and family life. Students learn about family histories and traditions, family ties, changes in families, and family life. Includes classroom activities and lesson plans. There are also links to eThemes Resources on family and genealogy.
Updated eThemes for the week of November 2, 2009
Holiday: Thanksgiving
These sites are about the first Thanksgiving with the Pilgrims and Native Americans. Includes games, videos, s art projects, lesson plans, and other activities. Includes links to eThemes resources on turkeys, the fall harvest, Pilgrims of Plymouth, the Wampanoag tribe, and the Mayflower voyage.
Literature: "Thunder Rolling in the Mountains" by Scott O'Dell
These websites are about Scott O'Dell's book "Thunder Rolling in the Mountains" and the Nez Perce Native American tribe. There are lesson plans and book reviews. Includes information about the Nez Perce tribe, Chief Joseph, and the flight of the Nez Perce.
Literature: "Ella Enchanted" by Gail Carson Levine
These websites are about the book "Ella Enchanted" and author Gail Carson Levine. There are book reviews, discussion questions, vocabulary lessons, and activities. Includes links to eThemes resources on fairy tales and Cinderella stories.
Reading Skills: Vowels
Learn how to read and pronounce short, long, and double vowels. The following web sites include games, hands-on activities with animations and sounds, and lesson plans. There are links to eThemes recourses on spelling and reading strategies.
Olympics 2012
These Web sites are about the cities that are bidding to host the Olympics in 2012. Read about how a city is chosen to host the Olympics. Find out about London, New York, Madrid, Moscow, and Paris and the sports facilities they have available for the different competitions.
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