David Wetzel on September 30th, 2009

These resources offer online opportunities to explore the geometry of triangles.
From ideas of congruence to reflections to relationships among the triangle’s angles and sides.
Interactive Geometry Websites
Congruence - Using virtual manipulatives, students can arrange sides and angles to construct congruent triangles using Congruence of Triangles.
Angles - This interactive problem solving exploration of triangles begins at the [...]

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David Wetzel on September 28th, 2009

The science in your watershed website is provided by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) to assist teachers and students find scientific information about specific watersheds.
This information, coupled with observations and measurements made by the watershed groups, provides a powerful foundation for characterizing, assessing, analyzing, and maintaining the status and health of a watershed.
Science in [...]

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Learning the Periodic Table of Elements is now fun as students learn the proper location of elements on the table using the popular game Tetris.
This classic game has a new twist as students guide dropping element symbols into their proper location on the Periodic Table of Elements.
The game has three levels, as students use the [...]

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David Wetzel on September 6th, 2009

These are the top five posts during the past week by visitors to this blog.
I would like to thank all the subscribers to my Teach Science and Math Newsletter, new subscribers this week, and all those who visit and find the information useful.
Another week is about to begin and the following are the here are [...]

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David Wetzel on September 4th, 2009

Are you searching for interactive graphics for use in science class to show your students the current and expected effects of global warming?
The Climate Time Machine by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) and California Institute of Technology (CIT) of NASA provides the graphics you need.
These graphics are also excellent for displaying on an interactive white [...]

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David Wetzel on September 2nd, 2009

The International Space Station (ISS) and the Space Shuttle have joined together for several days to bring supplies and additional equipment for the space station.
Students have the opportunity to conduct real time tracking of the ISS, along with the Space Shuttle when it is in space.
Space Station
There is one website that allows 24 hour a [...]

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