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Bullying Awareness Lessons, Activities and Resources
What are the different types of bullying? What are the impacts? What is the role of the bystander in bullying? What can be done to stop bullying? These questions are addressed by the activities included in a workshop designed for middle...
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The Successful Person's Guide to Time Management
"If you don't know where you are going, you might end up someplace else." Yogi Berra's wise words can also be applied to time-management. In order to be successful at time-management you need to know where you are going, what you want to...
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Bullying Awareness
As a teacher, it's likely you're seeing bullying at your school in some capacity. Use three activities as a refresher course for junior high schoolers on what bullying is, the severity of its consequences, and how they can make a...
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The Great Spider Debate
Poor, misunderstood spiders! They are feared, disrespected, and detested by many people, yet they do so many positive things. A great addition to any insect unit, learn about some of the more common spiders, while hopefully dispelling...
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Beneficial Bug Scavenger Hunt
Many people think of bugs as annoying pests to be squashed, but most insects and spiders are beneficial, eating the actual pests or pollinating plants. After reviewing some of the common bugs in your area (they may differ from those...
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University of Kentucky: Chemcomics: Bismuth
Five comic strips from the 60's involving bismuth. There are not vast amounts of information, but they could be great graphics for a report or presentation.
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Periodic Table of Comics: Hydrogen
Comics featuring hydrogen. Good graphics for a presentation.
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Periodic Table of Comics: Helium
Comics featuring helium and including nice graphics for a presentation.
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University of Kentucky: Kentucky Agate
Has information on agate which is Kentucky's official state rock. There are links to different close-up pictures of Kentucky agate.
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Chem Comics: Aluminum
A set of comics featuring aluminum. Good graphics for a report or a presentation.
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Chem Comics: Antimony
A set of comics featuring the element antimony. Some good information in an entertaining manner.
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University of Kentucky: Online Physics for Teachers
A set of four online courses in Physics for elementary and middle school teachers. Each course targets a different topic area - light, electricity & magnetism, temperature & heat, and force, motion, & energy.
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Electronic Beowulf: Studying Beowulf
This website is a new version of Electronic Beowulf which provides a searchable website for translations of Beowulf and other sources of information. This page explains how to use the site and provides links to information to help in...
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Univ. Of Kentucky: Coulomb's Law Lab
A description of a common version of a Coulomb's Law laboratory experiment. Includes theory, sample results, and excellent photographs of apparatus.
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Elecroscope Lab
This site is actually a lab from the University of Kentucky Electrical Engineering Department. It is an excellent experiment that can be done at the high school level.
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University of Kentucky: Rocks and Minerals: Sedimentary Rocks
An excellent resource for learning about sedimentary rocks and how they form. The different types of sedimentary rocks and deposits found in Kentucky are listed, with links to dedicated pages for each. Covers clay, shale, sandstone,...
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Department of Chemistry: The Comic Book Periodic Table of Elements
The interactive learning resource explores the periodic table of elements. Students click on an element to see a list of comic pages involving that element.
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Uk: Chemcomics: Iodine
Comic fraturing iodine. Not the most detailed information, but lots of fun. Interesting and useful for visuals.
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Uk: Iridium Comics
A 1968 Metal Men comic strip featuring iridium. Not the greatest source of imformation but good for illustrations and fun.
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Chem Comics: Bromine
University of Kentucky provides comics in which bromine and information on bromine comes into play. A less common way of getting bromine information across.
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Chem Comics: Cadmium
Three comic strip pages that mention cadmium and provide a little bit of information on the metal. A different way to get some information across.
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Univ. Of Kentucky: Using Excel to Fit a Titration Curve
This site from the University of Kentucky provides instructions on using a spreadsheet to plot a best-fit titration curve.
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The Comic Book Periodic Table of Elements: Scandium
This site may focus on fun, rather than facts, but it will become a favorite of any Chemistry student. Here you will find scanned images of panels and/or pages of comic books, with references to the element you seek.
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The Comic Book Periodic Table of Elements: Sodium
This site may focus on fun, rather than facts, but it will become a favorite of any Chemistry student. Here you will find scanned images of panels and/or pages of comic books, with references to the element you seek.