Curated OER
SAT Sentence Completion Practice Test 05
In this sentence completion worksheet, students choose the answer that best competes the sentences. Students have 10 minutes to complete 12 questions in this SAT practice worksheet.
Curated OER
Robots from Junk
Students create balloon and rubber band models of robotic rovers to investigate the concepts of mass, torque, and friction. Through research and planning, students construct a rover test-bed that simulates the Martian environment.
Curated OER
Personal Resources
Students evaluate thought and action regarding care of ourselves and our possessions. They develop a positive approach to life and a mature sense of self-worth and value. They develop a an appreciation and a voice for individual...
Curated OER
Shapebook: "Look What We Found!"
In this newt instructional activity, students complete 5 fill in the blank questions regarding animal characteristics of a newt. Students complete answers inside a fishbowl shape instructional activity.
Other
Gorp.com: Climbing Fundamentals
This resource discusses some history of rock climbing but primarily focuses on the basic fundamentals of safe climbing. The information provided is somewhat brief, but links are provided to additional information along with some pictures.
California Institute of Technology
Caltech: Rock Climbing Equipment and Techniques
This site from the California Institute of Technology provides a description of equipment that one needs for rock climbing. Very informative and worth checking out.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Investigating Se Mn Geology Incl Rock Layers, Fossils, and Karst Geology
Students will work at a variety of hands-on learning stations to increase their knowledge of SE MN geology including rock layers, fossils and sink holes. They will also learn how Karst Geology impacts our water quality. Students will...
Other
Castle Rock Institute
The Castle Rock Institute is an educational community devoted to balancing academic work in the Humanities and outdoor adventure. It sponsors off-campus study programs for college students that combine coursework in religion, philosophy,...
PBS
Pbs Kids: Nova: Denali for Kids: Surviving Denali: Body Breakdowns
Hikers challenging themselves with climbing Denali experience many physical things in their body from their heads to their toes. Click on parts of the hiker to see what the hiker might be feeling during the climb.
Smithsonian Institution
National Museum of Natural History: American Mammals: Rock Squirrel
Rock squirrels, with their long, bushy tails, look very much like tree squirrels, but seldom climb trees. They are most commonly found in rocky habitats: canyons, cliffs, and hillsides. Learn more about the Spermophilus variegatus, more...
Exploratorium
Exploratorium: Sport Science
In this colorful and interactive resource, students can learn about the science behind baseball, hockey, cycling, skateboarding, and surfing.
Other
Camp Hawthorne
Camp Hawthorne is located on Panther Pond in southwest Maine. You can take classes that last 2,3,4 or 7 weeks. Learn how to canoe or rock climb. You can learn a few things at the pioneer village.
Smithsonian Institution
National Museum of Natural History: American Mammals: Long Tailed Shrew
The Long-tailed Shrew probably uses its long tail for balance when it is climbing among the rocks or boulders that are always present where it lives. It spends almost all its time underground, and was, until recently, thought to be...
Smithsonian Institution
National Museum of Natural History: American Mammals: Lodgepole Chipmunk
The range of the Lodgepole Chipmunk follows the high Sierra Nevada, and continues along the tops of the San Bernardino and San Jacinto mountains near Los Angeles. Most of the time the Lodgepole Chipmunks forage on the ground, climbing on...