tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91709130970882486962024-03-13T05:41:03.515-07:00Educational Links from Twitter and BeyondListing various resources for a variety of topics, FYI, and FMI. :)Teresa Robesonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03848939225552527941noreply@blogger.comBlogger262125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170913097088248696.post-56660739393829621792021-03-13T10:48:00.004-08:002021-03-13T10:48:54.116-08:00Learn languages!<p>This is an <a href="https://psyche.co/guides/how-to-approach-the-lifelong-project-of-language-learning" target="_blank">excellent article from Psyche</a> on approaching language learning as an autodidact. </p>Teresa Robesonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03848939225552527941noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170913097088248696.post-49135489270852907372021-03-03T10:07:00.003-08:002021-03-03T10:07:30.026-08:00STEAM at Work 4 Kids<p> <a href="https://www.steamatwork4kids.org/" target="_blank">STEAM at Work 4 Kids</a> - self-explanatory</p>Teresa Robesonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03848939225552527941noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170913097088248696.post-59951456456793643802021-01-03T18:12:00.005-08:002021-01-03T19:50:27.837-08:00A short lesson on asteroids<p> <a href="https://www.sbfprize.org/ed-resources/asteroid-impact" target="_blank">Asteroid Impacts</a> - AAAS/Subaru Prize website</p>Teresa Robesonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03848939225552527941noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170913097088248696.post-26719401726722343152020-11-26T07:21:00.002-08:002020-11-26T07:21:25.627-08:00LitLinks by Patricia Newman<p><a href="https://www.patriciamnewman.com/blog-4/" target="_blank">Author Patricia Newman has a blog</a> wherein different kid lit STEM/STEAM authors write posts about activities you can use in the classroom to teach science in combination with literature. </p>Teresa Robesonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03848939225552527941noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170913097088248696.post-69798480414209421352020-11-23T15:50:00.001-08:002020-11-23T15:50:17.968-08:00Got fonts?<p>If you want to test out tons of different fonts simultaneously, check out <a href="https://fonts.google.com/" target="_blank">Google Fonts</a>.</p>Teresa Robesonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03848939225552527941noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170913097088248696.post-73420305635750832942020-11-19T13:54:00.005-08:002020-11-19T13:54:48.830-08:00Women In Science<p> NASA's <a href="https://chandra.cfa.harvard.edu/women/ar/" target="_blank">Reach Across the Stars</a> website lets you learn more about female scientist and has cool downloadables and videos. </p>Teresa Robesonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03848939225552527941noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170913097088248696.post-82094395948574358602020-11-19T11:39:00.000-08:002020-11-19T11:39:01.567-08:00Native Land<p> Native Land provides both an <a href="https://native-land.ca/" target="_blank">interactive map</a> of the indigenous population of the Americas and also has a <a href="https://native-land.ca/category/community-blog/" target="_blank">more detailed site</a> you can explore. </p>Teresa Robesonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03848939225552527941noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170913097088248696.post-82441209680244368852020-11-18T16:59:00.002-08:002020-11-18T16:59:59.508-08:00World History Timeline<p> A very cool scroll through for history buffs: <a href="https://www.wdl.org/en/sets/world-history/timeline" target="_blank">World Digital Library</a></p>Teresa Robesonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03848939225552527941noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170913097088248696.post-78820395575082841992020-10-15T11:11:00.000-07:002020-10-15T11:11:30.969-07:00Learn more about CRISPR!<p>The Howard Hughes Medical Institute's wonderful BioInteractive site is always an excellent resource for advanced middle grade and high school kids. </p><p>First, learn more about <a href="https://www.biointeractive.org/classroom-resources/crispr-cas-9-mechanism-applications" target="_blank">how CRISPR-Cas9 is used</a> by people such as Nobel Laureates Jennifer Doudna and Emmanuelle Charpentier. </p><p>Then, try your hand at <a href="https://www.biointeractive.org/classroom-resources/building-paper-model-crispr-cas9" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">building a paper model of CRISPR-Cas9</a>!</p>Teresa Robesonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03848939225552527941noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170913097088248696.post-86472293616616097952020-05-20T11:07:00.001-07:002020-05-20T11:07:10.532-07:00The Lowell ObservatoryInformative site of <a href="https://lowell.edu/" target="_blank">The Lowell Observatory</a> where you can sign up for astronomy alerts and see what kid-friendly offerings they have.Teresa Robesonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03848939225552527941noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170913097088248696.post-69449918467686642292019-03-27T11:50:00.000-07:002019-03-27T11:50:00.548-07:00100 Solutions to Reverse Global WarmingNoted climatologist <a href="https://www.facebook.com/katharine.hayhoe/" target="_blank">Katharine Hayhoe</a> recommends this site to learn how to combat global warming and not feel so powerless: <a href="https://www.drawdown.org/" target="_blank">Drawdown</a>.Teresa Robesonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03848939225552527941noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170913097088248696.post-56033087545671319112014-03-28T14:04:00.002-07:002014-03-28T14:19:26.362-07:00World Science UBrian Greene's brilliant brainchild: <a href="http://www.worldscienceu.com/" target="_blank">World Science U</a>Teresa Robesonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03848939225552527941noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170913097088248696.post-50380845074707126532013-06-21T14:26:00.004-07:002013-06-21T14:26:45.646-07:00Drawing Aid for Aspiring Artists - Tutorial PageA wealth of gesture, realistic, whimsical, cartoonish drawings for artist-wannabes to emulate at <a href="http://thebarracuda57.wordpress.com/tutorial-page/" target="_blank">TheBarracuda57's tutorial page</a>.Teresa Robesonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03848939225552527941noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170913097088248696.post-44999353866272836802013-01-29T13:35:00.001-08:002013-01-29T13:35:23.502-08:00Eric Weisstein's World of Biography - Scientists<a href="http://scienceworld.wolfram.com/biography/" target="_blank">Learn about the lives and work of various scientists.</a> Very cool site...at least it was for me. :)Teresa Robesonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03848939225552527941noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170913097088248696.post-63413383435304829062012-12-11T08:46:00.000-08:002012-12-11T08:46:34.182-08:00Purdue Online Writing Lab<a href="http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/section/1/" target="_blank">Purdue Online Writing Lab</a> - I've not checked it out fully, but it looks like a great resource for high school and university students.Teresa Robesonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03848939225552527941noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170913097088248696.post-52725661725142371392012-11-01T09:28:00.000-07:002012-11-01T09:28:03.464-07:00The Skeptic's Dictionary<a href="http://skepdic.com/" target="_blank">The Skeptic's Dictionary</a> - "exploring strange beliefs, amusing deceptions and dangerous delusions since 1994"Teresa Robesonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03848939225552527941noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170913097088248696.post-13389129944682948532012-09-21T07:27:00.000-07:002012-09-21T07:27:04.125-07:00Bug Guide<a href="http://bugguide.net/node/view/15740" target="_blank">Bug Guide</a> - this looks way cool and we hope to be able to try it out soon...hopefully not because something 8-legged has wandered into my house...Teresa Robesonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03848939225552527941noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170913097088248696.post-64391749673218075692012-09-21T07:25:00.000-07:002012-09-21T07:25:03.139-07:00National Geographic's Project Noah<a href="http://www.projectnoah.org/" target="_blank">Project Noah</a> - to be honest, I'm not exactly sure what this does besides the fact that it does have educational components and some golly-gee factor, per norm for Nat Geo stuff. I think, though, that especially if you're a teacher or homeschooling parent who wants his/her kids to learn more about nature, this would be worth signing up for and looking into. I've just not had the time to explore it much yet since <a href="http://soapsudsations.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">my sister</a> introduced me to it yesterday.Teresa Robesonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03848939225552527941noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170913097088248696.post-18740418356322329192012-09-11T12:17:00.001-07:002012-09-11T12:17:22.661-07:00Outdoor Biology Instructional Strategies<a href="http://www.outdoorbiology.com/#" target="_blank">OBIS</a> is all about biology with experiments and info for kids of all ages.Teresa Robesonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03848939225552527941noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170913097088248696.post-2368234623967269272012-07-26T13:12:00.003-07:002012-07-26T13:12:56.084-07:00Space PlaceNASA's <a href="http://spaceplace.nasa.gov/" target="_blank">Space Place</a> - science-learning funTeresa Robesonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03848939225552527941noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170913097088248696.post-46509564733796292072012-07-26T13:04:00.001-07:002012-07-26T13:04:12.783-07:00Art Museum AdventureSmithsonian Art Museum's <a href="http://americanart.si.edu/exhibitions/online/midnight/default_flash.html" target="_blank">Meet Me at Midnight</a>: learn art terms and concepts through an adventure game. Ages 7+Teresa Robesonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03848939225552527941noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170913097088248696.post-10582141943051925642012-07-26T13:00:00.000-07:002012-07-26T13:00:34.889-07:00Cells Alive!Learn about microbiology, cell biology, immunology, and more: <a href="http://www.cellsalive.com/" target="_blank">Cells Alive</a>!Teresa Robesonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03848939225552527941noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170913097088248696.post-64083612891121546012012-07-18T10:09:00.001-07:002012-07-18T10:09:28.620-07:00Comic Math - Calvin & Hobbes<a href="http://www.comicmath.com/calvin-and-hobbes-math-comics.html" target="_blank">Who wouldn't love math when filtered through Calvin and Hobbes</a>? :)Teresa Robesonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03848939225552527941noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170913097088248696.post-56828726213384924302012-05-23T13:14:00.000-07:002012-05-23T13:14:33.174-07:00Free online textbooks<a href="http://www.openculture.com/free_textbooks">http://www.openculture.com/free_textbooks</a> - looks like a really cool site with free textbooks for all sort of topicsTeresa Robesonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03848939225552527941noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170913097088248696.post-69064992334688509902012-05-23T13:12:00.002-07:002012-05-23T13:12:37.528-07:00Guitar lessons<a href="http://youtubeguitarlessons.net/">http://youtubeguitarlessons.net/</a> - virtual lessonsTeresa Robesonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03848939225552527941noreply@blogger.com0