Teaching Resources

To extend our services to you, the math and science teachers, we have assembled a list of resources for classroom activities and lessons focused on math and science. The resources we have located are all available free of charge on the internet. We have tried the links, randomly selected different lessons from the sites and were satisfied that the information provided was accurate and usable. If you find any of the links to not be working, please let us know so we may remove the link from Newton Network.

Do you have a favorite website that contains classroom activities, projects or lesson plans? Send the link to Robert Newbury and we will add it to our collection.

Lessons and Lesson Plans

These are the best weblinks to sites with lessons ideas and lesson plans that we have found.

• Educator's Reference Desk
  
• Discovery Education
  
• Teachnology
  
• PBS Teachers
• Microsoft Lesson Plans
• Merlot.org
  

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Class Activities and Projects

Good hands-on activities to use in the classroom or as part of a project.

• Newton's Apple
  
• Science and Arts Gateway for Education(SAGE)
  
• NASA Education
  
• Ask Dr. Math(http://mathforum.org/dr.math/dr-math.html)
  
• Nevada Mining Association
  
• Mineral Information Institute
• 42eXplore
• Science Spot
• SciJinks
• Exploratorium
  

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WebQuests

WebQuests are inquiry based learning using the internet and actively engage students in the learning process.

• WebQuest.Org
  
• Teachnology WebQuests
  
• It's a Math World
• Math Webquests
  

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Podcasts

Podcasts are a popular media for students and a great way to spark interest in current events.

• NASA Podcasts
• NPR Science Friday
• This Week in Science
• Science Friday Kids
• The Math Factor
• Video Math Tutor
• Is All About Math

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Local and Regional Lesson Plans

Learning with a local flair. These are lesson plans, classroom activities and student projects featuring your state and community.

• Matrix of WebQuests
  
• Trout in the Classroom
  
• Pages Out of the Past
  
• Native Nevada Classroom
• Learn the Great Basin
  

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