Resource Type: Content Resource Discipline: Science Ohio Standards Alignment: Grades K–5 Professional Commentary: This site provides a wealth of information about Ohio's bird species. A photograph of the bird, a description and information about the birds habitat, habits, reproduction, and care of the young are provided for each bird.... Career Fields: Agricultural & Environmental Systems Projects: Standards First Resource Type: Content Resource Discipline: Science Ohio Standards Alignment: Grades K–5 Professional Commentary: Life history notes for more than 60 of Ohio's fish are available on this site. Notes include information such as a description, range and habitat, scientific name, and life history.... Career Fields: Agricultural & Environmental Systems Projects: Standards First 163 Ohio Natural History: Fossils Resource Type: Content Resource Discipline: Science Ohio Standards Alignment: Grades 3–10 Professional Commentary: Information about invertebrate, vertebrate, and plant fossils is available on this site. Fossils are grouped by type.... 164 NewsHour Extra: Economics Resource Type: Content Resource Discipline: Mathematics Ohio Standards Alignment: Grades 7–12 Professional Commentary: This site features lesson plans, NewsHour Extra stories written for students, and reports from PBS NewsHour, the nightly news broadcast on PBS. The news stories provide background and ideas for classroom lessons applying economics, mathematics, and statistics related to contemporary issues and newsworthy situations.... Resource Type: Content Resource Discipline: English Language Arts Ohio Standards Alignment: Grades 4–8 Professional Commentary: A native of Ohio, Sharon Creech is best known for her award-winning picture books and novels. At this web site, educators will discover the childhood and family experiences which inspired Creech's books.... 166 Sara Holbrook: Poetry for the Not So Bad Resource Type: Content Resource Discipline: English Language Arts Ohio Standards Alignment: Grades 4–8 Professional Commentary: The poetry of Sara Holbrook appeals to middle grade readers, who will appreciate her humorous approach to common school woes, such as homework and fitting in with peers. At this web site, the author provides information about her poetry and encourages students to submit a response about a specific poem.... 167 The Structure of Metal Resource Type: Content Resource Discipline: Science Ohio Standards Alignment: Grades 11–12 Professional Commentary: The relationship between the arrangement and bonding of atoms of metals, and the properties of metals is detailed in this resource. The presentation covers metallic bonds and crystals, an explanation of why metals bend, how metals respond to stress, and what happens to the strength of metals when they are heated.... Career Fields: Construction Technologies Projects: Standards First Resource Type: Content Resource Discipline: Science Ohio Standards Alignment: Grades 9–10 Professional Commentary: The NOVA Online Adventure Lost on Everest is the companion website for the Lost on Everest lesson (ORC# 2147). Features include details of the expedition to find Mallory and Irvine, transcripts of radio dispatches, audio clips of physiologists and discussing the affected at altitude on humans, information about how the body uses oxygen, virtual reality clips of camps along the routes up Everest, a timeline of the exploration of Everest, and information on related science concepts such as mountain formation, glaciers, and discoveries about air.... 169 Pyrotechnics: It's Elemental Resource Type: Content Resource Discipline: Science Ohio Standards Alignment: Grades 9–10 Professional Commentary: This resource is a part of the NOVA Online Kaboom! webpage.... Career Fields: Arts & Communication, Engineering & Science Technologies, Information Technology, General Career Skills Projects: Standards First 170 Science of Sports: Spring Man Resource Type: Content Resource Discipline: Science Ohio Standards Alignment: Grades 6–10 Professional Commentary: The four activites outlined in this resource demonstrate the transformation of potential energy into heat and kinetic energy. In each activity students use common materials and either touch or temperature measurements to verify that some energy is transformed into heat energy.... Career Fields: Health Science Projects: Standards First |