1. For this I chose the title: Chemical Elements: From Carbon to Krypton, 2006. I chose this because I wanted to see if it would be something useful to use within my classroom. I know that there are instructors out there that can make studying the element exciting, however, there are times within our Chemistry units that studying the elements can be a little dry. I really liked the pieces about the periodic table. It has the ability to select any element and see electron configuration and other various types of good information.
2. Zinc...ADHD Diet. I really liked the listening tool. The only flaw I saw in it was the voice was very robotic. I can see where this tool would be extremely useful to my auditory learners and special ed. kids who are required to listen to the text in their IEP's. I also like how it highlights the portions they are at in the text. This would also be extremely helpful with the kids who have a hard time following along while someone is reading the information.
Common Core Connection Questions:
1. The first article I chose to read and connect to the common core standards was Science Learning; Encyclopedia of Education. We are taught from a very young age that science is one of the best subjects in schools to teach critical thinking skills, being able to explain concepts from a scientific basis, and argumentation. I thought that this article would cover the standard for Reading Grades 9-12 Integration of Knowledge and Ideas.
2. The second article I actually gave to my senior advisory group and had them read it during our advisory time. The article was titled Strategic and Long-Range Planning in Higher Education. I thought the article was very interesting because it touched on how colleges and universities much continue to offer the most modern forms of education and facilities to ensure they do not decline in enrollment. When I gave it to my senior group I thought it was an excellent choice to cover the standard for Reading grades 9-12 Key Ideas and Details #1. Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text, including determining where the text leaves matters uncertain. As an advisory group we had a great discussion about how universities are currently doing this and we also went into the ones that they feel are not staying ahead of the trends. I then asked the question if any of this was reasons they were making the choices of their college. It led to a good discussion with them.
Hi, Adam. So glad you found useful stuff here! We heard from another school that students could find more element info here than anywhere else they had looked. Agreed that the read-aloud voice is robotic, but it is better than nothing. The highlighting does help kids follow along. You Common Core connections are awesome! I wish I could have been part of your discussion for #2! :) Thanks for these great comments, Adam!
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