Reactions (by the American Chemical Society)

Created by Adam Dylewski and produced by the American Chemical Society, Reactions is a show that uncovers the hidden chemistry all around us.

https://www.youtube.com/c/ACSReactions/featured

From Hidden to Modern Figures

Resource for teaching by means of biographies, videos and images about the women who made significant contributions to the development of NASA's space program.

https://www.nasa.gov/modernfigures

Free to Use and Reuse Sets @librarycongress

This page features items from the digital collections of the Library of Congress that are free to use and reuse. The Library believes that this content is either in the public domain, has no known copyright, or has been cleared by the copyright owner for public use. 

Each set of content is based on a theme and is first featured on the Library's home page. These sets are just a small sample of the Library's digital collections (https://www.loc.gov/collections/)

https://www.loc.gov/free-to-use/

Get the Math

Get the Math combines video and web interactivity to help middle and high school students develop algebraic thinking skills for solving real-world problems. It features short videos of professionals explaining and showing how mathematics is used in their professions.

https://www.thirteen.org/get-the-math/

A History of #Ireland in 10 Words

The educational resources available on this site are based on the book A History of Ireland in 100 Words (https://www.ria.ie/history-ireland-100-words), which was written by Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh and Gregory Toner, illustrated by Joe McLaren, and published by the Royal Irish Academy in 2019.

These resources are divided into ten units, each headed by an Irish word which acts as a springboard into glimpses of life in Ireland in previous centuries which are often absent from history books.

The topics of the ten units are:

1. ceol ‘music’
2. ráth ‘a ringfort’
3. leabhar ‘a book’
4. dalta ‘a pupil’
5. réalta ‘a star’
6. bróg ‘a shoe’
7. mac tíre ‘a wolf’
8. forc ‘a fork’
9. gruaig ‘hair’
10. bó ‘a cow’

Visit:

https://spreadingthewords.ie/ 

Proyecto EDIA. “What a digital world!”

"What a digital world!" is a project that publishes content for project-based learning across the English curriculum in the second year of ESO.

The common thread of the ten OER (Open Educational Resources) based on PBL will be new technologies and audiovisual media. Internet, applications and games for smartphones or other electronic devices, television or press will be some of the main topics of the contents.

https://cedec.intef.es/proyecto-edia-what-a-digital-world-para-trabajar-en-ingles-2oeso-por-proyectos/ 

English ESL learning games

Free to use games for home and school use from Digital Dialects.

https://www.digitaldialects.com/English.htm

Free Online English Teaching and Learning Materials

ESL resources for beginners and intermediate learners. 

This website started in 1994 at the University of Illinois Urbanan-Champaign with the purpose of sharing English learning materials online. It contains a multitude of English teaching and learning materials, including conversations covering various topics, short essays with numerous vocabulary and grammar exercises designed for learners at different levels, and a series of mobile apps.

https://www.rong-chang.com/

Independence Day

Independence Day is a federal holiday in the United States commemorating the Declaration of Independence, which was ratified by the Second Continental Congress on July 4, 1776. The Fourth of July has been a federal holiday in the United States since 1941.

The following Ted-ed lesson by Kenneth C. Davis and animated by Henry Chung, Mark Storer, Noel Wong, Alexandra Kogl, Mike Field dives into some of the lesser known facts about the process of writing the Declaration of Independence

https://ed.ted.com/lessons/what-you-might-not-know-about-the-declaration-of-independence-kenneth-c-davis

Careers topic by Next Vista for Learning

Next Vista For Learning provides a library of free videos licensed under Creative Commons Attribution made by and for teachers and students everywhere. 

This collection contains more than 100 videos of people talking about their jobs and careers.

https://www.nextvista.org/collection/light-bulbs/careers/

Human Rights Education. Amnesty International

Amnesty International's collection of educational resources in English. You can search for them by country, type of resource or subject matter.

Visit:

https://www.amnesty.org/en/education/ 

AQA #GCSE #Physics by @drdavidboyce

All of GCSE Physics in video format by Dr. David Boyce, a physics teacher at Uppingham School in Rutland, UK. On his channel you will find videos and resources for pupils and teachers to support the teaching of physics.

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLvPaLx3vVGN5ad1MUVk-Eolr8iRQvJTkP 

An example: Structure of the atom.

Reasons for the Seasons

In 2022, the June solstice occurs on Tuesday, June 21, marking the astronomical first day of summer in the Northern Hemisphere. This TED-Ed lesson explains how the earth's spin axis is tilted with respect to its orbital plane. This is what causes the seasons.

Resources to Support Ukrainian Students

Free ESL resources for newcomer Ukrainian students to your school. 

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1veIXd9osSabU5pt-yF4GaIsscOWgeumXAf871529pBA/edit 

Repasa inglés

Juego de repaso de inglés para alumnado de Primaria desarrollado desde Mundo Primaria y la Junta de Castilla y León. Se elige nivel al principio y, a partir de ahí, se proponen diversos ejercicios que tienen que ver con gramática, deletreo, vocabulario y lectura.

http://www.educa.jcyl.es/educacyl/cm/gallery/Recursos_MundoPrimaria/cyl-2018-ingles/ingles/index.html

Leemos en inglés

Guía interactiva con lecturas que se compone de 26 propuestas de actividades para la enseñanza y educación de inglés en la Educación Primaria. 

Puede navegarse a través de sus contenidos por nivel, área curricular o competencias clave. 

Además, se proporciona una guía de lectura complementaria con una selección de títulos relacionados con la literatura en inglés destinados especialmente a primeros lectores y acompañada de contenidos digitales y propuestas adicionales.

https://leemoseningles.unpuntocurioso.com/ 

Guide for educators How to support multilingual children

Created by Julie Carton and Rita Rosenback, the aim of our guide is to help you create a welcoming atmosphere and a supportiven environment for bilingual and multilingual children in the classroom. 

This guide for educators is one of the outcomes of PEaCH, an Erasmus+ project funded by the European Commission. The acronym PEaCH was derived from the main goal of the project: ‘preserving and promoting Europe’s cultural and linguistic heritage through empowerment of bilingual children and families’.

Find it on:

https://bilingualfamily.eu/Resources/PEaCH%20for%20educators.pdf 

#WorldEnvironmentDay #OnlyOneEarth

World Environment Day (WED) is celebrated every year since 1973 on 5th June to raise global awareness of the need to take positive environmental action.

Facts and figures: 

https://www.worldenvironmentday.global/did-you-know/facts-figures 

Reports and publications:

https://www.worldenvironmentday.global/did-you-know/reports-and-publications 

Take a quiz:

https://www.worldenvironmentday.global/did-you-know/take-quiz 

More information on:

https://www.worldenvironmentday.global/ 

MathPickle.com

MathPickle.com is a free online resource of original mathematical puzzles, games and unsolved problems for K-12 teachers. 

Its puzzles are organized by grade and subject – each designed for a 45-60 minute period.  

MathPickle.com is also a practical resource for teachers. Its puzzles and games engage students in problem solving.

It is supported by the American Institute of Mathematics.

Visit:

http://mathpickle.com/organized-by-grade/

A Maths Dictionary for Kids

A Maths Dictionary for Kids is an online math dictionary for students which explains over 955 common mathematical terms and math words in simple language with definitions, detailed visual examples, and online practice links for some entries. 

http://www.amathsdictionaryforkids.com/ 

It includes 270 free worksheets arranged according to topic (numbers, operations, fractions, decimals, percentages, ratios, algebra, statistics, probability, geometry, measurement, time, money, symbols…)

http://www.amathsdictionaryforkids.com/MathsChartsPDFs/mathschartsPDFs.html