| Good morning, how are you? Before I begin my day I wanted to bring you Homeschool Resources: JetStream, Discover Insects SaveNature.com Recommended Website: JetStream Grades K-6, with parental supervision This website, sponsored by SaveNature.org provides free, downloadable Learning Guides to help kids understand insects and their importance to ecosystems and the diversity of life on Earth. When you get to the site, you’ll see an introduction and a menu of Learning Guides that include information on rainforests, coral reefs, and hummingbirds as well as: Insect Activity Sheets – Get an insect coloring page, make your own “Insect Lab,” learn to classify arthropods, get bug recipes for dry-roasted insects and chocolate chip chirpies, discover the biodiversity in your own backyard and more! Insect Fact Sheets – Print out terrific scientific facts and info on a variety of bugs that include: Monarch Butterfly Honey Bee Bumble Bee House Cricket Yellow Mealworm Beetle Termites Madagascar Hissing Roach And more Other Arthropod Fact Sheets – Download and print out info on: American Brown Recluse Spider California Tarantula Orb Weaver Spiders Sowbug, Pillbug Western Black Widow Scorpion Millipedes/Milpies bilingual And more You can also read articles and watch short video clips about insects too! |
| An Online School for Weather JetStream Grades 1-12, with parental supervision This National Weather Service website with extensive content and free lessons is designed to help everyone learn the science of weather. When you get to the site you’ll see a satellite picture featuring an aspect of weather somewhere in the world. Read the brief introduction and then use the menu to explore: The Atmosphere – Learn about radio signals, air mass, air pressure, and air flow. Make your own barometer. Find out about Earth’s water cycle. The Ocean – Taste the salinities of various bodies of water around the world. Make homemade ice cream and ocean currents. See the differences in the light and dark sides of the “moon”. Global Weather – Discover the seasons. Calculate the circumference of the earth. Demonstrate that convection is the original source for our wind. Synoptic Meteorology – Learn about types of clouds. Watch rain drops grow by coalescence. Determine the location of cold and warm fronts. Thunderstorms – How much water is in a cloud? Find out about updrafts and the effect on rain and hail. Estimate the size of hail. Lightning – Determine the distance to a lightning strike. Tropical Weather – Learn about the extent of winds in quadrants around a hurricane. And more: Click on any topic and follow the lesson plans in the order they are presented or use the “Lesson Plan Overview” link on the top menu to access a specific area of interest. In that section, there are links to downloads and quizzes as well. Also, explore the “Topic Matrix” that provides a great view of the topics covered including Doppler radar and much more! The information contained in JetStream can be used in the way that suits you best. This is a terrific resource – bookmark it and return often! |
Recommended Website: Discover Insects SaveNature.com
Grades K-6, with parental supervision
This website, sponsored by SaveNature.org provides free, downloadable Learning Guides to help kids understand insects and their importance to ecosystems and the diversity of life on Earth.
When you get to the site, you’ll see an introduction and a menu of Learning Guides that include information on rainforests, coral reefs, and hummingbirds as well as:
- Insect Activity Sheets – Get an insect coloring page, make your own “Insect Lab,” learn to classify arthropods, get bug recipes for dry-roasted insects and chocolate chip chirpies, discover the biodiversity in your own backyard and more!
- Insect Fact Sheets – Print out terrific scientific facts and info on a variety of bugs that include:
Monarch ButterflyHoney BeeBumble BeeHouse CricketYellow Mealworm BeetleTermitesMadagascar Hissing RoachAnd more
- Other Arthropod Fact Sheets – Download and print out info on:
American Brown Recluse SpiderCalifornia TarantulaOrb Weaver SpidersSowbug, PillbugWestern Black WidowScorpionMillipedes/Milpies bilingualAnd more
You can also read articles and watch short video clips about insects too!
