Catherine Keeter

Science and Social Studies Resource Log

Science
Resources:

Social Studies
Resources:

Content
Literacy
Strategies:

NSTA- National
Science
Teachers
Association

NCSS- National
Council for
Social Studies

KWLprereading
before a
lesson and
post lesson

Science News

Map Makercustomize
maps
http://education
.nationalgeogra
phic.com/mappi
ng/outlinemap/?ar_a=1

Concept
maps- before
and after
anything they
do to see what
was learned

https://www.sci
encenews.org

Instructio
nal
Strategie
s for
Science:

Instructio
nal
Strategie
s for
Social
Studies:
Identify
Historical
similarities investigati
and
on- have
differences students
look into a
historical
even and
investigate
all they
can about
it, have
them
research to
answer a
question
about it
Experiment Four
s, students Corners
can
Debate:
hypothesiz students
e, observe show their
and
feelings
evaluate
toward a
certain
subject by
standing in
a corner of
the class,
strongly
agree,
agree,
disagree,
and
strongly
disagree

Smithsonian
Science
Education
Center

Chapter and
Concept walkthroughhttp://www.edu Walk through
catorstechnolog a book
https://ssec.si.e y.com/2012/08/ chapter to see
du
8-excellentwhat content
free-timelineand objectives
creation.html
they will strive
to learn
Human Skeletal Google Earth
Chapter
Assembly
World Maps
graphic
organizers or
http://sv.berkele www.googleeart class taking
y.edu/showcase h.com
note-guide
/pages/bones.ht
ml

Current
Event
Articles,
students
can
present to
the class

Current
Event
Articles,
students
can
present to
the class

Field trips
to science
museums

Field trips
to
historical
sights

Online
Experiments

World Fact
Book

Have
questions
before and
https://www.cia. after assigned
gov/library/publ readings to
ications/thetest what they
worldknow
factbook/docs/f
agsoftheworld.h
tml

Gallery
walk where
students
travel
around the
room to
answer
questions
on a
specific
science
subject

Virtual Artifact
Display

Service
Learning
Ex: learn
about the
plant cycle
by planting
a garden in
the
community

Gallery
Walk where
students
walk
around the
room to
answer
questions
on a
specific
social
studies
subject
Service
Learning
Ex: Learn
about
community
by
volunteerin
g at a
nursing
home

http://www.pbs.
org/wgbh/aso/tr
yit/

Discovery Kids
http://discovery
kids.com

TimeLine
Creation Tool

Journaling
while reading
and posthttp://museumb reading
ox.e2bn.org