NIE Special Report
Science of NHL Hockey
NBC Learn and NBC Sports, in partnership with the National Science Foundation and the National Hockey League, explores the science and math behind the physical and fast-paced sport of professional hockey.
Make science and math more interesting to students by including this informative 10-week video series into your curriculum. Explore the geometry found on the hockey playing surface, examine the physics of a slap shot using the principals of work, energy and power, see how vectors impact the passing game, learn why statistics and averages are important to professional players, and much, much more
Complete Sixth Grade
Sustainability Curriculum
Publix Super Markets, Inc. has joined efforts with FPES (Florida Press Educational Services) to bring this program to sixth grade students. This FREE NIE Program will show your sixth grade students how to become responsible members of the planet, and to respect all of the resources that it has to offer.
Downloads:
►Flip Chart for Interactive White Boards
Note: Only classrooms with white boards will be able to run this file.
Lesson plans for use with the e-Edition on Interactive White Boards
Included are basic lessons for an Elementary, Middle and Secondary classroom that can be utilized to introduce Language Arts and Social Studies activities.
►Middle School Social Studies Lesson Plan
►Middle and High School Language Arts Lesson Plan
►High School Social Studies Lesson Plan
►Elementary Social Studies Lesson Plan
►Elementary and Middle School Language Arts Lesson Plan
USA Weekend Teacher Guides
New Teacher's Guides are available every Monday, complete with monthly themes highlighted in a weekly lesson and a monthly activity sheet.
►Click here to download guides from USA Weekend
Daily Science Webcasts
Madagascar's RR: Plants Rescue
Madagascar scientists found plants that were a great low-cost solution for stabilizing hillsides. -- May 16, 2012
Science Diary: Bat Diversity - Trapping
Science Diarist Tigga Kingston starts her work-night as she heads out into the rain forest to check bat traps. -- May 15, 2012
Science Diary: Bat Diversity - Decline
Science Diarist Tigga Kingston heads to the rainforests of Malaysia to learn more about bats threatened by forest loss. -- May 14, 2012
Science Diary: Climate Change - Running
In the highlands of Australia, animals trying to escape rising temperatures may soon have no place to go. -- May 11, 2012
Tracker - Neverending Question
A good tracker never stops asking questions about their surroundings. -- May 10, 2012
Each weekday, Pulse of the Planet provides a two-minute sound portrait of Planet Earth, tracking the rhythms of nature, culture and science worldwide and blending interviews and extraordinary natural sound.
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