Standard+H+Science+in+Personal+&+Social+Perspectives


 * Post Standard H Resources here.**
 * Each resource will include a title, link to the resource, a short description of the resource, and grade level(s)**.

// **Content Standard:** Students in Wisconsin will use scientific information and skills to make decisions about themselves, Wisconsin, and the world in which they live. // // An important purpose of science education is to give students a means to understand and act on personal, economic, social, political, and international issues. Knowledge and methodology of the earth and space, life and environmental, and physical sciences facilitate analysis of topics related to personal health, environment, and management of resources, and help evaluate the merits of alternative courses of action. //
 * // Rationale //**


 * Andy Meeks**
 * Title:** International Student Carbon Footprint Challenge
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 * Description:** This interactive website allows your whole class to learn about what a carbon footprint is, measure their own carbon footprints, and then compare their carbon footprints with people from all over the world. A great way to begin to look at energy consumption at a personal, national and global level.
 * Grades: 3-8**

Michelle Arnett
 * Title**: Science News for Kids
 * Link**: []
 * Description**: This is a publication website for teachers to use with their students about current science events and science in the society and news. This is a great website to bring students up-to-date with current events occuring in the news. It is also very useful to bring reading in to the classroom and also include some of the Common Core Standards English Language Arts in Science. There is a lot of great articles in which the students could read and analyze the structure of the article or compare it and contrast them to other articles.
 * Grades**: 4-8

Kari Reuter
 * Title:** Science Magazine
 * Link:** []
 * Description**: This site has current news stories, research reports, and commentary articles from the journal //Science.// It has links and multimedia and shows how science affects our lives. You can also get it on a tablet.
 * Grades**: K-12 (Much of the content will be for more mature students in middle and high school)

Annie Anderson
 * Title**: ExploraVision
 * Link**: []
 * Description**: Sponspored by Toshiba and NSTA, ExploraVision is a fun science competition. Students work in teams and choose a technology that is relevant to the world today and then explore what it does, how it works and how, when and why it was invented. Then your teams will imagine their chosen technology 20 years from now and prepare an in-depth report that conveys their visions to others. ExploraVision is a hands-on, minds-on project that simulates real research and development to inspire students and fuel imagination.
 * Grades**: K-12

Amy Rice **Title:** Nourish Interactive **Link:** [] **Description:** Enjoy free printables for kids from Nourish Interactive – the fun way to learn about nutrition! Just “click to print” educational and fun activity worksheets: matching, crossword puzzles, word searches, family nutrition tip sheets, and kids coloring printables. Nutrition education printables encourage learning and discussion about healthy food choices and nutrition. Kids will learn about the food pyramid, healthy eating, nutrition vocabulary, food groups, healthy food combinations, and more. **Grades:** PreK-3

Mike Weber Standard H
 * Title**: Al Gore warns on latest climate trends
 * Link:** http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/en/al_gore_warns_on_latest_climate_trends.html
 * Description**: Al Gore talks more about climate change and coal as fuel. Students can watch this video and discuss how our actions are effecting the planet. Could also lead into a global warming activity or lesson.
 * Grades**: 6-8

Leilei Song Title: Science for a changing world Link: [] Description: This site includes a photo gallery, kid’s corner, education links, special interest stories, plus other information concerning the Biological Resources Division.Grade : 3-8

Nicole Ann Isaacs ** Title: ** Glo Germ! ** Link: ** [] ** Description: ** Students watch and discuss a video about microscopic germs and how to prevent spreading germs to your friends and your family. Practical ways to promote health and wellness are investigated through an experiment and data results are observed. Critical questions are introduced and discussed. ** Grades: ** 3-5

Melissa Millard **Title:** National Geographic: Kids **Link:** [] **Description:** Students can explore news articles about the animals, nature, and science in general, as well as history and world cultures. Understanding current events from these articles, students should be able to see how decisions affect the world around them. **Grades:** 3-6

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; text-align: left;">Siggy Spelter <span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; text-align: left;">**Title:** Nutrition Explorations <span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; text-align: left;">**Description:** A page full of interactive on-line games that kids can use to practice the application of nutritional concepts. This definitely could be useful in a computer lab, after teaching a unit of proper food choices. Grades: K-5
 * Link:** http://www.nutritionexplorations.org/kids.php

Sara Kowle <span style="color: #3d3d3d; display: block; font-family: Arial,;">deep-seated individual behavior change leads to both cultural change and political engagement." This is one of the most engaging ways possible to educate kids on humans' environmental impact and encourage them to take action in their own lives.
 * Title**: No Impact Project: Environmental Education Curriculum
 * Link: @http://noimpactproject.org/educators-middle-high-school-environment-curriculum-html/**
 * Description:** A unique and engaging collection of lessons to educate kids on human impacts on the environment and ways to shift perspectives, priorities, and habits so we can all bring our impact level as close to zero as possible. Registration is required to access all the content, but it is all free. The project is an international environmental project that came out of one family's attempt to live for one year in New York City with zero environmental impact. There was a book, movie, and blog and much media attention resulting from the project. The central idea of the project is that "
 * Grades:** 3-12 (The lessons are designed with middle school and high school students in mind, but as the creators point out, most of them can easily be adopted for younger students.)

Michelle Sasse
 * Title:** Science Articles for Students, Teachers & Parents
 * Link: []**
 * Description:** This site offers articles on real life topics and questions students might have. Through these questions students can get answers to common science questions. Through these articles students are able to better understand science and how it connects with their world and life.
 * Grades:** 2-8