Oobleck, Anyone?

     Have you ever made Oobleck?  Did you know this is a CLASSIC science experiment, and that you can tie in  Kentucky math and science standards!  While this may not be on your Curriculum Map for this week, Dr. Seuss will only have one 100th birthday! 

     Here is a great recipe shared by Barbara Carter, Media Specialist at Arlington:

http://www.kinderteacher.com/
oobleck.htm
(ONE LINK)

      Here are some great lesson plans for K-3 that have been done at an elementary school:

http://www.sabine.k12.la.us/zes
/bartholomew/default.htm
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For those of you with intermediate students, here is a science lesson plan:

 lesson:http://www.guam.net
/planet/oobleck.html 
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And JUST when you thought you knew how to teach.... here is a streaming video on how to teach about Oobleck from Great Explorations in Math and Science!

http://www.lhsgems.org/videos.html

Web Sites Of the Week:

Dr. Seuss PowerPoint

http://www.danville.k12.ky.us/jr/
drseuss/DrSeuss_files/frame.htm
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ALL ELEMENTARY:  This is a kid friendly biography of the great doctor.  NOTE:  This was apparently developed last year, and says it's Dr. Seuss's 99th birthday, not his 100th!  Oh well, makes a good math lesson for the class!  Thank you Barbara Carter (Arlington) and Diane Culbertson (Curriculum/Technology Resource Teacher at Jennie Rogers Elementary School in Danville) for this link!

Teachers:  A great resource for you to make EASY calendars for newsletter, lesson plans, units, and important classroom information.

STANDARDIZED TEST PREPARATION
http://teacher.scholastic.com
/professional/assessment/nopain.htm
(ONE LINK)

TEACHERS:  Tips on how to prepare your students to take standardized tests in reading and math.