Wonderopolis provides resources for activities for teachers and directly relates them to
the Common Core standards, which most of our state standards are based upon. I liked
this resources because the activities provided were mostly hands on, which is great for
our middle school students. These activities provided opportunities for the students to
create new things, work with others, and succeed through doing instead of class notes.
I found the articles that went along with the activities similar to a script and can provide
teachers with the appropriate background knowledge needed to ensure the successful
teaching of said lessons. These pages also provide additional resources and
background knowledge on the topics. These lessons are great for cross curricular
study as well and are organized in such a way that you can search by subject or just
by topic interest. These topic pages also provide vocabulary words which are good for
learning new words and helping students relate vocabulary to real life contexts as well
as the content they are trying to access. The main purpose of the website as a whole is
to answer questions. As we know our students often ask random questions, such as
how many light bulbs does it take to light up the empire state building or how are
imaginations form. These readings and activities could be the basis for entire units or
could even be used as a start up activity or intro activity to a new topic. I think students
would really enjoy these activities because they are a short read and provide students
with the needed vocabulary with definitions to create connections for themselves to
previously learned materials. I also like the opportunity for students to post their own
wonderings and to be able to comment on posts that they have questions about.
the Common Core standards, which most of our state standards are based upon. I liked
this resources because the activities provided were mostly hands on, which is great for
our middle school students. These activities provided opportunities for the students to
create new things, work with others, and succeed through doing instead of class notes.
I found the articles that went along with the activities similar to a script and can provide
teachers with the appropriate background knowledge needed to ensure the successful
teaching of said lessons. These pages also provide additional resources and
background knowledge on the topics. These lessons are great for cross curricular
study as well and are organized in such a way that you can search by subject or just
by topic interest. These topic pages also provide vocabulary words which are good for
learning new words and helping students relate vocabulary to real life contexts as well
as the content they are trying to access. The main purpose of the website as a whole is
to answer questions. As we know our students often ask random questions, such as
how many light bulbs does it take to light up the empire state building or how are
imaginations form. These readings and activities could be the basis for entire units or
could even be used as a start up activity or intro activity to a new topic. I think students
would really enjoy these activities because they are a short read and provide students
with the needed vocabulary with definitions to create connections for themselves to
previously learned materials. I also like the opportunity for students to post their own
wonderings and to be able to comment on posts that they have questions about.
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Brittany,
ReplyDeleteI like how this website has all the forums for student to ask questions that probably couldn't get answered in the classroom especially because they're so interesting and show the student's creativity. They can also be a way to give students a small break from a long day, just to look at/answer questions. I also like how this can be used for cross curricular studies and not just one specific subject.
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This is a great resource! I love how it provides an opportunity for students to learn in a more interactive and fun way that also provides opportunities to teach students skills necessary to communicate with others online in the process. It also has lessons with subject matter that relates to core standards but also peaks students’ interest. (word count: 57)
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