Some people come into our lives and quickly go. Some stay for awhile and leave footprints on our hearts. And we are never, ever the same.-- Anonymous
The Mineral Information Institute has a great website full of interesting facts about minerals.
MII's Mission
The Mineral Information Institute (MII) is a national 501 (c)(3) not-for-profit organization dedicated to educating youth about the science of minerals and other natural resources, and about their importance in our every day lives.
Each year MII works with interested professional and scientific associations, and various government and education agencies, to help classroom teachers develop materials that are directly usable by teachers in a variety of subjects and a multitude of grade levels. All programs require updating and maintenance to ensure their continuing value and use in the classroom. MII will provide that and will distribute those programs that merit continued use.
Supported by corporations, foundations, scientific associations, and individuals from across the nation, MII distributes these materials free to classroom teachers to supplement existing curricula. More than 110,000 K-12 classroom teachers receive teaching materials from MII each year.
Information quoted from the Mii website.Why do we need minerals?? Go to the Mii website and they can tell ya why!!
Don't forget to download
free informational packets while you are there.
NOAA's Ocean Explorer has created lessons plans for grades 5-12 to study ocean exploration.
This page is set up to study ocean exploration based on the Galapagos Rift 2002 Expedition
You can find the lessons plans here
It looks like all the lessons are in PDF format making download convenient for everyone.
Another great website with Ocean exploration lessons This also includes links in the right hand column towards the bottom for even more ocean exploration learning websites!
Great resources!!
Love reading the classics and not the shortened condensed versions?? You are in luck my friends as I just found a great resource on the web.
The copyright for such classics such as Little Women, Tom Swift, Alice's adventures in Wonderland has expired so that means they are public domain.
This site has published them on the web for you and your children to read for FREE!
Check them out, you'll be amazed at the titles available!
Classics for Young People
Lesson plan topics include:
National Historic preservation act.
The US constitution
International and Global Studies
World War II
The industrial revolution
Westward Expansion of the United States
The Civil Rights Movement
The Great Depression and the new deal
The American Revolution and Independence
Exploration, Settlement and colonization
The Civil War
(Free) Online High School Courses & Curriculum Materials
Hoagie's Gifted Education Page
I thought this would be worth mentioning now. I dont' have a high schooler, but one day I will and I want to know that I can find quality educational things for her and not spend a fortune. Basically I like schooling for free!!
Tracy
On the back of my Sun-Maid Raisins box there is a little box offering FREE Family Favorite Recipes cookbooklet. It is for US addresses only (sorry) and you can only get 1 of each book per house. At least that is the way I read it.
This particular on that they are highlighting is from Gooseberry Patch but if you go to their website you can request at least 4 others as well.
You can visit them at www.sunmaid.com
Enjoy
Thanks for stopping by!
Tracy
