Distance (digital) Learning

Our school as well as many others has now transitioned to distance (digital) learning. 

I want to keep the lessons interactive and engaging to students.  We like to do "cut and paste" activities so I designed new drag and drop activities.  They are similar to classroom activities and still easy to check for understanding!

Physical and Chemical Properties of Matter Drag and Drop Activity

Students differentiate between physical and chemical properties by dragging dropping terms such as color, density, oxidation, solubility and more.

Tides Drag and Drop Activity

Students drag and drop illustrations and information about causes, water levels, when each tide occurs and the moon phase.

Moon Phases Drag and Drop Activity

Students drag and drop and drop the moon phases in the correct order and label them.

Explaining the coronavirus (COVID-19) to Students

Show this video:
Where Do New Viruses Come From? by Stated Clearly

Ask students:

1. How do viruses differ from other microbes?
2. Why do most viruses only infect one type of host organism?
3. How do viruses evolve to infect new hosts? 
4. Could a virus come from a lab?
5. Why is it called the coronavirus? 
6. How is the virus treated?
7. What can you do to stay safe? 

The video makes the virus about Science and less scary to students.  

It's also a good way to start a conversation about basic hygiene like washing your hands, covering your mouth when you sneeze etc.