environmental resources for k-12 april 25, 2013. agenda who is this webinar for? why is the national...

Environmental Resources for K-12April 25, 2013

Agenda• Who is this webinar for?• Why is the National Library of Medicine

involved in K-12?• Overview of NLM Resources

National Library of Medicine and K-12

• NLM Specialized Information Services - Students and Educators Information Outreach– Focus groups with teachers for needs assessments– Partnerships with schools– Creation of web-base resources for kids, parents, and

educators– National outreach effort

Educator Resources

• Content areas– Biology– Chemistry– Environmental health

/science– Genetics– Health/medicine

• Resource types– Web sites– Lesson plans– Handouts– Activities– Books

ToxMysteryFor Grades 1-5

Interactive Learning Game

Ideas for Using ToxMystery

• Integrate in a science lesson• Use as an Earth Day activity• Test Spanish language/reading skills• Integrate science with literacy skills • Bridge between science and technology

(computer lab activity)

Lessons Linked to Standards

Let’s Try It!

• Open another browser window• Go to toxmystery.nlm.nih.gov• Click on ‘For Teachers’, then click on Lesson

Plan 1• Next, look at Lesson 2, Activity Packet• Later, be sure to explore the house!

Environmental Health Student Portalfor Middle School Students

Climate Change Page

Environmental Health Student Portal – Why It Works

• Links real-world issues to student’s lives• Design based on teacher input• Makes connection between real

environmental issues to curriculum• Includes hands-on activities geared to age

group: games, videos, experiments and projects

Let’s Take a Look!

• Toggle to another browser window• Go to http://kidsenvirohealth.nlm.nih.gov• Note the four main topics and the links on the

right side of page• Click on “For Teachers”• Now let’s click on Experiments and Projects• Later, check out other parts of interest!

Tox Townfor Middle and High School

Interactive “Neighborhoods”

Southwest Spanish version

Behind the Scenes of Tox Town

• Ties environmental science curriculum with the effects on human health

• Relates information about hazards and chemicals to everyday locations

• Environmental health news relates to current events for discussion or study

Tox Town-Based CurriculumAfter School Science Club (Grades 6-8)

Unit Topics Cover Timely Issues

Why Teachers and Librarians Like theTox Town Science Club Curriculum

• Combines research, hands-on activities, and communication

• Integrates science, social studies and language arts• Links education to social action and informed citizenship• Links to national standards

Let’s Look!

• Toggle to another browser, and go to the Tox Town Curriculum/Science Club page: http://www.toxtown.nlm.nih.gov/text_version/

teachers6.php• Scroll down to see the topics for the six units• Click on one that interests you (PDF file)• Later, check out the Classroom Activities, Interactive

Resources, and the Neighborhoods

Questions?

Treasure Trove of K-12 Resources

http://sis.nlm.nih.gov/outreach/k12.html

Thank You!Kelli Ham, MLIS

Consumer Health and Technology CoordinatorNN/LM Pacific Southwest Region

UCLA Louise M. Darling Biomedical Librarykkham@library.ucla.edu

(800)338-7657

This project has been funded in whole or in part with Federal funds from the Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, National Library of Medicine, under Contract No. HHS-N-276-2011-00009-C with the UCLA Louise M. Darling Biomedical Library.