environmental resources for k-12 april 25, 2013. agenda who is this webinar for? why is the national...
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Environmental Resources for K-12April 25, 2013
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Agenda• Who is this webinar for?• Why is the National Library of Medicine
involved in K-12?• Overview of NLM Resources
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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
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Educator Resources
• Content areas– Biology– Chemistry– Environmental health
/science– Genetics– Health/medicine
• Resource types– Web sites– Lesson plans– Handouts– Activities– Books
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ToxMysteryFor Grades 1-5
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Interactive Learning Game
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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)
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Lessons Linked to Standards
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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!
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Climate Change Page
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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
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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!
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Tox Townfor Middle and High School
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Interactive “Neighborhoods”
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Southwest Spanish version
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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
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Tox Town-Based CurriculumAfter School Science Club (Grades 6-8)
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Unit Topics Cover Timely Issues
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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
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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
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Questions?
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Treasure Trove of K-12 Resources
http://sis.nlm.nih.gov/outreach/k12.html
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Thank You!Kelli Ham, MLIS
Consumer Health and Technology CoordinatorNN/LM Pacific Southwest Region
UCLA Louise M. Darling Biomedical [email protected]
(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.