Materials and Technology Tools


Student page
Education Place Graphic organizers
Wiki Rodriguez-Earth

Added Value sites

These sites will help students gain knowledge and engage in self and group learning.

Brain Pop Jr.

Kids Geo
Kids National Geographic
Maggies Earth Adventures
My School House

These sites are interactive, age appropriate, and user friendly. The sites appeal to multiple learning styles and will increase student participation.



For this lesson, we will use the following technology tools:

  • Wiki

The students can interact in groups and share knowlege by contributing to the class Wiki.

  • Online graphic organizer

The students can use the graphic organizers to help organize their ideas from the their research.

  • Computers are needed for this unit.