Learning+Objects

What are learning Objects?
Learning objects are instructional materials found on the Internet that can be used to illustrate, support, supplement or assess student learning. They are small in size, and can take on a variety of different shapes, formats, and purposes. ** Here Are 15 Learning Objects That Can Be Used In The Classroom ** Wolfram Alpha (search engine) I would use this website in my 5th grade language arts class and have students pick a topic out of a hat and whatever topic they chose, they will be required to do a little research on that topic using this unique search engine and report their findings to the rest of the class! Spanish Help (in spanish? need help? perfect tool) I would use this website in my spanish class and have my spanish students visit this website and make flash cards using the "key vocabulary." I know flash cards are usually never a requirement but students may find them as a very helpful tool to help them study! I would also just require my students to play around with this website and report to me 2 things that they learned while on this website. Online Virtual Fieldtrips (Experience a field trip and save your money)

I would use this website in my 6th grade social studies class and have my students use this website to look up cost of living for a particular city and compare it it to cities nearby and have them explain what might effect the cost of living in that particular city

Sea World (Doing a Project on Sea Mammals? This site will be your friend!)

I would use this website in my 7th grade science class and have my students pick an animal name out of the hat. Once they receive their animal, they will be required to research that animal on this website and share with the class what that animal eats, where that animals lives, and an interesting fact about that animal. The will also be required to draw a picture of their animal so we can hang them around the classroom.

Ellis Island (Immigrant Info!)

I would use this website in my 5th grade social studies class. I would assign an immigrant story to each of my students. They would go on this website and read their assigned immigrant story. They will then create a biography about their person as well as a timeline of that person's life. They will share their findings with a partner and compare/contrast their two immigrants.

Holocaust (Read about personal stories dealing with the Holocaust)

I would use this website in my 8th grade social studies class. I would get my students into groups. Their group project would be to use this website to find out as much information as they can about the Holocaust. They would be free to present the Holocaust in which ever way they choose. It must be creative and fun!

Make biology a little easier (Read all about how a cell divides and watch tutorials/videos on them!)

I would use this website in a high school biology class. I would have my students explore this website and make a poster explaining the steps of cell division. They would also be required to have a paper to go along with their poster.

Illuminations (Need some extra help with your mathematics class? Try me!)

I would use this website in my 4th grade math class. I would have my students send around a multiple choice question survey. Once they have their results, they would visit this website and use the graphing tool. They would make bar graphs of their survey results.

Library of Congress (If you love books, you will love this one!)

I would use this website in my 6th grade reading class. My students would visit the digital collection of this website. They would then be require to do a book report based on their findings. This would be much more fun than having them read a textbook and then doing a book report!

NASA (Get everything that you ever wanted to know about NASA)

I would use this website in my 8th grade science class. I would have my students use this website as a guide in having them plan a trip to outer space! They will explain how they are getting there and what kinds of equipment they will need!

Learning Games (Have kids play games while learning about different weather patterns)

I would use this website in my 3rd grade science class. After covering our unit on weather, I would use this website as an assessment tool. If students are playing a game, they will not focus on the assessment part.

Math Math Math (Have fun online while learning about all those crazy numbers)

I would use this website in my 4th grade math class. On this website, it has songs and videos that are about different math concepts. I would use this as an introductory tool before I present a lesson on a certain math concept.

Math Playground (This website will aide any student struggling to visualize certain math concepts)

I would use this website in my 5th grade math class after introducing a lesson on fractions. They would sit with a partner at a computer and work together to figure out the story problems using the fraction strips. This allows students to visually see what a "fraction" really means.

Fun 4 the Brain (Math can too be fun! Look at all these cool games that Math involves!)

I would use this website in any math class. There are so many cool games for all grade levels that focus on appropriate material for a particular grade level. They could use this website as a review game before a big unit test!

Games, Games, and more Games (Games for all Subjects! It's a one stop shop!)

Another website that could be used for any grade level, except this one can also be used for any subject! I especially like the spelling game. I could use this as an assessment tool for spelling class!

This is a rubric that I would use for the activities in which I have my student do a research project, such as the Wolfgram Alpha website.

RUBRIC



All of these activities meet various Common Core standards at many different grade levels. All of these activities also meet almost all of the ISTE standards as well!