Special Topics
- How to Study
- www.howtostudy.org
- www.collegegrants.org/study-skills/
- www.pc-wholesale.com/articles-improving-memory-retention.html
- How to Take a Test
- How to Take great Notes!
- Time Management
- Internet safety
- Field Trips
- Oyster Bay- Cornell Extension Group
- Extra Credit Stuff to Do (Creativity Counts)
- Daily Science Journal- keep one if you'd like :-)
- Current Events and Topics in Science
- Check out your daily newspaper (Newsday- Wednesdays)
- Watch the news on TV
- Go online and do your own research into a topic that interests you!
- Read, Read, Read!!!!!!
- Awesome TV Stuff!
- Discovery Channel (If you get it in High Def. it is AWSOME!!!)
- The Science Channel (AWESOME, AWESOME, AWESOME!)
- Animal Planet ( One of my Favs!)
- NOVA (I love this Channel!)
- Discovery Health (Interesting medical stuff)
- National Geographic Specials (Always full of really interesting stuff)
- The History Channel
- Bill Nye the Science Guy (He's my American Idol! )
- Anything on PBS!
- Virtual Museum Tours
- Virtual Zoo Tour
- Virtual Aquarium Tour
- Awesome Websites to visit!
- Important Science Discoveries Timeline
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Learning Skills
- Use prior knowledge
- Compare and contrast
- Interpret and analyze facts
- Clarify and determine patterns
- Elaborate and defend thinking
- Organize
- Comprehend
- Self- reflect
- Observe and recall
- Knowledge of major ideas
- Grasp meaning
- Comprehend and master subject
- Predict consequences
- Solve problems using skills
- See patterns
- Draw conclusions
- Recognize and verify
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NYS Learning Standards- Intermediate Level Science
Topics and Corresponding Standards
NYS Learning Standards (Intermediate Level Science)
Science Glossary