IPad Apps

One excellent application for science teachers is called Chem Pro? This is a tutorial program that runs the complete spectrum from Chem Tech to AP Chemistry. It features lessons on video with flash cards and equations. There are 80 lessons available with only the first 10 lessons offered free. The remaining 70 lessons can be purchased as needed for $1.99 per lesson. This app offers students help 24 hours a day tailored to meet I dividual needs. The second app is called Science 360 and consists of pictures in a circular format in all areas of science. You simply find an icon that interests you and information on the topic pops up in both video and written format. The choices on the menu appear to move in a circle like a theater in the round. The icons change regularly to zmaintain student interest. This is an app for writing and prompts rather than for research and reference.

G.L.O.B.E. has gradually become more and more important in my Earth and Environmental science classes. It offers a method to involve students in hands-on science where the data collected is recorded on the GLOBE website and is available to anyone who wants it. This QR code links to the GLOBE website where environmental observations from around the world are available for use by educators, scientists, and students.

Online Presentation

The presentation for GLOBE cloud protocols is very effective in introducing cloud analysis to students and teachers. Everyone looks at clouds and is aware that they indicate what weather may be coming, but few people know to what extent clouds affect our environment. This presentation gives a brief description of the types of clouds and explains more fully why scientists study clouds. This presentation is effective because it makes extensive use of photographs and does not offer Word documents in Power Point.



GLOBE Cloud Protocols