Tuesday, October 25, 2011

Study Aids and APPS APPS APPS!

Need help learning the steps to MITOSIS still???

Check out....
Cells ALIVE! - This interactive website includes a fun way to understand Mitosis.

Quizlet - Great study tool website to create you own flashcards, use pre-made flash cards, and play games with the cards. Create and account and make sets for all your classes. Play the "Scatter" game and try and make the best time! Not enough time to make your own? Well type in "mitosis" in the search bar and there are already mitosis flashcards made!

 Mitosis Game! http://www.purposegames.com/game/stages-of-mitosis-quiz

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Have an Android device? (all free apps) 
Check out the Studydroid app that you can sync with the studydroid.com website to study on the go! I have personally used this App and love it! It looks very basic but thats great so its not distracting and it's very fast.

Nasa App-The Official NASA App for Android Come explore with NASA and discover a huge collection of stunning images, videos, mission information, news, NASA TV and featured con...


Common Core- View the Common Core state standards in one convenient FREE app! This app includes a simple way to view each Common Core standard. A great reference for parents and te...


English Grammar quiz (EGQ)--, is an easy way to learn English Grammar with in quiz as games. The application contains a huge number of questions (9000 questions) in English grammar and vocabulary that are selected randomly to improve your English


Dictionary - Merriam-Webster - I personally love the widget with the word of the day - In addition to all the definitions from Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, this app offers voice search – to let you look up a word without having to spell it – along with synonyms, antonyms, example sentences, Word of the Day, and more. It’s a great tool for reference, education, and vocabulary building.



Visual Anatomy Free-  version is an interactive reference, and education tool. The free version contains 12 high-resolution images and more than 200 feature points which can be interactively selected. Each feature has its own label and short description. The app also has search function which can be used as searching the labels of all feature points. In additional, a quiz with 23 multi-choice questions also is included. The full version is available Now!


Speed Anatomy Touch a human body and learn anatomy with the addictive game Speed Anatomy!

How fast can you point to your liver, gall bladder or incisor? Do you know the difference between the auricle and the utricle? Speed Anatomy is an addictive game that tests your speed and challenges your knowledge of human anatomy!
Periodic Table - Learn the periodic table of elements with Socratica. Over 30 facts about each element for reference. Audio clips to help with pronunciation. Test yourself with quiz mode. Find elements by table, search or index.



Have an ipod, iphone, or ipad? 
Check out the Eduction side of the app store!These are all free apps, there are many more educational apps but they can cost from 99 cents to 30 dollars.
ScienceGlossary is a great FREE app for scientific terminology!
Nasa App
Periodic Table of the Elements
BrainPOP featured Movie
FlashToPass Free Math Flashcards
VideoScience - science house, experiments to do at home!
iMemento Flashcards Lite - flashcard maker app

So use the amazing technology that surrounds you for your benefit! Enjoy! ~Ms. Corson

Monday, October 10, 2011

New photos just added to the album "2011-2012 School year" on the Pictures tab.
- Cell model projects
-Cow eye dissection


Monday, October 3, 2011

3D Cell Model Projects were a hit!

This past Friday and Monday were all about what is going on in the cell. Each student prepared a 3D model made out of anything they want. Some were edible, some were "wear" -able , and some looked like works of art.


more pictures to come!