Ted Ed - What are Carbohydrates?

From the popular Ted Ed series of videos I noticed this video on Carbohydrates and how they impact your health by Richard J. Wood.  It might be good for your Foods or Health Science class.  The video is embedded above and if you are a teacher the Ted Ed page has 5 multiple choice questions under the  topic Think on the right hand side as well as some more resources under Dig Deeper also on the right hand side of the webpage.  To see the webpage click here.

History Classes by Tom Richey

Tom has a website that is designed for those that teach history.  He has many videos and powerpoint slides for courses such as World History, AP US History, AP European History and AP US Government.  Each course is broken down into categories.   To see the Power Point slides click here.

You can also look at each course to see the associated videos or the course syllabus by clicking on the drop down menu under "Courses".

Ma France - Interactive French Videos

This is from the BBC.  Units include topics such as:  directions, shopping, work, eating out, kids and pets and more.  There are pdf's for the teacher on each of the interactive videos.  The site includes a glossary and syllabus.  To see the website click here.

   

Discipline

I know it is Good Friday in the Catholic Faith and I probably should not post today but I read an interesting article and thought I should share.  The article is on Discipline and you can read it by clicking here.  Another article from an award winning UK blog, Scenes From the Battleground has an interesting point on detentions.  To see that article click here.

100 Sketchbook Prompts

If you are looking to engage your art students and get them to draw in their sketchbook you might want to try these prompts from Timothy Bogatz from The Art of Education.  To see the 100 prompts click here.

Population Divided Maps

The following map came from reddit

Half of Canada's population lives where the map is coloured red.  Why?  Is there a geographical reason for this?  If you would like to see some more population divided maps click here.  Ask yourself the same question about why half the population is there.

It Came From Greek Mythology

With Percy Jackson being read by many students the idea of Greek Mythology may offer inspiration to some of your students.  Edsite has a lesson plan on Mythology that you might want to look at by clicking here.