HippoCampus.org is a free, core academic web site that delivers rich multimedia content--videos, animations, and simulations--on general education subjects to middle-school and high-school teachers and college professors, and their students, free of charge. Teachers project HippoCampus content during classroom learning and assign it for computer labs and homework. Students use the site in the evenings for study and exam prep. Users do not need to register or log in to use the site.
Students can make use of this extensive video library, interactive challenges, and assessments from any computer with access to the web.
Complete custom self-paced learning tool
A dynamic system for getting help
A custom profile, points, and badges to measure progress
The library of videos covers over 4100 videos in K-12 math, science topics such as biology, chemistry, and physics, and even reaches into the humanities with playlists on finance and history. Each video is a digestible chunk, approximately 10 minutes long, and especially purposed for viewing on the computer.
Educational resources on climate, weather and atmosphere, marine life and freshwater.
Multimedia: Videos, images, interactive media, and graphics which assist in the understanding of the Collection topic.
Lessons & Activities: Lesson and activity plans which outline how to teach concepts related to the Collection topic. May also include specific online, classroom, or field activities that support experiential learning of concepts.
Real World Data: Data from NOAA's Earth monitoring, modeling, and measurement systems which fit the context of the Collection topic. Some resources are designed specifically for education while others are more technical.
Background: General materials to assist in understanding the context and systems that the Collection topic fits into.
Career Profiles: Video and narratives of scientists and resource managers who interact with the Collection topic as part of their work with NOAA. Profiles often include academic preparation requirements, employment pathways, and lifestyle information related to selected careers.
Articles: More technical material on new findings, methods, or unique aspects of NOAA's activities related to the Collection topic. These articles are selected from published material on NOAA websites.
CK-12 makes it easy for teachers to assemble their own textbooks. Content is mapped to a variety of levels and standards including common core. You can start from scratch or build from anything in the Flexbooks library. Learning objects are available in the various modalities: Text, Video, Audio, Image, Quiz & Interactivity.
https://www.khanacademy.org
The library of videos covers over 4100 videos in K-12 math, science topics such as biology, chemistry, and physics, and even reaches into the humanities with playlists on finance and history. Each video is a digestible chunk, approximately 10 minutes long, and especially purposed for viewing on the computer.
http://www.education.noaa.gov/
http://www.ck12.org/teacher/