Lesson Plan Resources
Resources used within the lessons are listed below for your convenience.
You may use and/or modify resources created by MCS personnel for any educational purpose.
Use for any other reason requires written
permission.

Rubrics

 

Writing Prompts

Research Guides

PowerPoint Presentations

 Templates

Tracks

Student Products

Nature Resources

 Nature Notes

"You can choose anything from majestic moose to mysterious minks to melting snow. These one-page overviews are full of facts about our natural world and the wildlife within it."

Sights and Sounds
of
Black Bayou Lake


Play Sounds of the Bayou

America's Wetlands:
Our Vital Link

Detailed information from the US Environmental Protection Agency

Bird Songs

Award-winning site by Tony Phillips with lots of bird sounds and information.

LA Coastal Wetlands

"...contains information and links relating to coastal restoration projects in coastal Louisiana."

Louisiana Soundscapes

Listen to the sounds of a swamp at midnight or tap, tap, tap of a woodpecker...

Introduction to Wetlands

"Learn about four types of wetlands found in many areas around the world."

 Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries

Calls of Louisiana frogs and toads arranged in order of similarity of sound...

America's Wildlife Refuge System

Black Bayou Lake NWR is only one of many refuges in the US. Information on the system from the US Wildlife and Fish Service.

Misc.

Kid's Corner

Ducks Unlimited's Greenwings
Information on flyways, duck identification, games, activities, and much more

Dialogue for Kids - Wetlands
Stream the Idaho Public Television Wetland show and access activities and other information
 
Coastal LA Coloring Book
Color online (requires Flash) or print out the pictures for the class to color later
 
DOI Just for Kids
Information and activities for children from the US Department of Interior

Photo Gallery
Pictures taken by Monroe City Schools LA INTECH teachers.

 

Friends of Black Bayou Photo Contest
(click Annual Photography Contest on the left to view photos)

Wetland's Reading List 

Community Corner

Friends of Black Bayou
Learn how you can help from the award-winning community support organization dedicated to the Black Bayou Lake National Wildlife Refuge in Ouachita Parish, Louisiana.

Black Bayou Lake NWR
and
Black Bayou Lake
both sites contain information from the US Fish and Wildlife Service

LA INTECH Field Trips

 Recommended Web Sites


Science and Social Studies

Fact Monster

Journey North

National Geographic for Kids

World Book Online

eNature

Learning in Louisiana

Maps that Teach: US and World Geography

Science Monster

BrainPop

Animals - Vertebrates Franklin Institute Online

NATURE: The Reptiles:

Alligators and Crocodiles

Louisiana State Map

EPA Student Center

WETMAAP


English Language Arts 

Guide to Writing and Grammar

WordCentral

ReviseWise English

FACE kids Site

FunBrain.com

Wacky Web Tales

Prompt Generator

English-Zone.Com

Puzzlemaker

Rubrics, Rubrics-
Teacher Rubric Maker

RubiStar

Venn Diagram Generator

Online Writing Lab

Letter Generator


Mathematics

National Library of Virtual Manipulatives

NCTM: Illuminations

FunBrain.com-Change Maker 

Create a Graph

A + Math

Cool Math

The Fractory

Interactive Math Online

Count Us In

Math Playground

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