Katie

1) Koshland Science Museum LifeLab works by bringing "games" and interactive activities to every day lessons. Activities that I found explored lots of aspects of science from genetics to nutrition.

2) I'd use this in my classroom because it specifically caters to secondary schoolers which is rare when dealing with scientific study. Some papers and online lab activities focus more on the concept, and less on how it's going to be delivered. This website delivers basic knowledge but does so in a manner that would actually get students engaged and willing to learn which is the ultimate goal of any teacher.

3) This was my favorite, as it introduced the diet that high schoolers specifically should be abiding by and gave you choices to create the "ideal" lunch. An entree, two sides, and a drink needed to be in the calorie range of 750-850, and needed to meet a list of qualifications that, if ignored, would leave the lunch lady to scold you on the importance of nutrition. It was fun, informative, and really caused me to think about not only what my students should be ingesting and abiding by, but what kind of an example I should set for them. https://www.koshland-science-museum.org/sites/all/exhibits/exhibit_foodforthought/cafeteria-web/Cafeteria.html

Another great resourch was the LifeLab's WebQuests, one that I took interest in specifically was that dealing with Climate Change. It offered intructions for not only students, but teachers, and gave a very helpful overview before getting to the aactual activity which I found to be extremely helpful. Climate Change is definitely something I want to reiterate over and over in my classroom and to expose my students to, so having a resource with this much background and still making it fun would be ideal. https://www.koshland-science-museum.org/teacher-resources/webquests/climate-change