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Getting Set Up in Whyville

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Finding Academic & Other Content

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Lesson Plans & Professional Development Videos
  • Learn how to sign up as a teacher in Whyville.
  • Get an overview of Whyville's features.
  • Learn about Whyville's virtual economy and social structure.
  • Learn about Whyville features and good practices for cyber safety.
  • Resources include PDFs, videos and regularly scheduled webinars.
  • Access more free resources.
  • Learn the best places to find academic and other thematic content.
  • Content areas include mathematics, physical sciences, life sciences, earth sciences, English and language arts, and arts and humanities.
  • Resources include PDFs and videos.
  • Email us!  We'll answer one email about the best places to find academic content.

  • Access lesson guides, student worksheets, and video walk-throughs.
  • Inquiry-focused lesson guides cover WhyPower (energy, math, and careers), the Bioplex (biotechnology, cell biology, virology, epidemiology), and PlaneWorks (advanced manufacturing, math, entrepreneurship).
  • See cross-matches to Common Core and Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS).
  • Email us!  We'll answer five email questions each year about the best places to find academic content.
  • Attend our webinars on using the Bioplex, PlaneWorks and WhyPower in your classroom.  If you have a school-wide subscription, request a special webinar for your school.
  • Resources include PDFs, videos and webinars.
  • Visit www.whypower.net to learn more about our grants from the Texas Workforce Commission and Next Generation Learning Challenges (NGLC).

 Paks
Collections of documents, videos, and webinars useful for teaching with Whyville.

Getting Set Up in Whyville

Resources are available individually.

Finding Academic & Other Content

Intro Arts & Humanities Pak - Learn where the most notable arts & humanities activities are within Whyville.

Intro English & Language Arts Pak - Learn where the most notable English & language arts activities are within Whyville.

Intro Earth Sciences Pak - Learn where the most notable earth sciences activities are within Whyville.

Intro Life Sciences Pak - Learn where the most notable life sciences activities are within Whyville.

Intro Math Pak - Learn where the most notable mathematics activities are within Whyville.

Intro Physical Sciences Pak - Learn where the most notable physical sciences activities are within Whyville.

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Lesson Plans & Professional Development Videos

Bioplex Pak - Learn about virology, immunology, and epidemiology at the Bioplex. Includes four lesson outlines and four videos. Learn more...

PlaneWorks Pak - Learn about aerospace engineering and advanced manufacturing at Planeworks. Includes two lesson outlines and two videos. Learn more...

WhyPower Pak - Learn about energy careers and Whyville's power grid at the WhyPower power plant. Includes fifteen  lesson outlines and eleven videos. Learn more...

PDFs
Useful documents for teachers. May also be found in affiliated Paks.

Lesson Plans & Professional Development Videos

       
 Videos
Useful videos for teachers. May also be found in affiliated Paks.

 Webinars
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