NHS 9-12 Learning

Your student's teacher is the first and best resource for their learning. In addition, students can visit these web sites to continue or enhance their learning.

  • Read for 40-60 minutes a day

  • Write for 30 minutes a day

  • Grow their vocabulary

  • Read about science and technology

  • Conduct inquiry and experiments

  • Engage with math

  • Listen to and talk about music

  • View and produce their own artwork

  • Engage in physical activity

  • Share their learning with others

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social studies

Word Civilizations students: Khan Academy, Crash Course

U.S. History students: Khan Academy, Crash Course

Civics students: Khan Academy, iCivics

  • More digital games are available with a learning focus.

  • At NewsELA, students can sign up for an account and access hundreds of articles. They can adjust the reading levels, too, to meet their needs.

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science

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visual arts

Students can still engage in visual arts learning. Visit these museum web sites to view art and create art inspired by the works you see.

Mattatuck Museum Yale University Art Gallery

New Britain Museum of American Art Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Frick Collection: virtual tour The Wadsworth Athenium


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music

Below are resources for music students who wish to further their learning.

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physical education

P.E. I: Portfolio activity and exercise task sheet.

  • Find and read an article on sportsmanship. Write one paragraph giving an overview of what occurred in the article. Write a second paragraph using information taken from the article to explain why the article with either negative or positive.

P.E. II: Portfolio activity and exercise task sheet.

  • Read an article on cardiovascular endurance. How does this relate to your current experience in the Cardio unit?

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Health

  • What are Blue Zones, and what lessons can they teach us about improving our health? Check it out here.

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applied education


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world language

Resources for Spanish students:

Resources for French students:

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chromebook apps

Take Notes: Google Keep Evernote

Create timelines: Sutori, Tiki-Toki, Timeline

Digital storytelling: Haiku Deck, Storybird, Powtoon Presentation

Create/Edit video and animations: WeVideo, Powtoon Presentation

Create infographics, posters: PiktoChart, Canva, ThingLink

Annotate web content: Diigo Web Collector, Note Anywhere, Evernote

Create drawings: Sumo Paint, Sketchpad

Create flyers/newsletters: Lucidpress

Plan/Manage Projects: Zoho Projects, Smartsheet Project Management

Task Management: Todoist, Wunderlist, Any.do, Remember The Milk

Photo Editing: Pixlr Editor, PicMonkey, BeFunky, Fotor, Pixlr Express