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SOCIAL STUDIES:
What Does It Mean To Be Human: Human evolution at the Smithsonian
Walking With Cavemen...Caveman Challenge...
Early People Video Clip
TIME for Kids ... News, Homework Helper, Games, Magazine
Ancient Rome, Egypt, Mesopotamia... a good jumping off point
SCIENCE:
The Dynamic Earth: Great for our Earth Sciences unit!
Science practice quizzes from Nelson
History and Science for Middle School Kids
National Geographic for Kids...
What is Erosion?
Weathering and Erosion StudyJam
See how rocks are formed and the rock cycle
Rock Cycle Animation
Recycling Rocks Video
Endangered Animals
MATH:
The ULTIMATE Math Site from Khan Academy
National Library of Math Manipulatives
Fun math games? I know it sounds crazy, but it's a great way to practice basic facts ....
Place Value Math Games...
Math Playground
AAA Math -- Pick A Topic...Learn - Practice - Play - Explore
Cool Math Games
MULTIMEDIA SITES FOR SHOWING WHAT YOU KNOW WITH A TWIST
Create a Comic Strip on ReadWriteThink
Storybird: Storybirds are short, art-inspired stories you make to share, read, and print. Read them like books, play them like games, and send them like greeting cards. They’re curiously fun.
Prezi: " Prezi lets you bring your ideas into one space and see how they relate, helping you and your audience connect. Zoom out to see the big picture and zoom in to see details — a bit like web-based maps that have changed how we navigate through map books."
Glogster: "A drag and drop interface that allows students to to create multimedia posters with sound, images, text, videos, graphics, drawing and animation. A great tool to share with students to work on engaging presentations."
Museum Box: "So what does museumbox do? It allows you to build up an argument or description of an event, person or historical period by placing items in a virtual box. You can display anything from a text file to a movie. You can also view the museum boxes submitted by other people and comment on the contents. "
LEARNING AND ORGANIZATION:
Neuroscience For Kids .... Learn more about your brain
Are you right brain or left brain dominant? Take the quiz and discover the effects on your learning...
How much do you know about the brain? http://www.planamanecer.com/curso_ingles/santillana-en-red/englishforteens/courses/courseb/09_mind/page01.htm
What Does It Mean To Be Human: Human evolution at the Smithsonian
Walking With Cavemen...Caveman Challenge...
Early People Video Clip
TIME for Kids ... News, Homework Helper, Games, Magazine
Ancient Rome, Egypt, Mesopotamia... a good jumping off point
SCIENCE:
The Dynamic Earth: Great for our Earth Sciences unit!
Science practice quizzes from Nelson
History and Science for Middle School Kids
National Geographic for Kids...
What is Erosion?
Weathering and Erosion StudyJam
See how rocks are formed and the rock cycle
Rock Cycle Animation
Recycling Rocks Video
Endangered Animals
MATH:
The ULTIMATE Math Site from Khan Academy
National Library of Math Manipulatives
Fun math games? I know it sounds crazy, but it's a great way to practice basic facts ....
Place Value Math Games...
Math Playground
AAA Math -- Pick A Topic...Learn - Practice - Play - Explore
Cool Math Games
MULTIMEDIA SITES FOR SHOWING WHAT YOU KNOW WITH A TWIST
Create a Comic Strip on ReadWriteThink
Storybird: Storybirds are short, art-inspired stories you make to share, read, and print. Read them like books, play them like games, and send them like greeting cards. They’re curiously fun.
Prezi: " Prezi lets you bring your ideas into one space and see how they relate, helping you and your audience connect. Zoom out to see the big picture and zoom in to see details — a bit like web-based maps that have changed how we navigate through map books."
Glogster: "A drag and drop interface that allows students to to create multimedia posters with sound, images, text, videos, graphics, drawing and animation. A great tool to share with students to work on engaging presentations."
Museum Box: "So what does museumbox do? It allows you to build up an argument or description of an event, person or historical period by placing items in a virtual box. You can display anything from a text file to a movie. You can also view the museum boxes submitted by other people and comment on the contents. "
LEARNING AND ORGANIZATION:
Neuroscience For Kids .... Learn more about your brain
Are you right brain or left brain dominant? Take the quiz and discover the effects on your learning...
How much do you know about the brain? http://www.planamanecer.com/curso_ingles/santillana-en-red/englishforteens/courses/courseb/09_mind/page01.htm