This incredible video shows the birth of a live elephant!
http://www.dumpert.nl/mediabase/656611/d1dfcfee/live_olifant_geboorte_tv.html
It is a bit graphic, so you may want to preview it before showing your children.
Saturday, October 31, 2009
Tuesday, October 6, 2009
Learning Through Video
Here are some links to free online educational videos. As always, please preview all websites before allowing your children to visit them. I have not thoroughly verified every one of these links, and cannot be held responsible for inappropriate content.
If you would like to report a broken link or suggest a link to add to this list, please send me a comment and I will review your request when I moderate the comment. Thanks!
Learning Through Video: General
http://studio4learning.tv/
http://www.homeschoolviewtube.com/index.php
http://www.ted.com/
http://www.bodocus.com/ (Full length documentaries)
http://www.teachertube.com/
http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/
Learning Through Video: Economics
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-9050474362583451279 (Money as Debt)
Learning Through Video: Health
http://www.brainpop.com/health/seeall/
Learning Through Video: Language Arts
http://pbskids.org/lions/songs/ (Reading)
http://www.brainpop.com/english/seeall/
Learning Through Video: Math
http://www.brainpop.com/math/seeall/
http://www.learner.org/resources/series32.html?pop=yes&vodid=741044&pid=871#
http://countdown.luc.edu/
Learning Through Video: Science
http://www.dumpert.nl/mediabase/656611/d1dfcfee/live_olifant_geboorte_tv.html Birth of Elephant
http://www.brainpop.com/science/seeall/
http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/channel/videos/
Learning Through Video: Social Studies
http://www.brainpop.com/socialstudies/seeall/
Learning Through Video: Misc.
http://mathusee.com/blog/?s=greek (Greek Alphabet)
http://www.brainpop.com/earthday/ (Earth Day)
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/programs/ (NOVA videos from PBS)
http://www.storyofstuff.com/ (The Story of Stuff - economics, environment)
If you would like to report a broken link or suggest a link to add to this list, please send me a comment and I will review your request when I moderate the comment. Thanks!
Learning Through Video: General
http://studio4learning.tv/
http://www.homeschoolviewtube.com/index.php
http://www.ted.com/
http://www.bodocus.com/ (Full length documentaries)
http://www.teachertube.com/
http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/
Learning Through Video: Economics
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-9050474362583451279 (Money as Debt)
Learning Through Video: Health
http://www.brainpop.com/health/seeall/
Learning Through Video: Language Arts
http://pbskids.org/lions/songs/ (Reading)
http://www.brainpop.com/english/seeall/
Learning Through Video: Math
http://www.brainpop.com/math/seeall/
http://www.learner.org/resources/series32.html?pop=yes&vodid=741044&pid=871#
http://countdown.luc.edu/
Learning Through Video: Science
http://www.dumpert.nl/mediabase/656611/d1dfcfee/live_olifant_geboorte_tv.html Birth of Elephant
http://www.brainpop.com/science/seeall/
http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/channel/videos/
Learning Through Video: Social Studies
http://www.brainpop.com/socialstudies/seeall/
Learning Through Video: Misc.
http://mathusee.com/blog/?s=greek (Greek Alphabet)
http://www.brainpop.com/earthday/ (Earth Day)
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/programs/ (NOVA videos from PBS)
http://www.storyofstuff.com/ (The Story of Stuff - economics, environment)
Tuesday, September 8, 2009
We're Back!
We’re excited to be starting another year of homeschooling. This year is busier than ever, so my plan is to update this blog every couple weeks. I look forward to sharing ideas and resources with you.
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Friday, January 2, 2009
Planet Earth Interactive DVD Game
My nine-year old daughter received the Planet Earth: The Interactive DVD game for Christmas. It's a lot like the Scene It DVD games, but it's based on the highly acclaimed Planet Earth BBC documentary series narrated by David Attenborough.
Our whole family really loves this game! It’s simple and fun, and the questions are informative and interesting. It’s not really competitive; you get a few puzzle pieces for each correct answer, and then put the puzzle together as a group. The last person to place a puzzle piece is the winner, so it's kind of random and not really based on who had the most correct answers. The puzzle is, appropriately, a picture of the earth. The footage is from the documentary series, and is absolutely spectacular.
If you haven't seen the documentaries, I highly recommend them as well. There are 5 DVDs, each with three 45 minute "episodes" on them, based on a specific theme (like caves, polar regions, etc). You can buy them as a complete set or individual discs, and they’re quite affordable.
Our whole family really loves this game! It’s simple and fun, and the questions are informative and interesting. It’s not really competitive; you get a few puzzle pieces for each correct answer, and then put the puzzle together as a group. The last person to place a puzzle piece is the winner, so it's kind of random and not really based on who had the most correct answers. The puzzle is, appropriately, a picture of the earth. The footage is from the documentary series, and is absolutely spectacular.
If you haven't seen the documentaries, I highly recommend them as well. There are 5 DVDs, each with three 45 minute "episodes" on them, based on a specific theme (like caves, polar regions, etc). You can buy them as a complete set or individual discs, and they’re quite affordable.
Thursday, October 23, 2008
The Homeschool Social Register
http://www.homeschoolmedia.net/register/
I think this website is a brilliant idea, because it allows homeschoolers anywhere in the world to connect with other homeschoolers in their area, without giving any personal information. You can browse by country, province/state, or city. It is immediately evident if a location has no listings, so you don’t have to randomly click each town to see if anyone has registered. Those with more listings are more prominently displayed.
In time, as it becomes more popular, it would allow us to see how many homeschoolers there are, and where they are most concentrated. It’s not an official tally, by any means, but it is interesting to have one central place where we can go to find others in a specific area. Not that it really matters, but I don’t think anyone has an accurate idea of how many homeschoolers there really are, especially considering how much the laws on registering as homeschoolers vary from one province/state/country to the next.
Another bonus is that if you’re thinking of moving or travelling, you could use the site to connect with homeschoolers at your destination.
There are also puplisher listings, articles, and tons of other information that I have yet to explore. The site is a “labour of love, not a business”, as owner, Dave Hirschman puts it, so register today, and help spread the word!
I think this website is a brilliant idea, because it allows homeschoolers anywhere in the world to connect with other homeschoolers in their area, without giving any personal information. You can browse by country, province/state, or city. It is immediately evident if a location has no listings, so you don’t have to randomly click each town to see if anyone has registered. Those with more listings are more prominently displayed.
In time, as it becomes more popular, it would allow us to see how many homeschoolers there are, and where they are most concentrated. It’s not an official tally, by any means, but it is interesting to have one central place where we can go to find others in a specific area. Not that it really matters, but I don’t think anyone has an accurate idea of how many homeschoolers there really are, especially considering how much the laws on registering as homeschoolers vary from one province/state/country to the next.
Another bonus is that if you’re thinking of moving or travelling, you could use the site to connect with homeschoolers at your destination.
There are also puplisher listings, articles, and tons of other information that I have yet to explore. The site is a “labour of love, not a business”, as owner, Dave Hirschman puts it, so register today, and help spread the word!
Saturday, September 20, 2008
What if Dad’s Not Convinced?
So, you’ve started to research homeschooling and have decided you want to give it a go, but your spouse is not convinced?
That’s the situation I was in, and while my husband has always been a huge supporter of everything I do, he was leery of going against the grain on this one. This is, after all, our children we’re talking about. He has every right to be concerned for their well-being.
If your spouse is not convinced, keep in mind that s/he wants the best for your children, just as you do. We parents may not always have the answers, but the decisions we make are usually based on what we feel is the right thing to do at the time. Hind sight is 20/20 vision, but that doesn’t help now, does it?
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If you’re the one doing all the research, you may find yourself getting more and more comfortable with the idea of homeschooling with every article you read and every forum you join. If your spouse is not reading what you are, it’s unlikely his/her comfort level is changing. In fact, s/he may even be hearing horror stories from family, friends or co-workers about that one homeschooling family that lived in a mud-hut at the top of a mountain, ate nothing but raw meat and goat’s milk, and danced naked around a fire making sacrifices to the Gods, whose teenagers can’t do algebra because the parents don’t believe in it and they cower at the thought of talking to anyone who wears anything but homespun wool.
You can see how your spouse would be concerned, can’t you?
While you’re building your confidence that this is could be right thing for your family, your spouse is confronting the naysayers without having the answers to their objections. S/he may feel ill-equipped to handle all of the seemingly-logical concerns expressed by the people closest to him/her.
When discussing the possibility of homeschooling, don’t just try to convince your spouse, encourage him or her to read up on the topic as well. Since your spouse respects your opinion, you should be able to ask that he or she at least give you the benefit of the doubt and read some of the same materials that you have. After s/he has read some of the same books, websites and articles, you can then sit down together and have an informed discussion about the topic.
I think the most important thing you can do is to articulate to your spouse that homeschooling doesn’t have to be a permanent decision. You can decide each year if you want to register your child in school or not. The public school system can’t refuse to accept your child’s registration, so there’s nothing to lose by trying. Honestly, even if you did nothing, your children would still learn. You couldn’t stop them if you tried!
I’ve heard that the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again, expecting different results. If you don’t try something new, you’ll never know if it will work or not. Just don’t burn any bridges at the school, so in the event that your child does return, you will still have a good relationship with the teachers, staff and other parents.
If you’re open-minded and willing to change course if things aren’t going well, you won’t have any problems. It’s not about being right or wrong, it’s about what’s right for your children right now. That could be very different from one year to the next. If you try homeschooling and it doesn’t work out, at least you’ll know and can then focus on helping your child have the best public school experience possible, instead of yearning for him/her to be home with you.
In our case, after great discussion, my husband said, “If you feel that strongly about it, I’ll support you.” And does he ever! He’s now such a huge fan of homeschooling, because he can see the results for himself. We’ve never once regretted out decision, but we still re-evaluate every year. This year, we’re homeschooling. Next year, who knows? I don’t see us stopping any time soon, but you never know what life will throw at you.
It’s so tricky when parents disagree on what’s best for their children. No matter how compatible you may be, there will always be times of disagreement. You can’t force your spouse to accept homeschooling as a viable option, but you can do your best to convey that it’s not permanent, and it won’t do permanent damage to just try it. Maybe it won’t work out, but what if it does? What if it’s better than you imagined? Wouldn’t you be glad you tried it? If it’s not something that works well for your family, all you have to do is stop by the school to fill out a few forms.
If you don’t try it, you’ll always wonder if you should have. If you do try it and it doesn’t work out, you probably won’t regret trying it, but then at least you can stop wondering.
Our only regret is not homeschooling sooner.
Wednesday, September 17, 2008
Virtual Field Trips
Virtual Field Trips: Animals & Nature
http://www.virtualfishtank.com/main.html (Virtual Fish Tank)
http://toadhaven.com/Virtual%20Surgery%20and%20Dissection.html (Surgery & Dissection)
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/features/00/earthpulse/reef/reef1_flash.html (Great Barrier Reef)
http://community-2.webtv.net/Velpics/HUM/ (Birth of a Hummingbird – photos)
https://www.brookfieldzoo.org/shell/?nSection=9&PageID=248&nLinkID=22 (Brookfield Zoo)
http://www.homefires.com/click?polarbearsinfobook (Polar Bears)
http://www.tortoise-tracks.org/dtna/tour.html (Desert Tortoise)
http://www.kidsfarm.com/ (Farm)
http://sfbayvirtualvoyage.com/virtualbay/ (San Francisco Bay – animated)
Virtual Field Trips: Industry
http://www.alcoa.com/global/en/about_alcoa/dirt.asp (Aluminum)
http://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/swstmpl.asp?url=/Content/dep/solidwaste/facilities/tours/mrf_tour1.asp (Recycling Factory)
http://www.primoviolins.com/ViolinTour.htm (Violins)
http://www.tshore.com/Default.aspx?tabid=63 (Book Factory)
http://www.kog.com/Tour/Tour1.html (Glass Factory)
http://www.usmint.gov/mint_tours/index.cfm?flash=yes&action=vtShell (US Mint)
http://www.exploratorium.edu/chocolate/?CFID=6336981&CFTOKEN=58148546 (Chocolate)
http://online.recordnet.com/projects/churro/project.html (Churro)
Virtual Field Trips: Museums
http://americanart.si.edu/interact/index.cfm (Smithsonian American Art Museum)
http://wahooart.com/ (Art Museum)
http://www.virtualmuseum.ca/ (Museum of Canada)
http://virtualmathmuseum.org/3dxmTovmmTransition.html (Virtual Math Museum)
Virtual Field Trips: Places
http://www.thebeijingguide.com/great_wall_of_china/index.html (Great Wall of China)
http://dsc.discovery.com/videos/discovery-atlas-china-revealed-the-great-wall.html (Great Wall of China)
http://www.capecodchips.com/visitors/factorytour.aspx (Cape Cod Potato Chip Factory)
http://www.eduweb.com/amazon.html (Amazon)
http://www.teachersfirst.com/getsource.cfm?id=4963 (Amazon)
http://www.lauriefowler.com/moon.htm (Moon)
http://www.egyptvoyager.com/virtualtours.htm (Egypt)
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/pyramid/explore/sphinx.html (Great Sphnix, Egypt)
http://www.peru-machu-picchu.com/index.php (Machu Picchu, Peru)
http://www.belizeexplorer.com/cgi-local/explorer.cgi?db=explorer&uid=default&view_records=1&ID=*&nh=1&mh=1 (Belize)
http://luminous-landscape.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=18236 (Point Hope, Alaska)
http://www.fi.edu/fellows/fellow7/mar99/tour/index.shtml (Ireland)
http://www.pancanal.com/eng/persona/k/index.html (Panama Canal)
http://www.kerman94.com/tunnelharry.html (Tunnel Harry - Nazi POW escape Tunnel)
Virtual Field Trips: Science
http://www.medtropolis.com/vbody.asp (Human Body - in English & Spanish)
http://www.on.ec.gc.ca/skywatchers/ontario/wx_office_tour/outside_e.html (Virtual Weather Office - cartoon)
http://www.nasa.gov/externalflash/ISSRG/index.htm (International Space Station)
http://www.thethinkingbusiness.co.uk/braintour.htm (Brain)
http://periodictable.com/ (Periodic Table of Elements)
http://www.tvakids.com/videos/solar.htm (Solar Power)
http://www.tvakids.com/videos/wind_turbines.htm (Wind Turbines)
http://www.tvakids.com/videos/fossil.htm (Fossil Power)
Virtual Field Trips: Various Field Trips (more than one topic per site)
http://www.edheads.org/
http://www.emints.org/ethemes/resources/S00000995.shtml
http://www.internet4classrooms.com/vft.htm
http://www.efieldtrips.org/
http://www.virtualfishtank.com/main.html (Virtual Fish Tank)
http://toadhaven.com/Virtual%20Surgery%20and%20Dissection.html (Surgery & Dissection)
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/features/00/earthpulse/reef/reef1_flash.html (Great Barrier Reef)
http://community-2.webtv.net/Velpics/HUM/ (Birth of a Hummingbird – photos)
https://www.brookfieldzoo.org/shell/?nSection=9&PageID=248&nLinkID=22 (Brookfield Zoo)
http://www.homefires.com/click?polarbearsinfobook (Polar Bears)
http://www.tortoise-tracks.org/dtna/tour.html (Desert Tortoise)
http://www.kidsfarm.com/ (Farm)
http://sfbayvirtualvoyage.com/virtualbay/ (San Francisco Bay – animated)
Virtual Field Trips: Industry
http://www.alcoa.com/global/en/about_alcoa/dirt.asp (Aluminum)
http://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/swstmpl.asp?url=/Content/dep/solidwaste/facilities/tours/mrf_tour1.asp (Recycling Factory)
http://www.primoviolins.com/ViolinTour.htm (Violins)
http://www.tshore.com/Default.aspx?tabid=63 (Book Factory)
http://www.kog.com/Tour/Tour1.html (Glass Factory)
http://www.usmint.gov/mint_tours/index.cfm?flash=yes&action=vtShell (US Mint)
http://www.exploratorium.edu/chocolate/?CFID=6336981&CFTOKEN=58148546 (Chocolate)
http://online.recordnet.com/projects/churro/project.html (Churro)
Virtual Field Trips: Museums
http://americanart.si.edu/interact/index.cfm (Smithsonian American Art Museum)
http://wahooart.com/ (Art Museum)
http://www.virtualmuseum.ca/ (Museum of Canada)
http://virtualmathmuseum.org/3dxmTovmmTransition.html (Virtual Math Museum)
Virtual Field Trips: Places
http://www.thebeijingguide.com/great_wall_of_china/index.html (Great Wall of China)
http://dsc.discovery.com/videos/discovery-atlas-china-revealed-the-great-wall.html (Great Wall of China)
http://www.capecodchips.com/visitors/factorytour.aspx (Cape Cod Potato Chip Factory)
http://www.eduweb.com/amazon.html (Amazon)
http://www.teachersfirst.com/getsource.cfm?id=4963 (Amazon)
http://www.lauriefowler.com/moon.htm (Moon)
http://www.egyptvoyager.com/virtualtours.htm (Egypt)
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/pyramid/explore/sphinx.html (Great Sphnix, Egypt)
http://www.peru-machu-picchu.com/index.php (Machu Picchu, Peru)
http://www.belizeexplorer.com/cgi-local/explorer.cgi?db=explorer&uid=default&view_records=1&ID=*&nh=1&mh=1 (Belize)
http://luminous-landscape.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=18236 (Point Hope, Alaska)
http://www.fi.edu/fellows/fellow7/mar99/tour/index.shtml (Ireland)
http://www.pancanal.com/eng/persona/k/index.html (Panama Canal)
http://www.kerman94.com/tunnelharry.html (Tunnel Harry - Nazi POW escape Tunnel)
Virtual Field Trips: Science
http://www.medtropolis.com/vbody.asp (Human Body - in English & Spanish)
http://www.on.ec.gc.ca/skywatchers/ontario/wx_office_tour/outside_e.html (Virtual Weather Office - cartoon)
http://www.nasa.gov/externalflash/ISSRG/index.htm (International Space Station)
http://www.thethinkingbusiness.co.uk/braintour.htm (Brain)
http://periodictable.com/ (Periodic Table of Elements)
http://www.tvakids.com/videos/solar.htm (Solar Power)
http://www.tvakids.com/videos/wind_turbines.htm (Wind Turbines)
http://www.tvakids.com/videos/fossil.htm (Fossil Power)
Virtual Field Trips: Various Field Trips (more than one topic per site)
http://www.edheads.org/
http://www.emints.org/ethemes/resources/S00000995.shtml
http://www.internet4classrooms.com/vft.htm
http://www.efieldtrips.org/
Sunday, September 14, 2008
Online Art Games
Here are some links to free online art games. As always, please preview all websites before allowing your children to visit them. I have not thoroughly verified every one of these links, and cannot be held responsible for inappropriate content.
If you would like to report a broken link or suggest a link to add to this list, please send me a comment and I will review your request when I moderate the comment. Thanks!
Art
http://artyfactory.com/
http://www.freerice.com/index.php?&t=18232799554&s=Famous%20Paintings **
http://www.artsconnected.org/toolkit/explore.cfm
http://www.alifetimeofcolor.com/
http://www.howtodrawit.com/ (How to Draw)
http://smartmuseum.uchicago.edu/smartkids/home.html (Interactive smARTkids)
http://www.tuxpaint.org/ (DL )
** For every correct answer, 20 grains of rice are donated to the United Nations World Food Program
DL = Download (must be saved in your computer to run)
If you would like to report a broken link or suggest a link to add to this list, please send me a comment and I will review your request when I moderate the comment. Thanks!
Art
http://artyfactory.com/
http://www.freerice.com/index.php?&t=18232799554&s=Famous%20Paintings **
http://www.artsconnected.org/toolkit/explore.cfm
http://www.alifetimeofcolor.com/
http://www.howtodrawit.com/ (How to Draw)
http://smartmuseum.uchicago.edu/smartkids/home.html (Interactive smARTkids)
http://www.tuxpaint.org/ (DL )
** For every correct answer, 20 grains of rice are donated to the United Nations World Food Program
DL = Download (must be saved in your computer to run)
Tuesday, September 2, 2008
Online Science Games
Here are some links to free online science games. As always, please preview all websites before allowing your children to visit them. I have not thoroughly verified every one of these links, and cannot be held responsible for inappropriate content.
If you would like to report a broken link or suggest a link to add to this list, please send me a comment and I will review your request when I moderate the comment. Thanks!
Science: General
http://kids.discovery.com/games/games.html
http://www.scholastic.com/magicschoolbus/games/home.htm
http://ellenjmchenry.com/id112.html
http://www.sciencewithme.com/category.php?cid=3
http://www.primarygames.com/science.htm
http://www.gamequarium.com/science.htm
http://pbskids.org/fetch/games/index.html
http://pbskids.org/zoom/activities/sci/
http://pbskids.org/zoom/games/index.html
http://www.kidzup.com/kidsco.htm
http://www.scholastic.com/magicschoolbus/simplescience/home.htm
http://nobelprize.org/educational_games/
Science: Environmental Studies
http://www.ecokids.ca/pub/eco_info/browse_topics/index.cfm
http://www.electrocity.co.nz/
http://www.tryscience.org/
http://www.tryscience.org/experiments/experiments_electrolysis_online.html
http://www.tryscience.org/experiments/experiments_treetopwalk_online.html
http://www.tryscience.org/experiments/experiments_begin.html?robot
Science: Animals
http://www.hhmi.org/coolscience/critters/critters.html
http://dsc.discovery.com/convergence/beasts/build/jigsaw.html
http://magma.nationalgeographic.com/ngexplorer/0411/games/game_intro.html
http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/content/animals/kidscorner/kidscorner_games.htm
http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/content/animals/quizzes/archives/AllArchive.htm
http://www.tryscience.org/experiments/experiments_begin.html?botany
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/scienceclips/ages/9_10/life_cycles.shtml
Science: Specific Topics
http://www.hhmi.org/coolscience/vegquiz/plantparts.html (Plant parts)
http://www.windows.ucar.edu/windows.html (Windows to the Universe)
http://www.freerice.com/index.php?&t=18232799554&s=Chemical%20Symbols%20(Basic) (Chimical Symbols, Basic) **
http://www.freerice.com/index.php?&t=18232799554&s=Chemical%20Symbols (Chemical Symbols) **
http://www.tryscience.org/experiments/experiments_begin.html?surgery (Fish Dissection)
http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/Elementsgames.htm (chemical elements)
http://www.edheads.org/activities/weather/ (Weather)
http://www.tryscience.org/experiments/experiments_begin.html?newtonseggs (Newton’s Law)
http://www.funbrain.com/periodic/index.html (Periodic Table of Elements)
http://www.tryscience.org/experiments/experiments_begin.html?sunscreen (Sun Damage)
http://www.tryscience.org/experiments/experiments_begin.html?japan (Sound Waves) http://www.ndimedia.com/demo/unitedstreaming/Game03/Game03.html (Geology) http://spaceplace.nasa.gov/en/kids/games.shtml (Astronomy) http://www.tryscience.org/experiments/experiments_begin.html?dna (DNA) http://www.tryscience.org/experiments/experiments_begin.html?usopen (Physics)
** For every correct answer, 20 grains of rice are donated to the United Nations World Food Program
If you would like to report a broken link or suggest a link to add to this list, please send me a comment and I will review your request when I moderate the comment. Thanks!
Science: General
http://kids.discovery.com/games/games.html
http://www.scholastic.com/magicschoolbus/games/home.htm
http://ellenjmchenry.com/id112.html
http://www.sciencewithme.com/category.php?cid=3
http://www.primarygames.com/science.htm
http://www.gamequarium.com/science.htm
http://pbskids.org/fetch/games/index.html
http://pbskids.org/zoom/activities/sci/
http://pbskids.org/zoom/games/index.html
http://www.kidzup.com/kidsco.htm
http://www.scholastic.com/magicschoolbus/simplescience/home.htm
http://nobelprize.org/educational_games/
Science: Environmental Studies
http://www.ecokids.ca/pub/eco_info/browse_topics/index.cfm
http://www.electrocity.co.nz/
http://www.tryscience.org/
http://www.tryscience.org/experiments/experiments_electrolysis_online.html
http://www.tryscience.org/experiments/experiments_treetopwalk_online.html
http://www.tryscience.org/experiments/experiments_begin.html?robot
Science: Animals
http://www.hhmi.org/coolscience/critters/critters.html
http://dsc.discovery.com/convergence/beasts/build/jigsaw.html
http://magma.nationalgeographic.com/ngexplorer/0411/games/game_intro.html
http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/content/animals/kidscorner/kidscorner_games.htm
http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/content/animals/quizzes/archives/AllArchive.htm
http://www.tryscience.org/experiments/experiments_begin.html?botany
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/scienceclips/ages/9_10/life_cycles.shtml
Science: Specific Topics
http://www.hhmi.org/coolscience/vegquiz/plantparts.html (Plant parts)
http://www.windows.ucar.edu/windows.html (Windows to the Universe)
http://www.freerice.com/index.php?&t=18232799554&s=Chemical%20Symbols%20(Basic) (Chimical Symbols, Basic) **
http://www.freerice.com/index.php?&t=18232799554&s=Chemical%20Symbols (Chemical Symbols) **
http://www.tryscience.org/experiments/experiments_begin.html?surgery (Fish Dissection)
http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/Elementsgames.htm (chemical elements)
http://www.edheads.org/activities/weather/ (Weather)
http://www.tryscience.org/experiments/experiments_begin.html?newtonseggs (Newton’s Law)
http://www.funbrain.com/periodic/index.html (Periodic Table of Elements)
http://www.tryscience.org/experiments/experiments_begin.html?sunscreen (Sun Damage)
http://www.tryscience.org/experiments/experiments_begin.html?japan (Sound Waves) http://www.ndimedia.com/demo/unitedstreaming/Game03/Game03.html (Geology) http://spaceplace.nasa.gov/en/kids/games.shtml (Astronomy) http://www.tryscience.org/experiments/experiments_begin.html?dna (DNA) http://www.tryscience.org/experiments/experiments_begin.html?usopen (Physics)
** For every correct answer, 20 grains of rice are donated to the United Nations World Food Program
Sunday, August 31, 2008
Online Canadian History Games
Here are some links to free online Canadian history games. As always, please preview all websites before allowing your children to visit them. I have not thoroughly verified every one of these links, and cannot be held responsible for inappropriate content.
If you would like to report a broken link or suggest a link to add to this list, please send me a comment and I will review your request when I moderate the comment. Thanks!
Canadian History
http://www.ainc-inac.gc.ca/ks/gam_e.html
http://www.mccord-museum.qc.ca/en/keys/games/
http://history.cbc.ca/history/?MIval=GamesContests.html
http://www.virtualmuseum.ca/PM.cgi?LM=Games&LANG=English&AP=vmc_search&scope=Games
http://www.memoireenperil.net/main_en.htm
http://www.historicanada.com/
http://info.wlu.ca/~wwwhist/faculty/sneylan/fun.html
If you would like to report a broken link or suggest a link to add to this list, please send me a comment and I will review your request when I moderate the comment. Thanks!
Canadian History
http://www.ainc-inac.gc.ca/ks/gam_e.html
http://www.mccord-museum.qc.ca/en/keys/games/
http://history.cbc.ca/history/?MIval=GamesContests.html
http://www.virtualmuseum.ca/PM.cgi?LM=Games&LANG=English&AP=vmc_search&scope=Games
http://www.memoireenperil.net/main_en.htm
http://www.historicanada.com/
http://info.wlu.ca/~wwwhist/faculty/sneylan/fun.html
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