Tuesday, June 04, 2013

On the Web. . .

The Physics of Baseball
Age Range: 11 and up (approximately, with parental supervision). What are the chances? Recently, my husband Cliff (a real estate broker) was touring...

Science, Online Interactive
LaserPablo.com
11-18

Free Egg-Science Activities!
Age Range: Varies (with parental supervision)....

Science, Online Interactive
Various
All

Free Math Activities with Eggs
Age Range: Varies (with parental supervision)...

Math, Online Interactive
Various
3-18

See How Violins Are Made
Age Range: 8 and up (with parental supervision). At this website you can take a simple virtual tour of a violin factory through pictures and text. Se...

Factory Tours, Music, Online Interactive
Violin Makers Shop Tour
8-18

India's Festival of Holi
Age Range: 5-13 (approximately, with parental preview and supervision). This ad-supported website was developed by entrepreneurs, journalists, curricu...

Social Studies, Online Interactive
Pitara Kids Network
5-13

Free Spring Poems with Activities
Age Range: 4-11 (approximately, with parental supervision). Spring has sprung! The return of longer and warmer days, and the rebirth of flora and fau...

Science, Online Interactive
DLTK
4-11

Free Virtual Farm for Kids
Age Range: All (Designed for kids in Pre-K and Elementary grades, but fun for everyone with parental supervision.). Call the kids over to the compute...

Animals, Virtual Tour
Kids Farm
All

Fun Math Games & Printables for Kids
Age Range: 5-13 (approximately, with parental supervision). I stumbled upon this ad-supported website that offers a wide variety of free, online, int...

Math, Online Interactive
Kids Math Games
5-13

Foreign Language Learning Games
Age Range: All (with parental supervision). This website offers a variety of interactive online games that help foreign language learners acquire bas...

Foreign Languages, Online Interactive
Digital Dialects
All

See How "Crazy Good Snacks" Are Made
Age Range: All (with parental supervision). At this website you can watch a video of how “Crazy Good Snacks” are made. As explained at the website, ...

General, Virtual Tour
MaggieBell Naturals
3-18

Free Women's History Month Lessons & Activities
Age Range: 10 and up (approximately, with parental supervision). March is Women's History Month that recognizes and celebrates the importance of wome...

History, Online Interactive
The Library of Congress
10-18

Free Audio Literature for K-12
Age Range: 5-18 (Grades K-12). The University of South Florida provides this extensive collection of free audio books to help teachers of grades K-12...

Language Arts, Online Interactive
The University of South Florida
5-18

The MET's Awesome Art Adventure for Kids
Age Range: 6 and up (approximately, with parental supervision)
The Metropolitan Museum of Art offers this free, online, read-aloud, short story about...

Art, Online Interactive
The MET: Aaron’s Awesome Adventure
3-18

Einstein's Birthday & Pi Day on March 14th
Age Range: Varies (with parental supervision)...

Math, Online Interactive
Various
All

Free K-12 Math Videos & Games
Age Range: 5-18 (Grades K-12, with parental supervision). This is one of the most innovative math sites I've seen. A Canadian mathematician/teacher d...

Math, Online Interactive
Math Pickle
5-18

See How U.S. Coins Are Made
Age Range: 7 and up (approximately, with parental supervision). At this website you can take a virtual tour of the United States Mint coin making pro...

Social Studies, Virtual Tour
United States Mint
7-18

Free Virtual Trips to World Wonders
Age Range: 6-18 (Grades 1-12, with parental supervision). “Cloudschooling” and “Hackschooling” are revolutionizing the way we learn – and this websit...

Social Studies, Virtual Tour
World Wonders Project
6-18

Free Writing & Spelling Worksheets & More
Age Range: 4-10 (Grades PreK-5th, with parental supervision). A Maryland ClickScholar told me about this ad-supported website (developed by the folks...

Language Arts, Online Interactive
Best Worksheets
4-10

Make Asteroids Collide with Earth
Age Range: 10 and up (approximately, with parental supervision). This is so cool! Purdue University sponsors this free, web-based computer program th...

Science, Online Interactive
Impact Earth
10-18

Simpsons Math Activities
Age Range: 10 and up (approximately; parents should preview and supervise). In many episodes of the popular animated sitcom, The Simpsons, there are ...

Math, Online Interactive
The Simpsons
10-18

Free Child's Intro to Jazz
Age Range: 5-14 (approximately, with parental supervision). At this YouTube website you can listen (for free) to an entire album, released in 1961, t...

Music, Online Interactive
A Child’s Introduction To Jazz
5-14

See How WD-40 Is Made
Age Range: 9 and up (approximately, with parental supervision). Do you have a can of WD-40 at home? Most U.S. households do! At this official website...

General, Virtual Tour
WD-40 Company
9-18

"Liberty's Kids" History Videos
Age Range: 7-14 (approximately, with parental supervision). History comes alive with these free, animated, educational videos about the experiences o...

History, Online Interactive
Liberty's Kids
7-14

Free Crash Course in English Literature
Age Range: 13-18 (Grades 9-12 approximately, with parental supervision). Best-selling author of young adult fiction, John Green, offers this new, fre...

Language Arts, Online Interactive
Crash Course
13-18

Twelve Animated Plays by Shakespeare
Age Range: Varies (Designed for Grades K-12 students, with parental supervision.) The massive “Open Culture” websites offer a terrific series of twel...

Language Arts, Online Interactive
Open Culture
4-18

Lab Science Videos, Activities, Worksheets, & Games
Age Range: 11 and up (approximately, with parental supervision). ClickScholar Laura suggested this website, sponsored by The Thomas Jefferson Nationa...

Science, Online Interactive
Jefferson Lab
11-18

Free Interactive Chinese Lessons with Games
Age Range: All (with parental supervision). The BBC offers this free, multi-media, ten-part introduction to Mandarin Chinese. ...

Foreign Languages, Online Interactive
BBC
All

Thought-Provoking Math Activities for K-12
Age Range: 5-18 (Grades K-12, with parental supervision). This website, sponsored by Cambridge University, seeks to enrich math curriculum for learn...

Math, Online Interactive
University of Cambridge
5-18

Virtual Tour of George Washington's Home
Age Range: 9 and up (approximately, with parental supervision). February 22nd, according to many sources, is the birthday of the first U.S. President...

Museums, History, Virtual Tour
George Washington's Mount Vernon
10-18

Free Social Studies Video Dictionary
Age Range: 10 and up (approximately, with parental supervision). The Georgia Department of Education offers this terrific free “Video Dictionary” to ...

Social Studies, Online Interactive
Georgia Department of Education
10-18

Free Valentine Language Arts Worksheets
Valentine's Day is February 14th. Here are some sites that provide free Language Arts worksheets themed around Valentine's Day. Age Range: Varies (wi...

Language Arts, Online Interactive
Various
All

Free Science Videos
ClickScholar Rita suggested this YouTube channel where ASAP Science offers free, short, entertaining videos that explain biological concepts. Created ...

Science, Online Interactive
ASAP Science
12-18

Free Valentine Science Activities
Here are some Valentine's Day science activities. Age Range: Varies (Grades K-12 approximately, with parental supervision).
...

Science, Online Interactive
Various
4-18

Free Valentine Math Activities
Here are some Valentine's Day Math Activities. Age Range: Varies (Grades K-8 approximately, with parental supervision).
...

Math, Online Interactive
Various
4-13

Free Virtual Literature Field Trips
Age Range: 5-18 (Grades K-12, with parental supervision). A teacher convinced Google to sponsor this unique idea to use a digital book from children'...

Language Arts, Literature, Online Interactive
Google Lit Trips
5-18

Free Art Assignments
Age Range: All (with parental assistance and supervision). This ad-free website offers free, simple-to-do artistic assignments (created by real arti...

Art, Online Interactive
The Sprout Fund
All

Virtually Pick Cacao Beans & Make Chocolate
Age Range: 9 and up (approximately, with parental supervision). Take a virtual field trip (sponsored by the Field Museum) and learn how to pick cacao...

Science, Virtual Tour
Field Museum
9-18

Free Interactive Math Worksheets, Flash Cards, & Quizzes
Age Range: 5-14 (approximately, with parental supervision). This ad-supported website provides free, interactive math flash cards, math worksheets, q...

Math, Online Interactive
Mr. Martini's Classroom
5-14

Free National Jukebox from Library of Congress
Age Range: All (with parental supervision, see warning)...

Music, Online Interactive
Library of Congress
All

Get Freebies & See How Bubble Gum Is Made
Age Range: 5 and up (with parental supervision, see notes)...

Manufacturing, Virtual Tour
Various
3-18

Free Geography Games & Kits
Age Range: 6-17 (varies, depending on game/activity, with parental supervision). Did you know that a National Geographic survey showed half of young ...

Social Studies, Geography, Online Interactive
National Geographic
6-17

TechNovelgy - Where Science Meets Fiction
Age Range: 10 and up (with parental supervision, see note below). This website offers a free archive that enables you to explore the inventions and ...

Language Arts, Online Interactive
TechNovelgy
10-18

Bios of Scientists & Much More
Age Range: 11 and up (approximately, with parental supervision). This website offers an incredible encyclopedic-style archive of information on scien...

Science, Online Interactive
Eric Weisstein
11-18

Free Online Math Games & Worksheets for K-8
Age Range: 5-13 (grades K-8, with parental supervision). This ad-supported website offers over 1000 free math activities, including games and workshe...

Math, Online Interactive
Johnny's Math Page
5-13

Free Spanish Lessons, Games, & Apps for All
Age Range: All (with parental supervision). This ad-supported website offers engaging, FREE, introductory Spanish lessons for children and their pare...

Foreign Languages, Online Interactive
Online Free Spanish
All

Games to Learn about Europe
Age Range: 9 and up (approximately, with parental supervision). This website offers over 25 free, interactive games and activities to help kids learn...

Social Studies, Geography, Online Interactive
Europa
9-18

Virtual Tour of Scotland
Age Range: 9 and up (approximately, with parental supervision). Today is January 25th, the birthday of the Scottish poet, Robert Burns, who was born ..

Social Studies, Virtual Tour
Scotland: A Virtual Tour
9-18

Free, Fun Literature Guides & Essay Tools
Age Range: 10-18 (Grades 5-12, with parental supervision). This ad-supported website offers free, web-based reference guides for studying literature...

Language Arts, Online Interactive
Shmoop
10-18

Terrific Science Freebies
Age Range: 5 -18 (grades K-12, with parental supervision). This website, developed by two enthusiastic chemistry teachers named Mickey and Lynn, prov...

Science, Online Interactive
Terrific Science
5-18

Free Offline Math Games & Much More
Age Range: 5-16 (approximately and varies by topic and activity; with parental supervision). This website provides free downloadable games and curric...

Math, Online Interactive
Ellen McHenry
5-16

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