November 2005
Dog Breeding
by knann
Can you breed a new border collie puppy by selecting the parents with the right traits?
August 2005
SES by Sattelite
by knann
Starting at SES, how many landmarks can you find? Where is your house? What is the longitude and latitude? Look at the bottom of the screen and click "Link to this location". Save it to your favorites or copy the link into a Word Doc.
July 2005
Exploring Math With Technology
by knann
Grades 3-5 provides a variety of resources linked to the NCTM standards
DragonflyTV
by knann
Interactive resources for elementary science. From PBS, DFTV has units on Body and Brain, Earth and Space, Living Things, and Matter and Motion. Students will enjoy the Riddles section where they can find answers to tricky questions such as "How do you get electricty from a cow?"
The Tudors
by knann
Interactive activities from Great Britain's National Archives. Learn about the Court of Henry VIII, tudor life, and jousting. Well done and informative. Includes teacher resources.
Blueberry Farm
by knann
Blueberry Farm is a computer program that models a simple ecosystem.
It was designed to be used as part of a sequence of science lessons aiming to help Yr7 pupils understand more about the use of chemical agents in farming and how these can affect ecosystems.
Atlantic Challenge
by knann
Sir Richard Harmoat-Wilde plans to be the first to cross the Atlantic in a hot air balloon. Half way across disaster strikes - the balloon punctures and begins to lose height.
Pupils working together have to find out what the airship is carrying and jettison equipment in order to make it across.
Survivor
by knann
A thinking for learning activity to encourage group discussion and justification of decision making. 6 people are left on a liferaft, for the raft to stay afloat 2 people must be thrown off.Who will it be? Why? Is it fair? Who should go first? Are some lives less valuable than others?
Project Interactivate for Elementary Math Topics
by knann
Activities from Project Interactivate can be used to explore the topics covered in elementary grades 3-5 mathematics. The lesson ideas are still a work in progress but all of the activities are aligned with suggested grade levels.
City Creator
by knann & 14 others
Build towns and cities. It is similar to some of the old MyWorld screens and SIM City. This is a building tool only. Could be used to support other curriculum areas.
BBC - History - Viking Quest game
by knann
An epic tale of loot and legend! Travel back in time to the year 793 AD. Can you build a ship, cross the seas, loot a monastery and return home to claim your prize?
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