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AT&T Virtual Classroom - In its first year, the AT&T Virtual Classroom Program gave students from 30 countries the chance to build Websites while learning about each other and the Internet. Over the years, VC teams have created some truly excellent Websites -- each one a perfect example of how the Internet can bring people together -- of which they and their communities can always be proud. See the winning Websites from VC Contest 99, 98, 97 and 96.
Common Errors in English - Plenty of people use common words and phrases the wrong way, and this page aims to set them all straight. Learn when to use "its" and when to rely on "it's." Discover why being "very unique" is impossible. Is it "loose" or "lose"? "Immigrate" or "emigrate"? Could you "care less"? Find out here.
CyberSurfari - Do you like treasure hunts? If so, you need to come check out this one brought to you by DiscoverySchool.com. They take you across the web on a treasure hunt, complete with prizes. Individuals, families, and schools can sign up to share the adventure. And there are two age groups, kids under 15, and 15 or older. Players visit sponsors' Web pages and outposts to locate treasure codes. For example, one outpost may be the White House's Web site and the clue on the sponsor's page might be: "What are the five different kinds of American crafts in the White House collection?" The cyber-hunter would then visit the White House Web page and look for a reference to White House collection of American crafts. Once the text describing the collection is clicked, a congratulations page complete with a specific treasure code is revealed.
Educational Web Adventures: Our Adventures and Web Sites - Discover the world of art, science, nature and social studies with Educational Web adventures and online activities. Explore each category in more detail, or use the list to go right to the adventures!!
Explore the Fantastic Forest @ Nationalgeographic.com - You may want to tell people to leaf you alone while you trek through this fantastic forest, picking up clues along with maple leaves. We encountered a deer, a woodchuck, and some running buffalo clover. You can learn a lot about the forest and its inhabitants by spending an afternoon here. Remember to pack out your trash, if you have any.
Exploring Emergence - See the pattern "moving" across the screen? Well, it's really not moving, it's just that lights are turning on and off in order to create that appearance. Experiment with the starting pattern yourself and see what happens when you click Start. Does the pattern behave as you predicted? Or does it turn into a chaotic mess?
FEMA for Kids - This site teaches you how to be prepared for disasters and how you can prevent disasters by taking action now! You can also learn what causes disasters, play games, read stories and become a Disaster Action Kid.
International Schools CyberFair - The International Competition encourages schools around the world to share. There are also Monthly Activities for teaches to use in the classroom. Come join the fair or just come see the past entries and winners.
Inventions! @ Nationalgeographic.com - You'll need Shockwave to play these inventing games, but if you don't have it, you can use the neat selection of links to other pages on inventions around the Web. There are five games; one is guessing the purpose of a wacky patent drawing. Hmmm, is it an automatic baby-patting machine or a mitten stretcher? If you guess right enough times, you'll get a token. Get five tokens, and you can operate the wackiest machine of them all back at the Lab: the Action Contraption!
Kids Web - Kid's Web goal is to present students with a subset of the Web that is very simple to navigate, and contains information targeted at the K-12 level. Each subject section, contains a list of links to information that is understandable and interesting to school kids. There are also links to external lists of material on each subject which more advanced students can browse for further information.
Leonardo Home Page - If you think this site is about the hero of Titanic, sorry. This Leonardo is famous for painting the Mona Lisa. But did you know Leonardo da Vinci also designed a helicopter, a hang glider, a parachute, and several other contraptions that didn't actually get built until hundreds of years later? Which ones can you recognize from their original drawings? This special exhibit comes from Boston's Museum of Science.
Martindale's "The Reference Desk" - Hotlist this one now. First off, find out what time it is, not only where you live but all over the world. You'll learn what the weather is, where the earthquakes are, and where the surf's up. Then move on to the calculators. There are over 6,400 of them. In fact, there is so much compelling information here we bet you can't take just one link! Unfortunately, each time you go back for a new one, the entire page has to reload, and it's very frustrating. Perhaps by the time you read this, Martindale will have divided up the Web site a little more for your navigating pleasure.
NASA Spacelink - An Aeronautics & Space Resource for Educators - For kids and teachers, we like this jumping-off place. Did you read a space-related story in yesterday's newspaper? Chances are there is something about it here, in the Hot Topics area. For more general topics, you can browse some of the most popular sites on the Web in the Cool Links area. International Space Station stuff? Current location of launched spacecraft? If it's about space and it's the latest and greatest, then this site is a convenient shortcut to it all.
Nurit Reshef: Funland - This site is chock-full of fun little Java games to help you practice Hebrew. For example, check out Word Match. There are four pictures of common objects. Click on English and match the words with the pictures. Now click on Hebrew and see if you can do as well! (Hint: Play the audio of each word, listen to how it sounds, and match the picture to the word that looks the closest to what you heard.) Press Score to see how well you did; then click on New to get four new words to try.
Technology: For Students: Brainspin - Ever wonder how your telephone works? This site gives you an overview of what takes place when you make that call to your great-grandparents in Cleveland. You did remember to thank them for sending those cool handkerchiefs for your birthday, right? You'll also learn about fiber optics, Alexander Graham Bell, and what the phone company's going to do when they run out of phone numbers. There are also some fun interactive games to try.
Yahooligans! - Want a quick pointer to a valuable site to help with your homework? Got a few minutes to play an online game, but need to find one fast? The Yahooligans directory can save your day. It arranges terrific Internet sites into six subject categories, and it's easy to use. Even if you don't know what you want to find, you can try the Cool section, which suggests five of the Internet's greatest hits. Other awesome delights include Today in History (find out who shares your birthday); a selection of engaging Web cams (including live views of Loch Ness--see if you can spot Nessie, the famous sea monster); and tons of downloadable pictures, sounds, and video clips (Leonardo fans, check it out).
You Can with Beakman and Jax - Put on your thinking cap and visit this site. Discover the answers to important questions, like "What are fingernails made of?" and "Why do I hear weird sounds at night?" There are some neat animations, too. For example, check out "How the Internet Works."
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