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Math
PBS Kids - Cyberchase
Based on the PBS program, this site for preschool and primary students offers some math-related Games, Quests, and Adventures.
Math Fact Cafe
For learning levels of grades 1 through 4, this site Includes interactive Flashcards, printable Fact Sheets Pre-made (with separate answer keys), Fact Sheets you build, and Time worksheets you can build.
Everyday Math Games
This site offers a wealth of off-line activities with printable worksheets and instructions for playing a variety of math-related games for grades K-6. Click either EDM Games K-3 or EDM Games 4-6, to choose from a variety of activities presented primarily in Word documents. (Don't have the Microsoft Word software program? Check out our Cool Tools section for info about downloading and using Open Office as a great substitute program).
Interactivate
Produced by the Shodor Educational Foundation, the Activities at this site are grouped by topic: Numbers and Operations, Geometry, Algebra, Probability, Statistics, Discrete, and Other miscellaneous interactive educational games for a variety of learning levels.
Number Time
Aimed at students aged 4-11, this BBC site offers great games and printable worksheets. Students can also Watch Addem animated stories and listen to Songs that explore math problems. Site ncludes a Teachers and Parents section that explains the games and activities.
Aplusmath Homework Helpers
Includes interactive tools for all types of math operations — from addition to division with remainder. Especially cool is the Order of Operations tool, where a student can type in an algebraic equation and the tool shows step-by-step which parts of the equation get solved first.
Virtual Manipulatives
Interactivities for grades Pre-K through 12 that show relationships between numbers and proportions; topics include Number & Operations, Algebra, Geometry, Measurement, and Data Analysis & Probability. Once an activity has been selected, make sure to read the instructions for the activity, located in the upper-right corner of each module screen.
Quia: Shared Activities in Math
Choose a learning game by Activity type (eg, Quiz, Challenge Board, Hangman, etc.) and by Subcategory, if desired.
Count Us In
Wonderful interactive games designed to help you understand basic number concepts.
Learning Objectives:
(Grade K) Number Theory — Quantity: identify a group showing a specific quantity.
iknowthat: Math
Fun, colorful, interactive games helps students in all grades of this range learn some basic math concepts. This commercial site will prompt you to register (for free), or you can opt to do so "Maybe Later."
Science
Ranger Rick offers some great activities, facts, a guide for starting a Nature Journal and more for students relatively new to field observations and outdoor exploration
Explore the world's habitats and critters using Glossopedia
Have fun learning with a few animal friends at The Little Animals Activity Center, where you can printout games, read with Storybear, and more - for ages 4-11
The Molecularium
In the Nanolab, build and learn about molecules like water, carbon monoxide, hydrogen peroxide, methane and more! You can also zoom in from space down to the molecular level on Earth and transform molecules from a solid state to liquid and to gas forms.
Learning Objectives:
(Grade 1) Physical Science — Matter: observe the physical changes of matter; observe the properties of liquids and solids.
(Grade 2) Physical Science — Matter: tell about changes in states of matter such steam(gas), water (liquid), ice (solid) and explain in own words what temperature is and what thermometer measurements represent..
The Great Plant Escape
Help Detective Leplant and his partners, Bud and Sprout, unlock the amazing mysteries of plant life!
Learning Objectives:
(Grade 2) Life Science — Plant Classification & Adaptation: classify plants by physical attributes and behavior patterns; describe how plants adapt to survive and flourish; note that different habitats nourish different plants (desert, tundra, jungle, forest)); identify the parts of a plant (roots, stem, flower, leaves, etc.) and their functions.
Energy Hog
Enter the Kids' Site to learn about Energy Hogs and become an official Hog Buster!
Learning Objectives:
(Grade K) Physical Science — Energy: tell which objects or equipment require energy: lights and television require electricity; snow machines, boats, and cars require fuel.
Nutrition Cafe
Where nutrition information is fun! Play three games at the Cafe to learn more about how to eat right: Nutrition Sleuth, Grab A Grape, and Have-A-Bite.
Learning Objectives:
(Grade 2) Life Science —Human Health: identify the primary necessary components for human health including nutrition, exercise, and immunizations; tell examples from his/her own life of things that we do for good health.
Mouth Power
The secret of a healthy smile is simple: taking good care of your teeth. And what's the best way to find out how to do that? Let Mouthie take you into the MouthPower laboratory, where you'll experiment to find the healthiest choices about food, tobacco, and cleaning habits. Explore the history of dentistry and the story of your own teeth! Then create your own poster about healthy mouth habits.
Learning Objectives:
(Grade K) Personal Health — Tell in own words the need for good nutrition, handwashing and toothbrushing for good health.
Design a Satellite
This simulation game challenges children to design a satellite that will send TV signals to places far across the country. Central to the design process is exploring the ways that high technologies are the products of human ingenuity.
Education Standards:
(Grade K) Science in Everyday Life — Identify good or useful things in your own life which come from scientific discovery.
Simple Machines
Learn about simple and compound machines while you explore the House and Tool Shed.
Learning Objectives:
(Grade 1) Simple Machines — Identify simple machines: lever, pulley, wheel, and incline; exploain how each works using forces and gravity and identify examples in everday life.
Language Arts
Starfall
Designed for the emergent reader, this website has interactive books and rhyming word family games that teach phonemic awareness, comprehension, vocabulary building, and spelling skills. Free, supplemental materials can be downloaded.
Eats, Shoots & Leaves Punctuation Game
Try your hand at placing apostrophes and commas in sentences.
Fine Arts
The Artist’s Toolkit
Explore the tools that artists use, including lines, color, and balance.
Social Studies
Banking on Our Future
Hang out with Gabriel and Joy who want to earn and save up some money to buy things they want. They'll also explain why banks are good places to keep your money and how they work. They'll tell you about checking and savings accounts, how credit and ATM machines work, and they'll also help you understand how to budget your money and get the most out of your money when shopping. You'll need to register to enter and explore the site, but it's free and secure and you can return later to pick up where you left off.
Learning Objectives:
(Grade 1) Economics — Money: comprehend and apply the concept that money is used to purchase goods and services; understand that goods and services cost a specific price and give two examples; tell the purpose of banks. checks, and credit cards.
(Grade 2) Economics — Money: describe a credit card, check, and cash; tell how some people barter or trade instead of using money; visit the local store and identify storekeeper, customer, items for sale, prices, and cash register.
History of Communication
Explore communication through history and into modern times, from the primitive communication of cave paintings to globally connected computers.
Learning Objectives:
(Grade 2) Technology — Communications: compare traditional and modern ways of traveling and communicating.
The Star-Spangled Banner Project
Follow the Timeline to trace the history of the American Flag. Also, check out more Flag Info, The Song, and try some of the Activities.
Learning Objectives:
(Grade 1) U.S. History — Patriotic Symbols: identify patriotic American symbols including the original American flag.
Ben's Guide to Government
A great place to start learning about the basics of the U.S. Government.
Learning Objectives:
(Grades 1-2) U.S. Government — Tell in own words that the United States is a nation, that the world is divided into nations; define "nation."
(Grades 1-2) Functions of Government — Tell the major functions of local, state, and federal government, giving an example of each function.
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