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"Don't know much about the French I took..." but this looks like some interesting analysis of shapes in the physics world. Worth looking at if you 

A video that uses production of the car, Mini, in Britain to reinforce math concepts like, ratio (lots of examples but one car every two minutes, or one in four cars are convertables), shapes used in production. Can be split into small segments.

Link to "Earth Science Literacy Principles Guide." The Earth Science Literacy framework document of Big Ideas and supporting concepts is a community effort representing the current state-of-the-art research in Earth sciences. It has been written, evaluated, shaped, and revised by the top scientists working in Earth science. Because of its validity, authority, and succinct format, the ESL framework will be influential in a wide variety of scientific, educational, and political settings. Future governmental legislation will be guided by it, and future national and state educational standards will be based upon it. - comment by Brent Petersen

Starting to gather more iPhone information as our work with Africa begins to shape up.

From PBS, which is almost always a good thing, a site comparing the Phyla of life; somewhat interactive and extensive. 

Pattern blocks are great tools for developing conceptual understanding. I hope to continue to see them used in classrooms, but the virtual kind can allow students to share their thinking with other students virtually. I like using screen capture, cut/paste, upload to a wiki, comment on characteristics/size/description of '1'/and sharing with students so that their thikning can be revisited from multiple venues (home, classroom, internet-broader audience).