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Excellent site for math games, great for IWB

Set 2 variables (viscosity and gas) and see what type of volcano is created. Start eruption to see the results

Consider habitat, food, locomotion, defenses, etc

My Culture Quest is an interactive adventure around the world. Students need to collect artifacts from several different countries and create an exhibition at the museum to complete the game. Students score the highest points by collecting items with a similar theme (conflict, religion, or celebrations) from various countries. Teachers can preview all of the images (artifacts) used in the game and print game cards to supplement the online activity.

Ecellent elementary site for researching countries. Includes information, images, video, and printables of content.

The U.S. House of Representatives plays an important role in the United States government. Learn more about its Members, responsibilities, and history through these lessons and activities. There is also a site for middle school

Sort descriptions for each branch of government and place them on the tree

informative site for elementary research about the amazon

Students place animals in the layers of the rainforest

Interactive for the IWB on layers of the rainforest with interactives

Cyberchase . Games .

The lottery of birth is responsible for much of who we are. If you were not born in the country you were, what would your life be like? Would you be the same person? IfItWereMyHome.com is your gateway to understanding life outside your home. Use our country comparison tool to compare living conditions in your own country to those of another. Start by selecting a region to compare on the map to the right, and begin your exploration. You can also use our visualization tool to help understand the impact of a disaster. The Pakistan Flood and BP Oil Spill are currently featured. Check out the individual pages to gain some perspective on these awful tragedies.

A great way to show YouTube videos in the classroom

School accounts allow video upload of vocabulary. Private.

GoAnimate for schools is one of the best animation tools available. Since this spinoff from the public site is geared for kids, you do not need to worry about inappropriate content. Has text to speech tools for giving voice to characters. Lesson Gallery gives plenty of examples. Free version is limited to 2 minutes. TeacherPlus AccountA single teacher account gets unlimited access to all GoAnimate4Schools features, The teacher can also post animations to GoAnimate4Schools public gallery. Students accounts have access to following features: - Make animation up to 2 minutes long - Upload own music - Text-to-voice and voice recording