Cool Learning
An odd collection of websites...
1. The
Space Place: From the Jet Propulsion Lab, this website make
space fun. There are spacey things to make (like an El Nino pudding)
and do (like a startship maze). The site also has goodies for
teachers.
http://spaceplace.jpl.nasa.gov/spacepl.htm
2. Kindergarten
Games on the Web: From our own kindergarten teachers, a great
list of web resources from early elementary students, correlated
to the SOL and divided by curriculum area.
http://www.act2online.org/projects/solgames/solgames.htm
3. Virtual
Tour: This virtual tour of two exhibits at the National Museum
of the American Indian was created by students. It is fascinating
in both content area and use of technology.
http://www.conexus.si.edu/VRTour/Index.htm
4. Internet
Moving Pictures Archive: Over 900 movies from the Prelinger
Collection mostly dealing with everday life and culture in 20th
century America. There are advertisements, movies made by companies,
educational films and more. A quirky collection that makes America
come alive.
http://www.archive.org/movies/index.html
5. Bonus.com: Full of
interesting games and features to help you through the steamy
summer afternoons.
http://www.bonus.com/
6. The National Park Service:
Browse the parks, plan a vacation, view a webcam...this is the
homepage for our National Parks.
http://www.nps.gov
7. Switcherzoo:
Just for fun, switch legs, heads, and tails to create unusual
animals.
http://www.switchzoo.com/default.htm
8. San Francisco Symphony:
Very cool website about music and the different instruments in
the orchestra including sounds and 3D views. You can create your
own masterpiece using the composerizer.
http://www.sfskids.org
9. The Smithsonian Institution:
I love the Smithsonian. It's neat to be able to explore all those
museums for free! And their online exhibits are pretty cool too.
http://www.si.edu/
The Lunar Roving Vehicle is one of my favorites at the Air
and Space Museum: http://www.nasm.si.edu/galleries/attm/la.a17.4.html
10. UVA
Rotunda Cam: In honor of LB and his new degree, here's a
webcam that broadcasts from UVA. Includes very cool time lapse
images.
http://www.virginia.edu/cgi-local/rcamcgi
I found the link at Hyperville.
http://www.hyperville.com/fun-sites.html
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