Maths
Cool
Math
"An amusement park of math - especially designed for
FUN, FUN, FUN!" The 'kids' section includes areas on maths
games, brain benders, cool things, jigsaw puzzles, geometry, lessons,
fractals, online calculators, colouring books and a section for
kids aged 3-5. The '13-100' section has more games and lessons
on functions, geometry, tessellations etc etc
http://www.coolmath.com/
Brain
Teasers - puzzles for third to seventh-graders and older.
http://www.eduplace.com/math/brain/
Figure
This: Maths Challenges for Families
http://www.figurethis.org/index40.htm
Math Stories
Children can use this site to improve their problem-solving skills.
There are over 4 000 problems graded according to subject and
difficulty as well as a section of problems submitted by children.
http://www.mathstories.com/
Escape
from Knab
A maths adventure online (requires Shockwave): Earn and save
enough money on the planet Knab in order to buy your return ticket
to Earth on July 4th. Learn about budgeting, saving, writing cheques
using credit cards and more by playing this adventure game.
http://www.escapefromknab.com
The
Enigma Challenge
A whole list of interesting and challenging problems.
http://members.tripod.com/~hasic/enigm003.htm
Brain
Ticklers
A collection of teasers, language and math puzzles with the occasional
paradox.
http://www.brainbashers.com
NRICH
Primary Site - find puzzling problems to solve and enrich
your math skills on this site from the University of Cambridge
http://nrich.maths.org/primary/
REAL
LIFE MATHS ON THE INTERNET by Cheryl Kerr and Jayne Tattam
(teachers) Beenleigh State School
This site provides a legitimate reason for students to visit many
of their favourite sites - Pokemon, snowboarding, Boys to Men,
Dreamworld etc. At these sites the students will find the information
they need to answer the mathematical problems posed.
YOU CAN EMAIL CHERYL KERR (C.Kerr@uq.net.au) TO RECEIVE THE ANSWERS
VIA YOUR EMAIL.
http://www.beenleigss.qld.edu.au/reallife/reallife1.html
Famous
Problems in Mathematics
The purpose of this site is to present a small portion of the
history of mathematics through an investigation of some of the
great problems that have inspired mathematicians throughout the
ages. Included are problems that are suitable for middle school
and high school math students, with links to solutions, as well
as links to mathematicians' biographies and other math history
sites.
http://forum.swarthmore.edu/~isaac/mathhist.html
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English
Strine
Decoded: Australian English Dictionary
Did
you know "waltzing Matilda" means roaming aimlessly
like a tramp? Brush up on you "strine" (the pronunciation
of Australian in "strine" at this site and find links
to just about everything else true blue (eg music, recipes, the
Dreamtime and the Queenslander house).
http://www.artistwd.com/joyzine/australia/strine
Alphabet
Fun
Alphabet
Lessons in a game
http://www.billybear4kids.com/games/online/alphabet/abc.htm
The
Grammar Gorillas
"Our friends, the Grammar Gorillas, need help identifying
parts of speech. If you click on the right word in the sentence,
our friends get a banana. And you know, a gorilla with a banana
is a gorilla with appeal."
http://www.funbrain.com/grammar/index.html
English
Grammar 101
This
interactive English course gives students the opportunity to practice
their skills at their own pace from anywhere at any time.Pre-tests
and post-tests are available for assessing skill levels. Students
can use the exercises repeatedly until they achieve mastery. They
have the choice of printing or emailing the exercises to their
teacher.
http://englishgrammar101.com
The Mother Goose Pages
A collection of Mother Goose, Nursery Rhymes, & Children's
Songs grouped according to themes and with words and (in some
cases) music.
http://www-personal.umich.edu/~pfa/dreamhouse/nursery/rhymes.html
Alan
Garner's CRITICAL ESSAYS AND REVIEWS
This site discusses the author Alan Garner and his work. "Each
working, each telling, is different, yet the same; the difference
is in the particular vision, in the embers of that fire."
http://www.ozemail.com.au/~xenophon/critic.html
For
Parents and children together
Help Your Child Write
A site with fun ideas and practical tips to help your children
learn to write well.
http://www.ed.gov/pubs/parents/Writing/index.html
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Studies of
Society and the Environment
First
Fleet Online
A database of information and stories about the First Fleet
http://cedir.uow.edu.au/programs/FirstFleet/index.html
Ned
Kelly's World
Learn about Ned Kelly and other famous Australian bushrangers
at this comprehensive site.
http://www.nedkellysworld.com.au/
Race Across Time
This site is a challenging webgame and educational resource that
takes you on a journey through time-space over Australia.
http://www.phm.gov.au/rat/
Science
Project
Atmosphere Australia
Learn about the weather, see great storm pictures and much
more at this exciting site.
http://www.schools.ash.org.au/paa/paa.htm
The Great Coin Experiment
How much water in volume can we fit on a 5c, 10c, 20c, 50c, $1,
and $2 piece?
http://home.pacific.net.au/~greg.hub/coin.html
Cool
Science for Curious Kids
The
Howard Hughes Medical Institute invites curious kids to explore
biology... on screen, off screen, and in between.
http://www.hhmi.org/coolscience/index.html
Double
Helix — for Science with a twist! There are some great
experiments to do here!
http://www.csiro.au/helix/
YES
Mag
Canada's Science Magazine for Kids with "Do at Home"
projects, a section on "How Things Work" and much more.
http://www.yesmag.bc.ca/
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Art
Free
Clip Art
This site provides free clip art for school and classroom
use.
http://www.classroomclipart.com
Pics
4 Learning
This is a collection of 10 000 photos for educational use.
http://www.pics4learning.com
Chunky
Monkey
Visit
this site and learn how to draw Chunky Monkey and other cartoons
including a rainforest scene. Lots of easy to follow drawing lessons
and other fun activities. You can even send your pictures in to
be displayed on the site.
http://www.chunkymonkey.com
How
To Make a Labyrinth
The construction of a labyrinth is a lesson in sacred geometry.
If you do it just with your brain and not with your hand, you
won't really gnow what it is all about. Gnowing is consciously
using both your analytical/left-brain and your intuitive/right-brain
assets equally.
http://www.geomancy.org/labyrint/lab-1.html
General
Net
Links
Queensland State Library's information experts have scoured
the Net for authoritative, relevant sites witha focus on Australian
material, from arts to science. Students will appreciate the Homework
Help section.
http://netlinks.slq.qld.gov.au/
An
Internet search Guide for Kids
This is a great place for kids to learn to research using
the internet.
http://www.cybersleuth-kids.com
Enchanted
Learning
A great site to visit for research or for fun. Heaps of information
around themes such as Inventions, Dinosaurs, the Sea, famous people
etc. You'll find lots of extension and art activities here too.
http://www.EnchantedLearning.com
Kids
Search the Net
This site has search forms for the major Internet search engines
for kids. It also has Internet search engine links, links to web
guides for kids, some specialised search engine forms and specialised
search engine links of interest to kids. A great place to learn
about search engines and searching.
http://www.ivyjoy.com/rayne/kidssearch.html
Sunshine Online
A great collection of games and activities for primary children
of all ages and abilities. Some of the activities are based on
Sunshine books but can be completed without them.
http://www.sunshine.aust.com/aus/index.html
Arthur's
Music Box
Unscramble 4 and 9 piece shockwave puzzles. These are colourful
and set to music.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/arthur/arthur/musicbox/index.html
Puzzlemaker
Puzzlemaker is a puzzle generation tool for teachers, students
and parents. Create and print customized word search, crossword
and math puzzles using your word lists. Build your own maze or
print specialty hand-drawn mazes created around holidays and classroom
topics.
http://puzzlemaker.school.discovery.com/
Memory
Techniques and Mnemonics
This page gives you access to powerful methods for significantly
improving the power of your memory.
http://www.demon.co.uk/mindtool/memory.html
Surfing
the Net with Kids
Scrolldown on hte front page to find the directory of topics which
include arts, crafts & music, games & hobbies, geography,
language arts, maths, science etc.
http://www.surfnetkids.com
Quia
Quia (pronounced "key-uh") is short for Quintessential
Instructional Archive. This site is full of activities for teachers
and students including thousands of online games and quizzes in
more than 40 subject areas, from astronomy to technology. You'll
also find templates and tools for creating your own online games
and quizzes.
http://www.quia.com
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HRE
Headlice.Org
This link takes you to the "Just For Kids" section of HeadLice.Org.
In this section you will find information and activities designed
by kids for kids.
http://www.headlice.org/kids
The
main Headlice.Org site has sections on News, Headlines, Frequently
Asked Questions and Helpful Handouts as well as the above section
for kids.
http://www.headlice.org
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