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1/2/09
Dinosaurs in New Jersey NEW
The Morris Museum's Dinosaur Den houses some of our most well-loved exhibition materials, including real and cast fossils, reconstructed dinosaur skeletons and life-sized dinosaur models.
Dinosaur Field Trips
12/26/08
Great Canadian Rivers NEW
We invite you to take a multimedia tour of some of Canada's greatest rivers. Explore the history, ecosystems, culture, recreation and economy of Canadian waterways.
Lakes, Ponds and Rivers
Igloo Building Guide NEW
Building an igloo is easy and fun. And the igloo is a great place to spend the night on a small 'expedition' in the mountains. It is much warmer than a tent, and can be built just about anywhere.
Winter Unit Study
Make a Snowflake NEW
An interactive site that lets you cut out a paper snowflake all to your own liking.
Winter Unit Study
12/17/08
Magic Crystal Garden NEW
Fluffy, fragile crystals form on top of the charcoal, and some climb up the sides of the bowl.
To keep the crystals growing, add another batch of ammonia, salt, bluing, and water.
Crystals
12/5/08
Economic Statistics from the White House NEW
The purpose of this service is to provide easy access to current Federal economic indicators. It provides links to information produced by a number of Federal agencies. All of the information is maintained and updated by the statistical units of those agencies.
Charts
Where are the Best US Election Result Maps? NEW
So I am wondering: What online US Presidential Elections visualizations are you currently watching, and why? Or vice versa, which one do you think is ineffective (and why)? Can the infosthetics crowd come to a consensus of the best election results graphs online?
Charts
11/27/08
Secret of Faster Math revealed NEW
Just Relax and Cheer Up! Today I am about to tell you the Secret of Faster Math. I will teach you some of the Easy Calculation Tricks of faster Math.
Multiplication
11/26/08
Free Bat House Plans NEW
Woodworking site has several dozen free bat house plans, from small, side of the barn types to large, elaborate ones.
Bats
Kidz Cave NEW
We have a selection of Arts & Crafts, Fun & Games and even a Bat quiz for you.
Bats
11/19/08
Kitchen Chemistry NEW
MIT Course, but suitable for teens. This seminar is designed to be an experimental and hands-on approach to applied chemistry (as seen in cooking). Uses the text: On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen, by Harold McGee.
Chemistry Classes
11/15/08
Johnny Money Online Game NEW
A free Internet-based small business simulation game that engages students as they explore the risks and rewards of business ownership.
Money Matters
11/2/08
Anatomy Arcade NEW
A fun interactive site with games that will help you learn the formal names, say, of muscles, bones, and such. Games organized by body system. You need to be a good enough reader so that terms like "pituitary gland" and "deltoid" don't throw you.
Anatomy for Kids
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So it Was Written
by Prof. Diogenese Vindex
Great history course for the high school student. My kids love it. Better than advertised! --Homeschooling parent Randy Waits
American History
Black Inventors
Crafting Over 200 Years of Success
by Keith C. Holmes
This book points out a number of the inventions, patents and labor saving devices developed by Black inventors.
Machines for Kids

Inquiry-Based Experiments in Chemistry
American Chemical Society Publication
by Valerie Ludwig Lechtanski
Students taught with inquiry-based methods have been shown to make significant progress in their ability to formulate hypotheses, make proper assumptions, design and execute investigations, understand variables, record data, and synthesize new knowledge. The inquiry-based approach encourages curiosity and openness, and fosters a stronger sense of responsibility and satisfaction in the students who are taught with it.
Chemistry Classes

On Food and Cooking
The Science and Lore of the Kitchen
by Harold McGee
McGee's conversational style—rich with exclamation points and everyday examples—allows him to explain complex chemical reactions, like caramelization, without dumbing them down. McGee has successfully revised the bible of food science—and produced a fascinating, charming text.
Chemistry Classes

Two Bad Ants
by Chris Van Allsburg
Grade 1-5. In this brief tale of the adventures of two runaway ants, Van Allsburg once again gives children a visual puzzle to solve in this case identifying common household appliances from an ant's point of view.
Ants
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