It’s that time of year – a time when our children’s
minds are most likely outside the great classroom doors. Why not capitalize on that feeling and help
them take a visual trip out into the world. Both you and your students
could easily get lost exploring these great sites:
Want to get kids thinking and wondering?
Try these sites to find all kinds of
interesting videos that can launch a lesson or great discussion
“The Kids Should See This – Smart videos
for curious minds of all ages!” – Great videos “not made for kids, but
perfect for kids” curated by Rion Nakaya and her children!
Wonderopolis
– What are you wondering? Explore a huge bank of questions posed by children or
have your kids pose their own? I
searched for skin and found answers to Why do we have skin? Why does your skin wrinkle in water? Why do people have freckles? Why do snakes shed their skin? And more! Have
your students check out the wonder of the day or post their own wonders!
Puzzlements.co Sign
up and Ian Byrd sends you a “weekly dose of curiosities and puzzlements.” This month’s links included:
1. Embroidery On Rackets- Love it!
An embroidery project using tennis rackets in place of
fabric.
2. 3 Earths! - Astronomers detected three Earth-sized planets orbiting a red dwarf star
40 light-years away. They may be habitable, and are targets
for follow-up surveys.
3. Largest Dive Coaster - From
Cedar Point, it’s Valravn, the roller coaster with the largest straight drop. From the
safety of my kitchen table, that drop is pretty thrilling!
4. Building On Sand?-Reinforce loose dirt with some
stiff material and it can hold a car, form a freeway on-ramp, or be the wall of
a building! Great engineering video.
5. Photos From Up High-Amazing photography of normal
scenes from up high. Love the shipping containers!
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| Google takes you there Thanks to Rich Kiker who shared all kinds of great Google driven or related free adventures at the Garden State Summit - amazing for any age. |
Tour a museum without leaving your room at the Google Cultural
Institute.
Do you remember playing where in the world is Carmen
Sandiego? Try this modern version called
GeoGuesser game that incorporates Google
maps with a game to guess the locations.
Google
Cardboard – Got Google Cardboard? The
gizmo designed out of cardboard to work like the viewmasters of old! (I actually just ordered my viewer for free from a box of Frosted Flakes) Download an app on your phone insert it into
your cardboard and away you go on 3D adventures. Check out these apps - New York Times VR and amazing expeditions!
Speaking
of locations
You have got to check out these Google Street View Treks:
Petra
– Explore the city carved out of stone.
Abbey
Road Studios- Did you know the Harry Potter movies were made here?
Gombe,
Tanzania – Explore the area where Jane Goodall’s research on apes is based.
While
you’re at it, take a look at these apps.
Simply amazing!
Elements 4D
– Part toy, part chemistry experiment….app
Anatomy 4D
(note, must be 17 to download)
Take your mind on a visual vacation! Let your kids follow their passions! Explore all the coolness the web has to offer
and keep them thinking!
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