Special list of websites

Special list of websites
Websites for students to explore
OUTDOOR EDUCATION - How to Tie the 10 Most Useful Knots http://www.motherearthnews.com/multimedia/image-gallery.aspx?id=113446 SOSE - UK History Timeline http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/interactive/timelines/british/index.shtml Interactive. SOSE, SCIENCE - Discovering Antarctica http://www.discoveringantarctica.org.uk/ SOSE, SCIENCE - Climate Change 101 http://www.pewclimate.org/global-warming-basics/climate_change_101/ SOSE, SCIENCE - Climate information (Australia) http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/ COMPUTING - Dance Mat Typing http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/typing/ COMPUTING - Font Browser http://www.stcassociates.com/lab/fontbrowser.html COMPUTING - Timeline of Computer History http://www.computerhistory.org/timeline/ FOODS - Cooking secrets http://cookingsecrets.org/ CRAFTS - Scrapbooking http://crafts.kaboose.com/scrapbooking-cards.html WORK STUDIES - How to Conduct a Job Interview http://www.bnet.com/2403-13056_23-52947.html MUSIC - Creative Keyboard http://www.creativekeyboard.com/ Piano webzine. HEALTH - Child and Youth Health http://www.cyh.com/ GENERAL - Aussie Educator http://www.aussieeducator.org.au/ GENERAL - My Easy TV http://www.myeasytv.com/ Watch hundreds of short programs online from a big range of TV channels. GENERAL - BBC Footage Collection http://www.gettyimages.com.au/footage/bbcmotiongallery Watch videos on various topics. GENERAL - THINGS TO COME - Microsoft Surface: Bill Gates with his new table top http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/sticker-shock/video-of-bill-gates-showing-off-his-expensive-table-264453.php (Video.) LITERACY - English Grammar http://www.englishgrammar.org/ Grammar lessons, exercises, rules. LITERACY - Guide to Grammar and Writing http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/ LITERACY - Guide to Grammar and Writing: Interactive Quizzes http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/quiz_list.htm LITERACY - Owl: Online Writing Lab http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/ Handouts. LITERACY - Listing of Word Lists for Most Frequently Used Words http://www.ozspeller.com/listingfre.html Australian site. LITERACY - Australian and American differences in spelling... http://www.peterjerrim.com/OzUSvocabspell.html See archived copy 1 or archived copy 2. SCIENCE - Incredible purple frog: new species Daily Mail story SCIENCE - Science Podcasts http://www.sciencemag.org/about/podcast.dtl SCIENCE - What Earth Looks Like from Space During an Eclipse http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap070610.html SCIENCE - Pollen Close Up http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a4/Misc_pollen.jpg SCIENCE, SOSE - Climate change: A guide for the perplexed http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn11462 SOSE, SCIENCE - Spectacular Clouds over Nebraska http://youth-webdigger.blogspot.com/2008_11_01_archive.html (scroll to bottom) SOSE - The Surprising Truth Behind the Construction of the Great Pyramids http://www.livescience.com/history/070518_bts_barsoum_pyramids.html SOSE - How Class Works http://www.nytimes.com/packages/html/national/20050515_CLASS_GRAPHIC/index_03.html MATHS - Math Pages http://www.mathpages.com/ MATHS - Math Resources http://www.khake.com/page47.html MATHS - Math Reference Tables http://www.math.com/tables/ PHYS ED - Sheldon Brown's Bicycle Technical Info http://sheldonbrown.com/ GENERAL - Looney Tunes Kids Web http://looneytunes.kidswb.com GENERAL - Homework Hub http://www.scholastic.com/kids/homework/index.htm From Scholastic. SOSE - Anzac Day Websites http://www.anzacwebsites.com/ Categorised websites for use in learning about Anzac Day. SOSE - Time: 51 Things We Can Do to Save the Environment http://www.time.com/time/specials/2007/environment/ SOSE - How Much Land to Power The Whole World with Solar? http://www.treehugger.com/files/2007/04/solar_power_world.php SOSE, ENGLISH - Australian Words http://www.anu.edu.au/andc/res/aus_words/index.php From the Australian National Dictionary Centre. MATHS, SOSE - Is it better to buy or rent? http://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/10/business/2007_BUYRENT_GRAPHIC.html Interactive graph. SCIENCE, MUSIC - The Science of Music http://www.exploratorium.edu/music/ SCIENCE, COMPUTING - Sci-Tech Today http://www.sci-tech-today.com/ COMPUTING - Microsoft Security Response Center Blog http://blogs.technet.com/msrc/ TEXTILES - Learn to Knit http://learntoknit.lionbrand.com/ FOODS - The Chork: A combined chopstick and fork http://www.gadling.com/2007/04/12/the-chork-chopsticks-fork-fusion/ AGRICULTURE - AgView http://www.agview.com/ "Agricultural search and indexing system." AGRICULTURE - Garden-based Learning http://www.hort.cornell.edu/gbl/ CHILD STUDIES - ToyNfo http://www.bigredtoybox.com/articles/ "The vintage toy encyclopedia." GENERAL - Year Book of Australia, 2008 http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/mf/1301.0 GENERAL - Wikipedia: Public Domain Image Resources http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Public_domain_image_resources GENERAL - Google Maps Australia http://maps.google.com.au/ You can type your street address in the search box. LITERACY - Crossword Dictionary http://www.crossword-dictionary.com/ LITERACY - Zach's Word Unscrambler http://www.zachwordunscrambler.com/ LITERACY - Scrambled word and crossword solver http://www.scrambledwordsolver.com/ MATHS - Mathematics Lessons http://math.rice.edu/~lanius/Lessons/index.html SOSE - Convicts to Australia http://www.convictcentral.com/ "A guide to researching your convict ancestors." SOSE - Google Maps Distance Calculator http://www.scrambledwordsolver.com/ GENERAL - Key Skills http://www.bbc.co.uk/keyskills/ FOODS, SOSE - Fast Food: Ads vs Reality http://www.thewvsr.com/adsvsreality.htm SOSE, SCIENCE - Personal Emissions Calculator http://www.epa.gov/climatechange/emissions/ind_calculator.html "Use this online calculator to obtain an estimate of your personal greenhouse gas emissions or your family's greenhouse gas emissions." SCIENCE - MyPhysicsLab: Physics Simulations with Java http://www.myphysicslab.com/ SCIENCE - The Sun in 3-D http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/stereo/sun/index.html LITERACY - English Grammar Lessons http://www.grammar-monster.com/ MUSIC - Lyrics Book http://www.lyricsbook.net/ MATHS - trigonometry Calculator http://www.visualtrig.com/ ENGLISH - Poetry for Kids http://www.kathimitchell.com/poemtypes.html. SCIENCE, HEALTH - How the Body Works http://kidshealth.org/kid/htbw/ GENERAL - Teachers First: Content Matrix http://www.teachersfirst.com/matrix.cfm GENERAL - Best Free Web Reference Sites http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/rusa/sections/mars/marspubs/marsbestindex.cfm GENERAL - The Study Skills Guide for Students http://www.educationatlas.com/study-skills.html GENERAL - The Link http://www.homeschoolnewslink.com/ Homeschool newspaper. See current issue and back issues. GENERAL - MetaGlossary.com http://www.metaglossary.com/ "Find meaning, not just links." GENERAL - US Government Official Web Portal http://www.usa.gov/ "Government information by topic." GENERAL - KidsComJr http://www.kidscomjr.com/home_flash.html Easy learning games and activities. GENERAL - WikiSeek http://www.wikiseek.com/index.php "A better way to search Wikipedia." GENERAL - WiseGeek http://www.wisegeek.com/ "Clear answers to common questions." GENERAL - Australia Day http://www.australiaday.org.au/ GENERAL, MATHS - 12-sided calendar http://www.ii.uib.no/~arntzen/kalender/ MATHS - 12-sided calendar http://www.ii.uib.no/~arntzen/kalender/ SOSE - Zfacts http://zfacts.com/ Facts and sources on current controversial topics. SOSE - Doomsday Clock: the closeness of nuclear destruction http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doomsday_clock SOSE - Time Best Photos of the Year 2006 http://www.time.com/time/yip/2006/ SOSE, SCIENCE - Earth from Space http://www.earthfromspace.si.edu/ SCIENCE - Chemical Elements http://www.chemicalelements.com/ SCIENCE - The Science Explorer http://www.exploratorium.edu/science_explorer/ SCIENCE - Scientific American http://www.scientificamerican.com/ COMPUTING - Top Ten Mistakes in Web Design http://www.useit.com/alertbox/9605.html COMPUTING - The Nastiest Malware Trends http://www.itsecurity.com/features/nastiest-malware-trends-011207/ COMPUTING - Web Monkey http://www.webmonkey.com/ AGRICULTURE, SCIENCE - SelecTree http://selectree.calpoly.edu/ "A tree selection guide." AGRICULTURE - Sheep Magazine http://www.sheepmagazine.com/ AGRICULTURE - Backyard Poultry Magazine http://www.backyardpoultrymag.com/ AGRICULTURE - Dairy Goat Journal http://dairygoatjournal.com/ (Link not working?) AGRICULTURE - Countryside and Small Stock Journal http://www.countrysidemag.com/ AGRICULTURE - Weekend Gardener http://www.weekendgardener.net/ MUSIC - Atlas of Plucked Instruments http://www.atlasofpluckedinstruments.com/ CHILD STUDIES - Expert Baby & Pregnancy Tips & Advice http://www.babyandpregnancy.co.uk/ FOODS - Ochef http://www.ochef.com/