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The Young Entrepreneur Award is an annual award given to a young American entrepreneur. The winner of this award is flown to Akron along with his/her parents/guardians to participate in the gala weekend banquet, ceremonies, and activities.
http://www.pafinc.com/students/young_e.htm
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This contest offers students from 46 states the chance to design a poster for Arbor Day 2005. The first place winner, his or her parents, and teacher will receive an expense-paid trip to Nebraska City, Nebraska, birthplace of Arbor Day. They will stay at Lied Lodge and Conference Center and participate in the April 29-May 1, 2005, National Awards Weekend. The winner also receives a $1,000 savings bond and a lifetime membership to The National Arbor Day Foundation. The winning student’s teacher will receive $200 for classroom materials. The seco...
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"Our Spanish, French, German and Italian programs are taught by native-speaking educators who immerse the children 100% in the foreign language in the context of engaging games, songs, arts & crafts, treasure hunts, and more - all developed by the Language Stars team of educators, linguists and early childhood experts! We focus solely on a young child’s “Window of Opportunity” to absorb a foreign language naturally, and we track the progress of each child from the listening stage through his first spontaneous sentences."
http://www.languagestars.com
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AWANA Clubs International is a Bible-based club, similar to Boy and Girl Scouts. AWANA was developed by two pastors. The first thought it might help to mature young Christians to learn about Jesus more than twice a week, on Sundays and maybe Wednesdays, so he and another pastor formed AWANA. AWANA Club consists of three parts: Game Time, where AWANA members play special games with beanbags, lightweight bowling pins, balloons, Velcro strips, and more; Council time, where they learn lessons about the Bible; and Handbook Time, where they memorize ...
http://www.awana.org/
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This is a program where you can learn to surf at your own pace and with world-class instructors. They provide the soft, safe surfboards.
http://www.cocoabeachsurfingschool.com/
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Discovery Cove is for the entire family, featuring once-in-a-lifetime, up-close and one-on-one encounters with dolphins and other exotic marine animals. You can have a good time with the animals like Dolphins, Stingrays (With stingers removed), and Tropical Fish. There also are great stuff to see like Birds, Sharks, and Barracudas. It was very cool and I hope that you can go to see it someday.
http://www.discoverycove.com/default2.aspx
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Millburn School is a public coeducational day school for grades K-8, located in Wadsworth, Illinois. Millburn is committed to efficiently preparing students to become productive, responsible members of a changing world by providing a nurturing environment that stimulates a voluntary desire to learn and educational experiences that rigorously promote the realization of individual potential and excellence in achievement.
http://www.millburn.lake.k12.il.us/
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This 3-week long summer program offers a lot of courses for gifted kids. Classes are held across the state of Massachusetts.
http://www.collegegate.com/
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This is a 5-day program that teaches about the French explorers and traders. They present oral history by play actors, play games and make period crafts.
http://www.lcfpd.org/
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ALEKS is a web-based math tutor. By knowing exactly which math concepts the student has mastered, which are shaky, and which are new but within reach, ALEKS enables the student to work on those concepts the student is most ready to learn. ALEKS closely interacts with the student, continuously updating its precise map of the student's knowledge state. ALEKS combines the advantages of one-on-one instruction and evaluation with the convenience of being on-call, on your computer, 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The cost is $17.95 per month. ...
http://www.aleks.com
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This article link is an excerpt from Tools for Teaching by Barbara Gross Davis from the University of California, Berkley. The article outlines some general strategies, then offers more detailed and specific suggestions, including how to structure courses and incorporating instructional behaviors among others. These tips are contructed in such a way as to be relevant to the GT population.
http://honolulu.hawaii.edu/intranet/committees/FacDevCom/guidebk/teachtip/motiv.htm
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These books by author D. Pilkey are for grades 2-5. The story is a superhero spoof: two misbehaving fourth-grade boys, Harold and George, hypnotize their school principal and turn him into their comic book creation, Captain Underpants. The boys have their hands full when the captain escapes and starts chasing bad guys in his underwear.
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In his first novel for a younger audience, author Carl Hiaasen plunges readers right into the middle of an ecological mystery, made up of endangered miniature owls, the Mother Paula's All-American Pancake House scheduled to be built over their burrows, and the owls' unlikely allies--three middle school kids determined to beat the screwed-up adult system. Hiaasen's tongue is firmly in cheek as he successfully cuts his slapstick sense of humor down to kid-size. Sure to be a hoot, er, hit with middle school mystery fans. Story summary: Roy Ebe...
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As a sequel to Ender's Shadow, Shadow of the Hegemon continues the story of Bean's life. Some of the kids who came home from the battle school were kidnapped and Bean sets off to find them.
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The Princess Diaries, Volume 1 is about a girl named Mia who discoveres that she is the heir to a small country called Genovia. The thing is, she dosen't want to be queen! This book is written in the form of a diary which Mia keeps. The book can be confusing, but it is very interesting. It is also a movie, but the book's better.
http://www.harpercollins.com/global_scripts/product_catalog/book_xml.asp?isbn=0380814021
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The Roman Mysteries is a collection of eight novels by author C. Lawrence and is for ages 9-12. Four additional books are planned in the series. Welcome to the world of Flavia Gemina. The year is 79 AD. The place is Ostia, the port of Rome. From here, Flavia Gemina, daughter of a Roman sea captain, embarks on thrilling adventures with her three friends Jonathan, Nubia and Lupus. As she and her friends attempt to solve their first crime, the clues lead them around Ostia: to the harbour, the forum, the lighthouse, and the tombs of the dead. Late...
http://www.romanmysteries.com/
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This is a 1940s Newbery Award winner which was reprinted for its 50th anniversary (with its two sequels in the same volume). In the first book, Elmer Elevator runs away with an alley cat to rescue a flying baby dragon who is being exploited on a faraway island. Elmer outwits the various animal residents of the island using his own ingenuity and cleverness, and frees the dragon. Read more about their adventures in the two sequels.
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This book by authors G. Waters and A. Mithrandir is for ages 9-12. Find out all the incredible hints you missed when you read the Harry Potter books! Discover scary information about Book 5!! See how the Harry Potter books are even more complex than Lord of the Rings!!! You won't BELIEVE what's in this book! NOTE: It does not give the plot away in advance, but there IS a spoiler warning because it does reveal clues and hints about J.K. Rowling's upcoming books!!
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This book, by author S. Covey is recommended for ages 13 and up. Based on his father's bestselling "The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People", Sean Covey applies the same principles to teens, using a vivacious, entertaining style. To keep it fun, Covey writes, he "stuffed it full of cartoons, clever ideas, great quotes, and incredible stories about real teens from all over the world... along with a few other surprises." Did he ever! Flip open to any page and become instantly absorbed in real-life stories of teens who have overcome obstacles to ...
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This book by author T. Pappas is for ages 9-12 and helps kids discover what mathematics is all about--not dreary, repetitive computations, but concepts brought to life by stories, puzzles, and challenges. With a section dedicated to puzzles, games, and tricks, and more than 100 illustrations packed into a large-sized format, this book is just the ticket for demystifying math and getting youngsters interested in it.
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This book by authors by S. Choron & H. Choron is for ages 9-12. The book is an information sandwich with everything on it, packed with the stuff you need to know and the stuff you never even knew you wanted to know. Here are tons of fun facts about your favorite movies, music, books, and sports and games, along with kid survival tips and techniques. Find out how to defend yourself against vampires, what to do if you're afraid of the dark, and how to look great in your school picture. You'll also find hundreds of addresses for kid-friendly Web s...
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This book by author F. Watt is for ages 10 and up. Learn how to paint a watercolor wash, splatter paint, print patterns with plastic wrap, and create resist effects with oil pastels, to name just a few of the techniques covered in The Usborne Book of Art Skills. It's packed full of ideas for painting, drawing, printing and collage.
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These self-paced, self-guided workbooks by S. Rasmussen are for grades 4-12 and motivate students to succeed. Do you have students who have never mastered fraction concepts or who need a good review? Key to Fractions covers all topics from basic concepts to mixed numbers and is written with secondary students in mind. Minimal reading is required, so students can easily work independently or in small groups. There are four book levels available.
http://www.keypress.com/catalog/products/key_to/Prod_KeyToFractions.html
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Welcome to the world's largest Lego shop! Shop online for Lego products for all ages or request a catalog to be sent to you. Shopping categories include Baby & Toddler, Preschool, Stories & Themes, Action & Competition, Building Sets, and Exclusives & Accessories.
http://shop.lego.com/
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This cd rom has a photo safari and lots of games to learn about animals. It even has animal videos. Amazing Animals provides an introduction into the world of animals including behavior, appearance, and habitat through games and activities. It also includes a teacher guide.
http://www.learnatglobal.com/
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This software is a simulation game that involves ecosystem planning and management. It also involves genetic engineering of digital creatures.
http://www.creatures3.com
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A series of computer games that teach many different subjects and things. The series includes The Castle of Dr. Brain, The Island of Dr. Brain, The Lost Mind of Dr. Brain, Dr. Brain's IQ Adventure, Action Reaction, Puzzleopolis, Mindventure, and The Time Warp of Dr. Brain. Subjects covered range from math to antonyms and synonyms, logic and reasoning, astronomy, weights and measures.
http://www.mobygames.com/game_group/sheet/gameGroupId,218/
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This CD-ROM is part of an interactive series based on the latest syllabus. It accompanies Singapore Math grades 3 and 4. Its dynamic environment and meaningful activities serve to enhance the learning of mathematical concepts and skills, and foster positive attitudes towards mathematics.
http://www.timesone.com.sg/fpl
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This distance learning program offers a self-paced math curriculum, complete from first grade through first-year calculus. Pre-tests identify items already mastered and items still requiring work. Program does not provide any instruction, only generates worksheets with problems in areas which still require further work. Program must be overseen by an actively involved teacher for learning to occur. New topics must be taught by a teacher.
http://www.renlearn.com
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This board game is tic-tac-toe with a twist: It combines tic-tac-toe and chess. The object of the game to get three of the octagonal game pieces in a row, as in tac-tac-toe, but it can be made harder by adding variety.
http://www.dstoys.com/search?portal_type=Toy+Product&SearchableText=chung+toi&submit=Go
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This puzzle gameasks players to rearrange the nine tiles to solve the puzzle. Tiles are self contained in a 7 1/2" square box.
http://www.damert.com/puzzles/puzzles.html
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This board game based on the Harry Potter series of books asks players to determine who cast which secret spell and where it was done. Moving through the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft, exploring secret passages and hidden rooms, players uncover clues. At the same time, a ghost is moving through the school trying to disrupt the players' efforts. When someone thinks they've solved the mystery, they head to the third-floor corridor (guarded by Fluffy) to make a guess. A correct guess wins the game, but an incorrect guess gets you expelled.
http://www.mattelgames.com/harrypotter/us/index.asp
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This board game for is designed for 2-4 players or teams. The questions are all centered on the English language and include topics such as: word scrambles, definitions, quotations, rhyming, and prefixes and suffixes.
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This board game based on the J.R.R. Tolkien series has players try to destroy the One Ring in Mordor. Each player plays a hobbit together as a team and you play against Sauron.
http://www.hasbro.com/pl/page.viewproduct/product_id.13162/dn/default.cfm
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This collection of board games was selected to sharpen your wits on and a host of word puzzles and conundrums in the accompanying 64-page book, The Mensa Pack guarantees hours of fun for the whole family. Among the boardgames are variations on old favorites such as Solitaire as well as something to satisfy even the most gadget-mined teenager in the form of the Space Strategy game. While those with a passion for word puzzles ponder over the crosswords, everyone else can join forces to work their way through the conundrums in the Giant M...
http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/isbnInquiry.asp?userid=388FPRU0DH&isbn=0760738920&itm=1
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This book includes 75 word games and puzzles. The puzzles include Scrambles, Make-a-word and others. This book, published by Mensa, is targeted at highly intelligent children.
http://www.chroniclebooks.com
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This board game is a modern take on ancient strategy games played with rocks. The rules of Pente are simple - get five stones in a row to win - but as players become more skilled, the game requires strategy and planning to win. This is an excellent, challenging game for two or more players.
http://www.decipher.com/partyzone/pente/index.html
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This game requires teams to identify what the secret word is based upon a drawing. Fast-paced and great for large groups and parties.
http://www.hasbro.com/default.asp?x=gettogethergames/gtg
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This board game is about global domination. You have batallions and you place them on the board, which is a map of the world. You roll with a certain amount of dice (it is all depending on what you have) and you conquer other armies to win control of their countries.
http://www.avalonhill.com/default.asp?x=games/risk
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This website offers users expert information, network with parents, psychologists, and teachers, and participation in an email discussion group.
http://www.a-gifted-child.com
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This website hosts an online community that supports the needs parents of gifted children. There are three email lists (GT-adults, GT-families, and GT-Special). There is also a MOO (virtual world with various thigs to do) for kids and parents. They also have a collection of articles, books, links, and other information regarding gifted children.
http://www.gtworld.org
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This website on homeschooling provides several articles ranging from gifted child development to special needs children. There are articles with religious slants as well as secular issues. Numerous print resources on various issues regarding homeschooling are provided.
http://www.homeschoolzone.com
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This mixed media electronic project kit helps kids learn the basics of electricity and electronics. This kit has a control panel with LED digital display, photoelectric cell, light emitting diodes, and more. Integrated circuits for teaching computer basics. Put together a burglar alarm and 299 other fun and educational projects. The easy-to-follow manual takes you step by step through each one. Requires 6 "AA" batteries.
http://www.elenco.com
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This glazed cookie kit comes in many designs. The cookies come packaged with two food coloring markers to color it and then you can eat it if you would like. Color-A-Cookie has some character licenses, including Arthur.
http://www.coloracookie.com
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This interactive globe features two modes that it can be set to: informational (facts) and challenge (find the state/capital/continent/country, etc.). Facts also includes information on population, area, money, music, distance between points, time and more.
http://www.leapfrog.com/do/findproduct?ageGroupKey=grade&key=explorerglobe
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This mixed-media curriculum uses peridodicals as well as an interactive online community to encourage reading. Weekly Reader is a leader in the educational field and a publisher of materials for elementary and secondary schools. More than 90 percent of the school districts in the United States are using their materials. Today, Weekly Reader is the leading classroom periodical publisher, coming in seven grade-specific editions, and serving more than 7 million elementary schoolchildren in 50,000 schools. The company also publishes other br...
http://www.weeklyreader.com/homepage.asp
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This online curriculum stresses computer use in the classroom and takes advantage of Internet communication to develop a worldwide community. It offers all kinds of projects that kids and teachers can participate in. It also lists lots of other websites that are great. Topics included are technology, curriculum, schools, research, online projects and competitions, and more.
http://www.gigglepotz.com
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This webaite is the online presence of the Discovery Channel It includes areas for most if not all of the shows aired on the network. New things are added each week.
http://www.discovery.com
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This website is everything weather. There are Doppler radar images, image loops, forecasts for your local area, and much, much, more. It's fun for the whole family -- especially the interesting weather facts.
http://www.weather.com
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This building set by K'Nexis more than 5 feet tall, and the energy will amaze you. Balls dart different ways through chutes, wheels, drops and more. Add the *K'NEX Motor Pack (sold seperately) to motorize your creations. You'll enjoy this building challenge. Item builds 4 models: Big Ball Factory, Super Ferris Wheel, Swing Ride, and Heliport.
http://www.knex.com
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This building set by K'Nex is the radio-controlled Master of Robot World that you control! Control-A-Bot features fully directional radio-controlled movement, the ability to turn your voice into his robot voice, eyes and mouth that light up, 4 motors for ultimate control, and directions to build 6 enormous models. Packed full of technology, Control-A-Bot truly puts you in command! Item builds 6 models: Command-A-Bot, ButlerBot, Tall Grab-A-Bot, CraneBot, Toss-A-Bot, and SpinnerBot. This set plastic rods of all sizes and connectors (K'Nex.) I...
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This building system offers exceptional play value through building and bringing models to life. It inspires creativity, builds self-confidence and encourages interaction among children and parents. The possibilities are endless! K'NEX is the number one construction toy company in the non-brick category and getting bigger every day!
http://www.knex.com/
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This construction system -- K'NEX ® brand constructors, found at most toy stores -- allows users to build simple and informative models of DNA. Dr. Benson has created the DNA models with the K'NEX and has posted pictures on this website so that students can recreate them themselves. He provides informative instructions for creating the models and explanations about the structures.
http://c3.biomath.mssm.edu/knex/dna.models.knex.html
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This building set -- Lego Mindstorms Vision Command -- consists of a small web cam and the Lego pieces required to build a variety of stands for the camera. The software package includes several tutorials, a programming interface that can work with Lego Mindstorms Robotics Invention System, and a video editing program that allows you to make timelapse and stopmotion animations, record videos, and take pictures. It also allows you to email your creations.
http://mindstorms.lego.com/products/vc/index.asp
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This building system is an award-winning science toy that both children and adults will like. There are magnetic rods and steel balls to discover design and evaluate the strength and sturdiness of different shapes. You can even make your own compass.
http://www.dstoys.com/products/DesignScienceToys/RC.30.can
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This building set -- Spybot -- is a LEGO machine with wheels and two claws and a laser light. You get instructions from the computer and you are able to program missions for it to do and download them from the computer. It also has a remote control.
http://www.lego.com/eng/spybotics/default.asp?x=x
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This video/DVD is a musical movie with the animation done by computers. It has seven tracks, each with its own set of computer-produced instruments. Animusic even uses lasers, floating drumsticks, and gear-powered drums!
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This video/DVD -- a this complicated but impressive family movie -- was spawned by Lego's Bionicle line, to bolster the toys' mythic appeal. Bionicle: Mask of Light focuses on the robotic Matoran tribe from the island of Mata Nui, which is protected by six powerful guardians known as the Toa. Two small Matorans--one a potentially heroic "herald" and the other a historian-witness called "chronicler"--find a sacred mask of light, suggesting the imminent of arrival of a seventh Toa. Identifying that mystery figure proves difficult, however, especi...
http://www.maskoflight.com/splashFlash.html
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This video series explores the origins of mythical creatures and how they mean different things to the world's cultures. It Titles include: Apocolypse; Birds & Things with Wings; Creature of the Deep; Creatures of the Night; Dragons; Man Beasts; Mythical Cats, Spirits of the Forest; The Underworld; Tricky Tricksters; and Werewolf.
http://www.kiddomusic.com/CreaturesFantasticVideoSeries.html
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This video/DVD accompanies the Scholastic books showing history from the perspective of fictional girls living at different time periods: TITLES (In order by historical chronology): A JOURNEY TO THE NEW WORLD: The Diary of Remember Patience Whipple, Mayflower, 1620 by Kathryn Lasky STANDING IN THE LIGHT: The Captive Diary of Catharine Carey Logan, Delaware Valley, Pennsylvania, 1763 by Mary Pope Osborne THE WINTER OF RED SNOW: The Revolutionary War Diary of Abigail Jane Stewart, Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, 1777 by Kristiana Gregory ...
http://www.scholastic.com/dearamerica/
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This video/DVD is from the TV series by Stephen Hawking, whose book "A Brief History of Time" became an instant best seller. Now, his genius is fully revealed in this new series that will treat you to the latest and most profound advances in cosmological thought in true down-to-earth Hawking fashion. Encompassing Hawking's matchless point of view, these six programs spin an intergalactic detective story, rich with mystery, unexpected twists and astonishing revelations. Titles are: "The Big Bang," "On the Dark Side," and "Black Holes and Beyond....
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/hawking/html/home.html
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This video set includes a four-volume PBS series on dinosaurs. It is filmed on location with scientists and explains the latest discoveries. Vol. 1 "The Monsters Emerge" is about the discovery of dinosaurs; Vol. 2 is "Flesh on the Bones"; Vol. 3 is "The Nature of the Beast"; and Vol. 4 is "The Death of the Dinosaur" They are 60 minutes each. They are offered as a set or individually through the PBS online store.
http://www.shoppbs.org/product/index.jsp?productId=1405660&cp=1377983.1377985&parentPage=family
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This video from NOVA takes viewers on an incredible voyage into the microworld of the human body to explore The Universe Within. Breathtaking sports photography captures amazing athletes in action--but the real action happens inside, revealed by microphotography that is in the style of NOVA's classic documentary of human development, The Miracle of Life. The program covers three incredible team efforts: the coordination of muscles, bones, heart and circulatory system that makes Mike Powell the world's greatest long jumper; the digestive dyna...
http://main.wgbh.org/wgbh/shop/wg2206.html
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This website is a great place to visit if a child had a difficult question about science that needs to be answered. You can ask any question about science and get an answer. You can also read about the questions and answers that other children have asked and had answered.
http://www.wsu.edu/DrUniverse/Contents.html
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This website features Blender -- an open-source modeling program and 3-D environment. Blender also includes a game engine where you can program and create your own games and interactive content using a graphical programming language and/or a powerful scripting engine. Blender also has a large user community and lots of great tutorials within and outside their site.
http://www.blender3d.org/
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This website provides information on more than 2,000 composers, as well as links to additional information and music for each composer.
http://www.classical-composers.org/cgi-bin/ccd.cgi
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This website provides a comprehensive news source entirely in Spanish.
http://www.cnnenespanol.com
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This website contains information about the Human Genome Project. Begun in 1990, the U.S. Human Genome Project is a 13-year effort coordinated by the Department of Energy and the National Institutes of Health. The project originally was planned to last 15 years, but effective resource and technological advances accelerated the completion date to 2003. The Genomes to Life program is DOE's next step in genomics--building on data and resources from the Human Genome Project, the Microbial Genome Program, and systems biology to accelerate unders...
http://doegenomes.org/
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This website contains a wealth of online exercises, quizzes & tests, grammar notes, and links to audio pronunciation guides. It also has vocabulary lists, games, and cultural notes. Additionally, there are links to lesson plans and sites where you can create your own games and quizzes.
http://eleaston.com/spanish.html
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This website features a directory and search engine of insect-related resources on the Internet. This is the most complete listing of online entomology resources available.
http://www.ent.iastate.edu/List/
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This website, created by the Jumpstart Coalition, is dedicated to increasing financial literacy among youth. Their "12 Principles every child should know" is a great resource for teaching kids about personal finance.
http://www.jumpstart.org/
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This website is all about health -- with information about children from before birth through adolescence. There are designated areas for kids, teens, and parents with in-depth features, articles, animations, games, and resources.
http://kidshealth.org/kid/
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This website offers the "internet's most extensive collection of free Spanish learning tools." The online tutorial/curriculum covers pronunciation, grammar, vocabulary, verb drills, and other topics. Registered members can take quizzes and save their results to their virtual report card.
http://www.studyspanish.com
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This website is the kids' places to go for information and games related to the CIA. The site includes a history, book list, as well as sections for exploration such as CIA Canine Corps, Aerial Photography Pigeons, Geography Trivia Quiz, Try a Disguise, Break the Code, and a word puzzle.
http://www.odci.gov/cia/ciakids/index.shtml
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This website offers lots of current events, maps and ideas on how to help other people as well as some educational games and puzzles.
http://www.classbrain.com
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This website features great information about and pictures of animals. There is a virtual zoo, an animal photo gallery, animal news, magazines, games, prints and posters, animal webcams, articles and research, animal quotes, zoos and aquariums directory, and a page of related links.
http://www.exzooberance.com
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This website lets users register an account as an author, type up a story, and post it on the site. You can also read others' stories, review them, and get hints to help you with your stories. The topics are varied- original work, poetry, stories in many genre, as well as take-offs from TV shows, comics, movies and much more.
http://www.fanfiction.net
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This website offers educational games for ages 6-17. The easy-to-use search allows you to search for games for any age, or by subject, title, and keyword. It also features a section for parents and teachers.
http://www.funbrain.com
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This website offers viewable maps of just about anywhere. There is also a daily geography quiz offering a $60 prize to the first person who can figure out what location is being described. Maps are also available for purchase.
http://graphicmaps.com
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This website gives visitors a chance to click on a button and help feed hungry people. The Hunger Site focuses the power of the Internet on a specific humanitarian need - the eradication of world hunger.
http://www.thehungersite.com
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This website provides numerous activities for the young and interested child. From the easy arts to more complicated activities, this site can accommodate young children and their parents with several hours of educational entertainment.
http://www.janbrett.com/activities_pages.htm
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This website has programs to download that let you create your own computer games and learn programming languages. It also has neat programs to download like games and puzzles and chemistry, languages, writing, math and physics.
http://www.kidsfreeware.com/
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This website is a place where where kids can write stories and even compose music and post them on the net. Kids' Space aims to foster literacy, artistic expression, and cross-cultural understanding; and break down cultural, religious, ethnic and racial barriers between children of the world by promoting cross-cultural collaboration in creative projects.
http://www.kids-space.org
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