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= Smithsonian's History Explorer =

[|Artificial Anatomy-Body Parts]
In this interactive from Smithsonian's National Museum of American History, students learn anatomy by matching images of body parts to their location on Jerome, a papier-mâché anatomical model. It is part of the online exhibition entitled //Artificial Anatomy: Papier-Mâché Anatomical Models.//

//[|Be A Movie Director]//
In this interactive game from Smithsonian's National Museum of American History, students develop research skills and explore the Museum's collections as they create a movie using images from an online image database. This interactive is included in the online exhibition entitled //America on the Move//, which focuses on transportation in US history.

[|Drive Through Time]
In this interactive game from Smithsonian's National Museum of American History, students use a virtual time machine to explore modes of transportation during four different eras and create a photo album of their trip using period photographs. This interactive is included in the online exhibition entitled //America on the Move//, which focuses on transportation in US history.

[|Edison Invents]
Thomas Alva Edison changed our world! His genius gave us electric lights in our home and an entire system that produced and delivered electrical power. He was the first to record sound - and he also started the recording industry. Edison developed the first movie camera and produced the first movies. Learn more about Edison's creative genius in this online exhibition from the Lemelson Center at the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History. The exhibition includes a biography of Edison, instructions on how to make a light bulb, an interactive game, and a list of recommended resources.

= Language Arts - READ,WRITE,THINK - National Council of Teachers of English =

[|Calendar Activities]
Not your everyday calendar, here you can find important events in literary history, authors' birthdays, and a variety of holidays, all with related activities and resources that make them more relevant to students. View by day, by week, or by month.

[|Analyzing & Podcasting about Oscar Wilde]
This lesson introduces students to Oscar Wilde’s public persona by studying the articles and images used to advertise his American lecture tour in 1882. Students analyze the ways that these texts both promote and discredit Wilde. As a class, students review photographs and caricatures of Wilde; afterward, they individually conduct online research in search of other photographs and images of Wilde. The lesson culminates in the production of a podcast where students compare a caricature from the lecture tour with another image they have found on the Internet, explaining how the images characterize Wilde.

[|Venn Diagram, 3 Circles]
This interactive tool allows students to create Venn Diagrams that contain three overlapping circles. Students identify and record concepts that can be placed in one of the three circles or in the overlapping areas, allowing them to organize their information logically. Students may view and edit their draft diagrams, then print the finished diagrams for reference. In some cases, the Venn diagram tool has been customized to complement a specific lesson or activity.

=// Science //=

[|Chemicool Periodic Table]
This is an all-purpose, interactive periodic table that would be useful for high-school chemistry classes. In addition to general information about the elements, it includes the following: states, energies, oxidation and electrons, appearance and characteristics, reactions, conductivity, abundances, and more.

[|The Cyber-rific Periodic Table of the Elements]
Molecule Man introduces you to the Cyber-rific Periodic Table of the Elements, which features a very colorful and intuitive interface. As you interact with the table, you see brief descriptions of the elements. Rolling over an element displays information about its atomic number, weight, room temperature, and common uses. Clicking on the element provides information about the element's history and materials in which it is commonly found.

[|Earthquakes]
This site utilizes animations and step-by-step text explanations of key concepts relating to earthquakes. You can see flash animations and photographs describing plate tectonics, faults, seismograms, seismographs, and other topics. You can click to see animations of divergent, convergent, and transformational movements of plates. You are invited to try simple simulations to understand how these movements occur. Additional information is provided about the earth's crust, mantle, and core.

[|Science Podcasts]
Science Update radio shows -- daily, 60-second radio features covering the latest discoveries in science, technology, and medicine -- are now available as daily or weekly podcasts. A week's worth of daily shows and the most recent weekly podcast appear on the homepage, while the archive holds shows dating back to 2001, sortable both by date and by subject matter. An additional page explains podcasting and how you can use it.

[|Powers of Ten]
This page contains an applet based on the Powers of Ten concept that was advanced by architect Charles Eames, who first utilized powers to aid in visualization of large numbers and who directed the film of the same name. The page contains an applet that allows viewers to look at the Milky Way at 10 million light years from Earth and then move through space towards Earth in successive orders of magnitude until you reach a tall oak tree. After that, the applet takes you from the actual size of a leaf into a microscopic world that reveals leaf cell walls, the cell nucleus, chromatin, DNA, and finally, into the subatomic universe of electrons and protons. The page also explains exponential notation.

[|Energy Transformation for a Pendelum]
This resource from the Physics Classroom provides an animation of the motion of a pendulum. As this demonstration shows, the motion of a pendulum is a classic example of mechanical energy conservation. In addition to an animated demonstration of a pendulum’s motion, this resource includes an interactive quiz with which you can test your own understanding of this concept. Pop-up menus allow you to check your work. Also included are links to further resources, including relevant sections from The Physics Classroom tutorials = =

=// Mathematics //=

[|Dynamic Paper]
Check out our newest tool! The **[|Dynamic Paper]** application allows you to create images of nets for 3‑D shapes, tessellations of polygons, number grids with any number of rows, columns, and integers, spinners with various numbers of sectors, and more! You can then create a PDF worksheet with the images you choose, or you can export the images to JPEG format for use in other applications or on the web. Check it out!

==[|Pan Balance - Expressions]== This interactive pan balance allows numeric or algebraic expressions to be entered and compared. You can "weigh" the expressions you want to compare by entering them on either side of the balance. Using this interactive tool, you can practice arithmetic and algebraic skills, and investigate the important concept of equivalence.

[|A Geometric Investigation]
What is the value of (//a// + //b//)2? You might think it's //a//2 + //b//2, but it's not! Use this geometric demonstration to find out what it really is.

[|Algebraic Transformations - Commutative Rectangle]
Students typically learn about the concepts of identity, inverse, commutativity, and associativity by exploring the four basic operations (+, –, ×, and ÷) with integers. In this lesson, students investigate these concepts using a geometric model. Moves are performed with a rectangle, and the results of an operation that combines two moves are analyzed. Students determine if the operation is commutative or associative; if an identity element exists; or if there are inverses for any of the moves.

[|Algebra Tiles]
Using tiles to represent variables and constants, learn how to represent and solve algebra problem. Solve equations, substitute in variable expressions, and expand and factor. Flip tiles, remove zero pairs, copy and arrange, and make your way toward a better understanding of algebra.

[|Angle Sums]
Examine the angles in a triangle, quadrilateral, pentagon, hexagon, heptagon or octagon. Can you find a relationship between the number of sides and the sum of the interior angles?

[|Geometric Solids Simulator]

 * This tool allows you to learn about various geometric solids and their properties. You can manipulate and color each shape to explore the number of faces, edges, and vertices, and you can also use this tool to investigate the following question:> For any polyhedron, what is the relationship between the number of faces, vertices, and edges? ||