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5/15/08
Billy Gibbons - Gives us a 'Blues' Guitar Lesson NEW
This is one of the best guitar lessons I've seen on YouTube. There are others!
Guitar Lessons
5/14/08
Getting Started with Geocaching NEW
Everything you would like to know about the Geocaching sport.
[If you are looking for a cache in Milpitas, CA, contact me. There is one in the park next to our home!]
Maps
5/8/08
Secrets of the Dead NEW
PBS featured interactives: Fire Investigation, Caught the Flu? and Amazon Facial Reconstruction.
Crime Scene Investigation
Animals and Exhibits NEW
Dive into the world of water without getting wet at the New England Aquarium. Explore vibrant coral reefs, from the Bahamas and the tropical Pacific to temperate Australia.
Ocean Creatures
Fun Activities for Kids NEW
Ponds Freeze in the Winter - Why Doesn't the Ocean? Counting the Fish in the Sea. Make Your Own Deep-Sea Vent. How Sea-dwelling Animals Stay Warm. Make Your Own Sea Otter.
Ocean Creatures
Marine Mammal Trainers Blog NEW
Subscribe to this blog to watch videos of the northern fur seals at the New England Aquarium.
Ocean Creatures
Spelling City NEW
This spelling program provides spelling practice for spelling help at home or school. Teachers and parents can enter and save their own spelling lists for their students/children. Students can play games with their words or any saved lists. Teachers and parents can save and share their lists. The forum allows teachers and parents to share lists and ideas.
Spelling
Make an Anemometer NEW
Kids may find "anemometer" difficult to say, but they'll
find an anemometer easy to make by following the instructions for this simple Dixie cup model.
Weather
5/6/08
Just for Fun NEW
Take a break with Terminex interactive games and activities. We're always adding new features, so check back often. Create a bug.
Determine what kind of bug personality you are most like. Make a bug mask. Try your hand at a Swarmer Slider Puzzle.
Bugs
Teachers' Pests NEW
Simple educational projects for all ages from Terminex. Choose activities by age group:Egg (Ages 4-6), Larva (Ages 7-9),
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Bugs
4/30/08
Parent-Teen Driving Agreement NEW
The Parent-Teen Driving Agreement is a contractual arrangement between parents and teens that states the rules and regulations for driving and the consequences for contractual violations.
Learn Safe Driving
4/29/08
Sentence of the Week NEW
Our Sentence of the Week will show you a wretched sentence, discuss why it is wretched, and explain how to fix it. From the University of Chicago Writing Program.
Grammar
4/24/08
Yosemite's Ansel Adams NEW
Video. Meet Michael Adams, son of Ansel Adams, as he tells you about growing up with his sister, Ann, in Yosemite, helping his father take his famous photographs.
Photography for Kids
EarthSky Kids NEW
The articles and podcasts are by scientists and cover interesting and varied topics. In general the articles are suited for around 8 and up and the podcasts for 12 and up.
Science Experiments
4/23/08
Unschooling Teens NEW
I am a 17-year-old unschooler. I was accepted into my top-choice college and was awarded 2/3 tuition scholarship. I have had many successes in local theatre. My local community has asked me to write about how I impressed colleges and navigated the admissions process. So I am working on a Squidoo page (Squidoo is a site where users create a singular page on a topic) about unschooling teens. By Andi Enns.
Homeschooling Teens' Sites
4/21/08
Letterboxing of North America NEW
An intriguing pastime combining navigational skills and rubber stamp artistry in a charming "treasure hunt" style outdoor quest. A wide variety of adventures can be found to suit all ages and experience levels.
Maps
Orienteering ¨ the Sport of a Lifetime NEW
Orienteering is the sport of navigation with map and compass. It's easy to learn, but always challenging.
Maps
4/19/08
The Fairie Chronicles NEW
What if you discovered you had magical fairy powers? Meet the girls of The Fairy Chronicles, otherwise normal girls like you with special gifts. Their extraordinary adventures will change the world.
Myths
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Bull Run
by Paul Fleischman
If you are one of those concerned parents, allow me to tell you that yes, there is violence in "Bull Run". Heck, you're not going to have a whole book about a single exceedingly bloody battle without some blood actually making it into the text. However, the battle violence is brief and the story a compelling one. If you've a kid just hankering for the glories of combat, this should snap them out of THAT little fantasy right quick. Ages 10 and up.
Civil War
Make Your Own Mud Clock
by Toysmith
Don't believe what your mom has been saying all your life there is always a place for mud in the house. The Mud Clock is a eco-friendly clock that requires no batteries, just a little dirt and water.
Clocks
Red: The Next Generation of American Writers--Teenage Girls--On What Fires Up Their Lives Today
by Amy Goldwasser
Dani, an aspiring actress and writer who has appeared in commercials and theater productions in San Francisco and Los Angeles, is now homeschooled in Pleasanton, CA. In "Ms. President," Dani calls for empowerment for girls everywhere, saying she will speak for all the girls across the globe, many of whom don't feel they have the power to speak out against their injustices.
Activism
English Composition
The Healthy Body Cookbook: Over 50 Fun Activities and Delicious Recipes for Kids
by Joan D'Amico and Karen Eich Drummond
There are many great cookbooks written for kids, but each chapter of this one has three special ingredients. First, each examines a body part or a topic of importance for maintaining good health. Second, the chapters also include science activities that explore those topics or body parts. Third, each then provides several nutritional recipes meant to boost the function or body part covered in the chapter.
Cooking Kids' Recipes
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