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May 21st, 2012Artist’s Interactive Toolkit!
May 12th, 2012Hi! It’s Saturday, May 12, 2012 and time for Art at ClickSchooling!
Recommended Website:
The Artist’s Tookit
Age Range: 9 and up (approximately, with parental supervision; very young children may enjoy this with parental assistance)
This interactive, multi-media website offers an opportunity to virtually explore the visual elements and principles of art such line, color, and shape that artists use to create works of art.
When you get to the site you’ll see a menu on the left side of the page that includes:
*Explore the Toolkit – Watch animated demonstrations, see examples of the art from museums, and create your own compositions as you explore:
- Line – including edge and outline.
- Color – including primary and secondary colors as well as tints and shades.
- Space – including depth, linear, and aerial perspectives.
*See Artists in Action – Watch movies of professional artists making original compositions.
*Encyclopedia – This terrific tool explains and demonstrates concepts such as line, shape, color, space, and texture.
Free Math & Engineering Lessons for K-12
April 30th, 2012Hi! It’s Monday, April 30, 2012 and time for Math at ClickSchooling!
Recommended Website:
Teach Engineering
Age Range: 5-18 (Designed for Grades K-12; the majority of the material is for Grades 3 and up, with parental supervision.)
Get free, open-ended, hands-on lessons and activities to stimulate your students’ interest in math and science through engineering. As explained at the website, “engineers have a hand in designing, creating or modifying nearly everything we touch, wear, eat, see and hear” in the real world. The free K-12 engineering curricula at this website integrates math, science, and technology through exploration of the “built world” around us so that it’s relevant to the lives of young people.
The idea here is to encourage students to pose questions about “why things work” and then gain skills and use their imaginations to create innovations that improve the world for everyone.
When you get to the website you’ll see the featured “Editor’s Pick.” Above it is a menu that says “Browse.” Below it, you can click on menu items to find curricula sorted by:
*Activities - In my opinion, this is the place to start because the stand-alone, hands-on, fun experiments are sure to engage your kids’ interest and may springboard you to further learning. There are over 600 activities (that include a materials list and instructions) covering a range of possibilities such as the exploration of acids and bases, designing a bicycle helmet, learning about kidney filtering, investigating Ohm’s Law, playing “Rock Jeopardy,” making Yogurt Cup Speakers and more.
*Lessons – Get over 380 different lessons that meet content standards on topics that include Air Pressure, Ampere’s Law, Art in Engineering, Animals in Engineering, Friction, Magnetics, Mar s, Rivers, Rocks, Paper Airplanes, Water, and much more.
*Subject Areas – Find out all of the math topics covered including Algebra, Geometry, Measurement, Number and Operations, Problem Solving, Reasoning and Proof. You’ll find lots of science content as well.
*Curricular Units – These theme-based learning experiences are composed of multiple lessons designed to take place over several weeks in a classroom environment. There are units on asteroid impact, bridges, cells, energy, floaters and sinkers, marine mapping, natural disasters, rockets, simple machines, weather and more. They can be tweaked for the homeschool learning environment.
All of the lessons and activities include the estimated time it takes and the approximate cost for the materials.
Teach Engineering is a terrific resource so bookmark it to return often!
Free Sign Language Lessons, Workbooks, & Quizzes!
April 28th, 2012Hi! It’s Saturday, April 28, 2012 and time for Electives at ClickSchooling!
Recommended Website:
ASL University
The ASL University website offers FREE, online, self-study lessons and resources for students who want to learn American Sign Language!
ASL University started as an online American Sign Language class taught by Dr. Bill Vicars, an Assistant Professor of ASL and Deaf Studies at California State University in Sacramento. He has taken his passion for this topic and transferred it all to this continuously updated website.
When you get to the site you’ll see a menu that includes links to:
? First 100 Signs
? Free Lessons
? Dictionary
? Numbers
? Fingerspelling
? Workbook (Practice Sentences)
? Self-Study Schedule
You’ll even find Jokes, Fingerspelling Art, Advice, and much more.
Social Studies – Africa!
April 26th, 2012Hi! It’s Thursday, April 26, 2012 and time for Social Sciences at ClickSchooling!
Recommended Website:
Smithsonian Museum of Natural History: African Voices
Age Range: 9 and up (approximately, with parental supervision)
The Smithsonian Museum of Natural History sponsors this website as a companion to a permanent exhibit on the influence of Africa’s countries and people on global history and culture. In this multi-media virtual exhibit you can explore Africa’s history and culture though art objects and textiles and enjoy video and sound clips that include interviews, folk tales, songs, and oral epics that are part of Africa’s rich cultural heritage.
When you get to the site you’ll see a scrolling menu on the right side of your screen that includes:
*History – Follow an interactive timeline that explores Africa’s history from ancient to modern times including the Nile Valley, Slave Trade, Colonialism, South Africa, and the continent’s tragedies and triumphs.
*Themes – Explore Africa’s diversity, its environment, and people through museum collections that tell evocative stories. Watch and hear African’s comment on their history and culture including literature, proverbs, and music. Themes include:
- Wealth in Africa
- Market Crossroads
- Working In Africa
- Living in Africa
- Kongo Crossroads
- Global Africa
You’ll also find a photo-exhibit that explores African religions and carvings of various deities. Don’t miss the “Learning Center” where you’ll find links to further learning materials about Africa on the Web.
Free Middle Ages Interactives!
April 19th, 2012Hi! It’s Thursday, April 19, 2012 and time for Social Sciences at ClickSchooling!
Recommended Website:
Learner.org: Middle Ages
Age Range: 14-18 (Grades 9-12)
This multi-media, interactive presentation on the Middle Ages was developed for High School students. It’s designed in such a way, that you can briefly touch on the topics or explore them in-depth.
When you get to the site you’ll see a welcome message. Click “Enter” and a new page opens with a menu that includes:
*Feudal Life - Learn about the feudal system, nobility, serfs, and The Magna Carta.
*Religion – Explore Catholic cathedrals including Amiens and Notre Dame, learn about monastic life and pilgrimages.
*Homes – Take a virtual tour of a medieval village and compare the living quarters of noblemen and peasants.
*Clothing – Find out what kind of clothing was worn by peasants and nobles. Get information on the textiles of the medieval period.
*Health – Get information on hygiene, disease (including the Black Death), and medieval medicine and remedies.
*Arts & Entertainment – Find out how art and music developed from religious liturgy. View some hunting-themed tapestries.
*Town Life – Read about trade and the marketplace in medieval Europe, as well as town governments.
In each section you’ll find links to further learning resources as well.
