Future Problem Solvers' Resources
Video on coral bleaching from Australia: http://youtu.be/Ly11Waw3zJM
Cartoon video about coral bleaching: http://youtu.be/XNAoexBmSik
Video from Australia: http://youtu.be/60jof35WuAo
And yet another from Australia: http://youtu.be/iW8nCALx5iA
article from Science Daily: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/10/081028132106.htm
NY Times: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/21/science/earth/21coral.html
Global Reef Alliance: http://www.globalcoral.org/CORAL%20REEF%20BLEACHING%20AND%20SEA%20SURFACE%20TEMPERATURE.html
Cartoon video about coral bleaching: http://youtu.be/XNAoexBmSik
Video from Australia: http://youtu.be/60jof35WuAo
And yet another from Australia: http://youtu.be/iW8nCALx5iA
article from Science Daily: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/10/081028132106.htm
NY Times: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/21/science/earth/21coral.html
Global Reef Alliance: http://www.globalcoral.org/CORAL%20REEF%20BLEACHING%20AND%20SEA%20SURFACE%20TEMPERATURE.html
Fun Math Games from NCTM
The Factor Game: http://illuminations.nctm.org/activitydetail.aspx?id=12
The Product Game: http://illuminations.nctm.org/activitydetail.aspx?id=29
Have fun, fifth graders!
The Product Game: http://illuminations.nctm.org/activitydetail.aspx?id=29
Have fun, fifth graders!
AIG
Orange County Schools' AIG Department: http://www.orange.k12.nc.us/academic_dept_pages/aig.html
North Carolina's State Department of Public Instruction AIG information:http://www.ncpublicschools.org/academicservices/gifted/
The North Carolina Association for the Gifted and Talented:http://www.ncagt.org/
Renzulli Learning: http://renzullilearning.com/default.aspx
North Carolina Future Problem Solvers: http://www.nc-fps.org/
North Carolina's State Department of Public Instruction AIG information:http://www.ncpublicschools.org/academicservices/gifted/
The North Carolina Association for the Gifted and Talented:http://www.ncagt.org/
Renzulli Learning: http://renzullilearning.com/default.aspx
North Carolina Future Problem Solvers: http://www.nc-fps.org/
Of Interest to Parents of Gifted Children
The Room 24 Daily, a collection of science, math, education, arts, and gifted parenting feeds from Twitter. http://paper.li/kdbedell/1311615921#
"How Not to Talk to Your Kids: The inverse power of praise" by Po Bronson: http://nymag.com/news/features/27840/
Khan Academy: http://www.khanacademy.org/
"How Not to Talk to Your Kids: The inverse power of praise" by Po Bronson: http://nymag.com/news/features/27840/
Khan Academy: http://www.khanacademy.org/
Quest Atlantis
The official Quest Atlantis site. If your child has a QA account, you can download the software for free and your child can quest from home. http://atlantis.crlt.indiana.edu/
North Carolina Robotics
Triangle Amateur Robotics: http://triangleamateurrobotics.org/
Splat Space Durham: http://splatspace.org/
Splat Space Durham: http://splatspace.org/
Battle of the Books Study Aids
Keep watching this space for 2011-2012 Battle of the Books Study Aids.
2010-2011 Battle of the Books:
This is a great resource on The Homework Machine published by the Wake County Public Library.
http://www.wakegov.com/NR/rdonlyres/E7F72EBA-E925-483A-99A3-2F12AAE1B09F/0/HomeworkMachine.pdf
More on The Homework Machine. http://www.lesliepreddy.com/yhba/08-09/Intermediate/Homework-Abel.pdf
Even MORE Homework Machine. http://www.multcolib.org/talk/guides-homework.html
Questions on Ghost Soldier. http://files.sjalisle.org/resource/battle-07-08/Ghost_Soldier.pdf
Wake County Public Library's guide for The Year of the Dog. http://www.wakegov.com/NR/rdonlyres/5A2B952E-B44D-4835-9BA9-6BF41D113045/0/YearoftheDog.pdf
Grace Lin's website. http://www.gracelin.com/content.php?page=book_yeardog&display=awards_reviews
More Year of the Dog. http://www.multcolib.org/talk/guides-yearofthedog.html
Reading Guide for Savvy. http://us.penguingroup.com/static/rguides/us/savvy.html
Questions for Savvy. http://www.atpe.org/resources/Educators/bookClubQuestions/09DecGrade3-5.pdf
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe from Scholastic. http://www2.scholastic.com/browse/collateral.jsp?id=1336_=761
Wake County Public Library's guide for Love, Ruby Lavender.
http://www.wakegov.com/NR/rdonlyres/D2A30CFD-A74C-4265-B2E4-5B1690B8609E/0/LoveRubyLavender.pdf
Deborah Wiles's website. http://deborahwiles.com/site/books/the-aurora-county-books/ruby-lavender-reading-guide
2010-2011 Battle of the Books:
This is a great resource on The Homework Machine published by the Wake County Public Library.
http://www.wakegov.com/NR/rdonlyres/E7F72EBA-E925-483A-99A3-2F12AAE1B09F/0/HomeworkMachine.pdf
More on The Homework Machine. http://www.lesliepreddy.com/yhba/08-09/Intermediate/Homework-Abel.pdf
Even MORE Homework Machine. http://www.multcolib.org/talk/guides-homework.html
Questions on Ghost Soldier. http://files.sjalisle.org/resource/battle-07-08/Ghost_Soldier.pdf
Wake County Public Library's guide for The Year of the Dog. http://www.wakegov.com/NR/rdonlyres/5A2B952E-B44D-4835-9BA9-6BF41D113045/0/YearoftheDog.pdf
Grace Lin's website. http://www.gracelin.com/content.php?page=book_yeardog&display=awards_reviews
More Year of the Dog. http://www.multcolib.org/talk/guides-yearofthedog.html
Reading Guide for Savvy. http://us.penguingroup.com/static/rguides/us/savvy.html
Questions for Savvy. http://www.atpe.org/resources/Educators/bookClubQuestions/09DecGrade3-5.pdf
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe from Scholastic. http://www2.scholastic.com/browse/collateral.jsp?id=1336_=761
Wake County Public Library's guide for Love, Ruby Lavender.
http://www.wakegov.com/NR/rdonlyres/D2A30CFD-A74C-4265-B2E4-5B1690B8609E/0/LoveRubyLavender.pdf
Deborah Wiles's website. http://deborahwiles.com/site/books/the-aurora-county-books/ruby-lavender-reading-guide
GeoBee Study Aids
The Official GeoBee website, including a daily geography quiz. Test your knowledge against the best! http://www.nationalgeographic.com/geobee/
National Geographic MapMaker: education.nationalgeographic.com/education/mapping/outline-map/?ar_a=1&ar_r=1
National Geographic Kids' Atlas: http://www.nationalgeographic.com/kids-world-atlas/maps.html
National Geographic's Kids' Page: http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids/games/geographygames/
Answer to the 10/13/2011 Geo-Trivia Challenge: http://www.csmonitor.com/2002/0320/p14s01-lign.html
Mountains in Africa from Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Mountains_of_Africa
World Atlas Landforms of Africa: http://www.worldatlas.com/webimage/countrys/aflnd.htm
Africa's Geography for Kids: http://africa.mrdonn.org/geography.html
Make Your Own Flashcards of rivers and mountains in Africa: http://quizlet.com/246265/african-geography-mountains-and-rivers-flash-cards/
Answer to the 10/20/2011 Geo-Trivia Challenge: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_weather_records
Capital Cities in Africa: http://www.nationsonline.org/oneworld/capitals_africa.htm
Answer to the 10/27/2011 Geo-Trivia Challenge: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extreme_points_of_Earth
Africa geography quizzes: http://www.funtrivia.com/quizzes/geography/africa.html
Answer to the 11/3/2011 Geo-Trivia Challenge:
There is controversy as to which city is the oldest, even among experts. Here are several different possible answers:Wikipedia says http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_cities_by_time_of_continuous_habitation
According to Mother Nature News: http://www.mnn.com/lifestyle/eco-tourism/photos/12-oldest-continuously-inhabited-cities/old-as-the-hills
WebUrbanist's views: http://weburbanist.com/2009/07/09/senior-city-zens-the-10-oldest-still-inhabited-cities/
The Daily Telegraph: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/picturegalleries/6242644/The-worlds-oldest-cities.html
Be sure to write down the source of your answer in order to receive credit!Fun games and Geo-Goodies:
Free geography games for kids: http://www.kidsgeo.com/geography-games/
More free geography games for kids! http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/Geography.htm
Geography game from Discovery Education:http://school.discoveryeducation.com/schooladventures/geogame/
The Animaniacs' version of the 50 States and Capitals: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sNUDDaEOvuY
The Animaniacs sing the countries of the world. (Some of these countries no longer exist or have changed their names. Can you spot them?) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IDtdQ8bTvRc
Geography page from the Guide to Online Schools. http://www.guidetoonlineschools.com/library/geography-for-students
National Geographic MapMaker: education.nationalgeographic.com/education/mapping/outline-map/?ar_a=1&ar_r=1
National Geographic Kids' Atlas: http://www.nationalgeographic.com/kids-world-atlas/maps.html
National Geographic's Kids' Page: http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids/games/geographygames/
Answer to the 10/13/2011 Geo-Trivia Challenge: http://www.csmonitor.com/2002/0320/p14s01-lign.html
Mountains in Africa from Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Mountains_of_Africa
World Atlas Landforms of Africa: http://www.worldatlas.com/webimage/countrys/aflnd.htm
Africa's Geography for Kids: http://africa.mrdonn.org/geography.html
Make Your Own Flashcards of rivers and mountains in Africa: http://quizlet.com/246265/african-geography-mountains-and-rivers-flash-cards/
Answer to the 10/20/2011 Geo-Trivia Challenge: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_weather_records
Capital Cities in Africa: http://www.nationsonline.org/oneworld/capitals_africa.htm
Answer to the 10/27/2011 Geo-Trivia Challenge: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extreme_points_of_Earth
Africa geography quizzes: http://www.funtrivia.com/quizzes/geography/africa.html
Answer to the 11/3/2011 Geo-Trivia Challenge:
There is controversy as to which city is the oldest, even among experts. Here are several different possible answers:Wikipedia says http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_cities_by_time_of_continuous_habitation
According to Mother Nature News: http://www.mnn.com/lifestyle/eco-tourism/photos/12-oldest-continuously-inhabited-cities/old-as-the-hills
WebUrbanist's views: http://weburbanist.com/2009/07/09/senior-city-zens-the-10-oldest-still-inhabited-cities/
The Daily Telegraph: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/picturegalleries/6242644/The-worlds-oldest-cities.html
Be sure to write down the source of your answer in order to receive credit!Fun games and Geo-Goodies:
Free geography games for kids: http://www.kidsgeo.com/geography-games/
More free geography games for kids! http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/Geography.htm
Geography game from Discovery Education:http://school.discoveryeducation.com/schooladventures/geogame/
The Animaniacs' version of the 50 States and Capitals: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sNUDDaEOvuY
The Animaniacs sing the countries of the world. (Some of these countries no longer exist or have changed their names. Can you spot them?) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IDtdQ8bTvRc
Geography page from the Guide to Online Schools. http://www.guidetoonlineschools.com/library/geography-for-students