Thursday, May 27, 2010

Gulf Coast Oil Spil

Interactive Map (http://paulrademacher.com/oilspill/):  This map lets you put the oil spill over the top of U.S. and World cities to compare its size.  NOTE ~ it needs Google Earth to be installed to work correctly.

Images (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/04/30/louisiana-oil-spill-2010_n_558287.html#s94093):  Over 200 images of the oil on the beaches and wetlands of the gulf coast.

Live Video Feed of the Leak (http://www.bp.com/liveassets/bp_internet/globalbp/globalbp_uk _english/ homepage/STAGING/local_assets/bp_homepage/html/rov_stream.html):  Here is a link to BP's live cam on the sea floor.

HULU VIDEOS



Thursday, May 20, 2010

Water -- Ecology

Waterlife (http://waterlife.nfb.ca/) is a website setup to promote a film, by the same title, co-produced by the National Film Board of Canada and  Primitive Entertainment, Inc.  Plus, it's a neat website to interact with.

Visual Language



These are free resources that connect visual images with written text.

Thinkmap Visual Thesaurus (http://www.visualthesaurus.com): This service is not free, but it should what is possible with showing the relationships between words. 

Lightweight Visual Thesaurus (http://awordlike.textdriven.com):This is a free, but less powerful version of the Thinkmap site.

Visual Dictionary Online (http://visual.merriam-webster.com): 

    Chess Resources

    Here are a variety of chess website that teach all elements of playing chess.  

    Chessbase News (http://www.chessbase.com/)
    Chess Kids Academy (http://www.chesskids.com/)
    50 Chess Games for Beginners (http://www.50chessgames.freeserve.co.uk/): animated chess tutorial website written by beginners for beginners

    Friday, May 14, 2010

    Georgia History

    Here are a few links to general Georgia history sites.

    Our Georgia History 101 (http://ourgeorgiahistory.com/history101/)

    Georgia Historical Society (http://www.georgiahistory.com/)

    Georgia History in Documents (http://ourgeorgiahistory.com/documents/)

    The New Georgia Encyclopedia (http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/nge/Home.jsp)

    Georgia History (http://georgiainfo.galileo.usg.edu/gahist.htm)

    Thursday, May 13, 2010

    Science Sites

    Space
    1. Images from Space (International Space Station)
    2. GPS: A New Constellation
    3. Hubble Heritage Project
    4. NASA's Kids Club
    5. Planet Size Comparison
    6. Gravity Launch
    7. The Virtual Sun
    8. NASA Satellite Tracking
    9. The Apollo Program

    Earth Science
    1. Geography 4 Kids
    2. Geology 4 Kids
    3. Geologic Time Scale
    4. Geology and Mineral Sciences (Smithsonian)
    5. Geology.com
    6. Rock Sample Photos
    7. Earthquakes for Kids
    8. Secrets of the Soil!
    9. Underground Adventure
    10. Volcano Cam
    11. Volcano

    Chemistry
    1. Chem4kids
    2. Chemistry for Kids
    3. Jefferson Lab
    4. Power Plants


    Physics
    1. The Physics Classroom
    2. Physics Tutor
    3. Amusement Park Physics
    4. Ed Heads Simple Machines
    5. World of Measurement


    Weather
    1. A Hurricane Hunter's Photo Album


    Biology
    1. Biology for Kids
    2. Kids for Trees
    3. What's it like where you live?
    4. Dinosaur
    5. Mystery Animal Quest



    Documentary Websites


    Here are a few sites that offer documentaries on various topics.

    Documentary Wire (http://www.documentarywire.com/)

    PBS Video (http://video.pbs.org/)

    Free Documentaries Online (http://www.documentary-log.com/)

    Top Documentary Films (http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/)

    Classical Music


    Classical Archives: (http://www.classicalarchives.com/) This site provides three free classical streaming concerts; the link is on the right side of the page.

    Classical.com: (http://www.classical.com/) This site allows unlimited free streaming of classical music. There is also a free mp3 album download. 


    Composers Index: (http://w3.rz-berlin.mpg.de/cmp/composer_index.html)  This is an index of classical composers.