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Play Time trip and get an understanding of time lines....

 

Tug Team Tractor Multiplication 

Tug Team Tractor Multiplication is a multi-player tug game for multiplication

  Balloon pronoun game - Identify pronouns

       

 

 

Count The Barrels 
to Sink The Ship

 

Maths - Counting skills

Play the game to put the planets in their proper places

 

Game of the week ...

 

Rearrange the tiles so that they are in alphabetical order, sliding one tile at a time into a vacant cell.

 

 

Hint:  Check how the numbers are spelled out in English.

Answer

What Comes Next?

In the following sequence,

2, 4, 6, 30, 32, 34, 36, 40, 42, 44, 46, 50, 52, 54, 56, 60, 62, 64, 66, . . .,

what number comes after 66?

Adapted with permission from Puzzles 101: A Puzzlemaster's Challenge by Nobuyuki Yoshigahara (translated by Richard Weyhrauch and Yasuko Weyhrauch). Copyright © 2004 by A K Peters, Ltd. See www.akpeters.com/book.asp?bID=198.

 

This site has math fact worksheets, place value problems, addition without carrying, subtraction without borrowing, suites of multiplication tests using various methodologies, fractions and more. It’s done wonders for my kids. I hope it does the same for yours.

Aliens from Pluto take information from Earth’s Science lessons and present a video about the universe on their news channel.

Around the Universe in 2.5 Minutes

 

Get as much money in your piggy bank as possible, by figuring out the correct change.

       
Buzz Lightyear Toys in Space Activity [4MB PDF file]

 

Astronauts experimented with a variety of toys on the International Space Station to help students understand microgravity. In this activity, students write about how a certain toy behaves on Earth; then they predict how that same toy will behave in the microgravity environment of space. The students can watch footage from space showing astronauts using the toys to determine if the predictions are correct.

 
Anagrams are words or phrases made by mixing up the letters of other words or phrases, e.g. THE EYES is an anagram of THEY SEE. Here are some more good ones:
bullet Debit card = Bad credit
bullet Halley's Comet = Shall yet come
bullet Punishment = Nine Thumps
bullet Dormitory = Dirty room
bullet Astronomer = Moon starer
bullet The Hurricanes = These churn air
bullet Schoolmaster = The classroom
bullet Show me more!!!
bullet

 

       

Locate the Aliens -

Name the Coordinates of a Point on a Graph

How many aliens will you be able to find?

 
 

       
Learn about matter, atoms and molecules from Bill Nye, the science guy  

Ask numbers

This website has conversion charts for maths concepts like length/distance and volume, for physics ones like pressure. 

It also covers computer storage, force, data transfer, calories, currency, clothing sizes and cooking and much more

       
Hand holding cardboard tube. The end with greaseproof paper is close to a speaker. Cone near flame but not touching. Science experiment - learn about sound waves when you make a candle dance with this experiment  

a dynamic web-based multimedia resource for educators, that promises to make a significant contribution to enhancing the teaching of information literacy skills to children. At no time in history has the ability to locate, organize, evaluate, manage and use information been more critical for today's learners. These skills, collectively referred to as information literacy, lay the groundwork for success in every phase of a student's life both in and out of school.

Create your own newspaper - click on the picture

Need help on your math homework? Need to study for a math test? Find hundreds of practice problems with step-by-step explanations for the math topics you are learning in school.

B.J. Pinchbeck's Homework Helper

 

I'm BJ. but my friends call me Beege. I turned 17 on March 16th. My site contains over 700 links to sites that will help you with your homework.

Visit BJ's site

     

 

Watch a video of an avalanche(scroll down)

 

Play this maths game and match the numbers

 

Can a lion share a cupcake with an astronaut?

What happens when a pirate meets a fox in the woods? You have the power to decide -- meeting new characters, going on great adventures and creating your very own story along the way.

My StoryMaker lets you control characters and objects - and creates sentences for you! Once you are done with your story, save it online or print it out in the Library.

 
 

This interactive game has students completing cloze stories with designated parts of speech.

 

The Weird Clock Face Challenge

(Reading analog Clocks)

Copyright for kids - This website is especially for kids. Go on an  interactive adventure. Take part in all the activities. Discover what copyright really means. There is a test you can take at the end to see  what you really do know! There are six questions with full answers  provided on the next page.

 

ThinkQuest Library
http://www.thinkquest.org/library/

 

How do we know what the

inside of the sun is like?

Click here for the answer

 

How a Syphon Works

This activity sucks

There are parts to this activity., in the first part you will build and observe a syphon.

Build a Syphon

 
In April 1912, the amazing ship, the TITANIC sank.

It hit an iceberg.

You can read about icebergs here, and listen to an iceberg cracking.

 

2. Write the inverse operation.

Add -6.

 

3. Solve the following equation.

t - 3 = 5

 

 

Explore Saturn's Moon Enceladus

Flash - Launch Enceladus ExplorerUntil recently, Saturn's tiny moon Enceladus was thought to be cold and dead. But close observations by the Cassini spacecraft have revealed dramatic features and has sparked new widespread interest in this frozen world, making it a prime target in NASA's search for life. Uncover the many unique features of Enceladus and watch the story unfold.

Launch Enceladus ExplorerLaunch Enceladus Explorer
 

 

Martin Luther King Jr was assassinated in April, 1968.

Watch his famous speech "I have a dream"

But here are some ways to make it better

Just click on the topic

bullet Homework does have its 'up-side'
bullet How to organise for homework
bullet How much homework?
bullet My personal organiser
bullet Homework excuses
bullet Dr Kate says  
bullet Jumbled-word game
bullet Jumbled-sentence exercise
 
Online Reference
Dictionary, Encyclopedia & more
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Search Engines for Kids

Looksmart's Kids Directory
http://search.netnanny.com/?pi=nnh3&ch=kids

KidsClick!
http://www.kidsclick.org/

Other Children's Search Engines

ALA Great Web Site for Kids
http://www.ala.org/greatsites

Awesome Library
http://www.awesomelibrary.org/

Diddabdoo
http://www.dibdabdoo.com/

Education World
http://www.education-world.com/

Fact Monster
http://www.factmonster.com/

Family Source
http://www.family-source.com/

FirstGov for Kids
http://www.kids.gov/

Kids Search Tools
http://www.rcls.org/ksearch.htm

SearchEdu.com
http://www.searchedu.com/

Teach-nology.com
http://www.teach-nology.com/

TekMom's Search Tools for Students
http://www.tekmom.com/search/

Homework Help Now Online at Logan City Council Libraries  


Live Homework Help connects students with expert tutors for live, one-to-one individual learning sessions using voice technology, chat interface, multiple whiteboards, advanced maths type tools, document sharing and browser control.

The service is available from Monday to Friday, 4pm - 8pm.

Have you membership number handy to log in. From the library catalogue click on the databases tab, enter your details and then select the Live Homework Help link.

 

 

 

answer:   None of the numbers contains an "e" when spelled out in English. The next number will be 2000.

MATHS TEASER

Each member of a research group visited either the Virgin Islands or Hawaii. If 8 members went to the Virgin Islands, 13 went to Hawaii, and 3 went to both locations, how many researchers were in the group?
 

A.  13

 
B.  15

 
C.  18

 
D.  21

 
E.  24


 

 

 

 

 
 

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