It’s Elemental - Element Flash Cards. The computer will give you an element and, depending on the selections you make below, you will have to supply the element’s chemical name, chemical symbol or atomic number. Enter your answer into the text box and press the ‘Check my answer’ button. Remember, spelling counts. Would you like [...]
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Element Flash Cards
14-Jan-08Engineering
14-Jan-08TryEngineering is a portal about engineering and engineering careers, developed to help young people understand what engineering means, and how an engineering career can be part of their future. Sometimes the best way to understand what engineers do is to try your hand at it! The following are links to several engineering games on the [...]
Vote
14-Jan-08Hail to the Chief: Inauguration Lessons. Every four years on January 20, a president takes the Oath of Office. This week, Education World offers ten lesson plans to help your students learn about and commemorate the inauguration. A few of the lessons are: Write letters to the president, Inauguration Firsts, Comparing Inaugural Addresses, I Do [...]
Explore Your Public Lands
04-Jan-08Walk on the Wild Side: Explore Your Public Lands Activity Book
Learn more about the fish, wildlife, and plants that inhabit America’s public lands. Caves, archaeology, wild horses, minerals and more. Viewable online and downloadable in pdf.
Federal Citizen Information Center has many pamphlets available to order or download.
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Denver Museum of Nature & Science
04-Jan-08Please join in for their new Home School Days! These special days offer flexibly structured, open-ended discovery opportunities designed to help home school students investigate natural and cultural history, and space and health sciences. Add your name to their Home School Days mailing list by calling 303.370.8225 or make reservations (required) at 303.322.7009.
While you plan [...]
Legoland Homeschool Days
04-Jan-08Legoland Home School Days offer discounted admission rates for home school families on the following Mondays for these 2008 dates: January 7, February 4, March 10, April 14, May 12 & 19. Advanced registration is required 2 weeks in advance. No special offer tickets available at front gate. Home School Field Trip days include a [...]
Six Flags America
04-Jan-08Six Flags America - Baltimore/Washington, DC
May 22, 2008 is a day just for Home Schooled students and their families! Six Flags has designed a day especially for your family’s enjoyment - with shows and attractions they will love. Come and meet other home schoolers while enjoying a day of fun with your kids. Buy your [...]
14th Annual Young Writers & Illustrators Contest
If you are in Kindergarten, First, Second or Third grade, you can enter! It is a Contest where you enter a story that is written and illustrated by you! And… if you enter, you will get a certificate signed by the host of Reading Rainbow, LeVar Burton. Find the [...]
Bionic Buddy Coloring Book
01-Jan-08Bionic Buddy is Advanced Bionics’ mascot who helps kids understand what a cochlear implant is. The Bionic Buddy Coloring Book introduces children to the process of getting a cochlear implant. Use the book to help children become familiar with the cochlear implant procedure.
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Kids Community Service
01-Jan-08The Federal Citizen Information Center (FCIC) has Ideas and information on how young people can help make their communities better places to live.
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