From: "bigchalk.com" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sackmann, Gleason <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Mon, 22 Apr 2002 13:02:48 -0700 Subject: Top 8 Web Sites
Do you read your email with Hotmail, Yahoo! Mail, Microsoft Outlook or Outlook Express? Sign up for Top 8 in Web page (HTML) format by replying to this message and typing in the body: SUBSCRIBE WITH HTML bigchalk's Top 8 Newsletter Week of April 22 - April 28, 2002 http://www.bigchalk.com Welcome to this week's installment of Top 8, sponsored by VeryBestKids.com. http://i.bigchalk.com/U/vbk02/&Userid; Each week we bring you links to Web sites that represent the very best online academic research destinations. *****************ADVERTISEMENT******************* Visit VeryBestKids.com and enter for a chance to WIN a Game Boy Advance video-game system. Six will be given away! VeryBestKids.com, Creative ideas and fun activities for you and your kids. http://i.bigchalk.com/U/vbk02/&Userid; ************************************************* TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. Create a Graph Math > Graphs & Graphing > Introduction 2. History Quiz: 1900-2000 World History > Online Resources & Quizzes 3. Causes of Color Science > Physics > Optics & Color 4. Word & Phrase Origins English Language Arts > History of English 5. Science of Baseball Physical Education > Sports > Baseball & Science ELEMENTARY SITES 6. Wacky Web Tales Online Stories for Children > Interactive Adventures 7. Sun Forecast Earth Sciences > Climatology > Weather Maps 8. Number Train Math > Pre-K > Addition & Counting BONUS SHOWCASE SECTION Languages of the World BIGCHALK CALENDAR Teacher Appreciation Week (5/6) BIGCHALK WEB SITE OF THE MONTH Earth Day Groceries Project WEEKLY POLL Should the U.S. government put economic recovery ahead of environmental protection? ******************ADVERTISEMENT******************* Start Something is a program designed to help kids from 8-17 discover their dreams and interests, and take steps toward achieving them. http://i.bigchalk.com/U/targetstart02/&Userid; ************************************************** THIS WEEK'S TOP 8 SITES 1. Create a Graph Math > Graphs & Graphing > Introduction If a picture is worth a thousand words, then a graph is worth even more! Graphs make it easy to present data in a visual manner to help viewers better understand complicated concepts at a glance. This hands-on math destination introduces you to area, line, bar and pie charts, plus provides easy online tools for creating graphs of your own. http://i.bigchalk.com/U/8-021601/&Userid; 2. History Quiz: 1900-2000 World History > Online Resources & Quizzes In what year did Iraq invade Kuwait, U.S. and Australian women get the vote, IBM sell the first personal computer and the Hindenburg explode? History buffs will love this never-ending online quiz centering on the century just past. Match up eight events with the corresponding date, then click Reload or Refresh to bring up a fresh memory test. http://i.bigchalk.com/U/8-021602/&Userid; 3. Causes of Color Science > Physics > Optics & Color Why is the sun yellow? Why is grass green? What about rubies or rainbows? This fascinating site exposes common myths and presents new theories that explain the fundamental causes of color. The latest research shows that just 15 physical causes exist, from impurities (rubies) to dispersive refraction (rainbows). Spend a few minutes coloring your perceptions of our world -- online. http://i.bigchalk.com/U/8-021603/&Userid; 4. Word & Phrase Origins English Language Arts > History of English At some point in your life you may have been given the third degree, gone the whole nine yards, put up your dukes, faced the music or eaten humble pie. Ever wonder where these words and phrases originated? This site will satisfy your curiosity and more. Don't sit in the peanut gallery or pull the wool over someone's eyes until you explore this destination! http://i.bigchalk.com/U/8-021604/&Userid; *****************ADVERTISEMENT******************* FREE VISUAL LEARNING LESSONS FROM POLAROID Sign up to receive a FREE Visual Learning PEP CD, complete with lesson plans and class activites from Polaroid. The Polaroid Education Program (PEP) Visual Learning Center was established to help teachers reach their students more effectively. By using the camera in a series of guided exercises, a student's observation of the world intensifies and curiosity and sensitivities are awakened. Get our latest visual learning exercises online, then send for your free CD today! http://i.bigchalk.com/U/polaroid02/&Userid; ************************************************** 5. Science of Baseball Physical Education > Sports > Baseball & Science What's the science behind a home run? Why do curveballs curve? Learn about the game from players from the San Francisco Giants and Oakland A's. Test your batting skills by trying to hit a 90 mph fastball online, then learn what forces help pitchers put something on the ball and batters get a good grip on their bats. Don't head out to the diamond this summer without visiting this site first! http://i.bigchalk.com/U/8-021605/&Userid; 6. Wacky Web Tales Online Stories for Children > Interactive Adventures Looking for a fun way to encourage young students to read and write? Wacky Web Tales challenges kids to choose a tale (The Box, The Haunted Woods, Mystery, The Surprise) and fill in 10-15 words (a town, a best friend's name, adjectives and verbs) that appear in the story. Click See Your Wacky Web Tale to view the results. Wacky is right! http://i.bigchalk.com/U/8-021606/&Userid; ELEMENTARY SITES 7. Sun Forecast Earth Sciences > Climatology > Weather Maps Don't head outside to play or sunbathe until you get the sun forecast. This detailed map of the U.S. is updated daily with color bands representing the UV index. Purple colors indicate that it'll take more than 60 minutes to damage your skin, while red colors warn that you'll begin getting burned in less than 10. The information at this site and an SPF 18 to 32 sunblock will help you and your family stay sunburn-free this season! http://i.bigchalk.com/U/8-021607/&Userid; 8. Number Train Math > Pre-K > Addition & Counting "Choo, choo!" All aboard the number train! Pre-K kids will love adding cars to the little red engine, each counting up from one to 10. As each car is connected, its number appears and a young boy says the number out loud. When all 10 cars are in place, kids can click each car to see a larger version complete with that number of items inside. A fun site you and your kids will return to again and again. http://i.bigchalk.com/U/8-021608/&Userid; BONUS SHOWCASE SECTION Languages of the World Let bigchalk help you expand your knowledge of language with this week's showcase section. Learn how to say hello in Spanish, Chinese, French, German, Hebrew, Japanese, Latin, Russian; and American, French or German sign language. More than two-dozen language families are detailed here, along with several dead and artificial toungues. http://i.bigchalk.com/U/langworld02/&Userid; *****************ADVERTISEMENT******************* bigchalk Integrated Classroom: Targeting instructional resources to your standards. http://i.bigchalk.com/U/bic02/&Userid; ************************************************* BIGCHALK CALENDAR Teacher Appreciation Week (5/6) Teachers touch our future. Take time to say thanks during the week of May 6 and every day. Send a card online, and more. Start planning today! http://i.bigchalk.com/U/appreciate/&Userid; BIGCHALK WEB SITE OF THE MONTH Earth Day Groceries Project Looking for a new way to help kids learn about the eco-friendly themes of Earth Day? Since 1994, thousands of students from around the world have participated in the Earth Day Groceries Project. The project is simple and free of charge: parents and teachers "borrow" paper grocery bags from local supermarkets, which students decorate with messages about recycling, pollution, wildlife conservation and more. The bags are returned to the grocery store, and on Earth Day (April 22), customers receive their groceries in the decorated bags. Connect to the project's Web site to obtain a project starter kit, free print materials and educational activities. http://i.bigchalk.com/U/april02site/&Userid; WEEKLY POLL Last week's question: The prom is... Results: An important social event 27% A silly, over-hyped experience 20% A fun way to get dressed up 43% OK, minus the chicken dance 8% This week's question: Should the U.S. government put economic recovery ahead of environmental protection? Cast your vote today. http://i.bigchalk.com/U/wpoll8/&Userid; COLLEGE ZONE You've been accepted by three competitive schools, they're expensive, and they offered you less than adequate financial aid packages. What should you do? Visit bigchalk's College Zone for admissions advice from myFootpath's college counselors. http://i.bigchalk.com/U/czone01/&Userid; SEARCH BOX Want an easy way to give friends instant access to the Internet's largest, most up-to-date directory of learning sites? Add a free bigchalk search box to your Web page. Users can search our collection by keyword and filter their query by grade level. http://i.bigchalk.com/U/bcsearchbx/&Userid; --- Thank you for reading this week's Top 8 newsletter. 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