Term 4 of 2007

Tanya's Class
The Mysteries of Science - delving in hands first
Invention at Play
-- Lemelson Centre for the Study of Invention and Innovation. Explore the playful side of invention and the inventive side of play. Learn how play connects to the creative impulse of both historic and contempory inventors.
Cyberbee Science Web Treasure Hunt
The Science House
-- Some great Countertop Chemistry experiments under Inquiry Activities
The Atoms Family
lost of hands on learning activities for the sciences

Mary's Class
Biographies
Getting to Know Famous People and Friends
The Biography Maker
-- This is a quest that takes you through the steps of making a great Biography
Academy of Achievement
A Museum of Living History.
-- Hear/watch interviews with famous people from all walks of life and areas of expertise. Eg. Oprah Winfrey, Desmond Tutu, Sally Ride, Chuck Yeagar, George Lucas etc.
Famous Australians
-- From the ABC TV schools programs - these are the accompanying transcripts for the 5min segments currently playing on Wednesday and Friday mornings.

Edith's Class
Circus continued
Circus Portal
-- Sponsored by the Australian Dept of Culture and Recreation, this site has everything about Australian circuses

Wendy's Class

TERM 3 of 2007

Tanya's Group
Finishing the Victorian Era
Survive Dicken's London - a game
Fashion Era
--A great site about fashion, clothing, costumes and social history through the ages. Probably the most comprehensive site around.

Robots, Robotics, Electronics ...

Robot Discovery WebQuest

NASA Robot to Dig on Martian Surface
Phoenix Mars Mission
Robotics: Tech Museum of Innovation
CBC News: Robotics


Mary's Group
Free Choice
Volcano World
Virtual Volcano - Discovery Channel
The Motion Picture Industry: Behind-the-Scenes
Pixar: How We Do It (How they make their movies)
National Geographic's Pirates!
National Maritime Museum - Life at Sea - Pirates
Brainpop: Pirates movie
Wikipedia - Australian Army
The Australian Army Newspaper
KFC
The Official Formula One Website

Edith's Group
The Circus
Big Apple Circus
Circus Lingo
Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey
Garden Brothers Circus
A-Z Kids' Stuff - Circus - a few simple craft activities
Cartoonster
Herge & Tin Tin
A History of Tin Tin
you will find it under "Other Things"

Wendy's Group
Around the World
Multicultural Calendar
Earthlink
Recipe Atlas