Frightful's Mountain Book Test
Click here to earn points back on your Frighful's Mountain reading checks. John Stossel on DDT and Silent Spring Watch this news video by investigative reporter John Stossel. As you watch, take notes on our Notice/Wonder chart. (Notice = 3 facts you learn about DDT and/or Silent Spring. Wonder = 3 unanswered questions about DDT and/or Silent Spring that you have after watching.) Seafoodwatch.org Videos
Click here to see what advice the Monterey Bay Aquarium has to share about commercial fishing and which fish are good choices. World Without Fish: Ch. 5 QuestionsModule 3, Unit 1 Mid-Assessment Corrections
Click here. Mythology ResourcesMultiple Intelligences SurveyClick here to take this survey.
Roots, Prefixes, & Suffixes GamesPrefixes Line Match: http://www.vocabulary.co.il/prefixes/
Roots Line Match: http://www.vocabulary.co.il/root-words/ Suffixes Line Match: http://www.vocabulary.co.il/suffixes/ Here is a link to the Wake Co. library. Check out the teen
reading list. Also, check your calendars for the Teen Read Week events at the library and the mall. www.wakegov.com/libraries/events/Documents/teen.pdf Did you know that Mr. Tharrington is on the radio? From 7:00 - 8:30 on the first and third Tuesdays of the month, you can hear him on the Triangle Radio Reading Service. Click on "Listen Now" for streaming audio. http://www.trianglereadingservice.org/ This site allows you to create Word Clouds for Booktalks, projects, or just for fun. Remember: The more times you type a word, the larger it will be. After you enter all of your words, Mr. T suggests using your mouse to copy all of them in case you want to make changes later. www.wordle.net This site is helpful with words, prefixes, suffixes, and root words. "Allwords is a great online dictionary. There are so many search options. You can even search for a word and have it translated into French, German, Italian, Spanish, or Dutch." - - Spenser S. http://allwords.com "This website helps you to improve your vocabulary. It has lots of games like 'Match the Definition' and 'Word Stories' that help you build your vocabulary. My favorite was 'Crosswords.'" - - Yasemin C. http://www.vocabulary.com Stuck on a word you don't know? Can't figure it out with context clues? Try this site! http://www.dictionary.com Here's one link with Latin and Greek roots and their related words. http://www.virtualsalt.com/roots.htm Here's another (similar) link to roots and their related words. http://betterendings.org/homeschool/Words/Root%20Words.htm "Which god is which? Who is in their family? Who saved who? Find cool info, funny pictures, and an encyclopedia of Greece here!" - - Adam B. http://www.mythweb.com Is it snowing yet? Even if it's not, you can feel the chill at this fantastic photo gallery and information site featuring up- close looks at snowflakes of all types. The natural geometry is amazing! http://www.snowcrystals.com Want to create your own snowflakes? Use these instructions and templates to fold, cut, and produce incredible paper snowflake designs! http://www.firstpalette.com/Craft_themes/Colors/papersnowflake/papersnowflake-6side12side.html October 14 is the anniversary of the Battle of Hastings. Learn more by visiting this video. Do you recognize Mr. T's tie? www.youtube.com/watch?v=jhqrpTpoGHk Here's Ms Mullaney's incredible song that she wrote just for our 2012-2013 Silver Wolves. Really listen to what she wants you to hear. Thank you, Ms Mullaney; you're amazing! Ms Mullaney's original song: "Parting Advice" Are YOU prepared in case of a zombie invasion? Do you know how to protect yourself from the brain-eating undead? The Center for Disease Control (CDC) is a serious government agency, but that doesn't mean they can't have a little fun sometimes. They designed this page to help anyone prepare for a zombie apocolypse. www.cdc.gov/phpr/zombies.htm "I think this site is cool because I like playing Jumble and there is a new one every day! It is a very neat idea to have a riddle." -- Arda C. http://www.jumble.com/play.html |
Build your own super-hero here! Choose his or her size, weapons,
clothes, sidekick, and more. (If you can figure out how to save your work, tell Mr. Tharrington. He can't find his winged archer named Gabriel.) http://www.addictinggames.com/heromachine2.html Not 16 yet? It doesn't matter on this fun "How to Drive" site. Can you successfully earn your driver's license? http://www.addictinggames.com/driversed.html "If you'd like to trick out an ordinary car, then this is the website for you. You can trick out many different cars and much more! " -- Bryan L. http://www.addictinggames.com/createaride.html On this website you have unlimited access to books or information; anything from reference to fiction! You can find almost anything! To find one of my favorites, type "Greek mythology" in the search box and explore! -- Jeannine C. http://www.bartleby.com This is a fantastic site that explains ... how stuff works, from refrigerators to lightning to the Batmobile. http://www.howstuffworks.com "Time for Kids is a site full of all sorts of cool information. You can look at news, go to the poll zone, kid scoops, specials, games, and there's even a homework helper." -- Spenser S. http://timeforkids.com/TFK Try this site for (gasp!) fun AND learning?! Click on the "6" on the right side of the screen for sixth grade games. http://www.funbrain.com "Treasures of the World is about famous pieces of art and things in nature. You can click on a piece of art and it can tell you a good story about it." -- Madison A. http://www.pbs.org/treasuresoftheworld/ Here is NASA's official site for middle-school students. Get lost in space! http://www.nasa.gov/audience/forstudents/5-8/index.html "This site is great! I always wanted to have a copy of National Geographic for Kids. It has so much information about animals and crafts."-- Yasemin C. http://www.nationalgeographic.com/kids/ This site needs an eye-catching description; write and submit one to Mr. T! http://www.scilinks.org Visit these links to the San Diego Zoo and the National Zoo in Washington to see live pictures of America's newest infant pandas, Su Lin and Tai Shan. http://nationalzoo.si.edu/Animals/GiantPandas/ Panda Cubs http://kids.sandiegozoo.org/animal-cams-videos/panda |