A Media Specialist's Guide to the Internet: 1/20/13

In an effort to cover all areas of the sciences, this post for physics has been added to the Science page. (Tab at the top) Please add your suggestions or feel free to request any future postings.

SITES
100 Amazing Videos for Teaching and Studying Physics

Amusement Park Physics- provided by the Annenberg Project

Center for History and Physics: Niels Bohr Library and Archives- history of modern physics, astronomy, and geophysics

Khan Academy Physics Videos-

NASA's Amusement Park Physics Days

Newton's Laws

The Physics of Angry Birds- neat article from Wired Magazine

The Physics of Archery

Physics Animations- 10 listed from KScience

The Physics of Baseball

Physics Central- includes a physics blog, podcasts, physics in action, physics in pictures, physics @home and much more

Physics Flash Animations- FLASH required to view

Physics Games- around 90 games here

Physics Interactive Simulations- close to 100 from the University of Colorado at Boulder

Physics Lessons, Tutorials, Help- from the Physics Zone

The Physics of Skateboarding

Physics.org- your guide to physics on the Internet

Popular Physics Resources- from TeacherVision

Roller Coasters and Amusement Park Physics

Science Central Physics Resources- loads of subcategories

The Titanium Physicists Podcast- "the boundary between the incomprehensible and the well explained"

LESSON PLANS
50 Physics Lesson Plans for Middle School Students- from Edgalaxy

Lesson Planet Physics Lesson Plans- by grade level

Links to Physics and Astronomy Lesson Plans -by grade level; maintained by the Experimental High Energy Physics Group at Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey.

Mrs. Carder's Downloadable Physics Lesson Plans and Labs

Physics Inquiry Lesson Plans

Physics Lesson Plan Links- from the Science Spot

TeAchnology Physics Lesson Plans

What kid doesn't like a game? Here's a great way to support your lesson plans without losing your audience. Interactive games allow students to play, learn and interact with the game while having fun. Can't beat that, right?

CIVICS
Are They Watching You?- 4 quizzes from the Bill of Rights InstituteBill of Rights Institute- interactive learning games
iCivics- 20 games include Argument Wars, Represent Me, Win the White House and Immigrant Nation, to name a few.

National Constitution Center- 6 games

Sunnylands Civics Games- includes Branches of Power, Court Quest, Executive Command, First Amendment

GEOGRAPHY/HISTORY
Coast to Coast- make a coast-to-coast road trip

Conquer the Continents- identify as many as you can in one minute!

Conquer the United States- find the state on the map

Elections- "your adventure in politics"

GeoGame- interactive geography game

Geography Games- with 14 categories, including: cities of the United States, France, Mexico and Austria, you can have fun learning!

Geography Hangman

Geography IQ-online world atlas "packed with geographic, economic, political, historical & cultural information".

Geography Quiz

Global History & Geography Multiple Choice Questions

Hiroshima Quiz

History Mystery

HyperHistory Online- over 2,000 files covering 3,000 years of world history

InfoPlease Interactive Atlas- from Fact Monster

Lewis & Clark- from National Geographic

National Geographic Maps- map games

The Oregon Trail- interactive site produced by History Globe.com

Place the State- test your geography skills

Playing History- 126 games

Presidents & First Ladies Game- interactive online

Road Maps & Mileage Tables

Salem Witch Hunt- interactive from National Geographic

States Web Games- locate the state, place the state, state postal abbreviations, state capitals etc. Different levels.

Timeline-rearrange the events so that they are in chronological order

U.S. Constitution Trivia

United States Presidents Trivia Game- interactive online game

United States Quiz Game- select your level of difficulty

Vector Kids- state capitols

World Capital Concentration

LANGUAGE ARTS
Activities for ESL Students

American Literature Trivia

Conjunctions

Correct or Incorrect?- check your grammar

English Zone- the BEST English-Learner's site on the Net!

Parts of Speech

Preposition Practice

Self-Study Grammar Quizzes

A Shakespeare Quiz

SpellBee.org- for grades 2-6; compete with your peers in an online spelling bee

Using Nouns as Adjectives

Word Game of the Day- from Merriam-Webster; word games, downloads

LIBRARY SKILLS

Becoming Familiar With Dewey- print a certificate when you are done

Dewey Decimal Hangman
DDS- timed game
Dewey Decimal System- match books with their Dewey number (easy)
Dewey Decimal System- match books with their Dewey number (medium)
Dewey Decimal System- match books with their Dewey number (hard)
Dewey Decimal Interactive Quiz

Do the Dewey

Do We Really Know Dewey?

Kids Click for Dewey

Order in the Library- a great interactive game to practice shelving!

MATH
Algebra Flash Cards

Algebra Matching

BasketMath Interactive- exponents (in Spanish and English)

Billy Bug- helps middle school kids learn coordinates

Billy Bug 2- a new quest for middle schoolers

Decimal & Whole Number Jeopardy

Decimal Multiplication Football

Decimal Quiz

Dr. Gee's 3D Lab- geometry

Exponents

Fish Tank-probability

Fractions

Line Jumper Algebra

Manga High- number and algebra games

MathCar Racing- integers

MathDork- view 10 of 24 lessons for free

Math Playground- for middle school

Mrs. Glosser's Math Goodies- integers

Online Graphing Calculator- Java mathematical graphing system

The Ruler Game- learn how to measure using a ruler

S.O.S. Mathematics-Algebra

Virtual Coin Toss-probability

MIND GAMES
Brainbashers-brainteasers, puzzles, riddles, games & optical illusions

Braingle- brain teasers, trivia, games

Fit Brains- brain games, brain fitness

Mindcipher- challenge yourself to brain teasers and logic puzzles

Play With Your Mind-collection of original mind games and IQ tests

SCIENCE
The Amazing Human Body

Anatomy Arcade-games are sorted by body system

Animal & Plant Classification Mini Quiz

The Atoms Family- from the Museum of Science in Miami, FL
BAM! Body and Mind- the CDC's information site for K-6 includes diseases, nutrition, physical activity and safety

The Blobz Guide to Electric Circuits

Bronx Zoo's Online Interactive Activities- for middle school age students

Cell Inspector

Comets and Meteors- from National Geographic

The Compass Activity Page

Cow's Eye Dissection

Creative Chemistry Crosswords

CSI:Web Adventures- learn about forensic science

David's Whizzy Periodic Table

Digestive System

DNA Detective

Ecokids-games and activities; waste, energy, wildlife, climate change