Websites for Kids

ALL SKILLS

Khan Online Academy - https://www.khanacademy.org/



MATH sites:                                                                                       

4th grade:

http://www.math-play.com/4th-grade-math-games.html

http://www.ixl.com/math/grade-4

http://www.learninggamesforkids.com/4th-grade-math.html

http://www.mathblaster.com/parents/math-games/4th-grade-math-games

http://www.funbrain.com/cgi-bin/getskill.cgi?A1=gba&A2=9&A7=0

Division -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dJe3564yY-g (Long Division - Christine Munafo's Flipped Classroom - 4th Grade STEM)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9qYGIlVu0fE (one simple example, 4th grade long division)

Partial Quotients Division -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4NtxVF5bfqs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nvn3pUdyr_g

Use a Protractor - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L64IZAb-Oho
Use a Full - Circle Protractor - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BTBE1I_iH2k

Math Grid - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E2FqyJL2w8U
Simple Graph - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9J1VgQKHgbg

Map Grid and Scale -
Awesome Map Music Video, with robots - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8QlJn_iMeAg
Basic Map Skills - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4TuEPp7pObg
Dr. Suess - Map on my Lap - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NazvXwWumaQ

                                                           

SCIENCE sites:                                  

According to Brian, "BEST SITE EVER!!!!! http://htwins.net/scale2/ it shows the ENTIRE universe to Scale WITH EVERYTHING!"

Static Electricity and Electronic Circuits!

http://www.andythelwell.com/blobz/guide.html

http://www.hyperstaffs.info/work/physics/child/index.html

http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/gamesactivities/electricitycircuits.html

http://kids.discovery.com/tell-me/curiosity-corner/science/how-do-electric-circuits-work

http://www.loc.gov/rr/scitech/mysteries/static.html

http://www.sciencemadesimple.com/static.html

http://www.ducksters.com/science/static_electricity.php

http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/experiments/staticelectricity.html

Electricity and Safety                                                            

http://www.switchedonkids.org.uk/index.html

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Veyv2lFc_Fk

http://www.austinenergy.com/about%20us/outreach/Safety/For%20Kids/Electrical%20Safety%20World/index.html

http://www.dgelectric.com/visuals/safety.pdf

SPACE                                                                            

Website from the White House with links to articles and pages about US Space Programs and science (and details on a program that we do not support!) https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/response/isnt-petition-response-youre-looking

WATER     

Water Cycles - https://sites.google.com/site/sqwatercycles/Home

A collection of interesting sites on Water - https://sites.google.com/site/sqwatercycles/Home/webligraphy

Surface tension and water - http://ga.water.usgs.gov/edu/surface-tension.html

The properties of water - http://watereducation.utah.gov/waterscience/Properties/default.asp


PROGRAMMING

Code Academy - http://www.codecademy.com/#!/exercises/0

LANGUAGE ARTS SITES: 

Great online dictionary for kids - http://www.wordsmyth.net/?mode=gm

Kids' News Sites - 
Here, There, Everywhere - News for Kids - http://htekidsnews.com/

Teaching Kids News - http://teachingkidsnews.com/

National Geographic - http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids/

 - The Following are regular news sites, not aimed at kids, but reliable -

Kuwait Times - http://news.kuwaittimes.net/

Arab Times - http://www.arabtimesonline.com/

The Telegraph -= http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/

The Washington Post - http://www.washingtonpost.com/

The NY Times - http://www.nytimes.com/

The Week - http://theweek.com/



MINECRAFT sites:

MOM's Blog post on how to mod minecraft: http://whaleears.blogspot.com/2013/11/modding-minecraft-16.html - How to add mods, how to install Forge, and how to set up new profiles with unique sets of mods.

https://minecraft.net/ mine craft main webpage

http://satscape.info/sim-u-kraft/ - This is my favorite mod. It adds villagers to the game that you can interact with.

                                          

http://www.minecraftforum.net/topic/191908-ctmcollection-vechs-super-hostile-series/#AnchorMap10  good minecraft maps

http://www.minecraftforum.net/topic/544827-redstone-guide-v121/ GOOD red stone Guide

http://www.minecraftwiki.net/wiki/Minecraft_Wiki Minecraft wiki for looking up stuff

http://www.technicpack.net/tekkit/  link to a great mod that is easy to install. This mod is separate from your main game, although you use your same login and password. It combines a whole slew of good mods into a very stable platform.

Tutorial on multiple instances - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=StNg5Hj4Fd0
Use this method to have different instances of minecraft using Mojang's 1.6.x launcher - each with their own unique Mods, Configs, Resource Packs, and Saves

Skydaz on Sim-U-Kraft - http://www.skydaz.com/sim-u-kraft-mod-installer-for-minecraft-1-6-4/

MCF Mod List - a consolidated list of mods and what version they are compatible with - http://modlist.mcf.li/version/1.6.4/