Saturday, June 12, 2010

A World Devoid - An Environmental Game

View the movie first; that in itself is awesome - then play the game of the title link, where you must fight to save the dwindling resources of a desert planet and help to choose its fate.

Drag Race Division

Maintain skills over the summer, and have a bit of fun doing it at the same time! In this game, you can win the car race by how quickly and accurately you answer the division questions.
http://www.arcademicskillbuilders.com/games/drag_race/drag_race.html

Friday, June 11, 2010

Arachnid Keyboarding

You'll have to be speedy to type in numbers and letters before the arachnids steal your ice cream in this online keyboarding practice game!http://www.learninggamesforkids.com/keyboarding_games/keyboarding_games_arachnid_falls.html

Who Do You Want To Be?

What do you want to be when you grow up? Or if you are "grown up", then how about reinventing yourself? Covering all career fields and from all starting points (or restarting points!), find some useful interactive tools here from the Dept. of Education and the State of California. Appropriate for middle school students, high school students, retraining, returning to school, and/or college students. Salary ranges,career pathways, and videos are included, along with helpful quizzes and games related to the topics.

Thursday, June 10, 2010

Amelia the Pigeon

Want to see Brooklyn this summer? How about from a pigeon's point of view! Amelia the pigeon will take you on an adventure through the streets and wonders of Brooklyn, with animated audio stories and interactive online features. Access the stories with the first link below, with teaching resources and activities at the 2nd link. Happy travels!http://science.hq.nasa.gov/kids/imagers/amelia/index.html

13 Ways to Make One Half

This game is more challenging than you might think - you have to find 13 ways to display one - half, using triangles and various patterns, without repeating any previous pattern. Good luck!

Wednesday, June 9, 2010

Find the Capital


How well do you remember all 50 capitals? I admit, I had trouble with some of them! Test your American geography know-how with this capitals quiz.

Tuesday, June 8, 2010

Common Knowledge

Fill in the blanks with letters, hangman style, and according to the clues given in order to guess the word. At the end of the round, you can try to find the theme common to all the answers. A new puzzle is posted each day.

Sunday, June 6, 2010

Brilliant Blocks

In this Tetris-like online puzzle game, you have to clear as many blocks as possible by matching rows of three colors or similar numbers, matching them up vertically, horizontally, or diagonally. Earn bonus time by thinking quickly!