United Streaming, www.unitedstreaming.com , a division of Discovery Education, has the largest data base of video clips and photos in the country. Check out whether it or a similar system is available in your children’s school.
Love Free Games http://lovefreegames.com includes many educationally oriented games. Check ’em out, have fun, and strengthen your mental processes, all at the same time! Many predict that game theory will be come the next big wave for educating youth in higher level thinking skills.
Chalkwaves www.chalkwaves.org is another great database produced by a coalition of PBS stations and media companies primarily in the Midwest.
Nobel Prize www.nobelprize.org contains a link to “Games and Simulations” related to Math and Science. This is a great opportunity for students to use their fascination with gaming to apply those skills to the development of critical thinking related to mathematics and the sciences.
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