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New Sites to the VUSD Web Index

FlashFace - Web-based program for building police-style face sketch (men only.)

Fossil Fuels and Oil - Fossil fuels come from a lot more than just dead dinosaurs. This site has plenty of links to sites about coal, oil, and formation of other fossil fuels.

Math Open References - a free online reference for geometry featuring animated and interactive drawings to demonstrate geometry terms and concepts.

IXL.com - on-screen math drill and practice for Pre-K through grade 8 and algebra. Problems can be selected based on state standards.

GraphWords - a visual thesaurus that creates a word web that is interactive. Word webs can be saved as graphics.

JetPunk Quizzes - Timed on-screen quizzes in various categories - many just for fun and many related to school topics such as world geography.

SLIMEkids - features a collection of book trailers (videos) and language-arts related activities. SLIMEkids is an acronym for School LIbrary MEdia KIDS.

WWW link Holidays Around the World - A list of major holidays with links to fact pages on each.

WWW link Guide to Writing 5-Paragraph Essay - High School level resources.

Learn Your Tables - a quick and easy way to review multiplication tables

WWW link TimeRime.com is an intereactive timeline creator that can include uploaded images and audio.

WWW link Spelling Rules Resource - A handy list of links to sites with spelling games, rules, guidelines and more.

WWW link Hub for Teachers - Discovery Education's new site to help teachers inspire budding writers.

WWW link TWurdy - Since many web sites are "Too-Wordy" here's a new search engine from Google that ranks sites based on readability, from simplest to most difficult. Three options for searching are offered depending on speed and accuraccy needed.

WWW link SoftSchools.com - free worksheets, games, and quizzes organized by grades and topics.

WWW link Online Education of World Holidays - list of major holidays with links to sites and activities.

WWW link Phil Tulga's Music and Curriculum: Activities and arts integration lessons connecting music to reading, math and science -

WWW link Time Maps - Interactive timelines dating back 5,000+ years, tied to cultures and maps of the world. The result is combined with encyclopedia entries to present a unique view of civiliations.

WWW link Head Rush online science trivia tournament game from Discovery's new TV show.

WWW link Energy Balance 101.com - free curriculum programs, videos, interactives and tools to promote healthy schools and healthy kids.

WWW link Sum Dog - Math practice in an arcade game style

WWW link Science of Everyday Life - Activities for parents, students and teachers centered around science.

WWW link Alphabet Organizer - Create good looking printouts of words grouped alphabetically

WWW link Acrostic Poem Creator - helps brainstorm words and create the final acrostic printout

WWW link Teachers First Brain Twisters - Elementary and middle school stumpers that change weekly. Can be solved on-screen or printed. Fun!

WWW link Art Projects For Kids Ideas and template for completing fairly complex art projects in the classroom.

WWW link ThatQuiz.org - An online drill-and practice tool for a wide variety of subjects and grade levels. Teachers can create a free account and then upload a list of student names so that student progress can be checked after taking a quiz.

WWW link The Ancient Greeks - BBC website for students about the everyday Ancient Greece (and ancient olympics.)

WWW link GLOBAL TREK -- GREECE - an online world tour to learn about the history of Greece and the Olympic Games.

WWW link The Story Chick - Original short stories (most are one-page) for grades 2-8 to print in pdf.

WWW link ThinkFinity - A web site for free, searchable lesson plans.