Carolina Beach School New Hanover County Schools
Dr. Markley's Blog (He is the NHCS Superintendent.)
NHC Library (Many relevant resources here including these, below-
To access all, go to NHC Library link and click Data Base on the right side)
Strength in Numbers - Tutoring and more
Play Mastermind- Ten rounds/ Eight Colors
STEM links:
bit.ly/FryingPanShoalsLiveShot
Try Brilliant.org with your family. Learn by problem solving.- requires login
Microcosmos: Welcome to the Foldscope Community
We have access to these ingenious STEM tools at CBES- Inquire at the AIG room: 306
Guinness World Record- Most Robots Dancing Simultaneously
Here is a neat link to explore basic and increasingly complex math concepts...with a little guidance.
Get curious!
Microsculpture: The Insect Portraits of Levon Biss
This link is worthwhile so long as you do not claim solving the cube on your own using the solver.
Woodlands Resources has a page of Multiplication Tricks that will help you learn your facts.
LEGO Education- Elementary log in and information
Programming LEGO EV3 to follow a line
UNIGO: A Cup Grows Up - a fun capacity video
Free downloadable graph paper .
This is a useful site in a pinch. It is convenient, too.
At Freerice , for each answer you get right, they donate ten grains of rice through the World Food Programme to help end hunger. There are many topic and levels of difficulty to choose including math and geography.
They say, the BEST place to learn about rocks and minerals is Mineralogy 4 Kids.
The Kids Should See This homepage
Let's Learn How to Play Chess
Playing with just The PAWNS
Playing with just The ROOK
Playing with just The QUEEN
Playing with just The BISHOP
Playing with just The KNIGHT
Our students can begin creating programs on the computer
instead of following others along...
...by using Scratch from MIT. Get an idea of what Scratch is about
...by clicking here: "Let's Teach Kids to Code," by Mitch Resnick.
National Library of Virtual Manipulatives
Bridge Design Software Download link from Engineering Encounters (formerly West Point Bridge Designer)
Astronomy Calendar of Celestial Events for Calendar Year 2016
EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT ASSOCIATION
Do you like statistics? Be an Actuary- find out what they do here
Reading/ Language Arts links:
RAFT (A respected writing strategy)
ABCya.com (This is very much like Wordle, and it works with our server!)
Look up words using Your Dictionary .
They say they are, "The Dictionary You Can Understand."
The Elements of Style, by William Strunk, Jr.
Mensa for kids has a great program called "Excellence in Reading" Participants get a list of K-3rd Grade or the 4th-6th grade reading lists. This is a great long-term project that generates a free Tee-shirt, a certificate, and well-earned pride for finishing.
At Freerice , for each answer you get right, they donate ten grains of rice through the World Food Programme to help end hunger. There are many topic and levels of difficulty to choose, and you can play in Spanish, French, Italian, and Korean, too!
Type anything into the box to see it re-translated into super-authentic Shakespearean English
Free ebooks by Project Gutenberg
Project Gutenberg offers over 53,000 free ebooks: choose among free html, epub books, free kindle books.
Download them or read them online.
ELA Graphic Organizers using Google Drawings
Social Studies/ History links:
Gapminder is a fact tank, not a think tank that fights devastating misconceptions about global development.
Evidence Explained; Historical Analysis, Citation & Source Usage
Gods and Goddesses of Ancient Greece
NC Representitive Ted Davis, Jr.
Carolina Beach Elected Officials
Oakdale Cemetary- Wilmington, NC
NCCEE - North Carolina Council on Economic Education
Win As Much As You Can activity (pdf)
Top Ten World Heritage Site according to National Geographic
Arts Links:
How to Draw a Floating/ Levitating Cube
(Pepper's Cone explained - Youtube)
Learning to Learn links
CogAT site- Learn about student profiles and more
Index of Learning Styles, Solomon, B. & Felder, R.M., NCSU
Here are directions on how to take Cornell Notes
Our students have log in access to The New York Times Replica Edition
Here is Trading Card Creator from ReadWriteThink.
Show what you know in a new way!
Common Core State Standards Initiative
NC Essential Standards Science
NC Essential Standards 3-5 Social Studies
NC Essential Standards Information and Technology
NC English Language Proficiency Standard Course of Study (ESOL)
Technology Technique Links:
Google Chromebook Keyboard Shortcuts
Tissue Paper Stop Motion Animation
Free Images to Use from Pixabay
Tineye reverse image search
ClipConverter - convert video