Posts tagged with: middle-school
Video Games: Good or Bad? New Research and Some Handy Guidelines
Recent research and guidelines from University of Michigan offer some help in answering parental concerns around video games and kids. more
Psyched Out By Stereotypes: Research Suggests Thinking About The Positive
— Coincidentally, this reinforces a view expressed in a SmartBean article earlier today, about the negative effect of myths and stereotypes on girls’ interest and ability in math in middle... more
Girls & Math: Shattering the Stereotype
— There are several initiatives underway devoted to promoting an interest in STEM among girls in the US. Actress Danica McKellar, now also a Math author and education activist for girls is doing her bit. Her books are a hit with girls in middle school! more
Time travel anyone? … and let’s build a pyramid while we’re at it
"Time Engineers" is an interesting computer simulation game for kids between the ages of 7-17. The premise is novel - the kids travel back in time to solve engineering problems in three different eras. Science and Math concepts are woven into the playing of the game. more
Diary of a Wimpy Kid
by Jeff Kinney
"First of all, let me get something straight: This is a JOURNAL, not a diary. I know what it says on the cover, but when Mom went out to buy this thing I SPECIFICALLY told her to get one that didn't say 'diary' on it"
Thus begins this hugely entertaining book that is the first in a series of four books that is all the rage among the 9-12 age group. Through the liberal use of hilarious pictures in comic style, Diary of a Wimpy Kid takes the reader through the one year in the life of a cynical yet fun-loving middle schooler, Greg Heffley. more
Interactive sites to learn about the human body
Here are links to three interactive sites useful for learning about the different systems and organs in the human body.
•BBC Interactive Body
•National Geographic – Health and... more
Ptable.com – An interactive periodic table
Ptable.com is a hosted interactive periodic table that will be of interest to serious and not so serious students of chemistry.
Several cool interactive features are built into... more
‘Little Shop of Physics’ for Hands-on Fun
The title says it all, but if you want to know more, here’s a somewhat dated Science Daily article on The Little Shop of Physics – a fun... more