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LEARN SIGN LANGUAGE WITH KOKO THE GORILLA
The Gorilla Foundation is constructing a unique and critically important gorilla preserve on west Maui, Hawaii.
The Maui Ape Preserve will provide a natural environment for Koko and other gorillas, and is a vital step toward saving the
species from imminent extinction. MAP will consist of a secluded Sanctuary on 70 acres of land provided by the Maui Land and
Pineapple Company, and a unique high-tech Visitor Education Center in a convenient tourist location. Construction is in progress
— and now you can help!
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| Please support the Gorilla Foundation - Home of Koko (the famous gorilla using sign language) |
The Gorilla Foundation is a Good Cause to Support as a Homeschool Family and their website also has a Lot
of Educational Information, a Kids Page, and Lesson Plans about Gorillas.
LINKS TO GREAT SCIENCE WEBSITES
THE NIGHT SKY
Hubble Telescope
From The Hubble Site: "All the Hubble news and pictures, from the latest discoveries to the earliest observations. Coast
through cosmic images, browse our archive by date or subject; or sign up to get Hubble news sent to your e-mail or PDA."
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| Image Credit: NASA, Donald Walter (South Carolina State University), Paul Scowen and Brian Moore (Ar |
From the NASA site: A star 40 times more massive than our sun is blowing a giant bubble of material into space. In this colorful
picture, the Hubble Telescope captured a glimpse of the expanding bubble, dubbed the Bubble Nebula (NGC 7635). The beefy star
[lower center] is embedded in the bright blue bubble. The stellar powerhouse is so hot that it is quickly shedding material
into space. The dense gas surrounding the star is shaping the castoff material into a bubble. The bubble's surface is not
smooth like a soap bubble's. Its rippled appearance is due to encounters with gases of different thickness. The nebula is
6 light-years wide and is expanding at 4 million miles per hour (7 million kilometers per hour). The nebula is 7,100 light-years
from Earth in the constellation Cassiopeia.
GO TO OUR K'NEX AND LEGO BUILDING PAGE
This is a cool page on our own site which has links to lots of great pages for the Lego Block, Robotics, or K'Nex builder.
Toon University
This link will lead to sample activities and a FREE ten day trial of this really cool site for science learning for children
for grades first through sixth grades (although a little older boys into cartoons would think it was awesome too). Test a
demo game and you'll be hooked. For a limited time a full year membership is $99. This might be worth the price if you have
a homeschool student motivated by bright colors, cartoon action, and fun in learning. Good educational information, presented
in a unique way.
From the site: "We make learning faster by making it fun to practice skills, as well as providing tools to allow parents
and teachers to determine strengths and areas of improvement. Our activities, books, quizzes and more are created by dedicated
teachers, award winning animators and professional programmers."
NASA Image of the Day
NASA's vast collection of images is spread across many places online. This site has an picture of the day and points toward
the sites to find the bulk of NASA's imagery.
| Los Angeles from Space: Wrapped Color as Height |
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| Image Credit: NASA/JPL/NIMA |
Looking more like the map of another planet than a view of this world, this topographic radar image of Los Angeles shows the
relationships of the dense urban development and the natural contours of the land, including the Pacific Ocean on the left,
the flat Los Angeles Basin across the center and the steep ranges of the Santa Monica and Verdugo Mountains along the top.
The two dark strips near the coast at lower left are the runways of Los Angeles International Airport. For more information
on the image, visit JPL's Planetary Photojournal.Looking more like the map of another planet than a view of this world, this
topographic radar image of Los Angeles shows the relationships of the dense urban development and the natural contours of
the land, including the Pacific Ocean on the left, the flat Los Angeles Basin across the center and the steep ranges of the
Santa Monica and Verdugo Mountains along the top. The two dark strips near the coast at lower left are the runways of Los
Angeles International Airport. For more information on the image, visit JPL's Planetary Photojournal.
CLICK on the APPLE BELOW to go to our Apple Page... full of fun apple ideas!
Flying Turtle Exploring
Flying Turtle Exploring is a fun multi award winning site exploring principles of basic science . Shows how scientific principles
control how things work in nature, living organisms, and human technology. Contains articles which are well researched, accurate,
and easy to understand. Covers such areas as Nature including Animals and Plants, Engineering, Energy, and more. A little
overwhelming, but go with a goal in mind (like finding info on a subject) or just browse for a while.
Science-Teachers.com
From the site: "Enriching students with quality worksheets, lesson plans, and materials for teaching science... Science-Teachers.com
is a teaching resource providing lesson plans, worksheets, and activities for upper elementary and middle school science teachers."
Covers Life Science, Space Science, Earth Science, and Physical Science. Lots of cool FREE stuff like Periodic Table Crossword,
Constellations Worksheets, Fossil Teaching Resources, Erosion Worksheets, Rock Classification Information, Science in the
News, and more.
National Science Teachers Association (NSTA)
The National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) is the largest organization in the world committed to promoting excellence
and innovation in science teaching and learning for all. Site includes a science store (mostly classroom-oriented, but still
interesting).
BLD Science (Best Lab Deals)
From the site: "Whether you are a scientist, researcher, educator, safety and industrial professional, and hobbyist you
can get high-quality scientific equipment and supplies at very low prices, typically 50 to 70% less than retail."
This is the real stuff with over 500,000 products available! Very impressive. Learn a lot just by browsing the items for
sale.
Astronomy Picture of the Day
From the site: "Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation
written by a professional astronomer."
Truly amazing! If you have a child interested in space or science or even art,
check this out. Gorgeous and interesting photos which will get the whole family talking.
Tobins Lab:
Ever wonder where to get real science stuff? Look
no further! This homeschooling family carries a huge and
marvelous supply of science supplies & curriculum, charts and
posters. You will be amazed.
In this fish-breeding simulation game, you're in charge of your own real-time virtual aquarium and fish store.
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