Monthly Archives: March 2007

Breathing Earth is a site that graphically shows how much carbon dioxide is being produced by countries around the world. It’s quite a neat little project because, as you watch it, you get to see which countries are emitting large … Continue reading →

They always told me as a kid that if you dug straight down you’d come up on the other side of the world. Somehow, the other side of the world, no matter where I lived, was always in China. Well, … Continue reading →

To get a flavor of the past, there’s nothing quite like seeing it. Shorpy: The 100-Year-Old Photo Blog specializes in old pictures from all over America. With each photo being tagged, it’s pretty easy to find similar photos if you … Continue reading →

Do you have trouble remembering the relationships between the Greek gods? Can’t keep track of them without a scorecard? Is this your lucky day! We have a scorecard of all the Greek gods. All of the family ties are illustrated … Continue reading →

In Social Studies courses a frequent topic is disaster whether that’s floods, hurricanes, or tsunamis. The obvious question the thinking student may ask is, “What can be done to prevent disasters?” After all, dangerous natural phenomenon will continue to take … Continue reading →

Where do you go to build up the math skills of a junior high or middle school math class? According to our Grade 7 Math teacher FunBrain and CoolMath are two great sites to try. They both feature a fairly wide … Continue reading →

Whether you’re doing an art project, creating a newsletter, or making a project in English or Social Studies, having pictures that you can use legally is pretty important. There’s a lot of good sites for that. Picfindr (which I haven’t … Continue reading →

If you’re partial to timelines and maps of world history, this site is for you. Hyper History Online is the Internet portion of a site selling a world history wallchart. The difference, of course, is the online portion is free and … Continue reading →

Weirdly, one of the problems I’ve seen students have when writing is trying to dream up names for their story’s characters. It seem like an odd problem, but, the Web being an odd place, there is a solution for it. … Continue reading →

One of the questions that always comes up in my history classes is “How much is that in today’s money?” If you find out that a bridge cost a million dollars to build in 1950, how much would that have … Continue reading →