Apr

27

Cool or weird math? Pi redefined

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Some sites you just have to go to in order to believe they’re for real. This particular site tries to play Pi, that wonder 3.14… number that never ends and helps explain how circles work. Well, if you wondered what it would sound like if you gave musical notes to each of the numbers in Pi, this site has gone and done that. It has an interesting result and in some orchestrations sounds almost good. It’s an odd idea but kind of interesting.

Apr

25

When disaster strikes

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At first I wondered if this site was for real. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (roughly the equivalent of Public Safety Canada) actually has a website for kids. This very kid friendly site struck me as a bizarre idea at first; it almost seems to make disaster preparations silly and childish. But I suppose being prepared for the worst, whether you’re young or old, is a good thing. If that’s true it makes sense that colors, graphics and language level should all be pitched at a level appropriate to kids.

If you are in an area where tornados, hurricanes, floods, or even snow storms are a reality, then this site could be a really neat way to prepare you students for it.

Apr

23

Bits of American History

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This potential gem came to me in the morning mail. Old Magazine Articles features, well, old magazine articles. The site has articles from old magazines about all sorts of historical topics ranging from art to World War II. The focus of most of the articles appears to be America, but this is still a valuable source. The articles are all drawn form various period publications and so form a wonderful primary source.

Unfortunately, you only get to see individual articles from a magazine, and not the whole magazine, so you miss much of the flavor of the period pieces. Yet the articles can put many current issues in perspective. You need to take a look at the pieces on Iraq as an example.

Apr

20

Online Bible

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If you’re working through a Bible class, or even doing something on world religions, there is probably no better web site to access the Bible than Bible Gateway. It boasts dozens of languages and translations, and is fully searchable. (I rarely use a concordance since I discovered this site.)

I thoughte everyone knew about this site, but I’m discovering talking to my Christian school colleagues that that’s not the case. With the relatively recent addition of audio versions, and various study aids this site should be a welcome addition to any Bible class.

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