Volume and Surface Area Activities
Use a calculator and pencil and paper to help you figure these questions out
Click here to open a page with an online calculator
Do only questions 1, 2, 3
Be sure to read the instructions at the top so that you know what it is asking for.
Working with Pages '08 (which is really called Pages 3.0 for iWork '08):
Videos:
When you get to this page, look for the section that says "Intro to Pages". It looks like this:
 There are several videos here to watch
Online documents:
This manual is 132 pages long. To find information on Pages, go to page 23.
Human Body Systems
Information on all body systems
Information on organs, muscles, the skeleton and the nervous system.
On this page, you will find links to different body systems, as well as information on the brain, ears, eyes and kidneys.
This info guide gives you links to pages on the Circulatory, Nervous, Skeletal, Digestive, Muscular and Respiratory Systems. It also includes information on fitness and sports & games (which would be good for the section where you have to talk about how to keep your body system healthy)
Everyday health information, including several of the body systems
Informative exploration of the human body where they can tour the human body for an overview of the major body systems.
Contains information about The Circulation System, The Muscles,The Ear, The Digestive Tract, The Eye, and The Respiratory System
Fascinating and fact-filled tour of the human body. Students can click on Interactive Anatomy, choose one of several different anatomy systems, and roll a mouse over the system to learn the names and functions of various organs
Reliable information on a variety of health topics; keyword searchable
Intended for high school students, provides a extremely comprehensive look at the human body’s circulatory, digestive, immune, nervous, muscular, respiratory, and skeletal systems
Includes interesting information about the brain, the digestive system, the heart, and the skeleton in a highly interactive format.
The Circulatory System |
The Skeletal System |
The Muscular System
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The Nervous System |
The Respiratory System |
The Digestive System |
Working with iMovie
iMovie manual from Apple
iMovie 6
This one is for a different version, but the idea is the same.
iMovie tutorial from Apple
Working with iDVD
.pdf document
Scroll down a little bit to find videos on how to make a magic DVD, a one-step DVD, or a custom DVD (which is probably what you want to do with your DVD in class).
There are several videos on this page, starting with "What is Apple iDVD?", and going into other topics, such as "Creating a new project", "Selecting a theme", "Adding graphics" and other fun topics.
Wild Weather and its effect on structures, man-made and natural
Weather Websites
Click the start button to learn how to report and predict the weather.
Learn about the forces on structures.
Cloudia Raindrop has two stories available for your pleasure:
1) Adventures through the water cycle
2) Exploring the Water Supply system
Click on different aspects of weather to find out about them.
FInd out about weather all over the word. What types of housing are better in different types of weather? What types of clothing do people wear for different weather situations?
From this website, you can find out about different types of weather: brought on by the sun, clouds, rain, and severe weather.
With "Franklin's Forecast," you can build your own weather station, learn about today's sophisticated weather technologies, and check the weather right now.
There are lots of activities here to choose from. You can use a live weather cam, discover the climate for our area, forecast the weather.
An Internet webquest that has links to pages that deal with different types of severe weather.
Structures
Videos from TeacherTube:
Click on the video link to see how the buiding was razed.
Les expressions idiomatiques
These websites have idiomatic expressions in French and then translated into English:
(some are slang for a certain area, so you might not understand what they mean)
A searchable database that allows you to find certain expressions. This one may be difficult to use if you are not sure which expression you are looking for.
All of these expressions deal with food.
These websites have idiomatic expressions in English and then translated into French:
Not all of these expressions are idiomatic expressions, so be careful which one you choose.
These websites have idiomatic expressions in French with an explanation in French. You will have to try to figure out what they mean by the context clues.
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