Yes Magazine presents, The Twisted History of the Microwave. Yes magazine is new to me, but I explored it and found some really interesting resources at their site. They offer projects you can do at home, brain bumpters, reviews by you and more.
The Twisted History of the Microwave
Tags: homeschool science
Come and explore The Cave of Lascaux online. Here you can explore this cave that was closed in 1955.
Tags: cave, Cave of Lascaux
WWII: An American Scrapbook shares stories about WWII. Do you have a story or know someone that does? Then visit and share your story as well.
These games are designed to help children understand the basic number concepts.
Tags: counting, homeschool math
Shepherd Software offers many wonderful online learning games. World Geography is one of them. They also have a free, downloadable blank map of the world you can download.
World Geography Game
The website states that there are thousands of archived events which happened to or affected the indigenous peoples of North America. For example, it states that on today’s date he reports that the following occured:
1677: Mugg, an Arosaguntacook Indian Chief, dies in Black Point, Maine. At the outset of King Philip’s war, Mugg attempted to arrange a peace treaty with the British. Instead they jail him for a short time, and gain a bitter enemy. He destroys much of Black Point, Maine in a raid on October 12, 1676. Later he captures a few ships and stages a brief naval war before his death.
1760: Creek warrior Chief Hobbythacco (Handsome Fellow) has often supported the English, but, at the outbreak of the Cherokee war, he decides to support the Cherokees. He leads an attack on a group of English traders in Georgia. Thirteen of the traders are killed during the fighting. Creek Chief “The Mortar” also participates in the fighting
Scroll down the page and you will find a wealth of other resources to explore.
