An Applet for the Teacher

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An Applet for the Teacher
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Internet Applets

• What are they?
• Do they work on all computers?
• How do you find these sites?

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Language Applet Sites

• Starfall This site has movies,
  interactive books, and activities helping to
  teach reading skills. Mostly K 2.
• Skillswise This site has fact sheets,
  quizzes and activities to help improve literacy
  skills.
• Eduplace This site by Houghton-Mifflin has
  a vocabulary game to augment their books. Grades
  1 6.

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Math Applet Sites

• Math Baseball Drill and Practice game for
  addition, subtraction, multiplication and
  division. Grades 2 6.
• Rainforest Math Interactive math activities
  number, algebra, measurement, position, chance,
  money and probability. K - 6
• Skillswise Fact sheets, activities, and quizzes
  dealing with whole numbers, measurement,
  decimals, fractions, percentages. 3-6

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Science Applet Sites

• Enchanted Learning (Zoom) Sites Sites dealing
  with Astronomy, Dinosaurs, Animals, Biomes, etc.
  Interactive quizzes.
• GeoMysteries Use online tools to determine the
  characteristics of a mineral sample. Determine
  why a rock floats.
• Virtual Body The brain, digestion, the
  skeleton, and heart a guided tour, interactive
  activity and animations.

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Social Studies Applet Sites

• Save the Bill of Rights Online simulation of a
  town. Click on areas and explore the rights
  granted by the Constitution.
• U.S. Mint Various activities dealing with money.
• United States Learn in game form about the
  states, landforms, rivers, state names, capitals,
  etc.