Interactives

    Interactives are much more than text, graphics, audio, and video information on a Web page. They provide an engaging environment where learners can organize resources, manipulate information, and even create new content. Students aren't simply consumers of information; they become part of an active, learning experience. 

    According to Annenberg Media, interactives provide "educators and students with strategies, content, and activities that can enhance and improve students’ skills in a variety of curricular areas" (2009, ¶ 1). 

     

     

    SCIENCE 

    BAM! Body and Mind (http://www.bam.gov/) from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 

    http://learn.genetics.utah.edu/) 

    Food Detectives (http://www.fooddetectives.com/ 

    http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/more/interactives 

    Nova. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/hotscience/ 

    DNA Interactive (http://www.dnai.org/) 

    Nobel Prize Educational Games (http://nobelprize.org/educational_games/) where students become scientists and explore significant scientific topics. 

    BioInteractive Video Labs (http://www.hhmi.org/biointeractive/vlabs/index.html), students conduct lab experiments on topics such as disease. 

    Dynamic Earth (http://www.mnh.si.edu/earth/) incorporate artifacts related to geology, gems, and minerals from the Smithsonian's huge holdings. 

    EcoKids Games (http://www.ecokids.ca/pub/games_activities/) explore topics related to wildlife, climate change, energy, water, waste, and more. 

    Exploratorium's How Do We Know What We Know? (http://www.exploratorium.edu/evidence/) focuses on the use of evidence during an investigation.  

     

    MUSIC 

    New York Philharmonic Kidzone (http://www.nyphilkids.org/games/ 

     

     

    ENGLISH and HISTORY 

    The interactive Shakespeare: Subject to Change (http://broadband.ciconline.org/shakespeare/) is a great way to draw young people into the works of Shakespeare. 

    Smithsonian's History Explorer. http://historyexplorer.americanhistory.si.edu/interactives/  

     

     

    ART 

    National Gallery of Art (http://www.nga.gov/education/classroom/) 

    Museum of Modern Art (http://www.moma.org/learn/activities/) 

    The Artist's Toolkit (http://www.artsconnected.org/toolkit) provides animated demonstrations of art techniques. 

     

     

    MATH 

    Lure of the Labyrinth (http://labyrinth.thinkport.org/), a pre-algebra adventure game 

    Math by Design (http://mathbydesign.thinkport.org/) incorporates short video clips demonstrating real-world applications of math.