Resources: links to interactive web sites and video

In my quest to provide a multi-modal experience for my students, I often use technology in the form of the computer and the Internet. Here are some sites that I have collected over the past few years that appeal to either my adult students or my kids, and sometimes both!

Science links

Interactive Human Body & Mind site from the BBC

A real favourite! Virtual knee surgery from Edheads

Fun science from Popular Science online

Concepts in particle physics explained in 60 seconds in Symmetry

"Explaining the physics of everyday life": How Things Work

Math links

Another favourite, even with adult students: National Library of Virtual Manipulatives

Over 100 java-based interactive math activities from Shodor Education Foundation Inc.

Visualize huge numbers with The Megapenny Project

Have fun with a-Live Maths math games from McMaster University

Interesting multiplication strategy from YouTube (below)