Mrs. Hughes's Links to Great Stuff!
Here are some internet links to some really good stuff that can help you in
school.
Internet Links
An excellent website for supplementary learning materials in all subjects, all
grades.
EdHelper.com
A fun site for learning math! Online games and tutorials make learning math fun!
CoolMath.com
A site sponsored by the Discovery Science channel, a fantastic source for
varied scientific information and topics. Beautiful site! A big help for
science fair projects!
Science Channel
The MUST GO website for everything science fair related! From how to get
started on your project to sample science fair ideas, this is the place to go!
Scotch Science Fair Central
A multi-media website exploring Northern California science, environment, and
nature.
KQED Quest
An excellent description of a tesselation, and how to put shapes together to
make one.
What is a Tesselation?
Online viewing of the Earth Day TV special for 6th Grade science
homework on 4/22/10. Get viewing questions from Mrs. Hughes.
KQED Earth Day Special
This is the login page for the Intel Visual Comparison activity.
Intel Student Workspace Login
For Mrs. Hughes to access for the Visual Comparison activity.
Intel Teacher Workspace
This is the website run by CYO Camp in Occidental, CA - where 8th grade goes
to Outdoor Ed camp every November. A good source of information for students,
parents, and prospective cabin leaders.
CYO Outdoor Environmental Education
This QUEST video is for Mrs. Hughes's 8th grade science lesson for Newtonian
laws and physics as they are used in baseball.
Out of the Park: The Physics of Baseball - Video
This QUEST video is for Mrs. Hughes's 8th grade science lesson for Newtonian
laws and physics.
Newton's Laws of Motion - Video
This link gives a definition of what the Air Quality Index is, and allows you
to put in your zip code to find the Air Quality Index in your city.
Air Quality Index Homepage
This link gives you access to a complete online manual which directs you in
writing papers and bibliographies in the required MLA writing format style.
MLA Formatting and Style Guide: Purdue Online Writing Lab
This site creates MLA style bibliographies from the resource information that
is input by the user. Excellent research paper resource!
EasyBib.com
A video about near-Earth asteroids as shown in Mrs. Hughes's class (in case
you were absent, or needed to rewatch for more information).
Killer Asteroid
A beautiful NASA-run website that goes into complete detail about the
electromagnetic spectrum.
NASA Website on the Electromagnetic Spectrum
A comprehensive video on faults and earthquakes, specifically looking at the
Hayward Fault.
KQED Video - The Hayward Fault
A YouTube video that gives a fascinating introduction to our Solar System.
Solar System At a Glance