June 2001

	Watts That?! Junior     Created by: Energy Quest
	Theme:	Science
	Format:	Interactive, not-printable
	Audience:	Grades 5-12
	Difficulty level:	Moderate to challenging
	Activity:	Students choose from several interactive quizzes about energy. The game is designed to be played by two people. Each person chooses a question based on a monetary value which corresponds to the difficulty level of the question. If a student answers incorrectly, they are given the correct answer and their opponent is allowed to choose a question.
	Time to complete:	30+ minutes
	Comments:	Some of the questions are difficult, but the majority of them are common sense.
	Special requirements:	None
	Applicable standards: National Social Sciences Standards and National Science Standards
		Environment and Society: Understands how human actions modify the physical environment. Understands how physical systems affect human systems. Understands the changes that occur in the meaning, use, distribution, and importance of resources. Physical Science: As a result of their activities in grades 5-8, all students should develop an understanding of: Properties and changes of properties in matter Transfer of energy
	MatGame 2      Created by: MENC: The National Association for Music Association
	Theme:	Music
	Format:	Online, interactive, not printable
	Audience:	Grades K-4
	Difficulty level:	Easy
	Activity:	This game tests students' audio recognition of various instruments. Students are given a short audio clip of an instrument and asked to choose which instrument they believe they heard.
	Time to complete:	15 minutes
	Comments:	After students hear the sound they must click on the "Back" button to return to the game.
	Special requirements:	QuickTime Player, or a comparable player
	Applicable standards: National Fine Arts Standards: Music
		Listening to, Analyzing, and Describing Music: Students identify the sounds of a variety of instruments, including many orchestra and band instruments, and instruments from various cultures.
	Animals of the World     Created by: KidsCom
	Theme:	Science
	Format:	Interactive, not printable
	Audience:	5-12
	Difficulty level:	Easy to Difficult
	Activity:	The students are given the opportunity to ask 10 questions about an unknown animal. If they can guess the animal from the answers to the questions they get a number of points proportional to the number of questions that they asked. Students will learn tons of information about the habitats, physical appearance, and overall nature of various animals.
	Time to complete:	30 minutes
	Comments:	Students can keep track of their points, but this is definitely a game for learning and not for competition.
	Special requirements:	None
	Applicable standards: National Science Standards
		Life Science: As a result of their activities in grades 5-8, all students should develop an understanding of: Structure and function in living systems Regulation and behavior Populations and ecosystems Diversity and adaptations of organisms
	Hungry Frog Arithmetic    Created by: hungryfrog.com
	Theme:	Math
	Format:	Interactive, not printable
	Audience:	Grades 2-5
	Difficulty level:	Easy to Moderate
	Activity:	Students are asked to help frogs catch bugs. In order to help the frogs the student must select bugs with the mathematical equation that corresponds to numbers on the frogs. It is a simple match game; but, it can go fast. It is perfect for repetitive practice in addition and subtraction.
	Time to complete:	The player chooses the duration
	Comments:	There are several options to choose from. Game two is faster than game one, but the concept is the same.
	Special requirements:	Java
	Applicable standards: National Math Standards
		Whole number computation: In grades K-4, the mathematics curriculum should develop whole number computation so that students can-- Model, explain, and develop reasonable proficiency with basic facts and algorithms; * Use a variety of mental computation and estimation techniques; Select and use computation techniques appropriate to specific problems and determine whether the results are reasonable.

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