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Monday, August 25, 2008
 

Teaching 4 Dimensions

We all know about the three dimensions of width, height, depth. It may be a bit of a stretch to learn 4 (or more) dimensions using pencil and paper. Dimensions is an online video series that will visually teach 4 dimension in a somewhat understandable format.

If you child has reached the outer limits of his/her understanding of geometry, this might be the ticket. I watched some of the segments, (there's 2 hours in all) there is a slow progression, building on what you know until you finally break through to a new dimension of space. I'd recommend this for kids who have an understanding of geometry.
A film for a wide audience!

Nine chapters, two hours of maths, that take you gradually up to the fourth dimension. Mathematical vertigo guaranteed! Background information on every chapter: see Read more...

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The Matchlock Gun

If you want great historical fiction for younger children, The Matchlock Gun, which won the 1942 Newbery Medal, by Walter D. Edmonds, who also wrote the classic novel Drums Along the Mohawk, is it. Set in 1757, when New York was still a British colony during the French and Indian War, it tells the true story of ten-year-old Edward Van Alstyne, who lives with his father Teunis, mother Gertrude, and little sister Trudy, outside of Albany in upper New York. Read more...

The Indian in the Cupboard

While on vacation recently, I read all the books that I took with me, so I went out and purchased four children's books that I have been longing to read for a good while, including this one. Two of the presents that Omri received for his birthday were a small plastic Indian from his friend Patrick and an old medicine cupboard that his brother Gillon had found in the alley. Read more...

The Graveyard Book

Nobody Owens is a lucky boy. Though a man known as "Jack" tragically murdered his family, he alone survived the attack. Being just a wee 18 mos old at the time, he wandered off into the night and into the graveyard. There he found a home, and some new guardians. They may be dead ones, but when the fleeting image of his slain mother pleads for his life, the dead couple Mr. and Mrs. Owens vow to take good care of the toddler they named Nobody (Bod for short). Read more...

The Education Enigma: What happened to American Education

As the founder of Improve-Education.org, Mr.Deitrick Price has dedicated himself to researching the failures of the public school system in America. In this book he includes 50 short essays that attempt to explain why it is that education in the USA remains ineffective, despite massive spending. The author recently posted an article on ezinearticles.com called "Homeschooling Parents Should Find Comfort in New Book". Read more...

Basil of Baker Street

Can mice solve mysteries? Sir Basil of Baker Street is the greatest mouse detective and lives in the cellar of Sherlock Holmes's house. When the twins, Angela and Agatha, go missing, it is up to Basil to find them. But where are they? Why have they disappeared? And can Basil save them in time? Find out in Basil of Baker Street. Note: This series of books is the basis for the Disney movie The Great Mouse Detective; unfortunately, the book is apparently out of print, but used copies are available at Amazon. Read more...