ASPCA, Henry's Book Club
![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090117170021im_/http://open.thumbshots.org/image.aspx?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.aspca.org%2Fhenrysbookclub) | Online book club named in honor of ASPCA founder Henry Bergh. Two books are featured each month. Henry?s Book Club aims to help children (ages 5 and up) develop literary and language skills. Through the club, they meet new people, are exposed to other?s ideas and perspectives, gain a deeper understanding of books and learn to analyze what they read.
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Anatomy of a Harbor: Halifax Harbour, Canada
![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090117170021im_/http://open.thumbshots.org/image.aspx?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nrcan.gc.ca%2Fhalifax%2Findex-eng.php) | The science behind Halifax Harbor: location, origin, the geologic process of shaping the harbor, human effects and harbor myths.
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The Animal Detector
![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090117170021im_/http://open.thumbshots.org/image.aspx?url=http%3A%2F%2Fanimaldetector.blogspot.com%2F) | Very cool blog kept by a family who set up an automated device to video the animals that come at night to feed in their backyard. Features a grey fox, raccoons, possum, various birds, cats and even a human!
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Centre of the Cell
![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090117170021im_/http://open.thumbshots.org/image.aspx?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.centreofthecell.org%2F) | The London museum's website, which features numerous links for students to access to further cell understanding. Includes teacher and students areas with activities, ethics of cell research, and more.
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Chalkbored
![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090117170021im_/http://open.thumbshots.org/image.aspx?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.chalkbored.com%2Flessons%2Fchemistry-11.htm) | Hundreds of Power Point lessons, labs, worksheets and activities created by a high school chemistry teacher. Information is free for educators and others. (See also http://www.chalkbored.com/lessons/chemistry-12.htm)
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Endeavor Botanical Illustrations (Natural History Museum, London)
![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090117170021im_/http://open.thumbshots.org/image.aspx?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nhm.ac.uk%2Fjdsml%2Fnature-online%2Fendeavour-botanical%2F) | The voyage of HMS Endeavour (1768-1771) was the first devoted exclusively to scientific discovery. This site presents most of the botanical drawings and engravings prepared by artist Sydney Parkinson before his untimely death at sea, and by other artists back in England working from Parkinson's initial sketches.
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Math Vids
![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090117170021im_/http://open.thumbshots.org/image.aspx?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mathvids.com+) | Site featuring hundreds of math instruction videos: teachers create math lessons using Smartboard technology and post them to the Math Vids site. Students access & watch videos and can rate them. Aimed at middle through college students. Must register, but is free.
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NASA's First 50 Years: An Interactive Journey
![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090117170021im_/http://open.thumbshots.org/image.aspx?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nasa.gov%2Fexternalflash%2F50th%2Fmain.html) | An interactive tour of NASA's first five decades of exploration, featuring virtual pavilions, clickable models and exhibits, video galleries, astronauts, presidents, and a robot guide named Automa.
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Soungle
![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090117170021im_/http://open.thumbshots.org/image.aspx?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.soungle.com%2F) | Free searchable database of hundreds of downloadable special effects and musical instrument samples.
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Space Time TV
Category: Media | Cool Site: December 2008 |
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![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090117170021im_/http://open.thumbshots.org/image.aspx?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.spacetime.us%2Ftv%2F) | Site that features video clips from National Geographic, PBS, History Channel and others focusing on math and space. Users can watch up to 50 hours of free content (with commercials). Includes a fun arcade gallery of mind games, such as Tangram House.
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