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We are off to a great start and I know we will have a fabulous year.Ms. Frank's Classhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01230285731075253393noreply@blogger.comBlogger21100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3114251146190562725.post-1916667694549981982010-08-29T18:32:00.000-07:002010-08-29T18:37:02.861-07:00<a href="http://www.arcademicskillbuilders.com/">Arcademicskillbuilders</a><br /><a href="http://www.brainpopjr.com/">Brain Pop Jr.</a><br /><a href="http://www.learning.com/">Easy Tech</a><br /><a href="http://www.factmonster.com/">Factmonster</a><br /><a href="http://funbrain.com/">Funbrain</a><br /><a href="http://www.kidskonnect.com/">Kidskonnect</a><br /><a href="http://www.math.com/">Mathonline</a><br /><a href="http://nlvm.usu.edu/">National Library of Virtual Manipulatives</a><br /><a href="http://http//compass.springbranchisd.com/childu/index.html">Odyssey</a><br /><a href="http://http//library.springbranchisd.com/library-resources/">SBISD Library Resources</a><br /><a href="http://www.spellingcity.com/">Spelling City</a><br /><a href="http://http//www.tumblebooks.com/library/asp/customer_login.asp?accessdenied=%2Flibrary%2Fasp%2Fhome%5Ftumblebooks%2Easp">Tumble Books</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3114251146190562725-191666769454998198?l=msgfranksclass.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Ms. Frank's Classhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01230285731075253393noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3114251146190562725.post-6977827841754241602010-08-29T17:20:00.000-07:002010-08-29T18:26:49.266-07:00This is an exciting club for students who are interested in going "above and beyond" the normal classroom expectations. It is a way to challenge the students and keep their brains active! I hope to inspire everyone to learn new things all the time--learning never ends! To become a member, choose a topic from below. Click on the link and complete the task. Keep all completed tasks in your Brain Busters Folder until you are ready to turn it in to me. On the math sites, print out the certificate and put it in your Brain Busters Folder. You can be a 1 star member or all the way to 84 stars. Once you have earned 50 stars you will be entered into the Brain Busters Club Hall of Fame! This Hall of Fame will be displayed in our classroom. Good luck and have fun!!!<br /><br />Ms. Frank<br /><br /><br />Brain Buster Club<br /><br />Social Studies<br /><br />1. Name the 7 continents.<a href="http://www.cedarville.edu/academics/education/resource/geo/intermain/pbwebsmk.htm">http://www.cedarville.edu/academics/education/resource/geo/intermain/pbwebsmk.htm</a><a href="http://www.cedarville.edu/academics/education/resource/geo/intermain/pbwebsmk.htm">geo/intermain/pbwebsmk.htm</a> 2. Name 15 world countries.<a href="http://www.infoplease.com/atlas/">http://www.infoplease.com/atlas/</a><br />3. Name 15 major world cities.<a href="http://www.worldatlas.com/citypops.htm">http://www.worldatlas.com/citypops.htm</a><br />4.Name 15 types of dwellings .<a href="http://www.104english.com/Back_Issues/Issue003_Mar5.htm">http://www.104english.com/Back_Issues/Issue003_Mar5.htm</a><br />5.Name 10 South American and Central American countries.<a href="http://www.infoplease.com/atlas/southamerica.html">South America Country Map</a><a href="http://www.infoplease.com/atlas/centralamerica.html">Central America Map</a><br />6. Name 10 countries bordering the Pacific Ocean.<a href="http://www.infoplease.com/atlas/index.html">Country Maps</a><br />7. Name 10 countries in Europe.<a href="http://www.triviaplaza.com/geo4.htm">European countries quiz game</a><a href="http://www.lizardpoint.com/fun/geoquiz/euroquiz.html">Click on the correct European country game</a><br />8. Name 10 countries in Africa.<a href="http://www.lizardpoint.com/fun/geoquiz/afrquiz.html">Click on the correct African country game</a><br />9. Name 10 major bodies of water.<a href="http://www.factmonster.com/ipka/A0001773.html">Oceans and Seas</a><br />10. Name 10 major world rivers.<a href="http://www.factmonster.com/ipka/A0001779.html">Fact Monster - Principal Rivers of the World</a><a href="http://www.rev.net/~aloe/river/">River Systems of the World</a><br />11. Name 10 large deserts of the world.<a href="http://www.factmonster.com/ipka/A0778851.html">FactMonster deserts of the world</a>Desert maps<br />12. Name 10 large lakes in the North America.<a href="http://www.uslakes.com/">U.S. Lakes.com </a><nobr href="http://www.factmonster.com/ipka/A0001777.html">Lakes of the world</nobr><br />13. Name 10 major mountains or mountain ranges.<a href="http://www.peakware.com/encyclopedia/index.htm">World Mountain Maps - click a mountain</a><a href="http://www.peakware.com/encyclopedia/highest.htm">Highest Peaks</a><br />14. Name the 50 states.<a href="http://www.lizardpoint.com/fun/geoquiz/usaquiz.html">50 States Quiz</a><br />15. Write the names of the 50 states on a map.<a href="http://www.americaslibrary.gov/cgi-bin/page.cgi/es">Explore the States</a><br />16. Name the state capitals.<a href="http://www.homeworkspot.com/ask/statecapitals.htm">State Capitals - Homework Spot</a><a href="http://geocities.com/mrjosecanseco/sindex.htm">States &amp; Capitals Game</a><br />17. Name the 13 Colonies.<a href="http://www.timepage.org/spl/13colony.html">13 Colonies Homepage</a><a href="http://www.wintektx.com/freeman/13colonies.htm">List of the 13 Colonies</a><a href="http://www.enchantedlearning.com/usa/statesbw/13colonies/13colonies.shtml">13 Colonies Quiz &amp; Map</a><br />18. Name 10 Native American tribes.<a href="http://www.nativeculture.com/lisamitten/nations.html">Native American Nations</a><br />19. Name 10 Oregon Trail landmarks.<a href="http://www.isu.edu/~trinmich/Sites.html">Historic Sites Along the Trail</a><br />20. Label 10 of Oregon’s counties on the map.<br />21. Name the state symbols of Oregon.<a href="http://bluebook.state.or.us/kids/symbols/symbols.htm">State Symbols of Oregon</a><br />22. Name 8 explorers.<a href="http://www.enchantedlearning.com/explorers/">Zoom Explorers</a><br />23. Name 8 Civil War battlefields.<a href="http://www.historyplace.com/civilwar/index.html">Civil War Battlefields &amp; information</a><a href="http://www.americancivilwar.com/statepic/alpha.html">Civil War battlefields A to Z</a><br />24. Name the 1st - 10th presidents in order.<a href="http://kidskonnect.com/">http://kidskonnect.com/</a><br />25. Name the 11th - 20th presidents in order.<a href="http://kidskonnect.com/">http://kidskonnect.com/</a><br />26. Name the 21st - 30th presidents in order<a href="http://kidskonnect.com/">http://kidskonnect.com/</a><br />27. Name the 31st - current presidents.<a href="http://kidskonnect.com/">http://kidskonnect.com/</a><br />26. Name the 21st - 30th presidents in order<a href="http://kidskonnect.com/">http://kidskonnect.com/</a><br />27. Name the 31st - current presidents.<a href="http://kidskonnect.com/">http://kidskonnect.com/</a><br /><br /><a name="SCIENCE">SCIENCE</a><br />28. Name 15 kinds of fish.<a href="http://www.nefsc.noaa.gov/faq/">Northeast Fisheries Science Center</a><a href="http://www.kidskonnect.com/Fish/FishHome.html">KidsKonnect.com - Fish</a><br />29. Name 15 marine creatures.<a href="http://www.kidskonnect.com/Museums/Aquariums.html">KidsKonnect.com - Aquariums</a><br />30. Name 15 mammals.<a href="http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/mammals/">All About Mammals</a><br />31. Name 15 vertebrate animals.<a href="http://sln.fi.edu/tfi/hotlists/animals.html">List of vertebrate animals</a><a href="http://www.kidport.com/RefLib/Science/Animals/AnimalIndexV.htm">Vertebrate animals &amp; photos</a><br />32. Name 15 desert animals or wildlife.<a href="http://www.enchantedlearning.com/biomes/desert/desert.shtml">Loads of desert animal information</a><br />33. Name 10amphibians.<a href="http://www.webspawner.com/users/petcentralamphibians/">http://www.webspawner.com/users/petcentralamphibians/</a><br />34. Name 10 reptiles.<a href="http://www.reptileallsorts.com/">http://www.reptileallsorts.com/</a><br />35. Name 10 dinosaurs.<a href="http://www.search4dinosaurs.com/">Dinosaur Pictures</a><a href="http://www.kidskonnect.com/Dinosaurs/DinoHome.html">KidsKonnect.com - Dinosaurs</a><br />36. Name 10 types of birds.<a href="http://www.audubon.org/statebirds/index.html">State Birds of the U.S.A.</a><a href="http://www.kidskonnect.com/Birds/BirdsHome.html">KidsKonnect.com - Birds</a><br />37. Name 10 rain forest birds or mammals.<a href="http://wildlife-australia.com/">Rainforest Wildlife</a><a href="http://www.agameaday.com/rainfolder/raingame1.htm">Zoobooks - Rainforest Mammals Crossword Puzzle</a><a href="http://www.kidskonnect.com/Rainforest/RainforestHome.html">KidsKonnect.com - Rainforest</a><br />38. Name 10 deciduous trees.<a href="http://www.uah.edu/admin/Fac/grounds/DECTREES.htm">http://www.uah.edu/admin/Fac/grounds/DECTREES.htm</a><br />39. Name 10 rocks or minerals.<a href="http://www.theimage.com/mineral/minerals1.html">Mineral Gallery - see photos</a><a href="http://www.fi.edu/fellows/fellow1/oct98/create/">Rock Hounds - How Rocks are Formed</a><a href="http://www.kidskonnect.com/RocksMinerals/RocksMineralsHome.html">KidsKonnect.com - Rocks &amp; Minerals</a><br />40. Name 10 chemicals and their chemical symbols.<a href="http://www.colorado.edu/physics/2000/periodic_table/chemical_symbols.html">http://www.colorado.edu/physics/2000/periodic_table/chemical_symbols.html</a><br />41. Name 10 constellations.<a href="http://www.edgenowhere.com/astrogallery/constellations.html">Choose a constellation then "constellation lines"</a><a href="http://www.fcps.k12.va.us/DIS/OHSICS/planet/constell/constell.htm">More constellation pictures</a><a href="http://www.dibonsmith.com/constel.htm">Another constellation site</a><br />42. Name 10 organs in the human body.<a href="http://library.thinkquest.org/5777/tour.htm?tqskip1=1">Tour of Human Body - Think Quest</a><br />43. Name 8 types of clouds.<a href="http://www.frontiernet.net/~docbob/weather.htm#clouds">More about clouds</a><br />44. Name 5 inventors and their inventions.<a href="http://www.invent.org/">http://www.invent.org/</a><br />45. Name 5 human body systems<a href="http://www.medtropolis.com/VBody.asp">Virtual Body</a><br />46. Name the stages of the water cycle.<a href="http://www.kidzone.ws/water/">http://www.kidzone.ws/water/</a><br />47. Name the order of the colors in the rainbow.<a href="http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/staff/blynds/rnbw.html">About Rainbows</a><br />48. Label the major bones of the skeleton.<a href="http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/anatomy/skeleton/Skelprintout.shtml">Human Skeleton - Enchanted Learning</a><a href="http://sv.berkeley.edu/showcase/pages/bones.html">Mr. Bones Assembly Activity</a><br />49. Name the order of the planets in the solar system.<a href="http://www.nineplanets.org/">Introduction to the Nine Planets</a>LANGUAGE ARTS<br />50. Name 20 verbs.<a href="http://www.uottawa.ca/academic/arts/writcent/hypergrammar/verbs.html">What is a Verb?</a><a href="http://www.english-online.org.uk/games/gamezone2.htm">Play the "Nouns or Verbs? game</a><br />51. Name 10 adjectives.<a href="http://www.esldesk.com/vocabulary/adjectives.htm">http://www.esldesk.com/vocabulary/adjectives.htm</a><br />52. Name 10 adverbs.<a href="http://www.primaryresources.co.uk/literacy/PC_adverb4.htm">Adverbs</a><a href="http://www2.actden.com/writ_den/tips/sentence/adverbs.htm">More about Adverbs</a><br />53. Name and define 5 different genres of literature.<a href="http://www.booknutsreadingclub.com/genrelist.html">Genres</a><br />54. Name 10 common nouns &amp; 10 proper nouns.<a href="http://www2.actden.com/writ_den/tips/sentence/nouns.htm">Nouns</a><a href="http://www.sd925.w-cook.k12.il.us/WPS/staff/gr1proj/project10/activities.html">Noun activities to quiz yourself with</a><br />55. Name 10 famous authors. <a href="http://webtech.kennesaw.edu/jcheek3/authors.htm">http://webtech.kennesaw.edu/jcheek3/authors.htm</a><br />56. Give 2 examples each of alliteration, personification, simile, metaphor, and onomatopoeia.<a href="http://www.learn.co.uk/default.asp?WCI=Unit&amp;WCU=6172">Simile, metaphor, personification</a><a href="http://www.primaryresources.co.uk/english/onomat.htm">Onomatopoeia</a><br />57. Count to 20 in Spanish.<a href="http://205.126.22.50/language/spanish/numbers/numbers.html">Count to 20 &amp; listen</a><br />58. Count to 20 in French.<a href="http://www.kameleo.com/french/JEU-Ch0-Chiffres0a20.html">Click "Écoutons" to listen to the numbers &amp; then click "Répétons" and finally, "Praticons" to play a game</a> - neat site!<br />59. Use sign language and "sign" the alphabet.<a href="http://www.lifeprint.com/">http://www.lifeprint.com/</a><br />60. Write 20 sentences using as many 2nd grade site words as you can<a href="http://web.lincoln.k12.mi.us/buildings/Childs/wuest/SecondGradeSightWords.htm">http://web.lincoln.k12.mi.us/buildings/Childs/wuest/SecondGradeSightWords.htm</a><br /><br /><a name="MATH">MATH</a><br />61. Draw the lines of symmetry for the capital alphabet.<a href="http://www.schools.ash.org.au/stkierans-manly/Classes/Yr6/6B/Symmetry/16.htm">Symmetry of Capital Letters</a><br />62. Compute area of squares, rectangles, circles, and triangles.<a href="http://www.math.com/tables/geometry/areas.htm">Math.com - Area Formulas</a><br />63. Name the perfect square numbers up to 225.<a href="http://www.learn.co.uk/default.asp?WCI=Unit&amp;WCU=249">Learn Your Square Numbers</a><br />64. Write in Roman numerals up to 100.<a href="http://www.yourdictionary.com/crossword/romanums.html">Roman numerals</a><a href="http://www.legionxxiv.org/numerals/">Know your Roman numerals</a><a href="http://www.factmonster.com/pages/numeralgame.html">Take a Roman Numerals Interactive Quiz</a><br />65. Name 5 famous mathematicians.<a href="http://www.mathsyear2000.org/explorer/mathematicians/index.shtml">Four famous mathematicians</a><a href="http://aleph0.clarku.edu/~djoyce/mathhist/chronology.html">A long list of mathematicians</a><br />66. Earn 100% on the area &amp; perimeter of rectangles quiz.<a href="http://www.mathgoodies.com/lessons/vol1/area_rectangle.html">Area of rectangles</a><a href="http://www.funbrain.com/poly/index.html">Play "Shape Surveyor" to practice both</a><a href="http://www.mathrealm.com/">Area &amp; perimeter - under "Free Activities", click "Area" to watch a cool slide show</a><br />67. Earn 100% on the square roots test.<a href="http://www.math.com/school/subject1/lessons/S1U1L9GL.html">Learn about square roots</a><a href="http://www.aplusmath.com/Flashcards/sqrt.html">Square roots flashcard game</a><br />68. Earn 100% in 4 minutes on the addition basic facts test.<a href="http://www.dep.anl.gov/aattack.htm">Arithmattack</a><br />69. Earn 100% in 4 minutes on the subtraction basic facts test.<a href="http://www.dep.anl.gov/aattack.htm">Arithmattack</a><br />70. Earn 100% in 4 minutes on the multiplication basic facts test.<a href="http://www.dep.anl.gov/aattack.htm">Arithmattack</a><br />71. Earn 100% in 4 minutes on the division basic facts test.<a href="http://www.dep.anl.gov/aattack.htm">Arithmattack</a><br /><br /><a name="MISCELLANEOUS">MISCELLANEOUS</a><br />72. Name one career for each letter of the alphabet.<a href="http://www.bls.gov/k12/azlist.htm">http://www.bls.gov/k12/azlist.htm</a><br />73. Name the birthstones for each month.<a href="http://mineral.galleries.com/minerals/birthsto.htm">Birthstones</a><br />74. Name 20 different modes of transportation.<a href="http://www.factmonster.com/ipka/A0909591.html">http://www.factmonster.com/ipka/A0909591.html</a><br />75. Name 15 breeds of horses.<a href="http://cowboyfrank.net/fortvalley/breeds/index.htm">http://cowboyfrank.net/fortvalley/breeds/index.htm</a><br />76. Name 15 breeds of dogs.<a href="http://www.akc.org/breeds/recbreeds/breeds_a.cfm">Dog breeds from A.K.C.</a><br />77. Name 12 winter or summer Olympic events.<a href="http://www.kidskonnect.com/Olympics/OlympicsHome.html">KidsKonnect.com - Olympics</a><br />78. Name 10 large U.S. corporations.<a href="http://www.careerlab.com/cclient2.htm">Career Lab – Corporate Clients</a><br />79. Name 10 instruments in a marching band.<a href="http://www.si.umich.edu/chico/instrument/">Instrument Encyclopedia</a><br />80. Name 10 instruments in a symphony orchestra.<a href="http://library.thinkquest.org/5116/?tqskip1=1">Sounds from the Orchestra</a> - neat site!<br />81. Name 10 football teams and their cities.<a href="http://www.nfl.com/teams/">National Football League.com</a><br />82. Name 10 basketball teams and their cities.<a href="http://www.nba.com/">National Basketball Association.com</a><br />83. Name 10 baseball teams and their cities.<a href="http://www.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/mlb/team/mlb_team_index.jsp">Major League Baseball.com</a><br />84. Name 10 hockey teams and their cities. <a href="http://www.nhl.com/">http://www.nhl.com/</a><br /><br />*Courtesy of Mrs. Hewitt<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3114251146190562725-697782784175424160?l=msgfranksclass.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Ms. Frank's Classhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01230285731075253393noreply@blogger.com0