Monday, July 25, 2011

Introducing Edheads - Activate Your Mind, Budding Scientists!

Edheads is a wonderful site that provides free, educational online games focused on science, math, and critical thinking.  Their motto is: "Activate Your Mind." (Which might come in handy if you feel it is turning to marshmallow creme at this point in the summer.)  At Holy Trinity, we use it in the 3rd grade to explore Simple Machines, but the Upper School students particularly love the medical adventures such as Virtual Knee Replacement or Virtual Hip Replacement. (Be warned, however, this is not a site for those who get queasy at the sight of blood!)

Students may choose from a long menu of options - to include designing a cell phone, and each game will have recommendations for grade level appropriateness.  Enjoy, future scientists!

http://www.edheads.org/

A few sample games are pictured below:




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