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Chemistry: Free Periodic Table of the Elements

It looks like two chemists from the University of Kentucky had some fun at work one day.  They pored through comic books to find references to the Periodic Table of the Elements.

The result of their hardworking effort is The Periodic Table of Comic Books:

 

Let the kids know that being a chemist might be a whole lot of fun!

If you'd rather be more serious, or want to see the real thing for reference, here is a link recommended by the above:  WebElements. 

Enjoy!

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GIVEAWAY! $150 of Fashionable School Supplies

Is it even possible to educate in style?  Oh, yes, it sure is! Carolina Pad, the company that creates fashionable (and super cool) office products like the ones I gave away on my other blog a couple of week's ago, also creates products that are great for both the educator and the student.  Best of all, Carolina Pad wants to bless a reader of Freely Educate with a BIG package of $150 worth of their fashionable school supply products. 

One winner will be shipped an assortment of products from Carolina Pad (value $150!).  The items will be selected from the U: Create Arts & Crafts Supplies line as well as from their other product lines.  Here are a few photos of the products that might be included in the package:

Free Classical Music Lesson Plans: Classics for Kids

Again, I'm sharing one of our family's favorite sites. 

Classics for Kids is a kid-friendly website that teaches children about, well, classical music. 

Each month, a different classical composer is highlighted.  This month:  Johannes Brahms

Each week, a different score of music is highlighted through a weekly "radio" show. This week:  Hungarian Dancing

From the introduction on the Classics for Kids website:

This site is designed to help you introduce your child to classical music. Music not only has the power to stimulate the mind, enrich the heart and soothe the soul; it can help children to think more creatively, develop craftsmanship and discipline and learn the value of excellence.

What is available at the Classics for Kids website?  Here is just a sample:

• Lessons plans for K-5th are available for certain composers.
• Games, including Compose Your Own Music (our children's favorite on the site)
• A weekly radio show, based on the current month's composer's music
• Music selections from various classical composers
• An interactive chart of Instruments of the Orchestra

We posted this high quality, 100% free educational find almost a year ago, and I'd nearly forgotten about it, so thank you to Nicole Jobson for reminding us of it this week!

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GIVEAWAY! Friendly Chemistry Student & Teacher Set (CLOSED)

Friendly Chemistry, at first glance, doesn't look like much more than a bunch of papers in a binder.  But after a quick read, you find that, hmm, chemistry is a little more interesting than you first thought.  Give it a longer look and you'll find yourself surprisingly absorbed in elements and molecules.  Then...gather some students,  teach a Friendly Chemistry lesson and you'll see that chemistry is not only fun, but the kids are asking to have another chemistry class!  Say what?  I know I never asked for a repeat of chemistry when I was their age!  But I was never taught Friendly Chemistry like this kid is...

That's our 13yo, who is demonstrating "Element Bingo," in which he places playing pieces on element symbols (eg. Fe) as I call out the element's full name (eg. Iron). Friendly Chemistry, a 32-week program, is full of hands-on learning suggestions.

Sponsored Offer: $10 Coupon Savings Book from General Mills (expired)

Not very often, not even weekly, but occasionally, I'll post a freebie for something that's only educational if we really stretch the definition of "education." This General Mills $10 coupon booklet is one of those.
But I wanted to share it with you for three reasons: 

1.)  These days are tough, and every dollar saved helps, 2.)  Some of you are coupon-loving folks! and 3.)  Freely Educate has partnered with General Mills for this deal, so we get 65 cents for each and every coupon booklet request.  We appreciate your support...thanks!

Free World U: Free PreK-12 Flashcard-Based Lessons

Free World U offers education through online flashcards.  They write, "The purpose of electronic flashcards is to enable students to master a large mass of course content. Flashcards are more than memory tools. They are applicable to problem solving and thought processes of almost every kind."

Here are a few links to certain pages on the Free World U site to get you started:

• The Theory of Using Flashcards in Education
•  Site Tutorial and  Tutorial Videos
• Flashcards by Grade Level (Elementary, Middle, High School and Pre-Med and Medical School) 
• Flashcards by Category

Registration is optional, but if you do so, your flashcards will be saved.

Thank you, Linda Barger, for sharing this high quality, 100% free, educational find with us!

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HippoCampus: Free Multimedia Courses for High School & College

     

HippoCampus offers free multimedia courses in several subjects for high school and college students to use as a homework aid or study help.  I'm personally impressed with the quality of the materials at the HippoCampus site, which was created by the Monterey Institute for Technology and Education (MITE). They write, "The goal of HippoCampus is to provide high-quality, multimedia content on general education subjects to high school and college students free of charge."

The available subjects are:

Algebra

Algebra (Spanish)

American Government

Biology

Calculus

Calculus (Spanish)

Environmental Science

Physics

Psychology

Religion

Statistics

US History

You may also create a custom HippoCampus page for your students to access by first filling out this form.

Thank you, Natalee, for sharing this high quality, 100% free educational find with FreelyEducate.com!

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Lit to Go: Free Educational mp3 Audios of Stories and Poems

The University of South Florida offers a reading treasure trove for an educator -- free audios of many popular stories and poems.  They describe Lit2Go like this:

Lit2Go is a free online collection of stories and poems in Mp3 (audiobook) format. You can:

• Download the files to your Mp3 player and listen on the go,

• Listen to the Mp3 files on your computer

• View the text on a webpage and read along as you listen

• Print out the stories and poems to make your own book.

Browsing through the Lit2Go archives by author, I found some of our favorites such as Jane Austen, Thornton W. Burgess, and good old Abraham Lincoln.  Browsing by title, I found such gems as The Merchant of Venice and "Hickory, Dickory, Dock" and even some that just make me curious as to whether my students would consider them gems or not, like Philosophy and Fun of Algebra.

You may also search the database by reading level. The results will show how long the audio is, and how many words are in the passage (or book, poem, etc.).

And, happily, if you're an iTunes junky like myself, you may enjoy knowing you can download many of the Lit2Go audios directly into your iTunes library.

Thank you, Mary Villaume, for this high quality, 100% free, educational find!

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Planning a School Trip? This Free Trade Magazine for Educators Will Help

Are you planning a tour or field trip with your students this year?  Do you need to know the best accommodation options, the best educational tours, and all the other need-to-know information that goes along with trip planning? 

If so, and no matter the size of your "group," you'll probably find Student Group Tour Magazine to be an invaluable source for tour and field trip planning.  Student Group Tour Magazine is  a free trade magazine for educators, individuals and organizations...

      

Here is a description from Student Group Tour Magazine:

Student Group Tour Magazine is a publication for individuals, educators and organizations actively planning trips for student groups.

Every issue contains information focusing on student oriented destinations, itineraries, travel trends, and information covering all aspects of student travel. With the regional breakdown, articles and advertisements are placed within their respective section of the magazine for easy reference.

 If you'd like the Student Group Tour Magazine to come to your postal - snail mail - box, fill out the mailing information form, here.  There is no credit card required and nothing to cancel - this is a trade magazine, 100% free to educators. 

If you'd like to learn more about the magazine or view past issues electronically, visit the magazine's site here (but if you'd like to subscribe, please do so at this link as it supports Freely Educate).  

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A BIG Giveaway! $150 Worth of Fashion Office Line Products

Could you use $150 worth of pretty office (or, schooling) products? 

I use this set, Eye Candy, to organize our homeschool...

...and I use this set, Simply Chic, to organize our home and for writing.

 

Carolina Pad is the maker of these fine products and they want to share a $150 set of their products (Eye Candy or Simply Chic) with one of my readers at my Just Pure Lovely blog.

Go over there to enter the drawing for one of these fashion office line sets (the comments are closed here, you must comment to enter at Just Pure Lovely)

Pssst, in a couple of weeks I'm going to host another giveaway of Carolina Pad products with education in mind, and will host it here on Freely Educate.

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FedEx Offers Free Resume Printing March 10th (Tuesday)

Need a job?  Want 25 free copies of your resume?  If you go tomorrow to a FedEx Office (formerly FedEx Kinko's) Print and Ship Center, you may receive up to 25 copies of your resume on resume-quality paper, for free.

Visit the FedEx Office site for more details about the free offer (good only on March 10th, 2009 - Tuesday).

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Google Lit Trips: Teaching Literature with Google Earth

"A teacher came up with the unique idea to take a digital book from children's literature and plot out the characters' travels with the digital mapping tools of Google Earth, providing a multidimensional learning experience. Students K-12 can take a virtual field trip in real time to visit the places mentioned in the book, making it even more relevant and meaningful, " says one reviewer who tried out  Google Lit Trips.

Hint:  Click on Site Map to view the full list of books.  Click on Getting Started to view a short video to learn more about Google Lit Trips. 

p.s. The Google Lit Trips site now has a section for higher education as well as K-5, 6-8, and 9-12.

Thanks, Lizzie, for sharing this high quality, 100% free educational find with Freely Educate!

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Pre-Algebra Parent and Student Study Guide

From the Glencoe Pre-Algebra site:

The Glencoe Parent and Student Study Guide is designed to help you support, monitor, and improve your child's math performance. These worksheets are written so that you do not have to be a mathematician to help your child.

my note:  Thank God for that last line, right? ;)

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Free Sample of Warm Delights Minis from Betty Crocker (Limited Time)

March here on the Gulf Coast means a full Spring bloom, gardening, baby chicks, and festival after festival.  It's my favorite month, I realized the other day.  I am having the hardest time working with the kids on their schoolwork and doing indoor chores.  The sunshine and blue skies are joining up with the birds and buds to entice us outdoors to play.

Here...I have a chocolate treat for you to tell you I'm sorry for not posting more often lately...

Okay, actually it's a freebie sample I found today, and it's not from me, it's from Betty Crocker.   Even so, it's a chocolate treat and one from Betty Crocker is nearly as good as one from me, no?

I'm off to get mine.

Note: This is a Limited Time Offer.

Update 3/21/2009:  This offer is closed.  All samples have been given out!

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