Interactive+Learning

Interactive websites are designed to help you learn through simulations and interaction with the subject-area content you are learning.
 * Do you learn better by actually doing the experiment or project?**
 * Would you like to dissect a frog, but don't like the smell of formaldehyde? How about practicing math problems or creating flashcards online?**

There are many interactive websites that you can use! We are going to test out Thinkfinity and Quizlet.

Check out these interactives first: 1. Volt Meter- Learn about positive and negative numbers by exploring the voltage of batteries. 2. Comic Creator- Create your own comic using the template provided. 3. Planet Size Comparison- Just choose the planets/moon/sun you would like to use for the comparison and then click on Compare. You will be able to see the difference in diameter and ratio.
 * **Thinkfinity** provides links to thousands of interactives and simulations on all the core subject areas. You can learn while you play! These interactives will help you learn and understand concepts that you are studying and working on. When you visit Thinkfinity, under the Resource Type select Interactives. || **Quizlet** is a great site for you to learn and reinforce vocabulary covering every possible subject matter. It is a fun and easy online tool to create flash card sets and games for studying materials. It has a multiple-choice, scatter game, and space race. With a free account students can create their own quizzes and share them with friends. You can use even use Quizlet on your mobile device. Click here for a quick demo to see how easy it is to create or use the Quizlet flashcards. ||
 * **Thinkfinity** provides links to thousands of interactives and simulations on all the core subject areas. You can learn while you play! These interactives will help you learn and understand concepts that you are studying and working on. When you visit Thinkfinity, under the Resource Type select Interactives. || **Quizlet** is a great site for you to learn and reinforce vocabulary covering every possible subject matter. It is a fun and easy online tool to create flash card sets and games for studying materials. It has a multiple-choice, scatter game, and space race. With a free account students can create their own quizzes and share them with friends. You can use even use Quizlet on your mobile device. Click here for a quick demo to see how easy it is to create or use the Quizlet flashcards. ||

>> When finished provide the following information on your wikispace: >> ||  ||
 * Assignment:
 * Create a new page called interactive learning
 * Thinkfinity:
 * Choose an interactive activity to help explain or support the subject. Do the interactive and provide the following information on your new page:
 * title of the interactive and the web address
 * subject area
 * Describe the interactive activity. What did you do in the activity?
 * Take a screen shot of the activity
 * Quizlet
 * Do you have vocabulary for a subject that you or a classmate need help in learning? Find a set of flashcards with a minimum of 20 terms to help you learn or review the vocabulary terms. In Quizlet use the options of Learn, Test, Scatter, and Space Race to learn or review.
 * title of the flashcard set and web address
 * subject area
 * Take a screen shot of one of the flash card activities