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This is a list of resources for students and parents.
Please use your best judgment to evaluate which resources will work for your family.
Reading & Writing
Save the Pacific Northwest Tree Octopus
There is a reason this site isn't featured in the science section of these links. How does the content on this website relate to our unit about conformity?
Book Adventure
This website has a search feature for books based on topic and difficulty level.
Database of Award Winning Children's Literature
Includes lots of search features for books based on multi-cultural themes.
IlluStory
Developed by "Creations by You" (also available at Amazon.com), this is product allows students to write and illustrate their
own original works, then send them in to be made into "real" hardcover books.
New Moon Magazine
An ad-free magazine edited by and for girls ages 8-14; students may want to submit their writing for publication.
A+ Research and Writing
Step- by-step strategies for gathering information and writing research papers.
Mathematics, Computers, & Technology
Archimedes' Laboratory
Math games, puzzles, optical illusions, tessellations, and more.
Columbia State University's Problem of the Week
Math problems in four categories are posted each week. Students who submit correct answers get their names, schools, and cities posted on the website under the problem for that week.
Figure This
Math challenges that families can solve together using household manipulatives and real world problems.
Ambo Graphics
Abstract art and web graphics, including images used on this EAGLE site. www.ambographics.com/index.htm
Science
Little Things
An environmental website created by an eighth grade EAGLE student as an independent study project: acs1994.tripod.com
Kids Connect--Human Body Systems
A list of links related to various body systems--scroll down on the page to see the list sorted by separate systems
Nobel Prize.org Interactive Games
Interactive games related to body systems, like defeating a bacterial infection
Structures Around the World
Activities for building towers, bridges, poles, and more with a variety of materials.
Building Big
Try the challenges to build online bridges, domes, and more.
Take a look at the interactive engineering labs, wonders of the world databank,
a guide to exploring local architecture, and more.
Extreme Science
From astronomy to zoology, this site offers lots of intriguing information for the curious!
Music, Drama, and Visual Arts
TRYPS Theatre Group
Includes information about upcoming performances, auditions for children, and drama classes and workshops.
Great Buildings
Interesting list of architecturally noteworthy structures around the world.
Chinese Watermelon Art
Yes, you read that correctly. These unusual examples may inspire some creative entertaining!
Society & Government
Nations Encyclopedia
Access information about demographics, environment, and more for countries around the world.
Geography Zone Challenge
Test your geography skills with timed quizzes, and compare your results to other players from around the world. You do not need to register to play; just select the country and state you're from.
How Far Is It?
Calculates the distance between any two places in the world. (You should
ignore the information on tourism in Bali and Jakarta, unless you are interested
in Indonesia.)
Smithsonian for Kids
Classified by Art, Science and Nature, History & Culture, and People and Places, this site includes student-friendly reference materials as well as interactive games and quizzes.
Types of Government
A brief synopsis of different types of governments.
Family Cares
An extensive list of ways that families can work together to help others.
Roadside America
Includes information about offbeat attractions in the U.S.,
including a gas station made of petrified wood, the world's largest pecan,
a man-made giant ball of twine, and much more. Search the database by state
for interesting attractions near you.
Fact Monster
Find detailed information about cities around the world, including
information about tourist attractions, demographics, and historical conflicts.
Camps & Opportunities
Julian Krinsky Science Exploration Camps & Programs
Week-long residential and day camps for students ages 10-13 at Cabrini College, Pennsylvania.
Camp Invention
Non-profit science enrichment experience including creative thinking, problem solving, teamwork, and hands-on exploration for children entering grades 1-6. St. Joseph Cathedral School in Jefferson City, MO, July 28-August 1, 2008.
Missouri University of Science and Technology Robotics Camp
Teams of participants will use LEGO Mindstorms Robotics Invention System to design and build robots. Early registration is encouraged. The camp is available to students ages 11-14, with two sessions in Rolla: June 12-14 and July 29-31. Cost is $335 for commuter registration and $385 for resident registration.
Center for Talent Development at Northwestern
Residential and day camp summer program for academically talented students completing pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade. Enrichment courses include Lego Robotics, computer animation, engineering, journalism, comics, historical mysteries, and more.
Cub Creek Science Camp
Camps for first through fifth and sixth through tenth grade. Bear River Ranch is home to over 200 animals of 100+ species, and the camp gives students hands-on opportunities to learn about, hold, touch, feed and care for animals. The Jr. Vet course gives students the chance to give injections, use a microscope, read an X-ray, and more. Other activities include spending a day as an ant, pottery, sign language, swimming, crafts, crime science, botany, pond studies, paramedics, geology, and more.
SMU Talented and Gifted Program
This is a three-week residential program in Dallas, Texas that gives middle school students the chance to take advanced courses, some of which can count for college credit, including government and politics, engineering, philosophy, leadership, psychology, and mathematical sciences.
Learn To Live Honors Leadership Academy for Young Women
A week-long residential camp for young women 7th grade and up in Carrollton, Georgia. This experience offers students a taste of university life and allows them to interact with other students with strong leadership and academic skills.
Cosmic Adventures
Future Astronaut Training Program affiliated with the Smithsonian Institution Program includes camps for students entering grades 2-10, as well as adult astronaut adventures for people 18 and up. Perform experiments in a Martian laboratory, plan a simulated mission to the Red Planet, learn the fundamentals of flight and piloting a Cessna 172, work with a team to man a space shuttle, and more. Some of these programs are residential, and others are day camps. Located in Hutchinson, Kansas.
Columbia Art League Summer Camps
Week-long day camps in a variety of artistic media, including drawing, ceramics, and stained glass.
Education Program for Gifted Youth/EPGY
Online advanced courses and summer programs offered through Stanford University. Course credit is available (but the courses are expensive).
Summerscape
A residential camp for students who have completed grades 6-9.
Drury College
Belle Hall 206, 900 North Benton Avenue
Springfield, MO 65802
417-873-7386
Duke Talent Identification Program (TIP)
Three week in-depth summer programs in a variety of areas, including philosophy, robotics, debate, marine labs, aerospace engineering, architecture, film criticism, nanotechnology, politics, and more.
The programs are available for students in grades 7-12 with qualifying SAT scores.
http://www.tip.duke.edu/summer_programs/
Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education Summer Opportunities
http://dese.mo.gov/divimprove/gifted/resources/SummerOpportunitieslist.html
Miscellaneous
Mid Missouri Tourism Council
Includes upcoming events in Columbia and surrounding areas, including
theatrical and music performances, trade shows, festivals, sporting events, and more.
FlyLady
This website is primarily targeted to women, but it offers a multitude of strategies for organizing your time and space.
A major theme of this site involves developing routines to manage chaos, and it offers a wide range of ideas.
National Association for Gifted Children
The NAGC website offers links and information related to advocacy for gifted education. You can also find information
about "Parenting for High Potential," a magazine published by the NAGC.
Hoagies' Gifted Education Page
This site offers a huge amount of information for parents, teachers, and students about gifted education.
Raising Your Spirited Child by Mary Sheedy Kurcinka
This book is probably best suited for parents of younger children, particularly children who display more intensity and energy than most.
Intelligent Life in the Classroom: Smart Kids and Their Teachers by Karen Isaacson and Tamara J. Fisher
This book is contains anecdotes that definitely capture the unique qualities of gifted students. Parents and teachers will find a multitude of ideas to support gifted students and excellent real-life descriptions of gifted kids.
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