Here are some interesting learning websites, which can be useful for you:
Ocean portal
A beautiful website containing these sections: Ocean Life & Ecosystems, Photo Essays, The Ocean Over Time, Ocean Science, and The Ocean & You. There's also an Educators section that has lesson plans, activities, and ways to use the Ocean Portal's features
GOOD | Roadmap to Harmony
A wonderfully colorful Flash interactive containing articles, videos, data, and research to get us thinking about energy, education, sustenance, health, the earth, flora and fauna, connectivity, exchange, and coexistence.
Energy Kids
This website from the U.S. Energy Information Administration is chock full of information about energy; from energy basics to forms of energy, and from using to conserving. Visitors can go on virtual field trips across the country with Energy Ant through engaging photo journals, and teachers can find lesson plans, guides, links, and suggested ways of using the website in the classroom.
BBC Human Body and Mind
From the BBC, this educational website is home to interactive body explorations, psychological tests, and facts and figures about the human mind and body. A 2004 Educational Webby Award nominee.
Not Exactly Rocket Science, Discover Magazine Blog
A Discover magazine blog by award-winning science writer Ed Yong. He chronicles the awe-inspiring world of science with wit and insight.
Mind Lab
A really great interactive exploration of seeing and perception using well-known optical illusions. Folks familiar with the Exploratorium exhibitions Seeing and Mind will note the similarities.
NY Times: One in 8 Million
Heart warming. A photo/audio journal of 54 ordinary people telling extraordinary stories. Elegantly and intuitively presented. A 2010 Webby Award Nominee.
TED: Ideas Worth Spreading
Amazing talks. Amazing people. TED.com makes the best talks from TED conferences available to the world for free. TED is a nonprofit that seeks to promote "ideas worth spreading". It started out in 1984 as a conference bringing together people from three worlds: technology, entertainment, and design. Since then its scope has become ever broader. Watch a speaker--be inspired.
http://www.kidsknowit.com/
Hack a Day - Hack a Day serves up fresh hacks (short tutorials) every day from around the web and one in-depth ‘How-To hack’ guide each week.
MAKE Magazine - Brings the do-it-yourself (DIY) mindset to all of the technology in your life. MAKE is loaded with cool DIY projects that help you make the most of the technology you already own.
50 Things Everyone Should Know How To Do - While not totally comprehensive, here is a list of 50 things everyone should know how to do. It’s a great starting point to learn new skills.
Lumosity - Learn to improve your memory by playing a series of fun and educational brain training games.
Work.com - An extensive directory of how-to guides for beginning entrepreneurs.
Zen Habits - The ultimate productivity and self-improvement blog. Zen Habits is about finding simplicity in the daily chaos of our lives. It’s about clearing the clutter so we can focus on what’s important, create something amazing, and find happiness. Lot’s of learning material here.
PCWorld How-To - Lot’s of useful tutorials and guides related to fixing and modifying computers and other electronic gadgets.
All Recipes - A complete guide to recipes and cooking tips. If you’d like to learn to be a better cook, this site is for you.
BBC Languages - Teach yourself a new spoken language online.
Khan Academy - Over 1200 videos lessons covering everything from basic arithmetic and algebra to differential equations, physics, chemistry, biology and finance. Lot’s of educational material to help you learn new skills.
The Happiness Project - Learn the skills necessary to create happiness in your life.
How To Do Things - Another solid collection of how-to tutorials.
Here is a funny IQ test you can try:
http://www.begent.org/intelquiz.htm
Good luck!
Ocean portal
A beautiful website containing these sections: Ocean Life & Ecosystems, Photo Essays, The Ocean Over Time, Ocean Science, and The Ocean & You. There's also an Educators section that has lesson plans, activities, and ways to use the Ocean Portal's features
GOOD | Roadmap to Harmony
A wonderfully colorful Flash interactive containing articles, videos, data, and research to get us thinking about energy, education, sustenance, health, the earth, flora and fauna, connectivity, exchange, and coexistence.
Energy Kids
This website from the U.S. Energy Information Administration is chock full of information about energy; from energy basics to forms of energy, and from using to conserving. Visitors can go on virtual field trips across the country with Energy Ant through engaging photo journals, and teachers can find lesson plans, guides, links, and suggested ways of using the website in the classroom.
BBC Human Body and Mind
From the BBC, this educational website is home to interactive body explorations, psychological tests, and facts and figures about the human mind and body. A 2004 Educational Webby Award nominee.
Not Exactly Rocket Science, Discover Magazine Blog
A Discover magazine blog by award-winning science writer Ed Yong. He chronicles the awe-inspiring world of science with wit and insight.
Mind Lab
A really great interactive exploration of seeing and perception using well-known optical illusions. Folks familiar with the Exploratorium exhibitions Seeing and Mind will note the similarities.
NY Times: One in 8 Million
Heart warming. A photo/audio journal of 54 ordinary people telling extraordinary stories. Elegantly and intuitively presented. A 2010 Webby Award Nominee.
TED: Ideas Worth Spreading
Amazing talks. Amazing people. TED.com makes the best talks from TED conferences available to the world for free. TED is a nonprofit that seeks to promote "ideas worth spreading". It started out in 1984 as a conference bringing together people from three worlds: technology, entertainment, and design. Since then its scope has become ever broader. Watch a speaker--be inspired.
http://www.kidsknowit.com/
Hack a Day - Hack a Day serves up fresh hacks (short tutorials) every day from around the web and one in-depth ‘How-To hack’ guide each week.
MAKE Magazine - Brings the do-it-yourself (DIY) mindset to all of the technology in your life. MAKE is loaded with cool DIY projects that help you make the most of the technology you already own.
50 Things Everyone Should Know How To Do - While not totally comprehensive, here is a list of 50 things everyone should know how to do. It’s a great starting point to learn new skills.
Lumosity - Learn to improve your memory by playing a series of fun and educational brain training games.
Work.com - An extensive directory of how-to guides for beginning entrepreneurs.
Zen Habits - The ultimate productivity and self-improvement blog. Zen Habits is about finding simplicity in the daily chaos of our lives. It’s about clearing the clutter so we can focus on what’s important, create something amazing, and find happiness. Lot’s of learning material here.
PCWorld How-To - Lot’s of useful tutorials and guides related to fixing and modifying computers and other electronic gadgets.
All Recipes - A complete guide to recipes and cooking tips. If you’d like to learn to be a better cook, this site is for you.
BBC Languages - Teach yourself a new spoken language online.
Khan Academy - Over 1200 videos lessons covering everything from basic arithmetic and algebra to differential equations, physics, chemistry, biology and finance. Lot’s of educational material to help you learn new skills.
The Happiness Project - Learn the skills necessary to create happiness in your life.
How To Do Things - Another solid collection of how-to tutorials.
Here is a funny IQ test you can try:
http://www.begent.org/intelquiz.htm
Good luck!