Amelia Earhart, Using 'Word Banks', IQ Testing?
By Heather Idoni
Added Thursday, October 22, 2009
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The Homeschooler's Notebook
Encouragement and Advice for Homeschool Families
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Vol. 10 No 78 October 22, 2009
ISSN: 1536-2035
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Copyright (c) 2009 - Heather Idoni, FamilyClassroom.net
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IN THIS ISSUE:
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Notes from Heather
-- Amelia Earhart Unit
Helpful Tip
-- Exploratorium
Winning Website
-- In Our Write Minds
Reader Question
-- IQ Tests Online?
Additional Notes
-- Newsletter Archives
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Notes from Heather
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I've just created a mini-unit about Amelia Earhart with updated
links to great sites online and ideas for language arts, math,
science, etc. The new movie "Amelia" comes out Friday -- and
there are also good book recommendations. Until I did some
exploring online, I was unaware of all the theories surrounding
her disappearance -- it makes for some fun online research for
older children, especially for those with an interest in World
War II studies. Her famous flight took place toward the end of
the Great Depression, so you could integrate a study of the
decade as well!
http://www.easyfunschool.com/Amelia_Earhart.html
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Helpful Tip
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"Here's a cool site to check out for activities --
The museum is in San Francisco, California, but obviously you can
do the activities on your own at home.
This is one we really liked --
http://exploratorium.edu/webcasts/explotv_player.php?id=00000714&type=flv
Enjoy!" -- a HomeschoolingBOYS.com group member
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Winning Website
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In Our Write Minds - Using "Word Banks"
WriteShop's blog has lots of great tips -- and not just for writing!
Currently there is a great article to inspire creative fall writing
-- using word banks. Especially if you haven't heard of word banks
before, check it out!
http://writeshop.com/blog/2009/10/16/fall-and-thanksgiving-themed-word-banks/
-- Heather
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Last Issue's Reader Question
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"Hi, Everyone -- I was wondering if there are any free sites out
there to test your child's IQ and give an explanation of what the
numbers actually mean?" -- Bonita
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Editor's Response
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Dear Bonita,
Online IQ tests are not considered to be reliable -- they are
mostly just for fun. I recommend reading the following book if
you want to learn how to go about getting accurate IQ testing
and what the results actually mean:
Parent's Guide to IQ Testing and Gifted Education
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0977109852?ie=UTF8&tag=hsaudio-20
HoagiesGifted.org recommends the above book and describes it as
"A great introduction to IQ testing... it answers your questions
from 'Why test?' to 'What do the scores mean?'"
The following pages may also help in answering your questions:
http://wilderdom.com/intelligence/IQAboutIQTestsIQTesting.html
http://www.hoagiesgifted.org/iq_varies.htm
-- Heather
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