File Share: Four pages of online resources

For a great selection of images, videos and audio that are ‘out of this world’, check out NASA Image and Video Library (images.nasa.gov). Get started with the ‘Newest Uploads’ or ‘Most Popular’, before searching by keyword for specific resources. You can filter the results by format or year.

From the Smithsonian’s Learning Lab,

Astronomical Observational Images

(s.si.edu/3fVAlXf) shows how our view of the universe has changed as observational tools have improved. From what we can see with the naked eye to state-of-the-art telescopes, see how images have evolved over time.

Universe Today (universetoday.com) has all the latest space and astronomy news and views. Each post has a brief introduction, with an option to read more and links to further resources. There’s a guide to space, photos, videos, and a forum, as well as a weekly newsletter to sign up for. Get Free Books (getfreeebooks.com) is part library, part news and commentary about the world of ebooks. Search by keyword or by category – including science, poetry, travel, history, maths, hobbies, food, and technology – to access a range of ebooks, resources, suggestions, and ideas.

International Children’s Digital

Library (en.childrenslibrary.org) is building a collection of historical and contemporary books from around the world. There are currently 4,600 titles in 80 languages, listed by genre, format, character, and language, as well as the more usual ‘colour of cover’ and ‘shape of book’. With the goal of being ‘The Library to the World’, Bookyards (bookyards.com) offers more than 24,000 ebooks, reference materials and documents. Browse by author or category, including Children, Politics & Government, Literature, History, Science & Technology, and more. Download as a PDF.

For a selection of classic literature for children try Gateway to the Classics (gatewaytotheclassics.com). There are 100s of titles, with special emphasis on history, literature, and natural history. In addition, there’s a collection of 2,500 poems, plus some audio recordings of books and songs.

Internet Archive (archive.org) has 20 million free downloadable books and texts, offered in a variety of formats. Sort by title, creator, date or views, or search by keyword. Also, there’s a collection of 2.3 million modern ebooks that may be borrowed if you sign up to a free archive. org account. Free Kids Books (freekidsbooks.org) is a growing library of unique books, literary resources, and textbooks, available online and for download (mostly in PDF format). There are four age categories – toddlers, children, older children, and young adults. Sort by popular or date, or search by keyword.

Wilbur and Orville Wright Papers

(bit.ly/wopapers) is a collection of materials related to aviation pioneers Wilbur and Orville Wright. It comprises more than 10,000 items, including documents, photos, notebooks, correspondence, scrapbooks, and drawings, along with the brothers’ 303 glass-plate photographic negatives.

Discover the stories of female aviation pioneers at Women with Altitude (netflights.com/c/women-with-altitudeinteractive/). From Hilda Hewlett, the first woman to gain a pilot’s licence, to Wang Zheng, the first Asian woman to circumnavigate the planet, learn about aviation firsts along this interactive Have a maths question? Looking for maths teaching resources? Math Central (mathcentral.uregina.ca) has a heap of maths-related information, including a Q&A database, lesson plans, glossary, and a guide to careers in mathematics, plus check out profiles of famous mathematicians.

Figure This! (figurethis.nctm.org/) offers a range of fun maths challenges for students to solve, like ‘How can two squares make a third?’ or ‘Why aren’t manhole covers square?’. Each includes a description of the maths involved, hints to solve it, the solution, and further related problems to explore. From The American Institute for Roman Culture, discover the Eternal City’s history at Ancient Rome Live (ancientromelive.org), its origins to the present day. Learn about buildings, museum collections, people, daily life, emperors, religion, excavations, and more, through videos, photos, text, podcasts, and seminars.

From the Titanic to Tutankhamun, World Wars to World Cups, British Pathé (britishpathe.com) is a fascinating and extensive archive of newsreels, video, documentaries, film, footage, and photos. Explore collections and galleries or search in excess of 136,000 items from 1910 to the end of 1984.

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What makes an airplane fly? Why does a balloon float in the air? Find out at How Things Fly (howthingsfly.si.edu). Through exploring issues of lift, drag, thrust, and weight, this interactive resource helps students learn and understand about aerodynamics and how flight happens. GeoGebra (geogebra.org) is a collection of free digital tools, including a collaborative whiteboard. Use the graphing calculator for functions, geometry, algebra, calculus, statistics, and 3-D math. Or explore 1000s of maths-related activities, simulations, exercises, lessons, and games. Access a wealth of once-secret documents from governments and organisations worldwide at Digital

Archive: International History

Declassified (digitalarchive. wilsoncenter.org). Documents include diplomatic cables, correspondence, and meeting minutes, all offering unique insights into recent events.

GitMind (gitmind.com)is a collaborative mind-mapping and brainstorming tool. Thanks to an extensive template gallery – there are more than 100 to choose from – or by starting from scratch, you can easily create and share mind maps, concept maps, organisational charts, and flowcharts.

What’s making the news? What’s trending in different places? Find out with Trendy (theactual.news). Choose a country and see the top topics and headlines. Each bubble is a daily search trend, a story that was rapidly rising in search traffic over 24 hours. Click to view and link to the source. What can be done to balance global water resources? Aquation (ssec.si.edu/ aquation) challenges students to manage the distribution of clean water and solve the world’s water crisis. Players react to global events (like floods, dry spells and disease) build new facilities, perform R&D, and much more.

Lekh (lekh.dotope.com) is a digital notebook. Styled as a physical pad, it comes with colourful highlighters, different page styles, sticky notes, photos, and more. Add your content, edit font, style, size, and add highlights. It can be a journal, a diary, a doodling book, or whatever you choose. Conduct tests and quizzes with your students using ThatQuiz (thatquiz.org). Set up the class, then build your tests. There are some common categories with questions – like fractions, geometry, geography, and vocabulary – or design your own or browse what others have done. Share the code when done.

Free Word Cloud Generator

(freewordcloudgenerator.com) lets you transform any text into powerful and effective word cloud visualisations. Type, paste or upload any text, including social media posts, then generate and customise (with colours and fonts) an awesome word cloud image.

Looking for biology and science-related images? Bioicons (bioicons.com) has a huge collection – about 16,000 at last count – of freely available icons and images. Categories include genetics, animals, chemistry, microbiology, cell structure, oncology, and more. Click on any image to download as a vector file. From the Australian National Maritime Museum, Cook’s Voyages (bit.ly/ cooksvoyagesgame) explores his three trips to the Pacific (and specifically Australia). In each game, players choose a mission, and select crew and equipment, before undertaking scientific and navigational challenges.

What country are you looking at? How well do you know their shapes and boundaries? Map Quiz (labs.mapbox. com/map-quiz/) will test students’ geographical knowledge and awareness. Each question shows a map outline, with multiple choice answers. Answer and see facts about the country.

Simply paste text or upload files – up to five doc, txt or pdf files at once – and Check Plagiarism (check-plagiarism. com) will review. To get a report, including exact matches and sources, you need to create a free account, which allows up to 200 free checks. Paid accounts offer more features and unlimited checks.

Plagramme (plagramme.com/freeplagiarism-checker-teachers) provides its full online plagiarism checker free to educators. With a database claiming more than 14 trillion documents, it’ll quickly check text that you upload, score for plagiarism, show original sources, and provide a detailed report. QueText (quetext.com) is fast and offers colour-coded feedback that makes it easier to see and understand potential problems. The free plan allows users to check 2,500 words a month – premium plans have more options. Also, after the first free search, you’ll need to create a free account to continue.

Do you think that one student copied another or made just a few tweaks to escape detection? Try the free comparison tool at Copyscape (copyscape. com/compare.php), which also includes other plagiarism-related tools. Paste text from the two documents and compare to see just how alike they are.

Check documents for plagiarism, paraphrasing and similar suspect writing with Copyleaks (copyleaks.com/ plagiarism-checker). Its AI-based algorithm can scan pdf, doc, html, txt, and other formats, as well as the written word, and quickly provides a detailed report. Get 20 free scans per month. Check for plagiarism without creating an account and download pdf reports at Plagiarism Detector (plagiarismdetector. net). Copy and paste your text (up to 1,000 words at a time for free). The site supports multiple languages and offers unlimited free checks (or get extra perks with premium accounts). Dramatic StoryTime Theater (youtube. com/user/bigvaughnny/) focuses on classic storybooks. Read in a fun and dramatic way, follow along watching and listening to well-known books like The Berenstain Bears, Splat the Cat, The Very Hungry Caterpillar, and Where the Wild Things Are.

Looking for some new characters and unfamiliar stories? The Storytime Family (bit.ly/thestorytimefamily) offers a virtual bookshelf stuffed with quality, interesting tales about animals and children that are a little off the beaten track and likely (hopefully) won’t have been heard before.

With a range of popular movie, TV and literacy characters, Kids Stories 4 You (bit.ly/kidsstories4you) offers clear and enjoyable reading, as well as a wide selection to engage kids. You can choose from Pete the Cat, Frozen, Thomas the Tank Engine, SpongeBob, Scooby Doo, and many more.