My grandson (Master Longsword) is finishing up 6th Grade. Next year he’ll be getting into subjects such as Basic Chemistry, Biology 101, etc. What I wanna know is are there any websites that act as textbooks? You know, chapter-by-chapter layout, with video clips to show experiments (and what happens when the experiments don’t work the way they should), more photos, links to cites for additional information, etc. Review questions at the end of the chapter could have links to the above text to make sure the students get the idea. Wikipedia (for all its faults) is a wonder, but it doesn’t have the videos and it’s level of reading ability is not aimed at teenagers.
It seems to me something like this would be a great aid in say, learning how to dissect a frog. It would certainly beat the crap of the slideshows I watched in High School on cell division. It would also be easier to update than a hardbound book, and color’s free.
Also, when I was a child (lo, many moons ago) my family had The World Book Encyclopedia, which was aimed at kids. Is there a Wiki Jr.? Maybe there is, but I just haven’t seen anything like it.
When I took algebra last semester they had something like this. The whole textbook was online, plus samples, quizzes, homework, examples and much more.
But none of my other classes have anything similar.
I’m not surprised: my grandson has tons of math-related websites his school recommends. I just haven’t seen anything for the other sciences or the humanities. Do you have a URL for that textbook, BTW? Thanks!
Lots of Social Studies textbooks are going to Mika’s example. On-line quizzes, tests, support material and the like. Explore the publisher’s websites for examples.
I’ll try to find it at home. I don’t know if you’ll be able to access it, though, as when I bought the book I also got a secure ID and passcode to get on.