| Week of December 7, 2008 |
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The Best of the Burke |
 Welcome to Burke Kids, where you will play and explore your way to a great time at www.washington.edu/burkemuseum/kids. Dig into the Anthropology Games, full of awesome activities, such as building a birdhouse or creating your own museum exhibit to name just a few. Once you have completed the activities, you can even apply to become a Junior Anthropologist by taking a short quiz. Before you move on, make sure to stop by Meet the Explorers and visit some of the cool people who have helped make this beautiful museum what it is today. |
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Living Art |
 Discover how artists are creating a new kind of sculpture that is one with nature at Phototropism, www.artisancam.org.uk/flashapps/phototropism/ phototropism.php. Click on Get Started and enter a laboratory, where you can mouse around on materials to see how they are used to create “living” sculptures. Now try to create your own work of art. You will then position your sculpture in nature to see how the environment affects it during the day. Once you have created your masterpiece, explore the Gallery to enjoy the works of others. |
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Carvin' Out Time With Mr. Carver |
 Meet George Washington Carver and explore the details of his life at www.fieldmuseum.org/carver. Carver loved making discoveries about nature and worked to figure out how he could better mankind. Visit All About Carver to learn how he overcame adversity as a slave with his “Mighty Vision” and how he taught organic farming to those less fortunate. Get a good look at Carver in Photo Gallery, where you can scroll through the many pictures and special keepsakes that accompanied important moments from his childhood and adulthood. |
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What is your favorite museum exhibit? |
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Blog It The Internet makes it easier than ever to share your opinions with the world. Lots of people chat online, post to forums or even have their own Web page. One of the more popular ways to express yourself online is through a blog, short for Web log. Today there are hundreds of millions of blogs online, and that number only keeps growing! With so many blogs out there, you might wonder what people are writing about. Many people write blogs about their personal experiences or use it to share interesting news articles, but a blog can be about anything. Some people even create blogs to share stories about their pets. Blogs, like other Web sites, are not always kid-friendly. If you want to check out blogs made by other kids or start your own blog, check out a blogging site that’s designed just for kids. Try Imbee, http://imbee.com, or Students of the World at www.studentsoftheworld.info/sites/pages.php. If you want to start a blog, be sure to ask your parent's permission and review the safe surfing rules at 4kids.org/safesurf. —Amy |
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