WEB SITES

From a Scouting friend and fellow Roundtable Commissioner, KDSCouter of the Hiawatha-Seaway Council in New York –

Pack 114 in Goldenrod District of Mid-America council has compiled a tremendous Reference Library for Leaders at

http://www.creighton.edu/~bsteph/pack114/library/index.html

Want information (crafts, games, history, traditions, and more) on any holiday go to -

http://www.holidaysmart.com/2003/2003_12.htm

I received a request this month for information on how to build a volcano – Here are some of the sites I found – In my basement I found the volcano my son’s den built when he was a Webelos.  He is now 22.

The US Geodetic Survey site -

http://neic.usgs.gov/neis/education/volcano/

It has files, pictures and .pdf’s to download

This site has some cool stuff and pictures -

http://www.schools.ash.org.au/lakemba/splw156w.html

The .au says the site is in Australia!!

This site has a downloadable Power Point presentation on how to build a model volcano as well as other teaching materials about volcanoes -

http://pangea.tec.selu.edu/~samacker/unitplan.html

U.S. Department of Education.  This site has info for parents and students of all ages. It has an Internet Safety guide.
http://www.ed.gov/pubs/parents/internet/

Free Leather Project from Tandy Leather Co.
http://www.tandyleather.com/patterns.html

The Science Discovery SO COOL!
http://www.exploratorium.edu/science_explorer/index.html

Exhibitcam
http://cams.exploratorium.edu/CAM1/index.html

Cool Science for Curious Kids
http://www.hhmi.org/coolscience/index.html

Secret Messages for Kids Only
http://www.thunk.com/index.cgi

"The Amazin' HamsterScope!"
http://www.hamstertours.com/hamsterscope.html

American Folklore
http://www.americanfolklore.net/

Knots Gallery
http://www.tollesburysc.co.uk/Knots/Knots_gallery.htm

Free Woodworking Projects
http://www.allcrafts.net/woodworking.htm#freeprojects

Forestry Fun for Kids
http://www.safnet.org/about/forestryfun.htm

Design a Roller coaster
http://www.learner.org/exhibits/parkphysics/coaster/

Caring For Animals
http://www.animaland.org/

History of Flags
http://www.usask.ca/history/flags/na_flags.htm?

Science 4 Kids
http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/kids/

Seeing, Hearing and Smelling the World
http://www.hhmi.org/senses/

Online Musical Instrument (must have flash)
http://www.4kids.org/funstuff/music/

Dreidel Information –

Holidays on the Net
http://www.holidays.net/chanukah/dreidel.html

The Secret of the Dreidel
http://www.ohr.org.il/special/chanukah/chan95.htm
This site, also, has some great information about Chanukah

Make a Dreidel
http://www.cstone.net/~bry-back/holidayfun/dreidel.html
This site has a pattern and instructions for making paper dreidels.  You will need a sharpened pencil for the point on which to spin the top.  Game instructions are here, too.

Billy Bear’s Dreidel game page
http://www.billybear4kids.com/holidays/hanukkah/dreidel2.htm
Instructions for playing the game.
There is a link to Billy Bear’s Hanukkah page where you can learn more about the holiday and traditions.