Academics
UPPER SCHOOL
Student Backpack
Student Backpack (Upper School)
Welcome, Upper School students and parents. On this page, you can find optional games, activities, and information for upper school classes. If you want more complete information that the librarians have prepared for some classroom lessons, visit the Library Resource Guides.- Pike School Survey
- History
- Literature
- Mathematics
- Science
- Nature Study
- Spanish
- Internet Safety
- How We Choose Web Sites
- Tech Corps Web Site
Pike School Survey
Take the survey!
During some classes in May 2008, Upper School students will take a survey that will help us build a stronger community.
During some classes in May 2008, Upper School students will take a survey that will help us build a stronger community.
History
The European Voyages of Exploration
"During the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries two nations, Portugal and Spain, pioneered the European discovery of sea routes that were the first channels of interaction between all of the world's continents, thus beginning the process of globalisation in which we all live today. This tutorial introduces the student to these two pioneering nations, their motivations, their actions, and the inevitable consequences of their colonisation. This tutorial also examines the geographical, technological, economic, political, and cultural patterns of that era." Prepared by the University of Calgary.
World War II in Europe - Interactive Map
This map shows the movement of Nazi, Soviet and Allied troops during World War II. Arrows and color-coding illuminate which countries came under Nazi control and when they were liberated. Also contains links to other articles in the Holocaust Encyclopedia. From the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum.
"During the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries two nations, Portugal and Spain, pioneered the European discovery of sea routes that were the first channels of interaction between all of the world's continents, thus beginning the process of globalisation in which we all live today. This tutorial introduces the student to these two pioneering nations, their motivations, their actions, and the inevitable consequences of their colonisation. This tutorial also examines the geographical, technological, economic, political, and cultural patterns of that era." Prepared by the University of Calgary.
World War II in Europe - Interactive Map
This map shows the movement of Nazi, Soviet and Allied troops during World War II. Arrows and color-coding illuminate which countries came under Nazi control and when they were liberated. Also contains links to other articles in the Holocaust Encyclopedia. From the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum.
Literature
Visit Author Spotlight on the Library's Reading Corner page to learn more about award-winning author/illustrator David Wiesner.
Youngpoets.ca
This web site from the League of Canadian Poets is designed for the poet inside you. Find great resources on writing poetry, list of contests for teens, biographical sketches of poets, and Re:Verse, a zine for young poets.
Youngpoets.ca
This web site from the League of Canadian Poets is designed for the poet inside you. Find great resources on writing poetry, list of contests for teens, biographical sketches of poets, and Re:Verse, a zine for young poets.
Mathematics
NLVM: Function Machine
Drag a number into the machine. Can you predict what number will come out?
Interactivate: Function Machine
Put a number into the machine. Watch the number that comes out. Can you describe the pattern by choosing the equation that represents it?
Kings: Function Machine
You see an equation. If you choose a number for x in the equation, can you predict what y will be?
Ambleweb: Function Machine
You can choose how the Ambleweb function machine works. For example, if you give the machine a rule ("always double this number") and an input number, then machine figures the output number. Or you can let the machine choose a rule that you have to guess.
Shooting Balls
This game, for one or two players, reinforces slope and intercept. Three levels of play help students advance from lines passing through the origin, to lines with a fixed y-intercept, to lines through two fixed points.
Drag a number into the machine. Can you predict what number will come out?
Interactivate: Function Machine
Put a number into the machine. Watch the number that comes out. Can you describe the pattern by choosing the equation that represents it?
Kings: Function Machine
You see an equation. If you choose a number for x in the equation, can you predict what y will be?
Ambleweb: Function Machine
You can choose how the Ambleweb function machine works. For example, if you give the machine a rule ("always double this number") and an input number, then machine figures the output number. Or you can let the machine choose a rule that you have to guess.
Shooting Balls
This game, for one or two players, reinforces slope and intercept. Three levels of play help students advance from lines passing through the origin, to lines with a fixed y-intercept, to lines through two fixed points.
Science
What's Up with the Weather?
The overwhelming majority of scientists agree: earth's temperature has risen during the past century. But is it due to man's use of fossil fuel energy? And if so, how can we prevent the catastrophic results that some scientists predict if global warming continues? In "What's Up with the Weather?" NOVA and FRONTLINE join forces to investigate the science and politics of one of the most controversial issues of the 21st century: the truth about global warming.
Last updated: 1/26/07.
The overwhelming majority of scientists agree: earth's temperature has risen during the past century. But is it due to man's use of fossil fuel energy? And if so, how can we prevent the catastrophic results that some scientists predict if global warming continues? In "What's Up with the Weather?" NOVA and FRONTLINE join forces to investigate the science and politics of one of the most controversial issues of the 21st century: the truth about global warming.
Last updated: 1/26/07.
Nature Study
Salmon Cam
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Grade Three science students explore the world of the Atlantic salmon by raising newly hatched fry to fingerlings. Follow the salmons' development in real time on The Pike School Salmon Cam. |
Look and See |
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Nature abounds in the Pike School woods and wetlands. See what photos by Pike students, faculty, and motion-sensitive cameras have revealed, on our "Look and See" blog. |
Spanish
Mr. Schroeder's Web Page
See Web sites, activities, and other information connected with Mr. Schroeder's Spanish classes.
Spanish Websites
This site contains links to hundreds of individual sites of games and exercises to help test and improve your Spanish vocabulary.
See Web sites, activities, and other information connected with Mr. Schroeder's Spanish classes.
Spanish Websites
This site contains links to hundreds of individual sites of games and exercises to help test and improve your Spanish vocabulary.
Internet Safety
The Internet is like a big information highway. It's full of interesting places to visit, but you also need to know the "rules of the road" to use it well. Read the Upper School rules here!
How We Choose Web Sites
Web sites are selected for their authority, information quality, suitability, and stability. Please be aware that web sites change over time.
Tech Corps Web Site
Come to the Pike Tech Corps Web site! Try playing these video games developed by the Tech Corps, a group of 8th graders who meet weekly after school to learn computer programming. This year's projects involved learning a new language called Scratch, developed at M.I.T. especially for young programmers. We hope you enjoy the challenge!
