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Activities

Engage your students in these well-loved interactives from Knowitall.org's signature series Artopia, GullahNet, Hobby Shop, Kids Work! and RiverVenture.

Our NASA Science Simulations provide interactive learning experiences on an assortment of topics.

All of these interactives are non-Flash and have been re-purposed to work on mobile devices (Tested on iPad and Samsung Galaxy tablets).

 

Content Type
Carving a Figure Out of Wood | Artopia

Interactive

Grades

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Carving a Figure Out of Wood | Artopia
Carving is a subtractive process. A carver removes bits and pieces of a hard material, slowly revealing the desired shape. Many different things can be carved – stone, marble, wood, plaster, plastic...
Movie Soundtrack | Artopia

Interactive

Grades

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Movie Soundtrack | Artopia
Learn how a movie soundtrack works by selecting music to go along with the scene.
Animation Basics | Artopia

Interactive

Grades

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Animation Basics | Artopia
Flipping from image to image very quickly creates the illusion of movement. Have you ever played with a flipbook? Try out this drag n' drop game.
Re-Mix Studio | Artopia

Interactive

Grades

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Re-Mix Studio | Artopia
Be a music producer! Select a type of music and re-mix it!
What a Friend in Gullah | Gullah Tales

Interactive

Grades

  • Kindergarten
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What a Friend in Gullah | Gullah Tales
Listen to the interactive version of the What A Friend in Gullah. Click here for the English Version. Storytelling performance by Anita Singleton Prather (Aunt Pearlie Sue).
What a Friend in English | Gullah Tales

Interactive

Grades

  • Kindergarten
  • 1
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  • 3
What a Friend in English | Gullah Tales
Listen to the interactive version of the What A Friend in English. Click here for the English Version. Storytelling performance by Anita Singleton Prather (Aunt Pearlie Sue).
Jealous Bragging Turtle in English | Gullah Tales

Interactive

Grades

  • Pre K
  • Kindergarten
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Jealous Bragging Turtle in English | Gullah Tales
Students will read and listen to Aunt Pearlie Sue’s animated English version of the traditional folktale "The Jealous Bragging Turtle." Stories teach a moral or explain the origin something in nature...
Little Red Hen in Gullah | Gullah Tales

Interactive

Grades

  • Pre K
  • Kindergarten
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Little Red Hen in Gullah | Gullah Tales
Listen to the interactive version of the Little Red Hen in Gullah. Storytelling performance by Anita Singleton Prather (Aunt Pearlie Sue)
Little Red Hen in English | Gullah Tales

Interactive

Grades

  • Pre K
  • Kindergarten
  • 1
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Little Red Hen in English | Gullah Tales
Listen to the interactive version of the Little Red Hen in English. Storytelling performance by Anita Singleton Prather (Aunt Pearlie Sue)
Red Riding Hood | Gullah Tales

Interactive

Grades

  • Pre K
  • Kindergarten
  • 1
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Red Riding Hood | Gullah Tales
Listen to the interactive version of the Little Red Riding Hood in both English and Gullah. Storytelling performance by Anita Singleton Prather (Aunt Pearlie Sue)
Bossy Elephant | Gullah Tales

Interactive

Grades

  • Pre K
  • Kindergarten
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Bossy Elephant | Gullah Tales
Listen to the interactive version of the Bossy Elephant in both English and Gullah. Storytelling performance by Anita Singleton Prather (Aunt Pearlie Sue)
Praise House | Gullah Music

Interactive

Grades

  • Pre K
  • Kindergarten
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Praise House | Gullah Music
Students will understand how enslaved Africans created music for their worship experience. Religious meetings in “praise houses” provided the spiritual outlet for enslaved Africans on the plantation...
Secret Code | Gullah Music

Interactive

Grades

  • Pre K
  • Kindergarten
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Secret Code | Gullah Music
Students will understand that music and material culture became a mode of covert communication between slaves. Aunt Pearlie Sue is our guide as students uncover hidden messages in the work songs...
Got the Blues | Gullah Music

Interactive

Grades

  • Pre K
  • Kindergarten
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Got the Blues | Gullah Music
Students will understand traditional blues form that contains three four-measure phrases that follow the pattern AAB. Let Reverend Leroy show you how to express your sad feelings by composing a blues...
Listen to Gullah Language | Gullah Net

Interactive

Grades

  • Pre K
  • Kindergarten
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Listen to Gullah Language | Gullah Net
INSTRUCTIONS: Click on an English word to see and hear the Gullah word. About Gullah Language Gullah is also a language. It was developed among Africans as a way to communicate with people from other...
The Three Rivers  | RiverVenture

Interactive

Grades

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The Three Rivers | RiverVenture
After floating through the hilly Piedmont, you arrive at the Sandhills of South Carolina. Between 55 and 100 million years ago the sea level was higher and the coast was farther inland. Marine fossils...
Estuary | RiverVenture

Interactive

Grades

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Estuary | RiverVenture
RiverVenture needs your help! Riverventure Headquarters has heard reports of problems in the estuary. A sign warns people not to collect or eat shellfish such as oysters and clams. People are testing...
Catawba River | RiverVenture

Interactive

Grades

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Catawba River | RiverVenture
From the Appalachian Mountains, the Catawba River south through the Carolina Piedmont, where it becomes the Wateree River and eventually flows out to the Atlantic Ocean as the Santee River. From the...
Public Relations Specialist | Kids Work!

Interactive

Grades

  • 3
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Public Relations Specialist | Kids Work!
Students will play the role of a public relations specialist by writing a new slogan for a hospital. This animated interactive job exploration experience connects schoolwork with real work and...
Pharmacist | Kids Work!

Interactive

Grades

  • 3
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Pharmacist | Kids Work!
Students will play the role of the pharmacist to understand the importance of math skills in correctly dispensing prescription drugs to patients.
Medical Lab Technician | Kids Work!

Interactive

Grades

  • 3
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Medical Lab Technician | Kids Work!
Students will play the role of the medical lab technician to understand the parts of a cell and begin to understand the difference between the bacteria and viruses that may cause disease. This...
Director | Kids Work!

Interactive

Grades

  • 4
Director | Kids Work!
Students will play the role of the Director who is responsible for achieving the creative, visual, and auditory effect of a production. This animated interactive job exploration experience connects...