Room 3’s Blog

This blog is created for and by the year 7 & 8 students of the accelerate class at Te Awamutu Intermediate, New Zealand.

Archive for the ‘Fun’


Puzzle Time

I have just found the ideal site to waste your time away, especially if you like doing puzzles!

Conceptis Logic Puzzles

There are Picture Logice Puzzles – Solve puzzles and reveal hidden pictures. Try out these whimsical challenges and see how logic transforms into art.

Or, Number Logic Puzzles -Familiar only with Sudoku? You’ll be amazed when you see how many other puzzles can turn number logic into fun.

Theft of Olympic Togs

You need to watch this!

NZ Sports News

Animal Fun

I have just found another intersting ‘fun’ site for animal lovers. Have a look at Animal Planet where you can entertain yourself with fun online pet and wild animal games and interactives.

Animal Planet

Who’s a Nerd?

This is the latest gimmick going around the blogosphere! As you can see I’m a Non-Nerd!


NerdTests.com says I'm a Non-Nerd.  What are you?  Click here!

Happiness Factory

This is a Coca Cola site but it looks to be fun. Can someone check it out for me and let us know what it’s about?

Happiness Factory

Check This Out!

This video was posted on You Tube a couple of days ago. It was 14 months in the making, visits 42 countries, and involves a cast of thousands.

Where the Hell is Matt (2008)

InventNow

I came across this site, InventNow, which Alice Mercer mentioned in a recent post on the Instructify site. It looks really interesting – you need  to register before you can enter the site.

…. there is the InventNow.org – World which is an interactive online cartoon environment where kids can learn about inventors, and invention and get a creative spark to get the brain cells going. Then go to InventNow.org – Invent, and have kids start to put their ideas together.

Barenaked Ladies

You might enjoy this!

Animated music video (by Emmy-nominated animator Nancy Lennert) for “7 8 9″ by the Barenaked Ladies, from the kids album “Snacktime,” available on May 6, 2008.

Dance Jam

This is certainly not for me (although of you may think I need to use it!)  but, I wondered if any of you might actually find it useful. Let me know via comments if you do.

From MakeOseOf.com comes something you might be interested in, DanceJam.

Do you like dancing? Want to show off your moves or pickup a couple of
new ones? Enter DanceJam. Here people can upload and submit their dance
videos for others to see, comment and vote on. One really interesting
feature is the battle contest, where two dancers show off their skills
and viewers decide who is the better dancer.

Features:

  • Upload your dance moves and see what others have to say.
  • Watch dance videos from others.
  • Watch dance video in full-screen and slow motion modes.
  • Browse videos by type (ex. lessons only) or popularity (i.e. most viewed, highest rated etc.)

By the way, DanceJam was founded by MC Hammer.

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Mathmaticious

I’ve just found this video! You might want to listen and see how many mathematical terms you recognise.

Ultimate gaming experience

If you win Powerball you could get one of these!

The ultimate in video gaming has arrived – but at more than £15,000 it comes in a bit dearer than a PS3 or Xbox.

The VirtuSphere is like an oversized hamster’s exercise ball that immerses the user in a 3D virtual reality world.

Players don a motion-tracking headset to project the visuals and then they are ready to begin virtual exploration.

They can run, jump, roll, or crawl over virtually unlimited distances without encountering real world obstacles.

The large hollow sphere sits on rollers allowing it to rotate through 360 degrees and move freely in any direction – without actually going anywhere at all.

The Washington-based manufacturers describe it as the ultimate computer games peripheral, but say it could also be used as a unique exercise treadmill or for simulation exercises.

VirtuSphere has already been used by the Russian Tourism Authorities to let people walk through the Red Square and the Kremlin.

 

Cat Herding

I thought you might find this amusing!