Prentice Hall Textbook Support
http://www.phschool.com/
Find textbook support for your Science chapters. Lessons, activities,
and websites.
Science Netlinks
http://www.sciencenetlinks.com/
Resources, lessons and benchmarks for Science K-12.
Kapili.com: Topic List
http://www.kapili.com/topiclist.html
Biology, Physics, Astronomy, Chemistry, Geography.
Online Science-athon
http://scithon.terc.edu/
The Science-athon offers elementary and middle-grade students opportunities
to discover the science in their daily lives through experiments, data
collection and analysis, and sharing of data online.
Science News for Kids
http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/
This site has articles on a variety of science topics, as well as Science
Fair Ideas, LabZone, activities, and a teacher's area with lessons.
Cells and Heredity
Biology4kids.com
http://biology4kids.com/
Volcanoes
Living
on the Edge: Webquest on Volcanoes
http://www.milforded.org/schools/westshore/ptivadar/wq/index.html
This webquest was created by Pat Tividar.It was adapted from "Volcanoes
and People" Chapter 3 Project Prentice Hall Science Explorer: Inside
Earth.
Physics
The Exploratorium's
Science of Hockey
http://www.exploratorium.edu/hockey/
Excellent website that explores why ice is slippery, the mechanics involved
in skating, reaction time to stopping the puck, how much energy is generated
by a mid-ice collision, and more.
Chemistry
Chem4kids.com
http://www.chem4kids.com/
It's Elemental:
The Periodic Table of Elements
http://education.jlab.org/itselemental/index.html
An interactive periodic table with quizzes and a printable version.
Maps and Geography
How Far Is It?
http://www.indo.com/distance/
Do not be confused when you first go to this site by the "Bali and Indonesia"
title. Scroll to the bottom and enter the starting point such as Hartford,
CT and the final destination such as Paris, France and click on Look
it up and you will get a wealth of information.
FirstGov For Kids- Geography
http://www.kids.gov/k_geography.htm
Map Games
http://www.funbrain.com/where/
Pick the maps and difficulty level you wish to play. There is also a
two player version.
Level 1 : Identify which country or state is highlighted (multiple choice).
Level 2 : Spell the name of the highlighted state or country.
Level 3 : You are given the capital. Identify the country or state (multiple
choice).
Level 4 : You are given the capital. Spell in the country or state.
Level 5 : Identify which country or state is highlighted, AND fill in
the capital.
Graphic Maps'
World Atlas
http://www.graphicmaps.com/geoquiz/thelist.htm
List of continents, countries, cities, continents, oceans, and other
facts.
Portals
to the World
http://www.loc.gov/rr/international/portals.html
The Library of Congress provides these links to countries for country
reports, travel, and genealogy. Larger countries have bigger, more diverse
hotlists (more links to information)
Exploring History
http://www.exploringhistory.com
Conversations
with History
http://globetrotter.berkeley.edu/conversations/
Here you will find a collection of interviews with men and women from
all over the world: diplomats, statesmen, soldiers, economists, scientists
and historians, writers, foreign correspondents, activists, artists.
The interviews span the globe and include discussion of political, economic,
military, legal, cultural, and social issues. There are some multimedia
clips that can be played in the classroom. Produced by the Institute
of International Studies, UC Berkeley.
Historical Scene Investigation
http://www.wm.edu/hsi/
The Historical Scene Investigation Project (HSI) was designed for
social studies teachers who need a strong pedagogical mechanism for
bringing primary sources into their classroom. This lessons are presented
like a cold case and the students become detectives gathering information
from primary sources to draw a conclusion.
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Reading Comprehension
Reading
Comprehension Texts
http://abcteach.com/Reading/readingcomp.htm#midhigh
Articles with questions open in Adobe Acrobat and can be printed.
Time For Kids
http://www.timeforkids.com/TFK/
How Stuff Works
http://express.howstuffworks.com/default.htm
Thursday's Classroom
http://www.thursdaysclassroom.com/
The aim of Thursday's Classroom is to provide a connection between NASA
research and the classroom. And we don't mean old research! Our weekly
lessons --prepared by professional educators and scientists-- are based
on breaking Science@NASA news reports. Thursday's Classroom activities
are as timely as the news itself.
Reading
Between the Lines
http://courant.ctnow.com/projects/read/index.stm
Has archived articles and lessons from the Hartford Courant.
Literacy
Matters
http://www2.edc.org/literacymatters/adlit/intro.htm
A great set of resources to support the effective integration of young
adult literature into the curriculum.
Literature Connections
Doucette Index: K-12
Lesson Ideas for Literature
http://www.educ.ucalgary.ca/litindex/
SCORE CyberGuides
for Literature Grades 6-8
http://www.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/SCORE/cy68.html
Lesson Plans
for Children's Books
http://members.aol.com/DonnAnCiv/Literature.html
Writing
Creative Writing
for Teens
http://teenwriting.about.com/cs/aboutwriting/
Links for lesson plans and activities.
Quick
Prompts
http://www.creativewritingprompts.com/quickprompt.html
NCTM Math Illuminations
http://illuminations.nctm.org/index2.html
http://illuminations.nctm.org/imath/
Principles and Standards
for School Mathematics
http://standards.nctm.org/
NCTM
E-Examples Index
http://standards.nctm.org/document/eexamples/index.htm
Getsmarter.org
http://www.getsmarter.org/index.cfm
An animated interactive site. Compare your math and science skills to
students around the world.
Esprit
Math site
http://www.myschoolonline.com/site/0,1876,10999-142611-12-8935,00.html
Site made by Pat Bodnar for Harborside Middle School.
WebQuest Examples:
Grades 6-8 Math
http://webquest.sdsu.edu/matrix/6-8-Mat.htm
Math Practice
AAA
Math - Grade 7
http://www.aaamath.com/grade7.html
Learn, Practice, Play, Explore
Cool
Math Sites
http://cte.jhu.edu/techacademy/web/2000/heal/mathsites.htm
There are categories for Algebra, Geometry, and Math Resources. Find
online calculators, raw data students can access, and information about
the history of Mathematics, as well as Puzzles and Games.
Interactive
Math Activities
http://www.cut-the-knot.com/Curriculum/index.shtml
Math Applications
Score Mathematics
Lessons
http://score.kings.k12.ca.us/lessons.html
Fun math lessons for 7-12 that link to NCTM standards
The Math Forum
http://mathforum.org/pow
Ask Dr. Math, Problems of the Week, Internet Math Hunt, etc.
Buying
Your First Car
http://www.milforded.org/schools/westshore/firstcar/carlinks.html
A project created by This project was created by Bruce Hills and Jennifer
Mendes, Kings County Office of Education, and adapted by Kathy Clark's
and Beth Maroney. Students have inherited $5000 and must decide what
car to purchase with it. Links lead them to new and used car sites,
financing, and insurance costs.
Open-Ended Math
Problems
http://sln.fi.edu/school/math2/index.html
There are math problems for each month of the year inNumber Theory,
Measurement, Geometry, Patterns, Algebra, Statistics, and Probability.
There are three levels of difficulty for each standard. Used weekly
may help when taking tests.
Playing
Fantastic Four with the Computer
http://www.exploratorium.edu/math_explorer/fantasticFour2.html
Make the most equations from the five cards you are given. Good thinking
and cooperative work.
Calculating
your Grade
http://www.sfusd.k12.ca.us/schwww/sch634/Sixth/grgraph.html
DataDabble
http://www.sfusd.k12.ca.us/schwww/sch634/links/DataDabbles/DataDabbleLP.html
Gather data and make a spreadsheet.
Math
Spreadsheet Activities
http://communities.msn.com/lavizzo/spreadsheets.msnw
Spreadsheets
in Education
http://sunsite.univie.ac.at/Spreadsite/spreaded.html
Scroll well down the page to find activities.
What
Good is Math?
http://www.richmond.edu/academics/a&s/education/projects/webunits/math/home.htm
Math
in Sports activities
http://www.richmond.edu/academics/a&s/education/projects/webunits/math/sport.html
Practical Money
Skills for Life
http://www.practicalmoneyskills.com/index.php
Created by the folks at Visa, this website checks out as a good learning
center for all ages. Lessons (look under For Teachers) include Spending
Plans (for younger children) up to Living on your Own (for college age
students).
INFOMINE: Scholarly Internet Resource
Collections
http://infomine.ucr.edu/
Well-chosen, subject-arranged list of links to support students at the
college level; very useful for K-12 teachers.
FunBrain
http://www.funbrain.com/
FunBrain is a site at which you can choose the age of the students and
the subject and find simple games that practice skills in a fun way.
This site does not use any special plug-ins so it can be run on any
computer connected to the Internet.
Kathy
Schrock
Scholastic
PBS TeacherSource
http://www.pbs.org/teachersource/
2,500 lessons available for K-12 Arts & Literature, Math, Science
& Technology, Social Studies, Health & Fitness and Early Childhood.
42 eXplore
http://eduscapes.com/42explore/
Great place to develop theme lessons and to
explore educational websites for a variety of subjects and topics. Search
by topic, subject or by date. The idea is explained in easier and harder
terms. Then there are 4 websites that relate, very helpful if one site
is busy or not working. There are some general ideas for projects, followed
by more related websites with details. Allows teachers as well as students
to explore topics for learning.
