Science Netlinks
http://www.sciencenetlinks.com/
Resources, lessons and benchmarks for Science K-12.
Prentice Hall Textbook Support
http://www.phschool.com/
Find textbook support for your Science chapters. Lessons, activities,
and websites.
Kapili.com: Topic List
http://www.kapili.com/topiclist.html
Biology, Physics, Astronomy, Chemistry, Geography.
Biology4kids.com
http://biology4kids.com/
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.
Astronomy
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.
Mission
to Explore the Solar System
http://www.ottumwa.k12.ia.us/lincoln/mission.2.htm
A Webquest in which groups of students research the Solar System and
plan a mission.
YPOP
Tour of the Sun" Surfing for Sunbeams!
http://solar.physics.montana.edu/YPOP/Spotlight/Tour/index.html
A Hypermedia Tour of the sun
Phil Plait's Bad Astronomy
http://www.badastronomy.com/
Misconceptions such as standing an egg on its end during a Spring equinox
are explained. Phil can be contacted with questions.
PlanetDiary
http://www.phschool.com/science/planetdiary/
From Prentice Hall.
Build
a Solar System
http://www.exploratorium.edu/ronh/solar_system/index.html
Put in the size of your sun and all the other solar system objects'
sizes will be calculated in proportion.
A
Day in the Life of a Space Walker
http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2001/ast04oct_1.htm?list145031
Your Weight on
other Worlds
http://www.exploratorium.edu/ronh/weight/
World
Almanac for Kids
http://www.worldalmanacforkids.com/explore/space.html
Has facts about the Planets, the Moon, Unmanned Space Missions, Comets,
Asteroids and Satellites, Astronauts in Outer Space, and Shuttles and
Space Stations, as well as Big Questions.
Nine
Planets
http://seds.lpl.arizona.edu/nineplanets/nineplanets/nineplanets.html
A multimedia tour of the planets.
Astronomy
Picture of the Day
http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html
Photographs of space changed each day with an explanation from an astronomer.
Chemistry
Chem4kids.com
http://www.chem4kids.com/
Chemistry
http://www.sprocketworks.com/topics/default.asp?topic=6
Interactive chemistry - periodic table, dna, build molecules, electron
shells,gas behavior, reactions, and a dictionary.
Earth's Waters
What's
Up With Our Nation's Water?
http://www.epa.gov/owow/monitoring/nationswaters/
Water, wetlands, ecosystems.
Oceans
http://www.sprocketworks.com/topics/default.asp?topic=9
Interactive site on Oceans: geography, geology, ocean life, games, dictionary.
Water Science for Schools:USGS
water information
http://wwwga.usgs.gov/edu/
American Oceans Campaign
http://www.americanoceans.org/index.htm
Bell
Live: The Watershed Game
http://www1.umn.edu/bellmuse/mnideals/watershed/watershed2.html
Good interactive learning game on a watershed.
Give Water a Hand
http://www.uwex.edu/erc/gwah/
Website with ideas for helping to take action in your community.
American History
Connecticut
History Online
http://www.lib.uconn.edu/cho/
Connecticut History Online (CHO) is a collaboration
between the Connecticut Historical Society, the Thomas J. Dodd Research
Center at the University of Connecticut, and Mystic Seaport. The CHO
website currently contains about 14,000 images of photographs, drawings
and prints which may be searched or browsed in a variety of ways, including
by keyword, subject, creator, title and date. Geographical sites may
be searched using a Digital Geographic Locator developed by the University
of Connecticut's Map and Geographic Information Center (MAGIC). Online
learning tools created especially for middle and high school students
provide suggestions for interpreting and exploring the database. Additional
lesson plans, activities and photo essays designed by teacher advisors
and educational consultants will be added in the future.
History Place
http://historyplace.com/
American Memory from the Library of
Congress
http://memory.loc.gov/
American Memory is a gateway to rich primary source materials relating
to the history and culture of the United States. The site offers more
than 7 million digital items from more than 100 historical collections.
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.
From Revolution to Reconstruction
http://odur.let.rug.nl/~usa/
Texts and essays on historic events.
Teachers First
http://www.teachersfirst.com/matrix.htm
Source documents, lesson plans, web resources.
Edsitement
http://edsitement.neh.gov/lessonplans.html?L6_8
History lesson plans.
Edsitement
http://edsitement.neh.gov/websites.html
History websites.
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.
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).
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
The Outsiders
http://www.webenglishteacher.com/hinton.html
A Midsummer
Night's Dream and other Shakespeare links
http://www.folger.edu/education/getarchive.cfm
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
The
5 Paragraph Essay Wizard - Persuasive Essay and prompts
http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/Atrium/1437/index.html
The
Buddy Project
http://www.buddyproject.org/less/hand/language/workshop.asp
Setting up a Writer's Workshop. Tips for revising and editing, posters
you can print.
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
S.O.S. Mathematics
http://www.sosmath.com/
Algebra, calculus, trigonometry, differential equations review.
AAA
Math - Grade 8
http://www.aaamath.com/grade8.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.
Example: I
Want a Credit Card. Or Do I?
http://score.kings.k12.ca.us/lessons/crcard.htm
Students borrow on a credit card, make the minimum payments for a year,
and make a pie chart showing how much of their payments reduced their
debt and how much was interest.
The Math Forum
http://mathforum.org/pow/
Ask Dr. Math, Problems of the Week, Internet Math Hunt, etc.
Open-Ended Math
Problems
http://sln.fi.edu/school/math2/index.html
There are math problems for each month of the year in Number Theory,
Measurement, Geometry, Patterns, Algebra, Statistics, and Probability.
There are three levels of difficulty for each standard. Used weekly
may help when taking tests.
Pi Day
http://mam2000.mathforum.org/t2t/faq/faq.pi.html
Celebrate Pi Day on March 14 (3.14) with these activities.
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.
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.
Algebra
Story and Word Problems
http://www.hawaii.edu/suremath/intro_algebra.html
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.
