STATION FIVE - Technology Across the Content Area

STATION FIVE

Technology Across the Content Area

With over 1,000 BILLION (Actually, That's 1 Trillion) web sites, the Internet’s wealth of resources can be lost due to a teacher’s limited time to “surf.” Below is a list of good resource sites, delineated by content areas. Go to the subject matter you teach and spend some time exploring the wealth! WARNING: due to busy schedules, these links may be down—we’re working on it!

Reading Resources

CyberGuides
From the Language Arts SCORE, teacher-developed CyberGuides are 'supplementary units of instruction based on core works of literature, designed for students to use the World Wide Web. "Each CyberGuide contains a student and teacher edition, objectives, a task, a Web-infused process, and an evaluation rubric.
Literature Circles
A collection of links to help teachers with literature circles.
Cyber English Syllaweb
Here are some online English assignments that use technologies as tools and topics. The site includes a booklist of literature with technology themes.
Columbia education Center: Language Arts Lesson Plans
Over 100 lesson plans, organized by elementary, intermediate and high school grade levels.
Internet Activities for Foreign Language Classes
Featuring: How to Write Activities For The Web; Reading Strategies For Web Activities; Internet Options in the Classroom; Web Lesson Evaluation Form and Favorite Teacher URL's.
Language Arts Lesson Plans for K-5
Over 40 lesson plans from OFCN's Academy Curricular Exchange.
Learn Vocabulary Syndicate
Grade specific puzzles, comic strips, word games and monthly word find puzzles designed to help make learning vocabulary fun.
Learning With Mysteries
Mysteries are great for teaching critical thinking, reading, and writing skills, and utilize a higher order level of learning. Here you can find lesson plans and mystery resources for your classroom.
Teachers Helping Teachers - Language Arts
Many tried and true lessons and activities submitted by teachers from around the world.
WebLinked Activities
Fabulous web-linked Language Arts activity suggestions for K-8 from McGraw-Hill School Division.
Young Author's Workshop
Here your older students are taken step-by-step through the writing process.
50,000 New York Times Book Reviews
Search by the name of the book, or by its author, to find reviews back to 1980.
Shakespeare Homepage
Electronic Archives for Teaching the American Literatures
The Electronic Archives contain essays, syllabi, bibliographies, and other resources for teaching the multiple literatures of the United States.

Online books

http://www.acs.ucalgary.ca/~dkbrown/stories.html
Online stories
http://www.acs.ucalgary.ca/~dkbrown/lists.html
Recommended book lists—very extensive
http://users.anderson.edu/~roebuck/readresource.html
Some great reading resources, including vocabulary activities, a rhyming dictionary, and Wacky Web Tales
http://www.gutenberg.net/
If a book is in the public domain, it is probably located (in its entirety) here.
http://www.ipl.org/
Here it is—the Internet Public Library
http://www.nytimes.com/books
Over 50,000 books are reviewed at this site
http://www.ruthannzaroff.com/wonderland

Excellent interactive site on Alice in Wonderland

Writing

Purdue University Online Writing Lab
As a young English teacher, did you ever look with envy at the file cabinets of your elder colleagues? The wonderful handouts that must exist in there! Well, Purdue University's OWL (Online Writing Lab) has posted a hugely comprehensive set of handouts online that can support writers and teachers of writing.
The Basic Guide to Essay Writing
A step-by-step guide to writing a basic essay, along with links to other essay-writing resources. This is a great resource for those people that need a little help getting started with writing essays.
The Write Site
Designed for Ohio middle school language arts students, the Write Site curriculum has students take the role of reporters and editors to research, write and publish their own newspaper. The site includes unit outlines, handouts, exercises, information about how to write, and more.
Grammar Lady (The)
Grammatical questions and answers can be found at this web site.
Grammar Styles Guide
Where to go to sharpen up. From dangling participles and commas to quotations and mixed metaphors, it’s all here.
Guide to Grammar & Writing
No matter how you communicate, you have to be clear. Here are some tips on grammar and writing to help you out.
The Site for Shakespeare
At this site you can learn all about the plays, prose and sonnets that Shakespeare composed. There is an area for posting questions dealing with any number of his plays, and replies to specific questions. There is even a poetry game, where they challenge you to piece together some of Shakespeare's most famous work.
Young Writers Club
Creative Writing for Kids
Learn to write well and have fun doing it! Get storytelling tips, work on grammar and spelling, and publish stories online. From The Mining Company.
http://www.kalama.com/~mariner/qserwrit.htm
Extremely comprehensive—everything from grammar to screenplays
http://www.quintcareers.com/writing/
THE definitive source for all writing-related books and Web sites, including the best reference sites, writing sites, writing job sites, and much more.
http://www.onelook.com/
This site has over 500 dictionaries in various topics such as technology, telephony, religion, business terms and more.
http://www.grammarnow.com/
Assistance with grammar and writing style
http://www.cas.usf.edu/english/walker/mla.html
MLA style citations of sources
http://www.biography.com/
This site has a searchable database of more than 20,000 famous people.
http://www.refdesk.com/
The Internet is the world’s largest library, containing millions of books, artifacts, images, documents, maps, etc.

Reading and Writing Resources

Reference Tools

http://cybersleuth-kids.com/sleuth/Language_Arts/index.htm
If you only see one site on Language Arts, THIS IS IT!
http://www.itools.com/research-it/
http://thorplus.lib.purdue.edu/reference/
http://www.refdesk.com/
Researchpaper.com
Large collection of topics, ideas and assistance for school related research projects
Biography
Searchable database of over 15000 of the greatest names, past and present.
B.J. Pinchbeck's Homework Helper
340 links to research sites and sites for all academic subjects
English Grammar Clinic
Your grammar questions are answered by professional English language instructors.
Kids Web
A World Wide Web Digital Library for Schoolkids.
Free Internet Encyclopedia.
Free Internet Encyclopedia presents an online index of sites which can help kids with their homework. If you want to find more information on the Web , click on W3 Search Engines at bottom of the page.
http://www.4kids.org/, provided by Universal Press Syndicate, presents weekly online issues of educational sites with a common theme. Kids can use these issues to find information for their school reports. The site also answers questions and has a fun 4Kids Detective quiz.
yOyee KIDSPAGE.
yOyee KIDSPAGE, authored by 15-year-old Stan, provides a list of online nations where kids can find information and answer trivia questions aboutAsia. Kids can also become pen pals.

On-line Experts

Ask Dr. Math
Having trouble with a math question? Check this site out for answers to all your math questions.
Ask Dr. Universe
Every week, this cat answers a new question on topics ranging from beans to money to wildflowers.
Grammar Lady
Find answers to most of your English grammar questions. If you can't find the answer you seek, you can also post your question for the Grammar Lady.
Ask An Expert Page
Get answers to questions about science, math, movies and more.
Ask a Volcanologist
Have a question about volcanoes? Check this site out.
Scientific American's Ask an Expert
WhaleNet A.S.K. "Scientist of the Week"
Ask a Physical Scientist - Physical Sciences.
Ask How Things Work
Ask-A-Geologist
Ask an Earth Scientist
Ask a Bird Expert
Ask Shamu an Oceanography Question
Ask about Diamonds

Homework Help

http://www.highschoolhub.org/hub/hub.htm
http://www.schoolwork.org/
http://www.ask.com/
http://www.itools.com/research-it/
http://www.infoplease.com/homework
http://www.tutorcenter.com/
http://brainmana.com/ (hundreds of volunteers on hand to help – answers in 24 hours or less)
http://www.homeworkheaven.com/

Projects Supporting Reading and Writing

Using the Internet WITH Students

Telecollaberative projects

What’s THAT? A telecollaberative project is an avenue for your students to collect data, share it in a large global database, and use the entire collection of information to order and analyze patterns and trends to make predictions.

Need an example?

Epals Around the World
Through Our Eyes
Journey North
The Stowaway Adventure Use real time data to find your way home
More collaberative projects
Projects for the classroom
Judi Harris’ Virtual Architecture
Education Place
Global School Net's Project Registry: The place to go to find collaborative projects

WebQuests

What’s THAT? A webquest is an inquiry-oriented activity in which most or all of the information used by learners is drawn from the web.

Need an example?

Scavenger Hunts and Hotlists

What’s THAT? A scavenger hunt is a list of questions with guiding links to the answers—ideal for exploration of a topic or to get students to think deeply about a concept.

Need an example?

http://users.massed.net/~tstrong/Martin.htm
Internet Scavenger Hunts
The following is a collection of Internet based treasure hunt sites. Students must use the Internet to find the answers to questions. The hunt sites are listed with the appropriate grade levels. These are great activities for small groups of students.
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Parthenon/8565/Film/hitch.html http://www.ih.k12.oh.us/es/5/michael/colonial.htm
Way Cool Science Scavenger Hunt
Here are several science sites where students are asked to hunt for factual information.
Animals Internet Scavenger Hunt
Where in the world do some animals live? Celebrate National Zoo and Aquarium Month by sending your students on an Internet scavenger hunt! They'll learn about the natural habitats of ten of the world's animals -- including some animals they've never heard of! Two versions! One for beginners and one for experienced surfers.
Internet Scavenger Hunt: Especially For Kids
Have you ever been on a scavenger hunt? Here is your chance to find some real treasures of the Internet! Visit the Web sites below to answer the questions, and keep track of the treasures that you find.
Cyberbees Internet Scavenger Hunt
Have fun trying to find the solutions to these reference questions. Go to the suggested Web site and search for the answer.
Internet Scavenger Hunts for ESL Students
Why? Why? Why?
Use your students' favorite questions --- Why? Why? Why? --- as the starting point for an across-the-curriculum activity for all ages.
Inventors and Inventions Scavenger Hunt
Read each question below. Each question includes a link to a Web site where you can find its answer. (You might need to surf the site a bit to find the answer.) Write the answer on the line.
Inventors and Inventions Scavenger Hunt for Older Students
Explore Alaska Scavenger Hunts
Education World celebrates
Alaska's 40th anniversary with scavenger hunts for students across the grades. Students explore an "Alaska" Web site in search of answers to ten grade-appropriate questions.

Virtual Field Trips

Virtual Tours

http://www.virtualfreesites.com/museums.html
World Wide Web Museums
Library of Congress Home Page.
Contains lists of exhibits, events, and tells you how to find information in the Library of Congress.
1492: An Ongoing Voyage.
A Library of Congress exhibit of photos and discussions about
Columbus' discovery ofAmeric
Vatican Exhibit.
An exhibit of the Library of Congress.
U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum.
Includes a teacher's guide and related material for teaching about the Holocaust.
Slave Voices.
An illustrated exhibit from the Perkins Library of Duke University that examines the lives of American slaves from the late 18th to the 19th century .Includes displays about the slave trade, plantation life, work of the slaves, and the problem of freedom after slavery was abolished.
The Smithsonian Institute.
An exhaustive collection of museums and exhibits.
Benjamin Franklin; Glimpses of the Man.
Franklin Institute's online exhibit of the multi-talented Ben Franklin.
George Washington's Mount Vernon Estate and Gardens.
Features a Visitor's Guide, Library and Collections, Tour, Educational Resources and Archeology at

Mount Vernon
Monticello: The Home of Thomas Jefferson.
FollowJefferson through his day or browse a clickable index to find information on a variety of matters relating to the third President of the United States
Abraham Lincoln Online.
HistoricLincoln sites, resources and pictures, speeches and writings, and a Lincoln Quiz of the Month. You can also add your views to an online discussion.
Social Science Museums.
Visit three museums to learn more about social studies.
Old Sturbridge Village.
Visit this site and soak up New England rural history of the1830's.
Franklin Institute Museums Hotlist
This hotlist links to science museums, natural history museums, and other cultural institutions.

Web Cams

Professional Support

CONTENT AREAS

LANGUAGE ARTS

General Topics

An Animated History of Books (Created by BBC--offers a tour of the development of books.) http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/bookcase/historyofbooks/
EdSitement Great lesson plans, activities on literature, language arts, foreign language, arts and culture and social studies http://edsitement.neh.gov/
Language Arts and English Hotlist http://www.remc11.k12.mi.us/bcisd/classres/langarts.htm
Language Arts Lesson Plans (K-12) http://www.col-ed.org/cur/lang.html
Standardized Test Preparation Hotlist (Gives help in all areas of standardized testing.) http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Innovative-Teaching/message/344
Subject Area Resources--Language Arts Hotlist http://www.mcrel.org/resources/links/lang/lang.asp
Web English Teacher (Has everything--yearbook, newspaper, phonics, etc.) http://www.webenglishteacher.com/
Newspapers in Education (Glossary of newspaper terms) http://www.wowcom.net/education/nie/glossary1.htm
Vocabulary
University

(Word puzzles, lesson plans, self-testing and more) http://www.vocabulary.com/
Word Play Hotlist (Lots of annotated sites for vocabulary development) http://www.wolinskyweb.com/word.htm

Drama

The Drama Teacher’s Resource Room http://www3.sk.sympatico.ca/erachi/
Innovative Teaching—Creative Drama Hotlist http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Innovative-Teaching/message/304
Justin's Drama and Theatre Links http://www.theatrelinks.com/
Theater on a Shoestring http://www.angelfire.com/dc/musicthea/

Grammar

Daily Grammar http://www.dailygrammar.com/
English Exercises Online http://www.smic.be/smic5022/
English Online (from New Zealand so some of the spellings are different.) http://english.unitecnology.ac.nz/
English Grammar 101 http://englishgrammar101.com
Guide to Grammar and Writing http://ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/index.htm
Innovative Teaching http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Innovative-Teaching/message/251
Traditional Grammar: An Interactive Book http://www.engl.niu.edu/dhardy/grammarbook/title.html
The Wide World of Verbs http://www.kyrene.k12.az.us/schools/brisas/sunda/verb/enter.htm

Literature

AllReaders.com http://www.allreaders.com
American Folklore The retelling of American folk tales, Native American myths, tall tales and ghost stories from the 50 states http://www.americanfolklore.net/
American Writers http://www.americanwriters.org/
An American Literature Survey Site http://www.cwrl.utexas.edu/~daniel/amlit/index.html
Book Spot http://www.bookspot.com
The Biography Maker http://www.bham.wednet.edu/bio/biomaker.htm
Book Units http://members.aol.com/sskufca/bookunits.htm
Chaucer Metapage http://www.unc.edu/depts/chaucer/index.html
The Children’s Literature Web Guide http://www.acs.ucalgary.ca/~dkbrown/
Doucette Index (K-12 index to books and Websites: Teaching ideas) http://www.educ.ucalgary.ca/litindex/
Electric Soup (Award winning online literature journal) http://homer.hcrhs.k12.nj.us/esoup/index.html
Fairy Tales and Fables Hotlist http://www.surfnetkids.com/fairytales.htm
Harry Potter Lexicon http://www.i2k.com/~svderark/lexicon/index.html
Innovative Teaching Author! Author Hotlist http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Innovative-Teaching/message/307
J. K. Rowling (Hotlist about Harry Potter) http://www.webenglishteacher.com/rowling.html
Literature Resources Hotlist http://www.educationindex.com/lit/
Mark Twain in His Times http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/railton/index2.html
Myths and Legends http://www.myths.com/pub/myths/myth.html
Project Gutenberg (Books on Line) http://gutenberg.net/
Spark Notes (like Cliff Notes) http://www.thespark.com/sparknotes
Stories, Folklore and Fairy Tales Theme Page http://www.cln.org/themes/fairytales.html
University of Virginia's Free e-book Library 1,800 free ebooks for your Palm, the Web or ebooks http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/ebooks/ebooklist.html
Weedpatch Camp A companion to Grapes of Wrath http://www.weedpatchcamp.com/
William Shakespeare Hotlist http://www.techlearning.com/db_area/archives/WCE/archives/shakesp.htm

Plagiarism

A Faculty Guide to Cyber Plagiarism http://www.library.ualberta.ca/guides/plagiarism/index.html
The Paper Store http://www.paperwriters.com/intro.htm
Plagiarism Stoppers: A Teacher's Guide http://www.ncusd203.org/central/html/where/plagiarism_stoppers.html
Plagiarizeddotcom An Instructors Guide to Internet Plagiarism http://www.plagiarized.com/index.shtml
Plagiserve Global Academic Integrity Service http://www.plagiserve.com/
R.J. Nero Lots of sites for homework as well as plagiarism http://wneo.org/staff/rjnero.htm
Poetry Academy of American Poets (Biographical information about poets and list of audio clips of poets reading their own poems) http://www.poets.org
The American Verse Project (Presents online volumes of American poetry published before 1920. There are a wealth of search options.) http://www.hti.umich.edu/a/amverse/
Introduction to Representative Poetry On-Line http://www.library.utoronto.ca/utel/rp/intro.html
Poetry Pals Lessons and Activities http://www.geocities.com/cponykid/pages/activities.html
Sonnet Central Contains an archive of English sonnets, commentary and relevant Web links. http://www.sonnets.org/

Publishing Online

Electric soup http://homer.hcrhs.k12.nj.us/esoup/index.html
Junior Journal http://journal.jrsummit.net/servlet/pluto
Midlink Magazine http://longwood.cs.ucf.edu/~MidLink/

Reference and Research

CopyrightTips and Issues http://www.siec.k12.in.us/~west/online/copy.htm
The Cyberlibrarians’ Rest Stop http://www.angelfire.com/in/virtuallibrarian/
Electronic Reference Desk Tons of research tools http://scholes.alfred.edu/ref_desk/ref.html
The Exploding Dictionary http://www.hyperdictionary.com/
General Reference Hotlist http://www.educationindex.com/genref/
Internet Public Library Read online books, magazines and newspapers; do research and browse Web links. http://www.ipl.org/
Librarian's Guide to the Internet A subject directory of more than 10,000 resources http://www.lii.org/
Plumb Design Visual Thesaurus Graphically shows words with similar meanings. http://www.plumbdesign.com/thesaurus/index.html
RefDesk Quickliks to daily facts, pictures, today in history and SO much more http://www.refdesk.com/
A Research Guide for Students Lots of sites students can go to to get specific help in a lot of areas. http://www.aresearchguide.com/index.html
So you have to do a Research Project? http://www.ri.net/schools/East_Greenwich/research.html
Wildcat Research Assistant Have a research assignment and don't know where to start? Try this! http://www.wecdsb.on.ca/132/ra/index.htm

Teacher Sites

All the Best Free Teacher Resources—Language Arts K-12 http://home.amaonline.com/teacherstuff/language.htm
AskERIC Lesson Plans Language Arts: Reading Hotlist http://ericir.syr.edu/Virtual/Lessons/index.shtml#Search

Vocabulary

Miriam-Webster's Word of the Day http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/mwwod.pl
Vocabulary This site allows you to put in a URL, choose the action you want (i.e: dictionary) and then click on Process and it will bring up the web site with EVERY SINGLE WORD linked to a dictionary! http://www.voycabulary.com/
Word Safari Vocabulary Guessing Game (Difficult) http://home.earthlink.net/~ruthpett/safari/index.htm

Writing

How to Get an A in Writing http://www.geocities.com/fifth_grade_tpes/index.html
Writing and Publishing http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Innovative-Teaching/message/205
Writing Prompts/Journal Topics http://www.track0.com/canteach/elementary/prompts.html

MATH

Basic Skills

AAA Math (Hundreds of pages on basic math skills--up to grade 8) http://www.aaamath.com/index.html
Absurd Math (Simulation based on pre-algebra skills) http://www.hrmvideo.com/abmath/
Funbrain.com (Games a quizzes on more basic concepts.) http://www.funbrain.com
MathGoodies (Basically a pre-algebra site—percent, area, circumference, etc.) http://www.mathgoodies.com/

General Topics

Curious and Useful Math (A collection of tips and shortcuts for all things mathematics. Play around with Age Math, Calendar Math, the Mysterious Chisenbop counting methods and more...) http://personal.cfw.com/~clayford/
Eric's Slide Rule Page (For a trip down memory lane!) http://www.sliderule.ca/
Fractals (What are they, how to make them and interactive fractal creation center) http://math.rice.edu/~lanius/frac/
Math in Daily Life (How number affect every day decisions) http://www.learner.org/exhibits/dailymath/
Math in the Movies (Mathematics portrayed in major motion pictures) http://world.std.com/~reinhold/mathmovies.html
Math Programming and Beyond (A ThinkQuest that combines math programming and visual basic in an outer space simulation.) http://library.thinkquest.org/J002581/
Mr. Hoffman's Home Page (Contains an extensive listing of sites that relate to high school math classes) http://schools.spsd.sk.ca/mount/Hoffman/
Real-life Math, Architecture and Computers (This Web site is about using architecture to do math (and vice versa). http://www.nycenet.edu/oit/math-kitecture/
Symmetry and Tesselations http://www.camosun.bc.ca/~jbritton/jbsymteslk.htm

Algebra, Geometry, Trigonometry, Calculus

Argyll Center-Jim Reed's Home Page Covers probability, transformations, trig and more http://argyll.epsb.edmonton.ab.ca/jreed/
Calculus-Help.com (Offers content for both advanced high school students and college calculus students. Has a problem of the week, practice problems, fun calculus stuff and more.) http://www.calculus-help.com/
Discovery School’s WebMath (Lessons and tutorials from pre-algebra through all high school subjects—good homework helper) http://school.discovery.com/homeworkhelp/webmath
ExploreMath.com (Activities on geometry, trig, probability and more) http://www.exploremath.com/activities/index.cfm
Graphing Linear Equations (Focus is algebra 1 content—lessons, puzzles, etc.) http://www.terragon.com/tkobrien/algebra/
Harder Fibonacci Puzzles http://www.mcs.surrey.ac.uk/Personal/R.Knott/Fibonacci/fibpuzzles2.html
Interactive Mathematics Activities (High school mathematics activities that can be done online) http://www.cut-the-knot.com/Curriculum/index.shtml
Kelly's Problem of the Week (Calculus topics) http://www.calculus-help.com/problem.html
Math for Morons Like Us--Algebra (Exponents, factoring, rations, fractions and more) http://library.thinkquest.org/20991.alg/index.html
Number Patterns Fun with Curves and Topology http://www.camosun.bc.ca/~jbritton/jbfunpatt.htm
Open Problems (Links to solved and unsolved problems, mostly in geometry. High level) http://compgeom.cs.uiuc.edu/~jeffe/open/open.html
Paper Models of Polyhedra (Over 80 models available) http://www.korthalsaltes.com/
Polyhedra Pastimes http://www.camosun.bc.ca/~jbritton/jbpolyhedra.htm
Webmath (Help with problems in Pre-algebra, algebra, geometry, trigonometry, calculus, data analysis and real world mathematics.) http://school.discovery.com/homeworkhelp/webmath/

History of Mathematics

Archimedes, Fermat, Euclid Newton
Pascal, etc. http://tqjunior.thinkquest.org/4116/History/archimedes.htm
History of Mathematics (Extensive biographies and archived information) http://www-groups.dcs.st-and.ac.uk/~history/index.html
Interactive Math (Lots of activities in numbers/operations, algebra, geometry, measurement and data for grades K-12) http://www.theeducatorsnetwork.com/main/softfeature.htm
Maria Gaetana Agnesi (Timeline and Interesting Math from her life) http://curriculum.calstatela.edu/faculty/sgray/Agnesi
Mathematician of the Day (Gives the day and a biography of mathematicians born on that day--with an index. http://www-groups.dcs.st-andrews.ac.uk/~history/Day_files/Now.html
The Proof ( Fermat's last theorem shows connections across the curriculum.) http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/proof/

HotLists

Math Ideas for Science Fair Projects (Hotlist) http://mathforum.org/teachers/mathproject.html
Subject Area Resources: Mathematics (Extensive hotlist) http://www.mcrel.org/resources/links/math/math.asp

Measurement

Convert It http://www.microimg.com/science/index.html
Dictionary of Units of Measurement http://www.unc.edu/~rowlett/units/

Organizations

National Council of Teachers of Mathematics http://www.nctm.org/
Ohio Council of Teachers of Mathematics (Conference) http://www.sinclair.edu/departments/mat/Information/OCTM/octm.htm

Puzzles, Games, and Problems

Brain Boosters (Interesting problems in lateral thinking, logic, number and math play.) http://school.discovery.com/brainboosters/index.html
Clever Games for Clever People (Strategy games for k-12) http://www.cs.uidaho.edu/~casey931/conway/games.html
Fibonacci Puzzles (Image and number puzzles based on work of Fibonacci)
The Maths File Game Show (Animated games to teach topics in number, data, algebra, shape, space and measurement. Also has printable worksheets.) http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/mathsfile/
Mathematical Interactivities (Activities that can be done directly on the computer) http://mathematics.hellam.net/
Pi Day (Gives activities you can do on March 14--which is 3.14) http://mam2000.mathforum.org/t2t/faq/faq.pi.html
Plane Math (Contains three levels of problem solving on elapsed time, capacity, measurement and more) http://www.planemath.com/activities/pmactivitiesall.html
Problem of the Week http://www.wits.ac.za/ssproule/pow.htm
Welcome to Mathematrix (Explores mathematical recreations) http://www.geocities.com/CapeCanaveral/Hangar/7773/index.html

Spread Sheets

Tutorial for Microsoft Excel 97 (Works pretty much the same as Excel 2000 and Excel XP) http://www.microsoft.com/education/tutorial/classroom/excel97/default.asp
Tutorial for Spreadsheet in general and then Excel http://www.usd.edu/trio/tut/excel/
Spreadsheets in the Math Classroom http://www.math.byu.edu/~lfrancis/readings302/Spreadsheets.html
Graphs How to make graphs using a spreadsheet (Mac) http://mathforum.org/alejandre/spreadsheet.html

Statistics

Flash Cards, Games, Activities

A+ Math (Flash cards, games, etc.) http://www.aplusmath.com/
AAA Math (Hundreds of pages on basic math skills) http://www.aaamath.com/index.html
AllMath Covers measurement topics, has flash cards and more. http://www.allmath.com
Cyberchase Lots of games http://pbskids.org/cyberchase/games.html
Flashcards for Kids http://www.edu4kids.com/math
FunBrain (Lots of quizzes on a variety of topics.) http://www.funbrain.com
Fun Math Lessons (Short activities in a variety of areas) http://math.rice.edu/~lanius/Lessons/
The Maths File Game Show (Animated games to teach topics in number, data, algebra, shape, space and measurement. Also has printable worksheets.) http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/mathsfile/
A Math Dictionary for Kids (An animated, interactive dictionary for students which explains over 400 common mathematical terms in simple language.) http://www.amathsdictionaryforkids.com/
Math in the Factory (Has games that show how math is used in the making of chocolate.) http://www.cadburylearningzone.co.uk/maths/
Mathematical Interactivities (Activities that can be done directly on the computer) http://mathematics.hellam.net/
MathGoodies (Basically a pre-algebra site—percent, area, circumference, etc.) http://www.mathgoodies.com/
Math-Kitecture (Make a scale-drawing of your classroom with step-by-step instructions.) http://www.nycenet.edu/oit/math-kitecture/
MathMastery (Flash cards and problem of the day) http://www.mathmastery.com
Multiplication.com (worksheets, lessons and games) http://www.multiplication.com/
Online Mancala (Three levels of play available for this game that originated in Africa.) http://imagiware.com/mancala/
Visual Fractions (Interactive way to review and reinforce fractions.) http://www.visualfractions.com/

SCIENCE

Earth Science

Astronomy Resources Hotlist http://www.educationindex.com/astro/
Backyard Jungle (Educates children 9 to 12 about ecology and explore their natural surroundings.) http://www.backysardjungle.org/
Biomes of the World (Brief and informative with diagrams, maps and graphs) http://mbgnet.mobot.org/sets/index.htm
Deserts (Offers brief explanations to the questions one is likely to ask about the desert) http://pubs.usgs.gov/gip/deserts/contents/
Dinosaurs
Eyes on the Sky, Feet on the Ground (Hands-on astronomy activities for kids) http://hea-www.harvard.edu/ECT/the_book/index.html
Geology Resources HOTLIST http://www.educationindex.com/geology/
Great Sites for Great Kids—More Science Sites (Astronomy) http://www.geocities.com/EnchantedForest/Tower/1217/third1.html
Great Sites for Great Kids—More Science Sites (NASA Related Information) http://www.geocities.com/EnchantedForest/Tower/1217/third2.html
Insectclopedia http://www.insectclopedia.com/
Lesson Plans--Air, Water, and Waste (Also game ideas and a question bank) http://www.tnrcc.state.tx.us/exec/sbea/tes/lessons99/subjectlist.html
National Geographic (A wealth of material!) http://www.nationalgeographic.com/geographyaction/backyard/
NASA Hotlist http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Innovative-Teaching/message/350
Pinhole Spy Camera (You're a spy and need a pinhole camera in your work. Learn how to make one) http://www.pinholespy.com/
Sea and Sky (A site dedicated to sharing the splendors of our fragile oceans and the wonders of the universe) http://www.seasky.org/mainmenu.html
StarChild (Covers solar system universe, space stuff and a glossary) http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/
The Universe in the Classroom (Newsletter that provides basic activities and information for the teachers who wants to teach astronomy buy lacks a deep knowledge of the subject.) http://www.astrosociety.org/education/publications/tnl/tnl.html
Volcanoes and Earthquakes
Weather Hotlist

Life Science

Ama-zone! The Rain Forest Project http://wneo.org/ama-zone
Anatomia Do You Know About Anatomy? (Interactive activities labeling the human skeleton, eye, skull, digestive system, respiratory system, skin are the core of this website. http://www.anatomia.learningtogether.net/
Bio Links (500 links in biotechnology, diseases, evolution and microbiology) http://www.biozone.co.nz/links.html
Biology4Kids http://www.biology4kids.com/
Biology Resources Hotlist http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Innovative-Teaching/message/210
Biomes-Habitats (Grades 3-6) http://www.enchantedlearning.com/biomes/
Biomes of the World http://mbgnet.mobot.org/
Botany Resources Hotlist http://www.educationindex.com/botany/
The Bug Place http://www.thebugpage.com/
The Children's Butterfly Site http://www.mesc.usgs.gov/resources/education/butterfly/bfly_start.asp
Environmental Science Hotlist http://www.educationindex.com/environ/
FrogGuts.com (Virtual frog dissection) http://www.froguts.com/frog/index.html
Fun with Bacteriology http://wneo.org/WebQuests/WebQuests.htm
Great Sites for Great Kids—More Science Sites ( Animals) http://www.geocities.com/EnchantedForest/Tower/1217/third3.html
KidWings Virtual Owl Pellet Dissection http://www.kidwings.com/
Ladybird Johnson Wildflower Center http://wildflower.avatartech.com/Plants_Online/Native_Plants/native.html
All About Mammals Grades 2-6 http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/mammals/
More Biology Resources Hotlist http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Innovative-Teaching/message/259
Oceans
Ranger Rick's Kids Kidzone (Elementary life science) http://www.nwf.org/kids/
Seven Bioscience Challenges http://www.actionbioscience.org/
The Shape of Life (Tells the story of life on earth. Accompanies a PBS series) http://www.pbs.org/kcet/shapeoflife/index.html
Smile Program Biology Index (Lesson Plans) http://www.iit.edu/~smile/biolinde.html
Using Live Insects in the Elementary Classroom http://insected.arizona.edu/uli.htm
Virtual Frog Dissection Kit http://www-itg.lbl.gov/ITG.hm.pg.docs/dissect
World Biomes http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/world_biomes.htm
Your Genes Your Health (A multimedia guide to genetic disorders) http://yourgenesyourhealth.org/

Physical Science

Amusement Park Physics
Elementary School Lesson Plans (in physics) http://www.physics.rutgers.edu/hex/visit/lesson/lesson_links1.html
Chemistry Hotlist http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Innovative-Teaching/message/347
Chemistry Hotlist http://www.educationindex.com/chem/
Cyber Text Matter, energy, forces, machines, and earth http://www.usoe.k12.ut.us/curr/science/sciber00/8th/8thintro.htm
Fear of Physics Fear not! Physics. Explained. http://www.fearofphysics.com/
How Far Does Light Go? http://www.kie.berkeley.edu/KIE/web/hf.html
Light: A Learning Unit Deals with filaments, prisms, watts and circuits. Has a math, a history and a technology section for each topic. http://www.gelighting.com/na/home/gela/students/index.htm
Little Shop of Physics Experiments with household items http://littleshop.physics.colostate.edu/Experiments.html
Physics Resources Hotlist http://www.educationindex.com/physics/
Rader's Chem4Kids Covers reactions, elements, atoms, matter, biochemistry and more-Grades 9-12 http://www.chem4kids.com/
Science Optics and You Designed to promote the asking and answering of questions related to light, color, and optics. http://micro.magnet.fsu.edu/optics/index.html
Simple Machines
Smile Program Chemistry Index (Lesson Plans) http://www.iit.edu/~smile/cheminde.html
Smile Program Physics Index (Lesson Plans) http://www.iit.edu/~smile/physinde.html

Bad Science (To learn that you better check the source when using the Internet)

Bad Astronomy http://www.badastronomy.com/
California's Velcro Crop Under Challenge http://home.inreach.com/kumbach/velcro.html
Feline Reaction to Bearded Men http://www.improb.com/airchives/classical/cat/cat.html

General Topics

A+ Learning Galleries for Fun Science Learning Each learning gallery contains a collection of images relating to one science or nature topic. Excellent pictures. http://www.monkeytime.com/sciencemaster/galleries/galleries.php
Alberta

Innovations and Science Houses a Funzone, experiments, news, careers and more! http://www.scitechweek.gov.ab.ca/frameset.htm

A. J. Jordak
Library Media Center

Lots of sites by category--Astronomy & Space, Earth Science, Life Science and Physical Science http://www.cardinal.k12.oh.us/jordak/jlib/sts_sci.htm
Bad Astronomy www.badastronomy.com
General Science Hotlist http://www.educationindex.com/gensci/

Inventions
NOVA Hot Science http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/hotscience/
Science Fair Hotlist http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Innovative-Teaching/message/294
Science Learning Network (Sponsored by the National Science Foundation and Unisys) http://www.sln.org/
Science Net Links (A collection of high quality reviewed Internet resources linked to specific benchmarks and grade ranges. Each site is tied to several learning goals and uses research-based instructional strategies that support student learning.) http://www.sciencenetlinks.com/resource_index.htm
Subject Area Resources: Health/PE Hotlist http://www.mcrel.org/resources/links/health/healthpe.asp
Subject Area Resources: Science Hotlist (General Science Resources; Earth and Space—Astronomy/Earth and Environment/Meteorology; Life Sciences—Animal Biology/Human Biology/Plant Biology/Other; Physical Sciences—Chemistry/Physics/Other; Science and Technology http://www.mcrel.org/resources/links/science/science.asp
The Ultimate Science Fair Resource http://www.scifair.org/index.shtml#spon
(United States Gologic Survey) Lesson Plans http://interactive2.usgs.gov/learningweb/teachers/lesson_plans.htm
Virtual Science Museums Hotlist http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Innovative-Teaching/message/372
Your Science Fair Resource Guide http://www.ipl.org/youth/projectguide/

SOCIAL STUDIES

Anthropology, Psychology, Social Science

American Cultural History: The 20th Century (Gives information about art, books, fashion, events, music, theater and more for each decade.) http://www.nhmccd.edu/contracts/lrc/kc/decades.html
Ethnic and Cultural Studies Hotlist http://www.educationindex.com/culture/
The Multicultural Resource Site for Middle School Teachers http://www.cocc.edu/karenk/

Subject Area Resources Hotlist Anthropology, Psychology, Social Science http://www.mcrel.org/resources/links/behavior/behavior.asp
African-American History
African Americans in the Sciences African Americans who have contributed to the sciences past, present and future http://www.princeton.edu/%7Emcbrown/display/faces.html
The African-American Mosaic: A Library of Congress Resource Guide for the Study of Black History and Culture http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/african/intro.html
AFRO-American Almanac http://www.toptags.com/aama/
Afro-Americ@ Kids Zone (Games, stories, and information about the continent of Africahttp://www.afro.com/children/children.html
The Big Picture--Black History Hotlist http://dailynews.yahoo.com/full_coverage/yahooligans/bhm
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Scavenger Hunt http://users.massed.net/~tstrong/Martin.htm
Family Education Network: Martin Luther King, Jr. http://familyeducation.com/topic/front/0,1156,1-4644,00.html
Jim Crow http://www.jimcrowhistory.org/home.htm
National Underground Railroad Freedom Center http://www.undergroundrailroad.org/
The Rise and Fall of Jim Crow http://www.pbs.org/wnet/jimcrow/
Stamp on Black History (from U.S. Postal Service)http://library.thinkquest.org/10320/Stamps.htm
Timeline of the American Civil Rights Movement http://www.wmich.edu/politics/mlk/

Diversity and Equity Organizations

Anti-Defamation League (Aimed at combating hatred, prejudice, racial profiling and bigotry) http://www.adl.org/
Facing History and Ourselves (Helps in making an informed citizenry by studying racism, prejudice and anati-Semitism) http://www.facinghistory.org
NAACP (Tells of the struggles off civil rights and social justice in Americahttp://www.naacp.org
Information, Projects and More
CAMERA Media Report (The Committee for Accuracy in Middle East Reporting in America monitors media accounts of coverage of the Middle East.) http://world.std.com/~camera/
Childhood Chronicles Students around the world can share their culture with others. http://geocities.com/petrud98/
Crossroads (A WebQuest on tolerance for high school students) http://wneo.org/WebQuests/TeacherWebQuests/crossroads/crossroads.htm
ERIC Digest: Arab American Students in Public Schools (Tells how to build a prejudice free school environment. Includes bibliography of material) http://www.ed.gov/databases/ERIC_Digests/ed429144.html
Explorer Trail: Walk a Mile in My Shoes Hotlist (Designed to complement a yearlong study using children's literature.) http://www.wmht.org/trail/explor02.htm
Gender Statistics from the World Bank (Offers health and economic information about women around the world.) http://genderstats.worldbank.org/menu.asp
MADRE (Addresses issues of health, education, economic development and human rights around the world.) http://madre.org/index.html
The Multicultural Resource Site for Middle School Teachers (Resource tool and curriculum guide) http://www.cocc.edu/karenk/
Native Americans-Internet Resources Hotlist (Vast resources about Native Americans) http://falcon.jmu.edu/~ramseyil/native.htm
Not in Our Town (PBS sponsored Web site address hate crimes and prejudice in America http://www.pbs.org/niot/index.htm
On Common Ground World Religions in America (Explores many religions throughout the world. Gives a teacher's guide that can be downloaded.) http://www.pbs.org/niot/index.htm
Teaching Tolerance (Offers teachers free educational material to promote interracial and intercultural harmony in the classroom.) http://www.tolerance.org/

Economics

Ad*Access (Images and database information for 7000 advertisements http://scriptorium.lib.duke.edu/adaccess
Consumer Jungle (Credit cards, car loans, check books and more--for high school) http://www.consumerjungle.org/
Economics Hotlist http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Innovative-Teaching/message/371 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Innovative-Teaching/message/370
Economics Resources Hotlist http://www.educationindex.com/econ/
EconEdLink Tons of lesson plans linked to standards. Excellent site. http://www.econedlink.org/
Medicine and Madison Avenue (600 health-related advertisements printed in newspapers and magazines. These ads illustrate the variety and evolution of marketing images from the 1910s through the 1950s.) http://scriptorium.lib.duke.edu/mma/
Money (A unit for third grade students) http://www.angelfire.com/il2/colettemcgrew/statementofneeds.html
Practical Money Skills for Life (Spending plans for young kids up to living on your own) http://www.practicalmoneyskills.com/index.php
Subject Area Resources Hotlist http://www.mcrel.org/resources/links/economics/econ.asp

Egypt

The Akhet-Aten Home Page http://kate.stange.com/egypt/
Ancient Egypt thttp://www.ancientegypt.co.uk/menu.html
Ancient Egypt Classroom Activities http://www.cmi.k12.il.us/Urbana/projects/AncientCiv/egypt.html
Collaborative Thematic Unit Ancient Egypt (Primary) http://www.libsci.sc.edu/miller/egypt.htm
Egypt Hotlist http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Innovative-Teaching/message/194
Egypt
The Complete Guide Developed by Egypt's Ministry of Tourism. http://touregypt.net/
The Great Pyramid of Giza http://ce.eng.usf.edu/pharos/wonders/pyramid.html
Guardian's Egypt http://www.guardians.net/egypt/
Internet Lessons for World History (Grades 4-12) http://www.historylink101.com/lessons/
Mysteries of the Nile(Nova) http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/egypt/
Neferchichi's Tomb (Clip art, lesson plans and more) http://www.neferchichi.com/
Nova Mysteries of the Nile http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/egypt/
Nova Pyramids The Inside Story http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/pyramid/
Odyssey in Egypt(Follow a ten week journey) http://www.website1.com/odyssey/
Pyramids The Inside Story http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/pyramid/
Welcome to Egypt http://members.tripod.com/~walid_alam/home.htm
Chicken Mummies Lesson

Geography

Innovative Teaching—Geography HOTLIST http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Innovative-Teaching/message/204
Geography HOTLIST http://geography.about.com/science/geography/
Geography4Kids designed to teach students about physical geography http://www.geography4kids.com/index.html
Geography Resources HOTLIST http://www.educationindex.com/geography/
How Far Is It? Will allow you to determine the distance between two cities. http://www.indo.com/distance/
PostcardsFrom.com http://www.postcardsfrom.com/
World Geography Magazine http://www.worldwiseworldwide.com/
Xpeditions Has a virtual tour of an interactive learning museum plus lesson plans and the geography standards http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/

Government

American Presidents-Life Portraits http://www.americanpresidents.org/
Ben's Guide to Government for Kids http://bensguide.gpo.gov/
Bill of Rights Institute (Lesson plans on the Bill of Rights) http://www.billofrightsinstitute.org/article.php?sid=270
CongressLink http://www.congresslink.org/classroomresources.htm
Department of Justice for Kids and Youth http://www.usdoj.gov/kidspage/index.html
Geneology of the Presidents http://users.legacyfamilytree.com/USPresidents/index.htm
Government and Political Science Resources http://www.educationindex.com/poli_sci/
GovSpot http://www.govspot.com/
How Courts Work http://www.abanet.org/publiced/courts/home.html
Innovative Teaching—Elections Hotlist http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Innovative-Teaching/message/309
PBS Kids Democracy Project http://www.pbs.org/democracy/kids/educators/index.html
Presidents Hotlist http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Innovative-Teaching/message/335
Presidents' Pages (Source for each president) http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Innovative-Teaching/message/212
Subject Area Resources—Civics Hotlist http://www.mcrel.org/resources/links/civics/civics.asp
Thomas--Legislative Information on the Web http://thomas.loc.gov/
Welcome to American Memory Learning Page--Has lessons, collections, activities and more http://memory.loc.gov/learn/
White House for Kids http://www.whitehousekids.gov

History

American Revolution Sites

American Revolution HOTLIST http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Innovative-Teaching/message/352
A Biography of Alexander Hamilton http://odur.let.rug.nl/~usa/B/hamilton/hamil41.htm
Colonies, Revolution and Patriotism HOTLIST http://www.lburkhart.com/elem/colonies.htm
The History Place: American Revolution http://www.historyplace.com/unitedstates/revolution/index.html
Liberty - the American Revolution-- http://www.pbs.org/ktca/liberty/
More Colonial America (and some other history sites too) HOTLIST http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Innovative-Teaching/message/179
Paul Revere Virtual Museum http://www.cvesd.k12.ca.us/finney/paulvm/foyer.html
Spy Letters of the American Revolution http://ww w.si.umich.edu/spies/
Time-Line of the Revolutionary War http://members.aol.com/ntgen/hrtg/revtmln.html
Best History Web Sites http://besthistorysites.net/

Civil War Sites

African American Odyssey: The Civil War Explores black history during this time period. http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/aaohtml/exhibit/aopart4.html
American Civil War Homepage HOTLIST http://sunsite.utk.edu/civil-war/warweb.html
Choices and Commitments: The Soldiers at Gettysburg
http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/twhp/wwwlps/lessons/44gettys/44gettys.htm
Civil War at the Smithsonian http://civilwar.si.edu/home.html
The Civil War Short lessons and quizzes on a variety of topics. http://www.mce.k12tn.net/civil_war/civil_war.htm
The Civil War A good place to find background information. http://www.germantown.k12.il.us/html/CivilWar.html
The Civil War for Kids Timeline, maps, reports, activities and more http://www2.lhric.org/pocantico/civilwar/cwar.htm
Civil War Women: Primary Sources on the Internet http://scriptorium.lib.duke.edu/women/cwdocs.html
Lesson Plan: The Civil War Contains an entire unit using historical fiction as a springboard. http://www.smplanet.com/civilwar/civilwar.html
Poetry and Music of the War Between the States http://users.erols.com/kfraser/
Selected Civil War Photographs http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/cwphtml/cwphome.html

U. S. Civil War Center (Grades 9-12) Promotes the study of the Civil War "from the perspectives of all professions, occupations, and academic disciplines." http://www.cwc.lsu.edu/
The Valley of the Shadow First hand accounts of the events of the Civil War from two communities, one north and one south. http://jefferson.village.virginia.edu/vshadow2/choosepart.html

American History

The Columbus Navigation Homepage http://www1.minn.net/~keithp/
Discovering Lewis and Clark http://www.lewis-clark.org/
Ellis Island http://www.ellisisland.org/
Graphic Design from the 1920s and 1930s in Travel Ephemera A collection of travel-related posters and pictures from the 20's and 30's. http://www.travelbrochuregraphics.com/
Great Depression and World War II, 1929-1945 http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/ndlpedu/features/timeline/depwwii/depwar.html
History Central http://www.historycentral.com/

History Resources

Hotlist http://www.educationindex.com/history/
History/Social Studies Web Site for K-12 Teachers http://www.execpc.com/~dboals/boals.html
Modern World History http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/modern/mainmenu/mainfla.htm
Oregon Trail http://www.isu.edu/~trinmich/Oregontrail.html
Popular Songs in American History http://www.contemplator.com/america/index.html
Plymouth and Jamestown http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Innovative-Teaching/message/321
Remembering Pearl Harbor http://www.nationalgeographic.com/pearlharbor/
Slavery in the United States (Grades 9-12) http://alumni.cc.gettysburg.edu/~s330558/Mainslaverypage.html
Subject Area Resources Hotlist http://www.mcrel.org/resources/links/history/history.asp
This Day in History (Tells the historical events for today or any day you select.) http://www.historychannel.com/tdih/
Virtual Timelines Hotlist (Innovative Teaching) http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Innovative-Teaching/message/331
Women's History Hotlist (Innovative Teaching) http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Innovative-Teaching/message/127
You Be the Historian (Find out about the Springer family who lived 200 years ago.) http://www.americanhistory.si.edu/hohr/springer
Zoom Explorers (Gives information about explorers from different countries and from different time periods.) http://www.zoomschool.com/explorers/

Holocaust

An Auschwitz
Alphabet--Key points about Auschwitz explained http://www.spectacle.org/695/ausch.html
Ann Frank Online Provided by the Anne Frank Center USA http://www.annefrank.com/
Education--A Legacy Forum for Teachers (extensive Hotlist) http://remember.org/educate/index.html#Study
Museum of Tolerance Online http://motlc.wiesenthal.com/index.html
Open Heart Closed Door A War Orphans Project http://www.virtualmuseum.ca/Exhibitions/orphans/english/
Schindler's List Teaching Guide http://www.tulane.edu/~so-inst/schind.html
A Teacher's Guide to the Holocaust--Student Activities http://fcit.coedu.usf.edu/Holocaust/activity/activity.htm
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum http://www.ushmm.org/education/index.htm

Maps

Altopedia http://www.atlapedia.com/
ArcData Online http://www.esri.com/data/online/index.html
Free Blank Outline Maps http://geography.about.com/science/geography/library/blank/blxindex.htm
Maps and Mapping Hotlist http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Innovative-Teaching/message/339
World Atlas.com http://www.graphicmaps.com/aatlas/moremaps.htm
XPeditions Select the Atlas section of the site. http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/

Middle Ages

Feudal Life (Religion, clothing, health, arts, entertainment and more) http://www.learner.org/exhibits/middleages/feudal.html
Kid's Castle (Fictional but historically accurate castle tour.) http://kotn.ntu.ac.uk/castle
Knights and Castles (A WebQuest for 4th grade) http://wneo.org/WebQuests/TeacherWebQuests/knightsandcastles/knightsandcastles.htm
The Middle Ages http://www.learner.org/exhibits/middleages/
The Middle Ages Hotlist http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Innovative-Teaching/message/346
Medieval Times (A WebQuest for 9th grade ) http://wneo.org/WebQuests/TeacherWebQuests/MedievalTimes/medieval_times.htm

News

1st Headlines http://www.1stheadlines.com/
CNN ( Each story has an accompanying lesson plan or discussion activity. For middle or high school) http://fyi.cnn.com/fyi/
Home Town News(You input your zip and it find local newspapers.) http://www.hometownnews.com/
kidnews.com http://kidnews.com
Mondo Times Gives information from news sources around the world. http://www.mondotimes.com/
News in the Classroom Hotlist http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Innovative-Teaching/message/360
Newspapers and the Net (Tips for teaching the newspaper and the net) http://archive.nandotimes.com/prof/edsvc/teach/niecurric/newsnet/index.html
The New York Times Learning Network http://www.nytimes.com/learning/
Time for Kids (World and national news for elementary students.) http://www.timeforkids.com/TFK/
The Washington
Post: KidPost http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/education/kidspost/
Yahooligan News Designed strictly for kids. http://www.yahooligans.com/content/news/

General Social Studies

A.J. Jordak Library Media Center HOTLIST with sites on American Heritage, Citizenship, Economics, Government and lots of general topics http://www.cardinal.k12.oh.us/jordak/jlib/sts_ss.htm
America' Story http://www.americaslibrary.gov/cgi-bin/page.cgi
Innovative Teaching Social Studies Update HOTLIST http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Innovative-Teaching/message/179
Social Studies http://www.geocities.com/EnchantedForest/Tower/1217/third5.html
Speaking of History...Doing an Oral History Project http://wneo.org/oralhist

States

50 States.com http://www.50states.com
Fast Fact Study Guide http://www.theus50.com/fastfacts.shtml
Netstate.com http://www.netstate.com/states/index.html
North America http://www.geobop.com/World/NA/
Stately Knowledge! http://www.ipl.org/youth/stateknow/
State Links http://members.aol.com/sskufca/usstate.htm
US States http://www.enchantedlearning.com/usa/states/
USA State Map/Quiz Printouts http://www.enchantedlearning.com/usa/statesbw/

World

Aneki.com Information about different countries http://www.aneki.com/index.html
The CIA World Book Provides in-depth and up-to-date information on the countries of the world. http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/links.html
CountryWatch Provides cultural, economic, political and environmental information for the world's 191 countries. http://www.countrywatch.com/
Ask Asia http://www.askasia.org
National Geographic Online http://www.nationalgeographic.com/education/
Portals to the World Contains selective links providing authoritative, in-depth information about the nations and other areas of the world. http://www.loc.gov/rr/international/portals.html
Rulers Contains lists of heads of state and heads of government (and, in certain cases, de facto leaders not occupying either of those formal positions) of all countries and territories, going back to about 1700 in most cases. http://www.rulers.org/
World Flag Database http://www.flags.ndirect.co.uk/mainindex.htm
World Skip http://www.worldskip.com/

CONTENT AREAS

LANGUAGE ARTS

General Topics

Grammar

Literature

Plagiarism

Publishing Online

Reference and Research

Teacher Sites

Vocabulary

Writing

Basic Skills

General Topics

Algebra, Geometry, Trigonometry, Calculus

History of Mathematics

HotLists

Measurement

Organizations

Puzzles, Games, and Problems

Spread Sheets

Statistics

Flash Cards, Games, Activities

Earth Science

Life Science

Physical Science

Bad Science (To learn that you better check the source when using the Internet)

General Topics

Anthropology, Psychology, Social Science

Diversity and Equity Organizations

Information, Projects and More

Holocaust

News

General Social Studies