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PRIMARY SCIENCE 
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Web Index
Defenders of Wildlife:  Kids' Planet
From facts to fun – this site has focuses on worldwide endangered wildlife.  Best clicks are Get the Facts (single page info sheets on dozens of animals listed by continent.
Wolves

This page contains much information about wolves and their environment.It includes activities such as Color Your World  (printable animals for off-line coloring) and the wolf curriculum for teachers and home schoolers (see Teacher's Table). "Native Americans attributed an array of powers and miracles to wolves, from the creation of tribes to healing powers. For example, the Kwakiutl of the Pacific Northwest believed that before they became men or women, they had been wolves."  http://www.kidsplanet.org/
Switcher Zoo 
This web site allows students to blend the physical characteristics of different animals.  The lessons that accompany this site then alow the students to creat a field guide for the animal.  This enhances the study of habitat and animal adaptations.  It connects to language by having the students create poems and short stories about their created animal.
http://switcherzoo.com/  This site requires Flash Player6 ( free download)
NASA Kids
With news about current space events and links to age-appropriate reference material (some of it at external sites), NASA Kids brings us space in a tidy package.  Reference topics are divided into Space & Beyond, Rockets & Airplanes and Pioneers & Astronauts.  Activities are listed under Projects & Games. Most of the site is easy to navigate, it is organized as a  hierarchy of links, but I did reach a few dead ends where I needed to use my browser back button to find my way home. http://kids.msfc.nasa.gov/
Links for Kids
This site is part of the Cool Math site.  This link will take you to the For Kids Only section of the web site.  This part of the site contains links to the Ocean, Bugs, Animals, geometry, Math, and Science.  These sections provide a multitude of links to good informative sites.
http://www.coolmath4kids.com/links.html
Fun Brain Games
This web site features a vast collection of educational drill games.  they are accessible by student's age or the subject you are interested in
http://www.funbrain.com/index.html
Amazing Space
Amazing Space is a set of seven Web-based educational activities (such as The Truth About Black Holes and Galaxies Galore) designed primarily for use in a classroom, but still appropriate for the self-guided Net surfer. "The Space Telescope Science Institute located in Baltimore, Maryland is responsible for the scientific operation of the Hubble Space Telescope. During the summer of 1996, the institute was set abuzz by the invasion of ten science teachers. These teachers teamed up with scientists and engineers from the institute to develop interactive lessons for the World Wide Web. In these pages you will find the lessons they developed."
http://amazing-space.stsci.edu/
Seeds 
This is a all inclusive site on seeds.  The material is presented in a very simple formate and the students are asked during the lesson to make choices to determine their understanding of the concepts
http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/gpe/case3/case3.html
The Great Plant Escape 
This site is a complete story of plants.  It starts with the soil and seeds and takes the student on a trip through the parts of  plants and how we use the plant products.  It contains several hands-on activities for the students.   http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/gpe/gpe.html
Bubbleshpere 
This is an excellent site for the first grade study of  liquids - bubbles.  It provides the students with several activities on hands-on experiences.  http://bubbles.org/
Zoom  School 
This is an on line elementary school.  It features Canada, Africa, China, Australia, the United States, and Antarctica.  It presents information on many different animals such as whales, bears, farm animals,  and many others in an alphabetical index.  It contains science sites on rainforests, butterflies, dinosaurs, the oceans and many more.  It also contains kinder art activities that go along with each of the units of study.  http://www.zoomschool.com/school/Schoolhome.shtml
McGraw-Hill Science 2002
This site, from Macmillan/McGraw-Hill, provides information and activities that correlate with their science textbooks.   After clicking on the picture of the cover for the appropriate book (covers delineate grade levels), the students will see the Units of the book listed.  After clicking on the Unit, they will see the names of the chapters and lessons.  An active link is then listed for each chapter.  These links contain much information and many activities to supplement the information in the chapter.  A glossary is also included. 
Sparky the Fire Dog 
This is an enchanting site for young students.  It introduces them to the firemen and different fire trucks.  It gives both readers and nonreaders the opportunity to practice good fire safety habits through a series of interactive games.  http://www.sparky.org/index.htm

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
INTERMEDIATE  SCIENCE 
Other Web Sites 
  
Web Index
NASA Kids
With news about current space events and links to age-appropriate reference material (some of it at external sites), NASA Kids brings us space in a tidy package.  Reference topics are divided into Space & Beyond, Rockets & Airplanes and Pioneers & Astronauts.  Activities are listed under Projects & Games. Most of the site is easy to navigate, it is organized as a  hierarchy of links, but I did reach a few dead ends where I needed to use my browser back button to find my way home. http://kids.msfc.nasa.gov/
Switcher Zoo 
This web site allows students to blend the physical characteristics of different animals.  The lessons that accompany this site then alow the students to creat a field guide for the animal.  This enhances the study of habitat and animal adaptations.  It connects to language by having the students create poems and short stories about their created animal.
http://switcherzoo.com/  This site requires Flash Player6 ( free download)
My Wave-Riverdeep
This is RiverDeep's student page that includes interactive games and  facts, presented in an engaging, child-oriented way.
WhyKids
This is a NASA site that contains several excellent interactive activities dealing with the physical laws of nature.  It has space and earth science activities.  The Why Kids section asks the students to solve problems by using the scientific method to collect and analyze data.
http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/kids/kids_index.html
Virtual Journey into the Universe
If you have Shockwave and Java capabilities, fasten your seat belt for this exceptional virtual tour of our solar system.  Starting  in the cockpit, you have your choice of ten destinations: from the Sun to Pluto and Neptune.  Upon arriving at each planet (or star), you can peruse the  illustrated features (such as Exploration, Surface, and Interior) or explore the interactive component that might be a game or an explanatory animation.  A tip of my astronaut's helmet to the student team that created thissite for the 1999 ThinkQuest competition. http://library.advanced.org/28327/html/home.html
NOAA
This is the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration home page.  It provides a tremendous amount of weather related information. It contains links to weather history, hurricanes, tornadoes, weather instruments, and other meteorological data.
http://www.noaa.gov/
Geologic Time
This web site provides an in-depth guide to the earth's geologic time line.  It presents the timeline in a variety of interactive ways.  It provides information about each of the eras and supplies pictures of the flora and fauna.  It is presented in a very easy to read format and would work will with students from all grade levels.
http://www.cotf.edu/ete/modules/msese/earthsysflr/geotime.html
TimeLine
This site presents a very simple version of geologic time with representative fossils to mark each of the eras.
http://www.childrensmuseum.org/geomysteries/timeline.html
Geomysteries
This site provides interactive investigations into the formation of rocks, the formation of fossils, and the identification of minerals.  The students work to solve a mystery question while they explore the world of rocks and minerals.
http://www.childrensmuseum.org/geomysteries/mysteries.html
Oceans Alive
This site is a comprehensive home page for the study of marine biodiversity.  It provides a basic understanding of the animals, and development of the world's oceans.  It also provides other links to information about the oceans on our planet.
http://www.abc.net.au/oceans/alive.htm
Rocks and Minerals
This site provides an in-depth view of the inside layers of the earth.  It provides detailed information about the formation of various rocks and minerals.  It provides sections to help identify various forms of rocks and minerals.
http://www.cobweb.net/~bug2/rock1.htm
Links for Kids
This site is part of the Cool Math site.  This link will take you to the For Kids Only section of the web site.  This part of the site contains links to the Ocean, Bugs, Animals, geometry, Math, and Science.  These sections provide a multitude of links to good informative sites.
http://www.coolmath4kids.com/links.html
The Bear Den
This site provides a complete background on bears.  It allows the student to explore all of the different species of bears.  There is a cub den which provides programs on  Ten Amazing Facts About Bears and Amazing Bear Adventures for younger users.
The site provides links to the Denver and San Deigo Zoo.
http://www.bearden.org/
EPA Explorers Page
This U.S. Environmental Protection Agency site uses art, coloring, comics, stories and games to involve kids in environmental science. One of the must-play activities is the Shockwave Dumptown Game. As City Manager, your job is to clean up the city. Keep an eye on the budget as you implement waste-reduction programs such as home composting, drop-off recycling and yard trimmings pick-up. Interested in telling the
President what you've done (in real life) to clean up the planet? Find out how on The Trophy Case page. 
http://www.epa.gov/kids/
NASA  Observatorium    Where in The World
This web site features several satellite images of the earth's surface and the user is challenged to identify where on the earth the picture was taken.  The images of the earth's surface are high quality and  the program will offer hints
about where the picture was taken as you struggle to identify it.
http://observe.arc.nasa.gov/nasa/fun/whereisit/whereisit.html
Fun Brain Games
This web site features a vast collection of educational drill games.  they are accessible by student's age or the subject you are interested in
http://www.funbrain.com/index.html
Amazing Space
Amazing Space is a set of seven Web-based educational activities (such as The Truth About Black Holes and Galaxies Galore) designed primarily for use in a classroom, but still appropriate for the self-guided Net surfer. "The Space Telescope Science Institute located in Baltimore, Maryland is responsible for the scientific operation of the Hubble Space Telescope. During the summer of 1996, the institute was set abuzz by the invasion of ten science teachers. These teachers teamed up with scientists and engineers from the institute to develop interactive lessons for the World Wide Web. In these pages you will find the lessons they developed."
http://amazing-space.stsci.edu/
McGraw-Hill Science 2002
This site, from Macmillan/McGraw-Hill, provides information and activities that correlate with their science textbooks.   After clicking on the picture of the cover for the appropriate book (covers delineate grade levels), the students will see the Units of the book listed.  After clicking on the Unit, they will see the names of the chapters and lessons.  An active link is then listed for each chapter.  These links contain much information and many activities to supplement the information in the chapter.  A glossary is also included. 
Soil - Soiled Again 
This site presents the complete story of soil.  It takes the students from soil's formation to the different types. It includes activities and experiments for the students.  It presents the information in a simple primary format. http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/gpe/case2/case2.html
The Dirt on Soil 
This is a set of lessons on the composition of soil that includes many interactive games and puzzles.  It is sponsored by the Discovery Channel.
http://school.discovery.com/schooladventures/soil/index.html
Zoom  School - This is an on line elementary school.  It features Canada, Africa, China, Australia, the United States, and Antarctica.  It presents information on many different animals such as whales, bears, farm animals,  and many others in an alphabetical index.  It contains science sites on rainforests, butterflies, dinosaurs, the oceans and many more.  It also contains kinder art activities that go along with each of the units of study.  http://www.zoomschool.com/school/Schoolhome.shtml

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
MIDDLE SCHOOL SCIENCE
Other Web Sites 
  
Web Index
Cell Structure and Processes
This web site is a complete guide to the structure of cells  It contains many good illustrations. http://www.tvdsb.on.ca/westmin/science/sbi3a1/Cells/cells.htm
Dinosaur Egg Hunt
This web site provides the student an opportunity to explore the world of paleontogy 
through the interactive search for real dinosaur eggs and the reconstruction of the dinosaur .http://www.nationalgeographic.com/dinoeggs/index.html
Virtual Carbon Dating
This website allows the user to explore the process by which fossils are carbon dated.   It also includes a simulation on dating rocks.
http://www.sciencecourseware.com/VirtualDating/
EPA Explorers Page
This U.S. Environmental Protection Agency site uses art, coloring, comics, stories and games to involve kids in environmental science. One of the must-play activities is the Shockwave Dumptown Game. As City Manager, your job is to clean up the city. Keep an eye on the budget as you implement waste-reduction programs such as home composting, drop-off recycling and yard trimmings pick-up. Interested in telling thePresident what you've done (in real life) to clean up the planet? Find out how on The Trophy Case page. 
http://www.epa.gov/kids/
Virtual Earthquake
This web site presents an indepth study of locating earthquake's epicenters 
and determining the magnitude.  The students  have an opportunity to interact 
with the computers at the University of California.  They work with real seismographs to chart and locate the epicenters of 4 actual earthquakes.  The website evaluates their work and tells them if they have located the earthquake epicenter. The students are then able to work with the seismographs to determine the magnitude on the Richter Scale.  It provides the students with a variety of graphing activities.
http://www.sciencecourseware.com/eec/Earthquake/
Virtual Flood
This website allows the user to study the dynamics of a flood plain and the effects of flooding.
http://www.sciencecourseware.com/VirtualRiver/Flooding/
Virtual River
This website allows the user to study the dynamics of a river.  Through a series 
of dynamic simulations the user is able to observe the different aspects of how a river functions..
http://www.sciencecourseware.com/VirtualRiver/
NASA Kids
With news about current space events and links to age-appropriate reference 
material (some of it at external sites), NASA Kids brings us space in a tidy package. Reference topics are divided into Space & Beyond, Rockets & Airplanes and Pioneers & Astronauts.  Activities are listed under Projects & Games. Most of the site is easy to navigate, it is organized as a  hierarchy of links, but I did reach a few dead ends where I needed to use my browser back button to find my way home. http://kids.msfc.nasa.gov/
Virtual Journey into the Universe
If you have Shockwave and Java capabilities, fasten your seat belt for this exceptional virtual tour of our solar system.  Starting  in the cockpit, you have your choice of ten destinations: from the Sun to Pluto and Neptune.  Upon arriving at each planet (or star), you can peruse the  illustrated features (such as Exploration, Surface, and Interior) or explore the interactive component that might be a game or an explanatory animation. A tip of my astronaut's helmet to the student team that created thissite for the 1999 ThinkQuest competition.
http://library.advanced.org/28327/html/home.html
NOAA
This is the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration home page. 
It provides a tremendous amount of weather related information. It contains links to weather history, hurricanes, tornadoes, weather instruments, and other meteorological data.
http://www.noaa.gov/
Geologic Time
This web site provides an in-depth guide to the earth's geologic time line. 
It presents the timeline in a variety of interactive ways.  It provides information about 
each of the eras and supplies pictures of the flora and fauna.  It is presented in a 
very easy to read format and would work will with students from all grade levels.
http://www.cotf.edu/ete/modules/msese/earthsysflr/geotime.html
TimeLine
This site presents a very simple version of geologic time with representative fossils to mark each of the eras.
http://www.childrensmuseum.org/geomysteries/timeline.html
McGraw-Hill Science 2002
This site, from Macmillan/McGraw-Hill, provides information and activities that 
correlate with their science textbooks.   After clicking on the picture of the cover 
for the appropriate book (covers delineate grade levels), the students will see the 
Units of the book listed.  After clicking on the Unit, they will see the names of the 
chapters and lessons.  An active link is then listed for each chapter.  These l
inks contain much information and many activities to supplement the information in the chapter. 
A glossary is also included. 
Oceans Alive 
This site is a comprehensive home page for the study of marine biodiversity. 
It provides a basic understanding of the animals, and development of the world's 
oceans.  It also provides other links to information about the oceans on our planet. 
http://www.abc.net.au/oceans/alive.htm
Build A Watershed
This site offers the student an opportunity to manage the various factors that help shape a watershed.  The student will follow the water from its source in the forested mountains to the open sea. Along the way decisions have to be made in order to ensure the health of the system.
Build a Prairie
This is the second part of this site and allows the student to control a prairie biome.
http://www1.umn.edu/bellmuse/mnideals/watershed/watershed.html
Rocks and Minerals
This site provides an in-depth view of the inside layers of the earth.  It provides detailed information about the formation of various rocks and minerals.  It provides sections to help identify various forms of rocks and minerals.
http://www.cobweb.net/~bug2/rock1.htm
Geomysteries
This site provides interactive investigations into the formation of rocks, the 
formation of fossils, and the identification of minerals.  The students work to solve 
a mystery question while they explore the world of rocks and minerals.
http://www.childrensmuseum.org/geomysteries/mysteries.html
The Bear Den
This site provides a complete background on bears.  It allows the student to explore 
all of the different species of bears.  There is a cub den which provides programs 
on  Ten Amazing Facts About Bears and Amazing Bear Adventures for younger users. The site provides links to the Denver and San Deigo Zoo.
http://www.bearden.org/
Fun Brain Games
http://www.funbrain.com/index.html
Exploratorium
This web site is an index of very good web sites that include SPORT  SCIENCE, 
VISIBLE BODY, SUN MAX, SCIENCE WIRE, & BRAIN EXPLORER
Health Resources
Board of Education Curriculum Matches for Math and Science
http://boe.allconet.org/users/science/Middle_resource.html#Seventh
This site contains a matrix of web sites that cover areas of human physiology. 
Mind over Matter is an excellent site for the initial study of drugs.  Kids Health is 
an excellent site for the study of emotions, and other life skills.  Inside the Human 
Body provides interesting looks at different  body systems.
Heart Exploration OnLine 
http://school.aol.com/middle_school/ms_frame_science_js.html?http://
sln2.fi.edu/biosci/heart.html 
This is an AOL web site that allows the user to explore 
the heart and circulatory system as well as links to other systems.
Totally Awesome Library 
http://www.awesomelibrary.org/healthg.html 
This site provides a matrix of several health related sites a personal care, sport, nutrition, prevention, medical, recreation, and health.
Nicotine Addition 
http://www.nida.nih.gov/researchreports/nicotine/nicotine.html
This site provides a complete resource on the topic of nicotine and nicotine addiction.
It explores various areas of
tobacco smoking and its consequences.  Various treatments are also discussed.
Tobacco Free Kids 
http://tobaccofreekids.org/ 
This is a comprehensive site full of great information, games, and activities 
involving kids and the use of tobacco. 
Yahooligans Tobacco Index
http://www.yahooligans.com/Science_and_Nature/Health_and_Safety/Drugs_and_
Alcohol/Smoking_and_Tobacco/
This site provides an extensive listing of excellent tobacco resources. It provides games, quizzes, the latest information, and antismoking news all directed at middle school and high school age students.
The American Council For Drug Education
http://www.acde.org/ 
This is the index site for a great deal of information on drugs, tobacco, and alcohol.  Through Fact sheets, interactive games, and quizzes the different areas of this site help students and adults explore the various worlds of drugs and drug abuse.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
HIGH SCHOOLSCIENCE 
Other Web Sites 
  
Web Index
Cells Alive 
This web site contains many excellent pictures of cells with a brief description of each cell  http://www.cellsalive.com
Cell Text 
This web site is a reprint of a biology text book that provides many interesting and relevant facts about cells.
http://www.umanitoba.ca/faculties/science/biological-sciences/lab3/biolab3_2.html
The Virtual Cell
This web site provides an indepth study of the structure of cells.  Both plant and animal cells are explored and the different internal structures are examined.
Biology Project: Cell Biology
This is a comprehensive site that details the various aspects of  cell structure. It provides a well organized study of cells.
Microbiology Notebook
This is an index of several excellent web sites that relate to the study of biology.  It contains an excellent study of the human body and many related topics.
Periodic Table
This web site presents the periodic chart of elements in a totally interactive manner.  It allows the student to shcose an element and gather basic information.  It provides other links to uses of the chosen element.  The graphics and information is first class.  http://www.chemicalelements.com
Geologic Time
This web site provides an in-depth guide to the earth's geologic time line.  It presents the timeline in a variety of interactive ways.  It provides information about each of the eras and supplies pictures of the flora and fauna.  It is presented in a very easy to read format and would work will with students from all grade levels.
http://www.cotf.edu/ete/modules/msese/earthsysflr/geotime.htmlhemicalelements.com
Chemistry Factoids
This site features facts, figures, and other interesting information related to the field of chemistry.
http://library.thinkquest.org/11771/english/hi/chemistry/factoids.shtml
This Week In Chemistry History
This site, by the American Chemical Society, gives pertinent chemistry information that is related to particular dates.
Virtual Journey into the Universe
If you have Shockwave and Java capabilities, fasten your seat belt for this exceptional virtual tour of our solar system.  Starting  in the cockpit, you have your choice of ten destinations: from the Sun to Pluto and Neptune.  Upon arriving at each planet (or star), you can peruse the  illustrated features (such as Exploration, Surface, and Interior) or explore the interactive component that might be a game or an explanatory animation.  A tip of my astronaut's helmet to the student team that created thissite for the 1999 ThinkQuest competition. http://library.advanced.org/28327/html/home.html
NOAA
This is the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration home page.  It provides a tremendous amount of weather related information. It contains links to weather history, hurricanes, tornadoes, weather instruments, and other meteorological data.
http://www.noaa.gov/
Rocks and Minerals
This site provides an in-depth view of the inside layers of the earth.  It provides detailed information about the formation of various rocks and minerals.  It provides sections to help identify various forms of rocks and minerals.
http://www.cobweb.net/~bug2/rock1.htm
Virtual Carbon Dating
This website allows the user to explore the process by which fossils are carbon dated.  It also includes a simulation on dating rocks.
http://www.sciencecourseware.com/VirtualDating/
Yup Rocks
This is a comprehinsive look at the rocks and minerals that make up our planet.  It does not work with how they are formed but is heavily involved with identification.  It provides indexes of all known rocks and minerals.  By clicking on the name of the rock the database supplies several color images of the requested rock or mineral.  The pictures are beautiful.
http://www.angelfire.com/ga/mountainbuilderrocks/
Virtual Cave
From the comfort of your keyboard, browse the mineral wonders unique to the cave environment! We've collected images from around the world and combined them to generate an 'ideal' cave -- one that contains an example of every major type of speleothem, or secondary mineral deposit.  Simply click on the feature you wish to visit, and let your mouse do the crawling! Cave softly, and don't touch!  Speleothems are quite delicate, and once damaged, may take thousands of years to grow back, if at all."   This virtual cave is my pick-of-day.  You can navigate with either the image map (my recommendation) or the alphabetic list of cave features.
http://www.goodearthgraphics.com/virtcave.html
Virtual Flood
This website allows the user to study the dynamics of a flood plain and the effects of flooding.
http://www.sciencecourseware.com/VirtualRiver/Flooding/
Virtual River
This website allows the user to study the dynamics of a river.  Through a series of dynamic simulations the user is able to observe the different aspects of how a river functions..
http://www.sciencecourseware.com/VirtualRiver/
Fun Brain Games
This web site features a vast collection of educational drill games.  they are accessible by student's age or the subject you are interested in
http://www.funbrain.com/index.html
Exploratorium
This web site is an index of very good web sites that include SPORT  SCIENCE, VISIBLE BODY, SUN MAX, SCIENCE WIRE, & BRAIN EXPLORER
WebMd
This site is an excellent health resource site.  It provides links to information for students and lesson plans for teachers.  http://webmd.com

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
PRIMARY SOCIAL STUDIES
Other Web Sites 
  
Web Index
Outline Maps
This National Geographic site provides great outline maps, both labelled and unlabelled.  http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions
Native American Site
This site contains a complete selection of Native American Web Pages.  It contains Complete histories of the local native americans.
http://falcon.jmu.edu/~ramseyil/vaindians.htm
Native American Games
This web site provides an intersting view of the games and toys used by the Native Americans of the United States.  It provides discriptions of the games and illustrations of the materials needed to play the games.
http://www.nativetech.org/games
Native American Technology
This web site is a comprehensive area for Native American industry and manufacturing.  It provides examples of pottery, weaving, bead work, buildings, games, clothing, and artifacts of our Native American people.  http://www.nativeweb.org/NativeTech/
Indian Pueblo Culture
This web site provides the student with a complete background on the Pueblo Culture of the American southwest.  The site is maintained by the Pueblo Tribal council.
http://www.indianpueblo.org/
Ituri  Forest
This site is an excellent tour of and African forest.  The students are engaged in an interactive journey through  an African Forest.  On the way they meet many different people and animals. 
They have the opportunity to problem solve and make choices that determine the course of their trip.
http://www.brookfieldzoo.org/pagegen/wok/index_f4.html
A Girl's Life In American History
Explore the different periods of American History through the interactive web sites of the American Girl collection.
http://www.americangirl.com/agcn/html/agc_characters_plain.html
Kids Web Japan
This site, geared for elementary students, contains a wealth of knowledge about Japanese culture, history, daily life, politics, and much more.  There are virtual cultural experiences in which the students can take part.  There are also monthly updates.  http://jin.jcic.or.jp/kidsweb/
History Channel
This web site provides a link to the History channel home page.  This page is full of uptodate relevant material it changes daily. http://www.historychannel.com
Zoom  School - This is an on line elementary school.  It features Canada, Africa, China, Australia, the United States, and Antarctica.  It presents information on many different animals such as whales, bears, farm animals,  and many others in an alphabetical index.  It contains science sites on rainforests, butterflies, dinosaurs, the oceans and many more.  It also contains kinder art activities that go along with each of the units of study.  http://www.zoomschool.com/school/Schoolhome.shtml

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
INTERMEDIATE SOCIAL STUDIES
Other Web Sites
  
Web Index
Outline Maps
This National Geographic site provides great outline maps, both labelled and unlabelled.  http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions
Native American Site
This site contains a complete selection of Native American Web Pages.  It contains Complete histories of the local native americans.
http://falcon.jmu.edu/~ramseyil/vaindians.htm
Native American Games
This web site provides an intersting view of the games and toys used by the Native Americans of the United States.  It provides discriptions of the games and illustrations of the materials needed to play the games.
http://www.nativetech.org/games
Native American Technology
This web site is a comprehensive area for Native American industry and manufacturing.  It provides examples of pottery, weaving, bead work, buildings, games, clothing, and artifacts of our Native American people.  http://www.nativeweb.org/NativeTech/
Indian Pueblo Culture
This web site provides the student with a complete background on the Pueblo Culture of the American southwest.  The site is maintained by the Pueblo Tribal council.
http://www.indianpueblo.org/
Ituri  Forest
This site is an excellent tour of and African forest.  The students are engaged in an interactive journey through  an African Forest.  On the way they meet many different people and animals. 
They have the opportunity to problem solve and make choices that determine the course of their trip.
http://www.brookfieldzoo.org/pagegen/wok/index_f4.html
Presidents of the United States
This site provides a detailed biographical sketch of each of the presidents.  It also relates to the county during their terms in office.  http://www.ipl.org/div/potus/
History Channel
This web site provides a link to the History channel home page.  This page is full of uptodate relevant material it changes daily. http://www.historychannel.com
Holocaust
This web site has an all inclusive list of holocaust sites.  It is rich in primary source documents, photographs, and interviews of those how lived through the holocaust.
http://history1900s.about.com/homework/history1900s/library/holocaust/blholocaust.htm
Zoom  School 
This is an on line elementary school.  It features Canada, Africa, China, Australia, the United States, and Antarctica.  It presents information on many different animals such as whales, bears, farm animals,  and many others in an alphabetical index.  It contains science sites on rainforests, butterflies, dinosaurs, the oceans and many more.  It also contains kinder art activities that go along with each of the units of study.  http://www.zoomschool.com/school/Schoolhome.shtml
Colonial Williamsburg
This site contains 3 different electronic adventure games that deal with travel in Colonial America, Slavery in Coloial America, and The Revolutionary War.  Students have an opportunity to make decisions and problem solve as they unravel the facts about our historic past.  On the web site choose the "Sample Electronic Field Trip Sites "section. 
A Girl's Life In American History
Explore the differnt periods of American History through the interactive web sites of the American Girl collection.
http://www.americangirl.com/agcn/html/agc_characters_plain.html

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
MIDDLE SCHOOL SOCIAL STUDIES
Other Web Sites
  
Web Index
Ancient Egypt
This site offers a complete indepth study of the culture and times in ancient Egypt.  It provides links to ancient games , languages, art, and gods.  If you are studing ancient Egypt check out this site  http://www.best.com/~swanson/egypt/egyptmenu2.html
British Museum's Ancient Egypt Site
This web site is full of interactive explorations of ancient egyptian culture.  It has sections on Mummies, pharaohs, gods and every day life.
http://www.ancientegypt.co.uk/menu.html
Mummies 
This is an extremely interesting, interactive site from the Discovery Channel that explores the world of mummies.  It allows the user to explore a tomb and unwrap a mummy.  It visits mummy sites all over the world.
http://www.discovery.com/highspeed/tlc/mummies/
America's Wars, A Complete History
As part of historycentral.com, this site is dedicated to America's Wars.  Covering wars from the Revolutionary to the Iraqi, this site includes photos and descriptions of each event.
http://www.multied.com/wars.html
Revolutionary War
This web site features a comprehensive view of the Revolutionary War in the colonies.  It includes an interactive timeline of events and hot links to all of the major characters
http://www.warmuseum.net/revolutionarywarhall/
Colonial Williamsburg
This site contains 3 different electronic adventure games that deal with travel in Colonial America, Slavery in Coloial America, and The Revolutionary War.  Students have an opportunity to make decisions and problem solve as they unravel the facts about our historic past.  On the web site choose the "Sample Electronic Field Trip Sites "section. http://www.history.org/trips/
Teaching with Historic Places
This site contains lists of complete lesson plans that lead the student through different periods in american History by visiting some of our most historic places.
http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/twhp/
Civil War Homepage 
This site offers a complete and comprehensive resource area for the civil war.  It provides detailed information on battles, individual regiments, reenactors, biographies of  famous participants, and equipment. 
 http://sunsite.utk.edu/civil-war/warweb.html
Outline Maps
This National Geographic site provides great outline maps, both labelled and unlabelled.  http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions
History Channel
This web site provides a link to the History channel home page.  This page is full of uptodate relevant material it changes daily. http://www.historychannel.com
Holocaust
This web site has an all inclusive list of holocaust sites.  It is rich in primary source documents, photographs, and interviews of those how lived through the holocaust.
http://history1900s.about.com/homework/history1900s/library/holocaust/blholocaust.htm
Prentice Hall's Ancient Cultures Home Page 
This site contains the support information for the new 6th grade social studies text book.  It also provides tests for each chapter that are scored by the computer.
http://www.phschool.com/atschool/world_exp/Ancient/Student_Area/WE_ANCIENT_S_BK_index.html
Ancient Cultures - Chapter 1 Internet Activitiy - Flints and Stones pg 27
This is the web site for the Internet Activitiy pn page 27 of Prentice Halls  book THE ANCIENCT WORLD
http://museums.ncl.ac.uk/flint/menu.html
Ancient Cultures - Chapter 2 Internet Activity - Cuneiform Connection  pg 59
This is the web site for the Internet Activity on page 59 of Prentice hall's book THE ANCIENCT WORLD.
http://www.uiowa.edu/~english/studpage/underpg/danielaucutt/cuneiform.html
Ancient Cultures - Chapter 3 Internet Activity - Egypt's Culture Net  pg 98
This is the web site for the Internet Activity on page 98 of Prentice hall's book THE ANCIENT WORLD.
http://www.tourism.egnet.net/culture.htm
Ancient Cultures - Chapter 4 Internet Activity - Discover India pg 119
This is the web site for the internet Activity on page 119 of Prentice hall's book THE ANCIENT WORLD.
http://www.tourism.egnet.net/culture.htm
Ancient Cultures - Chapter 5 Internet Activity - The Ancient China Home Page pg 149 
This is the web site for the Internet Activity on page 149 of Prentice Hall's book THE ANCIENT WORLD.      http://www.phschool.com/atschool/world_exp/Ancient/Student_Area/WE_ANCIENT_SC5_ACT_index.html
Ancient Cultures - Chapter 6 Internet Activity - The Ancient Greek World 
pg 183 
This is the web site for the Internet Activity on page 183 of Prentice Hall's book THE ANCIENT WORLD.   http://www.phschool.com/atschool/world_exp/Ancient/Student_Area/WE_ANCIENT_SC6_ACT_index.html
Ancient Cultures - Chapter 7 Internet Activity - Exploring Ancient World Cultures pg 221 
This is the web site for the Internet Activity on page 221 of Prentice Hall's book THE ANCIENT WORLD. 
http://www.phschool.com/atschool/world_exp/Ancient/Student_Area/WE_ANCIENT_SC7_ACT_index.html
Kid Info American History Page
This is a complete and comprehensive resource site for the American experience from colonial days to  the present.  It contains detailed information on the Westward Expansion , Mexican War, and American History topics form 1812 to 1860.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
HIGH SCHOOL SOCIAL STUDIES
Other Web Sites 
  
Web Index
Outline Maps
This National Geographic site provides great outline maps, both labelled and unlabelled.  http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions
Castles of Britain
This site features a comprehensive list of several sites of castles through out Britain.  Several of them will allow the visitor to take a virtual tour of the castle grounds.  Other sites contain information about the history,  development,  and everyday  life in a castle.
http://www.castles-of-britain.com/castle39.htm
Castles on the Web
This web site provides a complete history of the different types of castls, pictures, floor plans, everyday life, warfare, and links to other castle sites.
http://www.castlesontheweb.com/
Build A Castle Webquest
Journey back in time and follow this activity as you are chosen to build a  medieval castle in ancient Wales. http://score.rims.k12.ca.us/activity/castle_builder/#top
The Great Depression in Photographs
This site contains over 55,000 photgraphs of the Great Depression Era in the United States.  It is connected to the 
Library of Congress and provides an excellent overview of this time in American History.
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/fsahtml/fahome.html
America's Great Depression
This web site features a timeline of the depression, a discussion of the causes, facts and figures about the depression, and links to other sites about 
the Great Depression.  It also provides information on other depressions around the world.
http://www.amatecon.com/greatdepression.html
InfoPlease.com - World War Two
This web site features an encyclopedia approach to information on the second world war.  It contains several cross links to information being discussed that allow the user to explore in depth the events and their causes for all of the major happenings of this world conflict.  http://infoplease.lycos.com/ce5/CE056351.html
The Second World War On The Web
The site features a very extensive collection of web sites that deal with the second world war.  The sites are organized by theater of operation. Some of the sites show very graphic detail of atrocities, and casualties.  This is an excellent site for very detailed information about this world conflict.
http://www.euronet.nl/users/wilfried/ww2/ww2.htm
Holocaust
This web site has an all inclusive list of holocaust sites.  It is rich in primary source documents, photographs, and interviews of those how lived through the holocaust.
http://history1900s.about.com/homework/history1900s/library/holocaust/blholocaust.htm
InfoPlease.com-Cold War
This web site features an encyclopedia approach to information on the second world war.  It contains several cross links to information being discussed that allow the user to explore in depth the events and their causes for all of the major happenings of this world conflict. http://infoplease.lycos.com/ce5/CE011800.html
History Channel
This web site provides a link to the History channel home page.  This page is full of uptodate relevant material it changes daily. http://www.historychannel.com
Kid Info American History Page 
This is a complete and comprehensive resource site for the American experience from colonial days to  the present.  It contains detailed information on the Westward Expansion , Mexican War, and American History topics form 1812 to 1860.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
PRIMARY MATH 
Other Web Sites 
  
Web Index
Fun Brain Games
This web sit features a vast collection of educational drill games.  They are accessible by student's age or the subject you are interested in
http://www.funbrain.com/index.html
MegaMaths
This is a lively, interactive Web site for practicing and testing times tables. It's based on the popular BBC Schools Television  series Megamaths, using the same castle setting and a selection of  characters from the program to introduce a variety of activities  and games. Children familiar with the series will recognize old  friends but knowledge of the television series is not necessary."  This Shockwave site is my pick of day because of the variety of  its multiplication activities.  To practice with a particular  number (such as eight), choose it from the jester's deck of cards.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/megamaths/index.html
Silver Burdett/Ginn Math Activities
This site provides a series of real world enrichment activities that support the lessons in the new Silver Burdett math series.  Even if you do not have this math book, the site provids teacher directions and student activity sheets that can be printed and used by a class.  These are excellent, real world math activities.
 http://www.sbgmath.com/
AAAMath
This is a comprehensive site into math problems of all ages.  It is divided and indexed by both topic and grade level.  It contains hundreds of activities at each grade level from Kindergarten to Eighth Grade.  It also contains advanced links to hundreds of other math sites.  http://aaamath.com/subject.htm

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
INTERMEDIATE  MATH 
Other Web Sites
  
Web Index
Clever Games
This web site contains 20 different number games taken from John Conway's book"Number Games"
http://www.cs.uidaho.edu/~casey931/conway/games.html
Fun Brain Games
This web sit features a vast collection of educational drill games.  They are accessible by student's age or the subject you are interested in
http://www.funbrain.com/index.html
Plane Math

http://www.planemath.com/activities/pmactivities4.html
Ask Dr. Math
This site provides an excellent math resource for elementary, middle, and high school teachers.  It provides information on algebra, calculus, geometry and other higher mathmatics disciplines.  It allows the students to ask specific questions about math problems and view the answers to hundreds of questions that relate to all fields of math.  This site is useful at any grade level.
http://forum.swarthmore.edu/dr.math/ 
Silver Burdett/Ginn Math Activities
This site provides a series of real world enrichment activities that support the lessons in the new Silver Burdett math series.  Even if you do not have this math book, the site provids teacher directions and student activity sheets that can be printed and used by a class.  These are excellent, real world math activities.
 http://www.sbgmath.com/
Cool Math
This is an excellent, all inclusive web site for math.  It contains programming from very simple elementary math work to advanced calculus and trig. It contains links to information about job opportunities in various math fields.  It also contains a wide selection of games that can be used as rewards for completing work.  It contains sections on fractiles, geometry, and algebra.  It contains links to a set of very nice on - line calculators.  Try this one you will like it.
http://coolmath.com/index.html
AAAMath
This is a comprehensive site into math problems of all ages.  It is divided and indexed by both topic and grade level.  It contains hundreds of activities at each grade level from Kindergarten to Eighth Grade.  It also contains advanced links to hundreds of other math sites.   http://aaamath.com/subject.htm

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
MIDDLE SCHOOL MATH
Other Web Sites 
  
Web Index
Clever Games
This web site contains 20 different number games taken from John Conway's book"Number Games"
http://www.cs.uidaho.edu/~casey931/conway/games.htmlhtm
Fun Brain Games
This web sit features a vast collection of educational drill games.  They are accessible by student's age or the subject you are interested in
http://www.funbrain.com/index.html
Fleetkids Math Games
Each of the five Fleetkids games teaches elementary kids a different aspect of money management. You can
 run an imaginary business (Windfall), try a real business (Front Yard Fortunes), or learn to save for a future purchase (Moneymatic). Two of the games (Chunka Change and Windfall) earn points and high scores are  posted online. You can sign up for Fleetkids as an individual, or as part of an elementary school team, but  only schools are eligible to win the quarterly prizes.
http://www.fleetkids.com/
Plane Math
A blend of aeronautics and math, these nine airplane activities for elementary ages are excellent illustrations of real world math. In addition to the lessons (such as finding the shortest flight path between two cities and  calculating airplane capacity), each section includes an interview with an aeronautic expert who describes his position, and answers the question "How do you use math in your job?"
http://www.planemath.com/activities/pmactivities4.html
Ask Dr. Math
This site provides an excellent math resource for elementary, middle, and high school teachers.  It provides information on algebra, calculus, geometry and other higher mathmatics disciplines.  It allows the students to ask specific questions about math problems and view the answers to hundreds of questions that relate to all fields of math.  This site is useful at any grade level.
 http://forum.swarthmore.edu/dr.math/ 
Silver Burdett/Ginn Math Activities
This site provides a series of real world enrichment activities that support the lessons in the new Silver Burdett math series.  Even if you do not have this math book, the site provids teacher directions and student activity sheets that can be printed and used by a class.  These are excellent, real world math activities.
 http://www.sbgmath.com/
Cool Math
This is an excellent, all inclusive web site for math.  It contains programming from very simple elementary math work to advanced calculus and trig. It contains links to information about job opportunities in various math fields.  It also contains a wide selection of games that can be used as rewards for completing work.  It contains sections on fractiles, geometry, and algebra.  It contains links to a set of very nice on - line calculators.  Try this one you will like it.
http://coolmath.com/index.html
AAAMath
This is a comprehensive site into math problems of all ages.  It is divided and indexed by both topic and grade level.  It contains hundreds of activities at each grade level from Kindergarten to Eighth Grade.  It also contains advanced links to hundreds of other math sites.   http://aaamath.com/subject.htm
TECH ACADEMY MATHSITES
This is a site that offers a wide variety of math activities on subjects ranging from simple math games to advanced geometry, algebra, and diferential math.
http://cte.jhu.edu/techacademy/web/2000/heal/mathsites.htm

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
HIGH SCHOOL MATH
Other Web Sites 
  
Web Index
Fun Brain Games
This web sit features a vast collection of educational drill games.  They are accessible by student's age or the subject you are interested in
http://www.funbrain.com/index.html
Ask Dr. Math
This site provides an excellent math resource for elementary, middle, and high school teachers.  It provides information on algebra, calculus, geometry and other higher mathmatics disciplines.  It allows the students to ask specific questions about math problems and view the answers to hundreds of questions that relate to all fields of math.  This site is useful at any grade level.
 http://forum.swarthmore.edu/dr.math/
Moneyopolis
Taking off where Fleetkids ends, Moneyopolis offers financial education for middle-school kids.
"Moneyopolis is a challenging math game, which requires you to demonstrate your math skills in the context of  some real life money matters." Created by the national accounting firm Ernst & Young, Moneyopolis is based on their five-step financial process: assessment, goal setting, strategy setting, implementation, and review/adjust. You begin the game as a new resident of Moneyopolis, with $600 to your name. Your goal is to tour all seven centers, save at least $1,000 and earn three Community Service Medallions.
http://www.moneyopolis.com/
Cool Math
This is an excellent, all inclusive web site for math.  It contains programming from very simple elementary math work to advanced calculus and trig. It contains links to information about job opportunities in various math fields.  It also contains a wide selection of games that can be used as rewards for completing work.  It contains sections on fractiles, geometry, and algebra.  It contains links to a set of very nice on - line calculators.  Try this one you will like it.
http://coolmath.com/index.html
TECH ACADEMY MATHSITES
This is a site that offers a wide variety of math activities on subjects ranging from simple math games to advanced geometry, algebra, and diferential math.
http://cte.jhu.edu/techacademy/web/2000/heal/mathsites.htm

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
PRIMARY LANGUAGE
Other Web Sites 
  
Web Index
Fun Brain Games
This web sit features a vast collection of educational drill games.  They are accessible by student's age or the subject you are interested in  http://www.funbrain.com/index.html
Book Adventure
This site is similar to accelerated reading.  It contains references to 3000 books.  The students read books and then answer questions (5 for elementary and 10 for middle schools).  They collect points that can be turned in for prizes. 
Students can be enrolled by teachers or parents.  This would provide a way to continue a reading program over
the summer months.  http://bookadventure.com/
Student Pen Pals
The Kid Space Connection Pen Pal  site includes both individual   and classroom entries. If your class or club wants to correspond  with another class,  click on "Class Box" to choose a classroom  that has already posted or create a new entry for your group.   Personal entries are sorted into five boxes by age (from Box One for six and under to Box Five for thirteen to sixteen).  The  graphics really enhance this site, as each entry displays a  country flag and a color-coded computer icon  -- green  for boys  and yellow for girls.  Well, I didn't get it either, but I suppose   pink and blue are just too passé. The students and teachers must register to get a password.  There is no charge for this service.
http://www.ks-connection.org/penpal/penpal.html
Silver Burdett Reading/Language Arts
This site contains a series of graded activities for elementary students grades K to 6.  The objectives are clearly stated and the worksheets needed to complete the student work are downloadable.  The sites contain links to the internet that provide the students with all of the information needed to complete the activity.  The activities are all of high interest and educationally sound.  http://www.sfreading.com
Switcher Zoo 
This web site allows students to blend the physical characteristics of different animals.  The lessons that accompany this site then alow the students to creat a field guide for the animal.  This enhances the study of habitat and animal adaptations.  It connects to language by having the students create poems and short stories about their created animal.
http://switcherzoo.com/  This site requires Flash Player6 ( free download)

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
INTERMEDIATE LANGUAGE
Other Web Sites 
  
Web Index
Fun Brain Games
This web sit features a vast collection of educational drill games.  They are accessible by student's age or the subject you are interested in  http://www.funbrain.com/index.html
Hans Christian Andersen
This website provides an illustrated life history of Hans Christian Andersen and a  listing of his compositions.  Most of his stories are available by selecting the titles on this web page.
http://www.literature-web.net/hans_christian_andersen
Book Adventure
This site is similar to accelerated reading.  It contains references to 3000 books.  The students read books and then answer questions (5 for elementary and 10 for middle schools).  They collect points that can be turned in for prizes.
Students can be enrolled by teachers or parents.  This would provide a way to continue a reading program over the summer months.
http://bookadventure.com/
Student Pen Pals
The Kid Space Connection Pen Pal  site includes both individual   and classroom entries. If your class or club wants to correspond  with another class,  click on "Class Box" to choose a classroom  that has already posted or create a new entry for your group.   Personal entries are sorted into five boxes by age (from Box One for six and under to Box Five for thirteen to sixteen).  The  graphics really enhance this site, as each entry displays a  country flag and a color-coded computer icon  -- green  for boys  and yellow for girls.  Well, I didn't get it either, but I suppose   pink and blue are just too passé. The students and teachers must register to get a password.  There is no charge for this service.
http://www.ks-connection.org/penpal/penpal.html
Mysteries
This site features a new mystery to solve each month.  The students are faced with a short story that provides them clues to use in solving the mysteries.  There is an opportunity for the students to write and publish their own short mystery story.  This site also provides a link to the Nancy Drew web site.
http://www.thecase.com/kids/
Silver Burdett Reading/Language Arts
This site contains a series of graded activities for elementary students grades K to 6.  The objectives are clearly stated and the worksheets needed to complete the student work are downloadable.  The sites contain links to the internet that provide the students with all of the information needed to complete the activity.  The activities are all of high interest and educationally sound.  http://www.sfreading.com
Switcher Zoo 
This web site allows students to blend the physical characteristics of different animals.  The lessons that accompany this site then alow the students to creat a field guide for the animal.  This enhances the study of habitat and animal adaptations.  It connects to language by having the students create poems and short stories about their created animal.
http://switcherzoo.com/  This site requires Flash Player6 ( free download)
Paragraph Punch
This web site interacts with individual students to show them, step by step, the construction of a paragraph.  Users develop an idea and write their own topic sentence, body, and a conclusion.  It is an excellent site for teaching paragraph writing. 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
MIDDLE SCHOOL LANGUAGE
Other Web Sites
  
Web Index
Fun Brain Games
This web sit features a vast collection of educational drill games.  They are accessible by student's age or the subject you are interested in  http://www.funbrain.com/index.html
Hans Christian Andersen
This website provides an illustrated life history of Hans Christian Andersen and a listing of his compositions.  Most of his stories are available by selecting the titles on this web page.
http://www.literature-web.net/hans_christian_andersen
Book Adventure
This site is similar to accelerated reading.  It contains references to 3000 books.  The students read books and then answer questions (5 for elementary and 10 for middle schools).  They collect points that can be turned in for prizes. 
Students can be enrolled by teachers or parents.  This would provide a way to continue a reading program over
the summer months. http://bookadventure.com/
Student Pen Pals
The Kid Space Connection Pen Pal  site includes both individual   and classroom entries. If your class or club wants to correspond  with another class,  click on "Class Box" to choose a classroom  that has already posted or create a new entry for your group.   Personal entries are sorted into five boxes by age (from Box One for six and under to Box Five for thirteen to sixteen).  The  graphics really enhance this site, as each entry displays a  country flag and a color-coded computer icon  -- green  for boys  and yellow for girls.  Well, I didn't get it either, but I suppose   pink and blue are just too passé. The students and teachers must register to get a password.  There is no charge for this service.
http://www.ks-connection.org/penpal/penpal.html
Mysteries
This site features a new mystery to solve each month.  The students are faced with a short story that provides them clues to use in solving the mysteries.  There is an opportunity for the students to write and publish their own short mystery story.  This site also provides a link to the Nancy Drew web site.
http://www.thecase.com/kids/
Silver Burdett Reading/Language Arts
This site contains a series of graded activities for elementary students grades K to 6.  The objectives are clearly stated and the worksheets needed to complete the student work are downloadable.  The sites contain links to the internet that provide the students with all of the information needed to complete the activity.  The activities are all of high interest and educationally sound.  http://www.sbgschool.com/teacher_activities/reading/index.html
Greek Mythology
This web site contains a complete interactive listing of all of the Greek and Roman Gods and Godesses.  It follows the various Greek myths from the Iliad to the Last Tyrant.  http://www.messagenet.com/myths/
Anne Frank, On Line
This web site provides a set of web sites that explore the complete background of the Anne Frank Story.
http://www.annefrank.com/
Paragraph Punch
This website takes the student through the complete process of developing and writing a solid paragraph.  It supports the MSPAP  process and the Maryland Content Standards.
http://www.paragraphpunch.com

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
HIGH SCHOOL LANGUAGE 
Other Web Sites 
  
Web Index
Renaissance: A Virtual Journey Through Time
This site provides an exciting trip through the renaissance world.  This time period is seen through the eyes of musicians, artists, skilled tradesmen, townsfolk, and servants.  It contains an excellent section on WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE.  Select the 1st portal and choose the renaissance map.  On the map select the Globe Theater and enjoy.
http://www.twingroves.district96.k12.il.us/Renaissance/VirtualRen.html
Shakespeare's Bookshelf
This site provide a complete listing of the bard's works. Complete copies of his plays may be accessed
and printed for free.  http://ipl.si.umich.edu/div/shakespeare/
Hans Christian Andersen
This website provides an illustrated life history of Hans Christian Andersen and a listing of his compositions.  Most of his stories are available by selecting the titles on this web page.
http://www.literature-web.net/hans_christian_andersen
Greek Mythology
This web site contains a complete interactive listing of all of the Greek and Roman Gods and Godesses.  It follows the various Greek myths from the Iliad to the Last Tyrant.  http://www.messagenet.com/myths/
Paragraph Punch
This website takes the student through the complete process of developing and writing a solid paragraph.  It supports the MSPAP  process and the Maryland Content Standards.
http://www.paragraphpunch.com

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
PRIMARY FINE ARTS
Other Web Sites 
  
Web Index

 
Allegany County Fine Arts Homepage
This site is the future home of the display page for the arts in the Public Schools of Allegany County.   http://infusion.allconet.org/webquest/Fine_Arts.html
Silver Burdett Music
This site contains references to composers, instruments, and performers.  It is a link to the National Music Standards.  It contains a fun section that features music related games.     http://www.sbgmusic.com/

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
INTERMEDIATE FINE ARTS
Other Web Sites
  
Web Index
Allegany County Fine Arts Homepage
This site is the future home of the display page for the arts in the Public Schools of Allegany County.   http://infusion.allconet.org/webquest/Fine_Arts.html
Silver Burdett Music
This site contains references to composers, instruments, and performers.  It is a link to the National Music Standards.  It contains a fun section that features music related games.     http://www.sbgmusic.com/
Metropolitan Museum for Kids
"Skilled artists can make us believe that stone sculptures feel as soft as flesh and that painted canvases are as cool as water. How do they do this?"  This activity page for all ages starts with a look at details.  Is the artwork made of metal carved to look like satin or is it canvas painted to look embroidered?   Moving down the page, elementary and preschool-aged artists will enjoy finding the animals and plants hidden in a seventeenth century Indian carpet in the Carpet Hunt Game. More educational features (for all ages) can be found by following the "Looking at Art" link at the bottom of the page. http://www.metmuseum.org/explore/
Sanford Art Page
This site is an excellent instructional tool for all types of art instruction.  It allows the students to explore the different 
facets of art through the use of various simulation games.  It contains step by step instructions that allow the students to
complete a variety of different art projects. http://www.sanford-artedventures.com/
The Case of Grandpa's Missing Painting
This simulation allows the students to explore the techniques of several famous artists as they try to
unravel the mystery of a missing painting.  http://www.eduweb.com/pintura/index.html
Optical Illusions
This site is an indtoduction to optical illusion in art.  It contains several examples of student work that will guide art students in creating their own illusions.
http://www.cs.brown.edu/stc/outrea/greenhouse/nursery/optical_illusions/home.html

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
MIDDLE SCHOOL FINE ARTS 
Other Web Sites 
  
Web Index
Allegany County Fine Arts Homepage
This site is the future home of the display page for the arts in the Public Schools of Allegany County.   http://www.boe.allconet.org/users/finearts/
Silver Burdett Music
This site contains references to composers, instruments, and performers.  It is a link to the National Music Standards.  It contains a fun section that features music related games.     http://www.sbgmusic.com/
Music Time Periods
 This site provides the student an excellent comprehensive matrix that explores the different time periods in music development.  It covers the music style,types of instruments, and the culture of the time period.  Authentic sound bites of the music of the period are presented.   http://www.plainfield.k12.in.us/hschool/webq/webq89/index.htm#Resources
Famous Art Works
This web site provides the students with an opportunity to view variousworks by world famous artists.  This program is in Ask Jeeves.  When the program is acessed, the block at the top of the page contains the names of the different artists.  Use the black triangle at the right side of the box to select the different artists.
http://www.askjeeves.com/main/askjeeves.asp?ask=Who+was+Matisse&origin=&site_name=Jeeves&metasearch=yes&x=23&y=10
Metropolitan Museum for Kids
"Skilled artists can make us believe that stone sculptures feel as soft as flesh and that painted canvases are as cool as water. How do they do this?"  This activity page for all ages starts with a look at details.  Is the artwork made of metal carved to look like satin or is it canvas painted to look embroidered?   Moving down the page, elementary and preschool-aged artists will enjoy finding the animals and plants hidden in a seventeenth century Indian carpet in the Carpet Hunt Game. More educational features (for all ages) can be found by following the "Looking at Art" link at the bottom of the page.  http://www.metmuseum.org/explore/
Sanford Art Page
This site is an excellent instructional tool for all types of art instruction.  It allows the students to explore the different 
facets of art through the use of various simulation games.  It contains step by step instructions that allow the students to
complete a variety of different art projects.  http://www.sanford-artedventures.com/
The Case of Grandpa's Missing Painting
This simulation allows the students to explore the techniques of several famous artists as they try to
unravel the mystery of a missing painting.  http://www.eduweb.com/pintura/index.html
Optical Illusions
This site is an indtoduction to optical illusion in art.  It contains several examples of student work that will guide art students in creating their own illusions.
http://www.cs.brown.edu/stc/outrea/greenhouse/nursery/optical_illusions/home.html

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
HIGH SCHOOL FINE ARTS 
Other Web Sites 
  
Web Index
Allegany County Fine Arts Homepage
This site is the future home of the display page for the arts in the Public Schools of Allegany County.   http://www.boe.allconet.org/users/finearts/
Silver Burdett Music
This site contains references to composers, instruments, and performers.  It is a link to the National Music Standards.  It contains a fun section that features music related games.     http://www.sbgmusic.com/
Music Time Periods
 This site provides the student an excellent comprehensive matrix that explores the different time periods in music development.  It covers the music style,types of instruments, and the culture of the time period.  Authentic sound bites of the music of the period are presented.   http://www.plainfield.k12.in.us/hschool/webq/webq89/index.htm#Resources
Famous Art Works
This web site provides the students with an opportunity to view variousworks by world famous artists.  This program is in Ask Jeeves.  When the program is acessed, the block at the top of the page contains the names of the different artists.  Use the black triangle at the right side of the box to select the different artists.
http://www.askjeeves.com/main/askjeeves.asp?ask=Who+was+Matisse&origin=&site_name=Jeeves&metasearch=yes&x=23&y=10
Metropolitan Museum for Kids
"Skilled artists can make us believe that stone sculptures feel as soft as flesh and that painted canvases are as cool as water. How do they do this?"  This activity page for all ages starts with a look at details.  Is the artwork made of metal carved to look like satin or is it canvas painted to look embroidered?   Moving down the page, elementary and preschool-aged artists will enjoy finding the animals and plants hidden in a seventeenth century Indian carpet in the Carpet Hunt Game. More educational features (for all ages) can be found by following the "Looking at Art" link at the bottom of the page.  http://www.metmuseum.org/explore/
Sanford Art Page
This site is an excellent instructional tool for all types of art instruction.  It allows the students to explore the different 
facets of art through the use of various simulation games.  It contains step by step instructions that allow the students to
complete a variety of different art projects.  http://www.sanford-artedventures.com/
Optical Illusions
This site is an indtoduction to optical illusion in art.  It contains several examples of student work that will guide art students in creating their own illusions.
http://www.cs.brown.edu/stc/outrea/greenhouse/nursery/optical_illusions/home.html

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
PRIMARY REFERENCE
Other Web Sites 
  
Web Index
Ask Jeeves For Kids
This web site provides a location for younger students to ask questions and receive answers from the Internet with out having to do an extended search.  The students type in their questions and the web site does the search for them.
http://www.askjeevesforkids.com/
Little Explorers Picture Dictionary - This site provides a picture dictionary for young students.  It contains over 1,700 words.  Each word is presented with a picture and simple meaing.  Each word is then used in a sample sentence.   http://www.EnchantedLearning.com/Dictionary.html
Family Education.Com
This is an extremley intersting web site for teachers and parents.  It contains news articles of special interst to both parents and educators. It also houses a group of programs that are free downloads. These pieces of shareware software are group by subject and by age.  The site contains several excellent programs for preschool, kindergarten, and 1st grade students. http://create.familyeducation.com/sitemap/0,1181,,00.html
Light Span
This is an excellent site for both students , parents, and teachers.  I features an extensive collection of academic
learning activities.  It allows students to take virtual field trips.  It allows teachers to compose web activities using
a template and then publish them on the web.  As students complete the work the results are e-mailed to their teacher or parent.    http://lightspan.com/
InfoPlease.com
This is an excellent web site for initial searches about specific topics.  It connects the user to dictionaries, atlases, almancs, and an uptodate encyclopedia. The opening screen provides the user with a search window.  Type in the keywords about your topic and have it search the data base for the information. http://www.infoplease.com/
JigZone
The JigZone is the place on the internet for free online jigsaw puzzles. How much time do you have?  You choose the level of difficulty from a quick and simple puzzle of 6 pieces, to a challenging 240 piece.  cut.  One of the choices features a variety of puzzles pieces cut into the shapes of thedifferent states.
http://jigzone.com/
Sparky the Fire Dog 
This is an enchanting site for young students.  It introduces them to the firemen and different fire trucks.  It gives both readers and nonreaders the opportunity to practice good fire safety habits through a series of interactive games.  http://www.sparky.org/index.htm

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
INTERMEDIATE REFERENCE
Other Web Sites 
  
Web Index
Ask Jeeves For Kids
This web site provides a location for younger students to ask questions and receive answers from the Internet with out having to do an extended search.  The students type in their questions and the web site does the search for them.
http://www.askjeevesforkids.com/
ZoomSchool Explorers 
This site provides a very simple index to world explorers.  By picking the first letter of the explorer's name, the student gains access to a biographical sketch of the explorer and details of his or her discoveries. http://www.ZoomSchool.com/explorers/
Webquests
This is the home page of Bernie Dodge.  He developed the idea of webquests. This matrix contains the latests webquest designs from around the United States.  If you did not find anything useful in our WebQuest table,  look here for more excellent sites. 
http://webquest.org/
Family Education.Com
This is an extremley intersting web site for teachers and parents.  It contains news articles of special interst to both parents and educators. It also houses a group of programs that are free downloads. These pieces of shareware software are group by subject and by age.  The site contains several excellent programs for preschool, kindergarten, and 1st grade students. http://create.familyeducation.com/sitemap/0,1181,,00.html
Light Span
This is an excellent site for both students , parents, and teachers.  I features an extensive collection of academic
learning activities.  It allows students to take virtual field trips.  It allows teachers to compose web activities using
a template and then publish them on the web.  As students complete the work the results are e-mailed to their teacher or parent.    http://lightspan.com/
Eduweb Adventrues
This is an exciting site that is loaded with a wide variety of games, simulations, and information in the areas of 
art, natural science, natural history , and geography http://www.eduweb.com/adventure.html
InfoPlease.com
This is an excellent web site for initial searches about specific topics.  It connects the user to dictionaries, atlases, almancs, and an uptodate encyclopedia. The opening screen provides the user with a search window.  Type in the keywords about your topic and have it search the data base for the information. http://www.infoplease.com/
JigZone
The JigZone is the place on the internet for free online jigsaw puzzles. How much time do you have?  You choose the level of difficulty from a quick and simple puzzle of 6 pieces, to a challenging 240 piece.  cut.  One of the choices features a variety of puzzles pieces cut into the shapes of thedifferent states.
http://jigzone.com/

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
MIDDLE SCHOOL REFERENCE
Other Web Sites 
  
Web Index
Ask Jeeves For Kids
This web site provides a location for younger students to ask questions and receive answers from the Internet with out having to do an extended search.  The students type in their questions and the web site does the search for them.   http://www.askjeevesforkids.com/
Yahooligans
This web site is similar to Ask Jeeves but uses different data bases for the answers.
http://www.yahooligans.com
Totally Awesome Library
This web site provides a safe research tool for older students.  It provides an extensive data base and links to other safe sites for students to explore areas of interest to them and provides information they need to complete school assignments.  http://www.awesomelibrary.org/student.html
Jobs For Kids Who Like...
This web site leads the students through an indepth study of various occupations that are linked to their intersts in school.  http://stats.bls.gov:80/k12/html/edu_over.htm
Webquests
This is the home page of Bernie Dodge.  He developed the idea of webquests.  This matrix contains the latests webquest designs from around the United States.  If you did not find anything useful in our WebQuest table,  look here for more excellent sites. 
http://webquest.org/
Eduweb Adventures
This is an exciting site that is loaded with a wide variety of games, simulations, and information in the areas of 
art, natural science, natural history , and geography http://www.eduweb.com/adventure.html
InfoPlease.com
This is an excellent web site for initial searches about specific topics.  It connects the user to dictionaries, atlases, almancs, and an uptodate encyclopedia. The opening screen provides the user with a search window.  Type in the keywords about your topic and have it search the data base for the information. http://www.infoplease.com/
JigZone
The JigZone is the place on the internet for free online jigsaw puzzles. How much time do you have?  You choose the level of difficulty from a quick and simple puzzle of 6 pieces, to a challenging 240 piece.  cut.  One of the choices features a variety of puzzles pieces cut into the shapes of thedifferent states.
http://jigzone.com/

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
HIGH SCHOOL REFERENCE 
Other Web Sites 
  
Web Index
Yahooligans
This web site is similar to Ask Jeeves but uses different data bases for the answers.
http://www.yahooligans.com
Totally Awesome Library
This web site provides a safe research tool for older students.  It provides an extensive data base and links to other safe sites for students to explore areas of interest to them and provides information they need to complete school assignments.  http://www.awesomelibrary.org/student.html
Blue Web'N
This web site provides another safe search engine for students.  It provides an extensive data base of information arranged in a user friendly format. http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/bluewebn/
Ask  Jeeves
This web site is an adult version of Ask Jeeves For Kids.  It provides more indepth answers to questions that are asked.  It is an excellent resource for older studetns.  http://www.askjeeves.com
Webquests
This is the home page of Bernie Dodge.  He developed the idea of webquests.  This matrix contains the latests webquest designs from around the United States.  If you did not find anything useful in our WebQuest table,  look here for more excellent sites. 
http://webquest.org/
Alberta Language Learning Environment
This site provides linkes to several foreign languages, inculding french and spanish.  The sites themselves are in the studied language which allows for total emersion of the student in the language.
http://fis.ucalgary.ca/alle/es.html
Foreign Languages
This web site contains a list of 70 different languages including Japaneese, Spanish, and French.  It provides samples of the written language, useful words, and audio sections provide the correct pronunciations ot the various words and phrases.  http://www.travlang.com/languages/
Eduweb Adventrues
This is an exciting site that is loaded with a wide variety of games, simulations, and information in the areas of 
art, natural science, natural history , and geography http://www.eduweb.com/adventure.html
InfoPlease.com
This is an excellent web site for initial searches about specific topics.  It connects the user to dictionaries, atlases, almancs, and an uptodate encyclopedia. The opening screen provides the user with a search window.  Type in the keywords about your topic and have it search the data base for the information. http://www.infoplease.com/
JigZone
The JigZone is the place on the internet for free online jigsaw puzzles. How much time do you have? You choose the level of difficulty from a quick and simple puzzle of 6 pieces, to a challenging 240 piece.  cut.  One of the choices features a variety of puzzles pieces cut into the shapes of thedifferent states.
http://jigzone.com/
Excel Tutorial
Teachers who are looking for instructions in the use of Excel, especially technology or computer teachers will  like this web site.  It contains a step by step tour of the Excel software.
http://www.usd.edu/trio/tut/excel/index.html
html Tutorial
Teachers who are looking for instructions in the use of html programming will like this web site.  It contains step by step instructions and student work in  cig, java, index, and others.
http://www.usd.edu/trio/tut/html2/
Occupational Outlook Handbook
This web site provides an alphabetical list of occuaptions.  After selecting an occupation the student is led through an extensive exploration of that particular job.  It covers areas such as salary, work conditions, amount of job growth, areas of the county, and opportunities for advancement.
http://stats.bls.gov/oco/ocoiab.htm
Career Exploration Links
This site, as part of the University of California website, contains 800 links to pages with information about a wide variety of careers
http://www.uhs.berkeley.edu/Students/CareerLibrary/Links/occup.cfm

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
PRIMARY  PARENTS
Other Web Sites 
  
Web Index
Ask Jeeves For Kids
This web site provides a location for younger students to ask questions and receive answers from the Internet with out having to do an extended search.  The students type in their questions and the web site does the search for them.
http://www.askjeevesforkids.com/
Family Education.Com
This is an extremley intersting web site for teachers and parents.  It contains news articles of special interst to both parents and educators. It also houses a group of programs that are free downloads. These pieces of shareware software are group by subject and by age.  The site contains several excellent programs for preschool, kindergarten, and 1st grade students. http://create.familyeducation.com/sitemap/0,1181,,00.html
Light Span
This is an excellent site for both students , parents, and teachers.  I features an extensive collection of academic
learning activities.  It allows students to take virtual field trips.  It allows teachers to compose web activities using
a template and then publish them on the web.  As students complete the work the results are e-mailed to their teacher or parent.    http://lightspan.com/
InfoPlease.com
This is an excellent web site for initial searches about specific topics.  It connects the user to dictionaries, atlases, almancs, and an uptodate encyclopedia. The opening screen provides the user with a search window.  Type in the keywords about your topic and have it search the data base for the information. http://www.infoplease.com/
JigZone
The JigZone is the place on the internet for free online jigsaw puzzles. How much time do you have?  You choose the level of difficulty from a quick and simple puzzle of 6 pieces, to a challenging 240 piece.  cut.  One of the choices features a variety of puzzles pieces cut into the shapes of thedifferent states.
http://jigzone.com/
Sparky the Fire Dog 
This is an enchanting site for young students.  It introduces them to the firemen and different fire trucks.  It gives both readers and nonreaders the opportunity to practice good fire safety habits through a series of interactive games.  http://www.sparky.org/index.htm

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
INTERMEDIATE  PARENTS
Other Web Sites 
  
Web Index
Ask Jeeves For Kids
This web site provides a location for younger students to ask questions and receive answers from the Internet with out having to do an extended search.  The students type in their questions and the web site does the search for them.
http://www.askjeevesforkids.com/
Webquests
This is the home page of Bernie Dodge.  He developed the idea of webquests.  This matrix contains the latests webquest designs from around the United States.  If you did not find anything useful in our WebQuest table,  look here for more excellent sites. 
http://webquest.org/
Family Education.Com
This is an extremley interesting web site for teachers and parents.  It contains news articles of special interst to both parents and educators. It also houses a group of programs that are free downloads. These pieces of shareware software are group by subject and by age.  The site contains several excellent programs for preschool, kindergarten, and 1st grade students. http://create.familyeducation.com/sitemap/0,1181,,00.html
Light Span
This is an excellent site for both students , parents, and teachers.  I features an extensive collection of academic
learning activities.  It allows students to take virtual field trips.  It allows teachers to compose web activities using
a template and then publish them on the web.  As students complete the work the results are e-mailed to their teacher or parent.    http://lightspan.com/
Eduweb Adventures
This is an exciting site that is loaded with a wide variety of games, simulations, and information in the areas of 
art, natural science, natural history , and geography http://www.eduweb.com/adventure.html
InfoPlease.com
This is an excellent web site for initial searches about specific topics.  It connects the user to dictionaries, atlases, almancs, and an uptodate encyclopedia. The opening screen provides the user with a search window.  Type in the keywords about your topic and have it search the data base for the information. http://www.infoplease.com/
JigZone
The JigZone is the place on the internet for free online jigsaw puzzles. How much time do you have?  You choose the level of difficulty from a quick and simple puzzle of 6 pieces, to a challenging 240 piece.  cut.  One of the choices features a variety of puzzles pieces cut into the shapes of thedifferent states.
http://jigzone.com/

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
MIDDLE SCHOOL FOREIGN LANGUAGE
Other Web Sites 
  
Web Index
Language Translator
This web site contains a universal translator that will translate anything that the students type in from English to German, French, Spanish, Italian, or Portuguse. It will also translate from thiese languages back into English. http://babelfish.altavista.com/
Spanish-Resources  Grammar 
http://www.studyspanish.com/
Spanish Resources Culture 
http://www.studyspanish.com/culture.htm
Spanish Resources Grammar 
http://www.studyspanish.com/links/fun.htm
Spanish Resources Links 
http://www.june29.com/Spanish/index.html
Spanish Resources Drill 
http://www.davidreilly.com/spanish/
French Resource Background -http://www-lib.haifa.ac.il/www/subj/french/welcome.html
French Resource WebQuest on French Cities http://library.thinkquest.org/12447/

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
HIGH SCHOOL FOREIGN LANGUAGE
Other Web Sites 
  
Web Index
Spanish-Resources Grammar 
http://www.studyspanish.com/
Spanish Resources Culture
http://www.studyspanish.com/culture.htm
Spanish Resources Grammar 
http://www.studyspanish.com/links/fun.htm
Spanish Resources Links
http://www.june29.com/Spanish/index.html
Spanish Resources Drill 
http://www.davidreilly.com/spanish/
French Resource Background http://www-lib.haifa.ac.il/www/subj/french/welcome.html
French Resource WebQuest on French Cities http://library.thinkquest.org/12447/
Alberta Language Learning Environment
This site provides linkes to several foreign languages, inculding french and spanish.  The sites themselves are in the studied language which allows for total emersion of the student in the language.
http://fis.ucalgary.ca/alle/es.html
Foreign Languagees
This web site contains a list of 70 different languages including Japaneese, Spanish, and French.  It provides samples of the written language, useful words, and audio sections provide the correct pronunciations ot the various words and phrases.  http://www.travlang.com/languages/

 
 

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