zMIT Bookmarks

Bookmarks for K-8 Children

Identified by MIT Students, July 1998

American History

McKee Web Library: [History: American History] http://www.library.southern.edu/d_151100.shtml

This is an excellent site for both teachers and students. It supplies several links to other sites that contain a wealth of information on American History. The site is maintained by Southern University's McKee Library. This site is consistently updated.

Encyberpedia History by Bob Kerstein http://www.encyberpedia.com/history.htm

This site provides many sites pertaining to American History. It is maintained by a group of historians and appears to be consistently updated. There is a disclaimer which warns user's of copyright laws and proper usage of material.

Index of Resources for History http://kuhttp.cc.ukans.edu/history/index.html

This site is an excellent site that supplies a broad base of subjects that relate to American History. It is maintained by Martin Lerenz-Meyer, Department of History at the University of Kansas. This site is consistently updated.

Ohio University Libraries' Home Page http://www.library.ohiou.edu/

This is an excellent site that contains several links to various sites dealing with American History. It also has several online journals available. This site is maintained by Ohio University's library and is updated on a regular basis.

TheHistoryNet - Where History Lives on the Web http://www.thehistorynet.com/

This is a very interesting site that contains links to many sites dealing with all areas of history, including American History. Ares of interest pertaining to time periods, as well as regional information are available. The site is updated consistently and is managed by Interactive8, Inc. This is a commercial site.

History Links, http://www.rancho.cc.ca.us/ac/rs/aed/his/his.htm This is a good site because it allows teachers and students to go to other American History websites to find further information about a particular event in American history. This site provides websites that will give lesson plans for history. It also provides information on political parties.

American History Links, http://www1.osu.cz/home/xNovotmi/history.htm This site is similar to the site above. It provides additional American history websites for students and teachers. It also provides readings about historical events.

TheHistoryNet - Where History Lives on the Web, http://www.worldwarii.com This site is a useful site for students because it links them with other sites dealing with historical events.

McKee Web Library: [History: American History] http://www.library.southern.edu/d_151100.shtml This site will link students to other sites also. They can visit the Library of Congress, and the Smithsonian Institute as well.

The American War Library, http://members.aol.com/veterans/index.html This site will enable students to find information on the wars. It will be able to give them a lot of information on a variety of American Wars.

Social Studies

This site provides a wide variety of lesson plans for K-12 grades, many innovative teaching strategies for social studies and ideas and activities for teaching georgraphy. Next this site lists other resources for teaching social studies, multimedia resources, online museums and exhibits for social studies and major social studies education organization.

I did not review very single site available on this web page, but it does contain a large amount of resources for teaching social studies at a variety of levels from K through 12.

Colonial America and Children's Literature

Wonderful site for integrated classroom. This web page links U.S. History with literature. Beginning of web page has

Ideas for research starters, activities, discussion of colonies, confllicting needs between colonies, places and characters in historical fiction and nonfiction.. Next books are listed catergorized by picture books, novels, nonfiction.

There are also links to related area sites for literature and the colonial period, U.S. History maps and to the Library of Congress Resource Guide for the Study of Black History and Culture. Great timesaver rather than spending hours and hours in library.
Westward Ho! Electronic learning center about the Old West. Provides a time line, people of the 1800's, activities and link to other west sites.

5th Grade Social Science Lesson Plans

Good example to use for students to see outline for a state research report. Lesson plan for examining different

Cultures and one for examining how the environment was affected by the pioneer lifestyle.

Social Studies Education: National Council for the Social Studies

This web page is a little congested but provides some great resources if you take some time to decipher it.The Town Crier

This is a forum about early America. Could be a great resource for gifted and talented interested in early American \

History.

Colonial Williamsburg Almanack

This web page is fantastic. You can visit Colonial Williamsburg over the Net. Historical buildings, colonial sites, etc.

Brings early America to life before your eyes.

si homepage text version

Home page of the Smithsonian. Great reference for kids to use.

Ancient Civilizations

In Search of the Oregon Trail

www.pbs.org/opb/oregontrail

This site is an excellent site for students to view and understand the journey on the Oregon Trail. The site gives facts, explains about the myths, and has a site for trivia surrounding the Oregon Trail. This site also has a site called teacher’s guide, which gives helpful suggestions for teaching the lesson.

Oregon Trail Interpretive Center

End of the Oregon Trail. www.teleport.com/~eotic/index.html

This site would be good for viewing pictures, maps and what the people brought with them on the Oregon Trail. This site even carries some information on the Blacks that traveled the Oregon Trail.

OREGON TRAIL: The Trail West, revised 6/30/96

www.nde.state.ne.us/SS/oregon.html

This site would be helpful in studying the journey west. It carries photos, has history surrounding the trail, contains genealogy, and different hazardous obstacles the pioneers had to overcome.

The Overland Trail--Last Updated 07/21/98

Links to the Oregon Trail. www.over-land.com

This site has many links that give information about the trail, those that traveled on it. This site also has personal diaries and journals from those that crossed.

The Oregon Trail Home page
The Oregon Trail. www.isu.edu/~trinmich/Oregontrail.html: This site would be useful in learning about the trail, the; different type of people that traveled on it, different
stops that were made along the way and historical places. This site also lists facts about the trail.
AFRO-Americ@: Jackie Robinson
AFRO-Americ@: The Black History Museum -- Interactive Exhibits
Cherokee Indians

Animals

B-EYE: The world through the eyes of a bee This site is a great way to show students and teachers what a bee's perspective is of the world. The web site was created by a neuroscientist, Andrew Giger. He became involved in training bees to discriminate between two visual patterns. An explanation of the bee's eyes and how they work and view is documented. It provides students with information from a bee's view.
Iowa State University Entomology Image Gallery This site has beetles, lice, butterflies, mosquitoes, ticks, and more. Also included are plants, plant diseases, and damage. The program coordinator, John K. VanDyk, is teaching entomology and integrated pest management by making the information available on the web. It is a fantastic way for students to view bugs up close.
Yucky Bug World This site will interest students from grades second to eighth. It is very colorful and humorous. A day in the life of Ralph Roach has an interesting way of describing a roach's life. Their likes and dislikes, their anatomy and some amazing roach facts. Warning to teachers and students, although the site is humorous it is yucky and may seem gross. Be sure to review it before sharing with a class. There are many links and quizzes in the site and it will provide educational entertainment about many bugs.
WELCOME TO DIPTERA! This site researches flies and teaches their importance in their roles on earth. Also included are Dipterists, the people who work on flies. Interesting facts and history of the study of North American Diptera. This would be applicable to students in grades four and beyond.
WELCOME TO COLEOPTERA! This site was created by the Systematic Entomology Laboratory of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. It has information on beetles and beautiful up close graphics. Especially interesting is the guide to the Palearctic Flea Beetle. This will introduce students to a variety of beetles and their functions.
Welcome to PetSource http://www.petsource.com/: -This bookmark gives individuals many choices on what they want to find out about animals. There are choices such as pet health, cat corner, dog house, for kids only, pets as companions, and pet news.
THE POWER OF PETS http://www.petnet.com.au/power/health.html: -This bookmark talks about specific health benefits to having pets. It states that interactions between people and pets is increasingly becoming a subject of scientific research. Evidence show a decrease in heart disease, blood pressure, and fewer visits to the doctor from people who have pets.
THE POWER OF PETS http://www.petnet.com.au/power/benefits.html: -This bookmark talks about the benefits of having pets. It breaks the categories down into specifics such as: pets as companions, pets as family members, pets as helpers, increasing social values of pets, etc.
PetStation -- all about pets, dogs, cats, birds, reptiles, amphibians, small mammals, rabbits, ferrets, horses, fish, aquariums, parrots and animals www.petstation.com/: -This is an internet home base for people who love pets. From this home page you can choose exactly which animal you would like to look at and search any or all of them.
Pet Pages Main Page chitrib.webpoint.com/pets/Pet-main.htm: -This book mark also gives choices as to which animal or animals it is that you would like to search. After choosing the animal you then get sub-titles to choose from such as history and art of, rare breeds of, buying guide to, and care and gear for.
Wolf Pages http://204.234.22.1/SDGI/Westridge/yellowwolf.web.html This site is sponsored by Westridge middle school and gives great factual information about wolves and Yellowstone park. I choose this site because it is a great example of what students can do .
The Searching Wolf - Interesting Wolf and Related Sites http://www.iup.edu/~wolf/ws.htmlx This site has a list of links available about wolves. It covers everything from Yellowstone to fictional stories. I choose this site because it provides a link to several sight for children. In sites for kids there is factual information as well as fictional stories and poetry.
The Total Yellowstone Wolf Map Page http://www.yellowstone-natl-park.com/wolfmap.htm This site offers a map of Yellowstone. It details the numbers of wolves in the park and the pack locations. I choose this site because it is a good visual tool for students that have not been to Yellowstone.
NWF Northern Rockies - Help Save the Yellowstone Wolves http://www.nwf.org/nrockies/wolves/index.html This sight is sponsored by an animal rights organization. It details the reintroduction of wolves into Yellowstone Park. It may be a bit biased but has links to many other sights. I choose it because it had a lot of information on the politics surrounding the reintroduction of wolves in Yellowstone.
TwoSocks - Your Starting Point to the Wolf Wide Web Wolf wolves Yellowstone Wolf Education Judge Downes Bison Buffalo Wolf wolves Yellowstone Wolf Education Judge Downes Wolf wolves Yellowstone Wolf Education Wolf wolves Yellowstone Wolf wolves Wolf Wolf wolves wolves Yellowstone Yellowstone Yellowstone Wolf Education Wolf Education Wolf Education Wolf Education Judge Downes Judge Downes Judge Downes Judge Downes Judge Downes Bison Buffalo Bison Buffalo Bison Buffalo Bison Buffalo Bison Buffalo Bison Buffalo Http://www.twosocks.com/index5htm This is a great site with a lot of information. This will be especially interesting to students because of the sound and video clips. I choose this sight because I thought students would enjoy the sound and video.
Metro Washington Park Zoo Official Web Site - Portland, OR This is an excellent resource for teachers that can be used for obtaining information about taking students on a field trip. Also included are descriptions about activities during the summer that students can participate in. This would best be used by elementary teachers but can also be integrated into an upper grade curriculum. San Diego Zoo, San Diego Wild Animal Park, Zoological Society of San Diego This is a good site for students of all ages. It has excellent photos of many different animals and it has some fun activities as well. Among those activities is the opportunity to send a postcard of an animal to a friend. This can give the students practice using e-mail in a new and exciting way. Welcome to the Wildlife Conservation Society This is a fun and educational page that students and teachers alike will enjoy. The click of a button takes students to a page that is just for kids and lets them take a virtual tour around the zoo. When they take this tour they are shown high quality photos that also describe habitats and other interesting facts in "kid friendly" language. Teachers and older students may be interested in this page to find out what kind of conservation projects are happening worldwide. The Dendrobates tinctorius Colour Morph Guide I would recommend this website for teachers at the middle school or high school level because it goes in depth about the classifications of different species of poison dart frogs. It would be a good resource for students to use when they are working on a research paper or a group presentation about the many different characteristics and other facts about the poisonous frogs. Teachers Corner This page is part of a larger website called Frogland. It is a HUGE list for teachers that includes ideas for activities and teaching programs that include, of course, frog stuff, but also topics such as the rain forest and water conservation. Teachers can find an activity here for any grade level from kindergarten through high school. Other "Animal / Zoo" sites of interest: The Philadelphia Zoo - Animals! POISON FROG PAGE Poison Dart Frogs Trendy's House of Herpetology

Art

ArtsEdNet
Student Research Pages
The Incredible Art Department
KinderArt - Art Education - free art lessons for k-8
Eyes on Art: Teacher's Guide
Art-A-Fair Children's Art Activities
Arthur
Joseph Wu's Origami Page
Children's Authors & Illustrators, and their Books
Cool Art Projects for Kids
Chunky Monkey's Rain Forest Friends, http://www.chunkymonkey.com/rainforest/rainforest.htm This site was created by the cartoonist, Pauline Comanor, and offers children the chance to learn to draw rainforest plants and animals. Some of the drawing lessons are designed by children. There are also stories and coloring pages available at this site.
Cartoon Corner, http://www.cartooncorner.com This is a fun site to visit. I was also created by a cartoonist by the name of Emmett Scott. There are drawing lessons, stories, comic strips and puzzles for children to do.
Download-a-Dinosaur, http://www.rain.org/~philfear/download-a-dinosaur.html At this web site there are patterns for twelve different dinosaurs that can be printed out directly from the screen. The dinosaurs are then folded origami-style to make 3-D dinosaurs.
Crayola, http://www.crayola.com This is a very colorful and exciting place to visit. Among the activies offered here are: online arts and crafts, stories, games, and even a tour of the Crayola factory. There is also a section dedicated to parents and teachers.
Drawing.html, http://www.geocities.com/~teddarnold/drawing.html This site was created by Tedd Arnold, a children's author and illustrator. At this site is a step-by-step display of how he makes his illustrations. This is both fun and informative for children and adults.
Museum Exhibition articles, many with images; American Art paintings, sculptures, photographs, http://www.tfaoi.com/newsmus.htm American Museum Index This is an excellent site for students to access over 100 art museums around the country. By selecting a museum from the directory, students will see examples of art exhibited in that museum. Stories and information about the museum are also provided. Most of the museum sites listed have been updated in the last 3 to 6 months.
Online Art, http://www.crayola.com/online_index.html Crayola On-Line Art - Artists Corner This site provides students the opportunity to explore the lives and masterpieces of a number of featured artists. The descriptions of the artists' lives are brief and a sample piece of their art is included. Michelangelo, Leonardo Da Vinci, and Georgia O' Keefe are just a few of the current artists students may learn more about.
African Art: Aesthetics and Meaning, http://www.lib.virginia.edu/dic/exhib/93.ray.aa/African.html African Art: Aesthetics and Meaning This site is an excellent resource for students to view African art. It contains an electronic exhibition of African art held by the Bayly Art Museum at the University of Virginia. Included in the site is information related to the aesthetics of African art, a color exhibition of the collection, and a description of each piece in the collection. Masks, headdresses, and carved figures are just a few of the pieces showcased.
@rt room doorway, http://www.arts.ufl.edu/art/rt_room/@rtroom_doorway.html @rt Room Doorway This site is excellent in that it provides students the opportunity to choose from a variety of art related activities. Students can do art projects, learn how to think like an artist, view an exhibition of other students' art, and learn about famous artists, just to name a few. This site also provides links to other sites dedicated to kids, art, and education and is maintained by the College of Fine Arts at the University of Florida.
Yahooligans! - Art Soup, http://www.yahooligans.com/Art_Soup/ Yahooligans! - Art Soup This site is a web guide for kids specifically related to art. A menu, from which students can choose from a variety topics such as art history, artists, painting, museums and galleries, just to name a few, is included. From this site, students may also searches for information on specific art related topics. This site is a trademark of the adult web guide Yahoo! and is consistently updated.

Current Events/News

Welcome to the United Nations CyberSchoolBus
ChannelOne.com : Speak your mind : July 1998
CRAYON's news sources
KidNews Home Page

Native Americans

Chickasaw Historical Research Page: This would be a great web site for elementary students studying either Native Americans or the history of the Arkansas/Tennessee area. This site is produced by the Chickasaw themselves and provides a rich and detailed history of their tribe.
Compact Histories: This is an educational award-winning site that would be great for 3^rd through 6^th graders. It contains a basic history of a huge amount of Indian tribes. The information is presented clearly, simply and in a way that all elementary children can understand. Great site!
Native American Documents Project: This site contains information, including graphs, tables and statistics, about Native American tribes around the country both historically and present- day. It would be a good site to find information to strengthen a presentation about a tribe.
ILTweb: LiveText: SS: Native American Navigator: Designed for use by students K-12, the page provides easy access to information, charts, maps, etc. Lots of information and resources on the page. It also contains a search link for easy retrieval of information.
Native American History Resources on the Internet: Dozens of direct links to resources and pictures on the internet. Links are easily found with information categorized by the area in which a tribe is found. Historical photographs of Native Americans would interest students and liven up a lesson plan.
RedCloud , http://www.gbso.net: This site is an excellent site for K-8 students and teachers. The site details the specific attributes and characteristics involving Red Cloud (head chief of the Oglala Lakota Sioux Indian Group). I would consider this site to be an excellent tool for 1) resource use by students and/or teachers; 2) a main site with numerous links; and 3) dependable and honest site in providing historical facts and data. For example, a 5^th grader could do a report on the different Native American Tribal Chiefs (i.e., including RedCloud). Another example involves a primary teacher utilizing the information to create and implement a Native American Tribal Thematic Unit. Due to the fact that there are numerous links, the teacher is able to gather information and implement it within the classroom (i.e., creating a Native American classroom or dramatic play area, etc.)!
NATIVE AMERICAN INDEX , http://www.gbso.net: I chose this site because it is an excellent linking site. The actual site is not high in textual information. However, the site provides specific links to 1) Great Indian Chiefs; 2) Tribes; and 3) Other Related Articles. I would consider this site very useful for teachers and students in researching information about Native Americans, etc. A Native American Tribe, known as the Skyhawks consistently updates this site.

Apache, http://www.gbso.net: This site is very similar to the above site on RedCloud. Yet, I wanted to display the two different sites that offer numerous amounts of information about specific Native American characteristics. Again, this site is an excellent site for K-8 students and teachers. I believe that all of the above characteristics mentioned under RedCloud are equally attributable to this site.

Western History- Apache Indians, http://www.slu.edu/classes: This is a great educational site for K-8 students and teachers. The site is a well-known educational site that provides a brief history of specific information about the Apache Indians. In conjunction with the specific historical information, this site provides numerous linkages to other well-known sites. Again, I believe that this site serves as a great resource tool for students and teachers.

Arlee Pow Wow/What to Expect, http://www.ronan.net: This is and excellent site detailing what a Pow Wow entails. This site is very useful for both teachers and K-8 students. The following information provided by the site can be utilized in numerous ways, including 1) resource information for a report; 2) resource information for teachers to know how to correctly implement a Pow Wow celebration within a Native American thematic unit; and 3) the site provides other linkages incorporating photos for individuals to observe. Native American Tribes, known as the Salish and Kootenai consistently update this site. I liked how they included a disclaimer recognizing the different meanings of what a Pow Wow means to the different tribes.

THIS WEEK IN "NORTH AMERICAN INDIAN" HISTORY by PHIL KONSTANTIN, http://members.tripod.com: This site is an excellent linkage site that provides some textual information. However, the site is wonderful for linking to other great North American Indian History sites including 1) specific historical dates; 2) tribal names; 3) moon tribal information; 4) photos about the different tribes; and 5) personal information about the Native American author.
Chief Joseph: This site is an account of Chief Joseph as told by the Sioux Chief, Ohiyesa. Ohiyea is also an author and many of his works are listed on this page. There are also links to Indian Heroes and Great Chieftains.; This site, as with all of the sites listed here, has great graphics and is fun to look at as well as read. Students will find all of them both informative and enjoyable.
Nez Perce Literature: This site offers many quotes from various Nez Perce. It also contains many links to other Native American stories. Stories about points of interest that students may be able to identify with, like Bridal Veil Falls and Half Dome.
Sayings of Chief Joseph: Speeches and sayings by Chief Joseph. This site offers a wonderful look at the insight and intelligence of this great chief of the Nez Perce.
People in THE WEST - Chief Joseph: This is an excellent site for specific information about Chief Joseph. There are many links to other sites imbedded within the page for further reading.
The Pursuit of Chief Joseph (1877): This site is an account of the pursuit and capture of Chief Joseph of the Nez Perce tribe. It is a recounting given by Charles Erskine Scott Wood, and infantryman who engaged in the pursuit and capture of Chief Joseph. It is an source for what it was like to fight in a war against such a man.
Lycos Community Guide: Art: This site is an excellent site for sixth grade students and teachers because it provides information on Native Americans Art and Technology. The site is continually updated and has been on the web since 1994.
Wa. Soc. St. -- Links for Native Americans
This site is an excellent site for sixth grade students and teachers because it provides both with a good overview of information on Native Americans as well as other information of interest to students and educators such as student government. The site is maintained by a number of non-profit organizations involved with education.
A history of the NW Coast: This site is a good site for sixth grade students because it provides students with information on the history of Northwest Coastal Native American providing students with both explorers and Native Americans point of view.
Main Menu: Native American Indian PlentyStuff
This site is a good site for sixth grade students and teachers because it provides good information on Native American culture. The site is updated by a "Webmistress" whose main interest is to educate the public on Native American culture.
American Indian Resources Index: This site is a good site for sixth grade students and teachers which provides information on Native Americans concerning a large number of topics.

Reading/Literature

This site offers a list of poems and stories for students to read. All of the work at this site is written by children and therefor may offer some inspiration to students who feel writing poetry, for example, is something only for adults. Some of the works are accomponied with photos. That makes the site very colorful and interesting for use by students.
A Poetry Connection: This site was created as a place for students to share ideas on topics for poems with other students, to publish what they have created, and to meet students from around the wold. The site also offers teachers the opportunity to discuss ideas for curriculum. Examples of student work is also provided. The site is not as colorful or interesting as most, but is nonetheless a good rescourse.
Poetry from Room 24: At this site the observer can read poems written by students of a second grade class. The work is good and the page is not so long as to become boring or repetitive. This site also offers links to another poetry web page.
Sheri's K12 Education Home Page: This homepage is a great jumping off point for teachers. To reach the page that displays examples of children's work, however, students would need to follow certain steps as the address does not change for each area. The steps are: Click Language Arts apple, click Literature &Poetry, click KidLit Children's Literature Home Page, and click Poetry. This would be hard for younger students, but with direction could easily be accessed by older children. The poems available are worth the work.
Teacher Activity: Grade 6: This site is a wonderful tool for teachers! It explains how to use the web for teaching poetry to students. The information is presented in lesson plan format and provides links to poetry sites that demonstrate different forms of poetry, such as Haiku. The site could also be used by older students for accesssing the links or for following the steps in the web writing process.
Disney Books - http://www.disney.com/DisneyBooks/index.html This site contains book information for Disney products. It is a commercial site so it is trying to sell us something but it is also a very well recognized brand and therefore probably reliable. Additonally, the fine Disney people have done the marketing to sell these to children so the interest factor is already there
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The Electronic Zoo - http://netvet.wustl.edu/e-zoo.htm This site can promote reading as it is a subject most students are comfortable with and excited about so will encourage them to read. The site has numerous links to allow children to find out about any kind of animal. This site is sponsored by a Veternarian from Washington University in St. Louis Missouri.
Billy Bear's Shareware Storybooks - http://www.billybear4kids.com/story/books.htm Billy Bear seems to be appropriate for younger children. Stories can be read to the children by the sight as well as others available for children to read. It is a commercial site but seems to be one that students may very well enjoy.
The Wizard's Wonderland http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Pines/5700/ The kid's section of this site contains a variety of different links to allow kids to have some fun and interesting things. Again this is a commercial site, but the content is gentle and amusing, and could therefore inspire more reluctant readers.
Cyberkids - Where Creative Kids Click -http://www.cyberkids.com/ This site was pretty exciting as it allows kids to post their own work and read the writing of other kids. There was a big variety of different kinds of things, from comics to poetry so it would appeal to a broad range of student interests. Again this is a commercial site.
Poetry for Kids - Links Storybook Park! -- Simple Version Winnie the Pooh - An Expotition Just for Kids thekids.com
Reading Network http://www.bosspc.com/reading/

This site developed by a commercial provider is for and about Middle School students. It provides a Reading bill of Rights for Indiana’s Young Adolescents; a blueprint for producing Readers; a List of Young Adolescent Books and the Young Hoosier book Award. It also has links to current articles about Middle school students that were published in NetWords, the newsletter of the Middle Grades Reading Network that allows you to click and see the articles. It also supplies information on purchasing past publications. This site also contains scanned photographs of students reading. It was last updated June 28, 1998.

MidLink Magazine ©The Electronic Magazine for Kids in the Middle Grades

http://longwood.cs.ucf.edu/~MidLink/

The idea that students can publish electronically and others can read their work is a motivating factor that will engage students and mirror the real world. As an educational site, it can be viewed either in frames or without them. This site has much to offer, including electronic portfolios, mysteries to solve, poems, articles, science, and current events. It was last updated in May 1998.

Adolescent Literature

http://www.indiana.edu/~eric_rec/ieo/bibs/adol-lit.html

This site provides the teacher with sources for researching adolescent reading. A list of ERIC documents that review adolescent literature with abstracts. This site also links you to the ERIC Clearinghouse on reading. Last updated in Jan. 1998

Reading Comprehension: Strategies for Its Improvement in Grades 6-12

http://www.indiana.edu/~eric_rec/ieo/bibs/readcomp.html

This site provides teachers with a list of documents where they will find strategies to improve students reading. It contains a list of ERIC documents with abstracts that can be ordered. The list covers grades 6 through 12. This site did not state when it was last updated.

Young Reader's Choice Award

http://www.beyondbasals.com/yrca.html

Information on a Northwest award for books that is generated by students and teachers is provided. Student in grades 4-8 (Youth Division) and grades 9-12 (Senior Division) vote on the book they believe should win an award. Although the date of last entry is not stated, all of the information is current. This information includes, book lists and current nominees and ordering information.

Science

Science Fair Idea Exchange, http://www.halcyon.com/scidlub/cgi-prt/scifair/guestbook.html: This web site looks at archives of old science fair projects, but allows visitors to add new projects on the list. So it is always changing. This is an excellent site for the later grade school students and teachers who are participating in science fairs, especially for 4^th-6^th grade. The site has projects form biology, chemistry, physics, and psychology. Another benefit to this site is that is linked to other science related websites for further information.
Welcome to Chem4Kids! Your Chemistry Website!, http://www.chem4kids.com/index.html: This website looks at the basics of chemistry and is very functional for a 4^th or 5^th grade level classroom. The students would find it fun to participate at this site and the graphics are oriented towards them. It looks at matter, atoms, elements, math in chemistry, reactions, key topics, and profiles of important people, and has a glossary. This site also has its own search engine, an E-mail link, and a practice quiz to test the students.
Planet Earth Main Page, http://powayusd.sdcoe.k12ca.us/teaching_learning/mt&r/PlanetEarthMainPage.htm: This excellent site was a collaboration between Poway Unified School District and the Museum of Television and Radio. This site has well written teachers guides, activities for both elementary and secondary grade students, and web link-ups to other sites that are related. The graphics is not as complex as other sites, but this also makes it easy to understand. The activities can be modified to fit the grade level that is appropriate.
Reaching for the Red Planet, http://lyra.colorado.edu/sbo/mary/redplanet.html: This site is the most comprehensive of the science websites I've visited. Written by a graduate student, this multi-purpose curriculum covers the planets around the earth's sun, the earth's environments, the research and plan for building a Mars colony. There are many assignments, teachers' guides, questions related to life on Mars, and previews of current and planned missions to Mars. The students use drawings, creative writing, research skills, team work, math, and scientific experiments.
Great Plant Escape, http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/gpe: This site looks at growth of plants and the soils they need. The graphics are basic but accomplish what is required. There are student and teacher guided activities, instructions, and a basic outline of how to proceed in the suggested order. There are introductions, facts, and activities to make this a fun learning experience for the student, especially the 3^rd through 5^th graders.
Kid's Space
NASA Observatorium Space Science
Amazing Space Web-Based Activities
StarChild: A learning center for young astronomers
Windows to the Universe
Room 100 Space ABC's: This web site is a great one for students in the early primary grades. A teacher whose class was studying the solar system made an ABC picture book. This site allows the user to click on a picture and it tells you what the letter is and it's relevance to the solar system. It even gives the option for audio, so a student just learning to read would benefit greatly from this.
Star Trek Voyager - Starfleet Database: This site was picked for amusement purposes only. Since the subject is space, students who are interested in Star Trek may make a connection with it and the assignment at hand. It may give some a creative way to do an assignment, which in turn may further learning. This site has to do with the actual show and the latest of what is happening in on the Starship Enterprise and it's crew.
Mrs. Howard's Solar System Project: This site has many links to other sites of NASA dealing with the Solar System and the planets. This page was designed for school purposes. It has a lot of valuable information as well as some nice pictures and graphics of the solar system. The other links within the web page are also really helpful for a student needing information.
The Solar System: This site is maintained by a Planetarium in Kansas City. The graphic that is on this site is a wonderful visual for planets that are to scale in relation to one another. When students are studying the Solar System, this visual would give them an idea of how small earth really is in comparison to other planets. The rest of the site has information regarding programs at the planetarium for people of all ages.; Views of the Solar System; This site is a multimedia adventure unfolding the splendor of the Solar System. A student can also discover the latest scientific information from here through photographs, scientific facts, text, graphics, and videos. This site offers exploration through our system as well as educational enjoyment. This site is maintained by the Hawaiian Astronomical Society
The Center for Science Education at UC Berkeley Space Sciences Laboratory - http://cse.ssl.berkeley.edu/: This site provides its viewers with wonderful detailed descriptions, images, and history of how the Sun and Earth are connected, comets, light, spectra, and so on. In addition, it provides information regarding current events occurring in astronomy and links one may want to further explore regarding this topic. Also, a variety of lesson plans are available to teachers. The lesson plans include topics such as: solar system, weather, space science, cycles, and light.; Astronomy Education Links - http://www.infinet.com./~riordan/
This site includes colorful pictures and a vast amount of information. The user can select topics such as history of astronomy, curriculum, resources regarding astronomy, etc. In addition, this site includes an enormous amount of topics and activities in which one can choose. These include items such as games, solar activities, space chat, lesson plans, etc.
Mrs. Howard's Solar System Project - http://aisd2.allen.k12.tx.us/ford/classes/stwork/solarsys/solarsys.html: This site provides the user with a wonderful selection of topics that he or she can explore. The links include items such as images and statistics regarding the nine planets and their moons, as well as information, myths, and pictures of the solar system. In addition, this site also allows the user to design his or her own solar system activity.; Exploring Planets in the Classroom: hands-on science activities -http://www.soest.hawaii.edu/SPACEGRANT/class_acts/
This site is an excellent resource for teachers who would like to find hands-on astronomy activities for students. These activities have students make visual representations from playdough, edible food such as peanut brittle, etc. The site can also link the user to NASA and resources and products one could use to teach grades K-12. There are numerous topics in which one can choose to explore. These topics include items such as craters, Earth, moon, volcanology, introduction to the solar system, gravity and rockets, and so on.
Views of the Solar System - http://bang.lanl.gov/solarsys/eng/homepage.htm: This site provides viewers with information including the following: vivid images, diagrams, descriptions, facts, and videos regarding the Sun, meteorites, and the planets and their moons. In addition, this site includes information concerning the history of space exploration and the people who have significant contributions to the field of astronomy.
Welcome to The Nine Planets - For Kids!!! -: This Web site is a very comprehensive information tour of our solar system. The site is nicely layered with hotlinks for each planet and their respective moons, the asteroid belt, the sun, the earth and comets. The information is extensive and includes such things as the physical make-up of each body, related space missions, even the mythological origins of the names are nicely explained. An exciting site to visit for children of all ages!
Spacecraft Galileo at Jupiter: This Web site relates the travels of the spacecraft Galileo to the planet Jupiter. The mission is illustrated with cartoons adding kid appeal to this site. Maintained by NASA, this site provides hotlinks to other space missions. It also includes hotlinks to a Spanish and a German version, which provides the opportunity to use this in a foreign language curriculum.
A Little Rock on Mars: This Website relates the story of a little rock on Mars, bringing kid appeal to the geology of this planet. A hotlink accesses an update from this little rock, as it relates its observation of the planet's exploration by the Rover Sojourner part of one of our space missions. This site can also be accessed in German, Japanese, Portuguese, Spanish and Czech, which is of interest to teachers with ESL students and provides another opportunity for use in a foreign language curriculum.
KidSat Main Page: This site is part of a three year pilot program by NASA, designed to bring space exploration into the classroom. It contains the latest information about the Space Shuttle missions, providing feed back and opportunities for input with regard to the educational parts of the missions. Students can access satelite images of the earth, research the environmental impact of such natural phenomena as El Nino, earth quakes, volcanoes and explore updates of the Space program's currents events. This site is a valuable resource to teachers in curriculum planning as well.
Our Solar System: This Website provides teachers with information for lesson plans related to studying the solar system. Activity suggestions range from using spreadsheet formats to calculate your weight on the different planets as a way of exploring the differences in gravitational pull, to templates for research projects to learn about each planet's characteristics, to graphing activities to discover the planets' positions as they orbit around the sun. Students can access the necessary information via this Web site, but the activities will need to be guided by the teacher.
The Weather Unit, http://faldo.atmos.uiuc.edu/WEATHER/weather.html: This site is very useful if you are planning a thematic weather unit. It covers all subject areas and gives weather lesson plan ideas in all areas. The site even offers ideas for props in the classroom and field trips that would be connected to the weather unit of study. There is also a link for an exciting project for students to get involved in. If you get into this site you can post comments and read other teacher's comments about the weather unit illustrated on this Web page.
Weather Here and There, www.ncsa.uiuc.edu/edu/RSE/RSEred/Weather-Home.html: This site illustrates an integrated weather unit, which incorporates interaction with the Internet and hands-on collaborative, problem solving activities for students in grades four through six. The unit can be expanded to all subject areas. Students will even have the opportunity to interact with scientists and other students across the world via e-mail and the Internet. Examples of student's work and six lesson plans are outlined on the site.
Air Quality Lesson Plans and Data, http://www.tnrcc.state.tx.us/air/monops/lessons/lesson_plans.html: This site offers a multitude of lesson plans that all have to do with air quality planning and assessment. If you are looking for a lesson plan dealing with air quality, this is the site to look at. The best thing about this site is that it covers all the different grade levels. If you want a certain topic for your lesson, you can find it on this site and adapt it to the grade level that you desire.
NetLessons, http://www.nando.net/prof/edsvc/nieo4.html: This Internet site is designed for grades 7-12 and incorporates the math and science of weather. The site offers many links to other useful sites that are related to the weather unit that you are teaching. A component of the unit lets your students take part in a scientific observation project that spans the nation. There are many other projects outlined that help students understand how the weather affects the many different aspects of our lives.
Weather for Teachers and Kids, http://www.nwstulsa.noaa.gov/weather_kids.html: This site offers some helpful weather-related links for both teachers and students. The best thing about this site it explains weather safety for children. There are many "hands-on" experiments that can be carried out in the classroom. The site is very colorful and user-friendly. It is updated often and has a variety of activities that students will find engaging and fun.

World Cultures

HELLENIC CULTURE - ÅËËÇÍÉÊÏÓ ÐÏËÉÔÉÓÌÏÓ For children doing research about the ancient Greeks, this site is wonderful because it establishes a link with the Greek Ministry of Culture. The site is rich with pictoral depictions of museums and archaelogical artifacts. It gives a list of museums, monuments, and archaelogical sites, as well as features of ancient culture associated with them. This is paired with modern aspects of Greek culture and current attempts to restore archaelogical sites. Perhaps one of the most exciting aspects is a cultural map of Greece, where you are able to click the desired area and learn its ancient name, culture, and current archaelogical sites associated with it. This site would be most appropriate for students in the middle school age or above. View China This site gives a comprehensive overview of many aspects of China, including geography, historical sites, universities, shopping, and hotels. For teachers interested in covering ancient civilizations, the site gives a brief historical outline as well as archaelogical sites associated with these events. Students are able to choose an area of interest and learn the history, climate, population, etc. of it. For teachers wishing to provide a broad and extensive perspective of both the ancient and modern China, this is an excellent site. Created by a commercial organization, this site would be most appropriate for middle school and above aged students. China Travel & Tourism This site gives middle school aged students the opportunity to take "study tours" of China. Students are able to select a geographical area they would like to tour and are provided with visual images and facts associated with that area. Not as extensive as the previous site, this one may serve as a good basic introduction to the various areas of China. Mark Millmore's Ancient Egypt This site is excellent for children or for anyone interested in learning more about Egypt. The site is full of pictoral representations and maps. Viewers have the option of exploring many aspects of ancient Egypt, including pyramids and temples, kings and queens, and hieroglyphs. However, most helpful is that each of these is accompanied by a down to earth explanation and useful connections children will be able to appreciate. For example, the hieroglyphs area gives children symbols to write their own names. Also impressive are the links provided by the site, including links to museums which specialize in Egyptian exhibitions. Time-Life Education - Greece Hot Links This site serves only as a link to other sites centered around aspects of ancient Greek culture. However, the depth and completeness of links given is impressive. Children doing research on the ancient Greeks are given access to an overwhelming amount of information, especially when considering that many of the links provided contain links themselves. Some of the many areas to explore include mythology, Greek costumes, ships, and a cultural map. Created by Time-Life Education, this site is an excellent resource for middle school aged children.

Iran: Cradle of Culture and Garden of Civilization

I thought this was an excellent cite. The map of Iran provides numerous links to cities within the region. Text is included with photographs and detailed descriptions of particular interest in highlighted regions.

The Persian Carpet Gallery

Because the Persian carpet is one of the best known art forms in the region, this site is a great way to learn about the culture through art. BEAUTIFUL photographs and descriptions, with links to other art sites..

Iran Bazar

This was my favorite site. The page could be read in several different languages and was very visually appealling. The site was up to date and provided clear pathways to regions in Iran. The links provided detailed information complete with photos, and additional sources of information. very thorough.

IRAN: Photo Album through Persia

This site provide excellent photographs of the region. The page was easy to follow, attractive and connected to relevant sites of interest.

Khodad's Iran Page

I liked this page because it gave students an opportunity to communicate with a native Iranian. The site admitted to some bias when it came to history but invited feedback from others. Several relevant links were provided. Interesting perspective to have available to students.

Official & Religious Mexican National Holidays :

Address = http://www.mexonline.com/holiday.htm This site offers a list of Mexico's official and religious holidays. Brief explanations of each holiday are provided. In some instances, a more thorough explanation is available through links to other sites.

Mexico OnLine - Mexican Sports & Recreation Directory

Address = http://www.mexonline.com/sports.htm This site provides a directory of Mexico's major sports and teams. Spanish language links have been developed for several of the teams. Each team's scores, schedules, and standing are listed. Ibelieve that this would be an interesting and simple way to introduce beginning Spanish.

Mexico OnLine - Mexican Art & Culture Directory

Address = http://www.mexonline.com/culture.htm This site divides the Mexican culture into several categories including history, entertainment, foods, recreation, and art. Each category is set up to link to relevant web sites.

ANCIENT MEXICO

Address = http://www.lse.fullfeed.com/~cjhanson/ancient_mex.html This site offers a map of the country, links to several historical sites , information about different sections of the country, including individual cities, and pictures of the remnants of Mexico's past.

CINCO DE MAYO

Address = http://www.angelfire.com/az/CincodeMayo/

This site gives a brief history on the events leading to Mexico's Independence Day. Included are contrasting points of view. The site is interesting and informative, although very commercial toward its conclusion.

Latin American Network Information Center (LANIC) THE AQUEDUCT, ARCHITECTURAL SITES, ACAMBARO, GUANAJUATO OMNI Resources KOA: MEXICO Excite Travel : Mexico City

Inkaterra: Machu Picchu - http://ekeko.rcp.net.pe/inkaterra/machu.htm

Found in Excite, this site offers excellent historical data and points of interest about Machu Picchu. It provides a complete description of the Incan ruin. It is an excellent link to other information including: an ecological reserve in nearby Cusco, an Amazonico lodge, and the Pueblo Hotel. Students not only have the opportunity to explore information about Machu Picchu, but they have access to information about the surrounding areas.

GORP - MACHU PICCHU - HOW THEY KEPT THE SECRET -http://www.gorp.com.80/gorp/location/latamer/peru/machu.htm

Found in HotBot, this site explains how and why the lost city of the Incas was actually lost for over 400 years. An overview of the Inca civilization and Spanish conquest is discussed. In addition, it offers a bibliography list of additional resources on information regarding Machu Picchu. This site serves as an excellent resource for students to explore the how's and why's of the famous ruin.

The Machu Picchu Library - http://geog/gmu/edu/gess/classes/students/studgeog 411/miked.library.html

Located in Yahoo, this web site provides one with an abundant amount of information including: Latin America, Peru, Andean culture, the Incas, maps, background/history/written sources, education/research/ the Incan Trail, narratives, images, video and art. Students have the option to explore various aspects related to the Incan culture, as well as information regarding the surrounding areas.

machu - http:/www.travelx.com/machu.html

Found in Altavista, this site provides pictures of Machu Picchu, as well as a full description of its phenomena. The discovery of Machu Picchu is discussed at length offering much historical information to inquiring minds. This site would be excellent for students to explore as if offers basic information about the ancient ruin.

My best photographs of Machu Picchu - http:/www.geocities.com/Baja/1493.story.html

This site also found through Altavista provides various pictures of Machu Picchu as it is seen today by a recent traveler. The pictures are so colorful and vivid (via a digital camera) they practically tell the story of the famous ruin. A short story about the ruin is provided in Spanish. This information may serve as challenging reading for a Spanish bilingual or learning student.

Rabbit In The Moon: Mayan Glyphs And Architecture - http://www.halfmoon.org/

An excellent introduction to certain aspects of the Maya, including Maya hieroglyphic writing, Maya calender cycles, culture, oddities & games, and then some! This is a very interactive site where students can hear samples of syllables in the Mayan language, transcribe their names into glyphs, and translate theis birthdates onto the Maya calender.

The Maya Astronomy Page - http://www.astro.uva.ul/michielb/maya/astro.html

Similar to Rabbit In The Moon, this site speaks of Maya mathematics, their calender, and their astronomy. This site has more text and less pictures, and is not as interactive, bbut is very clear in it's presentation of the material. This page also gives students a Geographical Orientation. An added bonus are the WWW Links to other Maya sites.

Folktales - http://www.folkart.com/~latitude/folktale/folktale.htm

This site includes several Mayan folk stories as told by Don Pedro Miguel Say. These stories are great for comparing and contrasting the folklore and myths of different cultures. Keeping in mind the oral tradition, this site is best used as a teacher's resource instead of stories to be read on the computer. Students (or teachers!) could choose a story for developing into a theatrical performance for the rest of the class. This site provides stories that can be worked into nearly any content area of the curriculum.

Coffee Kids 1-800-334-9099 - http://www.coffeekids.org/health.html

This social awareness site begins with some startling "Coffee & Community Facts," such as for every pound of gortmet coffee sold, small community farmers receive between 12-25 cents. Coffe Kids states that they wish to "identify and implement long-term, self-sustaining solutions to key issues such as child mortality, nutrition, sanitation, environmental degradation and education." With a firm mission statement found in Coffee with a Cause, students can see how organizations define and implement projects that benefit the community. For the Maya connection, click on Tools of the Trade, Select Project File, San Pedro Health Project. Easy to read with great graphics, this is a fun site.

Arte Maya Tz'utuhil, Oil Paintings by Mayan Indians - http://www.artemaya.com/index.html

Vivid and beautiful, this site has examples of oil paintings by contemporary Tz'utuhil Maya. Be sure to check out Biographies & Customs for stories about the artists and the ability to view their paintings enlarged. Here, you may read a cultural explanation of what the artwork depicts. Look at Photographs to see the artists and the towns in which they live in and paint. Make sure to check out Projects if nothing else - these are photos of Maya schoolchildren in Guatemala. This site has many visual opportunities with culturally sensitive explanations.

History of Puerto Rico

This site would be the best place for a middle school student to begin his or her research on Puerto Rican history. It provides an excellent timeline of the island's history from the 15th Century through the present. The text is clear and straightforward, and judiciously placed buttons are included which link to a glossary for unfamiliar words. The page contains beutiful photos and quiet background sound of Puerto Rican birdsong.

The site is maintained by a private individual and Puerto Rican native, Magalay Rivera, who originally produced the site for a University project.

Discover Puerto Rico

This site provides comprehensive information on Puerto Rico: early human history, people & culture, government, etc. It is maintained by the Office of the Governor of Puerto Rico and includes excellent photographs of the island and its culture. This site has links to Spanish language version which could be great for bilingual or Spanish classes.

Puerto Rico in 1898

This site provides a well written account of Puerto Rican history at the turn of the 20th Century. It is a clear, aesthetically pleasing site maintained by the Library of Congress, and it provides links to articles on other facets of Puerto Rican and Caribbean history during the Spanish-American War.

Contents @ nationalgeographic.com

Although this is a commercial site, it is maintained by National Geographic Society. This site provides a table of contents which allows you to search for topics (e.g. Puerto Rico) which have been covered by National Geographic Magazine. The search result is a detailed bibliography which students could use to track down appropriate back issues of the magazine.

New York Public Library Online Exhibition of the Spanish American War

This is another high quality site focused on the Spanish American War, with subpages depicting Puerto Rico's experience and role in this conflict. The site paralleles an exhibition currently on display at the New York Public Library, marking the centenary of the Spanish American War. The site is maintained by the New York Public Library.