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After each entry we have designated an "E" or "S"
E    =    Elementary
S    =    Secondary

AOL @ School
Resources for teachers and students K-12 broken down by age groups and content area.  Interactive activities, research, quizzes, homework help, games and much more. (E, S)
http://www.school.aol.com/

Afterschool.gov - Websites for Kids and Teens
No matter what you like -- science and technology, art, business, politics, community service -- Afterschool.gov has something to offer you. (E, S)
http://www.afterschool.gov/kidsnteens.html

The Alphabet Superhighway
A place for students to browse for ideas and materials for reports and for in-depth information on topics of interest, for classes to build exhibits on problem based projects, for challenges, and for fun. (E, S)
http://www.ash.udel.edu/ash/index.html

Ask Jeeves For Kids
A “smart” search engine; ask a question, Jeeves answers!  (E)
http://ajkids.com/

Berit's Best Sites for Children
"The webs best 100 sites for kids." (E)
http://www.beritsbest.com/

BrainPop
This FANTASTIC site that has mini-movies on various areas of health, science and technology.  It also has homework help as well as other useful tools and information.
(E, S)
http://www.brainpop.com

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Bureau of Labor Statistics Career Information
Kids guide to careers. (E)
http://www.bls.gov/k12/html/edu_over.htm

Discovery School Homework Helper
More than 625 terrific links to educational sites on the Internet. (E, S) 
http://www.school.discovery.com/homeworkhelp/bjpinchbeck/

Encarta
Free on-line encyclopedia, dictionary and atlas.
http://encarta.msn.com/

Encyclopedia Britannica Intermediate
Best used for K-4. (E)
http://search.ebi.eb.com/

Encyclopedia Britannica
For all ages. (E, S)
http://search.eb.com/

Encyclopedia Smithsonian
Encyclopedia Smithsonian features answers to frequently asked questions about the Smithsonian and links to Smithsonian resources on subjects from Art to Zoology. (E, S)
http://www.si.edu/resource/faq/start.htm#top

Fact Monster
Excellent search engine for Atlas, Almanac, Dictionary & Encyclopedia. (E, S)
http://www.factmonster.com/

Fast Facts
Need to look up a statistic fast? Try this reference list, which links to many government agencies and publishers to get the just the facts. (E, S)
http://gwu.edu/~gprice/handbook.htm

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First Gov for Kids
Have you ever wondered what life would be like as a veterinarian? What about joining the Air Force? These links will lead you to information on different careers - your future is waiting! (E)
http://www.kids.gov/k_careers.htm

Gomath.com
Students can email experience tutors for math help.  Answers returned within 24 hours or less. Algebra & Geometry Automated Solution Provider.  S.A.T. Preparation tools.  On-line Chemistry help and Virtual Physics. (E, S)
 http://gomath.com

HomeworkCentral.com
3 million links divided into 2200 categories, separated by age group.  This site has homework advice and contests. (E, S)
www.homeworkcentral.com

How Stuff Works
Got a question about how something works, where it's name came from, which came first - the chicken or the egg?  Check it out - all the things you've ever pondered are answered here. (E, S)
http://www.howstuffworks.com/

KidsClick! web search for kids by librarian
Search by key word or subject. (E, S)
http://www.kidsclick.org/

KidsClick! Worlds of WebSearching
This site teaches kids HOW to search the web for information. (E)
http://www.worldsofsearching.org/

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Kids Konnect
A kid friendly search engine with everything from Abraham Lincoln to Zebras and Zoos. (E)
http://www.kidskonnect.com/

Know Play?
Via this website, you can access links to online dictionaries, thesauruses, rhyming dictionary, acronym, artist, quotation, world atlas lookup, and CIA World Factbook? The goal of this site is to simplify your life. (E, S)
http://www.kplay.cc/reference.html

Library Spot
Find dictionaries, encyclopedias, newspapers, maps, genealogy tools and much more on this user-friendly library and reference information portal. (E, S)
http://www.libraryspot.com/

PowerPoint in the Classroom
Get your questions about how to use PowerPoint answered here. (E, S)
http://www.actden.com/pp/index.htm

Refdesk.com
This portal contains almanacs, books, dictionaries, encyclopedias, news, maps and more. (E, S)
http://www.refdesk.com/

Study Web   
Check out: Classroom and Internet Resources,  Pen Pal Databases and Sites (e-pals), Free stuff, Integrating Technology into the Classroom (E, S)
http://www.studyweb.com/

Useful Support Sites for Educators Who Have Technology Support Questions
If you're an educator who has found that keeping up with modern students when it comes to Internet and technical information, you may wish to visit Useful Support Sites for Educators Who Have Technology Support Questions. (E, S)
http://supportnet.merit.edu/resources/supportsites.html

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World Almanac for Kids
For all ages. (E, S)
http://www.worldalmanacforkids.com/

Yahooligans Directory
Search by category or sites.  (E, S)
http://www.yahooligans.com/School_Bell/Ask_an_Expert/ 

Youth Corner
Guide to careers for young people. (S)
http://www.doleta.gov/youth_services/yocorner/index.cfm

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Animation Factory
A collection of easy-to-use animations that work in email, Web pages and documents.
http://www.animationfactory.com/

Awesome Clipart for Kids
Teacher, student and family-friendly free clipart, backgrounds, fonts, worksheets, puzzles, games and more. (E, S)
http://www.awesomeclipartforkids.com/

Barry's Clip Art Server
1000's of images on one of the best known clip art servers. (E, S)
www.barrysclipart.com/

Classroom Clipart
http://classroomclipart.com/ (E, S)

Coloring Book Fun
Print out pages to color at the click of your mouse. (E)
http://coloringbookfun.com/

Crayola Creativity Central
Features a rainbow of informationn, art techniques and lesson plans to make coloring in the classroom fun. (E)
http://www.crayola.com/educators/index.cfm

KidsClick!
Search engine with tons of clip art links. (E, S)
http://www.kidsclick.org/

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Kinderart
Vast collection of art lessons, activities, resources for teachers, a newsletter and educational information. (E)
http://www.kinderart.com/

Photograph and image sites
A collection of links to other good image sites. (E, S)
http://www.ncrtec.org/picture.htm

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Casa Notes
This website that will allow you to send home parent notes in Spanish and English. When you get to the website select Casa Notes and follow the instructions.
http://www.4teachers.org/tools/index.shtml

Education Place
"The Kids Place" in Spanish. (E, S)
http://www.eduplace.com/kids/hml/index.html

Enchanted Learning
A rich resource for maps, games, lesson plans on many themes and topics. (E, S)
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/Home.html

Free Translation
FreeTranslation.com is an easy-to-use site for rapid translations where you can get the "gist" of foreign language text and web pages. (E, S)
http://www.freetranslation.com/

The Graphic Organizer
Graphic organizers for the classroom. (E, S)
http://www.graphic.org/

Heinle and Heinle Webcast:  "Grammaring" in the ESL Classroom
http://www.connectlive.com/events/heinle/registered.html

Interesting Things for ESL Students
Activities including quizzes, word games, word puzzles, proverbs, slang expressions, and anagrams. (E, S)
http://www.manythings.org/

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Karin's ESL PartyLand for Students and Teachers
The student pages have over 75 interactive quizzes, 15 discussion forums, interactive lessons on a variety of topics.  The teacher pages provide you with loads of lesson plans and reproducible materials to use in class.  There are also have discussion forums, ideas for communicative practice activities, a chat room, a job board, links, and more.
http://www.eslpartyland.com/

On-Line Directory of ESL Resources
ERIC and the National Clearinghouse for Bilingual Education have put together this resource listing websites for bilingual education. Easy to navigate, resources can be searched by topic, or browsed by category:  Most Popular, Curriculum and Instruction, and Resource Type. (S)
http://www.cal.org/ericcll/ncbe/esldirectory/

Puzzle Maker
Allows teachers make games and puzzles using their own vocabulary. Clip art, math games, and science fair project ideas are also available on this site. (E, S)
http://www.puzzlemaker.com/

Texas Center for Bilingual/ESL Education
Sponsored by TEA. (E, S)
http://www.tcbee.org/

Web English Teacher
Click on the ESL link on the left.  This page of the website lists a multitude of useful websites to the ESL teacher. (E, S)
http://www.webenglishteacher.com/

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HTML Goodies
http://www.htmlgoodies.com/ (S)

HTML Language Summary
http://libweb.uoregon.edu/it/webpub/html-chart.html (S)

WDG - Entities
http://www.htmlhelp.com/reference/html40/entities/ (S)

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Cyber Newseum
AWESOME SITE. Great site to use in the classroom with a projection system.
Interactive museum of news, highlights several exhibitions in their online exhibit area.  War Stories tells what it is like to a war correspondent, with interview clips from correspondents from World War II, the Korean conflict, Vietnam, Desert Storm, and other international conflicts. Holocaust, the Untold Story examines the role of the press during WWII. The Pulitzer Prize winning political cartoons of 1999 by David Horsey are highlighted. Students can also learn about the roles that the media and news technology played in the space race. (S)
http://www.newseum.org/cybernewseum/html/index.htm

High School Journalism
Sponsored by The American Society of Newspaper Editors and The Radio and Television News Directors Foundation, to help scholastic journalism grow where it does not exist and flourish where it does. This site is geared toward teen journalists, their teachers and guidance counselors. Content includes skills-building exercises, sample lesson plans, a spotlight on high school newspapers across the country, interaction with professional journalists, updates on scholastic press freedom issues, a database of journalism scholarships and links to university journalism programs. (S)
http://www.highschooljournalism.org/

Web English Teacher
Find the following topics on Journalism: Censorship and Freedom of the Press; Design, Layout, Typography; Editing; Editorial Writing and Cartooning; Electronic Media and Online Newspaper; Ethics, Copyright, Law; Interviewing; Journalism Professional Resources; Marketing, Advertising, Fundraising; Newswriting and Reporting; Photography; Yearbook. Click on the Journalism tab on the left.  (S)
http://www.webenglishteacher.com/

Write Site
Interactive Language Arts and Journalism page designed for middle schools. (S)
http://www.writesite.org/

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Bartleby.com: Great Books Online
This site provides FREE access to thousands of literature, reference and verse works that are available online.  (E, S)
http://www.bartleby.com

The Blue Book of Grammar & Punctuation
Use this site to find answers to your questions concerning proper English grammar and punctuation. (E, S)
http://www.grammarbook.com/

Calliope, Muse of Eloquence
English Words from Classical Mythology
To better understand certain words in the English language, knowledge of Greek, Roman and Norse mythology can help. Calliope integrates worksheets and interactive quizzes to help students explore the roots of words found in mythology, and expand their personal vocabulary. (E, S)
http://fayette.k12.in.us/~cbeard/calliope/

Cyber Newseum
AWESOME SITE. Great site to use in the classroom with a projection system.
Interactive museum of news, highlights several exhibitions in their online exhibit area.  War Stories tells what it is like to a war correspondent, with interview clips from correspondents from World War II, the Korean conflict, Vietnam, Desert Storm, and other international conflicts. Holocaust, the Untold Story examines the role of the press during WWII. The Pulitzer Prize winning political cartoons of 1999 by David Horsey are highlighted. Students can also learn about the roles that the media and news technology played in the space race. (S)
http://www.newseum.org/cybernewseum/html/index.htm

Daily Grammar
Free daily emails containing grammar lessons and a weekly quiz. (S)
http://www.dailygrammar.com/

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EasyBib.com
This FREE site adheres to the current versions of the official MLA and APA handbooks.  (S)
http://www.easybib.com/

EDSITEment
This comprehensive humanities resource site features lesson plans for literature and links to resource sites on the Web. (E, S)
http://edsitement.neh.gov/

Encyclopedia Mythica
You can search this online encyclopedia to find information on mythology, folklore and legends. (S)
http://www.pantheon.org/mythica.html

The English Server
This site contains more than 20,000 articles and files, including poetry, fiction, nonfiction and more. (S)
http://www.eserver.org/

Guide to Grammar and Writing
Links to explain every aspect of grammar and writing.  Search engine, interactive quizzes, ready to use POWER POINT PRESENTATIONS to aide in teaching everything from commas, sentence fragments, diagramming a sentence, plus much much more. (E, S)
http://ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/

Internet Picture Dictionary
Words & Pictures in English, French, German, Italian & Spanish. (E, S)
http://www.pdictionary.com/

Internet Public Library Reading Room
This site contains books, magazines and newspapers from around the world that are freely available via the Internet, as well as links to other online resources, (S)
http://www.ipl.org/div/reading/

Knowing Poe
The Literature, Life, and Times of Edgar Allan Poe... In Baltimore and Beyond. Through the activities on this site, you can introduce learners to the literature, life, and times of one of America's foremost writers. Here, you will: explore his worlds, both fictional and real, from a number of perspectives; examine the complex choices writers such as Poe make as they create their works; investigate the "hard facts" about life and death in Baltimore and the United States during Poe's lifetime; and learn about the continuing impact of Poe's legacy. In addition to these interactive experiences, there are lesson plans created by Maryland teachers, primary source documents, links for further research, and materials for fun family activities related to Edgar Allan Poe. (E, S)
http://knowingpoe.thinkport.org/default_flash.asp

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The Jan Brett Alphabet
A great find--click on either traditional, cursive, or modern script to get printable alphabet blocks for your bulletin board. Each comes with a beautiful illustrations by Jan Brett; for example, H is for hedgehog. (E)
http://www.janbrett.com/alphabet/alphabet_main.htm

KidStuff - The Home of Writing By Kids For Kids
This website is run by 3 kids from England.  It is a place kids can post and read original stories and poems written by their peers, chat with kids from around the world, do puzzles and play games.
Cool site. (E, S)
http://www.kidstuff.org/

Merriam-Webster's On-line Dictionary
The name says it all. (E, S)
http://www.wordcentral.com/

The National Council of Teachers of English Teaching Ideas
Links to teaching ideas selected from MCTE publications or submitted directly by teachers,  (E, S)
http://serv1.ncte.org/teach/

Printable Shape Books by abcTeach.com
Students love writing in their Shape Books; you can even print some out, collate them with same shape writing pages, and give them out as rewards for good classroom work. Lots of different shapes are available here to print out. (E)
http://abcteach.com/Shape%20books/SHAPEmenu.htm

Shakespeare and the Internet
Cool. (S)
http://daphne.palomar.edu/shakespeare/

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Wacky Web Tales
Fun site that helps students understand parts of speech. (E)
http://www.eduplace.com/tales/

Web English Teacher
This is a very comprehensive Hotlist for English teachers, with links to prose, drama, poetry, and vocabulary sites, as well as Shakespeare, Olympics, Journalism, and Critical thinking. (E, S)
http://www.webenglishteacher.com/

Write on Reader
Good site for writing. How to make your own book.  How and where to get your book published.  Answer questions like "What is the role of the author, illustrator, editor, publisher, printer, etc." (E)
http://library.thinkquest.org/J001156/index.htm

Write Site
Interactive Language Arts and Journalism page designed for middle schools. (S)
http://www.writesite.org/

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AAA math
Math games separated by grade level and lots of information from addition to statistics and more. (E, S)
http://www.aaamath.com

All Math.com
Flashcards, games, metric conversion. (E)
http://www.allmath.com/default.asp

A+Math
Helpful, fun site created by other kids. Visit the game room and play exciting games like Matho and Hidden Picture. Test your math skills with Flashcards! Try out the Math Word Find puzzle.  Create and print your own set of flashcards online! Try out the Flashcard Creator. See the Worksheets section, where you can print worksheets to practice offline.  Try the Homework Helper to check your homework solutions. (E)
http://www.aplusmath.com/

Aunty Math
Math challenges for K-5 learners. (E)
http://www.dupagechildrensmuseum.org/aunty/index.html

Charles A. Dana Center - Mathematics TEKS Toolkit
This site is intended to provide resources for implementing the mathematics Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) and for improving mathematics programs in Texas. This site is developed and maintained by the Texas Statewide Systemic Initiative (SSI) with support from the Texas Education Agency as the designated Mathematics Center for Educator Development and from the National Science Foundation. (E, S)
http://www.tenet.edu/teks/math/index.html

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Consumer Jungle
Features consumer education curriculum including printable classroom materials and interactive student activities (Credit Cave Activities include Find the Fees and the Credit Card Safari). Units include the Credit Cave, Surviving Solo (tips for living on your own), Esmarts (safe surfing on the web), Car-fari, and Jingle in the Jungle (the mysteries of phone, cell phones, and internet service). (S)
http://www.consumerjungle.org/

Creative Classroom On-Line
Terrific site for K-8 teachers.  Find ready-to-use ideas, time-saving tips, and practical advice. You'll also find math and science activities, book reviews, FREEBIES, classroom contests, integrated classroom projects and strategies for tough-to-teach topics.  Tips on how to motivate students and manage behavior problems. (E, S to 8th grade)
http://www.creativeclassroom.com

ExploreMath.com
Lesson plans that provide strategies for educators to introduce ExploreMath's unique multimedia activities into the mathematics classroom, lab, or distance learning curricula. (S)
http://www.exploremath.com/

FunBrain.com's Math Baseball
Batter up, play a little math baseball and test your math smarts at all levels through this mind-exercising site. (E)
http://www.funbrain.com/math/

Gomath.com
Students can email experience tutors for math help.  Answers returned within 24 hours or less. Algebra & Geometry Automated Solution Provider.  S.A.T. Preparation tools.  On-line Chemistry help and Virtual Physics. (E, S)
 http://gomath.com

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Graph It
Free graphing calculator.  NOTE: Java is required to run this resource. (S)
http://www.coolmath.com/graphit/index.html

Linear Algebra Toolkit
This site is designed by staff at Old Dominion University to help a student understand basic linear algebra procedures. Learn to solve linear systems of equations or transform a matrix to row echelon form. (S)
http://www.math.odu.edu/~bogacki/lat/

Math.com
Lessons and resources for math teachers.  Homework help for students. Something for all ages.
(E, S)
http://www.math.com

Math Centers by Spring-Branch ISD
Select a center you want to work on:  Length, Time, Weight, Capacity or Temperature.
(E, S)
http://it.spring-branch.isd.tenet.edu/public/klebl/math_menu.htm

Math Competitions
Find out about math competitions all over the country for all grade levels. (E, S)
http://www.scottforesman.com/educators/mathcomps.html

MathStories.com
Awesome! In this "House of Math Word Problems for Children, students may practice their problem-solving and thinking skills with 5000 math word problems.  The problems are organized by topic and level of difficulty.  There is a small membership fee for using this website. (E, S to grade 8)
www.mathstories.com

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The Math Forum
Teacher resources, internet lessons, etc. (E, S)
http://mathforum.org/

Money Math: Lessons for Life
Show your grade 6-9 students the practical ways that math affects them.  Four lesson plans to teach students about personal finances.  Click on the PDF file link by the same name once you get to the website below. (S)
http://www.savingsbonds.gov/sav/savlearn.htm

Moving Out
At high school level, most students have one purpose in life...they must move out! In this lesson plan, the students have a taste of reality. (S)
http://www.teachers.net/lessons/posts/36.html

Multiplication.com
Support for teaching multiplication skills. (E, S)
http://www.multiplication.com/

Professor Freedman's Math Help
Basic math skills are explained very clearly in student tutorials, where students explain step-by-step how to solve unequal equations, algebra word problems and factoring polynomials. Homework assignments are available, as are study and test-taking tips. Professor Freedman's video snippets explain some basic concepts such as additions and subtraction of signed numbers. (S)
http://www.mathpower.com/

Scott Foresman's Math Surf
Choose your text and chapter for correlated technology activities for grades K-6. (E, S)
http://www.mathsurf.com/

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Teaching Time
A software developer in the UK created this site to support teaching time using analog and digital clocks. Initial teaching can be done using the whole class clock, where the teacher can manipulate the time shown and ask students “What time will it be in…?”  Worksheets are available for individual or group work, and when students are more proficient, there are interactive games, all with clocks. (E)
http://www.teachingtime.co.uk/index.html

What Good is Math?
Practical math lessons that will help your students relate math to everyday life situations.  There are games that involve everything from athletics and art to shopping, planning a party, planning a trip and filling your piggy bank. (E,  S)
http://www.richmond.edu/~ed344/webunits/math/home.htm

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In & Out of the Classroom - A practical Guide for Teachers
Office XP practical guide for teachers
http://www.microsoft.com/education/default.asp?ID=OfficeXPTutorial

Keyboard Shortcuts
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/home/using/tips/personalize/keyboardsc.asp

Keyboard Shortcuts for Internet Explorer
http://www.microsoft.com/enable/products/keyboard/keyboardresults.asp?Product=26

Password Hints
http://www.iupui.edu/~support/goodpass.html

Children's Music Web
Educations, parents and children can access Web guides, a concert calendar, music education information and hear songs. (E, S)
http://www.childrensmusic.org/

edHelper.com
Lesson Plans and Resources (E, S)
http://www.edhelper.com/index.html

Music Education @ DataDragon.com
Provides tutorials, guides and information on musical genres, the history of music, instrument & links to other related sites.  Listen to and learn about different instruments; learn to read music.  (E, S)
http://datadragon.com/education/

Music Glossary - HNH Naxos Classicals
If musical terminology has got you humming the wrong note, check out this helpful glossary of terms (E, S)
http://www.hnh.com/mgloss.htm

National Institute of Environmental Health
Sing along midis and lyrics for kids that:  introduce children to music resources and can be used as a reading enhancements tool. (E)
http://www.niehs.nih.gov/kids/music.htm

New York Philharmonic Kidzone
Musician's Lounge, Composers' Gallery, Instrument Storage Room, Instrument Laboratory, Conductor/Soloist Dressing Rooms, Newsstand, Games, and Composer's Workshop. You, oops, your students, get to experiment with interactive instruments, compose music, create instruments online or for-real offline, as well as find out about composers and musicians. A lot of content here and not as noisy as one would expect. (E, S)
http://www.nyphilkids.org/main.phtml

SFS Kids - Fun with Music
Interactive site presented by The San Francisco Symphony (SFS). (E)
http://www.sfskids.org/templates/home.asp?pageid=1

Working in the 21st Century
Working in the 21st Century is a portrait of the U.S. workforce at the beginning of the New Millennium: a set of charts and related information about subjects ranging from education levels to retirement plans. You can view either the slide show or the individual slides. This has great potential for data for math activities, or a great start to a unit on careers. (S)
http://www.bls.gov/opub/working/home.htm

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BrainPop
This is FANTASTIC site that has mini-movies on various areas of health, science and technology.  It also has homework help as well as other useful tools and information.
(E, S)
http://www.brainpop.com

Chiave Interactive
In correlation with the National Safety Council, this site offers interactive online tutorials that teach the basics of lifeguarding, professional CPR, First-Aid, and simulations of a variety of emergency situations. This was developed for a professional training company, but is made available to the public through the work of the National Safety Council. This would be a great site to begin career exploration, showing there is more to some jobs than meets the eye. (S)
http://www.chiave.com/clients/jbpub/lg/index.html

edHelper.com
Lesson plans and resources. (E, S)
http://www.edhelper.com/index.html

Health Teacher
This site contains K-12 lesson plans that each include key concepts, objectives, teaching steps, assessment, materials & preparation, time requirements and background information.   Each topic is broken down into lessons that are age appropriate by grade.  TOPICS: Alcohol & other drugs; Community & Environmental Health; Family Health & Sexuality; Injury Prevention; Mental & Emotional Health; Nutrition; Personal & Consumer Health; Physical Activity; Tobacco.  (E, S)
http://www.healthteacher.com/lessonguides/default.asp#alcohol

PE Central
Includes lesson plans, software—you name it—OUTSTANDING. (E, S)
http://pe.central.vt.edu/

Physical Education Lesson Plans
These are on-line lesson ideas for teachers to use off-line, both inside and outside. Games, activities, and classroom management ideas are easy to implement. Integrated curriculum ideas, fitness activities, and dances are included. (E, S)
http://schools.eastnet.ecu.edu/pitt/ayden/physed8.htm

ZoothLand
Really cute site for teaching kids about keeping their teeth healthy.  There is flash animation, video with adorable characters, on-line games and in the Teacher Section, you'll find diagrams of teeth that can be printed for classroom use. (E)
http://www.zooth.com/

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CaNexus
http://www.canexus.com/eve/index.shtml

Plagiarism.org
In this site you will find detailed information on the technologies behind Turnitin.com, facts about Internet plagiarism, and a report on the growth of "cheatsites" online.  (S)
http://www.plagiarism.org/

Teacher Resource to Plagiarism Sites used by Students
http://www.rvschools.org/rvhs/Professional/
teacherlinkslessons.htm#Plagarism

Turn it in
Helps prevent Internet plagiarism. (S)
http://www.turnitin.com/

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Book Adventure
Motivate kids to read by playing games and register to win prizes for reading. (E - 8th grade)
http://bookadventure.lycos.com

The Bookhive
Great for helping choose a book, from chapter books to 
classics. (E)
http://www.bookhive.org/

The Book Look
Book search and reviews by kids grade 3-6. (E - grades 3-6))
http://tqjunior.thinkquest.org/5117/?tqskip=1

Clifford's Interactive Storybooks
Phonics fun for early readers.  Play games and have stories read to you while you fill in blanks to "create" the story as you go.  Lots of fun. (E)
http://teacher.scholastic.com/clifford1/

Creative Classroom Online
Terrific site for K-8 teachers.  Find ready-to-use ideas, time-saving tips, and practical advice. You'll also find math and science activities, book reviews, FREEBIES, classroom contests, integrated classroom projects and strategies for tough-to-teach topics.  Tips on how to motivate students and manage behavior problems. (E - 8th grade)
http://www.creativeclassroom.com

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The Dewey Decimal Classification - A Multimedia Tour
Take a tour of the Dewey Decimal System. (S)
http://www.oclc.org/dewey/about/ddctour/ddc1.html

Hiyah.com
On-line favorite stories for kids.  Familiar titles like: Jack and the Bean Stalk, Country Mouse & Town Mouse, The Tortoise and the Hare, plus many more. They come up like a video and the audio portion reads the story out loud.  There is also a GAMES section - sliding tiles, memory match, and coloring book/word search pages.  Great for read alouds with the little bitties and the older kids can do some as centers. (E, S)
http://www.hiyah.com/library.html

Kids Who Read
Billed as the largest book club in the world. Students nominate and vote for their favorite book during November 2001 (voting will take place in early December). There are areas to get to know more about some favorite authors, and a literacy curriculum area for teachers. (E, S)
http://kwr.co-nect.net/index.html

The Oregon Trail
This website, developed to support the PBS documentary of the same name, lets students explore and learn "All About the Trail", read excerpts from diaries and memoirs of those who traveled the Trail, and marvel at the "Fantastic Facts."  Lists of vocabulary words, topics for discussion, activities and test questions. (E)
http://www.isu.edu/~trinmich/Oregontrail.html

Ladders to Literacy - Kindergarten
Supplemental materials for early literacy/ phonology. (E)
http://www.brookespublishing.com/store/books/oconnor-3181/index.htm

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Ladders to Literacy - Pre-Kindergarten
Supplemental materials for early literacy/ phonology. (E)
http://www.brookespublishing.com/store/books/notari-3173/index.htm

Phonological Awareness
Lindamood materials and also Sounds Abound products. (E)
http://www.linguisystems.com/topic.php?topic=7

Pro-Ed on-line
Publisher of materials for speech, language & hearing. (E, S)
http://www.proedinc.com/index.html

The Reading Corner
Great reviews by librarians. (E, S)
http://ccpl.carr.lib.md.us/read/

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Scott Foresman's Reading Headquarters
Online reading activities for grades K-6  - correlated to your textbooks.  Some can be used cross-curr. with Social Studies. (E, S)
http://sfreading.com/

What We Know About How Children Learn to Read
When it comes to reading readiness, what's the best way to prepare young children to read?  Read about 30 years of Research from the National Institute of Child Health & Human Development.  (E. S)
http://daisy.ym.edu.tw/~jrlee/30years.html

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A Glimpse at Blackholes - CNNfyi.com
Scientists focusing on a black hole thousands of light years away have come away with a surprising discovery -- the mysterious hole's edge is different, and in fact nearly 25 times larger, than what experts have thought for decades.  Full Story and Lesson Plan: http://fyi.cnn.com/2001/fyi/news/05/09/black.hole/index.html

About: The Human Internet
EXCELLENT site for anything and everything you would ever want to know about Texas, plus links for information on all the other 49 states. (E, S)
www.geography.about.com/science/geography/library/maps/blustx.htm

Access Excellence: The Mystery Spot
Great on-line and off-line activities that allow you and your students to solve mysteries using science. This is a really fun site. (E, S)
http://www.accessexcellence.org/AE/mspot/

The American Institute of Physics:  Center for the History of Physics
The mission of this site is to make known the history of modern physics and allied fields including astronomy, geophysics, and optics.  Virtual exhibits highlight the discovery of the electron, Albert Einstein, and Werner Heisenberg, the founder of Quantum Mechanics. Advanced physics instructors can view sample syllabi for History of Physics courses. An online photo archive is available with pictures of leading physicists. Grade Level: Middle School, High School. (S)
http://www.aip.org/history/

Arctic Theme Page
There's more than Santa Claus at the North pole. Visit this website, compiled by NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration), to find out about life in the Arctic Circle. Under General Interest, find out about Native Peoples, Animals, the Northern Lights, and maps oriented toward the Arctic Ocean. (S)
http://www.arctic.noaa.gov/

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Be World Wise - around the world education
Travel the seas virtually aboard a Tall Ship on a 19 month, 22 country voyage. On board, you will learn about the two teachers who signed on for the journey and their fellow crew members.   Join in and track their progress. Classroom activities and full curriculum with lessons on exploring the oceans and environmental investigations.  Lessons include:  "Astonishing Algae", "Saving Sharks", "Marine Mammal Mania", "Ultraviolet Radiation and Sun Protection", "Water Conservation", "Waste Management". (E, S)
http://www.beworldwise.org/default1.htm

BrainPop
This is FANTASTIC site that has mini-movies on various areas of health, science and technology.  It also has homework help as well as other useful tools and information.
(E, S)
http://www.brainpop.com

The Butterfly Farmer
Contains a photo gallery and a student resource guide containing units such as butterfly physiology, pupa stage and the difference between moths and butterflies. The site can be used in English or in Spanish. (E, S)
http://www.butterflyfarm.co.cr/ed/index.htm

Careers in Science
So your student wants to be a "scientist"?  Have them visit this site to find out what careers are available in the field of science, career descriptions and career resources to help them achieve  the goal. (E, S)
http://www.nal.usda.gov/kids/careers.htm

Center for Environmental Quality At Wilkes University
Learn more about water and how it can be tested. Learn about hard water, bacteria, and odors found in water, as well as testing parameters. (S)
http://wilkes1.wilkes.edu/~eqc/helpguide.htm

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Charles A. Dana Center - Science TEKS Toolkit
This site is intended to provide resources for implementing the science Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) and for improving science programs in Texas. This site is developed and maintained by the Texas Statewide Systemic Initiative (SSI) with support from the Texas Education Agency as the designated Science Center for Educator Development and from the National Science Foundation. (E, S)
http://www.tenet.edu/teks/science/index.html

ChemicalElements.com
Man, I wish I’d had this before I started that fire in Mr. Berry’s chemistry lab! (S)
http://www.chemicalelements.com/

Cool Science for Curious Kids
This site features five activities that are adapted from science and children's museums. (E)
http://www.hhmi.org/coolscience/

Creative Classroom Online
Terrific site for K-8 teachers.  Find ready-to-use ideas, time-saving tips, and practical advice. You'll also find math and science activities, book reviews, FREEBIES, classroom contests, integrated classroom projects and strategies for tough-to-teach topics.  Tips on how to motivate students and manage behavior problems. (E - grade 8)
http://www.creativeclassroom.com

Dive and Discover - Expeditions to the Seafloor
This site is exactly what the name implies. (S)
http://www.divediscover.whoi.edu/

The E-Skeletons Project
Interactive learning of the human skeleton and comparative anatomy. (S) 
http://www.eskeletons.org/

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Electric Heart (from NOVA on-line)
One of many online resources at NOVA, this ebsite program tells the story of the pursuit of a practical artificial heart. Here's what you'll find online: 1) Map of the Human Heart: how the human heart works with an automatically changing color graphic of a heart in cross-section; 2) Amazing Heart Facts; 3) Artificial Human; 4) Pioneering Surgeon: O. H. Frazier: O. H. Frazier has done more heart transplants than anyone else alive, well over 700. He talks about his work, his thoughts, and his hopes; 5) Operation: Heart Transplant: try your hand as a heart-transplant surgeon in this simplified online procedure; 6) additional resources.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/eheart/

ExZOOberance
All animals - all the time. (E, S)
http://www.exzooberance.com

Fear of Physics - Fear NOT!
This site was created to be a friendly, non-technical place for you to come and 'play' with the laws of physics for a while." For Elementary School teachers, this gives you ways to better explain the physics of the world around us. Middle School and High school students can try the different simulations, including Sound, Collisions, Making your Jump Shot, and Zero G. Illustrations will appeal to students as something they could accomplish, and the explanations let everyone gain a better understanding of physics. (E, S)
http://www.fearofphysics.com/index.html

The Great Plant Escape
Detective LePlant guides students through the information they need about plants and the part they play in our lives. In six multi-disciplinary lessons, plants, dirt, flowers, and bulbs are the center of attention.  A teachers guide integrates the lessons and online quizzes with other classroom
ideas. (E)  
http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/gpe/

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The Internet Public Library Science Fair Project Resource Guide
Another great source for creating the perfect science fair project. (E, S)
http://www.ipl.org/youth/projectguide/

Interactive Frog Dissection
An on-line tutorial of this yummy topic. (S)
http://curry.edschool.virginia.edu/go/frog/

Kennedy Space Center
This Web site from Kennedy Space Center provides new video footage, a video archive, news releases and other information that may not be posted on the Johnson Space Center site. (E, S)
http://www.ksc.nasa.gov/columbia/

The Ladybird Johnson Wildflower Center
At the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, learners of all ages can become familiar with regional flora and the natural biological diversity of the United States. There are great images of the flowers, as well as detailed information about the habitat and blooming seasons. (E, S)
http://wildflower.avatartech.com/Plants_Online/Native_Plants/native.html

Ms. Lee's Kindergarten Experiments with Science
See how this kindergarten teacher conducted science experiments with her students.  Included are experiment details, directions and pictures of the students in action. (E)
http://hastings.ci.lexington.ma.us/staff/SLee/science/

Life on the Rocky Shore
This Thinkquest Junior website helps students explore tide pools and learn more about oceans and the creatures within.  Activities range from interactive quizzes to ideas for a paper mache tide pool. Several tide tables and links to major aquariums are included.  Lots of fun interactive things for students to participate in individually or as a class. (E, S to middle school)
http://library.thinkquest.org/J001418/

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Making a Weather Station
This site offers great resources for your weather unit. Besides instructions for making simple weather station tools, it also includes charts and graphs for monitoring weather conditions, instructions for reading thermometers or understanding hurricanes or measuring wind direction and much, much more. (E)
http://www.miamisci.org/hurricane/weatherstation.html

Minnetonka Public Schools Science Projects Booklet
Nice booklet on the the "How To's" of Science Projects.  (E, S)
http://www.minnetonka.k12.mn.us/science/lessons45/sciencefair.html#top

NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day
Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer. (E, S)
http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html

NASA For Kids Only
"For Kids Only: Earth Science Enterprise" helps students learn about aerosols, ozone, air pressure, tropical rainfall and hurricanes, plate tectonics, earth science careers, and more. (E)
http://kids.earth.nasa.gov/

NASA - Human Spaceflight
This Web site will post the most recent updates regarding the STS-107 investigation. (E, S)
http://www.spaceflight.nasa.gov/shuttle/

National Geographic Creature Feature
Fun facts, video, audio, maps & postcards of some of the most interesting and unusual members of the wild world—from cheetahs to crocodiles and whales to warthogs - all from National Geographic. (E, S)
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/kids/creature_feature/archive/

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PBS Dragonfly TV
Investigate, Know How?, Do it, Get to It, and Talk about It are the
mantras of Dragonflytv. PBS kids has a nice site that provides simple
experiments and discussion boards for the things curious kids want to
discuss. (E - some S)
http://pbskids.org/dragonflytv/

Planet Ocean from Discovery School
All about Oceans - you could probably teach your whole lesson from here! (E)
http://school.discovery.com/schooladventures/planetocean/index.html

Physics Central
With different types of resources available, this site from the American Physical Society covers a variety of needs of physics teachers at all levels.  For high school and college students, the features from Physics in Action and People in Physics let students see how physics applies to the "real world."  If you're teaching younger students, look at the Physics Links, with links to outside resources designated beginner, general (for students in high school physics), and advanced.  Check out the Interactive section for ideas for all classrooms. Physics history resources are also linked. (E, S)
http://www.physicscentral.com/index.html

Ranger Rick's Kid Zone
The National Wildlife Federation is a member supported conservation group. This site is an excellent resource for learning about the environment. It includes activities, games and resources on the web as well as ideas for environmental activities outside. It also includes ideas for becoming active in the community.  (E)
http://www.nwf.org/kids/

Scholastic
Select the grade level and under the "Science" subject, select the project you wish to create. (E, S)
http://teacher.scholastic.com/grade/grades35.asp

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Scholastic Books Dinosaur Site
Learn all there is to know about dinosaur's. (E)
http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/dinosaurs/

Science Fairs
Sample topics for all ages/grades. (E, S)
http://www.stemnet.nf.ca/sciencefairs/

The Science Spot
A teacher-created site, The Science Spot was developed by Mrs. Tracy
Trimpe and includes several sections. Although based on Illinois
standards, there's lots of useful stuff including:

1) Science Classroom - offers lesson plans, activities, worksheets, and
project ideas for middle school science educators.

2) Science Club - Want ideas to help you create your own Science Club?
Science Club offers favorite club events, fundraising ideas, and links
for Olympiad events.

3) Junk Box Wars - an assortment of projects to bring the excitement of
the Junkyard Wars TV show to your classroom! Students use a box of junk
to create devices for a specific task.

4) Nature Center - tips to help you develop your own nature spot,
lessons to engage your students, and excellent links to find the
resources you need to make your Outdoor Classroom a hit! Especially
interesting because it provides a model for teachers to work with local
centers and create content unique to their locales.

5) Daily Science Trivia - trivia questions (and the answers) for
Insects, Dinosaurs, Health, Chemistry, Physics, Astronomy, and more!
Visit the Trivia Procedure page for complete details and worksheets.

6) Career Center - students experience life from an adult's
point-of-view. Students are required to choose a career, develop a
monthly budget based on their annual salary, gain money management
skills, study consumer education topics, and experience the challenges
of parenting. Project is spread out over a six week period.
(E, S)
http://www.sciencespot.net/index.html

Science Toys You Can Make with Your Kids
The name says it all. (E, S)
http://www.scitoys.com/

Science Fair Central At Discovery.com
Great resource for project ideas, links to research resources and much more for both teacher and student. (E, S)
http://school.discovery.com/sciencefaircentral/index.html

Science, Tobacco and You
A multidisciplinary, multimedia, science curriculum resource. The goal of Science, Tobacco and You is to encourage students to use science to ask and answer questions to promote scientific literacy; in this case, the medium used is the issue of tobacco use and prevention. (E)
http://scienceu.fsu.edu/

Sci-ber Text
TONS of great science experiments developed by a group of 8th grade teachers from Utah. Topics covered include matter, energy, forces, machines, and earth. Most of the activities can easily be used for grade levels other than 8th. (E, S)
http://www.usoe.k12.ut.us/curr/science/sciber00/8th/8thintro.htm

Scott Foresman's Science
Grades K-6 - correlated to your textbooks  (question of the day, etc) (some can be used cross - curr. with Math).  (E, S)
http://sfscience.com/

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Solar System
Travel the solar system 3-dimensionally! (It’s National Geographic, so you know it rocks!) (E, S)
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/solarsystem/

Space Shuttle Columbia & Her Crew
This Web site provides the latest information from NASA headquarters regarding the Columbia accident, including news briefings and transcripts. (E, S)
http://www.nasa.gov/columbia/

The Texas Almanac
The ultimate resource since 1857 for anyone interested in staying up-to-date on the Lone Star State. Reliable information on anything you've ever wanted to know about Texas:  history,  government, recreation, environment; education, all 254 counties; business; arts; science; agriculture.  (E, S)
www.texasalmanac.com

The Tide Pool Page
An interactive tour of a tide pool with tips for safe viewing and minimizing human impact upon this fragile ecosystem and information about some of the organisms found in the tide.  Find out how a tide pool works.  Great pictures on this site. (E)
http://web.mit.edu/corrina/tpool/intro.html

The Virtual Cave
From the comfort of your keyboard, browse the wonders of the underground! Website by a 30 year veteran of caving and photography.  (E, S)
http://www.goodearthgraphics.com/virtcave/index.html

Walking with Dinosaurs
From the cable series of the same name. (E, S)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/dinosaurs/index.shtml

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WebElements on the World Wide Web
This interactive periodic table highlights all the elements in detail, as well as outlines both technical and educational concepts. (S)
http://www.webelements.com

WhaleNet
Interactive educational web site focuses on whales and marine research. (E, S)
http://whale.wheelock.edu/Welcome.html

"Yuckiest Site on the Internet"
Deals with all the gross stuff around us, from bodily fluids to roaches! (E, S) 
http://www.yucky.com

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Black History Month

Culture & Change, Black History in America - Scholastic
http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/bhistory/index.htmm (E, S)

The Underground Railroad - National Geographic
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/railroad/ (E, S)

Underground Railroad Quilt
http://www.beavton.k12.or.us/greenway/leahy/ugrr/index.htm (E, S)

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Flag Day

US Flag
A wonderful easy to understand explanation is given for the Pledge of Allegiance to the American flag.  HINT:  This page begins with an audio portion of Pres. John F. Kennedy's famous "Ask Not" speech.  Turn your speakers on. (E, S)
http://www.usflag.org/

Martin Luther King Day

http://users.rcn.com/tstrong.massed/Martin.htm
This is a great interactive site regarding MLK. It can be used in the lab or on a presentation station. Enjoy!!

Teach-nology
http://teachers.teach-nology.com/themes/holidays/mlk/ (E, S)

President's Day

Internet Public Library Youth Division - US Presidents and The White House
http://www.ipl.org/cgi-bin/youth/youth.out.pl?sub=usa5900 (E, S)

Name That President Game
http://www.primarygames.com/presidents/start.htm (E, S)

Teach-nology
http://teachers.teach-nology.com/themes/social/presidents/ (E, S)

US Presidents
http://www.usahistory.com/presidents/ (E, S)

US Presidential Facts Worksheet
http://worksheets.teach-nology.com/soc_studies/president/facts/ (E, S)