August 2005
Geology.com: Earth Science Online
by 1 other (via)Lots of resources for students and teachers related to geology.
Earth Science World
Gateway site to the Geosciences with earth data, simulations, and awesome imagebank
NATURE: Video Database & More
Video clips from PBS Nature series. Some clips have companion sites. Requires Realplayer. The Animal guide provides basic description information and a "critter fact". Try the "Fun and Games" section under the Cool Interactives heading at the bottom of the main page.
Ancient History: The Egyptians from the BBC
Portal site for studying ancient Egypt. Try the Mummy Maker-- a simulation of the mummification process.
Favorite Poem Project
(via)The Favorite Poem Project has been dedicated to celebrating, documenting and promoting poetry's role in Americans' lives.
Make your own "Old West" style Wanted Poster
by 5 others (via)Upload a picture, add some text, and create your authentic "Wanted" poster online!
July 2005
Miniature Earth
Compelling flash presentation which simplies statistics by scaling world population down to just 100. This thought-provoking presentation is a perfect launching point for class room discussion.
Thinkport Advanced Search
Thinkport is the state of Maryland's educarional portal. Use the advanced search tool to locate rich resources, including video clips, to support your lesson plans. Search with keywords, grade level, subject area and type of resource.
Sense and Dollars
by 1 otherThe Sense and Dollars site was developed to help middle and high school students come to grips with some of the basic principles of personal finance and economics. Lots of interactive activities and teacher guide.
Word Games for LATIN
Fun, interactive games for learning latin vocabulary
TeacherSource . Search | PBS
Search for high quality resources via this PBS site, All subject areas for k-12
Math Tutorials for the SAT
The purpose of the tutorials is to help you learn important concepts and techniques that are essential in solving problems that commonly appear on the mathematics section of the SAT*.
History Matters: The U.S. Survey on the Web
by 1 otherDesigned for high school and college teachers of U.S. History courses. This site serves as a gateway to Web resources and offers useful
materials for teaching U.S. history.
Frank Potter's Science Gems
More than 14,000 Science Resources sorted by Category, Subcategory, and Grade Level for k-12
FedStats: Federal Government Kids' Page
These statistical agencies provide special webpages for kids in elementary through high school. The webpages include fun facts, games, project ideas, and career information.
AutoAssign.com: Automated assignments for teachers.
Autoassign allows teachers to quickly create online assignments for their students using only a web browser. Students later return to this site to "do" the assignments.
Assignments created here may consist of multiple choice, short answer, numerical, or true/false-type questions.
Assignments can be automatically graded
FearOfPhysics.com: Fear not! Physics. Explained. Finally.
Great site to play with the laws of physics. Teachers can use. Linked with AutoAssign.com which enables assignements and quizzes to be created from the site.
West Point Bridge Designer Software and Tutorial
Free PC software for educational use. Great for design and technology classes.
Becoming Human
by 3 othersExtraordinary interactive documentary that tells the story of our origins. Journey through 4 million years of human evoltion with anthropologist, Don Johnason
Several lesson plans related to evolution that may be appropriate for middle school.
American Journeys
American Journeys contains more than 18,000 pages of eyewitness accounts of North American exploration, from the sagas of Vikings in Canada in AD1000 to the diaries of mountain men in the Rockies 800 years later.
TeachersFirst
by 1 otherTeachersFirst is a rich collection of lessons and web resources for K-12 classroom teachers, their students, and even students' families. Materials are arranged by subject area and grade level, making it easy to locate lesson plans and associated web resources quickly
