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21 July 2005

TeacherSource . Search | PBS

Search for high quality resources via this PBS site, All subject areas for k-12

Genetic Traits Activity

Collect and contribute to a genetics traits database

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.

Welcome to MapStats for Kids

Excellent site for teaching concepts about maps and statistics through interactive graphing tools. Mapped to standards. Check it out!

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.

Enchanted Learning: Canada

Good reference site for Canada appropriate to elementary school students

Classics for Kids

This site is designed to help you use classical music as part of your daily classroom activities. Classical music not only has the power to stimulate the mind, enrich the heart and soothe the soul; it can also help you meet the educational objectives of your students.

Canada e-Book

The Canada e-Book uses sound, images, tables, graphs to look at Canada—The Land, The People, The Economy and The State. The text, photo, and some sound files may be appropriate for upper elementary students.

Giant Steps by Michal Levy

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Nicely done flash animation!! Enjoy the music:)

Ancient Rome: Our Projects and Resources

Collection of resources freom a sixth grade class for the study of Ancient Rome.

Amazing Space!

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Excellent collection of online explorations for space/astronomy topics. Plenty of teacher_resources.

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

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TeachersFirst 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

The Price of Freedom: Learning Resources

Select a mystery character from the Civil War. Then find the objects that hold the key to their identity. Are you up for a challenge?

Science Netlinks: Homepage

Provides a wealth of resources best suited for for K-8 science educators, Science NetLinks is your guide to meaningful standards-based Internet experiences for students. Click Tools or Reources to find high quality links for specific lesson plans.

20 July 2005

4Teachers: Home Page

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4Teachers.org works to help you integrate technology into your classroom by offering FREE online tools and resources. This site helps teachers locate and create ready-to-use Web lessons, quizzes, rubrics and classroom calendars. There are also tools for student use.

19 July 2005

Teachers' Domain

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Engage and Inspire K-12 Learners! Teachers' Domain is a multimedia digital library for the classroom that provides learning experiences in ways no textbook can. This ever-expanding library currently includes collections on: Science: Life Science, Physical Science, Engineering Social Studies: The Civil Rights Movement, Brown v. Board of Education

14 July 2005

ReadWriteThink: Student Materials

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Standards based literacy lessons for K-12 students. This page links to the student tools. Teachers can search by grade-level, standard, or literacy engagament.

20th Century Heroes and Villains

The twentieth century has seen great deeds of heroism and bravery by significant leaders and the average people. It is also a time when some of those who have have risen to lead countries might classified as 'Villains'. Based on little seen documents from the National Arhives of events or episodes surrounding Churchill, Kennedy, Truman, Stalin, or Mussolini, you are asked to judge whether the figure in question is 'a hero or a villain?'

WWII The HomeFront (Great Britain)

http://www.learningcurve.gov.uk/index/exhibitions.htm This is an investigation into life on the home front during the Second World War. There are seven galleries: preparations for war,evacuation,,bombing of Britain,Empire home front,everyday life,women at war, spies Each gallery is broken into various topics with sources and questions. The visual material is accessible to all pupils with or without teacher input. There are worksheets, timelines and a glossary. There is also a diary facility so pupils can save, edit and access their work directly from the net. The gallery contains a video archive using clips from the Imperial War Museum on many of the topics. Some galleries have additional activities to play: Lights Out; Escape the Blitz; Shelter from the Blitz; Empire Home Front; Shopping in the War; Spy Catcher. More resources available from Great Britain's National Archive.

The Tudors

Interactive activities from Great Britain's National Archives. Learn about the Court of Henry VIII, tudor life, and jousting. Well done and informative. Includes teacher resources.