Links

SCORE Science
http://scorescience.humboldt.k12.ca.us/new/index.html
This site provides resources for science educators including lesson plans that can be searched by keyword or grade level.

Exploratorium
Contains over 15,000 science Web pages exploring hundreds of different topics.
http://www.exploratorium.edu

PBS TeacherSource Science & Technology
Provides science educators of all grade levels with resources like the monthly spotlight, trivia and links to educational Web sites.
http://www.pbs.org/teachersource/sci_tech.htm

Science Education Gateway (SEGway)
NASA project which brings together the expertise of scientists, science museums and K-12 educators to produce science-based Earth and space science curricula for classroom use.
http://cse.ssl.berkeley.edu/SegwayEd/index.html

The Science Spot
Offers loads of lesson plans, activities, worksheets, and project ideas for middle school science educators.
http://www.sciencespot.net

BIOLOGY4KIDS
Information on scientific studies, cell structure, cell function, microorganisms, plants, invertebrates, vertebrates and animal systems.
http://www.biology4kids.com

CHEM4KIDS
Information on matter, atoms, elements, the periodic table, reactions and biochemistry.
http://www.chem4kids.com

Space Science:

http://www.ology.amnh.org/astronomy/index.htm

http://www.ology.amnh.org

http://www.ology.amnh.org/astronomy/sun/pages/bottom.htm

http://amazing-space.stsci.edu/resources/explorations/galileo/

http://amazing-space.stsci.edu/

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/astronomy/

http://www.nasa.gov/home/index.html

http://www.nasa.gov/audience/forstudents/5-8/features/index.html

http://www.nasa.gov/audience/forkids/home/index.html

Information on Hubble from NASA
A NASA website with amazing pictures of space

HUBBLE
The official Hubble Telescope Website

Astronomy Picture of the Day
It's exactly what it says!

http://kidsastronomy.com/
Great site for kids

http://spaceplace.nasa.gov/en/kids/
Great site from NASA for kids! Includes many games and activities

http://kids.msfc.nasa.gov/
Another great site from NASA for kids

http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/brainbite/home.html
Answers to space questions in video format

http://quest.arc.nasa.gov/projects/astrobiology/astroventure/
Build your own planet!

Solar Eclipse Animations:

Here's a video clip of a solar eclipse

Here's a video clip of a total eclipse from 1998 from Aruba

Here's an animation of a solar eclipse

Another animation of a solar eclipse

Lunar Eclipse Animations:

View this video clip of a lunar eclipse

Here's another video clip of a lunar eclipse

Just for Fun

abctooncenter.com

gameaquarium.com- Site has a keyboarding tutoring

kidscom.com

chesskids.com- Site teaches children how to play chess

worldvillage.com

All subjects:

kidfriendlysearch.com

Karscot.com- Safe sites for kids

www.middleschoolhub.org/school/school.cfm

Translation Site:

www.altavista.com

Writing and Publishing

Adoptanauthor.com- Your class can adopt an author, write the author and write a story

allwords.com- Dictionary site

Lined paper: http://www.incompetech.com/beta/linedGraphPaper/lined.html

http://www.incompetech.com/beta/plainGraphPaper/

http://www.writingcommission.org/

McGraw Hill's Public Speaking Site: http://www.mhhe.com/socscience/comm/pubspeak/

Allyn & Bacon's Public Speaking Website
Contains six modules about the process of public speaking -- Assess, Analyze, Research, Organize, Deliver and Discern.
http://www.abacon.com/pubspeak/

The Art of Public Speaking Student Resources
Links to reference resources includes language centers, calculators, maps, science tables and various countries.
http://www.mhhe.com/socscience/comm/lucas/student/

Strategies to Succeed in Public Speaking
Includes goals, success requirements, preparations, resources, and related information.
http://www.school-for-champions.com/speaking.htm

American Rhetoric
An impressive index of thousands of famous speeches.
http://www.americanrhetoric.com

Technology

ourladyofvictories.ecsd.net- Integrating Technology into your classroom- online scavenger hunts you make yourself

http://eduscapes.com/sessions/experience/fifth.html -This is a great site with tons of links.

www.boogiejack.com - Website for webmasters

Language and Spelling

eduplace.com- Houghton Mifflin’s site- kids can do activities with the spelling words we use from the book

Language Arts Recommended Resources: http://www.cs.bilkent.edu.tr/%7Edavid/derya/ywc.html

Common and Proper Nouns: http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/basketball/index.html

Look, cover, write, check: http://atschool.eduweb.co.uk/toftwood/lcwc.html

Free Worksheets: http://www.schoolhousetech.com/products/freeworksheets/vocabulary.htm

Future Problem Solving: http://www.alfpsp.org/index.html

Career
Occupational Outlook Handbook (OOH), 2006-07 Edition:
http://www.bls.gov/oco/

EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS

Prepare.org from The Red Cross
http://www.prepare.org
Features detailed disaster preparedness materials for seniors, children, people with disabilities and animal and pet owners. Preparedness materials are available in English and multiple foreign languages.

CDC: Emergency Preparedness & Response Site
The official website from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention provides information on all aspects of emergency response, access numbers, guidance and more.
http://www.bt.cdc.gov

FEMA: Family and Community Preparedness
This program works through a broad coalition of partnerships to ensure that everyone has the necessary information and skills to protect themselves, their families, homes and businesses from disasters.
http://www.fema.gov/preparedness/community_prepare.shtm

Ready.gov
One of the primary mandates of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security is to educate the public, on a continuing basis, about how to be prepared in case of a national emergency.
http://www.ready.gov

National Disaster Education Coalition
Federal government agencies and national not-for-profit organizations working together to develop and disseminate consistent educational information for the public about disaster preparedness.
http://www.disastereducation.org