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AskAsia - Here's a site on Asia designed specially for K-12. There's an Information/News section, with news events about Asia, and a What's New area for recent additions to the site. For Educators contains Instructional Resources, a Communication Center, and School to School Connections. The Adult-Free-Zone has an Activity Corner, E-Pals, and a kids' feedback section called Kids Ask AskAsia. A final section, called Gateway to Asia, has links and Live From Asia, with live lectures and discussions which feature Asian and Asian American writers, artists, and educators.
BookHive: Your Guide to Children's Literature & Books - BookHive was created by librarians at the Public Library of Charlotte-Mecklenburg County in North Carolina. You'll discover age-level-recommended books for ages birth through age 12. Or, choose a category like Mystery, Folklore, or Biography and you'll get brief reviews and pictures of the book covers.
Brain Teasers - If you're looking for some cool puzzles to stretch your brain cells, try this site. Every week you'll find new brain teasers, arranged by grade level. Typical puzzles include map reading, word problems, and puzzles that require a genuinely different outlook. Stumped? If you need a clue, the solutions are provided.
Copernicus - The Nation's K-12 Home Page - Visit this nice clearinghouse of projects, lesson plans, daily education news, and links. There's a section on scholarships and contest opportunities, too.
CyberSurfari - Do you like treasure hunts? If so, you need to come check out this one brought to you by DiscoverySchool.com. They take you across the web on a treasure hunt, complete with prizes. Individuals, families, and schools can sign up to share the adventure. And there are two age groups, kids under 15, and 15 or older. Players visit sponsors' Web pages and outposts to locate treasure codes. For example, one outpost may be the White House's Web site and the clue on the sponsor's page might be: "What are the five different kinds of American crafts in the White House collection?" The cyber-hunter would then visit the White House Web page and look for a reference to White House collection of American crafts. Once the text describing the collection is clicked, a congratulations page complete with a specific treasure code is revealed.
EScore.com - Start off at Education Station, where you and your child will take an eSCORE! Skill Assessment. The results of the Assessment will give you direction: You'll receive extensive feedback, customized to your child's needs, along with recommended activities, tips, products, articles—and best of all, eSCORE!'s professional services—that all meet your child's specific needs. Let these results be your plan for success and lead you through the other areas of the site. EScore is a leading online resource to help parents play a more active role in their children's learning, growth and development.
Gamequarium - Need some help with your multiplication tables? At this site you can find games and activities that will help you learn and have fun too. There are links to games that will help you polish your skills in science, math, language arts, social studies, Spanish, and even games just to have fun.
Giraffe Project - Giraffes are really special. They are so tall, they can see just a little bit farther ahead than everyone else. Some people are sort of like giraffes, too. Some of them see problems in the world. What do they do? They "stick their necks out" and try to find solutions. They become heroes and the world becomes a better place. Read stories about some of these "giraffes" who have made a difference in helping other people, the environment, and animals. Maybe you'll be inspired to become a giraffe yourself! These folks can help.
Harcourt Health - Do you know how to dress for safety when you play football or speed down the street on your inline skates? If not, you can practice by dressing up an otter in the Grade 2 selection area. Just click and drag on the various pads and mouth guards and boxer shorts and sandals, and see if you can make the right choices. You can also look for the 13 hazards in the Disaster Kitchen, waiting for you in the Grade 3 section. Check Grade 5's Skeleton Shakedown to see how good you are at putting a skeleton back together, and in Grade 6 there's even more, including a tobacco and alcohol quiz.
Harcourt School Publishers - The Learning Site - Enter this site for a spectacular collection of entertaining and educational games for all age levels. In Science, for example, go to Explore into Activities and try The Resource Trail (for third graders). Move the ant from start to finish based on your answers to questions like "What resource is used to produce forests?" Is it mineral, plant, animal, air, water, or some other resource? There are spelling, reading, math, social studies, art, health, and other games and activities that you can use for free.
Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad for Children - An escaped slave could work his way north to Canada and gain his freedom, but the journey was often hundreds of miles long. He had to remain hidden, his route secret. Along the way, he would be helped by a loose organization of sympathetic people who provided a hot meal, shelter, and, often, help traveling to the next "station" on the Underground Railroad. You'll also find links to other Web resources on the Underground Railroad and the brave "conductors" who made it run, without regard to their own personal risk. One of the most famous was Harriet Tubman. A second-grade class created this page so you could learn all about her.
Here, Madam,: An Exploration of Inspiration - Philosophy means "love of wisdom," and it deals with the basic questions of life: what is truth, what is our purpose on earth, what is beauty, and other puzzles. There have been many famous philosophers through time, starting with Greeks such as Sophocles and Plato. Other notable deep thinkers include Kant and Nietzsche. Meet them all here and learn about their answers to some of these questions. Other parts of the site explain the five main divisions of philosophy: metaphysics, epistemology, logic, aesthetics, and ethics. You'll get an overview of each one. This site was created by students for the ThinkQuest competition.
I Think...Therefore...M.I. - "It's not how smart you are, it's how you are smart," says this site. Did you know that people learn and think differently? Howard Gardner of Harvard University came up with this theory of "multiple intelligences"--and so far he has identified nine different ways people learn. These include kids who learn visually, or through activity, music, or other mode. How do these multiple intelligences work? This site offers ten links per intelligence category so you can get a feeling for each one. In which categories does your child fit?
Inclusion: School as a Caring Community - Kids with special needs are no longer in "special ed." classes--they are welcomed into the "ordinary ed." classroom. This is called inclusion. If you're a teacher, you wonder how this works, and if you're a parent, you're concerned for your child. This site puts many questions to rest as you hear success stories from teachers with inclusive classrooms in elementary through secondary schools. Read the Handbook to find out specifics. The message here is "You are not alone."
Intel in Education - Intel doesn't make computers, but it does make the chips inside them. Now you can see what's going on inside Intel and K-12 education. This site clues you in on Intel-sponsored research, invites you to enter the Intel Science and Engineering Fair, and offers a wonderful history of the transistor. There are also resources on using technology in education, and a list of available grants and donations sponsored by Intel.
Kidlink Network - You know the world's got some big problems: pollution, hunger, poverty. Why not talk to other kids and see if you can help solve some of them? Make new friends, and have some fun with kids from 129 different countries on the KIDCAFE discussions. Take a look at the KIDLINK mailing list page, and start e-mailing new friends. Show this to your teacher and parents, too. They'll find lots of good information about how to share a project with a class in another country. Many of the discussions are held in languages other than English, too!
Kids Can Learn - Helping parents, teachers, and homeschoolers help kids become motivated students--from kindergarten to primary to secondary schools!
Kids Web - Kid's Web goal is to present students with a subset of the Web that is very simple to navigate, and contains information targeted at the K-12 level. Each subject section, contains a list of links to information that is understandable and interesting to school kids. There are also links to external lists of material on each subject which more advanced students can browse for further information.
KinderArt - Art Education - Free Art Lessons for K-12 - Tired of coloring books and crayon drawing? Get ready for a whole new artist's palette of ideas, techniques, and tools at this site. Lots of hands-on projects, holiday activities, and even how to make your own chalk, clay, and painted sand! There's a glossary of art terms and even a virtual fridge to display your work and the work of others from around the globe.
Learning Planet Kids Page - Choose a level: pre-K, grades 1-3 or grades 4-6+. In the earliest level, preschoolers can guess what number comes next as they load up train cars, count chickens, and explore an interactive alphabet. Older kids can play geography, fractions, and other games.
Leo Ussak Elementary School - These kids go to a cool school--we really mean it's cool there. This school is way up north. They live in the Northwest Territories, above the 60th parallel. At this site, you can learn about Inuktitut, the language of the Inuit people, and you can get a lot of information about what life is like in an Arctic village. Although the school is very Net-savvy (read about how they videoconference with a school in Hawaii) and modern, they honor the elders and their traditional ways; you'll find a good deal of cultural information here. For example, what kinds of foods do kids eat there? "Here in Rankin Inlet you can eat caribou (a lean, nutritious, delicious meat), delectable arctic char, lake trout, or grayling. In the fall you can pick ripe, juicy berries growing all over the tundra. You can sample seal, mukta (yes it's true, Inuit do consider it a delicacy to eat whale blubber!) and goose. You can also have a Pizza Hut pizza or Kentucky Fried Chicken if you want!" And how do people sleep when the sun stays above the horizon all "night"? "On June 21st, it is light almost all of the time. People sometimes put cardboard, plastic garbage bags or aluminum foil on their windows to help make it dark enough to sleep. It is darkest on December 21st when the sun rises at 9:45 in the morning and goes down at 2:45 in the afternoon. Sleeping is no problem then!"
Little Explorers by Enchanted Learning Software - Try this on very little kids. They can click on any letter in the alphabet and link to lots of Web sites and activities that begin with that letter. This is an interactive picture dictionary, with hours of fun just waiting behind the letters. This page also has English-French, English-German, English-Portuguese, and English-Spanish versions. Much of the site is also available in Japanese.
Microsoft in Education - In February 1975, Bill Gates and Paul Allen completed the first computer language program written for a personal computer: a BASIC interpreter for the Altair. In 1981, Microsoft shipped MS-DOS 1.0 for IBM's new personal computer. In the years that followed, MS-DOS became the standard operating system bundled with the millions of PCs shipped to businesses and individuals. In 1985, Windows was introduced to the public. Since then, Microsoft has shipped millions of copies of Windows. Needless to say, Microsoft is the largest software company in the world! Visit these K-12 pages and see what Microsoft is doing in the way of sponsoring programs to promote education, computers, and networking.
Searchopolis.com - This is an extensive Education Resource Center for students, featuring a powerful filtered search engine, a directory of educational sites, reference tools, and other resources.
Study Buddy: Your School Survival Connection - A wonderful collection of tips on everything from memorizing lines in a play to dealing with procrastination is in store for you at this site, plus lots of study "survival" information and a way to get a "study buddy" through a safe pen pal remailer system. It doesn't divulge your real e-mail address, so it's safe as long as you don't disclose it yourself to your pen pal. Ages 6-12, 13-17, whole classrooms, and teacher-to-teacher exchanges are encouraged.
TeachersFirst - Classroom Resources & Lesson Plans for K-12 Teachers - If you need some Web site resources to go along with today's headlines, try here. This rich resource is on top of things when you need lesson plans on hot topics or classic curriculum. There are also some useful Internet tutorials that explain the basics of browsers and the infinite playground of plug-ins.
The Falcons' Nest - Welcome to The FALCONS' NEST, a continuing World Wide Web project by the students at University Park Elementary in Fairbanks, Alaska. This school wants to share their stories with you--stories about life in Alaska and at University Park. They also want to share their microcopia. What is a microcopia? It's a large collection of information about a small topic, especially a topic that might be hard to find out about in much of the world. Don't miss the Virtual Tour of University Park!
The Global Schoolhouse - "Student Ambassadors," "Woodsy Woodchuck TravelBuddy Project," "International CyberFair"--does any of that sound interesting? The folks in charge of GSN just keep collecting and coming up with more terrific ideas all the time. Always fresh and exciting, this is where K-12 innovation lives on the Net! Kids can find new contest announcements at this site, including ThinkQuest and other opportunities.
Thinking Fountain! - From A to Z, you're going to find a lot of wonderful ideas and information at the Thinking Fountain. Allow us to demonstrate! A --Read about Anansi the Spider, and then find out how to make your own sliding spider toy. G --Golf-O-Rama, a book about miniature golf, complete with everything you need but the ball and the putter, and a story about some kids who made their own mini-mini golf course. N --Noodle-ing around: learn to build a structure out of spaghetti. (Don't believe it? The secret is in the mini-marshmallows). Z --Zoo Machines: invent a machine to take care of all those animals. Keep going; you're sure to find lots more activities and ideas, galleries to show your work, books you can use, and surprises inspired by the Thinking Fountain.
ThinkQuest - Would you like to win thousands of dollars in scholarship money? Do you have a great idea for a new Web resource? You might be a fabulous C++ programmer, but you can't write interesting English prose very well. Or maybe you're terrific at graphics but can't code. Maybe you're not a computer nut at all, but you really know how to research a topic. There is a place for all of you at ThinkQuest. First, you have to create a team to work on your project. Advertise your skills and your ideas at the Team Maker part of the site. Typically, teams are formed with two or three kids from all over the world; they have usually never met, and they usually come from schools or homeschools with widely varying levels of technology. You also need a coach or three, usually teachers or parents, but it could be someone else. You decide how to tackle the project, and then spend many months building your Web resource on the server space provided by ThinkQuest. You and your team members use chat rooms to discuss the project as well as e-mail and other forms of communication. Eventually the contest deadline rolls around, and your project is frozen in time so that the judges can take a look. If your site is chosen as a finalist, you and your team (and your coaches) are flown (all expenses paid) to the site of the finals. Your site is inspected by the finals judges. You and your team are interviewed, and at long last, winners are chosen and placements are made. The winning team members each get $25,000 scholarships, and many of the finalist teams who place lower get substantial scholarships as well. ThinkQuest gives away over $1 million in scholarship money EVERY YEAR. There are several contests: one for elementary grades, called ThinkQuest Junior, and the original one for older kids. There's also a new contest for teachers. At this site you can explore past winners' sites and get information about the latest ThinkQuest competition schedule.
Tuskegee Airmen - Overcoming prejudice and discrimination during World War II, more than 1,000 black fighter pilots were trained in Tuskegee, Georgia. They achieved an impressive record. None of the bombers they escorted was lost to enemy aircraft. They collectively won more than 850 medals during their tours of duty. At this site you can see pictures of the aircraft they flew and learn more about these American heroes.
Urban Education Web - UEweb is connected with the ERIC (Educational Resources Information Center) clearinghouses. They offer vast numbers of articles, manuals, and other publications about urban education. Just one example is their "Strong Families, Strong Schools" handbook (click on "Urban/Minority Families"). One of UEweb's best features is its searchable ERIC databases. These hold lesson plans, publications, and educational research.
US Charter Schools - This site provides a definition of a charter school, from Education Week: "The basic charter concept is simple: Allow a group of teachers or other would-be educators to apply for permission toa school. Give them dollar for dollar what a public school gets for each student. Free them from the bureaucracy that cripples learning and stifles innovation at so many public schools....The school generally operate[s] under a `charter' or contract with the local school board or the state. And while exempt from most state and local laws and regulations, to gain charter renewal, the schools must prove that their students have gained the educational skills specified in that initial contract." Would you like to learn more and perhaps start a charter school in your community? This site will help you through the process of starting a school, running it, and evaluating it. There are also discussion groups so you can talk to others sharing similar experiences.
US PATENT AND TRADEMARK KIDS PAGES - At the official US Patent and Trademark Office kids site learn about patents and trademarks while playing exciting games like Inventor IQ and Whodunit. Visit the calendar page to test your knowledge on copyright trivia, try to solve The Tower of Hanoi, and find some amazing puzzles.
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