 Hawthorne:
Bicentennial Exhibition at the Phillips Library
Highly interactive site about a great American writer.
Grade Level: Pre-K-2, 3-5, 6-8, 9-12
This online exhibit was designed by the Peabody Essex Museum in Salem,
Massachusetts, to commemorate the bicentennial of Nathaniel Hawthorn’s
birth in 1804. It is an interactive exploration of his life and career
The
Price of Freedom: Americans at War
Smithsonian’s site about the nation’s military history.
Grade Level: 6-8, 9-12
This online exhibit presented by the Smithsonian National Museum of American
History “examines how wars have shaped the nation’s history
and transformed American society. It highlights the service and sacrifice
of generations of American men and women.”
 Musipedia
Inspired by Wikipedia, a compendious user-managed site about music.
Grade Level: 6-8, 9-12
Musipedia is a searchable, editable, and expandable collection of tunes,
melodies, and musical themes.
The
Official Roald Dahl Site
A big, friendly giant peach of a chocolate factory of a site!
Grade Level: 3-5, 6-8
This official site of the well loved children’s author, Roald Dahl,
contains everything you ever wanted to know about Dahl and much more including
biographical information and photos,
lesson plans, and games.
Just
Move
The American Heart Association’s site to promote exercise for heart
health.
Grade Level: 3-5, 6-8, 9-12
The American Heart Association created just Move in an effort to help
people learn the importance of nutrition and exercise as part of a heart
healthy lifestyle.
National
Energy Foundation
Site for students and teachers on all things related to energy.
Grade Level: 3-5, 6-8, 9-12, Professional
The National Energy Foundation (NEF) is a non-profit educational organization
that provides resources and information related to energy, water, natural
resources, science and math, technology, conservation, and the environment
NOVA:
Descent into the Ice
The PBS site on France’s Mt. Blanc glacier and on glaciers worldwide.
Grade Level: 3-5, 6-8, 9-12
This companion site to the PBS broadcast offers students the opportunity
to explore the glaciers on France’s Mt. Blanc and the changing condition
of glaciers worldwide. Interactive activities for students and a teacher’s
guide are included.
EdHeads:
Activate Your Mind
Nicely interactive site on select science topics.
Grade Level: K-2, 3-5, 6-8
This engaging interactive site teaches students about simple machines,
the weather, and knee surgery through three animated modules that are
tied to state and national science standards.
Math Solutions:
Index of Classroom Lessons
Good free selection of lessons on a publisher site.
Grade Level: Pre-K-2, 3-5, 6-8, 9-12
Math solutions online, a division of Marilyn Burns Education Associates,
is a commercial site but offers free lesson plans K-8 for use by classroom
teachers. It also offers materials for purchase that can help you improve
math instruction.
Columbia
River Basin Ethnic History Archive
A massive site on the ethnic history of the Northwest.
Grade Level: Pre-K-2, 3-5, 6-8, 9-12
The Columbia River Basin Ethnic History Archive is a digital archive that
includes the records, images, recollections, artifacts and histories of
ethnic groups from this region. It is a joint project of Washington State
University Vancouver, the Idaho State Historical Society, Oregon Historical
Society, Washington State Historical Society, and Washington State University
Pullman.
Lest
We Forget: The Triumph Over Slavery
High-tech site from the New York Public Library.
Grade Level: 3-5, 6-8, 9-12
This site was developed by the Schomburg Center for Research in Black
Culture, New York Public Library, in conjunction with UNESCO’s slave
route project. It chronicles the rise and fall of slavery in the America’s.
Project
Rebirth
A site tracking the rebuilding at the World Trade Center site.
Grade Level: 3-5, 6-8, 9-12
Project Rebirth is documenting the day to day rebuilding of the World
Trade Center site in New York City using time-lapse motion picture cameras.
The completed project will allow the public to view the “rebirth”
in a twenty-minute time span.
National
Park Service Historic Photo Collection
Vast collection of images online.
Grade Level: Pre-K-2, 3-5, 6-8, 9-12
This site features some 2,000 photos from the National Park Service Photo
Collection of more than two million images of the National Parks’
grounds and buildings.
|
