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 The Astronomy Center.org
The American Astronomical Society's portal to a universe of resources.
Grades: K-2, 3-5, 6-8, 9-12, Advanced
While you're gazing up at the winter sky, visit this site for more information about what you're looking at!
Oceans Alive
Making a very big topic (oceans!) more easily understood.
Grades: K-2, 3-5, 6-8
Okay, so you didn't go on a cruise this holiday! Check out the oceans here!
 NASA: Satellite Tracking
Your classroom computer becomes mission control!
Grades: 3-5, 6-8, 9-12
Or if you want to venture even further in your imagination and on the Web!
 Education Atlas
Great collection of well organized links to education resources.
Grades: Pre-K-2, 3-5, 6-8,9-12, Parents, Professional
Catch up on homework!
 Einstein Light: A Brief Illumination of Relativity
E equals an extremely fun and informative site with very cool illustrations.
Grades: 9-12
What's not to like about Einstein? He even looks a little like Santa!
Science and Photography Through the Microscope
Library of microscopic images - a boon to the visual learner.
Grades: 3-5, 6-8, 9-12
If you'd like to explore the frontier in the other direction – toward the small – here's your site!
 The Baldwin Online Children's Literature Project
A big archive of public domain children's literature.
Grades: Pre-K-2, 3-5, 6-8
The Baldwin Online Children's Literature Project is a comprehensive archive of literature for children that is in the public domain in the United States. Great for some reading around the hearth!
 The Poetry Archive
More than a mere archive - a poetry playground.
Grades: Pre-K-2, 3-5, 6-8, 9-12
 The Future of Children
A Princeton and Brookings publication.
Grades: Parents, Professional
The Future of Children is a publication of The Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University and The Brookings Institution. It provides policymakers, service providers, and the media with research-based information and materials that promote effective policies and programs for children.
 Benjamin Franklin: In His Own Words
A Founding Father's folios - letters, even cartoons, by the Man from Philadelphia.
Grades: 3-5, 6-8, 9-12
This site from the Library of Congress offers visitors a glimpse of Benjamin Franklin's public, professional, and scientific accomplishments through important documents, letters, books, broadsides, and cartoons. It is the companion site to the physical exhibition at the Library until June 17, 2006.
 The History Lab
Build your own lessons from primary sources at this interactive site.
Grades: 3-5, 6-8, 9-12
History teachers, get ahead of your planning schedule!
 Visual Math
Now you see it, now you know fractions!
Grades: 3-5, 6-8
This site features a free online interactive tutorial for pre-algebra students that includes games, puzzles, and animations that emphasize learning concepts by visualization.
 If These Walls Could Speak
Innovative site that "tours" historically interesting Southern homes.
Grades: 3-5, 6-8, 9-12
This site from the Atlanta History Center explores four historic homes in the Atlanta, Georgia area and the people and lives that were intertwined with them. Classroom teaching activities are included.
 Money Math: Lessons for Life
Basic personal finance from the folks who bring you U.S. Savings Bonds.
Grades: 6-8
This site teaches middle Grades students all about U.S. Savings Bonds. It includes a downloadable curriculum booklet that teaches math using real-life examples from personal finance.
 U. S. Senate
The official site of the upper house.
Grades: K-2, 3-5, 6-8, 9-12
This site offers information about each U. S. Senator, representative, vice president, or member of the Continental Congress, as well as statistical information, organizational chart, active legislation, and much more.
 National Women's Hall of Fame
The National Women's Hall of Fame features American women who have made significant national or global contributions in many fields.
Grades: 6-8, 9-12
 How Products Are Made
Boomerangs to breath mints - all about 'em!
Grades: 3-5,6-8,9-12
See how your holiday gifts were manufactured, assuming you got what you really wanted!
 Music Education Online
Do re mi over to this site for super music education resources.
Grades: K-2, 3-5, 6-8, 9-12, Parents
Music Education Online, presented by the Children's Music Workshop, is a one stop source of information for anyone interested in music education.
 ESL Gold
A treasure trove of English as a Second Language resources.
Grades: K-2, 3-5, 6-8, 9-12
ESL Gold provides a virtual gold mine of free resources and materials for teaching and learning English. Included are vocabulary pages, explanations, exercises, lesson plans, handouts and other goodies for both teachers and students.
 Algebasics
X minus Y divided by this site is a lot easier!
Grades: 6-8, 9-12
Algebasics is an online instructional resource that teaches students the basics of algebra all the way through the application of algebra to real-world problems.
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