Site
Title | Grade/Subject |
Summary |
| American
Memory | All | This
government site holds many of the primary sources found in the Library of Congress.
A wonderful resource! |
| Yahooligans! | All | This
kids' version of Yahoo! has some excellent sites in its categories on education.
Well worth a trip when you are looking for an interesting new site. |
| Internet
Public Library | All | This
site has so much information, I can't begin to describe it! Research, lessons,
books, and more. |
| Eduscapes | All | This
site provides information and links on how to use the internet with literature
in your classroom. |
| Children's
Literature Web Guide | All | An
extremely useful place to find book lists by subject, award, and more. |
| Eric
Carle | K/1st | Eric
Carle's official web site. |
| The
Nanoworld Image Gallery | 1st | Electron
microscope images of bugs (really close up!). |
| Entomology
for Kids | 1st | A
packed site with information, mysteries, and pictures on insects of all types. |
| E-Quarium
Kids Guide | 1st
or 3rd | Created
by the Monterey Bay Aquarium, this online guide has information on various creatures
and habitats for oceanography. |
| Rainforest
| 2nd | This
includes sound effects, teacher resources and other information on the rainforest. |
| Educating
about Agriculture | 2nd | The
American Farm Bureau Foundation for Agriculture maintains this site about farms
and resources for educators in elementary school.s |
| Build-A-Prairie | 3rd | An
interactive site from the Bell Museum of Natural History, this allows you to build
a prairie, giving it grass, animals, and more. |
| Wild
World of Wonka | 3rd | This
Wonka site goes well with the reading of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. |
| Santa
Barbara Museum of Natural History | 4th | This
friendly museum now has a web site, including information on the Chumash tribe. |
Channel
Islands Marine Sanctuary:
Encyclopedia of the Sanctuary | 4th |
To
accompany the reading of Island of the Blue Dolphins or to find more information on California marine animals, you might visit this
online encylopedia. |
| Gold
Fever! | 4th | The
Oakland Museum of California's virtual tour of life during the Gold Rush. |
| Pennsylvania
Dutch Amish | 5th | Covering
the history of the people, as well as sparking discussion about utopias like the
one in The Giver. |
| 50States.com | 5th | Links
to facts and web sites on each of the 50 states. |
| The
Quest Channel | 6th | Classroom
Connect hosts several WebQuests each year, where students direct travelers to
different parts of the world. |
| Life
in Ancient Egypt |
K/6th | This
online exhibition is from the Carnegie Museum of Natural History and offers information
and images of Ancient Egypt. |
| Educational
Web Adventures | 3rd
- 6th | These
interactive online games cover a variety of subject areas, including art and wildlife. |
| Brain
POP | Science | A
site with movies and games that explain health, science and technology questions. |
| Astronomy
for Kids: Links | Science | This
site has sky maps, calendars, and more links to other sites. |
| Online
Translator | Spanish | An
online English to Spanish translator. |
| Energy
in the Air | Music | An
informative Think Quest site on the orchestra, sound, and energy. |
| Morton
Subotnick's Creating Music | Music | This
clever online version allows students to "paint" music,experiment with
sounds and more. Definitely worth visiting. |
| Art
Edventures | Art | The
Sanford site has art history as well as games. |
| Web
Museum | Art | The
WebMuseum has an extensive list of artists and history. |
