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 SCIENCE SITES FOR EXPLORATION

Gene Almanac (www.dnalc.org/home.htm) -
A student friendly site that allows students to explor the study of human evolution through animation and text resources.

 

The Atoms Family
http://www.miamisci.org/af/sln/)-
 While spoofing the Addams family sitcom provides an explorative site for energy atoms, light, waves, and particles.  There are instructions for hands-on experiments.  Very student friendly

the Field Museum (www.fieldmuseum.org)
an online museum of exhibits that cover topics of Javanese Masks, butterflies, women in science and more

The Virtual Cave
(www.goodearthgraphics.com/virtcave)
Explore lava, tube, sea, and glacier caves.

NASA ISSEarthKAM
(www.earthkam.ucsd.edu) -
houses a range of satellite images from space



eNature (http://enature.com/home) -
This site has an abundance of information on over 5,500 species of plants and animals in North America.
 

Stellarium (http://www.stellarium.org) - this is a cool site that allows you to download a program that will turn your computer into a virtual planetarium.

American Museum of Natural History (http://www.amnh.org)

The Archaelogy Channel (http://www.archaeologychannel.org)

Exploratorium (http://www.exploratorium.edu) - the museum of science art and human perception

The Franklin Institute (http://www.fi.edu)

Hands-on Science Centers Worldwide (http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~mwm/sci.html) - this website is a central website that points to interactive musuems around the world

EERE:  Energy Education Home Page (http://www.eere.energy.gov/education) - lesson plans and science projects for for teachers

EIA Energy Kids Pages (http://www.eia.doe.gov/kids) - energy facts, history, games and classroom activities

From Windmills to Whirligigs (http://www.smm.org/sin/vollis)

Igniting Creative Energy (http://www.ignitingcreativeenergy.org) - this site challenges students to propose energy saving ideas.

NREL:  Learning about renewable energy (http://www.nrel.gov/learning) -

MATHEMATICAL FUN AND LEARNING

A Maths Dictionary for Kids (www.amathsdictionaryforkids.com)
Over 500 mathematical terms defined on an easy to navigate site.  Ages elementary through high school. 

Cool Math 4 Kids (http://www.coolmath4kids.com) Ages 13-100, an eye-catching site that includes algebra and geometry.  Includes brain benders, puzzles, games, and lessons.

Interactive (http://www.shodor.org/interactivate)
this is  portal to over 100 interactive java-based activities to help students improve their math skills. 

Figure This (http://www.figurethis.org)
Here is one for the Everyday math/Connected Math concepts.  This site focuses on helping students learn the importance of math in everyday life as well as improving math skills.  Provides a "think about this" section that will improve critical thinking skills.

MegaMath (http://www.ccs3lanl.gov/mega-math/index.html)
This site is sponsored by Los Alamos National Laboratory with activities for maps, graphs, knots and various other concepts.

Archimedes' Laboratory (http://www.archimedes-lab.org)
A site with brain teasers, puzzles for logic and math.  Also includes a monthly puzzle in English, Italian, German, and French.  Additionally there are optical illusions, and tangrams.

Algebra.help  (http://www.algebrahelp.com)
With an easy to navigate design information is accessed via the subject-based index. 

Math for Morons Like Us (http://library.thinkquest.org/20991/home.html)
This site was part of the thinkquest competition which recognizes websites created by students.  It includes prealgebra, algebra, geometry, algebra II, precalculus, and calculus.  One bonus is the formula database that will offer students a quick reference during homework sessions.

Mathematics in Movies (http://www.math.harvard.edu/~knill/mathmovies/index.html) - provides an index to over 30 movie clips for math classes.

Mathcasts (http://math247.pbwiki.com/FrontPage) - this site was created by teachers and students and provides library of math tutorials covering a wide range of math concepts

 SITES FOR GLOBAL EXPLORATION

Discovery Atlas (http://dsc.discovery.com/convergence.atlas/atlas.html)
An interactive site that allows students to explore various parts of the world from a Chinese kung fu master to Australian aboriginal performer. 

The History of Mexico (http://www.history.com/minisites/mexico)
sponsored by the history channel, this site includes video clips about the various Mexican celebrations, the ancient and Mayan and Aztec cultures, as well as maps and facts about this country.

My Wonderful World (http://mywonderfulworld.org)
sponsored by National Georgraphic, students can take a geography quiz and then access resources (3D globe, quizzes, map games etc.)  Lesson plans are available for teachers. 

Cultures on the Edge (http://culturesontheedge.com)
An online magazine that showcases photo essays and life in such places as India and Bolivia.

Maps.com (http://www.maps.com/funfacts.aspx?nav=ff)
Map games to aid students in learning geography the fun way.
 

SITES FOR PRIMARY RESOURCES

American Memory Historical Collections (http://memory.loc.gov)

SITES FOR SOCIAL STUDIES

Civil War (http://www.civilwartraveler.com/audio/index.html)

SITE FOR PRACTICING GOOD FINANCIAL SKILLS

Practical Money Skills for Life - (http:www.practicalmoneyskills.com) - free lesson plans, student activities, and teacher guides for teaching money skills
 

Hands On Banking  - (http://www.handsonbanking.org) - this site is sponsored by Wells Fargo Bank and has lessons for kids and adults.  Another plus is the site is in either English or Spanish

MoneySKILL - (http://www.moneyskill.org) -  an online reality based course sponsored by AFSA  Educational Foundation