Aboriginal (Native American) Star Knowledge -- Native American Astronomy and related topics.
Albinism and Hypopigmentation -- Albinism facts from the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
ALEX - Catalogue of Electronic Texts -- A collection of digital documents collected in the subject areas of English literature, American literature, and Western philosophy.
All Known Internet Search Engines -- This is a categorized index for all kinds of search engines. If you don't find what you're looking for from here, you probably won't find it on the Internet.
AltaVista Photo Finder -- Part of the AltaVista search engine that will find photos of almost anything.
Amazing Environmental Organization Web Directory -- Earth's biggest environment search engine.
Amazon.com -- Need a book, music, or almost anything else... You can find it here.
American Heart Association -- Dedicated to providing you with education and information on fighting heart disease and stroke.
American Studies Web -- Excellent reference and research site for social studies.
The Ancient World Web -- Good reference site for ancient history topics.
Animal Diversity Web -- A collection of pictures and information about animals.
Arctic Circle -- A wealth of information on the Arctic Circle.
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge -- U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Arctic refuge information.
ArtsEdge -- Linking the Arts and Education through technology. Its mission is to help artists, teachers, and students gain access to and/or share information, resources, and ideas that support the arts as a core subject area in the K-12 curriculum.
ArtSource -- A gathering point for networked resources on Art and Architecture.
AskERIC -- ERIC, the Educational Resources Information Center, is a federally-funded national information system that provides through its 16 subject-specific clearinghouses, associated adjunct clearinghouses, and support components, a variety of services and products on a broad range of education-related issues.
Ask Jeeves for Kids -- Answers to all kinds of questions. Check it out before letting kids use it.
Athena Curriculum -- Resources and instructional materials for Space, Weather, Earth, Oceans and more.
Awesome Library -- K-12 education directory. More great lesson plans and other good stuff.
Beginner's Central, a Users Guide to the Internet -- This site has everything you could possibly want to know about the Internet and how to use it.
BESS -- A search engine good for kids, parents, and teachers, features "safe sites" and easy searching.
Birth Defects and Genetics -- March of Dimes information on Birth Defects and Genetics
BJ Pinchbeck's Homework Helper -- Site created by nine-year-old student and his Dad. Site has links to over 300+ sites of value to teachers and students of all kinds.
Blue Web'n Applications Library -- Provides educators and parents with links which support Internet-based instruction.
Busy Teachers' Web Site -- This site's goal is to provide teachers with direct source materials, lesson plans, classroom activities with a minimum of site-to-site linking, and to provide an enjoyable and rewarding experience for the teacher who is learning to use the Internet.
BYU School of Education's Virtual Library -- Be sure to check our the Curriculum Subject Guides.
Carol Hurst's Children's Literature Site -- Wonderful literature review and curriculum information.
CARRIE - A Full-Text Electronic Library -- An excellent source for history documents for (1) Catholic Church; (2) United Nations and Other International Documents; (3) EuroDocs; (4) AmDocs; (5) World Constitutions; and (6) Documents of the First World War.
The Center on Learning, Assessment, and School Structure -- CLASS helps educators build schools around the student's needs as a learner. CLASS provides consultations, in-service workshops, professional development seminars and national conferences to improve the ways that educational goals and means are organized and assessed.
The Children's Literature Web Guide -- Internet resources related to books for children and young adults.
CIA Publications -- A wealth of information from the Central Intelligence Agency.
Classroom CONNECT -- Jumping off point for the classroom CONNECT home page and the Connected Teacher, an online community for educators. Both are excellent resources.
Classroom Connect's Best K-12 Internet Links -- Classroom Connect is a company that creates Internet instructional materials for teachers and schools. Their site also maintains a great searchable list of links to valuable education sites on the Internet.
Cleveland Public Library -- One GREAT library.
CLIMATE -- Weather and climate information from around the world. Well organized weather links.
CO-NECT (Classroom Connect Top Ten!) -- Educational sites organized by discipline (also Special Ed information on ADD/ADHD). The site was created by Co-NECT Schools for educators who want to spend their time using the best of what the Internet offers instead of looking through volumes of junk.
Comets & Meteor Showers -- Good collection of information, pictures, and links to other sites.
Community Learning Network (CLN) -- CLN is designed to help K-12 teachers integrate technology into their classrooms. There are over 260 menu pages with more than 5000 annotated links to educational WWW sites -- all organized within an intuitive structure.
Computer Technology in the Sciences -- K-12 Science lesson plans.
Connections+ -- All kinds of lesson plans, activities, curriculum resources, all linked with corresponding subject-area content standards.
The Constellations and their Stars -- Lots of links to space science sites.
CSUBIOWEB -- California State University Biological Sciences Web Server. Lots of biology related resources can be found here.
Cuyahoga County Public Library -- It's more than you think.
DesertUSA -- An online travel and adventure guide the American Southwest.
Discovery Channel School -- Has lesson plans and activities of all kinds.
Down Syndrome -- Understanding the gift of life. This page is compiled from the contributions of members of the Down Syndrome Listserv and other.
Earthquake Information -- United States Geological Survey (USGS) information on earthquakes.
EBSCO Host -- A good general reference source which include Middle Search, Funk & Wagnall's Encyclopedia, EBSCO Animal Encyclopedia and more... To access the information use UserID=ots and Password=buffalo
Economic Education Web (EcEdWeb) -- Economics resources and curriculum materials for K-12 teachers.
EdLinks -- A collection of Internet links of interest to educators.
Education with New Technologies - Networked Learning Community -- This networked community is designed to help educators develop powerful learning experiences for students through the effective integration of new technologies.
Education World -- Subject-oriented list of K-12 web resources. Searchable database of 35,000+ sites.
Educational Online Sources (EOS) -- A good clearinghouse for educational information.
Educator Links -- Lots of good education related links and fun URLs.
Eisenhower National Clearinghouse -- Especially for Math and Science Education, includes monthly "Digital Dozen" list of superior sites.
Element Tables -- Information on the elements. You can view them in periodic table form or list them by name, symbol or atomic number.
Elementary Science Curriculum Guide -- Very well organized and complete lesson plans.
Entomology on the World Wide Web -- A wealth of sites all about insects.
EnviroInfo -- Environmental Information Sources
Environmental Sites on the Internet -- Nice collection of environment related sites.
Enzymes -- What the heck is an Enzyme?
Eric's Treasure Trove of Astronomy -- Everything you ever wanted to know about astronomy.
eSchoolNews Online -- Your #1 source for K-12 school technology news and information. All the latest news about issues that affect education.
Family Education Network - A Parenting and Education Resource -- This is a great site for parents, but teachers might want to look at it and share it with them.
Fido Educational Sites -- Fido stands for "Family Internet Directory Online". This site lists educational sites which have been "screened" to ensure child safe content.
Fish Information Service (FINS) -- An archive of information about aquariums. It covers both freshwater and marine, tropical and temperate.
Franklin Science Institute Hotlists -- Educational hotlists of sites with educational content.
FREE Federal Resources for Educational Excellence -- A nice collection of hundreds of education resources support by agencies across the US Federal government which you can search by content area. Note that many of the resources are FREE.
Frog Life Cycle -- Lesson plan to have students follow the life cycle of a frog and become aware of some of the threats it faces as it matures.
Galaxy - The professional's guide to a world of information -- Links to about every topic or subject area you can imagine.
Geo Globe: Interactive Geography -- Explore the world with Geo-Globe's selection of interactive games, and find out strange and familiar feature of the planet!
A Geologist's Lifetime Field List -- A list of essential or desirable locations for geologist or travelers to visit. It contains many of the interesting geological wonders of the world, with links to most of them.
Geosciences Web Server -- Web site for the Learning through Collaborative Visualization (CoVis) Project. CoVis is a community of thousands of students, hundreds of teachers, and dozens of researchers all working together to find new ways to think about and practice science in the classroom.
Global Schoolhouse -- Built with the concept that teachers, students, business, government, and the community can learn side-by-side.
Global SchoolNet -- Links to valuable articles about Internet use and one of the largest registries of projects that are happening on the Internet.
GLOBE Teacher's Guide -- Global Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment (GLOBE) is a worldwide network of students, teachers, and scientists working together to study and understand the global environment.
The History Channel -- Events of the past and other information.
History/Social Studies Web Site for K-12 Teachers -- The major purpose is to make use of the Web as a tool for learning and teaching and to provide some help for busy social studies teachers in locating and using the resources of the Internet in the classroom.
The Human Language Page -- The WWW Virtual Library: Languages. A comprehensive catalog of language-related Internet resources.
I*EARN -- The International Education and Resource Network enables young people to undertake projects designed to make a meaningful contribution to the health and welfare of the planet and its people.
IASL - School Library Resources on the Internet -- Links to educational resources for school librarians. this is a wonderful compilation of sites useful to classroom teachers.
Images from History -- An image archive to support the teaching and study of history. Images from history of world art and archaeology for use in the classroom.
Insects Galore -- Iowa State Entomology Index - K-12 educators' recommended sites.
The Instant Access Treasure Chest -- The teacher's guide to learning disabilities. Excellent collection of disability related teaching resources.
Integrating the Internet -- Use this site to find primary resources, projects, a weekly newsletter, units of study, and a tutorial to help you plan projects and class homepages.
Internet Directory for Botany -- Subject category list for botany related sites.
Internet Medieval Sourcebook -- The site is organized as three main index pages, with a number of supplementary documents. Excellent source for Medieval History.
Internet Projects and Educational Technology -- Index of Internet and education related sites.
The Internet Public Library -- The name says it all... A collection of general Internet search engines and catalogs.
Internet Scout Project - KIDS Report -- The KIDS Report is a biweekly publication produced by K-12 students as a resources to other K-12 students. It is an ongoing, cooperative effort of 12 classrooms from around the United State. Teachers assist and provide support, however, students select, evaluate and annotate all resources included in every issue of the KIDS Report.
Internet Travel Guide -- This site is geared to prepare teachers to integrate the Internet with other course curriculum.
ISACS (Independent Schools Association of the Central States) -- Still more online resources for teachers.
ILTWeb K-12 Resources -- Institude for Learning Technologies - Columbia University. Lots of good resources found here. Especially take a look at the LiveText educational resources for grades 4-12.
Just for Teachers -- SIRS knowledge source... numerous resources for teachers.
K-2 Favorite Links -- A special collection of links for students in grades Kindergarten through Second. (Also includes links to lesson plans and resources for early childhood and primary grade teachers.)
K-5 CyberTrail -- Get your Web browsing boots on - we're taking a cybertrek on the K-5 CyberTrail.
The K-8 Aeronautics Internet Textbook K8AIT) -- K8AIT is an electronic multimedia text, teachers' supplement and student workbook designed to be used over the Internet. It presents a comprehensive, cohesive study of the science of aeronautics at a level elementary and middle school students and the instructors can easily understand and enjoy.
Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators -- A classified list of sites on the Internet found to be useful for enhancing curriculum and teacher professional growth. It is updated daily to keep up with the tremendous number of new WWW sites. A great place to go when trying to find worthwhile sites to integrate into a teaching unit.
Kidlink -- Kidlink has been running online Internet projects for years. There are all sorts of projects you can join, though sometimes the rules and regulations can be confusing for beginners. Kidlink is a non-profit grassroots organization aimed at getting as many youth through the age 15 as possible involved in a global dialog.
KidPub -- More than 30,000 stories written by kids from all over the planet!
KinderArt - Art Education -- Free art lessons for K-12. These activities can be done online or saved for later use.
Learner Online -- The Annenberg/CPB Projects. A wealth of teacher resources.
Lesson Pland and Insert Information for K-12 Students and Teachers -- Loads of lesson plans and links.
Links for Everyone -- Here you can find all kinds of links for kids and grownups.
Literary Resources on the Net -- An outstanding collection of literary links.
LPA Online -- The official online service of Little People of America, Inc. LPA is a nonprofit organization that provides support and information to people of short stature and their families. You'll find resources pertaining to dwarfism and LPA, medical data, and links to numerous other dwarfish-related sites.
Maps and References -- This compilation of Internet/WWW sites is intended to be an introductory guide to some of the map and reference resources available via the World Wide Web.
Marfan Syndrome -- Public health information sheet from the March of Dimes on Marfan Syndrome.
Mars Pathfinder -- Information on the JPL Mars Pathfinder and lots of images.
The Math Forum -- An online community funded in part by the National Science Foundation. Lots of good resources and links.
Mathematical Resources on the Web -- Lots of math related links.
Mega Mathematics! -- Mathematics is a live science with new discoveries being made every day. The frontier of mathematics is an exciting place, where mathematicians experiment and play with creative and imaginative ideas. Many of these ideas are accessible to young children. This site is loaded with great ideas...
Michigan State Astronomy Links -- Loads of astronomy and space science related links.
Micricopa Center for Learning and Instruction -- Still doubting the utility of Web work? Check this site for links to more than 640 sites showing the Web as a learning tool. Search by subject or keyword.
Middle Ages -- What was it really like to live in the Middle Ages?
MiddleWeb -- An Internet site exploring the challenges of middle school reform, and brimming with resources for educators and parents.
The Mining Co. -- This one is for kids and teens on school topics. There are many areas to search in the Mining Co. There are many headings, and the sites are kept current. Sites you will not find elsewhere.
MIT Biology Hypertextbook -- This hypertextbook was designed to supplement the course materials for an Introductory Biology course and to provide additional tools to learn introductory molecular biology.
Multi-Language Resources -- A collection of interesting multi-language site to visit and most useful for teaching.
Multicultural Clearinghouse -- A database of cultural diversity events and a repository for other diversity resource information such as support services, resource groups, videos, periodicals, and books.
Museums -- An eclectic collection of museums, galleries and archives on the WWW.
My Virtual Reference Desk -- A good general reference source for almost anything you can imagine.
NASA K-12 Internet Initiative -- The NASA's Quest Project. It's mission is to provide support and services for schools, teachers and students to fully utilize the Internet, and its underlying information technologies, as a basic tool for learning.
National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS) -- The NAIS website represents over 1100 independent schools and associations in the U.S. and abroad.
National Council for the Social Studies -- The mission of NCSS is to provide leadership, service, and support for all social studies educators.
The National Park Service -- Wonderful set of links to natural resource and natural landmark sites.
National Science Foundation -- The National Science Foundation is an independent U.S. government agency responsible for promoting science and engineering through programs that invest over $3.3 billion per year in almost 20,000 research and education projects in science and engineering.
National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) -- Promoting excellence and innovation in science teaching and learning for all.
National Standards for U.S. History for Grades K-4 -- An electronic v ersion of the National Standards for Grades K-4 History.
Natural Resources Defense Council -- A variety of environmental topics.
Needle in a CyberStack - the InfoFinder -- Good general reference source for a variety of topics.
Net Connections for Communication Disorders and Sciences -- An Internet guide by Judith Maginnis Kuster. Good resource for information on communication disabilities.
The New York Times Learning Network -- Resources for sixth- through twelfth-graders, teachers, and parents adds value to the day's news with glossaries, geographical data, and new-related lesson plans. (You will need to establish an ID and password.)
NickNacks Telecollaborate! -- Join the excitement of learning together on the Internet with educators and students from around the world!
NOVA Online -- Good resource from the popular PBS TV show NOVA.
NPS's Science Friday -- Talk of the Nation: Science Friday with Ira Flatow is a science talk-show which can be heard each Friday afternoon 2-4pm EST over National Public Radio (NPR).
Observatorium -- NASA's Observatorim is a public access site for Earth and space data. It has pictures of the Earth, planets, stars, and other cool stuff, as well as the storied behind those images.
Office of Space Flight (OSF) -- Welcome to the future of space flight.
Ohio Department of Education -- As the name implies... Also includes certification and licensure information.
Ohio Government Information and Services -- This is the place to start for information about the State of Ohio.
Ohio School Net (OSN) -- eCommunity educational resources from Ohio SchoolNet.
OnlineClass -- K-12 teaching units delivered in collaborative Internet classrooms. Lots of classroom and curriculum ideas found here.
Online Education -- Electronic/print magazine concerning teaching and Internet usage. There are curricular links with comments about each site.
OPLIN (Ohio Public Library Information Network) -- The Ohio Public Library Information Network provides a good general reference source for EBSCO, NetWellness, Electric Library, SIRS Discoverer, SIRS Researcher, OH! Kids, Discover Ohio, Ohio Historical Society, and more.
Outdoor Action Guide to Outdoor/Environmental Careers -- Description of a variety of outdoor and environmental careers job choices.
Outside the Box -- ADHD/Special Needs/Learning Style Differences... Resources for Parenting and Teaching Misunderstood Kids Who Thrive "Outside the Box".
An Overview of the Solar System -- Nice jumping off point for the study of the solar system.
PBS Mathline -- Math teaching tips and resources.
PBS Online Presents... Life on the Internet -- There is a Beginner's Guide on this site that should be very helpful for those just getting started on the Internet.
PBS TeacherSource -- Teachers' resource for Arts & Literature, Health & Vocation, Social Studied, Mathematics, Science, TechKnow, and more.
Periodic Table (Chemistry) -- WebElements Period Table.
Physical Education Digest -- A 36 page quarterly magazine that provides the latest ideas, tips, coaching cues and research on sports, fitness and physical education topics from around the world.
Planet Troll -- Teacher resources, repoducible activity pages and more.
PLANTS National Database -- United States Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service. Everything you wanted to know about plants.
The Police Notebook - A Warning for Parents and Kids -- This site details basic internet safety for kids. You should look at it and share it with parents and kids.
Sapphire Swan Dance Directory -- A guide to dance resources available on the web.
Scholastic -- Reproducable curriculum programs and materials, I Spy in school activity archive, ABC at home - an alphabet for families, and more.
Scholastic Network -- (UserName=otsfaculty, UserPassword=ots). Essential curriculum for wired schools. A great curriculum and reference resource.
Science and Math Initiatives (SAMI) -- Teacher help, Math resources, Science resources, Classroom resources, other resources, and freebies.
The Science Center -- Your gateway to science education resources on the Internet.
Science Lessons (Grades K-1) -- A wonderful collection of science lesson plans for grades K-1.
Science Lessons (Grades 2-3) -- A wonderful collection of science lesson plans for grades 2-3.
Science Lessons (Grades 4-5) -- A wonderful collection of science lesson plans for grades 4-5.
SCORE History/Social Science -- Lots of links and lesson plans
Sierra Club Environmental Education -- Numerous articles and links to environmental sites from the Sierra Club.
SLONET Education -- Lots of good education links.
Smithsonian Gem & Mineral Collection -- Interesting collection of gems and minerals.
Smithsonian Institution -- Depth and breadth - shuttle off to any of the Smithsonian's 16 museums - National Air and Space, Natural History, Hirschhorn, etc... Also has a subject index.
Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum -- Lots of great stuff on space science.
Social Studies Lesson Plans and Resources -- Everything for the Social Studies teacher.
Southwest Bibliography -- This bibliography is organized generally by content. Many books are suitable for an elementary school reader in picture book format.
Standards -- An annotated list of Internet sites with K-12 educational standards and curriculum frameworks documents - national and state.
Star Tribune Education Resources -- One more source for ideas for students, teachers and parents.
Teacher Talk -- Published by the Center for Adolescent Studies at the School of Education, Indiana University.
Teachers Helping Teachers -- A site by teachers for teachers. The goal of the site is to provide basic teaching tips to inexperienced teachers; ideas that can be immediately implemented into the classroom. To provide new ideas in teaching methodologies for all teachers. To provide a forum for experienced teachers to share their experiences and tips with colleagues around the world.
Teacher's Tips -- Provides sources of educational development in the classroom; innovative ideas for the use of the internet in the classroom; resources in the areas of science and history; activities and lessons that can be implemented into the classroom; information on the instruction of gifted and talented children.
Teaching and Technology -- Online magazine published by Time which contains interesting articles about Internet integration. Check out the Online Teacher Toolkit for subject-oriented lists of web sites.
Teaching with Electronic Technology -- The sites collected on this page reflect the considerable variety of uses for computing and related forms of electronic technology in teaching.
TeachNet -- Lesson plans, classroom decor, keypals, Internet links, and classroom management are just a few of the sections contained in this excellent resource for teachers.
tech LEARNING -- Serving educators with ideas, tools, and resources for integrating technology into the K-12 school, classroom and curriculum. The Technology & Learning magazine, the Well Connected Educator magazine, and much more.
Thanksgiving Lesson Plan -- Teaching about Thanksgiving.
Thinker -- Fine arts museums of San Francisco.
T.H.E. Journal Online -- Technology Horizons in Education is a Journal of current articles, and the Institute also runs classes for teachers for which you can get college credit. Check them out.
Thomas - Legislative Information on the Internet -- In the Spirit of Thomas Jefferson, a service of The Library of Congress.
U.S. Department of Education -- A wealth of information from the U.S. Department of Education.
U.S. Government Information and Links -- Just what the name implies.
UCMP Glossary -- A multi-volume, multimedia virtual glossary of biological terms. Volumes include Phylogenetics, Geology, Biochemistry, Cell Biology, Ecology, Life History, Zoology, Botany.
UNESCO World Heritage List -- Links to locations that have been approved by the World Heritage Committee. The list currently contains 582 different locations.
United States Interactive Climate Pages -- A wealth of climate information from 1895 to present.
University of Oklahoma's Advanced Center for Genome Technology (ACGT) -- Heavy duty site with lot of other biology related links.
Using Live Insects in Elementary Classrooms for Early Lessons in Life -- 20 lesson plans including special activity sheets. A program dedicated to introducing health topics to children in Kindergarten through third grade.
Utah Link - Education's Connection to Excellence -- Searchable curriculum database that will provide lesson plans for virtually every subject area by Grade Level (WOW!). A MUST SEE for ALL teachers.
Utah Science Curriculum by Grade Level -- Excellent resource for science teachers.
Vandergrift's Children's Lilterature Page -- Lots of good information.
Virtual Plant Cell -- A collection of still images, texts and movies covering the structure and functioning of a typical plant cell.
The Virtual Schoolhouse -- A Meta-Library of K-12 Internet Links.
Visualize Science! -- The first shocked science lab on the WWW (growing since December 1995). This site will let both students and teachers interact with material on the web, rather than just reading text. In order to use this site you must have the Macromedia Shockwave Plug-in installed.
Volcano World Starting Points -- Lots of stuff all about volcanoes around the world.
Web Sites and Resources for Teachers -- There are nine categories for use in your classroom which include lesson plans, instructional materials, online activities and projects, and virtual trips to museums and countries around the world.
Web66 -- A K-12 World Wide Web project. Links to 1000s of school sites from all over the world.
Weekly Reader Index -- The site map for the Weekly Reader.
The Why Files -- Provides the science behind the news... Outstanding current events site.
WNET School -- A Practical web service for teachers.
The Wonderful World of Insects -- Everything you wanted to know about insects (entomology).
Wordsmith.Org -- Home of 'A.Word.A.Day', 'Internet Anagram Server', 'The Wordserver' and 'Listat'.
World Climate -- Weather rainfall and temperature data from around the world.
The World Factbook 1998 -- Look up facts about all the countries in the world. Created by the CIA.
World Side Arts Resources -- WWAR offers the definitive, interactive gateway to all exemplars of qualitative arts information and culture on the Internet. Artists, museums, galleries, art history, arts education, antiques, performing arts ranging from dance to opera, classified ads, resume postings, and more are to be found here.
Writing Tips, Guides and Advice -- Not a great site, but worth a look (at least once).
WWW-VL The History Index -- Over 4000 history sites arranged alphabetically by subject and name.
Yahoo's Education Page -- Links to thousands of educational sites. Currently links to over 700 K-12 sites.
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Yahooligans Search for Virtual Field Trips -- The name says it all.