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News for Youth
· http://htekidsnews.com/ Here There Everywhere is a news website/blog designed for elementary and older school-aged children. Its purpose is to show kids how they are connected to their world and introduce them to the people and events shaping it. - See more at: http://htekidsnews.com/about/#sthash.U3i8i7jL.dpuf
· http://timeforkids.com/ Parents need to know that this site, which supplements the TIME for Kids magazine, is a safe and wonderfully eye-opening place for kids to hang out online. Although there are versions of the TIME for Kids magazine for grade-schoolers, the site is more for tweens and up since articles give frank facts (while leaving out disturbing details) about things like political assassinations and social injustices
· http://www.tweentribune.com/ Parents need to know that the mission of TWEENTRIBUNE is to get young readers to follow the news. There are age-appropriate sections for kids, tweens, and teens. The content runs the gamut from educational to fluffy, with substantial coverage of celebrities and brands. Comments are moderated.
· http://news.nick.com/ Features stories and videos from current events show Nick News with Linda Ellerbee. Coverage includes stories featuring kids as well as important national and global news events.
· http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/scholasticnews/index.html There are still links on this site to stories written by kids in the Scholastic Kids Press Corps and some articles -- such as one on overcoming being bullied and a rescued lion -- that will appeal to kids.
· http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/ Parents need to know that The Learning Network uses the news of the day from the New York Times to create a blog and other news-related activities that engage teens and tweens. This site is also a resource for teachers who are creating lesson plans related to current events, history, science news, and more. The site doesn't necessarily edit what's happening in the world, so tough subjects might come up.
· http://www.whatkidscando.org What Kids Can Do (WKCD) is a national nonprofit founded in 2001 by an educator and a journalist with more than 60 years combined experience supporting adolescent learning in and out of schools. Using digital, print, and broadcast media.
Science
· http://www.eduweb.com/portfolio/earthspacesci.php (Earth and Space Science)
· http://www.pbs.org/teachers/stem/ STEM Support http://www.pbslearningmedia.org/
· http://sciencenetlinks.com/collections/celebrating-space-exploration/ With this collection of lessons, tools, interactive games and podcasts, students will discover the history and future of space travel, along with NASAís role to explore beyond our planet.
· http://sciencenetlinks.com Developed by the American Association for the Advancement of Science, Science NetLinks provides resources for science and technology discovery that are matched to the Project 2061 Benchmarks for Science Literacy.
· http://education.usgs.gov/ Environmental Content and Science
· http://scistarter.com/ This website is a place for scientists, teachers, parents, and kids of all ages to contribute to science through recreational activities and research projects. The site helps scientists share their research projects, and citizens to tinker, build, and explore science.
· http://www.physicsclassroom.com/ Interactives, videos
· http://www.nasa.gov/audience/forkids/kidsclub/flash/index.html STEM http://www.nasa.gov/offices/education/programs/national/ltp/classroom/index.html Interactives
· http://www.howtosmile.org/ More then 3,000 Science activities.
· http://www.uen.org/3-6interactives/science.shtml (Interactive Science Web Activities)
· http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids/ (Living Things) http://www.nationalgeographic.com/
· http://www.earthfromspace.si.edu/ (Universe)
· http://spaceplace.nasa.gov/ (Universe)
· http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/category/interactives-extras/interactives-games/ (Living Things, Earth)
· http://myhomelearning.com/directory/science
· http://www.nps.gov/webrangers/ (Junior Park Ranger Program)
· http://www.scholastic.com/magicschoolbus/index.htm (Magic School Bus)
· http://studyjams.scholastic.com/studyjams/index.htm
· http://www.poissonrouge.com/
· http://www.sciencecomics.uwe.ac.uk/index.php
· http://www.physicsgames.net/game/Huje_Tower.html
· http://www.sciencecompanion.com/
· http://www.wordworld.com/ebook1/index.html
· http://streaming.discoveryeducation.com/index.cfm
· http://kids.discovery.com/ http://streaming.discoveryeducation.com/
· http://www.wolfquest.org/ 3D wildlife simulation game that lets player s learn about wolf ecology by living the life of a wild wolf in Yellowstone National Park.
· http://peepandthebigwideworld.com/
· http://kidshealth.org/kid/
· http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/ (New Zealand – science content resources)
· http://www.professorgarfield.com/pgf_home.html
· http://www.nasa.gov/audience/forkids/kidsclub/flash/index.html
· http://www.howtosmile.org/ How to Smile is an online community of educators that have vetted over 3,000 engaging hands-on, interactive STEM activities.
· http://www.arkive.org/ ARKive gathers together films, photographs, and audio recordings of the world’s species to establish a comprehensive multimedia digital collection of profiles of species either rare or threatened with extinction.
· http://www.sciencebob.com/index.php
· http://www.exploratorium.edu/ The Exploratorium isn’t just a museum; it’s an ongoing exploration of science, art, and human perception—a vast collection of online interactives, web features, activities, programs, and events that feed your curiosity.
· http://www.windows2universe.org/ Images and Resources to the Universe
· http://studyjams.scholastic.com/studyjams/jams/science/index.htm
· http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap120312.html (how big/small is it?)
· http://sciencenetlinks.com/tools/ Up to date links and tools for science, math and social studies.
· http://www.edheads.org/ Edheads is an online educational resource that provides free science and math games and activities that promote critical thinking. Choose from Simple Machines, Virtual Knee Surgery or Stem Cell Heart Repair, among others. All activities meet state and national standards.
· http://www.arkive.org/ ARKive gathers together films, photographs, and audio recordings of the world’s species to establish a comprehensive multimedia digital collection of profiles of species either rare or threatened with extinction.
· http://studyjams.scholastic.com/studyjams/jams/science/index.htm Mostly natural science inquiry interactives.
· http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/StarChild.html Early Education in Solar System
· http://www.ecokids.ca/pub/index.cfm EcoKids is a free, environmental education program that offers curriculum-linked materials and activities. It is an interactive environmental web site for children, their families, and educators.
· http://ocw.mit.edu/high-school/ MIT Open High School Courses
· http://www2.epa.gov/education/environmental-education-ee-publications Environmental Education Publications http://resources.spaces3.com/bb0d284a-bb3e-4b5a-a6c1-9d6c5089fdc3.pdf (Early Childhood Environmental Education)
· http://scipp.ucsc.edu/outreach/index2.html People’s Physics Book
· http://www.ck12.org/book/21st-Century-Physics---A-Compilation-of-Contemporary-and-Emerging-Technologies/r1/ Another Physics Textbook
· http://ecomuve.gse.harvard.edu/ Ecological Study Interactive (Harvard)
· http://www.brainvoyager.com/ Brain research and content
Social Studies
· http://www.plimoth.org/ (Plimoth Plantation, field trip and multimedia content of American History)
· http://www.americaslibrary.gov/ (American History through American Stories)
· http://www.pbs.org/ktca/liberty/ (American Revolution)
· http://www.washingtonsworld.org/ (American History, G. Washington)
· http://www.eduweb.com/portfolio/jeffwest/index.html (American History)
· http://www.eduweb.com/portfolio/history.php (Interactive History Sites)
· http://www.eduweb.com/portfolio/peopleculture.php (People and Culture Interacitves)
· http://www.uen.org/3-6interactives/social_studies.shtml (Interactive History Web Activities)
· http://pbskids.org/krattscreatures/login.shtml (Geography and Living Things)
· http://myhomelearning.com/directory/social-studies
· http://www.timeforkids.com/ (Time for Kids – Current Events)
· http://show.mappingworlds.com/world/ (Maps)
· http://www.cobblestoneonline.net/ (User Name: brookline Password: brookline)
· http://worldbookonline.com/wb/Login?ed=wb
· http://kids.usa.gov/ (US government)
· http://www.countryreports.org/index.htm brookline-brookline
· http://playinghistory.org/
· http://www.eduweb.com/ (virtual experiences)
· http://www.geo-cube.eu/ (geography)
· http://www.timeforkids.com/
· http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/
· http://www.historypin.com/ (History – Multimedia Sources)
· http://docsteach.org/ (Primary documentation and interactive tool to research like a historian.)
· http://www.ourdocuments.gov/index.php?flash=true& One hundred important documents from American history are featured in this site, along with specialized tools for enhancing the study of them.
· http://www.loc.gov/index.html The Library of Congress website has over 13 million digitized primary source items. Teachers, students, parents, and the community can all find something here.
· http://www.icyte.com/users/activity_public Save all of your website with iCyte. This Web 2.0 tool will keep all of your sites just as you found them. This is a research management tool that lets you save and annotate entire websites. It doesn't just bookmark, but lets you annotate parts of websites for your citations.
· http://www.dipity.com/ Time Liner
· http://www.digitalvaults.org/ Photos, documents, and popular media from the National Archives provide resources and interactive opportunities for users to access materials on endless U.S. historical topics and themes. The user can then organize the resources in any number of ways to relate to our country's history and tell a story.
· http://americanhistory.si.edu/buffalo/index.html Explore the role buffaloes played in the lives of Native Americans of the Northern Plains through this interactive website, which includes a host of resources for teachers and learners.
· http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/scholasticnews/index.html Current Events
· http://historyexplorer.si.edu/home/ The Smithsonian’s History Explorer, designed and developed by the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History, brings history to life through artifacts, primary sources and online tools.
· http://education.nationalgeographic.com/education/mapping/interactive-map/?ar_a=1 Explore the world with this interactive map, customize it with rich layers of information and drawing tools, then print and share it!
· http://education.nationalgeographic.com/education/?ar_a=1 Digital resources from National Geographic Education incorporate the past 125 years of iconic media, research and exploration, as well as exciting new findings.
· http://artsedge.kennedy-center.org/themes/african-american-history.aspx Learn about the African American experience through the arts and discover the contributions of African Americans to the history and culture of the United States.
· http://artsedge.kennedy-center.org/educators.aspx ARTSEDGE, from the Kennedy Center, supports teaching and learning in, through and about the arts, including interdisciplinary curricula that integrate the arts with other academic subjects.
· http://edsitement.neh.gov/lesson-plan/it-came-greek-mythology#sect-introduction What meanings did myths about gods, goddesses, and heroes have for the ancient Greeks? What meanings do the Greek myths have for us today? Find out in this teachers’ choice lesson plan.
· http://edsitement.neh.gov/subject/history-social-studies Lesson Plans and Material for History Education and Student Interactives http://edsitement.neh.gov/student-resources
· http://www.econedlink.org EconEdLink, developed by the Council for Economic Education, provides classroom-tested digital resources based upon timely economic and personal finance topics and real-time economics data.
· http://www.learner.org/interactives/?disciplines%5B%5D=SS&page=1&per_page=20&query= Social Studies Interactive
· http://www.wdl.org/en/ The World Digital Library will make available on the Internet, free of charge and in multilingual format, significant primary materials from cultures around the world.
· https://sites.google.com/site/gameonlearning/social-studies-ms-games Goggle listing of online games in the content areas.
· http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/index.html Library of Congress http://www.loc.gov/index.html
· http://www.loc.gov/teachers/usingprimarysources/guides.html Using Primary Resources
· http://www.archives.gov/index.html A collection that documents the rights of American citizens, the actions of Federal officials, and the national experience. Includes documents, posters, records, photographs and helpful background information about them.
· http://cct2.edc.org/PMA/ Multi-media experiences of America 1880-1920
· http://memory.loc.gov American Special Collections: A gateway to primary source materials related to the history and culture of the United States. Includes activities and lesson plans to accompany the site’s resources.
· www.historymatters.gmu.edu Designed for high school and college history teachers, the site has annotated hundreds of history websites and includes links to lesson plans, activities, primary documents, and guides for analyzing historical evidence.
· http://htekidsnews.com/ Here There Everywhere is a news website/blog designed for elementary and older school-aged children. Its purpose is to show kids how they are connected to their world and introduce them to the people and events shaping it. - See more at: http://htekidsnews.com/about/#sthash.U3i8i7jL.dpuf
· http://timeforkids.com/ Parents need to know that this site, which supplements the TIME for Kids magazine, is a safe and wonderfully eye-opening place for kids to hang out online. Although there are versions of the TIME for Kids magazine for grade-schoolers, the site is more for tweens and up since articles give frank facts (while leaving out disturbing details) about things like political assassinations and social injustices
· http://www.tweentribune.com/ Parents need to know that the mission of TWEENTRIBUNE is to get young readers to follow the news. There are age-appropriate sections for kids, tweens, and teens. The content runs the gamut from educational to fluffy, with substantial coverage of celebrities and brands. Comments are moderated.
· http://news.nick.com/ Features stories and videos from current events show Nick News with Linda Ellerbee. Coverage includes stories featuring kids as well as important national and global news events.
· http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/scholasticnews/index.html There are still links on this site to stories written by kids in the Scholastic Kids Press Corps and some articles -- such as one on overcoming being bullied and a rescued lion -- that will appeal to kids.
· http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/ Parents need to know that The Learning Network uses the news of the day from the New York Times to create a blog and other news-related activities that engage teens and tweens. This site is also a resource for teachers who are creating lesson plans related to current events, history, science news, and more. The site doesn't necessarily edit what's happening in the world, so tough subjects might come up.
· http://www.whatkidscando.org What Kids Can Do (WKCD) is a national nonprofit founded in 2001 by an educator and a journalist with more than 60 years combined experience supporting adolescent learning in and out of schools. Using digital, print, and broadcast media.
Science
· http://www.eduweb.com/portfolio/earthspacesci.php (Earth and Space Science)
· http://www.pbs.org/teachers/stem/ STEM Support http://www.pbslearningmedia.org/
· http://sciencenetlinks.com/collections/celebrating-space-exploration/ With this collection of lessons, tools, interactive games and podcasts, students will discover the history and future of space travel, along with NASAís role to explore beyond our planet.
· http://sciencenetlinks.com Developed by the American Association for the Advancement of Science, Science NetLinks provides resources for science and technology discovery that are matched to the Project 2061 Benchmarks for Science Literacy.
· http://education.usgs.gov/ Environmental Content and Science
· http://scistarter.com/ This website is a place for scientists, teachers, parents, and kids of all ages to contribute to science through recreational activities and research projects. The site helps scientists share their research projects, and citizens to tinker, build, and explore science.
· http://www.physicsclassroom.com/ Interactives, videos
· http://www.nasa.gov/audience/forkids/kidsclub/flash/index.html STEM http://www.nasa.gov/offices/education/programs/national/ltp/classroom/index.html Interactives
· http://www.howtosmile.org/ More then 3,000 Science activities.
· http://www.uen.org/3-6interactives/science.shtml (Interactive Science Web Activities)
· http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids/ (Living Things) http://www.nationalgeographic.com/
· http://www.earthfromspace.si.edu/ (Universe)
· http://spaceplace.nasa.gov/ (Universe)
· http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/category/interactives-extras/interactives-games/ (Living Things, Earth)
· http://myhomelearning.com/directory/science
· http://www.nps.gov/webrangers/ (Junior Park Ranger Program)
· http://www.scholastic.com/magicschoolbus/index.htm (Magic School Bus)
· http://studyjams.scholastic.com/studyjams/index.htm
· http://www.poissonrouge.com/
· http://www.sciencecomics.uwe.ac.uk/index.php
· http://www.physicsgames.net/game/Huje_Tower.html
· http://www.sciencecompanion.com/
· http://www.wordworld.com/ebook1/index.html
· http://streaming.discoveryeducation.com/index.cfm
· http://kids.discovery.com/ http://streaming.discoveryeducation.com/
· http://www.wolfquest.org/ 3D wildlife simulation game that lets player s learn about wolf ecology by living the life of a wild wolf in Yellowstone National Park.
· http://peepandthebigwideworld.com/
· http://kidshealth.org/kid/
· http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/ (New Zealand – science content resources)
· http://www.professorgarfield.com/pgf_home.html
· http://www.nasa.gov/audience/forkids/kidsclub/flash/index.html
· http://www.howtosmile.org/ How to Smile is an online community of educators that have vetted over 3,000 engaging hands-on, interactive STEM activities.
· http://www.arkive.org/ ARKive gathers together films, photographs, and audio recordings of the world’s species to establish a comprehensive multimedia digital collection of profiles of species either rare or threatened with extinction.
· http://www.sciencebob.com/index.php
· http://www.exploratorium.edu/ The Exploratorium isn’t just a museum; it’s an ongoing exploration of science, art, and human perception—a vast collection of online interactives, web features, activities, programs, and events that feed your curiosity.
· http://www.windows2universe.org/ Images and Resources to the Universe
· http://studyjams.scholastic.com/studyjams/jams/science/index.htm
· http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap120312.html (how big/small is it?)
· http://sciencenetlinks.com/tools/ Up to date links and tools for science, math and social studies.
· http://www.edheads.org/ Edheads is an online educational resource that provides free science and math games and activities that promote critical thinking. Choose from Simple Machines, Virtual Knee Surgery or Stem Cell Heart Repair, among others. All activities meet state and national standards.
· http://www.arkive.org/ ARKive gathers together films, photographs, and audio recordings of the world’s species to establish a comprehensive multimedia digital collection of profiles of species either rare or threatened with extinction.
· http://studyjams.scholastic.com/studyjams/jams/science/index.htm Mostly natural science inquiry interactives.
· http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/StarChild.html Early Education in Solar System
· http://www.ecokids.ca/pub/index.cfm EcoKids is a free, environmental education program that offers curriculum-linked materials and activities. It is an interactive environmental web site for children, their families, and educators.
· http://ocw.mit.edu/high-school/ MIT Open High School Courses
· http://www2.epa.gov/education/environmental-education-ee-publications Environmental Education Publications http://resources.spaces3.com/bb0d284a-bb3e-4b5a-a6c1-9d6c5089fdc3.pdf (Early Childhood Environmental Education)
· http://scipp.ucsc.edu/outreach/index2.html People’s Physics Book
· http://www.ck12.org/book/21st-Century-Physics---A-Compilation-of-Contemporary-and-Emerging-Technologies/r1/ Another Physics Textbook
· http://ecomuve.gse.harvard.edu/ Ecological Study Interactive (Harvard)
· http://www.brainvoyager.com/ Brain research and content
Social Studies
· http://www.plimoth.org/ (Plimoth Plantation, field trip and multimedia content of American History)
· http://www.americaslibrary.gov/ (American History through American Stories)
· http://www.pbs.org/ktca/liberty/ (American Revolution)
· http://www.washingtonsworld.org/ (American History, G. Washington)
· http://www.eduweb.com/portfolio/jeffwest/index.html (American History)
· http://www.eduweb.com/portfolio/history.php (Interactive History Sites)
· http://www.eduweb.com/portfolio/peopleculture.php (People and Culture Interacitves)
· http://www.uen.org/3-6interactives/social_studies.shtml (Interactive History Web Activities)
· http://pbskids.org/krattscreatures/login.shtml (Geography and Living Things)
· http://myhomelearning.com/directory/social-studies
· http://www.timeforkids.com/ (Time for Kids – Current Events)
· http://show.mappingworlds.com/world/ (Maps)
· http://www.cobblestoneonline.net/ (User Name: brookline Password: brookline)
· http://worldbookonline.com/wb/Login?ed=wb
· http://kids.usa.gov/ (US government)
· http://www.countryreports.org/index.htm brookline-brookline
· http://playinghistory.org/
· http://www.eduweb.com/ (virtual experiences)
· http://www.geo-cube.eu/ (geography)
· http://www.timeforkids.com/
· http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/
· http://www.historypin.com/ (History – Multimedia Sources)
· http://docsteach.org/ (Primary documentation and interactive tool to research like a historian.)
· http://www.ourdocuments.gov/index.php?flash=true& One hundred important documents from American history are featured in this site, along with specialized tools for enhancing the study of them.
· http://www.loc.gov/index.html The Library of Congress website has over 13 million digitized primary source items. Teachers, students, parents, and the community can all find something here.
· http://www.icyte.com/users/activity_public Save all of your website with iCyte. This Web 2.0 tool will keep all of your sites just as you found them. This is a research management tool that lets you save and annotate entire websites. It doesn't just bookmark, but lets you annotate parts of websites for your citations.
· http://www.dipity.com/ Time Liner
· http://www.digitalvaults.org/ Photos, documents, and popular media from the National Archives provide resources and interactive opportunities for users to access materials on endless U.S. historical topics and themes. The user can then organize the resources in any number of ways to relate to our country's history and tell a story.
· http://americanhistory.si.edu/buffalo/index.html Explore the role buffaloes played in the lives of Native Americans of the Northern Plains through this interactive website, which includes a host of resources for teachers and learners.
· http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/scholasticnews/index.html Current Events
· http://historyexplorer.si.edu/home/ The Smithsonian’s History Explorer, designed and developed by the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History, brings history to life through artifacts, primary sources and online tools.
· http://education.nationalgeographic.com/education/mapping/interactive-map/?ar_a=1 Explore the world with this interactive map, customize it with rich layers of information and drawing tools, then print and share it!
· http://education.nationalgeographic.com/education/?ar_a=1 Digital resources from National Geographic Education incorporate the past 125 years of iconic media, research and exploration, as well as exciting new findings.
· http://artsedge.kennedy-center.org/themes/african-american-history.aspx Learn about the African American experience through the arts and discover the contributions of African Americans to the history and culture of the United States.
· http://artsedge.kennedy-center.org/educators.aspx ARTSEDGE, from the Kennedy Center, supports teaching and learning in, through and about the arts, including interdisciplinary curricula that integrate the arts with other academic subjects.
· http://edsitement.neh.gov/lesson-plan/it-came-greek-mythology#sect-introduction What meanings did myths about gods, goddesses, and heroes have for the ancient Greeks? What meanings do the Greek myths have for us today? Find out in this teachers’ choice lesson plan.
· http://edsitement.neh.gov/subject/history-social-studies Lesson Plans and Material for History Education and Student Interactives http://edsitement.neh.gov/student-resources
· http://www.econedlink.org EconEdLink, developed by the Council for Economic Education, provides classroom-tested digital resources based upon timely economic and personal finance topics and real-time economics data.
· http://www.learner.org/interactives/?disciplines%5B%5D=SS&page=1&per_page=20&query= Social Studies Interactive
· http://www.wdl.org/en/ The World Digital Library will make available on the Internet, free of charge and in multilingual format, significant primary materials from cultures around the world.
· https://sites.google.com/site/gameonlearning/social-studies-ms-games Goggle listing of online games in the content areas.
· http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/index.html Library of Congress http://www.loc.gov/index.html
· http://www.loc.gov/teachers/usingprimarysources/guides.html Using Primary Resources
· http://www.archives.gov/index.html A collection that documents the rights of American citizens, the actions of Federal officials, and the national experience. Includes documents, posters, records, photographs and helpful background information about them.
· http://cct2.edc.org/PMA/ Multi-media experiences of America 1880-1920
· http://memory.loc.gov American Special Collections: A gateway to primary source materials related to the history and culture of the United States. Includes activities and lesson plans to accompany the site’s resources.
· www.historymatters.gmu.edu Designed for high school and college history teachers, the site has annotated hundreds of history websites and includes links to lesson plans, activities, primary documents, and guides for analyzing historical evidence.
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