Internet Project

 

Title:

HowStuffWorks - Learn how Everything Works!

URL:

http://www.howstuffworks.com

Audience:

Parents, teachers, and students of all ages.

Description:

This site is used to find out how different things work. One can search for just about anything. You type what it is you want to find out, and then the site gives you interesting facts and information about it.

Title:

MarcoPolo - Internet Content for the Classroom

URL:

http://www.marcopolo-education.org

Audience:

Teachers, educators, and students of all ages.

Description:

This site is very useful because it provides lesson plans, activities, and information for teachers in the area of economics, math, science, reading & language arts, humanities, arts, and geography. It is an excellent resource for the classroom.

Title:

PBS Parents | PBS

URL:

http://www.pbs.org/parents

Audience:

Parents

Description:

This site provides parents with interesting information and articles on parenting. It also provides different ideas and activities for parents to do with their children.

Title:

Cool Science for Curious Kids

URL:

http://www.hhmi.org/coolscience

Audience:

Teachers, parents, and students in elementary and middle school.

Description:

This site is hosted by Howard Hughes Medical Institute. It provides activities for students to explore biology.

Title:

For Kids Only - Earth Science Enterprise

URL:

http://kids.earth.nasa.gov

Audience:

Students in elementary and middle school.

Description:

This site provides information on several concepts of science such as water, land, water, natural hazards, etc.

Title:

Basic science for kids, childrens science pro...

URL:

http://www.sciencemadesimple.com

Audience:

Students in elementary and middle school.

Description:

This site provides different information and activities for students to explore with science.

Title:

BrainPOP - Health, Science, Technology, Math,...

URL:

http://www.brainpop.com

Audience:

Teachers, students of all ages, and parents.

Description:

This site provides short movies on different concepts of science, math, language arts, etc.

Title:

PBS Kids

URL:

http://pbskids.org

Audience:

Students in primary school.

Description:

This site provides games and activities for students to engage in.

Title:

Electricity & Static Electricity

URL:

http://www.sciencemadesimple.com/static.html

Audience:

Students in 4th grade and above and teachers.

Description:

This site provides information on electricity and several activities for students to do to learn about electricity.

Title:

EPA > Drinking Water for Kids > Games & Activ...

URL:

http://www.epa.gov/OGWDW/kids/cycle.html

Audience:

Students of 4th grade and above and for teachers.

Description:

This site explains the water cycle and provides games & activities for student to learn to save and conserve water.

Title:

Fun Mathematics Lessons by Cynthia Lanius

URL:

http://dept.math.wayne.edu/math/MathCorps/
StarProblems/Lessons.htm

Audience:

Teachers and students of all ages.

Description:

This site includes several activities related to math.
There is also a Spanish version of some of the activities.

Title:

Coolmath4kids - An amusement park of math and...

URL:

http://www.coolmath4kids.com

Audience:

Parents, teachers, and students of all ages.

Description:

This site has several activities and games related to math with problem solving. It is a terrific site!

Title:

LearningPlanet.com Kids Page

URL:

http://www.learningplanet.com/stu/kids0.asp

Audience:

Students of preschool to 6th grade.

Description:

This site has several activities and games related to math.

Title:

Figure This! Math Challenges for Families

URL:

http://www.figurethis.org/index40.htm

Audience:

Parents and students in elementary school.

Description:

This site provides different activities related to math that families can solve together.

Title:

MASER Mathematics

URL:

http://www.svsu.edu/mathscicenter/
Maser%20Math/mathgenII.html#Elementary%20home

Audience:

Teachers in elementary school.

Description:

This site provides a description of the math standards and benchmarks, as well as different activities that teachers can do with their students to teach those standards.

Title:

AAA Math

URL:

http://www.aaamath.com

Audience:

Teachers and students in kindergarten through 8th grade.

Description:

This site provides hundreds of pages of basic math skills as well as math games.

Title:

Aplusmath.com

URL:

http://www.aplusmath.com

Audience:

Students in elementary school.

Description:

This site helps students improve their basic math skills. It includes flashcards of basic facts, games, as well as homework help.

Title:

Girl Power

URL:

http://www.girlpower.gov/girlarea/index.htm

Audience:

Girls in elementary and middle school.

Description:

This site designed to encourage girls to make the best of their lives. It has different subjects for them to explore; as well as activities for them to get involved in.

Title:

National Geographic Kids site

URL:

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/kids

Audience:

Students in elementary and middle school, teachers, and parents.

Description:

This is a great site to find information on different science subjects.

Title:

WhaleNet

URL:

http://whale.wheelock.edu/Welcome.html

Audience:

Students in elementary and middle school, teachers, and parents.

Description:

This is a great site for anyone interested in whales and other information about marine biology. It has great photos!

Title:

Children's Butterfly Site

URL:

http://www.mesc.usgs.gov/resources/education/
butterfly/bfly_start.asp

Audience:

Students in elementary school and teachers.

Description:

This is a great site to learn the life cycle of the butterfly, link to butterfly pictures, or find out about books you can find at the library. Some of the information presented in this site is in other languages such as Spanish, French, Dutch, Italian etc.

Title:

Mundo Latino: Rinconcito

URL:

http://www.mundolatino.org/rinconcito/

Audience:

Students in elementary and middle school, teachers, and parents.

Description:

This site is in Spanish and provides different stories, games, and activities in Spanish.

Title:

Vistas del Sistema Solar

URL:

http://www.solarviews.com/span/homepage.htm

Audience:

Teachers and students in elementary and middle school.

Description:

This site has been created as a virtual fieldtrip through the solar system. It contains images and information about the sun, planets, moons, asteroids, comets and meteors. All the information is in Spanish.

Title:

FEMA FOR KIDS: WILDFIRES

URL:

http://www.fema.gov/kids/wldfire.htm

Audience:

Students in elementary and middle school.

Description:

This site is great to educate students about wildfires. It contains information and activities that students can work on.

Title:

Smokey Bear

URL:

http://www.smokeybear.com

Audience:

Students in elementary school.

Description:

This site contains great information on fire safety, forest safety, etc. It has activities and games for students.

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