 Illinois
Early Learning Project: Tip Sheets
Land of Lincoln Logs – Illinois project for early childhood, applicable
everywhere.
Grade Level: Parents, Teachers
This Web site was developed by the state of Illinois as part of the Illinois
Early Learning Project to provide a “a source of evidence-based,
reliable information on early care and education for parents, caregivers,
and teachers of young children.” Although written for residents
of Illinois, the site is relevant to any parent or teacher of young children.
 Performing
Medieval Narrative Today: A Video Showcase
Gawain, Gawain, Gone! Modern performances of snippets of medieval narrative.
Grade Level: 6-8, 9-12
This site features a database of video clips of contemporary performance
of medieval narrative. Its purpose is “to see how medieval stories
can be brought to life in performance for modern audiences, and how performance
can be used to teach medieval literature in the classroom.”
Draw
On!
Fun online drawing tool that can be used collaboratively.
Grade Level: Pre-K-2, 3-5
This interactive Web based tool, presented by the General Electric Corporation,
allows users to create a drawing, save it, send it to a friend, or invite
the friend to collaborate on the drawing.
Kanji
Alive
An interactive guide to kanji, Japanese character writing.
Grade Level: 6-8, 9-12
Kanji Alive, created at the University of Chicago, is an interactive tool
for learning to read and write Kanji (a Japanese system of writing that
utilizes characters borrowed or adapted from Chinese writing).
Apply
Lessons: Applications of Mathematics
Shows math being used in "the real world."
Grade Level: 6-8, 9-12
This site, developed by the Ministry of Education of the Government of
British Columbia, helps students to see the usefulness of taking math
courses by linking the lessons to specific occupations that use the skills
that students are learning.
 Energy
Fast
Energy conservation and its potential for helping the environment.
Grade Level: 9-12
Earth Day Energy Fast seeks to create a “greater public awareness
of the consequences to nature from energy use by asking all persons everywhere
to participate in an energy-conservation activity each Earth Day.”
FAO: Food
and Nutrition
The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization’s site on global
nutrition.
Grade Level: 9-12
This site was developed by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
of the United Nations is a rich resource of information on food safety
and quality and human nutrition around the world.
Center
for the History of Physics
This site has rich visual archives and lots of info on famous scientists.
Grade Level: 6-8, 9-12
The Center for History of Physics, a site maintained by the American Institute
of Physics (ADP), provides exhibits, sample syllabi, booklists, and other
resources for physics history and its allied fields.
Marine
Navigation in the Age of Exploration
The four basic tools the great explorers used to find their way.
Grade Level: Pre-K-2, 3-5, 6-8, 9-12
The Seattle Art Museum presents this interactive site that illustrates
the use of four ancient nautical instruments that were used by Spanish
explorers to observe the position of the sun and stars and fix their position
on the open seas.
Journey
Through Japan
Discover Japan and its history online.
Grade Level: Pre-K-2, 3-5, 6-8, 9-12
Journey through Japan provides resources and materials for K-12 educators
including background readings, lesson plans, maps, an interactive timeline,
and a photo gallery.
Woodland
Park Zoo: Multimedia
Don’t try to feed the animals through your computer screen!
Grade Level: Pre-K-2, 3-5, 6-8, 9-12
This multimedia area of the Woodland Park Zoo in Seattle, Washington offers
students and teachers videos, Web cams, quizzes, and other interactive
features to help students learn about animals.
Visual
Fractions
Making fractions come to life with Web technology.
Grade Level: 3-5, 6-8
Visual Fractions is a collection of activities that use pie charts, number
lines, and other graphics to illustrate fraction operations.
Earth's
Birthday Project
Good hands-on approach to celebrating Earth Day year-round!
Grade Level: Pre-K-2, 3-5, 6-8, 9-12
Earth’s Birthday Project provides teachers with effective Earth
Day related learning resources that are fun, free, or inexpensive and
easy to implement in the classroom.
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