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Site of the Month Archive
Last Updated:
12/10/2003
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Interdisciplinary
| Grades: K-12 |
Date: 03-04-03 |
Classroom
Resource
http://www.southcentralrtec.org/talon/
TALON provides a developed a searchable database for K-12
teachers. This database provides annotated sites and
resources that will assist in the integration of technology
in the classroom. |
| Grades: K-12 |
Date: 01-24-03 |
Internet Search Tips -- Printable!
http://www.teachervision.com/tv/printables/netguide21_22.pdf
Try these internet tips for students to help get them started on
using the web for research projects. Included are tips on using
keywords to conduct searches. |
| Grades: 3-6 |
Date: 12-22-02 |
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In
celebration of the season....A Christmas Virtual Field Trip. See it at:
http://www.tramline.com/vft/
It's the featured trip for the month (imagine that! :)).
Targeted mainly for 3-6th grade, it visits sites that show how
the holiday is celebrated around the world, provides some tongue
twisters, a Christmas quiz, Christmas carols and their lyrics,
and more. There is also a stop that shows how you say Merry
Christmas in MANY different languages. A nice little trip for
some fun and a mini-multicultural learning experience. The
teacher's resource page provides several some fun lesson plan
ideas and links to other December holidays.
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Science
| Grades: 4-12 |
Date: 01-24-03 |
Learning to Take Scientific
Notes
http://tea.rice.edu/Archive/activity/tea_trummelcoreactivity.html
Jelly beans and M&M artifacts and fossils--you know your
students will gladly participate in this experiment. As well as
constructing their own edible core samples, they will also be
learning how to take field notes with scientific accuracy. |
Social Studies
| Grades: 4-6 |
Date: 05-19-03 |
Learning
about the Civil War
http://www.mce.k12tn.net/civil_war/civil_war.htm
This extensive resource for upper elementary students
contains reading lessons on each sub-topic, as well as an
accompanying quiz and student activities. Timelines and
reconstruction issues are also included. |
| Grades: 4-12 |
Date: 05-19-03 |
Quick World Maps
http://www.theodora.com/maps/
If you are looking for world maps, country maps, population
maps, coloring maps, country flags, etc., then this is the
place. This site offers a huge resource
of all types of assorted mapping and learning tools
for classroom use. |
| Grades: 5-12 |
Date: 04-02-03 |
ESR's Teaching about the Iraq Crisis
A compilation of different resources and
lesson plans (US government, Time, NY Journal, etc.). There
are lesson plans for discussion, some worksheets that deal
with different types of graphic sources, writing topics,
debate topics, etc. |
| Grades: 5-12 |
Date: 04-02-03 |
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Scholastic's America at War |
Reading/Language Arts
| Grades: 1-8 |
Date: 02-20-03 |
Brainchild
Online Assessment for Math & Reading
http://www.brainchild.com
Visit the online assessment. It will allow you to choose Texas
and take both a sample reading and math test. Each student
receives a nice breakdown of their score at the end. |
| Grades: 5-12 |
Date: 02-20-03 |
Guide to Writing a Basic Essay
http://members.tripod.com/~lklivingston/essay/
Here is a guide for students on dealing with topic, outlines,
theses, introductions, bodies of essays, and conclusions. A
sample essay is included, and the entire guide can be downloaded
in a printable format to hand out to your students. |
| Grades: 7-12 |
Date: 02-20-03 |
LITWEB: An Online Companion to The Norton
Introduction to Literature
http://www.wwnorton.com/introlit/
LITWEB is an a outstanding site that helps students learn to
analyze and respond to literary text. After developing these
skills the students can a better understand literature and learn
to appreciate different interpretations. LITWEB features
thirty-six authors and works. |
Math
| Grades: 1-8 |
Date: 03-04-03 |
Math
Dictionary for Kids
http://www.amathsdictionaryforkids.com/
This site provides an animated, interactive dictionary for
students which explain over 400 common math terms. It
includes definitions, animated examples, interactive
activities, practice and even online calculators. This is a
wonderful site for getting homework assistance. |
| Grades: K-8 |
Date: 03-04-03 |
Math
Dictionary for Kids
http://www.harcourtschool.com/glossary/math2/index_temp.html
Harcourt Brace has a beautiful and sometimes animated
dictionary of math terms for K-8 students. They explain
abstract math terms with clear examples and illustrations.
This is an outstanding electronic resource. |
| Grades: 1-8 |
Date: 02-20-03 |
Brainchild
Online Assessment for Math & Reading
http://www.brainchild.com
Visit the online assessment. It will allow you to choose Texas
and take both a sample reading and math test. Each student
receives a nice breakdown of their score at the end. |
| Grades: |
Date: 01-24-03 |
Snow Math
http://riverdeep.net/current/2002/01/011402_snow.jhtml
How hard did it snow in Buffalo? Almost seven feet actually,
enough to call in the National Guard to help with snow removal.
Find out what "Lake Effect Snow" is, and compute the averages
for snowfalls per hour, convert measurements, and interpret
weather maps in this winter math exercise. |
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