K-12 WEBSITES

• GENERAL K-12 EDUCATION SITES & EDUCATION PORTALS
• K-12 LESSON PLANS
• LANGUAGE ARTS
• ART & MUSIC SITES
• SOCIAL SCIENCES & HISTORY SITES
• MATH SITES
• SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY SITES
• MULTICULTURAL/DIVERSITY SITES
• GUIDANCE & COUNSELING RESOURCES
• GIFTED AND SPECIAL EDUCATION RESOURCES
• OTHER USEFUL SITES

Wisconsin Dept. of Public Instruction

[ http://www.dpi.state.wi.us]

provides subject-oriented curriculum links and general information from DPI including job openings, Wisconsin education calendar, and links to other Wisconsin resources.

IDEAS

[http://www.IDEAS.wisconsin.edu]

The goal of the IDEAS site is to provide a select collection of quality, highly usable, teacher reviewed resources with a focus on Wisconsin, its standards and its curriculum.

GEM: The Gateway to Educational Materials

[http://www.thegateway.org]

A consortial effort by professional educators and organizations to provide quick and easy access to high quality educational materials on the internet. Browse by subject or search by subject, keyword and grade level. Sponsored by the U.S. Dept. of Education.

AskERIC Virtual Library

[http://ericir.syr.edu]

valuable search tools, resources, and lesson plans.

Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators

[http://school.discovery.com/schrockguide]

a classified list of sites on the Internet found to be useful for enhancing curriculum and teacher professional growth. An excellent site!

Blue Web'n

[www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/bluewebn/]

this site offers "blue ribbon" links to resources for K-12 educators; entries are annotated and rated.

MarcoPolo

[http://www.wcom.com/marcopolo/]

MarcoPolo offers a structured respository of educational materials for all subjects and all grades in the educational curriculum. Sponsored by MCI, MarcoPolo is actually a consortium of six respected organizations, each providing online resources that adhere to national curriculum and evaluation standards in the subject areas. The six partners are: the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the National Council on Economic Education, the National Council of Teachers of Mathermatics, the National Endowment for the Humanities/Council of the Great City Schools, the National Geographic Society, and the Kennedy Center. For more information on each partners offerings see the appropriate section in this guide. The MarcoPolo site itself also offers a teacher's guide and newsletter, information on grant programs, and guidelines for internet content in the classroom.

Education World

[www.education-world.com]

provides links to lengthy lists of education related pages; searchable by topic and grade level.

KidsClick!

[sunsite.berkeley.edu/KidsClick!/]

This fantastic site offers a searchable collection of quality internet sites. Created by librarians and no advertising.

Pitsco Launch to Resources for Teachers

[www.pitsco.com/p/resframe.htm]

Arranged by categories such as Activities, curricula, Grants & Funding, Special Needs, this site provides links of educational resources for educators.

Ednow.com

[ednow.com]

A portal site targeted at the K-12 community. Lots of content but sometimes slow to load.

Microsoft Classroom Teacher Network

[www.microsoft.com/education/mctn/default.asp]

This Microsoft portal site targets all K-12 teachers, providing links to resources, online discussions, interviews, and lesson plans. Also teacher-oriented tutorials for MS products such as Access, FrontPage, etc.

Web Sites and Resources for Teachers

[www.csun.edu/~vceed009/]

an award-winning site with a wealth of well-arranged links.

700+ Great Sites

[www.ala.org/parentspage/greatsites/]

provided by the American Library Association; a great site with lots of links of interest to educators, parents and kids.

EdWeb

[http://edweb.gsn.org/]

the K-12 resource guide maintained by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting

Classroom Connect on the Net

[http://www.classroom.net]

a wealth of K12 information maintained by the publishers of the newsletter "Classroom Connect"

middleschool.com

[www.middleschool.com/]

links and resources for middle school teachers and students.

Librarian's Information Online Network (LION)

[www.libertynet.org/lion/lion.html]

a comprehensive list of links for school librarians.

Busy Teacher's Website

[http://www.ceismc.gatech.edu/busyt/]

this site is a directory of links to K-12 Internet sources...great links & nicely arranged.

Web66

[http://web66.coled.umn.edu]

designed to facilitate the introduction of the internet into K12 schools, this site offers access to K-12 schools around the world that have Web pages. Also information on creating a web site.

Education Central

[http://www.ehhs.cmich.edu]

attempts to identify powerful, useful, and interesting educational resources; instructional materials; and collaborative activities of the Web for K-12 teachers and administrators.

Urban Education Web

[http://eric-web.tc.columbia.edu]

created by the ERIC Clearinghouse, this site offers full-text manuals, digests, articles, parent guides, short bibliographies, directories dealing with urban education. Links to other sites on urban education are also provided.

Education Reference Resources

[http://www.ipl.org/ref/RR/static/edu0000.html]

a directory of Internet resources from the "Internet Public Library"

Global SchoolNet Foundation

[http://www.gsn.org]

this site promotes the interaction of students with other students, scientists, and researchers.

Information Network of the Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education

[http://curry.edschool.virginia.edu/insite]

this site is dedicated to exploring ways in which the Internet can benefit teacher education programs, and provides information and links to resources.

Scholastic Central

[http://www.scholastic.com]

From Scholastic Books, this site offers areas for Teachers, Parents, and Kids and provides a wealth of information from technology in schools to links to their "Magic Schoolbus" and "Goosebumps" pages.

Net Teach News

[http://www.chaos.com/]

provides information for & by the K12 community about applications of advanced networking technologies in teaching & learning.

ICONnect

[http://www.ala.org/ICONN]

an initiative of the American Association of School Librarians, this site provides classes and ideas for integrating the Internet into the curriculum; information on using the Internet for adults and kids.

U.S. Dept. of Education

[http://nces.ed.gov/]

information, programs and publications from the federal government, including a link to the National Center for Education Statistics (http://www.ed.gov/NCES/).

Assn. for Experiential Education homepage

[http://www.aee.org/]

discusses experiential education

Center for Excellence in Education

[http://cee.indiana.edu]

at Indiana University, this Center is dedicated to helping people find the appropriate application of technology to improve teaching & learning in diverse settings.

Collaborative Lesson Archive

[faldo.atmos.uiuc.edu/CLA/]

plans arranged by grade level, then subject.

Lesson Plans from the Columbia Education Center

[www.col-ed.org/cur/]

covers all subject areas

McRel Lesson Plans & Activities

[www.mcrel.org/resources/links/lesson.asp]

arranged by subject area, provides lots of links to lesson plans and other activities

K12 Lesson Plans

[teams.lacoe.edu/documentation/places/lessons.html]

provides a wealth of links to lesson plans; arranged by subject area.

Encarta Lesson Plans

[encarta.msn.com/schoolhouse/default.asp]

from Microsoft, this growing collection is arranged by subject area

Lesson Plans & Resources for Social Studies Teachers

[www.csun.edu/~hcedu013/index.html]

Teacher's Edition Online

[http://www.teachnet.com/]

Japan Lesson Plans

[http:www.indiana.edu/~japan/]

Lesson Plans from the Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory

Address: http://www.nwrel.org/sky/Library/Materials_Search/Lesson_Plans/Lesson_Plans.html

[http://www.nwrel.org/sky/Library/Materials_Search/Lesson_Plans/Lesson_Plans.html]

Theme-Related Resources on the Web

[www.stemnet.nf.ca/CITE/themes.html

An excellent resource for links arranged by themes such as specific countries, explorers, space, bats, etc. Currently over 50 "themes" and growing!

Hmong/English Lesson Plans

[http://ww2.saturn.stpaul.k12.mn.us/hmong/sathmong.html]

ERIC Lesson Plans

[http://ericir.syr.edu/Virtual/Lessons/]

Math LessonPlans

[http://www.sitesforteachers.com]

Sea World Lesson Plans

[http://www.seaworld.org/teacherguides/teacherguides.html]

Earth Science Lesson Plans

[http://nesen.unl.edu/teacher/lesactoc.html]

Spacelink Curriculum Materials [from NASA]

[http://spacelink.msfc.nasa.gov/Instructional.Materials/Curriculum.Support/]

Science Activities

[http://sln.fi.edu/tfi/activity/act-summ.html]

Map Lesson Plans

[http://www.usgs.gov/education/teacher/what-do-maps-show/index.html]

Science Fiction Lesson Plans

[http://www.wsu.edu:8080/~brians/science_fiction/Science_Fiction_Guides.html]

Social Studies Lesson Plans

[http://www.csun.edu/~hcedu013/plans.html]

NOTE THAT MANY OF THE SITES LISTED IN OTHER SECTIONS OF THIS GUIDE ALSO INCLUDE LESSON PLANS

Children's Literature and Language Arts Resources Menu Page

[http://falcon.jmu.edu/~ramseyil/childlit.htm]

Focuses on Children's Literature in education. Includes links to listservs, newsgroups, pen pals, book awards & reviews, genre links, bibliotherapy resources, curriculum resources, literary enrichment activities, and more.

EDSITEment

[http://edsitement.neh.gov/]

From the National Endowment for the Humanitites and the Council of the Great City Schools, this site is also a member of the MarcoPolo consortium. The site offers subject-based access to quality lesson plans, activities, and internet resources in Literature & Language Arts, Foreign Languages, Art & Culture, and History & Social Studies.

Book Talks

[http://rms.concord.k12.nh.us/booktalks]

Over 600 short booktalks for school library media specialists.

Notes from the Windowsill

[http://www.armory.com/~web/notes.html]

An online children's book review service.

The Lion and the Unicorn Home Page

[http://muse.jhu.edu/journals/lion_and_the_unicorn/]

Tables on contents information for The Lion and the Unicorn ... and genre-centered journal for children's literature.

The Children's Bookwatch

[http://www.execpc.com/~mbr/bookwatch/cbw/]

Book reviews.

Wisconsin Electronic Reader

[http://www.library.wisc.edu/etext/WIReader/Contents.html]

Stories, essays, letters, and more from Wisconsin's history.

Favorite Teenage Angst Books

http://www.grouchy.com/angstbooks.html]

Book reviews and links to other sites.

Kay Vandergrift's Children's Literature Page

[http://www.scils.rutgers.edu/special/kay/childlit.html]

An excellent source of scholarly information on children's literature from the Rutgers professor.

Vandergrift's Young Adult Literature Page

[http://www.scils.rutgers.edu/special/kay/yalit.html]

A scholarly look and links to issues relevant to young adult literature.

Children's Literature -- FAIRROSA CYBER LIBRARY of Children's Literature

[http://www.dalton.org/libraries/fairrosa/]

Links to information on authors and illustrators, articles, reviews and more.

Awesome Authors on the Web (under construction)

[http://www.jps.net/hatzi/awesomeauthors.htm]

An annotated compilation of the best author web pages.

Book Review and Activities for Primary Grades

[http://www.siec.k12.in.us/~west/proj/owl]

Links to reviews and activities for 'The Owl and the Pussycat'

EducETH -- Reading list

[http://educeth.ethz.ch/english/]

An alphabetical author list of books which can be read with secondary level classes

Treasure Island

[http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/services/treasure/contents.htm]

Everything and anything dealing with the classic Treasure Island

S.C.O.R.E. Cyberguides (Schools of California)

[http://www.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/scoare/cyberguide.html]

Teacher guides and student activities centered on core works of literature.

ALSC: The John Newbery Medal

[http://www.ala.org/alsc/newbery.html]

The Newbery Medal Home Page from the American Library Association

Children's Literature Web Guide

[http://www.acs.ucalgary.ca/~dkbrown/]

Internet resources, recommended lists, awards, resources for teachers, storytellers and more.

CBC Online (Children's Book Council)

[http://www.cbcbooks.org/]

Information and links to information about children's literature and book publishing

Writer's Resources on the Web

[http://www.inkspot.com/]

links to many resources for and about writing.

ERIC Clearinghouse on Reading, English and Communications

[http://www.indiana.edu/~eric_rec/index.html]

information and resources for teachers and parents.

Carol Hurst's Children's Literature Site

[http://www.carolhurst.com/]

information and links for children's books, curriculum ideas & professional resources.

The @rt Room

[www.arts.ufl.edu/art/rt_room/index.html]

a virtual learning environment for exploring the world of art. Although designed with kids in mind teachers ill find this site useful.

Artsource

[www.ilpi.com/artsource/welcome.html]

a gathering point for networked resources on Art & Architecture; "this site is intended to be selective, rather than comprehensive"

ArtsEdge Network

[http://artsedge.kennedy-center.org]

From the Kennedy Center and a member of the MarcoPolo consortium, ArtsEdge supports the place of arts education at the center of the curriculum through the creative and appropriate uses of technology. ARTSEDGE helps educators to teach in, through and about the arts.

ArtsEdNet

[http://www.artsednet.getty.edu]

from the Getty Center for Education in the Arts, this site is designed specifically for K-12 arts educators and general classroom teachers who incorporate the arts into their curriculum.

Art DEADLINES List

[http://custwww.xensei.com/adl/]

This is an extensive list of competitions, contests, call for entries/papers, grants, scholarships, fellowships, jobs, internships, etc in the arts or related areas. International in scope, contests and competitions for students, k-12 and college aged, are included.

ArtsUSA

[http://www.artsusa.org/]

created by the American Council for the Arts, ArtsUSA offers information on education, legislation, and grants.

EDSITEment

[http://edsitement.neh.gov/]

From the National Endowment for the Humanitites and the Council of the Great City Schools, this site is also a member of the MarcoPolo consortium. The site offers subject-based access to quality lesson plans, activities, and internet resources in Literature & Language Arts, Foreign Languages, Art & Culture, and History & Social Studies.

National Endowment for the Arts

[http://arts.endow.gov/]

this site includes an online magazine with features and news about the arts, a guide to the NEA's grantmaking programs, and an arts resources center with contact information for a variety of national arts service organizations

World Wide Arts Resources

[http://wwar.com/]

an extensive listing of art museums, galleries, and other resources on the Web.

Art History Resources on the Web

[http://witcombe.sbc.edu/ARTHLinks.html]

Art history resources compiled by an art history professor at Sweet Briar College (Virginia)

International Council of Museums (ICOM)

[http://www.icom.org/vlmp/]

a collection of web sites connected with museums, galleries, and archives.

Smithsonian

[http://www.si.edu/]

Information on the Smithsonian Institution and its network of people, activities, museums, art galleries, research projects, special performances and products.

Internet Resources for Music Teachers

[www.rism.harvard.edu/MusicLibrary/InternetResources.html]

from the Eda Kahn Music Library at Harvard University

K-12 Resources for Music Educators

[http://www.isd77.K12.mn.us/resources/staffpages/shirk/music.html]

provides extensive links to sites for Band, Orchestra, Vocal, and Classroom instruction.

Music Education Online

[http://www.geocities.com/Athens/2405/index.html]

a k-12 guide to music education

Music Educators National Conference

[http://www.menc.org/]

this site offers information on the organization plus links to other sites of interest to music educators

Minot Public Schools Music Page

[http://www2.minot.K12.nd.us/music-mock/music.html]

Nicely arranged list of music links

Music Education Resource Links (MERL)

[http://jarl.cs.uop.edu/~cpiper/musiced.html]

This useful site provides links to curriculum resources for each of the nine national content standards as presented by the National Standards for Arts Education.

EconEdLink

[http://www.econedlink.org/]

A program of the National Council on Economic Education and a member of the MaroPolo consortium. Centered on curriculum standards and the principles of economics, this site provides a source of classroom-tested, internet-based economic lesson materials for K-12 teachers.

Xpeditions

[ http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/main.html]

From the National Geographic Society and a member of the MarcoPolo consortium, Xpeditions is a compilation of maps, articles, lesson plans, and other resources for teaching and learning about geography.

EDSITEment

[http://edsitement.neh.gov/]

From the National Endowment for the Humanitites and the Council of the Great City Schools, this site is also a member of the MarcoPolo consortium. The site offers subject-based access to quality lesson plans, activities, and internet resources in Literature & Language Arts, Foreign Languages, Art & Culture, and History & Social Studies.

History/Social Studies for K-12 Teachers

[www.execpc.com/~dboals/boals.html]

this useful site is intended for k-12 teachers and provides links arranged by subject. In addition to standard subjects (archaeology, geography, etc.) there are entries for "creative applications" "Research & critical thinking" "Diversity Sources" "E-texts & zines" and others.

Social Studies Resources

[www.sitesforteachers.com]

another good source of information, lesson plans, and links to useful sites.

Social Studies Sources

[http://education.indiana.edu/~socialst/]

provides links to history, geography, and government information on the Internet.

ERIC Clearinghouse for Social Studies Education

[http://www.indiana.edu/~ssdc/eric_chess.htm]

provides links by subject area to internet resources

Social Studies School Service Online Resources

[socialstudies.com/c/@WoUbCYD1sn31A/Pages/online.html]

Provides links to quality resources on the internet; arranged by broad topics then subdivided.

Multnomah Cty. Library Homework Center

[www.multnomah.lib.or.us/lib/homework/index.html]

This is a great site that offers extensive links to internet resources in all subject areas. There are many social studies categories including American & European History, Ancient & Classical Cultures, Native American sites, Countries, Maps, Social Issues, Wars & World History, and more!

World Area Studies Internet Resources

[www.wcsu.ctstateu.edu/socialsci/area.html#27]

a huge list of links provided by Western Connecticut State University

The History Net

[www.thehistorynet.com/]

A great site that includes world & U.S. history, special topics like aviation & historical travel as well as interviews, full-text articles, "today in history" and even a daily quiz.

History Online

[www.jacksonesd.k12.or.us/k12projects/jimperry/history.html]

another site providing a wealth of links, arranged by time period ... for example "ancient Greece" "Medieval Times" etc.

Hyperhistory Online

[www.hyperhistory.com/online_n2/History_n2/a.html]

An extensive collection providing timelines, maps, and more for events in world history.

Middle Ages

[www.learner.org/exhibits/middleages]

This well done site offers a wealth of information on all aspects of life in the Middle Ages.

Mr. Donn's Ancient History Page

[members.aol.com/donnandlee/index.html]

Curriculum units, lesson plans, activities, and other resources for study of ancient world cultures.

Teacher's Guide to the Holocaust

[fcit.coedu.usf.edu/holocaust/]

An overview of the people & events of the Holocaust through photos, documents, art, music, and literature.

American Studies Web

[http://cfdev.georgetown.edu/chdls/asw/]

A huge list of sites maintained by David Phillips at Yale University that provides links to American Studies-related information.

American History Archive

[www.ilt.columbia.edu/K12/history/aha.html]

Curriculum support for the study of the Revolutionary & Civil Wars that includes digitized artifacts, photo archives, projects, and more.

American Civil War Home Page

[sunsite.utk.edu/civil-war/]

A good resource for links to Civil War information on the internet.

Valley of the Shadow

[jefferson.village.virginia.edu/vshadow2/choosepart.html]

This site provides an excellent opportunity to incorporate the internet into study of the Civil War. The site offers digitized primary source information on two communities leading up to & during the War.

Vietnam War Sites

[www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/vietweb.htm]

An annotated list to Vietnam War resources on the internet.

Immigration & Naturalization Service: Teacher Resources

[www.ins.usdoj.gov/graphics/aboutins/history/teacher/index.htm]

This site provides information and links to support immigration curriculum.

US Census Data 1790-1860

[fisher.lib.virginia.edu/census/]

Easy to use, providing access to census data from 1790-1860.

Television News Archives

[tvnews.vanderbilt.edu/]

Abstracts of evening news from ABC, NBC, and CBS since August 1968; includes what commercials were shown also.

50 States & Capitols

[www.50states.com/]

a useful site for ready-reference information on all 50 states

Congress.Org

[http://congress.org/]

guide to Congress.

The White House

[http://www.whitehouse.gov]

tours and multimedia information about the Executive Branch and the First Family

Project Vote Smart Web

[http://www.vote-smart.org/]

non-partisan group that gathers & distributes biographical information, voting records, campaign finances & promises, and performance evaluations about elected officials & candidates. Links to candidates home pages and other resources.

Library of Congress Exhibitions

[http://lcweb.loc.gov/exhibits/]

CIA World Factbook

[http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/pubs.html]

Biography

[www.biography.com/]

from A&E, a searchable biography database of over 20,000 names.

Discoverers Web

[www.win.tue.nl/~engels/discovery/]

Extensive lists of links to resources on discoverers and explorers.

ArchNet

[archnet.uconn.edu/]

A good resource for resources on archaeology.

Illuminations

[http://illuminations.nctm.org/index2.html ]

From the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics and a member of the MaroPolo consortium, the Illuminations site is designed to "illuminate" the new NCTM Principles and Standards for School Mathematics. The site provides internet resources to improve the teaching and learning of mathematics.

Dave's Math Tables

[www.sisweb.com/math/tables.htm

Tables for general math, algebra, geometry, trig, and more.

Science and Math Gems

[www.sciencegems.com/]

Resources are sorted by category, subcategory & grade level - from kindergarten to university level. Access to MATH category from the Science Gems page.

Explorer

[explorer.scrtec.org/explorer/

for k-12 math & science education, a collection of resources that includes instructional software, lab activities, lesson plans and more.

Math Magic

[http://mathforum.com/mathmagic/]

a K-12 project designed to motivate students to use computer technology while increasing problem-solving strategies & communication skills.

Mathematics Information Services

[http://www.math.psu.edu/MathLists/Contents.html]

provides links to math sites worldwide

Megamath

[http://www.c3.lanl.gov/mega-math/welcome.html]

sponsored by Los Alamos National Laboratory Lab, this site is intended to bring unusual and important mathematical ideas to elementary classrooms.

Math Forum's Selected Math Resources

[forum.swarthmore.edu/math.topics.html]

for geometry teachers and students

History of Mathematics Archive

[http://www-history.mcs.st-and.ac.uk/~history/]

a searchable archive of biographies of more than 1000 mathematicians.

Cornell Math & Science Gateway

[http://www.tc.cornell.edu/Edu/MathSciGateway/]

provides a wide range of educational services to the national community including links to resources in math & science for educators and students in grades 9-12.

Science NetLinks

[www.sciencenetlinks.com/index.html]

From the American Association for the Advancement of Science and a member of the MaroPolo consortium, this site provides a comprehensive homepage for K-12 science educators. Reviewed Internet resources and lesson plans can be searched on the site by selecting a science Benchmark topic.

SciCentral

[www.sciquest.com/]

A science & engineering metadirectory maintained by professional scientists to over 50,000 sites pertaining to over 120 specialties. The excellent K-12 section offers a wealth of links in over 15 categories. Unique categories include "Girls & Science", "Frogs & Bugs", "Robotics", "Holography", and "Science Fair Projects".

Popular Science 50 Best of the Web

[www.popsci.com/features/bow00/index.html]

50 sites picked by Popular Science magazine.

MAD Scientist Library

[www.madsci.org/libs/]

an extensive set of briefly annotated links on over 25 science topics

Why Files

[whyfiles.org]

an online effort to illuminate the science, math, and technology behind the headline news; updated bi-weekly.

Science and Math Gems

[www.sciencegems.com/]

Resources are sorted by category, subcategory & grade level - from kindergarten to university level.

Girl Tech

[www.girltech.com/index.html]

a site intended to encourage girls in technology by creating products and services just for them

Email Classroom Exchange

[www.iglou.com/]

A site for classrooms to meet, correspond, and interact with other classrooms worldwide

Virtual Computer Library

[www.utexas.edu/computer/vcl/]

provides links to computer resources

Educational Technology Page

[agora.unige.ch/tecfa/edutech/welcome_frame.html]

a great site for web resources dealing with educational technology

Sea & Sky

[www.seasky.org/]

An attractive site dedicated to our last two great frontiers that offers lots of information and annotated links.

The Biology Project

[www.biology.arizona.edu]

From the University of Arizona, an interactive online resource for learning biology. Designed for high school & college students, the site includes tutorials, problem sets, activities, and other resources.

Access Excellence

[http://www.accessexcellence.org/]

a national educational program sponsored by the biotech company Genetech, Inc. that puts high school biology teachers in touch with colleagues, scientists, and sources of new scientific information.

Wisconsin Center for Environmental Education (WCEE)

[www.uwsp.edu/cnr/wcee/]

WCEE, located at UW-Stevens Point, exists to promote, develop, disseminate, implement, and evaluate environmental education programs for K-12 teachers an students in Wisconsin.

Wisconsin Society of Science Teachers (WSST)

[wsst.org/WSST.htm]

WSST promotes, supports and improves science education in Wisconsin by providing leadership, advocacy, and programs to enhance the teaching and learning of science. The WSST site also links to other science sites.

Exploratorium

[http://www.exploratorium.edu]

electronic exhibits and resources for teachers, students, and science enthusiasts...from San Francisco's famous interactive museum.

QUEST

[http://quest.arc.nasa.gov/]

this is NASA's K-12 Internet Initiative site. Includes information about it's programs & links to other NASA online sources.

WebElements

[http://www.shef.ac.uk/chemistry/web-elements]

the periodic table on the Web

MendelWeb

[http://www.stg.brown.edu/webs/MendelWeb/]

a teaching and learning resource built upon Mendel's famous paper of 1865, and designed to show how primary texts can be used to anchor resources that take advantage of the Web, including collaborative possibilities.

Environmental Education EE-LINK

[http://nceet.snre.umich.edu]

exists to spread information and ideas that will help educators explore the environment and investigate current environmental issues with students.

Environmental Education Network

[http://envirolink.netforchange.com/]

this site is a clearinghouse for environmental education materials on the Internet.

Volcano world

[http://volcano.und.nodak.edu]

all about volcanoes, including photographs, current volcanic activity, and lesson plans.

SciEd

[http://www-hpcc.astro.washington.edu/scied/science.html]

this site provides a wealth of links to science education materials

The Nine Planets

[http://www.seds.org/billa/tnp/]

an excellent site about the nine planets of our solar system with text, pictures, sounds, and some movies. Provides many links to other related sites.

AstroEd

[http://www-hpcc.astro.washington.edu/scied/astro/astroindex.html]

provides astronomy education resources from the L-12 Outreach Project of the University of Washington.

AstroWeb

[http://www.vilspa.esa.es/astroweb/astronomy.html]

a collection of pointers [over 1900] to astronomy-related information available on the Internet. See "Educational resources" under the broad heading "People-related Resources".

Sea World/Busch Gardens

[http://www.seaworld.org]

includes animal information, career information and educational resources.

Cockroach World

[http://yucky.kids.discovery.com/roaches/]

the "yuckiest" site on the internet.

Cornell Math & Science Gateway

[http://www.tc.cornell.edu/Edu/MathSciGateway/]

see description under "Math Sites"

The HUB

[http://ra.terc.edu/alliance/HubHome.html]

a collection of educational resources & services for mathematics, science & technology educators. Includes curriculum, articles, newsletters, projects, reports & software.

The Field Museum

[http://www.fmnh.org]

from the Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago, online exhibits, information and more.

Eisenhower National Clearinghouse for Mathematics and Science Education

[http://www.enc.org/]

provides curriculum resources and links

WhaleTimes Seabed

[http://www.whaletimes.org/]

a place for kids to learn all about whales

The Froggy Page

[http://frog.simplenet.com/froggy/]

information and links to everything about frogs.

Resources for Diversity

[alabanza.com/kabacoff/Inter-Links/diversity.html]

provides a sampling of diversity resources on the Internet

Multicultural Pavilion

[http://curry.edschool.virginia.edu/go/multicultural/]

[including "The Teacher's Corner" for K-12]

A metasite offering many excellent resources.

Diversity Database

[www.inform.umd.edu/EdRes/Topic/Diversity/]

From the University of Maryland, a comprehensive resources index of multicultural and cultural diversity resources

Multicultural Passport

[204.98.1.2/passport/index.html]

Compiled and designed by a team of teachers this site offers a compendium of multicultural lesson plans and ideas arranged by subject area, region and identity dimension.

Multicultural Supersite

[www.mhhe.com/socscience/education/multi/]

From McGraw-Hill, this site features information and links for curriculum planning, activities, and more.

Multicultural Calendar

[www.kidlink.org/KIDPROJ/MCC/]

From KIDLINK, calendar entries include information, recipes, and more.

United Nations Cyberschoolbus

[www.un.org/Pubs/CyberSchoolBus]

Created in 1996 as the online education component of the Global Teaching & Learning Project, this site provides teaching ideas and activities for grades K-12.

Clearinghouse for Multicultural/Bilingual Education

[catsis.weber.edu/MBE/HTML/MBE.html]

The purpose of this site is to provide educators from K-higher education with sources for information, materials, and resources.

Diversity Page

[http://fisher.osu.edu/diversity/]

provides an excellent collection of documents, policies, courses, and links.

Minority Studies Page

[vos.ucsb.edu/shuttle/minority.html]

an excellent site that provides a huge list of links, including links to the full text of related documents

Native Web

[http://www.nativeweb.org/]

African American Mosaic: A Library of Congress Resource Guide for the study of Black History & Culture

[http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/african/intro.html]

African American Web Collection

[http://www.aawc.com/aawc.html]

The African American Haven

[http://www.cise.ufl.edu/~tpearson/haven.html]

Universal Black Pages

[http://www.ubp.com/]

Asian American Resources

[www.mit.edu/activities/aar/aar.html]

Chicano/Latino Network

[http://latino.sscnet.ucla.edu/]