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Design Technology

Children
Children
Jen Townsend
Discover Engineering
Zoom Archives for Children
Engineering Week Bookmarks
Engineering Through Reading
lesson plans
skyscrapers, domes, tunnels, and briges
Applied Technology Projects
Elem. design tech resources
how to make science toys
toy maker
Build -it- yourself toys
technology lessons
Levers and Links
Linkage and Levers
Chesterfield County Design Briefs
Excellent resource for design engineering in elementary levels
NETS Designing Ideas
ideas for using NETS when build
Primary solid shape designs
Making solid shapes with younger students
excellent paper folding
great website for advanced paper folding
zoom designs

5th Grade Survival

Climate for Kids

climate

Desert Climate

Mountain Climate

Algebra

Ancient Numeral System 5th

Archaeology 5th

DIg - Archaeological Magazine for Kids
Old Mobile Dig
Kids Dig Reed
archaeology dig
strata discoveries
excellent resource for students and teachers
U.S. Mint time machine
Williamsburg Archaeology
archeaology links
great lessons and links
If trash could talk
garbage artifacts!
archaeology lesson
garbage, kidsdigreed, etc.
catalhoyuk
link to artifacts, mysteries, etc
catalhoyuk videos
videos for lesson
the 70's
Fashion in History
History of country Music
History of Rock Music
1950's timeline
1960's timeline
1950's timeline
1970's
1980's
1990's
1940's
1930's
Arctic Artifacts
interactive artifact challenge
archaeology experiments
lesson ideas
archaeology dig
Pieces of the Past
You are the Archaeologist
Jamestown interactive activities
Dig it!
Digging in the past
SCigirls
archaeological digs

Architecture 4th

Frank Lloyd Wright
Great Buildings
Graph Paper and more
architectural concepts
4 lessons - intro to design
AIE Fun Stuff
Architecture links for kids

Boats and shipbuilding 4th

Boat Design tech sites
Looks like a winner to me!

Brain Breaks

brain breaks with Ned the Neuron
Brief INtro to brain
Brain info grades 4&5
Brain and the nervous system
grade 3

Bridges

buzz light year

buzzlightyear games online

Castles and Knights

Merlin's Castles
Patterns for Castle
Merlin's Castles
Patterns for Castle
Merlin's Castles
Patterns for Castle
Merlin's Castles
Patterns for Castle
Merlin's Castles
Patterns for Castle
Ghosts in the Castle
Tour a castle with the ghosts!
Ghosts in the Castle
Tour a castle with the ghosts!
Ghosts in the Castle
Tour a castle with the ghosts!
Ghosts in the Castle
Tour a castle with the ghosts!
Ghosts in the Castle
Tour a castle with the ghosts!
Merlin's Castles
Patterns for Castle
Ghosts in the Castle
Tour a castle with the ghosts!

climate change

Kids News
Climate Change in the News
Play CO2 Online game
Learn about effects of CO2 in the atmosphere through an interactive on line game
Recycling at School!
Learn new ways to help our environment through recycling
Online cartoons re: global warming
Kid created cartoons
climate records
rainfall & temp. changes in Harrisonburg
Hunter's website
Great activities regarding our climate
CO2 information
Animated CO2 video
Drink Pouch Production
How are those drink pouches made anyway????
Talking Trash
Upcycling wrappers and pouches
Rockingham Co. landfill
Info on local landfill
Town of Broadway
Broadway Town Council news
Municipal Solid Waste
Disposing of garbage the right way!
Reduce and Reuse
Waste statistics (2000)
steps to recycling
what to do with those pouches
recycling
Recycling benefits
Global climate change
How recycling effects global climate change
Life cycle of waste
link between solid waste and greenhouse gas emission
climate change and waste
reducing waste makes a difference
Trash and Climate Change
online booklet for kids
waste and climate change for kids
numerous kid friendly activity links for research info
What are others doing about the fish?
Canadian report
recycling plastics
info. regarding plastic
scientific facts on climate change
How climate changes affect freshwater fish
potential effects of climate change
how climate effects fish hatcheries
Freshwater fish in Australia

Cranium Crackers

Differentiation

Electricity 4th

How Does Electricity Work
Brain Pop
Electricity Millionaire game
Dr. E
conductors and insulators
electricity grand finale!
Dr. Volt
electrical circuits
build circuits on the web!

elephant costume

how stuff works costume

Energy Concepts

Energy Story-solar power
chapter 15 solar energy
Energy Ant
energy kid's page - energy facts!
Energy story - hydropower
chapter 12-hydropower
managing water in the west
hydropower information
nergy quest-windpower
chapter 16 wind energy
geothermal energy
chapter 11 geothermal energy
geothermal facts
nonrenewable energy
chapter 8 fossil fuels
energy story
hydroelectric power
Tennessee Valley Hydropower
facts about hydropower
energy quest
energy for kids and teachers
great energy activities across curriculum
waterpower
advantages and disadvantages of hydropwer
hydroelectric explained
biomass explained
learning about biomass
advantages and disadvantages of biomass
how solar power works
advantages and disadvantages of solar power
geothermal explanation
nuclear power
nuclear energy
chapter 13 nuclear energy
advantages and disadvantages of wind power
energy just for kids
great site for kids
wind power
video clip for wind energy
static electricity experiment
balloons and dowel experiment
static electricity experiment 2
seperating salt and pepper-wear safety goggles!
hovercraft
directions to build a balloon powered hovercraft

First Grade

Flight 2nd

Flight Webquest
Build a glider
How to make paper airplanes
straw rockets
Nasa straw rocket instructions
NASA Why Files A Case of the "Wright" Invention
Tree House detectives learn about Orville and Wlibur Wright
NASA Why Files Case of the Challenging Flight
Tree house detectives learn about force, drag, thrust and weight

Fonts

Foods and Nutrition

Figuring out Food Labels
Understanding those labels!
Healthy Recipes for Kids
Excellent recipe choices
Does Milk Make Better Bubbles?
testing activity with skim and whole milk

French for kids

Games

brain games and activities
a variety of educational games online
1st grade skill builders
math games and challenges
Excellent math, science and reading games
Interactive - Great site!
Brain Bashers
Great online brain warm-ups

Gifted Education Resources

Graphic Organizers

Habitats 2nd

Virtual Tours
biomes for high order thinking
great habitat links - games, info., stu. activities
Mission to Mars webquest
Beth Seller's Portaportal - lots on invertebrates and vertebrates
National Geographic
Biomes of the World
Biome Tours
Camouflage Journey
Food chains
habitats site
Biomes
Great biome information - kid friendly
Mars Quest
great for inhabitable habitats!
biome
intractive biome games

Kids Club

NASA Kids Club

Legal, Social and Ethical Use

Interactive website for students to better understand copyright issues

Lego Robotics

A must have for any lego robotics adventure!
Lego Mindstorms Programmable Robots
Lego Inventor Lessons
Lego Robotics Activities
Lego Structures
Lego Robotics Gears
Lego Robotics Resources and References
Robolab: Information about Construction
Introduction to Lego Robotics - Video Included!
written tutorial for mindstorms
Nasa robotics activities
NXT tutorial
beginners tutorial
NXT directions
Excellent printouts and directions

Mars

Math Activities

Excellent math activity resource link
Awesome Geometry Webpage
Amazing Math Activities for all grades
Math links K-5
math thoughts

Math Mania

Mathwire
Winter math logic
Math Morum
Pascal's Triangle
Mathwire game
Gridlock Jr
Perplexing Math Puzzlers

mini golf

mini golf course
variety of holes for playing golf
mini mini golf course
mini putt courses
mini golf terminology
What do you know about mini- golf???

Miscellaneous

Stephanie Failes Portaportal

Multiple Intelligence

nanotechnology

nanokids
nanotech activities
Why Nanotech at NASA
Nanotech for students ppt
Neat Nano stuff!
nanotech kids
nanozone
nanotech ppt
you tube video when things get small
build a nano rover
nanooze
nano video
you tube videos
3 versions of defining nanotech
a tenth of tenth of tenth...
cutting it down
intro class activity
nano measurement
nano activities
lesson plans
nano facts
how a micro chip is made
form sand to chip
clean rooms
art in the eye of a needle
Nano activities used in the Uk
superb... I think!
nanotechnology kits
How Small is a Nanometer
Real life comparison for size
Nanotech in your hair!
carbon nano tubes
Explanation of carbon nano tubes at Boston Science Museum
Carbon nanotubes and space elevators
graphene information video
5 minute video
Pygmy Shrew activity
Interactive microscope
how small is a nanometer
where's nanotechnology
dragonfly series 2
what's nanotechnology
dragonfly series 1
nano and the future

Oregon Trail 4th

Other Great Portaportals

Pirates Treasure

Playground Structures 3rd

Pneumatics

history of pneumatic devices
Wikipedia resources on pneumatics
Introduction to fluid power
lesson ideas for teaching pneumatics and hydraulics
hydraulic crane
directions to make a hydraulic crane

Presidents and Elections ((3-5)

U.S. President Biographies
Biographies of each U.S. President
Presidential Information
Loads of Info about each U.S. President
Whitehouse
Visit the Whitehouse (Virtually)
President for a Day
Become President for the Day!
Ben's Guide
Activities for teachers, parents and students
View the Candidates
Compare/Contrast Obama & McCain
Presidential coloring pages
Could be used for large trading cards or coloring pages