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Free Clip Art and Digital Photos
Every Stock Photos
free photos
http://www.everystockphoto.com
StockXPert
Free photos and photo tutorials
http://www.sxc.hu/home
MorgueFiles
Lots of free pix with easy access
http://www.morguefile.com/
Games
Bubbles and Games
http://www.chooseyourgenre.com
A Plus Games
lots of games
http://www.aplusmath.com/Games/index.html
General
April Fools Surprises
different
http://www.museumofhoaxes.com/hoax/aprilfool/
Brain Pop
http://www.brainpop.com/
Classroom timer
Great for class
http://homepage.mac.com/bray3/timer.html
Dynamic Literacy
Set up sheets for morphemes
http://www.dynamicliteracy.com/members/main.php
Enchanted Learning
http://members.EnchantedLearning.com/
GCast
free and safe place to podcast
http://www.gcast.com/?nr=1&&s=164597960
Huneycutt Hits!
Lots of sites!
http://www.huneycutt.biz
imaginationcubed
cool draw to email site
http://www.imaginationcubed.com/
Songs for Subjects
various songs by subject/download/lyrics
http://www.songsforteaching.com/
Teacher's Printables
Lots of them!
http://www.teachersprintables.net/
Words of Wisdom quotes
Lots of great quotes!
http://www.lightafire.net/quotations/wisdom/
Language Arts
Jan Brett cards
various cards to create and print out.
http://www.janbrett.com/pdfcards/main_page.htm
Express Yourself
JHU ED site for writing/characters/poetry
http://www.cte.jhu.edu/techacademy/web/2000/kochan/expressyourself.html#Intro
Social Studies
Black History Month bios
African American bios
http://www.gale.cengage.com/free_resources/bhm/bio/
Eyewitness to History
First hand accounts
http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com
Historical Newspapers
newspapers from important dates from 1850
http://hn.bigchalk.com/hnweb/hn/do/search
Liberty American Rev
http://www.pbs.org/ktca/liberty
Mr. Nussbaum
http://www.mrnussbaum.com
SS Resources using Technology
Activities with technology
http://www.rockingham.k12.va.us/resources/elementary/4history.htm
Story of Virginia
http://www.vahistorical.org/sva2003/homeplace.htm
Virginia Pathways
Great SS review
http://www.vastudies.org
Women in History bios
click on who you want to research
http://www.gale.cengage.com/free_resources/whm/bio/
Colonial Virginia
Colonial Virginia Buildings for Trade
Shows Buildings/trades in video/slideshow
http://www.history.org/Almanack/places/
GAMES AND PUZZLES-WILLIAMSBURG
Fun games
http://www.history.org/media/interactive.cfm
Jamestown
Jamestown Webquest
Lots of info- work in groups
http://lcps.vhost.vipnet.org/schools/catoctin/4th/webquests/jamestown/
Jamestown Webquest-time capsule
Cool activities to do
http://chalk.richmond.edu/education/projects/webquests/voyage/
Political Parties 2008
republican party
http://www.johnmccain.com
barackobama.com
http://www.barackobama.com
libertarian party
http://www.lp.org
Green Party
http://www.ralphnader.org
Proper Use of Resources
Evaluating web resources
Good overall coverage
http://www.bpl.org/kids/Evaluate.htm#2
eval page for kids
excellent check off sheet for kids
http://school.discoveryeducation.com/schrockguide/evalelem.html
yeti
site for eval
http://zapatopi.net/bsa/
Library of Congress
site eval
http://memory.loc.gov/learn/features/civilrights/learn_more.html
Jackalope
site for eval
http://www.sudftw.com/jackcon.htm
Virginia Historical Society
site to eval
http://www.vahistorical.org/storyofvirginia.htm
Tree Octopus
site for eval
http://zapatopi.net/treeoctopus/
Print source-what to choose
gives good print examples of what to use
http://www.readwritethink.org/lesson_images/lesson147/SelectingPrintSources.pdf
Ben's guide to Government
site for eval
http://bensguide.gpo.gov/3-5/index.html
Kids Search Engines
Site for kid friendly search engines
http://www.oswego.org/ocsd-web/teaching/kidsearch/kidssearch.htm
Candidates and Science
science debate for candidates
http://www.sciencedebate2008.com/www/index.php?id=40
Citation Write Up
Type in and it puts in MLA format
http://www.easybib.com/
The Constitution
Constitution for Kids
readable
http://www.usconstitution.net/constkids4.html
Interactive Consitution
informative
http://ratify.constitutioncenter.org/constitution/
Mr. Nussbaum-Constitution
fun
http://www.mrnussbaum.com/constitution.htm
Virginia Government
Branches of VA Govt.
Find out who does what
http://http://www.governor.virginia.gov/VirginiaGovernment/branches.cfm
The White House
Info on govt.-lots of it
http://www.whitehouse.gov/
Virginia Indian Languages/Tribes
Indian Groups
Limited information
http://www.virginiaplaces.org/nativeamerican/index.html
More on Specific tribes
many resources
http://falcon.jmu.edu/~ramseyil/vaindians.htm
Native tech
http://nativetech.org/scenes/tendingfields.html
Werowocomoco /Arch dig news
Washington Post interview with Arch
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/discussion/2007/08/22/DI2007082200890.html
Powhatan tribe and more
http://www.mal.sbo.hampton.k12.va.us/.../algon.htm
Hampton Schools Indian Webquest
great pics and good info
http://mal.sbo.hampton.k12.va.us/fourth/socstudies/indianwebquest
Eastern Woodland Indian tribes
Lots of info and interesting pics
http://www.dhr.virginia.gov/arch_NET/timeline/contact_indian.htm
Powhatan tribe info
http:/www.bigorrin.org/powhatan_kids.htm
AMERICAN REVOLUTION
LOYALISTS/PATRIOTS
Reasons why they chose sides
http://www.mrnussbaum.com/loyalists.htm
Join or Die Flag
What does this flag mean?
http://www.mrnussbaum.com/amclipart.htm
Science
Animal Kingdoms
http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/index.htmlu
BBC for Kids
virtual labs at various levels- ignore grade level
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks2bitesize/science/
BrainPop
http://www.brainpop.com/
Clouds
http://http://www.ems.psu.edu/~lno/Meteo437/atlas.html
Earth Day Info and Games
http://www.epa.gov/kids/game.htm
EarthBrowser
http://www.earthbrowser.com/
Food Chain
Action interactive
http://www.ecokidsonline.com/pub/eco_info/topics/frogs/chain_reaction/index.cfm
Geology of the Bay Watershed
Teacher lessons-geology/geography
http://www.doe.virginia.gov/VDOE/LFB/aboutwatershed/geology.html
Human Body Site
interactive!
http://www.uen.org/3-6interactives/health.shtml
Hurricane sheets
http://www.wvpt4learning.org/
Hurricanes
cool hurricane tracking map
http://hurricane.terrapin.com/
Kaleidoscope Painter
http://www.permadi.com/java/spaint/spaint.html
Lab Our Loud
cool labs /lots of fun
http://www.laboutloud.com/blog/2008/11/an-all-turkey-science-class/
Light and Color-Virtual Labs
Java applets for interactive/microscope
http://micro.magnet.fsu.edu/primer/lightandcolor/java.html
Light Games and PowerPoints
scroll down from PPs for games
http://science.pppst.com/lightoptics.html
NOAA
photolibrary from space
http://www.photolib.noaa.gov/index.html
NOAA Climate
http://www.climate.noaa.gov/index.jsp?pg=./education/hurricanes/resources.jsp
Optic for Kids
info on optics- cool illusions
http://www.opticsforkids.org
Our Watershed
Map of Rivanna Watershed
http://water.usgs.gov/wsc/cat/02080204.html
Rockingham County SOL related tech sites
Lots of experiments/activities using technology
http://www.rockingham.k12.va.us/resources/elementary/5science.htm
Science network
http://www.stanleythornes.co.uk/secondary/science/scinet/scinet/index.htm
Seeing a Sound
http://www.seeingwithsound.com/javoice.htm
Space Station
See how the space station came together
http://i.usatoday.net/tech/graphics/iss_timeline/flash.htm
States of Matter Interactive
http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/states_of_matter/index.html
The Physics Classroom/Sound
High school level info but cool animation
http://www.physicsclassroom.com/Class/sound/
Visible Earth
Pics from space for Mid Atlantic states
http://visibleearth.nasa.gov/view_set.php?categoryId=2322&p=2
Weather channel education
http://www.weather.com/wxclass/education/
Wetlands Mapper
See the many wetland areas in VA
http://wetlandsfws.er.usgs.gov/NWI/index.html
Sound- Animal Frequency Range
table that lists animals+ hearing range
http://www.lsu.edu/deafness/HearingRange.html
Living Millionaire
http://file:///Users/lhilgartner/Desktop/LIVINGMILLION.ppt.htm
Chemistry
Chem4kids
Chemistry definitions and info
www.chem4kids.com/files/matter_intro.html
Phantom;s Portrait Parlor-Mighty Molecule
Info about atoms and molecules
http://www.miamisci.org/af/sln/phantom/index.html
Harcourt Publishers-mattter
Explains differing states of matter
http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/states_of_matter/index.html
Periodic Table of Elements
interactive/great with word/image
http://www.webelements.com/
Periodic Table of Elements
interactive/great with word/image
http://www.webelements.com/
Earth Science
Exploding Volcano
http://www.cnn.com/interactive/nature/0003/volcano/frameset.exclude.html
Dynamic Earth
Origins of layers
http://www.mnh.si.edu/earth/text/4_1_4_0.html
Erosion Lab
Really works
http://teacher.scholastic.com/dirt/erosion/lab.htm
Rocks Lab
interactive tests!
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks2bitesize/science/materials.shtml
rock search engine
neat games!
http://www.teachers.ash.org.au/jmresources/rocks/links.html#experiments
Diving for Ocean facts
Goes with Oceanography Webquest
http://www.fi.edu/fellows/fellow8/dec98/treas.html
matter
Tha Atoms Family
How to visualize an atom
http://www.miamisci.org/af/sln/phantom/papercutting.html
Motion and Energy
Motion Lab BBC
demo - laws of motion
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/scienceclips/ages/10_11/forces_action.shtml
Plants
BBC FLower dissection
dissectflower
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks2bitesize/science/activities/life_cycles.shtml
Oceans Virginia
Virginia waters
wetlands+swampland
http://www.virginiaplaces.org/natural/wetlands.html
Math
Calculate Division
http://www.webmath.com/divide.html
decimal
http://www.homeschoolmath.net/math_resources_3.php#decimals
Decimal math
http://www.aaaknow.com/dec.htm
Decimal squares
http://www.decimalsquares.com/dsGames/ http://www.aaaknow.com/dec.htm
Equivalent Fractions
http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/elab2004/gr4/8.html
Fraction Pizza
interactive game adding fractions
http://math.rice.edu/~lanius/fractions/frac4.html
Fractions Black Jack
http://www.fractionbars.com/Fraction_Bars_Black_Jack/
Interactive math manipulatives
http://matti.usu.edu/nlvm/nav/vlibrary.html
Logic games
http://www.mathplayground.com/logicgames.html
Math Baseball
http://www.funbrain.com/math/index.html
math glossary
http://www.harcourtschool.com/glossary/math_advantage/glossary5.html
Math Playground games
http://www.mathplayground.com/games.html
Math vocabulary SOL practice
http://www.internet4classrooms.com/skills_5th_original.htm
Maximum Capacity
weighty division
http://www.mrnussbaum.com/maximumcapacity.htm
More decimals
http://www.internet4classrooms.com/skills_5th_original.htm
One variable equations
http://www.aaaknow.com/equ723x2.htm#pgtp
Patterning Game
http://funschool.kaboose.com/preschool/learn-abcs/games/game_crazy_pattern_machine_the.html
patterns
flips,slides, turns
http://arcytech.org/java/patterns/
pennies a million
number sense
http://www.kokogiak.com/megapenny/
pentominoes
flips,slides, turns
http://gamescene.com/Pentominoes.html
Soccer math games
http://www.funbrain.com/fractop/index.html
Tree diagrams
http://regentsprep.org/REgents/math/tree/PracTre.htm
Decimals
Fractions
Teacher Stuff
German
Basic German Phrases
helps!
http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/german/quickfix/basics.shtml
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