As the environmental, economic, and political consequences of climate change are felt in Alaska, the Arctic, and throughout the world, we have much to learn from both the traditional knowledge of Native peoples and ongoing scientific research. These two methods of observing nature and solving the challenges of survival can provide complementary perspectives on these issues. This collection looks at Alaska's unique geology and the impact of development and climate change using both of these tools, and features Alaska Native scientists who are working toward solutions.

These self-paced classroom activities are designed to enhance the literacy skills of struggling readers in grades 5-8. Each uses videos, interactive activities, note-taking, reading, and writing to present students with an engaging science or history topic. Each activity addresses a range of specific literacy strategies. All 15 activities promote monitoring comprehension, synthesizing, asking questions, developing vocabulary, connecting prior knowledge to new learning, and developing a topic in writing.

animation and programming language from MIT for kids to create interactive stories, animations, games,

lots of links to interactive education sites.

interactive lessons in color theory

tips for interactive teaching of math

Technology tips for teachers

lesson plans for experiments (not virtual) to teach: flotation, hover craft, capillary action, air pressure, making gas, chemical reaction, light refraction, light spectrum, gravity, inertia. Probably 4th grade and above

mind games, interview with a neuroscientist, teacher's guide, use an electronic probe to map the brain. Includes teacher's guide

3D computerized vizualization of a frog, from Stanford.

dissect a virtual frog

learn about plant parts, meet dust and other strange stuff in the air, why are snakes like lizards, and what's the connection between caterpillars and butterflies. If you click on "cool home" you can get lesson plans, too.

simulated spaceflight to Mars

PreK-2 virtual manipulatives like bar chart, base blocks, chip abacus, money, intro to fractions, mastermind game, number lines

part of Smithsonian. three activities: build a sod house (answer MC questions), You be the historian (explore objects and documents), buffalo hide painting. Covers settlement of the great plains.

resources for K-3 classes, work on interactive white boards. Includes about 10 audio books.

The Valley of the Shadow Project takes two communities, one Northern and one Southern, through the experience of the American Civil War.

Interactives and video for ancient history, middle ages, US civil war, wwII, vietnam, middle east, and world

Lesson plans, primarily for second grade, primarily project oriented that integrate language arts, science, and math

Resources for science, English, Math for elementary and primary specifically for interactive white boards