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Next time you are in Chicago, go to the Oriental Museum at the University of Chicago - incredible! But until then, check out their website for images of artifacts, maps, video interviews with archaeologists, and lesson plans.

This site is full of over 1200 history web sites. There are links to hundreds of K-12 history lesson plans, teacher guides, activities, games, quizzes, and much more.

Attractive web design with simulations of satellites stations. Good job of explaining reconnaissance and satellites. Includes audio with separate buttons for elementary and secondary students. Recommended for grades 3 - 8. Provides links with extensive resources for parents and teachers.

This site is exciting! Using satalite images, the site creates books on different topics, including games, simulations, the use of satellites, the solar system and more. The main page provides links for K-5, 6-12, parents, and teachers. The teacher link includes lesson plans, a link to the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum, plus many more additional links.

Good companion site with a lesson on copyright. Information on patents, piracy, privacy etc,. Answers questions with interactive activities on what is a patent, how to apply; a tutorial on how to search for patents; related games links.

This site contains a wealth of resources for teachers. They have primary source sets that include teacher resource booklets and lesson plans. One of the sets I found useful was one on the Constitution that included newspaper articles and original documents that trace the drafting and adoption of the Constitution and Bill of Rights. This set would be useful for all grade levels for Constitution day materials in September. There was also an interesting primary source set on Thanksgiving that had paintings and photographs showing historical perspectives on American Thanksgiving traditions.

While the Library of Congress website is vast, I found the Classroom Resources section under the Teachers heading to be beneficial for my current position as a third grade classroom teacher; although many of the items I saw could be used at any elementary grade level. I found the Primary Sources by State and Immigration Challenges to be beneficial to my current unit in my district's SS program. The Thanksgiving link would be interesting for the students to see and discover things they didn't know before celebrating this holiday. I'll definitely use this site with my students, because it goes so well with what we're studying. Plus, it creates a more 'real' experience than their textbook allows.

This is a gov doc that teaches with documents. The documents that are presented are letters, pictures, lists, and receipts. This site has activies that correlate with standards.

This site has an abundance of information related to most classroom uses. It has information on English, math, science, geography, history, art etc. There are short power points to show to students, worksheets and many other ways to use this site. It will be helpful to teacher in more than one area.

A place for art and culture, literature and language arts, foreign language, and social studies. Includes a vast collection of grade level lesson plans and activities for those areas mentioned above. The monthly features are especially entertaining. For example this month features spotlights on Hispanic heritage month, and the history and origins of Halloween and Day of the Dead celebrations.

Hundreds of free activities and lesson plans for educators in the areas of social studies and geography. Also includes printable maps of nearly every continent and country. The interactive museum allows students to take geography journeys to mountain ranges, archaeological digs, outer space, and other animations.

Well organized and easy to navigate, with a separate kids' site. The teacher section includes excellent lesson plans and self directed professional development modules. Highly recommended for researchers of all ages.

I liked the educational direction this site provides for teachers. Besides the documents, this site provides lessons using the primary documents, and training on best practices for their use.