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Ideal for grades 4 - 12. Information on the census bureau and its functions. Extensive demographics on each state with accompanying quizzes. A good site for quick statistics on a state. Easy to navigate.

This interesting site provides photographs, letters, newspaper articles, quotes, and famous speeches all related to the life of Gandhi. While the text is probably best suited to middle and high school students, younger students could use other parts of the site to learn about Gandhi for biography projects or studies of passive resistance.

This site includes material about famous Americans. This site would work for any reports about presidents, about authors, or about musicians. It would also be helpful when researching the various states. As an American Literature teacher I would use the site to have students research Langston Hughes, for instance. That would also be a great source for Black History Month.

This site is geared for children. It has famous people, places, hobbies, and different time periods to explore. This is a good site to share with kids because it is easy to understand and use as a research tool.

Looking for another great social studies website? Here it is. This site is sponsored by the Library of Congress and contains amazing stories of America's past. Students will be able to learn more about famous Americans, they can "Jump Back in Time" to read about important events that have taken place in history such as the Revolutionary War, WWII, Western Expansion, Colonial America and many, many more.

Matches second grade curriculum in LPS - targets are pretty particular, but you do have a chance to revisit choices. Might consider having kids work in pairs.

Food Pyramid - Lincoln Public teachers - this fits with second grade health objectives.

This site organizes lessons, pictures and documents by historical era. The links include descriptions of the historical events. Because of the variety of historical events included and the organization of the site, it will be easy for teachers to find what they are looking for.

This website is a must for science teachers. Numerous Internet-based lesson plans and activities can be found here. Nearly all of these lessons are linked to common science standards and science literacy standards. Students can listen to the weekly podcast on breaking science news or stories. What is really cool is the resource navigator which helps science educators find other online resources dealing with their topic of study.

Wow! This site has a wealth of sources for the science teacher looking for great science projects, cool things to do with kids in agriculture, and podcasting of neat experiments. There is even something for the counselors helping students that want a career in the sciences.

This is a site for science as it relates to agriculture. It has experiments and activities. There are videos and slide shows to watch on a variety of topics. If you are studying careers, there is a section on science jobs related to agriculture. There are also links to various ag related sites.

This is an amazing site for younger grades to learn about space exploration. This site provide amazing images with detailed description about the image. Students can even track the space station as it orbits around the earth.

Buzz Lightyear module includes international space station module information. Games and activities are familiar format, i.e. memory matching, but there is also technical information included. Name and describe the parts of the solar system. Describe the motion of objects in the sky such as sun, moon and planets. Develop an understanding of asteroids, meteoroids and comets in our solar system as well as stars beyond our solar system.

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.

This is a kind of database of author interviews that would be awesome to share during an author study unit.

Thanks for the heads up on this great site. I found lots of good reading info I plan to share with primary teachers and parents.

Facts about states presented in kid friendly format, information is up-to-date, would be a nice companion piece for states research done in fourth grade. Consider pulling data from this site to use in making charts and graphs (fifth grade). Lincoln Public Schools - social studies - U.S. Regions - grade 4 * Regions are composed of states with capitals * Each region has unique characteristics: geography, climate, food sources; plants and animals; people and culture, landmarks

This site, sponsored by the US Census Bureau, introduces elementary students to basic information gathered in the US Census. The student clicks on a state and is given information about that specific state, including population, age of residents, the number of households, and the urban and rural populations. Information is offered for the 1990 and 2000 census, so students can compare figures.