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.
A richly interactive site where visitors can design and create varied genres of art. A virtual tour through the NGA has an accompanying guide in 5 languages. Extensive information on artists from all eras. Lots of activities at the teacher's site. A good instructional site. Grades 3-12.
This art site allows children to explore American Folk art, landscapes, abstract art, still life, and digital photography. Children are able to manipulate art to create their own pieces. Students can also create a tropical jungle. There are additional online resources for teachers, as well as a link to exhibits from the National Art Gallery.
This page contains several art activities for children, including interactive art programs that allow students to create portraits or still life pictures. There is a link that allows students to search for specific artists or works. This site would be a good resource for art teachers, but English teachers could also use it to find different works of art that appeal to kids and could be used for descriptive writing assignments.
This site contains original works of poetry from 19th century American authors, including John Greenleaf Whittier, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, and James Whitcomb Riley. It may be useful in American Literature classes if the student is seeking examples of a poet's work different from the standard poems found in anthologies and textbooks.
This site contains links to help students better understand weather maps, weather symbols, and weather systems. The students could use the weather symbols information in conjunction with local weather newscasts to predict their local weather.
This website is another portal with many links that are organized very well. This website has 2 links that I would use most often and they are the Ben's Guide to the Government link, which is a very kid-friendly website that talks about the U.S. government, and it has a link to primary early government documents like the Constitution and Bill of Rights, etc. This site may not be as useful in the elementary grades as it would in high school, but the links I mentioned above would be good for 5th and 6th grade students.
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.
This page has countless primary documents and access to so many teacher resources. Nearly any topic you can think of that relates to American History will have some primary source documents available at this site.
This website offers information to students about bullying and how to help stop it. It offers a link that allows a student to determine if he/she is indulging in behavior that would be categorized as bullying. The site also offers webisodes and games to help students understand more about the effects of bullying. A link to an adult's page is included.
A fabulous resource for primary source documents detailing important events in American history. The site links you to the actual document image, which students would love, and the explanation below. Over 100 original documents with live links. Also a tab for teacher resources. Great site for American history research.
This page provides information for teens about how drugs affect your body and mind, and it explains the science behind drug addiction and abuse. There are also links where students can download free iron-ons and stickers. Good resource for secondary students.
water cycle good visual for second grade; activities that highlight how much water we use, water treatment, and aquifer.
Lincoln Public Schools - science - water and wetlands - grade 5
Describe the steps of the water cycle, including a description of water storage.
Investigate and identify point and nonpoint sources of water pollution.
Simulate the steps in the water treatment process.
This site is by NASA. It has information on space and Mars exploration. There are games and activities for students. There are a variety of multimedia resources. There are also pages on global climate change. This site also contains lesson plans for teachers for grades 1-12.
This site offers students information about the Johnson Space Center and the programs it supports. There are links for student activities and student internships. There is even a link where students can obtain grade-level appropriate information about careers available at NASA.
This is the official site for the state Govenor's mansion. It has photos of the mansion, and a virtual tour. There is also a section for reminiscences of various first ladies of Nebraska.
This site has information on the unicameral and it's history in Nebraska. IT has photos of the state capitol and our senators. There are also links for other sites about Nebraska. If you are planning a trip to the capitol, there is a page on how to make easier.
This is a NASA site that had sections geared for students. There are also lesson plans for all grades, K-12. There are also a variety of mulitmedia resources. Some of the information that can be found is NASA's history, earth, technology, space, space missions, and how NASA had affected our lives.
On this site you can find biographical information on all NASA astronauts. There are also pages on international astronauts, and how to become an astronaut as well information on living in space. This site also has pictures and information on the history of the space program.
This site gives a lesson plan on why we explore. This lesson plan is geared toward the study of space, but I feel it could be adapted to the study of explorers in history. Great activity and very engaging for students. Many of the literacies are covered in this lesson plan.
