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This Civic Education portion of the website of the Washington State Legislature provides information about teacher training about the legislative process, information about Capitol tours, and lesson plans and activities for students to learn about the State and the legislative process.

This website is compiled by public librarians and has links to resources and information of almost limitless variety that have all been checked and approved as "Information you can trust." This could be a research tool appropriate for classroom use depending on the age and ability of your students.

This site is a collection of all the activities and ideas one teacher has collected over the past five years, available for your use. This site is totally free to use, and I'll keep it that way. I have various amazon.com ads throughout the site for items, but it's not about making money. I had pictures of the items there anyhow, and this will take you directly to a page where you can buy it. I've also created an on-line store where you can find thousands of used classroom materials for up to 90% off retail-all banner ads will take you directly to Sprout Classrooms for browsing!! All PDFs were either created by me or obtained through teacher magazines, sites that allow free downloads for teachers and classrooms, or admired teacher whose ideas are given full credit. I have tried to prevent the problem of 'dead links' by pasting website information in word documents for perusal with the link at the top. This way if the original site is ever taken down, we have preserved the information for all-time.

This website is a great interactive and visual representation of the Human Development Index. Each country can be clicked on and information about that country's life expectancy, gross domestic product, and net primary enrollment rate will be displayed. Other information will also be given such as the country's population, and size. Another neat feature of the website is the ability to compare two countries in a head to head face off. The site will graph the information provided from both countries so easy comparisons can be made. Free maps and lesson plans can be found here: http://www.canadiangeographic.ca/worldmap/cida/teachers.asp?language=EN&Resolution=1024×768

A vehicle for information evaluation that helps students determine information relevancy,appropriateness, detail, currency, authority, and bias. It contains a rubric for information evaluation that allows students to determine the usefulness and reliabilty of a resource.

This website has rich informational resources and well as lesson plans and other resources specifically designed for teachers to use in their classrooms.

The Smithsonian site is an unbelievable treasure trove of information on history and very useful lesson plans to draw on.

This website has unlimited resources for just about anything you could want related to science. There are ideas for science fair projects, science experiment ideas, answers to science questions, links to careers in science, and links for students, parents, and educators. This site is fun and informative.

The Education hub at BrightHub.com offers informational articles and quality discussions about the many facets of the educational process, including the technology and policies affecting today's schools and universities. Technology is a hot topic on this site, bringing learning out of the classroom. I particularly appreciate the lessons on helping students study, take notes, and get organized so they can succeed in school. The classroom management conversations are great, too!

In one of our classes we watched a video of the amazing Mrs. Toliver teaching math. This site has more information about her and the ways she found to make school great every day she taught.

A site devoted to food allergies can be a valuable resource for a classroom teacher. You should expect to encounter students with severe allergies under your care. This site gives reliable information and advice to keep students safe. It is much better to be prepared and never need to respond than be caught off guard. Anaphylactic reactions sometimes occur within a few minutes of exposure and require immediate treatment. The site covers a variety of food allergies

National Geographic has put together an interactive site that manages to convey both the tone and a great deal of information about slavery and the Underground Railroad. Students can enter and make choices about which paths they wish to follow along the Railroad. The site is visually creative and engaging.

Tremendous resource for Washington State History. The site has creative lesson plans to offer teachers, curriculum enrichment materials and field trip information for the museum located in downtown Seattle.