www.nasa.gov timely information from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, including seeing a launch and retrieving photos from space. Lesson plans available too.
www.nj.com/yucky/ learn about yucky things, including worms, cockroaches, disgusting things about the human body
www.exploratorium.edu/ electronic versions of the exhibits of the San Francisco Science Museum
Math
Social
Studies
www.flags.net/
flags
from all over the world. including the basics about each country
www.stampsonline.com/century/decades.htm
sponsored by the US Postal department, this site provides highlights from
the decades
Language
Arts
www.EnchantedLearning.com/Dictionary.html
includes
a picture dictionary for kids, simple search engine, web tips for children
www.pilkey.com visit Dav Pilkey's site to learn all about this children's author, site may be "too silly for adults," includes "Boring Teacher Stuff" and "Web Links"
The Arts
Technology
www.ed.gov/pubs/parents/internet/a
government site which guides parents about use of the Internet
www.classroomconnect.com excellent web site that contains a wealth of information for teachers including A+ Weblinks, a Message Board, Kathy Schrock's Website Evaluation and Citing Web Sources
Teachers
and Parents
www.parentech.org
provides
essential information on technology in education, careers and society,
mainly for junior high schoolers
Personal
Favorites
www.mapquest.com
find
out driving directions, printable map
www.bluemountain.com send free greeting cards
www.pbs.org
a
wealth of information relating to shows on PBS, from Barney to Buckminster
Fuller, also includes technology related lesson plans under the Teacher
Source section