Exemplary Web Resources
(posted January 2004)

We will offer new web resources every month. Keep tuned for this column!

My Days at Frog and Toad Road 
http://myschoolonline.com/site/0,1876,2123-126557-2-13454,00.html
Teacher Lanise Jacoby shares what’s going on in her second grade classroom, as well as student projects and lessons. An award-winning site.
Grade 2

Byrd Baylor Links for Primary Grades
http://falcon.jmu.edu/~ramseyil/baylor.htm
Links, lessons and activities for teachers and kids relating to Native American author Byrd Baylor.

Kids Next Door: Where Kids Learn About Being Good Citizens
http://www.hud.gov/kids/
Meet cool people, see neat things, and visit awesome places!
Primary Grades

Astro-Venture
http://quest.arc.nasa.gov/projects/astrobiology/astroventure/avhome.html
NASA’s site for kids. Design a habitable planet. Train in geology, biology, atmospheric science.
Middle grades

Virtual Tour of the Human Body
http://vilenski.org/science/humanbody/hb_intro.html
See it to believe it! Great intro animation. Divided into body systems.
Middle grades

Kids Care
http://www.kidscare.org/kidscare/
Service projects for kids of all ages.
Middle grades

The High School Hub
http://highschoolhub.org/hub/hub.cfm
High School Hub

Hoax?  Scholarly Research? Personal Opinion? You Decide!
http://www.library.ucla.edu/libraries/college/help/hoax/index.htm
Class online assignment to teach looking for evidence and evaluation of information.  Three sections: Authority and Accuracy, Advocacy and Objectivity, and Currency and Coverage. In the era of all the CSI spin-offs, teach students to dig deep.
Grades 9 -12

Mr. Biology
http://www.sc2000.net/~czaremba/
Although a part of this site has a purchase option for curriculum and notes to help the first year teacher or out-of-field teacher, there are also very useful links as well as lecture out-line notes sheets for students to fill in as you lecture. These helpful outlines help students learn to focus and pick out the most important points in your lectures.
Grades 9 -12