North
Carolina Standard Course of Study
- eThemes:
Alphabetic List of Web Resources Organized Around 400+ Themes!
- Blue
Web'n, A Searchable Database (by grade or content area) of Outstanding
Web Sites
- EdSiteMent,
The BEST of the Humanities on the Web
- Content-rich
Interactive Learning Opportunities for All Students
Art:
- Brushster: An interactive painting machine with more than forty brushes with many options. A rainbow palette, along with a toolbox of special effects.
- ArtNC: A searchable
collection of artworks organized by subject-area, grade level, and
geographic region (NC
Museum of Art)
- The
Impressionists
- ArtEdventures
- Museum
of Modern Art’s Art Safari
- Crayola
- Detective-type
Games that Lead Students on a Study of Art Concepts
- Reviews
and links to Art sites
- Metropolitan
Museum of Art
- Art
history
- Art
Dictionary
- ArtsEdNet
- Recycling
with Art
- Authors
and Illustrators Who Visit Schools
- Create
your own artwork of animals on the computer with the Museum of
Modern Art, New York
- PaPa
iNk : Upload Your Students' Art to this International Online
Gallery
- Conservator's
Studio-Mexican Modernism Exhibition
- Cartoonster!
(A thorough, interactive tutorial on animation, users learn to draw
and animate your own cartoons using flipbooks!)
- Edgar
Degas and Dance
- Articulation,
Elements of Art, Art Vocabulary, Principles of Design, Art Critiquing
Process, Reviews and Resources
- The
Artist's Toolkit (Draw Online, Use Encyclopedia of Visual Elements)
- Tux Paint,
a free drawing program (Developers)
- Art Pad, a free paint program
Music:
- Songs
for Teaching (by discipline, with movements, etc.)
- Energy
in the Air with Music
- MusicKit:
The Virtual Music Classroom
- Go
Crazy in the Composer’s Workshop-NY Philharmonic
- Totally
Stupendous, Interactive New York Philharmonic
- Play
Kazounds!
- Play
Ted’s Guitar!
- Land
of Music
- Spinner.com
- Dance
Party!
- Name
That Tune!
- Search
for and Listen to Songs
- Animated
Music Teaching Resources - Fantastic! (MusicTheory.net)
- Music
Games at Kaboose! Play an Online Piano,Tune Your Guitar and Jam!
- Great
Performance (PBS) Musical theater, opera, classical music, dance and
more
- Arts
Alive-Tons of Great Instructional Music Resources
- Sheet
Music Collections
- Jguitar, a guitar chord search engine
- PICK
UP THE PHONE AND SING YOUR SONG (National Children's Folksong Repository
Project)
- Songs for Teaching
Drama:
- Creative
Drama Site
- Great
Performances (Musical Theatre, Dance, Cinema, and more)
- Tons
of Drama and Theatre Links, by Justin
- Puppetools,
Creative Puppetry for Teaching
- Theatre
History on the Web, University of Washington
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- Crash Scene Simulation, by Edheads.org (Help the highway patrol recreate a deadly crash by examining the evidence and calculating the forces.)
- Weather Simulation, by Edheads.org (Learn how to report and predict the weather at the underground W.H.E.D. weather caves!)
- Simple Machines, A Simulation by Edheads.org (Learn about simple and compound machines while you explore the House and Tool Shed!)
- Compound Machines, A Simulation by Edheads.org (Learn how forces and simple machines can work together to create The Compound Machine!)
- Recreational
Math (Cryptograms, Games, Illusions, Magic Squares, Math in Film,
Puzzles, Sports, and more)
- Math
World, by Wolfram Research (Algebra, Calculus, Geometry, History,
Topology, Number Theory, Discrete Mathematics)
- Fraction
Pie
- eThemes - Math: Virtual Manipulatives
- eThemes:
Alphabetic List of Web Resources Organized Around 400+ Themes!
- Blue
Web'n, A Searchable Database (by grade or content area) of Outstanding
Web Sites
- Coolest
of Cool Math Sites!
- Techniques,
Tips, and Secrets Master Teachers Use to Teach Multiplication Tables
- Houghton
Mifflin's Mathematics Center
- Create
Waves with Math - The Wave Machine
- Basic
Math Tic Tac Toe
- Math
Goodies
- Scholastic’s
Math Field Trips
- Math
Hunts by Scholastic
- Ask
Dr. Math
- Online
Calculators at Math.com
- Using
ClarisWorks Spreadsheet for Graphing
- The
Math Forum
- The
Wonders of Math
- Flash
Cards for Kids
- The
Standards Finder - Selects Educational Games Matched to Curriculum
Standards
- Shodor
Interactives: Modeling and Simulation Tools
- Figure
This–Real World Math Challenges
- Measure
for Measure Conversion Calculators for
practically every situation, from converting metric measurements and
measuring stress or sleep deprivation to calculating the # of wallpaper
rolls you should buy.
- Content-rich
Interactive Learning Opportunities for All Students
- Learn
All About Savings Bonds.gov
- Mathematics
Lessons that are Fun! (Cynthia Lanius)
- Math
FlashCard Generator
- Interactive
Math Games
- AAA
Math
- Multiflyer, Practice Multiplication Facts the Star Trek Way!
- Math in the Creative Arts: Culturally Situated Design Tools
- Cyberchase: Elementary Kids Learn that Math is Fun
- The
Calculating Crazies
- Using
a Protractor: What's My Angle?
- Tessellation
Town
- Exploring
Fractions with Shapes
- Quadrilateral
Quest
- Building
Shapes with Tangrams
- Math Playground
- Interactivate from Shodor, Interactive Math and Science Activities
- Songs for Teaching Math
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- Crash Scene Simulation, by Edheads.org (Help the highway patrol recreate a deadly crash by examining the evidence and calculating the forces.)
- Weather Simulation, by Edheads.org (Learn how to report and predict the weather at the underground W.H.E.D. weather caves!)
- Simple Machines, A Simulation by Edheads.org (Learn about simple and compound machines while you explore the House and Tool Shed!)
- Compound Machines, A Simulation by Edheads.org (Learn how forces and simple machines can work together to create The Compound Machine!)
- Virtual Hip Replacement, A Simulation by Edheads.org (Take on the role of the Surgeon throughout a hip replacement surgery!)
- Virtual Knee Surgery, A Simulation by Edheads.org (Take on the role of the Surgeon throughout a total knee replacement surgery.)
- Make Science Fun with Steve Spangler's Quick and Easy Classroom
Experiments!
- Super
Science Fair Projects, by Madeline Binder
- Awesome
Stories (Unbelievable--but real--Famous Trials,
Amazing Stories from History, Natural Disasters, Movies, and more)
- Earth
to Orbit: Connect your students with the challenges faced by NASA
engineers as they design the next generation of aerospace vehicles.
- eThemes:
Alphabetic List of Web Resources Organized Around 400+ Themes!
- Blue
Web'n, A Searchable Database (by grade or content area) of Outstanding
Web Sites
- Science
NetLinks, Aligned with Benchmarks for Science Literacy
- Science
Learning Network Resources-Excellent!
- Energy,
Forces, Matter, Machines
- "Downhill"
Energy
- Science
with SPORTS
- Microbe
Spy
- Cells
and Cloning
- Cells
(When you get there, scroll to the bottom to see images of cells)
- Travel
to the Future to Solve Medicinal Mysteries of the Past
- Electricity
- Sunshine:
Solar Max-See Real Solar Images from Telescopes and Satellites
- The
Brain Explorer: Nerve Signals
- View
the Earth and Moon from Space Satellites
- Exploratorium,
Don't Miss This!
- Science
Designed for Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced levels
- Inquirer’s
Guide to the Universe
- How
Stuff Works
- Bill
Nye, the Science Guy
- Yuckiest
Site on the Net
- Cool
Science for Curious Kids
- Electronic
Zoo
- The
Learning Studio is Fantastic
- Online,
Interactive Frog Dissection!
- Scholastic’s
Science Field Trips
- Bugscope:
A Remotely controlled Scanning Electron Microscope!
- Web
Cams for the Classroom-Huge Searchable collection of Web Cam Sites
- Science
Fair Central
- Rainforest
Action Network
- Science
Junction
- Simple
Machines, KidsKonnect.com
- Fear
of Physics? Learn
about speed, motion, collisions, pendulums and rollercoasters.
- Content-rich
Interactive Learning Opportunities for All Students
- Dr.
E's Energy Lab
- Little Shop of Physics Online Experiments (Colorado State
University)
- The
NASA SCIence Files
- Astro-Venture,
by NASA (Search for and design a habitable planet!)
- Weather
One (Seasons, Clouds, Air, Winds, Global Warming, Tornados)
- The
Great Plant Escape (The Mysteries of Plant Life)
- Animals,
Past and Present
- Knowing
Your World: Environmental Awareness
- Natural
Resources, The Environment, and Ecosystems (Teacher Guides)
- Ways
Water is Stored and Shared: Dams
- The
How Far Does Light Go? Debate
- Energy
Quest
- Exciting,
Interactive Science with TryScience.org! (Web
cams, Fieldtrips, Experiments, Science Fair Projects, etc.)
- The
Science Spot
- Fuel
Cells and Energy (GM)
- The
Life of Mammals (Over 4,000 Species!)
- FBI Kids Page:
- Chesapeake
and Coastal Bay Life
- My
Life as an Elk (life cycle of the Rocky Mountain elk)
- Animaland.org
(includes pet care, animal encyclopedia, book recommendations, career
info) info, current issues, humane education
- Strange
Matter: The Weird Science of Everyday Stuff
-
Journey South: Wildlife Migration (Annenberg/CPB)
- Summer
of the Shark
- Great Physical Science Links
1 2 3 4 5
- Space
Day: Use Teamwork to Solve Real-Life Problems Facing Space Pioneers
- 3D
Body Scanner, by Cornell (Amazing!)
- Medical
Mysteries (Learn how infectious diseases are spread with this interactive
online game.)
- SOSq:
FREE - 50 of the best video segments from
the public television series, "Secrets of the Sequence," to
assist teachers in the application of genetic research across the
biology curriculum! (grades 9-12) Check out the playlist.
- Weather
Scope: An Investigative Study of Weather and Climate Using Real Time
Data
- Low
Life Labs - Cockroaches, Ants and Other Creatures (Science Museum
of Minnesota)
- Environmental
Literacy Council: Air Quality, Acid
Rain, Dust, Climate on Mars, Greenhouse Gases, Indoor Air, Noise
Pollution, Weather, Biodiversity, National Parks, Biomes, Amphibians,
Microorganisms, Fossil Fuels, Nuclear Energy, Solar Energy, Transportation,
Geography of War, Green Design, Water Cycle, Paleoclimatology,
and more.
Ripley's
Freaky Friday (A Most Bizarre - and FUN
- Classroom Companion for Science)
- Water
on the Web: Live Data, Animated Graphs, and Scientific inquiry (National Science Foundation)
- Come
Fly with Me! Middle school math-based telecollaborative project
utilizing paper airplanes, data collection and analysis, from
Canada & Brenda
Dyck
- Steve
Spangler Science: simple, but AMAZING experiments
to dazzle your friends, win Science Fairs, impress your co-workers,
or stimulate incredible conversation at the dinner table
- A Steve
Spangler Science Experiment You’ve Got to See – The
Exploding Mentos/Soda Bottle (Caution – Set it up,
and then run!)
- HiFives: 3-D Science Online
Video Games Aligned to the N.C. Standard
Course of Study for Grades 5 - 9
- Live Surgical
Video - Operating Room Live Broadcasts and Replays
- Interactivate from Shodor, Interactive Math and Science Activities
- LabWrite from NC State, For Students to Improve Their Writing of
Science Lab Reports
- Songs for Teaching Science
- Geology.com: a collection of 350 U.S. state maps (includes a raised relief map, elevation map, rivers map, political map and roads/cities map, state/city satellite images, waterfalls map, state high points map and more.)
- Geology.com: 160 country maps paired with Landsat images
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- Awesome
Stories (Unbelievable--but real--Famous Trials,
Amazing Stories from History, Natural Disasters, Movies, and more)
- eThemes:
Alphabetic List of Web Resources Organized Around 400+ Themes!
- Blue
Web'n, A Searchable Database (by grade or content area) of Outstanding
Web Sites
- Xpeditions,
A Virtual Geography Museum, Atlas, Lessons and more
- EconEdLink,
Economics America with Current Events, DataLinks (Current
Information on Key Economic Indicators) and Web Links
- Eyewitness:
History Through the Eyes of Those Who Lived It
- Paul
Revere Virtual Museum
- The
Digital Classroom - Using Primary Source Materials in the Classroom
- History
of the American West
- Visit
the Unexplored American West with Lewis and Clark
- Battle
of Bunker Hill
- Latitude,
Longitude and Vacations
- Civil
War
- Colonial
Times-A Feast
- The
First Thanksgiving
- Mexican
Jungle: The Jaguar
- Blue
Ribbon Links for Social Studies
- Tour
of Biomes
- Virtual
Field Trips
- WORLD
Fact Book
- View
the Earth and Moon from Space Satellites!! Too Cool!
- Geography
World
- Scholastic’s
Social Studies Field Trips
- Fun
Facts for EVERYTHING @ FactMonster.com
- American
Presidents
- Guinness
World Records
- AdAccess-Early
20th Century Printed Advertisement
- Web
Resources for North Carolina Educators
- Hike
the Appalachian Trail in Photos with Kodak's Online Photography Magazine
- Mesoamerican
Ballgame (Learn about eight major cultures found in the subtropical
area between present-day countries of Mexico and El Salvador.)
- Underwater
Video from the Shipwreck: Queen Anne's Revenge
- Content-rich
Interactive Learning Opportunities for All Students
- The
Canadian West
- American
Centuries: Explore Life at the Turn of 3 Centuries, Collect Artifacts,
and Create Interactive Timelines
- Doing
State Reports? ClassBrain Has State Resources All in One Place
- The
Jamestown Online Adventure
- The
Underground Railroad-The Journey
- World
Almanac for Kids
- Explore
DC.org: Gateway to America's Capital
- Fun
Social Studies, Learning Haven Group
- Arctic
Alive
- Portals
to the World
- Build-A-Prairie,
One of the Great Ecosystems
- National
Geographic Kids-Interactive eZine
- InfoPlease
- Ancient
Egypt Kid Connection
- BEST
of History Web Sites
- Geography
Action! (National Geographic) Habitats, Conservation & the
Environment
- FBI
Kids Page:
- Nation
Master (Graph current details on any country in the world!)
- N.C.
ECHO: Exploring North Carolina’s Cultural Heritage Online (Browse
by City or County)
- Civil
War-The Valley of the Shadow
- Unchained
Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives
- Mysteries
of the Nile (Virtual Reality Tours of the Great Pyramid, the Sphinx,
Tombs and Temples)
- Top
100 American Speeches of the 20th Century (American Rhetoric)
- Digital
Images for Interactive Social Studies
- Questioning
Strategies for Social Studies (Three Story House)
- Mughal India, Flash-driven Simulation from
the British Museum
- Baseball Almanac: Official Baseball History
Site
- Environmental
Literacy Council: Air
Quality, Acid Rain, Dust, Climate on Mars, Greenhouse Gases, Indoor
Air, Noise Pollution, Weather, Biodiversity, National Parks, Biomes,
Amphibians, Microorganisms, Fossil Fuels, Nuclear Energy, Solar
Energy, Transportation, Geography of War, Green Design, Water Cycle,
Paleoclimatology, and more.
- Teach
UNICEF: Helps teachers engage students as active global
citizens
- Talking History, a collection of audio documentaries, speeches,
debates, oral histories, conference sessions, commentaries, archival
audio sources, and other aural history resources
- Guide for Anne Frank and the Second World War
- Hurricanes: How
do they form? (SciJinks Weather Laboratory,
by NASA and the NOAA)
- Songs for Teaching Social Studies
- Geology.com: a collection of 350 U.S. state maps (includes a raised relief map, elevation map, rivers map, political map and roads/cities map, state/city satellite images, waterfalls map, state high points map and more.)
- Geology.com: 160 country maps paired with Landsat images
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Web Sites
- Virtual
Visits to NC Counties, Lighthouses, US Locations & Europe
- Submit a Video Podcast From YOUR Corner of the World with "Meet Me at the Corner"
- Projects,
Quests, Expeditions and More!
- The
Jason Project: Let Your Students Get Involved with a Real World Project
- Explore
a Virtual Island in the Pacific
- Visit
the Estuary!
- Queen
Anne's Shipwreck Project
- The
Odyssey
- The
Web Quest Zone
- Content-rich
Interactive Learning Opportunities for All Students
- Field Trip Earth
- Portraits of Afghanistan, Delia DeCourcy, Cary Academy
- Passport to Colonial Times, Karen Kleigman, Searingtown School,
New York
- Geology.com: a collection of 350 U.S. state maps (includes a raised relief map, elevation map, rivers map, political map and roads/cities map, state/city satellite images, waterfalls map, state high points map and more.)
- Geology.com: 160 country maps paired with Landsat images
- The Library of Congress for Kids and Families
- Teacher Resources for Planning Virtual Field Trips
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