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WebQuests and Lesson Plans
- Design for Creating WebQuests of Higher Level Learning Filamentality- Design and Upload Webquests
- Students for Responsible Use of the Internet an Open Circle Webquest
English/Language Arts
- A Quest to Save Machu Picchu by Laura Fitzgeralds
- A Separate Peace WebQuests Grades 9-10
- Author Study WebQuest by Dina Parra
- Catherine, Called Birdie- Step into the world of knights and castles, lords and ladies. What was it like to live in the Middle Ages?
- Caldecott and Newbery Award Winning Books - It is your job to explain to a group of children how and why you selected the winning title this year and share the book with them.
- Create a Travel Brochure - Grades 7 - 12
- Freedom of the Press - A Student Newspaper's Dilemma
- Folktales A New Look at Old Stories - GATE Grade 3-4
- The Giver- What happens to Jonas and the baby? Utopian Communities
- Poets Chat - on Writenet
- Resources for Writers - academic essays, grammar, proofreading, self-assessment, study skills, critical thinking and reading. Designed for older students or as a teacher resource.
- Scott Forseman - Reading K-6
History/ Social Studies
- A Trip Around the World (Grades 3 - 8) by Cindy Callaway
- African Americans and Women of the Revolutionary War by Tom Osborne for Middle School
- All Roads Lead to Rome WebQuest
- An Unsolved Mystery WebQuest grades 11-12
- Ancient Civilizations by Dana Matousek
- Ancient Egypt Web Quest
- Ancient Egypt -Elementary and Middle School
- Ancient Greece - A Webquest to inspire Good People Through the Exploration of Ancient Greek Mythology
- Black History - Exploring African-American Issues on the Web
- Christmas in Other Lands
- Chinese Immigration to California, 1850 -1882 - Why did Chinese Immigrants come to California and what were their experiences.
- Civil War - A Nation Divided Grade 4 -10
- History Channel - Civil War, Cold War, Crime, Old West, Technology, Vietnam War, Wall St., WWII and more
- Holocaust Webquest
- New: Nobel Peace Prize
I N D E P T H: Nobel Prize mistake? Who invented MRI? (Good Resource for Debate)
Nobel Season. What's it take to win? - Social Studies Worksheets-Bulletin Board, Cryptogram, , Maze,Reading Comprehension, Timeline, Vocab., Word Search, Writing Activities
- New: Dec. 7 Anniversary of Pearl Harbor
- Truth in Government - About the U.S. Constitution, Contact your Representatives, Stay Informed
- The National Council of Social Studies
- Vietnam - A Soldier's Perspective
- Geometry Webquest - by Tom Rohnkohl -This webquest is designed to expand the beginning level geometry student's knowledge of common geometric definitions/terms and their applications.
- Math Forum - daily math challenges, integration ideas, lesson plans, math challenges
- MathSURF -Scott Foresman K-6 Math Site
- Math Webquest -Local Student Chased up a Tree!
- Patterns in Mathematics
- Scott Forseman - Math K-6
- Shape and Space In Geometry
Power Point Math Lessons
- A Cell is a Small City -Cells, the basic units of life, can be compared to a pizza parlor, a factory, and even an entire city.
- A Fossil in Time - You and a team of researchers are on an excavation trip in Africa.
- Amazing Space - web-based activities primarily designed for classroom use
- New: A team of EPA environmental educators has created a new website based on the Guidelines for Excellence in Env. Ed to help high school students find good environmental information.
- Environmental Education Center - EPA Site
- Environmental Issues - Acid Rain, Smog/Ozone Transport, Regional Haze Lesson Plans
- North American Association for Environmental Education
- The bioethics of cloning
- NASA Quest - dedicated to bringing NASA people, space and science to classrooms through the Internet
- NASA Imagine the Universe - Teacher corner
- Ocean Quest - Discover the Wonders of the Ocean
- Private Universe Project
- The Pollination Adventure - Honey, I turned the kid into a bee!
- Rainforest Web - World Rainforest Information web
- Science HotLists - The Franklin Institute screened resources for their educational appropriateness, helping take some of the guess work out of the web for you.
- The Science of Light
- New: Stem Cells - 5 year Progress Report
- 1960's Museum
- A Forest Forever -A WebQuest for 5th Grade Integrating Science, Social Studies, and Language Arts
- Medieval Storytelling Web - Create a Story of the Middle Ages
- Searching for China
- Six Paths to China
- U.S. Geological Survey Data Clearing House -Biological Resources Information, Geologic Information, National Mapping Information, Water Resources Information
- Best Lessons- Each month new lessons based upon outstanding PBS series and around outstanding Web resources.
- Classzone -McDougal Littell Online Materials that correlate with their books. High School Social Studies Teachers have adopted their 19th Century book of American and World History.
- Discovery School for Teachers - Puzzlemaker, Lesson Plans, On TV.
- Education Planet - Resources for Teachers, Students and Parents
- Education World - Lesson Plans, School Issues, Books, Technology, Great Sites.
- Eisenhower National Clearing House - Curriculum Resources, Web Links, Professional Resources
- Data Collection - Collecting Data for Use with Mathematics, Social Studies, and Science
- Gateway to Educational Materials high quality lesson plans, curriculum units and other education resources on the Internet
- High School Hub - Subject specific links and learning activities
- Lesson PlanZ - A to Z Teacher Stuff
- Library in the Sky-With over 6,300 links to some of the best educational resources on the Internet.
- McREL - Mid-continent Research for Education and Learning
- Ohio Department of Natural Resources
- PBS Online
- The Learning Network - lesson plans, themes, research, tools, online activities
- The Library of Congress
- Research Tools - Every reference site you can imagine, including lists by discipline, lesson plans, dictionaries, encyclopedias, magazines, museums, Spanish resources, etc.
- Teachers' Net - The Ultimate Teacher Resource sponsored by Valic
- Teachers First - Classroom Resources, Professional Resources, etc.
- Teach-nology- TeAch-nology.com offers teachers FREE access to lesson plans, printable worksheets, over 150,000 reviewed web sites, rubrics, educational games
- TEAMS - Excellent Lesson Plans, many online activities
- The Professional Teacher - Lesson Plans, Materials, Education News
- eClearinghouse -Instructional Materials Resource Clearinghouse containing both field-tested lessons and instructional components that can be incorporated into new and existing lessons.
- From Now On - Educational Technology for Engaged Learning
- Fun Brain Teacher page - Quiz Maker, Flash Cards, Games
- The George Lucas Educational Foundation - envision the future of Public Education
- The Jigsaw Approach Students divide into groups twice. Once to investigate a topic and the second time to share the topics among groups.
- National Curriculum Integration Project
- North Central Regional Educational Laboratory(NCREL)
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New: Palm and Hand Held Devices
Resources for the Hand-Held/Palm Device
Power in the Palm of Your Hand - Questioning - Questions may be the most powerful technology we have ever created. Questions and questioning allow us to make sense of a confusing world. They are the tools that lead to insight and understanding.
- Reading A-Z -Download materials to teach guided reading, phonics, alphabet - Free Books
- Rubistar Create Rubrics for your Project-Based-Learning Activities
- Sites for Teachers- printable theme units, word puzzles, writing forms, book report forms, ideas, lessons and much more.
- Student Research -traditional approaches to student research are inadequate to meet the essential learning goals set by state models
- Software Evaluation- Integrating various software into the curriculum. Some evaluations done by Youngstown City teachers now on the state software evaluation team. For information regarding various types of software visit
- Software Evaluation - SuperKids Educational Software Review
- Learning with Software
- Teach-nology - Rubrics, Lesson Plans, Guides, Tables, etc.
- ThinkQuest - Free login - search library of entries - competitions - much more - Even an online cat dissection!
- WWW for Teachers- Make a quiz online, built an online track, informational resources,also the site of Rubistar (make your own rubric online)
