Integrating Ideas - Middle School
References
Encyclopedia.com http://www.encyclopedia.com/
Encyclopedia Britannica http://www.brittanica.com/
Specific Content Encyclopedias http://stommel.tamu.edu/~baum/hyperref.html
Search Engines
About.com http://www.about.com/ A great search engine for teachers
AltaVista http://www.altavista.com/ great for multimedia searching
All the Web http://www.alltheweb.com - right now it is my favorite search engine
Ask Jeeves http://www.askjeeves.com/ Find items by asking a question.
Ask Jeeves for Kids http://www.ajkids.com/ Great for you students
Dogpile http://www.dogpile.com/ Get varied results using this one
Google http://www.google.com/ A new search engine to get better results.
Lycos http://www.lycos.com/ Get many results from this one.. Great of locating
multimedia.
Metacrawler http://www.metacrawler.com/ Another large search directory (18 engines)
Northern Light http://www.northernlight.com/ Search 10 engines at once
Yahooligans http://www.yahooligans.com/ A great search engine for children.
Art
Cartoon in Education http://www.cagle.com/teacher -How to use all kinds of cartoons in educational lessons:
Covers elementary, middle school & high school sites
Eyes on Art http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/art2/index.html Art history for youngsters. (It is currently under
construction)
English/Language Arts
Antics http://www.ionet.net/~rdavis/antics.shtml Work with words that have the syllable "ant"
Avi http://www.avi-writer.com/ Avi books
Children's Literature and Language Arts Resources http://falcon.jmu.edu/~ramseyil/childlit.htm
Children's Literature Web Guide http://www.ucalgary.ca/~dkbrown/
Complete Works of Shakespeare http://tech-two.mit.edu/Shakespeare/works.html
Create Your Own Newspaper http://www.crayon.net/
Creation Stories/Traditional Wisdom http://www.ozemail.com.au/~reed/global/mythstor.html
CyberGuides http://www.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/score/cyberguide.html CyberGuides are supplementary, standards-based,
web-delivered units of instruction centered on core works of literature
Judy Blume http://www.judyblume.com/index.html Judy Blume’s Official Webpage.
KidLit http://mgfx.com/kidlit/ This site has a good selection of literature and art by kids
of various ages, and a full-length time travel novel
Language and Literacy Project http://www.uis.edu/~cook/langlit/index.html
- great links for projects
Literary Calendar http://english.yasuda-u.ac.jp/lc/ . Find out what happened in Literature on a particular date
on the calendar.
Literary Magazine http://www.stonesoup.com/ for ages 8-13
Multicultural Book Review http://www.isomedia.com/homes/jmele/homepage.html
On-line Books Page http://digital.library.upenn.edu/books/
Online English Grammar http://www.edunet.com/english/grammar/index.html This site is
excellent for grammar.
Perdue University Writing Lab http://owl.english.purdue.edu/ great place to get English handouts
Project Gutenberg http://www.promo.net/pg/ Official
and Original Project Gutenberg Web Site and HomePage
Reading/Language Arts Center http://www.eduplace.com/rdg/index.html The Reading/Language Arts Center: resources that include
textbook support, Professional Development, Intervention, Author Spotlight,
Wacky Web Tales, and Bilingual Resources.
Scholastic News Online http://teacher.scholastic.com/newszone/index.asp Online news source for kids as young as 3rd grade. There is
also a 4th grade area, as well as one for grades 5-6
The English Server at Carnegie Mellon http://english-server.hss.cmu.edu/
The Learning Site http://www.hbschool.com/ Harcourt Brace learning site
Vocabulary University http://www.vocabulary.com/ For kids in grades 4-12. It’s a great way to boost
your vocabulary
Write Site http://www.writesite.org/ Middle school students become journalists
Math
Arithmetic http://members.aol.com/_ht_a/iongoal/index.htm Math site with activities for K-8.
Ask Dr. Math http://forum.swarthmore.edu/dr.math/dr-math.html A must for every Math teacher
BasketMath Online http://www.scienceacademy.com/bm.html (Basketball Theme)
Beat the Calculator http://forum.swarthmore.edu/k12/mathtips/beatcalc.htmlfilled with mental tips to do quick arithmetic in your head.
Biographies of Women Mathematicians http://www.scottlan.edu/lriddle/women/women.html There are biographical essays or comments on most of the
women mathematicians and some photos
Data Place http://www.eduplace.com/dataplace Interactive math resource for kids grade 3-6 at:
Elementary Problem of the Week http://forum.swarthmore.edu/elempow (Gr. 3-6)
Explorer http://explorer.scrtec.org/explorer/ The ExplorerTM is a collection of educational resources (instructional
software, lab activities, lesson plans, student created materials ...) for K-12
mathematics and science education.
Fractal Microscope http://www.ncsa.uiuc.edu/Edu/Fractal/Fractal_Home.html With this program students can enjoy the art of
mathematics as they master the science of mathematics.
FunBrain http://www.funbrain.com/ Has games like 'Math Baseball' and 'Change Maker'.
Geometry Forum http://forum.swarthmore.edu/ A great
site from the Math Forum
Geometry Learned Through Native American Art http://www.earthmeasure.com/ kids in grades 4-9 at:
Good
link page for 6-8 math sites http://childparenting.miningco.com/parenting/childparenting/sitesearch.htm?terms=middle+school+math&SUName=childparenting&TopNode=3062
From About.com
K-12 Educator's Roadmap
http://206.218.128.2/laintech/math1.htm Middle School Math & Science
MacTutor History of Mathematics Archive
http://www-groups.dcs.st-and.ac.uk/~history/
The MacTutor History of Mathematics archive
Math Baseball http://www.funbrain.com/math/ A great
Fun Brain math game
Math Brain Teasers http://www.eduplace.com/math/brain/ Each Wednesday evening we will
post a new Brain Teaser for each grade-range. Solutions will be posted a week
later
Math Explorer http://explorer.scrtec.org/explorer/explorer-db/browse/static/Mathematics/index.html Downloadable Activities for every area of math curriculum.
Math Forum http://forum.swarthmore.edu/ A terrific site for
Math teachers
Math Forum Internet Resource Collection for Middle School http://forum.swarthmore.edu/~steve/steve/mathmid.html
Math Glossary http://www.hbschool.com/glossary/math/Picture explanations of math terminology.
MathStories http://www.mathstories.com/ A great place for word problems for (K-8)
McRel Math Resources http://www.mcrel.org/resources/links/math.aspVery extensive list of links to math
Monster Math http://www.lifelong.com/k12/math.asp a fun page for kids to do problem solving. This page is
available in English or Spanish.
Mrs. Glosser's Math Goodies
http://www.mathgoodies.com/ For ages 9-15. The content here is guided by the NCTM
standards at:
Puzzability.com http://www.puzzability.com For kids from
12 on up. A great place to test your brain on various puzzles
The Home Team http://www.cut-the-knot.com/ (Baseball Themed Math)
Website with word problems for grade levels 5-12. http://www.stfx.ca/special/mathproblems/welcome.html Math Word problems.
Worksheet Factory http://www.worksheetfactory.com/ Math Worksheets for all areas of math curriculum
Physical Education
Ask the dietitian http://www.dietitian.com/ Links to health with good nutrition
BrainPop http://www.brainpop.com/ Get ready to
learn the ropes of health and science with cool movies. Over 100 movies!
Children's Safety Center
http://legal.firn.edu/kids/kids.html
Fitness Partners http://primusweb.com/fitnesspartner/
Healthtouch Online http://www.healthtouch.com/
Healthfinder http://www.healthfinder.gov/
Nutrition Navigator http://navigator.tufts.edu/index.html
PE Central http://pe.central.vt.edu/
PE Lessons http://members.tripod.com/~pazz/lesson.html More P.E. Lesson Plans.
The Running Page http://metalab.unc.edu/drears/running/running.html
Runner's
Oasis http://library.thinkquest.org/3049/
Science
Ask a Science Expert
Ask a Physical Scientist http://olbers.kent.edu/alcomed/Ask/ask.html
Ask A Water Testing Expert
http://www.h2otest.com/
Ask about Diamonds http://www.citenet.net/vandaaz/ASK.HTML
Ask an Earth Scientist http://www.npac.syr.edu/textbook/kidsweb/geology.html
Ask Shamu an Oceanography Question http://www.seaworld.org/ask_shamu/asindex.html
BrainPOP http://www.brainpop.com
Scientific American's Ask an Expert http://www.sciam.com/askexpert/
WhaleNet A.S.K. "Scientist of the Week http://whale.wheelock.edu/whalenet-stuff/ASK_SCI.html
Boston Museum of Science http://www.mos.org/
EarthWatch http://www.earthwatch.org/ Earth Watch
Institute
Endangered Species http://www.nceet.snre.umich.edu/EndSpp/oldfilerequested.html
Helping Your Child Learn Science http://www.ed.gov/pubs/parents/Science/
Houston Museum of Natural Science http://www.hmns.mus.tx.us/
Interactive Frog Dissection http://curry.edschool.virginia.edu/go/frog/
Invention Dimension http://web.mit.edu/invent/
IPL-Science Fair Project Resource Guide http://www.ipl.org/youth/projectguide/ The IPL will guide you to a variety of web site resources,
leading you through the necessary steps to successfully complete a science
experiment.
NASA http://www.nasa.gov/ NASA’s homepage
NASA Spacelink: http://spacelink.nasa.gov/.index.html An Aeronautics and Space Resource for Education
Periodic Table http://www.chemistry.co.nz/periodic_tables.htm
Science Learning Network http://www.sln.org/
The Heart: An Online Exploration http://sln.fi.edu/biosci/heart.html
Explore the heart. Discover the complexities of its development
and structure.
The Mad Scientist Network http://madsci.wustl.edu/
The MAD Scientist Network is a collective
cranium of scientists providing answers to your questions.
The Nine Planets http://seds.lpl.arizona.edu/nineplanets/nineplanets/The
Nine Planets is an overview of the history, mythology, and current scientific
knowledge of each of the planets and moons in our solar system.
The Why Files http://whyfiles.news.wisc.edu/
Science beyond the news.
Terraquest http://www.terraquest.com/ a great
science/social studies sites.
Web Elements http://www.webelements.com/index.html A site about the periodic table
Welcome to the Planets http://pds.jpl.nasa.gov/planets/
This is a collection of many of the best images from NASA's planetary
exploration program
Weather
All About Tornadoes http://whyfiles.news.wisc.edu/013tornado/index.html
Intellicast http://www.intellicast.com/ Current
weather presented in frames. weather curriculum
The
The Automated School Weather Network http://aws.com/corp/default.asp
The Weather Dude http://www.wxdude.com/ the weather education site especially for kids, parents and
teachers from Nick Walker of The Weather Channel.*
The Weather Underground
http://www.wunderground.com/ Get worldwide weather forecasts.
Weather Page (NOAA) http://www.esdim.noaa.gov/weather_page.html
Weather Radar and Satellite Page http://cirrus.sprl.umich.edu/wxnet/radsat.html
WeatherNet http://cirrus.sprl.umich.edu/wxnet/
Social Studies
19th Century American History http://members.aol.com/TeacherNet/19Am.html
many links to a wide variety of topics,
including medicine, folk music, slavery, the Lowell mills, women, suffrage, and
much, much more.
American History Curriculum http://ericir.syr.edu/Virtual/Lessons/crossroads/ - The Crossroads K-12 American history curriculum is a
comprehensive guide to teaching at all grade levels. The curriculum includes
lesson plans, activities, historical background essays, and lists of resources
American Expansion http://www.pbs.org/weta/thewest/ - gives the history of the states before they were states.
It has great information, an excellent time line, and good pictures of the
states, places, people, and sites.
End of the
The
Wagon Train of 1843 http://www.peak.org/~mransom/pioneers.html
In Search of the
Lewis and Clark http://www.pbs.org/lewisandclark/ A wonderful PBS site about Lewis and Clark
Anthropology - Jesup Exhibition http://www.amnh.org/exhibitions/Jesup/
- This anthropological exhibition
commemorates the centennial of the Jesup North Pacific Expedition (1897 -1902).
Included are approximately 1200 archival photographs depicting scenes from
daily life; color images of the artifacts collected; biographies on the
anthropologists; and field letters.
Civil War (American Wars) http://tqjunior.thinkquest.org/5663/
Colonial
Colonial
Tour of
Explorers
Explorers http://www.mariner.org/age/menu.html The Age of Exploration
Explorers http://www.multnomah.lib.or.us/lib/homework/explorhc.html Many links about explorers
Discoverers Web http://www.win.tue.nl/~engels/discovery/index.html Many links about
discovers
A Tribute to Houdini http://www.geocities.com/Broadway/Stage/3487 A wonderful site to learn about magic and the special gifts
of magician Harry Houdini
American Popular Music Before 1900 http://www.nhmccd.cc.tx.us/contracts/lrc/kc/music-1.html a chronological subject guide with many links to sites about
traditional American music in the 17th, 18th, and 19th
centuries.
American Visions http://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanvisions/ a site from PBS that examines "American history through
the lens of American visual art."
An Early 19th Century Living History Farm: Historic Latta
Plantation http://www.lattaplantation.org/
Experience what life was like for planters,
slaves,
and yeoman farmers of the North Carolina back
country in the early 19th century.
An Outline of American History: Westward Expansion and
Regional Differences
http://odur.let.rug.nl/~usa/H/1990/chap4.htm This site is from the
Ancient and Modern Egypt on the Web http://www.stemnet.nf.ca/CITE/egypt.htm A must for every teacher
teaching Ancient Egypt
Ancient
At Home on the Fringes of the Prairie: 1800 http://www.museum.state.il.us/exhibits/athome/1800/
This site from the Illinois State Museum presents, among other
topics, household objects used for lighting, food preparation, food service,
and furniture
Documenting the American South: Beginnings to 1920 http://metalab.unc.edu/docsouth/ Documenting the American South (DAS) is a collection
of sources on Southern history, literature and culture from the colonial period
through the first decades of the 20th century
GeoGame http://www.almanac.com The Old
Farmer’s Almanac
Get Transistorized! http://www.pbs.org/transistor/ PBS site the history of the Transistor
Great Kiva http://sipapu.ucsb.edu/html/kiva.html This site presents a three-dimensional reconstruction of a
Great Kiva, an architectural feature found in many prehistoric Anasazi
communities in the
History’s Best on PBS: American History http://www.pbs.org/neighborhoods/history/ Here you will find The American Experience:
Images of
Investing for Kids http://tqd.advanced.org/3096 Learn
about the most important inventions of the 20th century.
Making of
The National Portrait Gallery http://www.npg.si.edu/
See portraits of most of the famous people in American History including the
Hall of Presidents. This is a great site for educators and students. Pictures
may be downloaded and used in education projects as long as they are not used
for commercial purposes.
Newton Beagle Mysteries
http://www.discoverlearning.com/forensic/docs Solve the crime with Newton Beagle
Southern California Lindy Society: 1920s, 1930s and 1940s
Links http://www.lindyhopping.com/1930-40.html personal, eclectic collection of links to topics concerned
with the 1920’s to 1940’s, including fashion, Women Air Force Service Pilots of WWII, http://www.geocities.com/Pentagon/Barracks/5767/index.html
The Lindbergh Case http://www.lindberghtrial.com/
Surviving the Dust Bowl
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/dustbowl/
"Tales of the Early Republic" http://216.202.17.223/index.html
is an organized collection of essays, original sources, and reference material
about a part of what is called the Early American Republic. Nearly all of it is
about the years from 1815 - 1850, and it is especially focused on the 1830s.
The American Experience http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/The American Experience: Influenza 1918
The Egyptian Museum http://www.tourism.egnet.net/attractions_detail.asp?code=6 The Egyptian Museum on line
The United Nations CyberSchoolBus http://www.un.org/Pubs/CyberSchoolBus/ An excellent site for learning about the United Nations and
its function. Many activities and lessons are to be found on this site.
Time Magazine http://www.time.com archives from 1994 through
present
Today in History http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/today/today.html From the Library of
Congress, a day-by-day listing of historical events.
Women and Social
Movements in the United States, 1830-1930 http://womhist.binghamton.edu/
this
site was created as a teaching tool for high school and up and includes
numerous primary documents. Look here for information on the Seneca Falls
Convention and Women’s Rights.
Women in America: 1820-1842 http://xroads.virginia.edu/~HYPER/DETOC/FEM/home.htm This site from American Studies at the University of
Virginia offers primary source accounts from eighteen European travelers to the
United States.
Zeno's Warbird Site http://www.zenoswarbirdvideos.com/ See video clips of airplanes and dog fights from World War
II
Teacher Resources/Lesson Plans
Beat the Clock http://thechalkboard.com/Corporations/DayRunner/lessons/ Time Management Lessons for Middle Schoolers
Collaborative projects http://www.lightspan.com/teacher/pages/projects/default.asp?_prod=LS&_nav=T2_proj - The Global SchoolHouse
Connections + from McREL
http://www.mcrel.org/resources/plus/index.asp Connections+ consists of Internet resources--lesson plans,
activities, curriculum resources--linked with corresponding subject-area
content standards
Global Access to Educational Sources http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Academy/6617/ Many lesson plans for all subjects
Lesson Plans for Grade 6-8
http://www.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/score/cy68.html Cyber Score lesson
plans
The Middle SchoolNet http://www.middleschool.net/
Misc.
Berits Best Sites For Children http://db.cochran.com/li_toc:theoPage.db A must visit, VG
descriptions and ratings.
Certificate Creator http://www.certificatecreator.com/default3.htm Create online certificates to print and distribute to
students.
Children's Stories, Poems, Pictures http://a.kid.i.am/ Bowen Family, excellent sites, worth a visit.
CyberSurfari http://www.cybersurfari.org/ An
Internet Treasure Hunt that is a fun Internet expedition for all ages.
Disney http://www.disney.com/a must visit for
everyone.
Download
for Kids http://www.kidsdomain.com/-
This is a site for obtaining software for children. Some of it is shareware
(with a minimal cost), some of it is freeware, and some is demo versions of
more costly games.
FunBrain.com http://www.funbrain.com/ The Internet's #1 Education Site for K-8 Teachers and Kids
National Geograhic http://www.nationalgeographic.com/resources/ngo/education/partners.html
projects on-line
Honolulu CC Dinosaur Exhibit http://www.hcc.hawaii.edu/hccinfo/dinos/dinos.1.html
Great pictures of Dinosaurs
Jason's Kite Site http://www.latrobe.edu.au/Glenn/KiteSite/Kites.html
A cute sites about kites
Just 4 Kids http://www.herald.ns.ca/news/kids.html
lists of kids sites, from
Kids Com http://www.kidscom.com/ Fun site for both
elementary and middle school students
Library of Congress WWW HP http://lcweb.loc.gov/homepage/lchp.html Library of Congress site
LightSpan http://www.lightspan.com/Has links to
many educational activities & lessons.
MidLink Magazine http://longwood.cs.ucf.edu/~MidLink/ an interesting site. An electronic magazine.
Online Worksheet Creator http://school.discovery.com/teachingtools/worksheetgenerator/
Create online worksheets for a variety of subjects.
Developing Study Skills http://www.ucc.vt.edu/stdysk/stdyhlp.htmlIdeas and suggestions on developing study skills for students. An
online tool for teachers to create quizzes, word searches, flashcards, etc.
Puzzlemaker http://puzzlemaker.school.discovery.com/Create
all kinds of puzzles for students
S.C.O.R.E. CyberGuides http://www.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/score/cyberguide.htmlCyberGuides are supplementary, web-based units of instruction centered
on core works of literature. They are designed for the classroom with one
online computer. Each CyberGuide contains a student and teacher edition,
objectives, task and a process by which it may be completed, teach-selected web
sites and a rubric.
SeaWorld Bush Gardens http://www.seaworld.org/Sites for schools on the net
The Kids on The Web http://www.zen.org/~brendan/kids.html excellent educational sites.
UC Museum of Paleontology
http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/
Web66
Home Page http://web66.umn.edu/ Web66: A K12 World Wide Web Project
Welcome to the Planets NASA http://pds.jpl.nasa.gov/planets/ This is a collection
of many of the best images from NASA's planetary exploration program. The collection
has been extracted from the interactive program
Writing a research paper http://www.ipl.org/teen/aplus/step1.htm
Step by Step directions for writing a research paper.
Finding Keypals
Intercultural E-Mail Classroom Connections http://www.stolaf.edu/network/iecc/
ePal Classroom http://www.epals.com/
Finding the Best Projects
Blue Web/n Application Library http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/bluewebn/
Global Show and Tell http://www.telenaut.com/gst/
GLOBE http://www.globe.gov/fsl/html/aboutglobe.cgi?intro&lang=en&nav=1
Global School Projects http://www.gsn.org/
The Jason Project http://www.jasonproject.org/
KidProject http://www.kidlink.org/KIDPROJ/
Sites Alive! http://www.sitesalive.com/
UN CyberSchool Bus http://www.un.org/Pubs/CyberSchoolBus/
Web 66 http://web66.coled.umn.edu/schools.html
The Wild Ones http://www.thewildones.org/
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