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Links

 
http://www.superkids.com
Great link with puzzles, projects, build-to-suit math worksheets etc.
 
http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/archivepix.html
NASA’s astronomy picture of the day. Very cool pictures of space, with a new one each day.
 
http://www.nasa.gov/home/index.html
Everything space.
 
http://www.sandiegozoo.org
Lots of great animal information, plus some very interesting animal cams. (broadband is a good thing)
 
http://www.howstuffworks.com
Just what it sounds like. Great explanations of how different things work.
 
http://www.discovery.com/
Home page of the Discovery Channel.
 

http://astroventure.arc.nasa.gov

provides interactive tutorials on biology, geology, astronomy, & atmospheric sciences

 

http://edc.nasa.gov/

offers students the chance to tackle challenges faced by NASA engineers

 

http://www.spellbee.org

Online interactive spelling contest with other students around the world. Very neat site.

 

http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/madison/

offers documents from our fourth President, James Madison. Most relate to two events: the drafting & ratification of the Constitution (1787-8) & the introduction in the First Federal Congress of the amendments (1789) that became the Bill of Rights.

 

http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/lewisandclark/lewisandclark.html

looks at historical maps, relations with Indians, & expedition  artifacts

 

http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/reflections/

shows photos from the years following the collapse of the Soviet Union

 

http://www.loc.gov/ammem/ndlpedu/lessons/00/suffrage/

involves students in examining primary source documents  related to the women's suffrage movement

 

http://memory.loc.gov/learn/community/cc_warandpeace.php

exhibits photos, maps, & documents related to America's wars. Features include a Civil War timeline, letters from soldiers, homefront contributions during World War I & II, American women workers during World War II, man-on-the-street interviews after Pearl Harbor

 

http://memory.loc.gov/learn/community/cc_wethepeople.php

features drafts of the Declaration of Independence & the Gettysburg Address, papers of George Washington & Thomas Jefferson

 

http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/911/

presents photos, prints, eye-witness accounts, headlines,  books, magazines, songs, maps, & videotapes related to September 11, 2001

 

http://memory.loc.gov/learn/features/maps/index.html

offers hundreds of historical maps
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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