Jefferson Elementary School

Jefferson Elementary School
1825 NW 27th Street, Corvallis OR 97330
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Research Sites for Students- Primary

 • Animals  • Australia • Birds • Holidays Around the World • Insects• Maps• Nutrition• Typing

Research Sites for Students- Intermediate

• Animals • Authors• Colonial America • Election 2008 • Explorers • Inventors • Keepers of the Creek • Lewis and Clark  • Martin Luther King Jr. • Native Americans •Olympic Games • Oregon • Oregon Trail •  People Who Made A Difference • Poetry • Salmon Challenge • Space • OAKS • US Government/History • United States • Weather

Animal Research Sites

http://www.globio.org/glossopedia

Articles, videos and photos to help students explore nature.   

http://www.awf.org/section/wildlife/

African Wildlife Federation- On the right side under wildlife gallery, click on the down arrow to choose an African animal.  Information about physical characteristics, habitat, behavior, diet, predators and threats, and did you know?   

http://www.enature.com/home

Bringing nature to life- hosted by the National Wildlife Federation. 

http://www.animaltotem.com/animals.html

Information for animal totem project. 

http://www.manataka.org

Animal totem resources from the Manataka American Indian Council.  

http://www.animaltribe.com/index.html

AnimalTribe is an interactive site to learn abut animal totems for children ages 8 to 12.  Click on Animal Safari A to Z.   

http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/

National Geographic for Kids. 

http://www.oregonzoo.org/

The home page for the Oregon Zoo in Portland. 

http://www.highdesertmuseum.org/

The home page for the High Desert Museum in Bend, Oregon.

http://www.aquarium.org/

The home page for the Oregon Coast Aquarium in Newport.

http://animal.discovery.com/guides/endangered/endangered.html

Endangered species guide from Animal Planet.

http://www.seaworld.org/animal-info/animal-bytes/index.htm

Endangered species guide from Animal Planet.Sea World/Busch Gardens animal fact sheets. 

Australia Research Sites

http://australian-animals.net/

This site is for learning about unique Australia animals.  

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/school/Australia/

This Australia site is from Enchanted Learning.  Topics include:  animals, folk music, map, quiz, explorers, dinosaurs, art, story time, and flag.

Australia.com

From the national tourism organization, look at under About Australia and then facts & figures.  Written for older readers.

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/travelaustralia/

This site from National Geographic has several articles with beautiful pictures, and a great map of Australia.  It is written for older readers.  

http://www.davidreilly.com/australian_explorers/

This site is dedicated to Australian explorers and is written for intermediate students.

Bird Research Sites

http://www.oregonbirds.org/checklist.html

The Official Check List of Oregon Birds- 484 species of birds.  

http://www.lclark.edu/~clifton/landverts/labstuff/birdlist.htm

A smaller list of 197 common Oregon birds from Lewis and Clark College.

http://www.mbr-pwrc.usgs.gov/id/framlst/infocenter.html

A website on birds of North America sponsored by the United States Geological Survey, a division of the United States Department of the Interior.  Start on the quick finder list.

http://www.paulnoll.com/Oregon/Birds/index.html

Two amateur bird enthusiasts maintain this site on Oregon birds from their home in Pleasant Hill, Oregon.  

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/birds/

A web page from Enchanted Learning with some basic information about birds.  

http://birds.cornell.edu/cfw/

The classroom feeder watch program from Cornell Lab of Ornithology. 

http://oregonstate.edu/dept/ncs/newsarch/2003/Jun03/birds.htm

A review of the book, Birds of Oregon: A General Reference , a guide to the 486 bird species in Oregon, edited by David B. Marshall, Matthew G. Hunter, and Alan L. Contreras.

Holidays Around the World 

    General Holiday Information:
    http://www.kidsclick.org/midholi.html
    http://www.holidays.net/
    http://www.worldbook.com/features/holidays/html/holidays.htm
    Chinese New Year:
    http://www.educ.uvic.ca/faculty/mroth/438/CHINA/chinese_new_year.html
   http://www.afk.com/resources/lunarnewyearinfo.tpl?cart=11657762432236656
   http://www.new-year.co.uk/chinese.htm
   http://www.chinesenewyear.org.nz/SITE_Default/Facts/Traditions.asp
   http://www.new-year.co.uk/chinese/index.htm

    Christmas:
    http://www.holidays.net/christmas/
    Ramadan (Muslim):
    http://www.holidays.net/ramadan/
    Hanukkah (Jewish):
    http://www.chabad.org/holidays/chanukah/default.asp
    http://www.holidays.net/chanukah/
    Kwanza (African):
    http://www.holidays.net/kwanzaa/
    Tet (Vietnam):
    http://www.vnstyle.vdc.com.vn/lunar_newyear/   
    http://www.familyculture.com/holidays/tet.htm
    Day of the Dead (Mexican):
    http://www.holidays.net/dayofthedead/
    http://www.nacnet.org/assunta/dead.htm
    Diwali (Hindu):
    http://www3.kumc.edu/diversity/ethnic_relig/diwali.html
    http://atschool.eduweb.co.uk/manorlh/hinduism/diwali.html
    Thanksgiving (American):
    http://www.holidays.net/thanksgiving/
    Rosh Hashanah (Jewish):
    http://www.holidays.net/highholydays/
    Sukkot (Jewish):
    http://www.holidays.net/sukkot/
    Pirate Week (Cayman Islands):
    http://www.piratesweekfestival.com/main.htm
    Homowo (West African):
    http://www.harvestfestivals.net/africanfestivals.htm
    http://www.european-schoolprojects.net/festivals/Ghana/
    Mardi Gras (American- Southern United States)
    http://www.holidays.net/mardigras/
    Pow-Wow (Native American)
    www.peabody.harvard.edu/potlatch/default.html

Animal Research Sites

http://www.nationalzoo.si.edu

Smithsonian Institution's National Zoo website.

http://www.awf.org/section/wildlife/

African Wildlife Federation- On the right side under wildlife gallery, click on the down arrow to choose an African animal.  Information about physical characteristics, habitat, behavior, diet, predators and threats, and did you know?

http://www.enature.com/home

Bringing nature to life- hosted by the National Wildlife Federation. 

http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/

National Geographic for Kids. 

http://www.oregonzoo.org/

The home page for the Oregon Zoo in Portland. 

http://www.highdesertmuseum.org/

The home page for the High Desert Museum in Bend, Oregon.

http://www.kidsites.com/sites-edu/animals.htm

 A set of links to animal sites with descriptions for each site. 

http://school.discoveryeducation.com/schrockguide/sci-tech/scibs.html

 A set of links to animal sites from Kathy Shrock's Guide to Educators hosted by Discovery Education.   Click on animal sites.  

http://www.seaworld.org/animal-info/animal-bytes/index.htm

Sea World/Busch Gardens animal fact sheets. 

http://www.aquarium.org/

The home page for the Oregon Coast Aquarium in Newport.

http://mbayaq.org

Monterey Bay Aquarium.

 

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Insects

ttp://www.oregonzoo.org/

The home page for the Oregon Zoo in Portland. 

http://www.highdesert.org/

The home page for the High Desert Museum in Bend, Oregon.

http://www.aquarium.org/

The home page for the Oregon Coast Aquarium in Newport.

Maps

http://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/cbk.html

Blank flags for countries of the world.

Nutrition

http://www.nutritionexplorations.org/kids/activities

http://www.readtofeed.org

Authors   

Blue Balliett

Author of Chasing Vermeer         

Gennifer Choldenko

Author of Al Capone Does My Shirts

Eoin Colfer

Author of The Supernaturalist                               

Priscilla Cummings

Author of Red Kayak

Christopher Paul Curtis

Bucking the Sarge

Sharon Creech

Author of Heartbeat

Nancy Farmer

Author of The Sea of Trolls

Cornelia Caroline Funke

Author of Dragon Rider!

Katherine Hannigan

Author of Ida B

Eva Ibbotson

Author of Star of Kazan

Cynthia Kadshuta

Author of Kira-Kira

Ed Konigsburg at Eduplace/ Ed Konigsburg at westport

Author of The Outcasts of 19 Schuyler Place

Hilary McKay

Author of Indigo Star

Jenny Nimmo

Author of Charlie Bone

Richard Peck

Author of Teacher's Funeral

Ridley Person / Riley Person  and Dave Barry

Authors of Peter and the Starcatchers

Colonial America

http://www.mcps.k12.md.us/schools/travilahes/ColonialBuild.html

Colonial Houses.   A site sponsored by Travilah Elementary School part of Montgomery County Public Schools in Rockville, Maryland. 

http://www.hfmgv.org/education/smartfun/colonial/intro/index.html

Investigate and answer questions about a Colonial Family.  Sponsored by The Henry Ford- America's greatest history attraction.

http://www.history.org/kids

A site about Colonial Williamsburg.  Sponsored by The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation.  

http://www.pbs.org/wnet/colonialhouse/index.html

Visit an enactment of a colonial settlement.  Meet the real people who played a part in the village as they struggle for survival.

http://www.history.org/noflash.cfm

Click on 'explore and learn' on the top of the menu bar.  Follow the choices from the left menu.   

http://www.picadome.fcps.net/lab/currl/colonial/default.htm

 A source of some neat sites and target information for projects.

http://www.enchantedlearing.com/usa/stateby/13colonies/13colonies.shtml

 Basic information.  Find your colony, and take quiz. 

http://www.hfmgv.org/education/smartfun/colonial/intro/index.html

 Interactive site to see what it was like to live in a colonial settlement.  Take a quiz to see what you have learned. 

http://historyglobe.com/jamestown/

 Interactive site about Jamestown.  Read the goals and then scroll down to start the adventure.  Results of your choices are given to you at the end of your tour.  After recording your choices, you will see how well you would have survived.

http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/subjects/colonialtimes.htm

 Basic information about aspects of life in Colonial America.

http://home.wi.rr.com/rickgardiner/primarysources.htm

 An exhaustive source for links about Colonial America.  The University Lake School in Wisconsin hosts this awesome collection of primary source documents from colonial America. The collection of chronologically arranged links offers a look at the philosophical and literary traditions that influenced the thoughts of colonial Americans. Isaac Jogues's description of New Netherlands in 1644, for example, is a striking account.  

http://americanhistory.si.edu/kids/springer/

 The National Museum of American History hosts this virtual experience of colonial historiography designed for elementary and middle school students. The Springer family of colonial Delaware left many clues that tell what their lives were like. Students get the chance to examine documents and artifacts and practice drawing conclusions based on those clues. The support and feedback the site gives students the opportunity to learn a great deal about the content and process of colonial historiography. When they are done studying the past, students can speculate about what historians in the next century will discover about their own lives!

http://www.osv.org

 Just as Colonial Williamsburg provides a picture of southern colonial life, Old Sturbridge Village does the same for New England. This living history museum immerses visitors in life 200 years ago. The Sights & Sounds page offers an interesting collection of Sturbridge images, and the JAVA-based virtual Tour an 1830s Village provides an awesome example of the educational uses of technology as it allows visitors to experience life in a colonial village from the comfort of a modern home or classroom.

http://www.mayflowerhistory.com/

 This comprehensive look at the crew and passengers of the Mayflower includes passenger lists, diaries, inventories, governing documents, and a wealth of historical information from the voyage itself through the establishment of Plymouth Plantation. There's lots of fascinating information here, including a cross section of the Mayflower and biographies of its crew members. For more information about life in the Massachusetts Bay colony, you might want to visit Plimoth-on-Web , the online presence of the Plimoth Plantation living history museum

http://www.alcasoft.com/soapfact/history.html

 The Soap Factory, an excellent site on colonial soap making, offers a comprehensive history of soap, dating from around 3000 B.C. Scroll down to read about soap making in colonial America. The information is fascinating -- and so detailed that you and your students can use it to create your own soap-making activity!

http://www.earlyamerica.com/

 This comprehensive site offers a priceless collection of primary sources from the colonial period of the United States, including documents, maps, portraits, and writings. The Digital Library features images of important people, places, and events from early American history, and The Early America Review provides "a journal of fact and opinion on the people, issues, and events of 18th century America." After exploring the elements of the site, students might want to test their knowledge with the site's crosswords or Join the Talk at the Town Crier, a forum on colonial America.

 

http://ww.ushistory.org/districts/index.html

 Seven virtual walking tours of historic Philadelphia.

 Election 08  
 
    

 

http://www.electoral-vote.com

Projected results for electoral votes by state.

http://elections.nytimes.com/2008/president/whos-ahead/key-states/map.html

Projected results for electoral votes by state from the New York Times.

http://edition.cnn.com/ELECTION/2008/calculator/

Projected results with the option to put in your opinion. 

http://pbskids.org/democracy/

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http://go.grolier.com/

Go to the article- The Democratic and Republican Conventions, 2008.

http://teacher.scholastic.com/scholasticnews/indepth/election2008.htm

Go to Meet the Candidates.  Look at explore the election.  Also choose candidates and issues.  Scholastic explains how America elects its president.  

http://www.timeforkids.com/TFK/election08/

Meet the candidates, find out where they stand on the issues, and more. Also click on the inside scoop for each candidate.   

http://www.timeforkids.com/TFK/kids/news/story/0,28277,1819842,00.html

The candidates were once kids like you. 

http://www.brainpop.com/election/

A nice site- requires speakers for nearly all of the links.  At 3:00 mark in Political Parties, a basic description of differences between Republican and Democratic parties is offered.  

http://www.urvotescount.com/

Information on candidates and issues (Education, Environment, Health Care, National Security, Social Security, and War) in a readable format. 

http://www.votesmart.org/index.htm

This site collects voting records, biographical information, issue positions, interest group ratings, public statements (public comments, speeches, etc.), and campaign contributions.  

http://www2.scholastic.com/browse/article.jsp?id=4683   

The seven jobs of the president.    

http://www.congressforkids.net/Executivebranch_index.htm

Learn about the office of the presidency at the Congress for Kids web site.  

http://www.congressforkids.net/Elections_index.htm

Democracy requires citizens to participate in their government, beginning with the duty to vote. This section will help you learn more about the American election process. 

http://learning.loc.gov/learn/features/election/home.html

Some history on Elections The American Way.  

http://www.congressforkids.net/Elections_index.htm

Democracy requires citizens to participate in their government, beginning with the duty to vote. This section will help you learn more about the American election process. 

http://usinfo.state.gov/products/pubs/elections-in-brief/

Topics are elections in the U.S., political parties, presidential nominations, etc.  

http://bensguide.gpo.gov/

Ben Franklin's Guide to U.S. Government for Kids.

http://www.whitehouse.gov/kids/presidents/

Presidential biographies from The Whitehouse For Kids.    

 

http://elections.nytimes.com/2008/president/debates/transcripts/first-presidential-debate.html

Transcript for first presidental debate between Barack Obama and John McCain. 

http://elections.nytimes.com/2008/president/debates/transcripts/vice-presidential-debate.html

Transcript for vice presidental debate between Joe Biden and Sarah Palin. 

http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/07/presidential.debate.transcript/index.html

Transcript for second presidental debate between Barack Obama and John McCain- Town Hall format. 

http://www.pbskids.org/democracy

President for a day.    

 

Explorers Research Sites

http://www.acsd.k12.ca.us/tlc/library/5thgradelinks.html

A comprehensive site on explorers created by the TLC Library Connection Web Site. 

http://www.kidinfo.com/American_History/Explorers.html

A large list of links on explorers from Kid Info. 

http://www.saintmarksschool.org/public/library/webliographies/pages/explorer.htm

A large list of explorers and links to information about exploration. 

Keepers of the Creek Research Sites

http://www.kristinandjerry.name

Go to Jefferson Elementary School Activities and then Keepers of the Creek- Dixon Creek Restoration Project

http://www.epa.gov/owow/

A kids zone from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

http://wildlifestewards.4h.oregonstate.edu/

The home page for the Wildlife Stewards program, the source for the Keepers of the Creek Project.

http://www.enature.com

A resource provided by the National Wildlife Federation.

http://www.dnr.state.wi.us/org/caer/ce/eek/

Environmental Education for Kids.  This site by the Wisconsin Dept of Natural Resources, includes pictures of wildlife, fun facts, and other neat features.  To start, click on "Nature Notes", then "Critter Corner", or "Habitats" and then "Wetlands."

http://www.iwla.org/yikes/SU99_y2.html

Information about streams from the Izaak Walton League of America. 

http://www.epa.gov/waterscience/KidsStuff/

Water science for kids from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. 

http://calphotos.berkeley.edu//fauna/com-Amphibian.html

CalPhotos:  Browse Amphibian Common Names- An exhaustive source of images for amphibians

http://www.thinkquest.org/library/site_sum.html?tname=28022&url=28022/

All Along a River.  A web quest from children in Singapore.

http://www.iwla.org/yikes/su0_salm.html

The Izaak Walton League of America has this site for kids about salmon.

http://www.nbii.gov/disciplines/botany/kids.html

Botany activities for children from the National Biological Information Infrastructure.

http://www.realtimerendering.com/flowers/flowers.html

A wildlife flower identification web site.

http://www.sustainableportland.org/greenpages/Classrooms.htm

A project similar to Keepers of the Creek from the Portland area.

http://chesapeake.towson.edu/landscape/impervious/watersheds.asp

A page on watersheds in the Chesapeake Bay area from a web site maintained by Towson University.

http://www.swfwmd.state.fl.us/infoed/educators/splash/splash.htm

Activities for teachers from Southwest Florida Water Management District.

http://www.nbii.gov/education/index.html

Resources for teachers from the National Biological Information Infrastructure.

http://www.sciencenetlinks.com/penny_bio.htm

A comprehensive site with science lessons available online for children.  The lessons are linked to specific science benchmarks.  A resource for teachers associated with the MarcoPolo Education Foundation

http://www.worldwatermonitoringday.org/

This site is sponsored by America's Clean Water Foundation, and it will be used for the "Keepers of the Creek Project".

Martin Luther King Jr.

http://www.stanford.edu/group/King/about_king/

A site about Martin Luther King from the Seattle Times Newspaper

 http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/mlk/index.html

A site about Martin Luther King from the Seattle Times Newspaper
 

Native American Research Sites

http://www.ewebtribe.com/NACulture/famous.htm

Native American cultures- famous people.

http://www.pbs.org/weta/thewest/

From National Public Broacasting series on the west.

http://www.mce.k12tn.net/indians/famous/famous_native_americans.htm

Ten of the most well known Native Americans.  The site is set up by 5th and 6th graders in an elementary school in Tennessee.

http://www.infoplease.com/spot/aihmbioaz.html

Notable Native Americans from Infoplease.

http://www.nativeamericans.com/

On the left menu choose Famous Native Americans.

http://www.42explore2.com/native3.htm

Long list of individual biographies.

Olympic Games

http://www.olympic.org/uk/sports/index_uk.asp

The official website for the Olympic Games.  Click on sports in the left menu to find out about your sport.  To find an athlete, click on Athletes and use the search options.    

http://en.beijing2008.cn/

The official website for the Beijing Olympic Games.  Do not install Chinese for the site.    
The links for Sports and Venues and Olympic Spirit will be the most helpful.  

http://www.olympic.org/uk/sports/programme/disciplines_uk.asp?DiscCode=BD

In the lower right hand corner of the page, look for Olympic and World records.  Use this link to find out records for sports.   

http://www.olympic.org/uk/sports/flash/summer/index_uk.asp

In the center of the page there are links for animations of all the Olympic sports.

http://www2.lhric.org/pocantico/olympics/summerolympics2.htm

Links to all of the Olympic sports.  Research done by 3rd Graders at Pocantico Hills School in Sleepy Hollow, New York. 

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/olympics_2004/default.stm

This site lists the medal winners from the 2004 Athens Olympics.

http://www.nbcolympics.com/

This official Olympic site from NBC sports.  In the left menu all of the sports are listed.  If you click on a sport and scroll down, there is an Inside This Sport section that will be helpful to find basics, history, and rules. 

http://www.worldwidemetric.com/metcal.htm

This site converts metric values to standard measurement.    

Oregon Research Sites

http://www.oregon.gov

The official web site for the state of Oregon.  

http://www.traveloregon.com/

a web site sponsored by the Oregon Tourism Commission. 

http://www.el.com/to/oregon/

A guide to tourism, travel, communities, and general information on Oregon.  It is maintained by Essentix, Inc.

http://searchoregon.com/

A site to search for information on Oregon.

http://www.oregon.com/

A comprehensive resource of vacation and tourism information from Oregon Interactive Corporation in McMinnville.

http://www.bluebook.state.or.us/

The official state directory and manual of facts and figures.  It covers information on government, education, arts and sciences, economy and natural resources, media directories, history, and  more.

http://www.bluebook.state.or.us/cultural/scenic/scenic/counties/countytour.htm

A photo from each county in Oregon. 

http://www.gonorthwest.com/Oregon/Oregon.htm

Go Northwest site with information about the eight Oregon's regions.

http://www.odot.state.or.us/tdmappingpublic/state.htm

Resources for five regions in Oregon from Oregon Department of Transportation.  

http://www.oregon.com/cityfinder.cfm

A link to locate the cities in Oregon organized by six regions:  Oregon Coast, Metro Portland, Willamette Valley, Southern Oregon, Columbia Gorge, Central Oregon, and Eastern Oregon.

http://www.peakware.com/encyclopedia/ranges/cascade.htm

A link to find information about mountain peaks in the Pacific Northwest

Inventor Research Sites

http://www.invent.org

Invent Now- National inventors hall of fame.  

http://www.inventorsmuseum.com/

In the Inventors Online Museum, find inventions by subject, groups of inventors, or a featured inventor. 

http://www.worldalmanacforkids.com/explore/inventions.html

An inventors page from World Almanac for Kids.  Scroll down to find a list of inventors. 

http://www.ideafinder.com

The Great Idea Finder- celebrating the spirit of invention.

http://www.ideafinder.com/history/of_inventors.htm

A page of inventors in the Great Idea Finder site.   

http://inventors.about.com

Search by inventors in several different categories. 

http://www.inventionatplay.org/

Invention at Play- look at the inventors stories.

Lewis and Clark Research Sites

Web Quest

Click on this link to answer questions about Lewis and Clark.

Lewis and Clark Information Search

Click on the link for your new assignment.

http://www.lewis-clark.org/

An absolutely great site, sponsored by VIA, inc. 

http://www.lcarchive.org

A complete list of links.  To get started, click on the featured button.

http://www.pbs.org/lewisandclark/

A site developed by the Public Broadcasting Service. 

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/lewisandclark/

National Geographic's site on the explorers 

http://www.ndlewisandclark.com/

A well designed site sponsored by the North Dakota Tourism Division that includes biographies, maps and datelines.

http://www.nps.gov/lecl/welcome.htm

The National Park Service page on Lewis and Clark written for students.  Start with visitor information.

http://www.nps.gov/lecl/

The National Park Service home page for Lewis and Clark.

http://www.nps.gov/focl/

National Park Service site for Fort Clatsop.  

http://www.lewisandclark.org/

A site on the Lewis and Clark Trail created by the Heritage Foundation. 

http://lewisandclarktrail.com/

A site developed in Yankton, South Dakota.  Click on the Lewis and Clark History link. 

http://www.lewisclark.net/

A site that features the part of the trail through South Dakota.

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  People Who Made A Difference

     http://www.biography.com/search/index.jsp

          A site sponsored by Arts and Entertainment.  There are 25,000 biographies here.

     http://distinguishedwomen.com
          This site was created by Danuta Bois who is interested in women's studies.

     http://amillionlives.com
          The site covers individuals who are no longer living.  The creator of this site has
          degrees in comparative literature.

http://www.incwell.com/Biographies/index.html

A list of 45 biographies from Johann Sebastian Bach to Laura Ingalls Wilder.

http://library.thinkquest.org/C001515/design

This site is devoted to the heroes of the 20th century.  Go to Heroism, and then Heroes of the 20th century.    

http://www.achievement.org/autodoc/pagegen/galleryachieve.html

This resource from the Academy of Achievement in Washington D.C. includes biographies and interviews with people whose accomplishments have impacted the 20th century.  Categories include:  The arts, business, public service, science and exploration, and sports.  There are over a hundred current biographies included on this site. 

http://www.brain-juice.com/main.html

This site sponsored by Brain-Juice offers current biographies in the areas of art, film, literature, and music. 

   Abe Lincoln

http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/presidents/al16.html

 Information about Abe Lincoln from the official White House site. 

http://www.nps.gov/linc/lincoln/early.htm

Abe Lincoln- the early years from the National Park Service site.

http://www.worldalmanacforkids.com/explore/presidents/lincoln_abraham.html

 Article from World Almanac for Kids covering many parts of Lincoln's life and career. 

     Clara Barton

http://www.galegroup.com/free_resources/whm/bio/barton_c.htm    

Information about Clara Barton from the Thompson Gale web site. 

http://www.greatwomen.org/women.php?action=viewone&id=17

Short summary of Clara Barton's career from the National Women's Hall of Fame web site.

http://www.incwell.com/Biographies/Barton.html

Page from Spectrum Network. 

     Jim Hensen 

 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Henson

Page from Wikipedia.   

http://www.jimhensonlegacy.org

A series of links on the Jim Henson Legacy web site, including a biography.

http://www.henson.com/company/jim_henson.html

A page from the Jim Henson company web site. 

Poetry

http://www.emule.com/poetry/

Poetry archives includes a database of thousands of classical poems.

http://www.poets.org/

Biographies of poets.

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Space Research Sites


   General  Space Sites

http://teacher.scholastic.com/researchtools/researchstarters/space/

Space research starters from Scholastic Magazine.  Lots of good links to space sites.  A great place to start. 

http://www.nineplanets.org/

The Eight Planets - the planets in our solar system.

http://www.worldalmanacforkids.com/WAKI-Chapter.aspx?chapter_id=12#Space_Facts_&_History

World Almanac For Kids.  Planets, space terms and people.   

http://pmo-sun.uoregon.edu/~pmo/

Friends of Pine Mountain Observatory- Oregon's Professional Observatory

http://skyandtelescope.com/

Sky & Telescope Magazine - great source of general information

http://www.space.com

Site maintained by Space Holding Corporation.

http://hubblesite.org/

Site related to the Hubble Telescope.  

http://stsci.edu/pubinfo

Hubble Space Telescope- Space Telescope Science Institute.  Sometimes this site is slow to load.

http://www.nasa.gov/audience/forstudents/index.html

NASA for students.  

http://www.nasm.si.edu/

Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum

    Astronomy

http://www.hvaastronomy.com/

Heart of-the Valley Astronomers - your local astronomers

http://www.astronomy.com

Astronomy magazine. 

http://www.cpac.org.uk/

Castle Point Astronomy Club- Jupiter and solar system simulation

http://www.quietbay.net/Science/astronomy/nightsky

A site to practice identifying constellations 

http://www.skycalendar.com -

Sky Calendar - useful way of finding, daily astronomical information.

http://exoplanet.eu/

Extrasolar Planets Encyclopaedia - discover planets around other stars.

http://www.heavens-above.com/

Spot satellites in orbit.

http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html

Astronomy Picture of the Day- new cosmic pictures every day

http://www.usborne-quicklinks.com

Site from Usborne Discovery Publisher.  Links to space books.   

    NASA Sites

http://www.jpl.nasa.gov

NASA Planet exploration.  For the Mars Explorer Rover, go to Missions and Mars Explorer Rover.  

http://www.nasa.gov

NASA home page.

http://www.ksc.nasa.gov

Kennedy Space Center in Florida

http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/archivepix.html

From NASA- Astronomy picture of the day archive.

http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/home/index.html

NASA Space Shuttle Home Page

     Active Missions

http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/cassini

Cassini-Huygens (Saturn)

http://phoenix.jpl.arizona.edu/

Phoenix (Mars)

http://mars.jpl.nasa.gov/mro/

Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter

http://messenger.jhuapl.edu/index.html

Messenger (Mercury)

http://pluto.jhuapl.edu/index.php

New Horizons (Pluto) 

Scholastic Space Sites

http://teacher.scholastic.com/products/instructor/sunvoyage.htm  

Web Quest- Cybervoyage to the Sun.

http://teacher.scholastic.com/space/

Challenging the Space Frontier. 

 

TESA 

 OAKS Practice Test

U.S Government and History Research Sites

http://www.cvesd.k12.ca.us/finney/paulvm/_welcomepv.html

Midnight Rider- A Paul Revere Virtual Museum

http://www.history.org/history/teaching/revolution/a1.html

"Loyalty or Liberty"  

http://www.pbs.org/ktca/liberty/game/gameindex.html

Web quest for The Road to Revolution

http://www.congressforkids.net/

US government for kids

http://bensguide.gpo.gov/

Ben Franklin's Guide to U.S. Government for Kids.

http://www.history.org/

Web site for Mrs. Silbernagel's American Revolution project.

http://www.multied.com/Revolt/battles.html

A web site for the American Revolution battle sites on History Central created by MultiEducator.

http://www.arlington.k12.ma.us/Famouspeople.htm

a list of links for the Revolutionary War. 

http://www.learning.caliberinc.com/amrev.html

A complete list of US history resources for research projects.

http://www.americaslibrary.gov/ - Web site for the Library of Congress.

http://www.biography.com/find/find.html - Web site for biographies. 

ushistory.org

Web site for US History

discoveryschool.com

An on line encyclopedia similar to Grolier or Encarta. 

http://www.lewis-clark.org/

A great site on the explorers Lewis and Clark.

http://www.imahero.com/index.asp

A site dedicated to heroes maintained by StarRise Creations.  The site includes information on Ben Franklin, Abraham Lincoln, Robert E. Lee, U.S. Grant, and others.    

http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Delphi/4393/rev_war.html#revlinks

A page of links for the Revolutionary War.

http://odur.let.rug.nl/~usa/B/index.htm

Links on biographies from the site From Revolution to Reconstruction...and What Happens Afterward

http://www.paulreverehouse.org/index.html

A web site devoted to information about Paul Revere. 

http://footguards.tripod.com/01ABOUT/01_weapons/01_WpBess.htm#pictures

site with pictures of weapons from the Revolutionary War. 

http://www.factmonster.com

Similar to other on line encyclopedias.

http://fen.com/studentactivities/sbgmath/gr5/512p487/512p487_inx1.html

Quilts and American history.

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/salem/

An interactive on line trial about the the 1692 Salem Massachusetts witch-hunts.

United States Research Sites

http://www.50states.com/

A guide to capitols and other information for all 50 states.  

http://www.americaslibrary.gov/cgi-bin/page.cgi/es

Follow the link to Explore the States.  The site is sponsored by the Library of Congress.

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/usa/states/

This site is sponsored by the enchanted learning.

http://www.collaboratory.nunet.net/nssd112/oakterrace/imc/states.html

A Fantastic link to state information from Oak Terrace Elementary School, in Highland, Illinois.

http://www.sec.state.com

A link to state information including a picture of the state quarter.

http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0004986.html

This link offers population growth for each state.  

http://www.census.gov

United States Census Bureau- Find state populations in the Population Finder on the right side of the screen.  Click on the down arrow to find the state.

http://www.nps.gov/

The home page for the National Park Service.

http://www.netstate.com/states/index.html

Maps, symbols, geography, government and almanacs for all 50 states.  

http://geography.about.com/library/maps/blusx.htm

Follow the link to your state, click on the Color Landform Atlas and then Shaded relief map. 
To get the map legend, stay on the map page for your state and choose Color Landform Map of the United States.  In the middle of the next page, click on the orange square next to elevation key.

http://www.maps.com/store.aspx?nav=MS&cid=5,64,114

In the search box, type in the name of the state and the words Physical Map.


 

Weather Research Sites

Scholastic Weather Watch

Information about clouds, severe weather and natural disasters.

Scholastic Weather Articles

Articles and answers to students' questions about weather.

Web Weather for Kids

Learn what makes weather wet and wild, do cool activities, and become hot at forecasting the weather.

   

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