A Collection of Our Favorite Resources

Lesson Plan Sites
Ask Eric
Big Chalk

Kathy Schrock’s Guide
MarcoPolo
The Gateway to Educational Resources

Teachers Net

Teacher Vision
New York Times Learning Network

General Elementary Sites
Tammy’s Tidbits
Marcia’s Lesson Links
EduHound
Lessons Index

Grade K-2 Themes
Grade 3-5 Themes
ABC Teach
Enchanted Learning: contains all subject matter

Libraries
Alabama Virtual Library
Library of Congress
Internet Public Library
RefDesk

Organizations
American Library Association
International Reading Association
National Council of Teachers of English
National Science Teacher’s Association
National Council for the Social Studies
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

Elementary Language Arts
Book Muse: Kids Corner
Carol Hurst’s Children Literature Sites
Guide to Grammar and Writing
Teacher2Teacher Resources

Elementary Science
Science NetLinks OnLine
Weather Eye
Early Elementary Lessons: Science/math topics
Extreme Science
BrainPop- Great site for online science flash movies

Middle/High School Science
General
Bill Beaty’s Homepage of K-12 Science Resources – Extensive collection of links.

The Exploratorium Museum of Science

Flinn Scientific, Inc. (catalog) home page. Good resources in chemistry and   biology, especially “safety” section.

MegaPenny Project – Great tool for visualizing very large numbers

Content Rich Science Skits

Biology
Access Excellence provides resources for biology and health.  Developed by Genentech and sponsored by the National Health Museum. See “Resource Center” for extensive graphics collection (including labeled and unlabeled human skeleton X-rays) and “Activities Exchange” for labs and lesson plans.

BioChemLinks- An extensive, well-organized portal to biology, chemistry, and biochemistry educational resources.

BioZone BioLinks- A collection of biology links, sorted by subject.

California State University Biological Sciences Web Server- A well-organized collection of biological links.

The Biology Project- An online interactive resource from the University of Arizona. Numerous problem sets and tutorials.

Froguts.com. An online virtual frog dissection with lessons and handouts

 
Chemistry
The Catalyst – Chemistry Resources for The Secondary Education Teacher  

Detailed information of each element on the periodic table.

Free software downloads for creating and/or viewing molecular structures

WebElements – Online, interactive periodic table. Definitely worth exploring. Includes audio pronunciations, compound index for each element, and even 3D, controllable renderings of each element’s crystal structure.

Rosen’s Chemistry Resources – One high school teacher’s collection of chemistry resources. Well organized and extensive.

General Chemistry Online. Nice collection of resources. FAQ includes over 400 questions and answers.

Space   
The Complete Guide to the Planets 

Calculate your weight on the nine planets

Weather Sites
NOAA
Underwater Video
Marine Weather Information
International WebWeather Data Center
The Perfect Storm

Videos/Graphics/Simulations/ Molecular Visualization
Molecular Expressions – Exploring the World of Optics and Microscopy: Excellent collection of photomicrographs, interactive tutorials, and microscopy primers.

Edinformatics - Extensive clearinghouse of resources. Includes links to lesson plan databases and other material. “Interactive Library” contains links to numerous online demonstrations of science concepts.

ExploreScience - Science activities for students and educators.

MathMol - Library of 3-D Molecular Structures. Collection of molecular images with links to other resources.

DVAction – Digital Video to Assist Chemistry Teachers and Instructors Online. Extensive collection of video clips and images of lab equipment and techniques.

Middle/High School Language Arts
Literature
American Literature on the Web

CyberGuides- Supplementary, standards-based, web-delivered units of instruction centered on core works of literature

The Doucette’s Index- Provides access to books and websites that contain useful teaching suggestions related to books for children and young adults, and the creators of those books.

Literature resources for the High School and College Student

Norton Websource to American Literature

Outta Ray’s Head - A collection of lesson plans with handouts by Ray Saitz and many contributors; all of the lessons have been used and refined in the classroom.

Online Literary Criticism Collection

Online Journal and Multimedia Companion to Anthology of Modern American Poetry

The American Collection is a resource for American Literature hosted by the PBS series Masterpiece Theater and The National Council of Teachers of English.

Secondary Writing
Capital Community College: Guide to Grammar and Writing provides online tutorials for everything grammar from parts of speech to writing research papers, including interactive quizzes.

Purdue Universities Online Writing Lab (OWL)  provides  downloadable PowerPoint tutorials and printable handouts for writing lessons.

Bibliographic Citations  

Social Studies
History Matters  Designed for high school teachers of U.S. history courses. A gateway for web resources and other useful materials for teaching U.S. history.

National Archives Digital Classroom


American Memory Primary source material from the collection of the Library of Congress.

Alabama Department of Archives and History


Eye Witness History Historic events described by journalists

The National Constitution Center  was established by Congress to increase awareness and understanding of the US Constitution, the Constitution's history, and the Constitution's relevance to our daily lives so that all of us -- "We the People" -- will better understand and exercise our rights and our responsibilities.

National Political Index Guide to sites on politics and government

Uncle Sam.com  Comprhensive guide to U.S. government

The History Net

Smithsonian Museum of American History

AlternaTime.

US News and World Report Classroom . Lesson plans, online activities, and teaching resources suited for social studies classes

Teach With Movies. Comprehensive database of movies with educational merit. Database includes lesson suggestions, discussion questions, and flags to warn of potential problems associated with movie content

Roots and Routes. Is a hand-made, grassroots public education project connecting communities throughout the United States. Our idea is to use the cultural history, great migrations, settlements and symbolic landscapes of North America to inform heritage travel and make it more accessible and enjoyable for all history-minded explorers.