Middle+School+Links

[|Paragraph Punch] Interactive, online, paragraph writing tutorial [|Character Trading Cards] is a sample of student materials at [|Read Write Think] [|The Write Site] An interactive language arts and journalism project for middle schools [|Graphic Organizers] from SCORE (Schools of California Online Resources for Education) [|Book Adventure] Free reading motivation program for children in grades K-8 [|Cyberkids: Creative Works] Site for students to share, play games and create [|World of Reading] Book reviews written by and for kids from around the world (Ann Arbor District Library sponsor)
 * Language Arts and Reading**

[|BBC Schools] number, algebra, data, measurement, and geometry activities [|PBS Teacher Source- Math] and other content areas at [|PBS Teacher Source] [|The National Math Trail] from the Learning Exchange [|Crazy Choices] a probability applet, is one activity on the [|Shodor Project Interactivate] [|Dr. Super's Virtual & Concrete Math Manipulatives] contains various math activities such as how triangles are related to one another [|Cookies for Grampy] one of many activities on this Visual Fractions website where students make cookies out of fractional pieces; check out finding Grampy on a number line (estimating parts of a whole) [|The Math’s File Game Show] various math games from the BBC website such as [|Saloon Snap] (matching fractions with decimals)and percents [|Count On]various math activites such as weighing animals without tipping the scale,pentagon puzzles, 3D geometry explorations [|Paper Pool Activity] is one of the activities at the mathematically-rich site, [|Illuminations] [|High Low Game] and more fun games from [|CoolMath] [|Shodor Interactive] creation, collection, evaluation and dissemination of interactive Java-based courseware for exploration in science and mathematics [|Virtual Dice]Choose a die with 6, 8, 10 or 12 faces. Customize the die by putting your own values or words on it (up to 5 characters)
 * Mathematics**

[|Science Netlinks] AAAS (American Association for the Advancement of Science) Standards-based lessons, materials, weblinks and more [|The American Musuem of Natural History] [|Igneous, Sedimentary, and Metamorphic Rocks] investigations on rocks with various animations [|Exploratorium] webcasts, explorations, hands-on activities and the new feature Ice Stories from Antarctica [|Amazing Space] Check out the Telescopes from the Ground Up online exploration and various teaching tools [|Astronomy Workshop] watch the solar system visualizer, sun animation, and solar system collisions [|Secrets at Sea] interactive flash activities on various science topics [|The Science Spot] science lessons and activities [|Mad Sci Network] a collection of answers to most science questions [|Kids Site: Global Warming] from the EPA, information on global warming with animations [|Wild Weather Adventure] adventure game using a weather research blimp to travel around the world [|Biology In Motion] interactive biology learning activities [|Kidwings] a virtual owl pellet dissection, explore bird skulls, eggs, nests, feathers, beaks, feet, and other aspects of birds. [|Visible Body] 3D fully interactive human anatomy model [|Wonderville] Science adventures for kids [|The Periodic Table of Videos] [|The Elements Song]
 * Science**

[|National Geographic Xpeditions] lesson plans, activities, and web tools for geography [|American History Lessons] lessons that use primary sources developed by local [|National Archives] gateway for resources about primary sources, activities and training for educators and students [|American Memory] from the Library of Congress catalogs maps, manuscripts, movies, photos and more [|Online Map Bank Through Prentice Hall] choose a map based on the country, region, empire or event [|National Geographic Map Machine] zoom in on areas to see streets, landmarks, satellite images, and physical features [|World Atlas] outline maps, populations of countries, currency conversion and more [|Animated Atlas] Traces the growth of the United States [|USGS Learning Web: What do Maps Show?] lessons on exploring maps, learning how to read maps, learning from maps [|Education Place: Outline Maps] PDF maps to use with a SMARTboard (use the capture tool to put them in Notebook) [|American Rhetoric] top 100 famous speeches plus stylistic figures of speech ranging from alliteration to synecdoche [|National Geographic Bee] each day 10 questions are posted to this site from the National Geographic Bee [|Early America] primary source material from 18th century America [|Bens' Guide to Government]various interactive activities on topics such as branches of the government, our nation, how laws are made and more [|First Gov for Kids] links to government and kids' sites grouped by age and subject [|Timeline Maker] from Read Write Think, focuses on the steps of creating a timeline for students to print [|US History] from PBS [|Ancient Greece] from BBC [|Anicent Romans] from BBC
 * Social Studies and Geography**

[|EdSiteMent] [|Teach-Nology] [|Arts Edge Lesson Plans]
 * Other Subject Areas**

[|Thinkfinity] (formerly Marco Polo): Excellent site for all subject areas with content developed or reviewed by Thinkfinity Partners [|iConn: Connecticut's Digital Library] with links to periodicals, newspapers, databases, and links to other Connecticut resources [|Quia Shared Activities] quizzes and interactive activities created by teachers on various subject areas [|Scholastic Activities for Whiteboards] Lang. Arts, Social Stud., Science & Math, Learning Games & Teaching Tools
 * General Educator Resources**