Language Arts

Math

Science

Social Studies

Language Arts

Disasters

Tornadoes
http://www.nssl.noaa.gov/noaastory/book.html

Research Paper Bibliographies

A Guide for Writing Research Papers - APA Style
http://webster.commnet.edu/apa/apa_index.htm
Based on APA style.

A Guide for Writing Research Papers - Chicago Style
http://www.wisc.edu/writing/Handbook/DocChicago.html
Guide to Chicago Style documentation.

Math

Science

Genetics Links

Cloning - From Surfing the Net with Kids
http://www.surfnetkids.com/cloning.htm
Clones are organisms that are genetically identical. Most clones are single-cell bacteria or protozoa that reproduce by making exact copies of themselves. But these are not the clones that are making headlines in Washington D.C. and around the world. What does it mean to clone an animal such as a sheep, a pig or a human being? Should we care? The answer is an emphatic "Yes!" Learn more about the complexity of the scientific and moral issues surrounding cloning at these five sites..

I Can Do That
http://www.eurekascience.com/ICanDoThat/cloning.htm
The title refers not to do-it-yourself cloning (thank goodness!), but rather to the understanding of complicated scientific concepts. Created specially for the upper elementary and middle-school crowd, I Can Do That explains DNA, cells, and synthesis with a cartoon-like approach. "There are a lot of us Genes here, so it can get pretty confusing. We are kinda the brains behind the whole operation. And not just the nucleus, but the entire cell and even the entire body. Each of us Genes has only one job to do. That's to remember exactly how to construct a single protein."

Slouching Towards Creation: Peering into the Face of Cloning
http://www.pathfinder.com/TIME/cloning
"What does it mean? How did they do it? Who will use the technology? Should we clone just because we can?" Based on these four questions, Time Online presents a glossy multimedia look at cloning and its implications. "When Dr. Ian Wilmut and his team from the Roslin Institute created a lamb named Dolly, they accomplished what many experts thought was a scientific impossibility. Unlike offspring produced in the usual fashion, Dolly does not merely take after her biological mother. She is a carbon copy, a laboratory counterfeit so exact that she is in essence her mother's identical twin."

Time.com: The Genetics Revolution
http://www.time.com/time/daily/special/genetics/cloning.html
"The immediate response to the cloned sheep Dolly's birth was a revulsion against the idea of using the same technique to clone human beings. Some nineteen countries immediately banned the practice; the U.S. so far has not." From the online archives of Time.com, comes this collection of articles on topics related to cloning such as the Human Genome Project and Plant & Animal Applications of Cloning. One of the best pages is the clickable time line which traces the history of the Genetics Revolution starting with the 1953 discovery of DNA.

Genetics Word Search
http://www.surfnetkids.com/games/cloning-ws.htm

Find-the-Clones Concentration Game
http://www.surfnetkids.com/games/cloning-c.htm

Social Studies

Ancient Egypt

National Geographic's Secrets of the Ancient World: Egypt
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/pyramids/pyramids.html
During Egypt's Old Kingdom, the pharaohs established a stable central government in the fertile Nile Valley. Perhaps the greatest testaments to their power were the pyramids and other tombs built to shelter them in the afterlife.

National Geographic's Outline Map of Egypt
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/pyramids/pyramids.html

NOVA's Pyramids - The Inside Story
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/pyramid/
On this Web site, wander through the chambers and passageways of the Great Pyramid, and learn about the pharaohs for whom these monumental tombs were built. You can also follow the 1997 field season of a team of archaeologists as they excavated the bakery that fed the pyramid builders.

Ancient Egypt
http://www.ancientegypt.co.uk
Board games were very common in ancient Egypt and people from all levels of society played them. Many game boards from ancient Egypt have been found by archaeologists. This British Museum exhibit presents a marvelous interactive overview of ancient Egyptian life. Each of the ten topics (for example Pyramids, Geography, Pharaoh) feature a Shockwave challenge such as playing a board game or matching tools to the correct tradesman. Teachers will find curriculum notes in the Staff Room

Gander Academy's Ancient and Modern Egypt on the Web
http://www.stemnet.nf.ca/CITE/egypt.htm?
...only one of many theme-based resources at this site, this one includes a huge amount of support material to enhance this unit in the classroom

Mysteries of Egypt - Egyptian Civilizations - Daily Life
http://www.civilization.ca/civil/egypt/egcl05e.html

Mysteries of Egypt - Virtual tour of the Tomb of Tutankhamun
http://www.civilization.ca/civil/egypt/egqtvr1e.html#vrml

Theban Mapping Project
http://www.thebanmappingproject.com
...a comprehensive archaeological database of Thebes with maps, movies, photographs, and much more about these famous tombs in Egypt

Explore the Pyramids
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/pyramid

Ancient Greece

National Geographic's Expeditions: Greece
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/activities/17/greece.html

National Geographic's Outline Map of Greece
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/atlas/index.html?Parent=europe&Rootmap=greece&Mode=b&SubMode=w

The Ancient Greek WorldIndex
http://www.museum.upenn.edu/Greek_World/Index.html

Exploring Ancient World Cultures
http://eawc.evansville.edu/index.htm

Ancient City of Athens
http://www.stoa.org/athens

Greek Civilization Home Page
http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/greeks/index.htm

Ancient Rome

Illustrated History of Ancient Rome
http://www.roman-empire.net

Eyewitness Ancient World
http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/awfrm.htm

Darlene Bishop Ancient Rome
http://www.kent.k12.wa.us/staff/darlenebishop/rome/rome.html

Encyclopædia Britannica article on the gladiator
http://www.britannica.com/ebc/article?tocId=9365657&query=gladiator&ct=

Extra Category

State Tourism Links

Washington, DC

Toursim Offices Worldwide Directory
http://www.towd.com
Use this site to find more local (individual county and city) tourism web sites and countries of the world tourism web sites.

TOUR GUIDE
http://www.engineeringsights.org
This a neat little Web site that has gathered information on remarkable feats of engineering from U.S. coast to coast and has packaged the database in a nice interactive format. We choose West Virginia (yes, West Virginia), for example, and got half-a-dozen interesting references to places that would be interesting to visit.

Other Social Studies Links

Renaissance: What inspired this age of balance and order
http://www.learner.org/exhibits/renaissance
Renaissance, French for ''rebirth,' perfectly describes the intellectual and economic changes that occurred in Europe from the fourteenth through the sixteenth centuries. During the era known by this name, Europe emerged from the economic stagnation of the Middle Ages and experienced a time of financial growth. Also, and perhaps most importantly, the Renaissance was an age in which artistic, social, scientific, and political thought turned in new directions. In addition to well-written articles, annotated Web links, and a soothing design, this Annenberg/CPB Project site includes some interactive activities.

Stock Market Game
http://www.smg2000.org
A good site if you want to learn a lot about the stock market. It is very easy to use and offers $100,000 to invest."