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This site provides a non-technical, in-depth look at motivation theories and strategies teachers can use to increase student motivation in the classroom.
http://www.nsta.org/ostbc/
This site provides links to lists of "outstanding science trade books" according to the National Science Teachers Association. Each link lists a specific year's trade book selections.
http://www.ipl.org/div/kidspace/projectguide/
This is an excellent source that students can use to help them with science fair projects. It contains numerous helpful links to help students throughout the project, including choosing a topic, how to gather research, and how to organize and prepare the project for presentation.
http://education.jlab.org/beamsactivity/online/reading/index.html
This site features maze-style paragraphs designed to help students with reading comprehension. Additionally, this site features numerous other activities students can do online.
http://www.bookcrossing.com
This is a fun website that allows people to track books they purposely leave behind. Students can have fun tracking books they've read and left somewhere, seeing where they travel to, and reading comments by others who have found, read, and also enjoyed the book! If students see that others enjoy reading for fun, they too might be encouraged to read for fun.
http://www.philliphoose.com
Phillip Hoose is the author of numerous children's books and a 28 year staff member of the Nature Conservancy. His books can be used in different content areas, such as science, physical education, and history, and several of them have won awards.
