Lesson Links
These are the links we use in our class for thematic unit lessons.

Animal Habitats
Weather
Multi-cultural Neighborhoods
Recycling and Conservation
Ocean Life
Alaskan Animals
Insects
Light
Magnets

Animal Habitats

National Geographic
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/
Creature Feature:  Pictures, video and facts about different animals.  A featured animal each week and other animals you may choose to learn more about.
30 second upload time)

Bats 4 Kids
http://members.aol.com/bats4kids/
Every thing you would want to know about bats.
(50 second upload time)

National Zoo Home page
http://www.si.edu/natzoo/
Enjoy all your favorite zoo animals on your own tour. Live video web cams!
(5 second upload time)

Desert USA
http://www.desertusa.com/
A great deal of  information on desert plants and animals.
(30 second upload time)

Virtual Galapagos
http://www.terraquest.com/galapagos/
Galapagos islands history and daily reports from the field .
(35 second upload time)

Natural Perspective
http://www.perspective.com/nature/index.html
Pictures and facts about, insects, plants and simple animals.
(10 second upload time)

Family Explorer
http://members.nbci.com/almathea/FE/
Science and nature activities and experiments for kids and parents.
(10 second upload time)

Live from Antarctica 2
http://quest.arc.nasa.gov/antarctica2/
Maps and science logs of expeditions to Antarctica.  Live cameras.
(25 second upload time.

Animal Diversity
http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/index.html
Click on an animal you would like to know more about of type you animals name and find the information you want.
(35 second upload time)

On the Prairie
http://www1.umn.edu/bellmuse/mnideals/prairie/
Learn how to build a prairie, use a simulated game, learn terms related to prairie.
(35 second upload time)

eNature.com
http://www.enature.com
The complete nature and wildlife resource featuring the Audubon Guides to plants and animals.  National Park information.
(60 second upload)

Corkscrew Sanctuary
http://www.audubon.org/local/sanctuary/corkscrew/
Take a virtual walk through the Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary near Naples, Florida.
(30 second upload)

The Virtual Zoo
http://library.advanced.org/11922/index.htm
Take a virtual tour through a zoo.  Information about habitats.
(20 second upload)

Monterey Bay
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/monterey/ax/primary_fs.html
A virtual tour above and below Monterey Bay sanctuary.
(35 second upload time)

Amazon Interactive
http://www.eduweb.com/amazon.html
Rainforest information and ways to conserve the habitat.
(10 second upload)

The National Park Service
http://www.nps.gov/
Through the National Park Service's ParkNet take a virtual tour through the U.S. national parks. Get a real feel for them through Links to the Past, Park Smart, Info Zone, and Nature Net.
(10 second upload)

Animal Habitats
Weather
Multi-cultural Neighborhoods
Recycling and Conservation
Ocean Life
Alaskan Animals
Insects
Light
Magnets

Multi-Cultural Neighborhoods
 
 

Nations of the World
http://www.emulateme.com/
Find out any information about any country in the world.  Listed by name or you may search.
(15 second upload)

Great Wall of China
http://www.chinavista.com/travel/greatwall/greatwall.html
Take a virtual tour of China's Great Wall.
(20 second upload)

Educators for Social Responsibility
http://www.esrnational.org/
This site, part of the Ben and Jerry's Web site, focuses on teaching non-violent approaches to conflict. Lessons on resolving conflict.
(60 second upload)

Winter Solstice Celebrations
http://www.circlesanctuary.org/pholidays/SolsticePlanningGuide.html

Holidays Around the World
http://www2.worldbook.com/features/holidays/html

eNews Holiday Page
http://placemark.tomsnyder.com/servlet/com.iteach.wpbsrv.Preview?Action=OnlinePreview

Poinsettia Day
http://www.ecke.com/html/h_corp/corp_pntday.html

Sinterklaas Day
http://www.cvc.org/christmas.nland.htm

How to wear a Sari
http://www.kerala.com/fashion/hwsari.htm

Indian Festivals
http://www.bawarchi.com/festival/diwali1.html

What Is Shodo
http://jin.jcic.or.jp/kidsweb/vertual/shodo/what-is.html

Dreamtime Stories
http://www.dreamtime.net.au/dreaming/storylist.htm

Animal Habitats
Weather
Multi-cultural Neighborhoods
Recycling and Conservation
Ocean Life
Alaskan Animals
Insects
Light
Magnets

Weather
The Weather Channel
http://www.weather.com/
Find a weather forecast for any place in the country.
(30 second upload)

Cloud Boutique
http://vortex.plymouth.edu/clouds.html
Pictures and information about clouds from Plymouth Massachusetts.
(20 second upload)

Snowtastic Snow
http://tqjunior.thinkquest.org/3876/
Site about snow and ice with literature, history, science, health & sports, games, activities.

A First Grade Snowy Day
http://www2.1hric.org/pocantico/1stgrade/snow/snow.htm
An electronic story written by 1st grade students.  Each page has text and an illustration of a snowy day in New York.  Our students enjoyed reading the book and choosing the illustration they liked best.

http://www-geoimages.berkeley.edu/GeoImages/Powell/PowellSnowTemp/030&031.jpg
Pictures of the same places in summer and winter.

Grow A Snowflake in a Jar!
http://www.teelfamily.com/activities/snow/boraxsnowflake.html
Directions for a making crystal snowflakes.  Easy and very pretty.

Wilson Bentley Snow Crystal Display
http://www.jericho-underhill.com
The story and pictures of photographer Wilson Bentley.  He perfected a method to photograph snowflakes.

Web Weather For Kids
http://www.ucar.edu/40th/webweather/
Lessons and experiments on weather written in language students can understand.

Interactive Weather Maker
http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/wwatch/winter/blizzard/index.htm
Allows students to change humidity and temperature and see how their changes effect the weather.

Brain POP Weather
http://www.brainpop.com/science/weather/
A site with movies and quizzes about different types of weather.

Animal Habitats
Weather
Multi-cultural Neighborhoods
Recycling and Conservation
Ocean Life
Alaskan Animals
Insects
Light
Magnets

Welcome to Recycle City
http://www.epa.gov/recyclecity/
A simulation of how implementing recycling projects in a city will make positive changes.
(60 second upload)

United Nations Cyber School Bus
http://www.un.org/Pubs/CyberSchoolBus/
Teaches students about global social issues using an animated, interactive simulation.
(20 second upload)

Planet Pals Earthzone
http://www.planetpals.com
This interactive resource teaches about ecology, natural resources and how to take care of our Earth.  Worksheets, games and posters to help children learn about conservation.
(20 second upload)

Rotten Truth About Garbage
http://www.astc.org/exhibitions/rotten/rthome.htm
A look at trash and ways to reduce the amount of it.

Roscoe's Recycle Room
http://www.recycleroom.org/html/launch.html
Introduces Roscoe a steel can character.  Young students can play funny face game with Roscoe. There is a link to the steel recycling web site where you can find the closest place to recycle steel in your area and links to many, many  recycling agencies.

Quest of the Ring Leaders
http://www.ringleader.com/quest/intro.html
An adventure game showing the importance of recycling.  Students must journey to solve the problem.  At least a third grade reading comprehension level to play independently.  A good teacher directed activity.

Paper U
http://www.tappi.org/paperu
All about paper:  How it is made.  How it is recycled.  How you can recycle it.  Jobs in the industry.  There is a selection of interactive online games related to paper and the environment.

Recycling Coloring Pages
http://www.greenvalley.com/coloring/colorme1.html
A page showing how a curbside recycling programs works in California.  Pictures to print and color.

Kid's Kingdom
http://www.chetthecheetah.org/kids/
Chet, a cheetah, teaches about reducing, recycling and reusing.

Shortest Recycle Guide
http://www.obviously.com/recycle/guides/shortest.html
A guide that tells what can or can not be recycled and notes that help you to recycle properly.

Animal Habitats
Weather
Multi-cultural Neighborhoods
Recycling and Conservation
Ocean Life
Alaskan Animals
Insects
Light
Magnets

Ocean Life
Sea World/ Bush Gardens
http://www.seaworld.org
Information about animals and programs at their parks.
(20 second upload time)

Fish Features
http://projects.edtech.sandi.net/encanto/fishfeatures/fishfeatures.html
Web quest activity on fish characteristics.

Web Quest Activity on Intertidal Zone
http://projects.edtech.sandi.net/grant/intertidal/
A web field trip to learn about the intertidal zone.

Kid Power
http://www.cobb.k12.ga.us/~keheley/kidpower/kidpower.htm
Web site with information about protecting the environment

Web Quest on Sharks
http://projects.edtech.sandi.net/sessions/sharks/

Octopus' Garden
http://www.webdive.com/octopusgarden/
Pictures of marine animals taken by divers.

Ocean and Seas at Enchanted Learning.com
http://www.littleexplorers.com/themes/ocean.shtml
Fish and sealife rhymes, songs and art projects.

Ocean Field Trip
http://www.field-trips.org/sci/oceank/index.htm
An ocean field trip that will take students to different web sites to learn about the ocean and ocean animals

Alfy.com Marine Animals
http://www.alfy.com/Cool_Sites/Animals_and_Pets/Marine_Life.asp
Games and worksheet about various marine animals.

Alaska Sea Life Center
http://www.alaskasealife.org/
A site with information on the Alaska sea life center.  Including information about visiting the the center; video downloads, and animal fact sheets.
 
 

Animal Habitats
Weather
Multi-cultural Neighborhoods
Recycling and Conservation
Ocean Life
Alaskan Animals
Insects
Light
Magnets

Alaskan Animals
Endangered Species
http://www.defenders.org/eslc.html
Information and images of endangered animals including information on conservation of the species.
(10 second upload time)

Virtual Whales
http://www.cs.sfu.ca/research/Whales/
Information about whale research and whale facts, including sounds and video.
(25 second upload time)

Animal Habitats
Weather
Multi-cultural Neighborhoods
Recycling and Conservation
Ocean Life
Alaskan Animals
Insects
Light
Magnets

Insects
Children's Butterfly Site
http://www.mesc.nbs.gov/butterfly/Butterfly.html
Pictures and facts about butterflies.
(35 second upload time)

Wonderful World of Insects
http://www.ex.ac.uk/~gjlramel/welcome.html

The Bug Club
http://www.ex.ak.uk/bugclub/welcome.html

The Internet Classroom on Bees
http://gears.tucson.ars.ag.gov/ic/index.html

Eric Carle Website
http://www.eric-carle.com

Brain POP Insects
http://www.brainpop.com/science/plantsandanimals/insects/index.weml
Quizzes and movies about insects.

Insect Interview
http://www.fcps.k12.va.us/FlorisES/bugs/firefly.html
Inverviews that reveal factual information about many different insects.  The information and pictures was generated by students.

Virtual Insects
http://www.ento.vt.edu/~sharov/3d/virtual.html
Watch movies and listen to a variety of insects.

Insect Camouflage and Mimicry
http://www.thewildones.org/Animals/camo.html
Pictures of insect in camouflage.

Wings, Stings, and Leggy Things: Insects of Illinois
http://dnr.state.il.us/lands/education/classrm/wingleg/home.htm
Easy to understand information and diagram of many different insects.

Animal Habitats
Weather
Multi-cultural Neighborhoods
Recycling and Conservation
Ocean Life
Alaskan Animals
Insects
Light
Magnets

Light
Optics for Kids
http://www.opticalres.com/kidoptx.html
A site with diagrams of light concepts and definitions.  Lessons on light.

Bob Miller's Light Walk
http://www.exploratorium.edu/light_walk/lw_main.html
Let's kids discover a way to view light.

Fish Tank Optics
http://www.eecs.umich.edu/mathscience/funexperiments/agesubject/lessons/ftoptics.html
Lessons on how light travels.

Bill Nye Science Experiments
http://www.nyelabs.com
Experiment on bending light using a soda can, flashlight and water.  Kids love it!

Utah Lesson on Light
http://www.uen.org/utahlink/lp_res/TRB005.html
Lessons on light and color.  Teacher site.

Brain POP Light
http://www.brainpop.com/science/light/light/
Movies and quizzes about light.

Make a Splash With Color
http://www.thetech.org/exhibits_events/online/color/intro/
Information and questions about color and how we see it.

Magic Factory
http://www.magic-factory.co.uk/
Five different games to help students learn light concepts like reflection and refraction.

Van Gogh Museum: Light Exhibition
http://www.vangoghmuseum.nl/light/english/
Learn the history of light  on a moving timeline.

Brain POP Rainbows
http://www.brainpop.com/science/light/rainbow/
A quiz and movie about rainbows.

Magnets

How Stuff Works "How Compasses Work"
http://www.howstuffworks.com/compass.htm

Brain POP Magnets
http://www.brainpop.com/science/
Quizzes and movies about insects.

Animal Habitats
Weather
Multi-cultural Neighborhoods
Recycling and Conservation
Ocean Life
Alaskan Animals
Insects
Light
Magnets