Science

DNA Interactive
www.dnai.org
Build your own DNA lessons using this site’s Lesson Builder tool, or download lessons related to the study of DNA. Lessons include objectives, national education standards and student worksheets.
Secondary

The Great Plant Escape
www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/gpe/gpe.html
Help Detective Leplant and his partners unlock the mysteries of plant life. Bring your students to this site, and through a series of mysteries, students will improve their understanding of plant science and how foods grow. This site includes a teacher’s guide, lesson plans and group or individual activities.
Elementary

The Virtual Laboratory
www.chemcollective.org/applets/vlab.php
Design and perform diverse experiments in acid–base chemistry, thermochemistry, solubility and redox chemistry with this virtual chemistry lab. Download the lab or run it from the Web.
Secondary

Reading and Language Arts

Gamegoo.com
www.cogcon.com/gamegoo/gooey.html
Check out the literacy- and research-based, education games at GameGoo. These activities help students develop early reading and language skills with the help of rich stories and characters.
Elementary

Starfall
www.starfall.com
Inspire students to read with the help of fun Adobe Flash activities that help students practice reading, letter sounds and language skills. This site makes reading lessons fun for children and easy for educators.
Elementary

The Literacy Center
www.literacycenter.net/lessonview_en.htm
Find more than a million free, high-quality, research-based literacy lessons on this website. The interactive language games are perfect for an interactive whiteboard.
Elementary

Cross-Curricular

A to Z Teacher Stuff
www.atozteacherstuff.com
Find lesson plans, thematic units, teacher tips, discussion forums for teachers, downloadable teaching materials, e-books, printable worksheets, emergent reader books and more on this teacher-created site.
Elementary/Secondary

Chateau Meddybemps
http://www.meddybemps.com/teachersguide.html
Use the Flash software activities on this site to help pre-school and primary students learn to read and write, listen, use language, think, develop social skills and understand math concepts.
Elementary

Math
Balanced Assessment
http://balancedassessment.concord.org/tasksalpha.html
Access over 300 mathematics assessment tasks developed at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, between 1993 and 2003. The many topics and activities include averages, sums, chances of survival, detective stories, genetic codes, gestation, logarithms, triangles and volume.
Elementary/Secondary

Figure This!
www.figurethis.org
Use these English and Spanish math puzzles to help students master high-level concepts in the classroom and at home. The site was developed by the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics in cooperation with the National Action Council for Minorities in Engineering, Widmeyer Communications and the Learning First Alliance.
Secondary

History
Angie’s Electronic Classroom
http://teams.lacoe.edu/documentation/classrooms/angie/angie.html
Find a wealth of information relating to history and social sciences, including online activities, parent resources, teacher’s corner and student projects.
Elementary/Secondary

Google Video
http://video.google.com/nara.html
Bring historical videos from the U.S. National Archives and Records Administration into your lessons easily with the help of Google Video.
Elementary/Secondary

Arts

Artsconnected.org
www.artsconnected.org
Access images, information and educational resources from the Walker Art Center and The Minneapolis Institute of Arts. You’ll also find more than 80 online lesson plans, curriculum units and online activities.

ArtsWork
http://artswork.asu.edu/arts/teachers/index.htm
Search this site’s education database to find dynamic, Web-based resources and education materials for visual arts, dance, music, drama and theater. This site also includes standards information, curriculum examples, lesson plans and assessment methods for arts education.
Elementary/Secondary