4-H Enrichment Projects
 | The 4-H page sponsored by the University of Nebraska, Lincoln. It features many useful links, especially the embryo/egg cam http://lancaster.unl.edu/4h/Embryology and gardening activities for youth http://lancaster.unl.edu/hort/youth.
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ActivityTV
 | Fun activities for kids, with video instructions and printables. Topics: crafts, magic, music, puppets, science, and more.
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Meet Me at the Corner
 | Virtual field trips for kids. A dynamic, interactive site that encourages individual expression and participation through video submissions from children worldwide.
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Bugscope
 | K–12 students can view bugs under a scanning electron microscope via the World Wide Web by applying to the program and describing the type of project they want to do (from the University of Illinois).
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Annenberg/CPB
 | A great resource, this site offers free videos on professional development for K–12 teachers. A wide variety of topics are available, including how to develop writers and how to teach math to students in grades 9–12. You’ll need the free Windows Media Player.
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Population Reference Bureau: Educators
 | Tools for teaching about population issues and their implications. Free lesson plans and resource and discussion guides are available. This site is also available in Spanish and French.
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The Great Plant Escape
 | Help Detective Leplant and his partners Bud and Sprout unlock the amazing mysteries of plant life. A teacher’s guide is also available. Another great site from the University of Illinois Extension.
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BAYCAT: Bayview Hunters Point Center for the Arts & Technology
 | Featured here are samples of the work of some inspired San Francisco youth who are using art and technology to express themselves and thrive! BAYCAT provides education in the arts, culture, and enterprise to underserved youth and adults. Free Flash plugin recommended.
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Cool Cosmos
 | Learn about infrared light through fun games, cool movies, images, and more. Classroom activities and a Spanish-language version of the site are also available. You'll need the free Flash plug-in to access the Flash version of the site. HTML version also available.
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The Science Toy Maker
 | This non-commercial site features projects that use easily-available, inexpensive materials, and don't require special skills, tools materials or facilities. Activities are thoroughly tested to work, yet also have the potential to be improved by creative inventors and tinkerers.
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PBS Science & Nature
 | Visiting this site is like being a kid in a math-and-science candy store. "ZOOMsci" offers games and experiment ideas for kids. "Science for the Classroom" not only provides hundreds of lesson plans and activities for preschool through grade 12 but also recommends books and other science links to help teach math and science. (This site uses Flash and RealPlayer.)
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Amazing Space
 | At this site, students can use Web-based activities to learn about the solar system, train to be a scientist, follow a star's life cycle, and more. Click on "For Educators and Developers" to access interactive activities, science-content reading selections, and answers to astronomy basics. There’s also helpful information on developing and funding education/public-outreach programs. (This site uses Flash.)
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The Particle Adventure
 | Find answers to the eternal, fundamental questions of physics: "What is the world made of?" and "What holds it together?" The information on this site is clearly presented and well organized, with fabulous resources for teachers, including student activity sheets and links to particle physics education sites. (This site uses Flash and Shockwave.)
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WISE: Web-based Inquiry Science Environment
 | WISE is a simple yet powerful learning environment where students examine real-world evidence and analyze current scientific controversies. Supported by the National Science Foundation.
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The Science Spot
 | Developed by a science & health teacher this site is a good resource for teachers. You will find science trivia, lesson plans, project ideas, puzzles and more!
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Pathfinder Science
 | Online community of teachers and students using technology to promote and engage in science learning. The web site includes threaded discussion areas, organizing protocols, data submission, retrieval from interactive databases, background information on the research areas and a publication area for students to submit their own research work.
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LEARN NC
 | This site is a great resource for teachers! You will find lesson plans, thought provoking articles, and other tools that stimulate teachers to teach with excellence.
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My First Garden
 | Learn how to grow your own food! This terrific site for kids will help you plan your garden and teach you the gardening basics. A teacher's guide is also available for each section.
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Deep in the Bush, Where People Rarely Ever Go
 | Teachers can use these African folktales, along with numerous and inventive student activities available on this site, to teach students about Africa.
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How Things Work
 | Want to know what a superconductor is, or why some things bounce and others don't? Ask Louis Bloomfield, a professor of physics at the University of Virginia, how something works, and he'll try to provide and answer. A simple idea for a wonderful, informative site.
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Blockcorner
 | You knew it would happen: now you can play blocks online! An elegant and sophisticated interactive site (which requires the Shockwave Player).
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NPR Science Friday Kids' Connection
 | This is an excellent student resource, with access to audio archives of National Public Radio's Science Friday program, and lots of related material and activities.
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Learning Planet
 | This site offers some interesting interactive educational games, for kids from grades K through 6. The games rely on the Shockwave Player, and are generally well designed.
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BBC Science in Action
 | Explore science through the categories of air, light, microbes, mixtures, and force. This site makes extensive use of Flash and Shockwave to create an entertaining and informative experience.
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Learner's Corner
 | This site, created by Canada's Office of Learning Technologies is an incredible gateway to networked learning projects and online educational communities. A good starting point for those interested in the Internet's potential as a two-way learning tool.
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Cultural Arts Resources for Teachers and Student
 | This site offers a range of online resources related to traditional arts, folklore, anthropology, and oral history, including RealAudio interviews.
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KinderArt
 | This site boasts over 130 art lessons (and growing) that teachers and parents can use in their home or school classroom. Users can add their own lesson ideas to the site as well.
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Journey North
 | One of the best and most successful online science learning communities for K-12 students. This site engages students in a global study of wildlife migration and seasonal change.
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Teachers' Guide for the Professional Cartoonists' Index
 | Information on how to use the Cartoonists Index web site in the classroom. Lesson plans on this site cover a variety of subjects. The cartoons come from Pulitzer Prize winners.
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Electronic School Online
 | The online version of the Electronic School magazine, which addresses issues related to the latest technologies in schools. Great for K-12 educators, the journal is published quarterly.
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The Gakkos Website
 | Gakko is the word for "school" in Japanese. This site provides a mix of lessons from teachers and experts and students' experiences in their own words. The goal at Gakkos is to give you an entertaining educational experience, and it succeeds.
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The Incredible Art Department
 | An excellent resource for art teachers. It includes lessons, art site of the week, pet peeves, and much more. The Art News section wasn't very up-to-date, but my guess is that once school starts, new stories will appear.
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Teachers Edition Online
 | The goal at Teacher's Edition Online is to provide valuable information to the K-12 teaching community.
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Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators: Home Page
 | This guide provides annotated hotlists for teachers in a variety of subject areas. The information is presented clearly and the lists are comprehensive.
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NASA K-12 Internet: Live from the Hubble Space Telescope
 | An opportunity for students in grades K-12 to participate in a project involving the Hubble Space Telescope. The site includes a chat area for teachers.
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Access Excellence
 | Access Excellence is a national education program that puts high school biology teachers in touch with other teachers and scientists. There is a bulletin board for posting messages, a "What's News" section as well as a variety of other resources for teachers and others interested in biotech.
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Classroom Connect
 | A great resource for teachers looking for helpful information on the Web. A searchable index of educational links and other surprises.
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