| General Parenting Resources |
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Family Education Network
- A great site where millions of parents find school solutions, homework help, parenting tips, and expert advice. |
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http://www.familyeducation.com/home/ |
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Parent Soup
- A website with links to lots of resources for parents. |
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http://www.parentsoup.com |
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Parenting.Org
- A website with lots of articles. |
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http://www.parenting.org |
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Talk with your kids
- A website with links to tough issues to discuss with your kids. |
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http://www.talkingwithkids.org |
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| Health |
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Dole 5 A Day
- This site contains lots of information about nutrition and fitness. It has a kid and teacher section. The kids section features facts, fun, friends, reference, music and games. |
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http://www.dole5aday.com |
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The Center for Disease Control
- This is the official site for the United States Centers for Disease Control. It has information on all kinds of diseases. |
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http://www.cdc.gov/ |
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| Health and Nutrition |
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Family Education
- Find advice on every aspect of education and learning, discover parent-approved entertainment ideas, and learn how to handle the many life issues of your middle and high schoolers. |
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http://www.familyeducation.com/age/0,3598,3,00.html |
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Family Education
- Find advice on every aspect of education and learning, discover parent-approved entertainment ideas, and learn how to handle the many life issues of your third through fifth grader |
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http://www.familyeducation.com/age/0,3598,2,00.html |
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Kids Health
- A website with lots of links to topics of interest to parents. |
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http://www.kidshealth.org/parent/ |
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| Homework Help |
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StudyWorks! Online
- This is a 7-12 Math/Science site. |
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http://www.studyworksonline.com/http://www.studyworksonline.com/cda/home/0,,NAV1,00.html |
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World Book Online Reference Center
- Comprehensive general reference, including all the articles from the 22-volume World Book Encyclopedia, as well as many other articles, maps, charts, etc. Free remote access for Bellevue families--just use the Bellevue login and password available from teachers. |
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http://www.worldbookonline.com |
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| Homework Helpers |
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World Book Online Reference Center
- Comprehensive general reference, including all the articles from the 22-volume World Book Encyclopedia, as well as many other articles, maps, charts, etc. Free remote access for Bellevue families--just use the Bellevue login and password available from teachers. |
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http://www.worldbookonline.com |
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| Internet Resource Collections |
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Dictionary: Your Dictionary.com
- This site allows one to look up the definition of words. It also allows one to choose different languages. |
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http://www.yourdictionary.com/index.shtml |
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Great Resource Links from Classroom Connect
- This webpage has a list of sites chosen by Classroom Connect as the best resource sites on the web |
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http://www1.bellevuepublicschools.org/curriculum/k6web/greatlinks/greatkidlinks.htm |
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Microsoft Templates
- Templates to make teaching easier! |
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http://officeupdate.microsoft.com/templategallery/ |
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| Language |
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Spanish Lessons
- Everything you need to start learning Spanish right now. Online lessons, quizzes and tests, and audio drills with native speakers. |
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http://www.studyspanish.com |
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| Language Arts |
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Bookhive
- A great resource for everyone. This site fetures book reviews, recommnendations, and the ability to search for books by genre. There are stories to listen to, coloring pages, activities, and a place for online publishing. |
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http://www.bookhive.org |
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Dictionary: Your Dictionary.com
- This site allows one to look up the definition of words. It also allows one to choose different languages. |
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http://www.yourdictionary.com/index.shtml |
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Dictionary: Websters On-Line
- This is a great on-line dictionary. It will also read the word to a student just by clicking on the speaker icon. |
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http://www.webster.com |
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On-line English Grammar
- A resource site for English grammar for staff and students |
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http://www.edufind.com/english/grammar/subidx.cfm |
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Quotations: Quoteworld
- This is a kind of combination quotation website. It allows you to use several different sites. Quotes can be copied and then pasted into another document. |
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http://www.quoteworld.org/ |
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Seasonal Haiku: Write an online Haiku poem
- This site allows students to write a haiku poem on a seasonal picture and print it out. For example: in the Fall students write on a choice of 4 different leaves. |
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http://www.readwritethink.org/materials/seasonalhaiku/index.html |
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TheFreeDictionary.com
- More than just a general dictionary, this site also has a virtual encyclopedia, thesaurus, reference guide, and specialized dictionaries for medical, legal, and computer terms. Very comprehensive information source. |
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http://www.thefreedictionary.com |
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| Math |
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Calculus Help.com
- AN excellent website about calucus developed by Michael Kelley, a calculus teacher for 7 years who now works at the University of Maryland in the Education College. |
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http://www.calculus-help.com/index.html |
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Explore Learning
- Incredible site for math and science teachers. Contains gizmos that help teachers explain everything from Synthetic Division to Genetics. One of the few sites that graphically represent higher-level math and science concepts. (Subscription required.) |
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http://www.explorelearning.com/ |
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Figure This
- Math Challenges for families! |
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http://www.figurethis.org/challenges/math_index.htm |
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Glencoe Mathematics
- The Glencoe Mathematics Textbook Supplement. |
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http://www.glencoe.com/sites/nebraska/student/mathematics/index.html |
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Math Flash Cards
- Interactive math flash cards for addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. |
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http://www.aplusmath.com/Flashcards/index.html |
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Math Worksheets: Create your own
- This site allows teachers or parents to create math worksheets very easily and print them out. The worksheets can be copied for use by all the students in the class. |
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http://superkids.com/aweb/tools/math/ |
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Math2.org
- An excellent mathematical reference. |
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http://www.math2.org |
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Purple Math
- An algebra help site |
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http://purplemath.com |
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| Music |
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Music Theory
- Excellent site for music theory lessons, trainers, and utilities. |
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http://www.musictheory.net |
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The New York Philharmonic for Kids
- Site contains the sounds of many orchestra instruments, games, and a composition workshop. |
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http://www.nyphilkids.org/lockerroom/main.phtml? |
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| Reading |
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Helping Your Child Learn to Read
- This site has suggestions for helping your child learn to read. The suggestions are from birth to age ten. |
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http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/trophies/resources_pt/preview_materials/help_read/index.html |
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Reading in Fundamental
- An excellent website for encouraging reading. You can select activities by age. There are book lists, tips, family activities, websites, and resources to explore. |
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http://rif.org/parents/9_12.mspx |
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Reading is Fundimental
- This website has tons of ideas about how to help children learn to read. There are also links to ways for parents to help their own children with their reading skills. |
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http://www.rif.org/ |
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| Reference |
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6 + 1 tTrait Scoring Guide
- A great handout on how to assess documents using the 6 Trait model. |
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http://www.nwrel.org/assessment/pdfRubrics/6plus1traits.PDF |
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CIA World Factbook
- This site has maps, information, flags, and more! |
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http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/ |
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Dictionary: Your Dictionary.com
- This site allows one to look up the definition of words. It also allows one to choose different languages. |
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http://www.yourdictionary.com/index.shtml |
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Dictionary: Websters On-Line
- This is a great on-line dictionary. It will also read the word to a student just by clicking on the speaker icon. |
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http://www.webster.com |
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EBSCO - On-line database
- EBSCO is a powerful online reference system. The comprehensive databases range from general reference collections to specially designed, subject-specific databases for public, academic, and school libraries. |
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http://search.epnet.com |
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Fact Monster
- Links to atlas, almanacs, dictiinary, thesaurus, world, US, people, and more. |
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http://www.factmonster.com/ |
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Quotations: Quoteworld
- This is a kind of combination quotation website. It allows you to use several different sites. Quotes can be copied and then pasted into another document. |
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http://www.quoteworld.org/ |
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Research Tools
- Encyclopedias, newspapers, magazines, biographies, and quotations. |
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http://www.itools.com/research/ |
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Roget's Thesaurus
- A thesaurus and dictionary on-line. |
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http://thesaurus.reference.com/ |
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The United States
- Click on the links to discover many things about the United States. |
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http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/fil/pages/listthe50sju.html |
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TheFreeDictionary.com
- More than just a general dictionary, this site also has a virtual encyclopedia, thesaurus, reference guide, and specialized dictionaries for medical, legal, and computer terms. Very comprehensive information source. |
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http://www.thefreedictionary.com |
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World Book Online Reference Center
- Comprehensive general reference, including all the articles from the 22-volume World Book Encyclopedia, as well as many other articles, maps, charts, etc. Free remote access for Bellevue families--just use the Bellevue login and password available from teachers. |
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http://www.worldbookonline.com |
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| Science |
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Animal Diversity Web
- This site is from the University of Michigan Museum of Zoology. Students can find quality information about animals. It does not contain a great many pictures, but the information is reliable. |
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http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/index.html |
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Froguts.com
- Dissect a frog, a rat, a squid, and other creatures virtually. Students love this site and learn new information about the animals they dissect. |
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http://www.froguts.com |
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How Stuff Works
- Great resource for technology and science teachers. Explains the inner-workings of just about everything. Well-written in layman?s terms, it is a great reference. |
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www.howstuffworks.com |
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Mount St. Helens Webcorders
- This site has realtime seismagraphs placed in various places on and around Mount St. Helens and on a few other mountains in the Northwest. |
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http://www.geophys.washington.edu/SEIS/PNSN/WEBICORDER/VOLC/welcome.http://www.geophys.washington.edu/SEIS/PNSN/WEBICORDER/VOLC/welcome.html |
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The Life Cycle of a tree
- This is a site with information and experiments on trees. |
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http://www.domtar.com/arbre/english/start.htm |
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Weather Sites: A List of many
- This page contains a long list of weather related sites. |
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http://www1.bellevuepublicschools.org/curriculum/k6web/teachers/weather_websites.htm |
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| Social Studies |
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8th Grade Prentice Hall Textbook
- This is a link to the online textbook for the 8th grade class. Students should have login information and have registered in class. |
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http://www.phsuccessnet.com |
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A.P. U.S. History and Government
- This site provides information about the AP exam, historical documents organized by time period, note cards, historical outlines, background information on all US Presidents, a forum for other nationwide APUSH students, and links to other useful information. |
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http://www.apstudent.com |
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African-American History Web Sites
- This web page contains many links to original stories of slaves, and the history of African-Americans in the United States. |
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http://www1.bellevuepublicschools.org/curriculum/k6web/AfricanAmericanHistorysites.htm |
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American History: American Memory Project
- A great resource for anything relating to American History. It contains maps, copies of original documents, copies of original photographs, and some speeches from famous Americans. |
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http://memory.loc.gov/ |
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American Presidency
- A link to the American Presidency done by the Smithsonian. |
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http://americanhistory.si.edu/presidency/home.html |
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AP US History Site
- This is the official AP US History site maintained by the College Board. Specific information about the AP Exam and how to prepare for it can be found here. |
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http://www.collegeboard.com/student/testing/ap/sub_ushist.html?ushist |
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History Mentor
- This site includes a huge index of links on AP US History topics. |
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http://www.historymentor.com |
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Maps: The Terraserver
- This is a website that allows you to view satellite images of the earth. You can find your own house by typing in your city and state. It is worth a visit to this site. |
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http://terraserver-usa.com/ |
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World Fact Book
- This site has much information about the countries of the world gathered by our own CIA. |
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http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html |
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| Solar System |
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The Comet's Tale
- From the U. C. Berkeley Space Sciences Labroratory, this site offers clear explanations of the origin and characteristics of comets, their orbits, and human experiences of comets. Don't miss the dramatic images of comets in the Gallery. |
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http://cse.ssl.berkeley.edu/SegwayEd/lessons/CometsTale/com.html |
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The NASA Space Weather Bureau
- Get today's forecase of solar and geomagnetic conditions. Check out the Space Weather Headlines! |
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http://www.spaceweather.com |
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| Space Exploration |
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Jet Propulsion Laboratory
- Click on a planet to a summary of its exploration and links to past, present and future exploration missions. |
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http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/solar_system/index.cfm |
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NASA Human Spaceflight
- Find out what is happening at NASA on the space station and visit the gallery for images and audio clips! |
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http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/home/index.html |
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| Technology |
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Cisco Networking
- Binary to decimal game |
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http://forums.cisco.com/CertCom/game/binary_game.swf |
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Computer Service and Repair
- Scans your computer to determine what type of memory your computer requires and how much is currently installed. |
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http://www.crucial.com |
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How Stuff Works
- Great resource for technology and science teachers. Explains the inner-workings of just about everything. Well-written in layman?s terms, it is a great reference. |
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www.howstuffworks.com |
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| Tool Box |
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Book Plates: Make Your Own
- Print out personalized book plates that students can color and put in their own books. |
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http://www.myhomelibrary.org/bookplates.html |
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