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OER (Open Educational Resources) Commons is a site through which educators share lessons and resources. The site hosts thousands of lessons which can be searched by content, lesson type and level. The lessons are licensed to be used and reused free of charge. All lessons have been reviewed and approved by the OER Commons staff. […]
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Hey! LHS Kids is a science website designed for elementary students, created by UC Berkeley’s Lawrence Hall of Science. The site contains images, quizzes, videos, games, interactive activities and more, centered on a variety of science-related topics. One activity that might be fun for your students is “Measure Yourself”. Students enter the length of their […]
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Culture Crossing is a site designed to promote cultural awareness. In addition to providing demographic information about each country, it provides information about basic, business and school etiquette. In addition, there are weekly cultural quizzes, interviews of famous people, and travel information. It’s database is kept current by its community of users from around the […]
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Khan Academy is an amazing site that contains over 1,600 math, science and history videos designed for “providing a high quality education to anyone, anywhere”. It is created and maintained by Salman Khan, who started the site after remotely helping his niece with her math homework. All the videos on the site are created by […]
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Math Open Reference is a site for geometry students and teachers. It contains definitions, interactive activities and examples related to plane geometry, coordinate geometry, solid geometry and functions. The site says it’s still in the beta stage, but the activities that are available work well and may be helpful for learning about geometry.
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Braingle is a site that boasts having the largest collection of brain teasers, trivia, puzzles, riddles, etc. on the Internet. While some of the activities require a free registration, there are plenty of activities available without needing to sign up. The site is easy to navigate and is updated regularly.
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Colonial Williamsburg is a site created and maintained by the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. The site offers images, videos, games, podcasts, online field trips and more that relate to the Colonial period of our country’s history. Click on the Education / Teaching links for lesson plans that show how the site’s resources can be used in […]
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Picturing America is a site created by the National Endowment for the Humanities to help promote a greater appreciation for art and American history. The interactive art gallery contains beautiful photographs related to events, people and themes in American history. There is a link to the Educators page, from which you can download a free […]
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Kids Know It Network is a kid-friendly site for elementary students, created by a teacher in Utah. The site contains animated videos, which introduce topics related to the core subject areas. After the students watch the videos, they take an online quiz on the topic. If they do not pass the quiz with an 80% […]
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10 Incredibly Inspirational Moments on YouTube is a listing of links to videos of 10 inspirational historic events. These videos are related to political, sport and scientific achievements (i.e. The Fall of the Berlin Wall, Jesse Owens at the 1936 Olympics, The Moon Walk) and all contain a strong message of inspiration.
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