VUSD Web Index

New Sites to the VUSD Web Index

2008 Summer Olympics - links to offical Olympics sites, lesson plans, clip art and more.

EnvisionMath and SuccessNet by Pearson - the online version of VUSD math textbooks for grades K-8, the site also features tutorials, interactive math tools, teacher-assigned activities and work pages. Students need an access code to log on, provided by his or her teacher.

Welcome to PestWorld for Kids educational children's website dedicated to pests. The web site explores pest ecology as the intersection between human-created habitats and animal needs for food and shelter. The site designed for elementary teachers and students and offers information resources, interactive learning games, and lesson plans that support National Science Standards.

Tiger Adventure Games - interactive games appropriate for kids age 10 and higher. 1) TIGER ON THE LOOSE - help the police track and identify a tiger which has escaped from the airport customs office; 2) ZOO TIGER - design and build a zoo exhibit to house a tiger; 3) SAVE THE TIGER! - Take the Jambi challenge to see if you know the genetics of breeding tigers; 4) TRACKING THE TIGER TRADE - capture tiger poachers, then follow the tiger parts to their destination; 5) SURVIVE! - You are a Bengal tiger. Can you survive in the wild?

American Immigration Overview - an overview of U.S. immigration using pictures, timelines, and voice-over narration. Special events such as the Irish Potato Famine, Asian Immigration, Immigration in Cities and Town, as well as a discussion of the "melting pot." Personal Histories provide an opportunity at the end to stop and review what has been read and heard in form of short quizzes.

Tracking the Buffalo - An interactive site from The Smithsonian that explores the role of the buffalo in the lives of the American Indians of the northern plains. The site if has a variety of activities for students and resources for teachers.

Make Beliefs Comix - have fun making a comic strip online and improve language, reading, and creative skills in the process. Easy interface and great fun to print.

Yellow Jackie is a first-person, click-through science mystery that takes place on a sail across half the Pacific. It's designed for upper elementary and secondary students, and should take about an hour to solve. See the Teacher page for tips on using in the classroom.

TumbleBooks Books online made available through the Solano County Library web site. Most have audio, so turn up the speakers. Requires Flash player.

Pathfinder links for WWII sites - our page of Internet links to accompany research World War II.

Pathfinder Health Resources - our page of Internet links to accompany research on diseases and health

Sites for Teachers- Hundreds of educational web sites rated by popularity. Includes lesson plans, worksheets, activities and clip art.

Pathfinder Resources - our page of Internet links to accompany John Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men

Free Homework Help from Live Tutors - Every day from 1 p.m. to 10 p.m., this service through Solano Public Library and Tutor.com. It's free and requires only a public library card number for validation, which you can get issued in seconds at www.solanolibrary.com

MathVision - vidoes showing tutors solving math problems for the CAHSEE, the California High School Exit Exam. Videos shown using RealPlayer.

Digital English - Resources to support parents and students in teaching English to grades K-5. Includes lesson plans, PowerPoint presentations and videos of lessons being taught. Videos require QuickTime player.

Digital math - designed to assist students, parents and educators learn about the California State Mathematics Content Standards. Videos require QuickTime player.

Discovering The Titanic. WebQuest to accompany 4th Grade Houghton Mifflin Theme 1, Selection 3 story. Created by Kimberly Gunn from Fairmont School.

French Language - our page of links to sites about learning to speak French.