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Obama's Speech to Schools on CNN
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National Hispanic Heritage Month runs from September 15 to October 15, celebrating the histories, cultures and contributions of American citizens whose ancestors came from Spain, Mexico, the Caribbean and Central and South America.
Spanish Colonial Research Cntr
Smithsonian Latino Center
Museum of Amer. History
National Register of Historic Places

WWW link State Map Game - Can you drag all 50 states into the correct places on a blank USA map?

WWW link Today's Front Pages - more than 700 newspapers from around the world posted by the Newseum in Washington D.C.

WWW link Neanderthals on Trial investigates the long-standing mystery of Neanderthal man.

WWW link Discovery Education Classroom Resources This website has everything from lesson plans to how-to videos to puzzlemakers, and more for all grade levels.

WWW link Make a Flake Flash website to cut out a virtual paper snlowflake . . . without the mess!

WWW link Snowflake Bently - all about Wilson Bentley and his study of snowflakes more than 100 years ago

WWW link How Crystals Grow

Interactives - Rock Cycle Activities from Learner.org.

WWW link Odyssey Online: Greece Flash-based resource allows the user to select from one several topics (Death, Conquest, Gods, Animals, Democracy, Architecture, Geography, Lifestyle, Cities,and Epics).

WWW linkOnline Timer / Stopwatch

WWW link SpellingCity.com - More than 35,000 spelling words and 8 spelling games online.

WWW linkGraves County Schools PowerPoints and Jefferson County Schools PowerPoints. Premade PowerPoint files for elementary classrooms

WWW link National Geographic Young Explorer - Classroom magazine for kindergarten and first grade and National Geographic Kids for grade 2-7.

WWW link Literactive - Online reading materials and phonic activities for pre-school, kindergarten and grade 1 students. Materials are available for free, but registration is required.

WWW link The Getty Art Collection - Browse the collection by artists, subjects, types of art and more.

WWW link The Getty Education Lesson Plans - Search by grade level and school subject. Lesson plans download in attractive documents and offer hyperlinks to art images on the Getty site.

Pathfinder links for citation sites - our page of links to citation styles in writing.

2008 Presidential Election - links to sites about electing our president.

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

WWW link 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.

WWW link 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.

WWW link 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?

WWW link 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.

WWW link 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.

WWW link 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.

WWW link 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.

WWW link 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.