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In case extra-terrestrial life is encountered The SETI Institute – a seriously scientific site – has prepared a set of protocols which will help your students respond. They … learn more

Learn the latest on planets outside our solar system. This NASA JPL web site looks at the search for planets outside our solar system. It includes current news, … learn more

Ethnologue is a comprehensive reference work cataloging all of the world’s known living languages. Since 1951, the Ethnologue has been an active research project involving hundreds of linguists … learn more

The EPA has compiled a list of environmental games and find other activities to play online, including crossword puzzles and word searches. Topics include recycling, water, and sunburns.

Ecology Explorers is an example of how universities are teaming up with the K-12 community to give teachers and students opportunities to learn through real scientific research. We … learn more

Created by Henry Shaw and given as a gift to the city of St. Louis, the Missouri Botanical Garden opened to the public in 1859. It combined horticultural … learn more

The Earth Sciences & Map Library at U.C. Berkeley is sufficiently comprehensive that is can be used as a test-bed for secondary students to learn research skills. This … learn more

Big6 is a six-stage model to integrate information search and use skills along with technology tools into a systematic process to find, use, apply, and evaluate information for … learn more

Society of Women Engineers provides projects, events, and the ability to connect with women engineers in your area. Whether you’re a teacher searching for lesson-planning content or a … learn more

The Library of Congress hosts hundreds of images and resources that are free to use and reuse. These images were selected for Women’s History Month. Print out a … learn more

The MIT Scheller Teacher Education Program and The Education Arcade focus on creating playful, powerful learning experiences using the affordances of new educational technologies. We leverage design-based research … learn more

Werner Heisenberg was one of the greatest physicists of the twentieth century. He is best known as a founder of quantum mechanics, the new physics of the atomic … learn more

Ask Eric (from the U.S. Department of Education) has a number of practical math lesson plans aimed at every class level from K thru 12! Add additional search … learn more

Six Word Memoirs is the idea of expressing a complete story in only 6 words. Here’s Ms. Gemeinhart’s Senior English Class’ take on it. Publishing on YouTube or … learn more

Nothing is worse than finding that perfect font, then finding out that it cannot be licensed or the costs are prohibitive. Google has indexed over 800 open source … learn more

Nothing is more frustrating than seeing the perfect font for an article or headline, and then not being able to identify it. This site uses a series of … learn more

joy2learn’s mission – to improve public education by creating and providing high quality, cross curricular, arts content to schools free of charge – matters Multiple research studies demonstrate … learn more

PRS plays classical music (post copyright). You can research composers, download MIDI files, and find instructional tips.

Data.gov is the home of the U.S. Government’s open data. Here you and your students will find the data, tools, and resources to conduct research, design data visualizations, … learn more

The Wall of Honor commemorates families who came here by ship, by plane, and by foot; honors those who endured forced migration from slavery; and remembers our own … learn more

This site makes the 25 million arrival records and over 900 ships of passage pictures in the Ellis Island Archives available to everyone. Search using your students names … learn more

While much of the content of the Mariner site in Newport News, Virginia, is about the physical museum itself, it also offers interesting links to the world’s explorers … learn more

Digital History, from the University of Huston, provides a very rich and in-depth look at American History. You can search by era, topic or resource type. Resources include … learn more

This site from the Department of Education is designed to help K–12 history teachers access resources and materials to improve U.S. history education in the classroom. Broken out … learn more

VoteSmart is a useful research tool. You can enter in a zip code or name and get information on your national, state and even local politicians (scroll to … learn more

The Library of Congress, National Archives and Records Administration, National Endowment for the Humanities, National Gallery of Art, National Park Service, Smithsonian Institution and United States Holocaust Memorial … learn more

A&E’s Biography Channel resources have been placed in digital format — look at this database of more than 25,000 persons.

Biographies.net is a huge collection of biographies about famous and not-so-famous individuals, including facts, birthday information, life story, profession, family and more – collaboratively assembled by contributing editors. … learn more

Footage from Movietone News and other sources portrays real time events from the past. It could encourage students to create their own productions online.

Archive.org, our webmasters favorite tool for tracking down web sites, also archives over 2,500 Old Time Radio shows. Not only can these programs be fun to listen to, … learn more

This section of the WWW Virtual Library system is a frequently updated Internet directory of over 2000 annotated links to high-quality English-language resources for a wide range of current international … learn more

EarthShots, from the USGS, introduces remote sensing by showing how satellite imagery is used to track change over time. The site provides outstanding images of sites around the … learn more

This site looks at coastal restoration projects in Louisiana. Maintained by the USGS National Wetlands Research Center, it includes instructor resources, a kids corner, slide shows and videos.

For an interactive, highly detailed, 3D look at the world, check out Google Earth. It’s free to use, but requires that you use the Google Chrome browser. Google … learn more

Information about particular animals, such as koalas, can be obtained at sites dedicated to the animal. More efficient than sifting thru online search engine results.

Our Mission IPAC at Caltech partners with NASA, NSF, JPL and the world-wide research community to advance exploration of our Universe. Beginning with the IRAS mission in 1985 … learn more

Purdue OWL offers over 200 free resources for a wide variety of student groups including ESL learners, junior high and high school students, adult education and even professional … learn more

StudyGuide was created by Mrs. Adams, a teacher in Birmingham, Alabama. Lessons include how to write a research paper, note-taking, and examples from different genres. Keep up with … learn more

Poets’ Org contains a listening room as well as biographies and links. This site is more representative of American poetry than others and is a good research launchpad.

The Perseus Project is an evolving digital library of resources for the study of the humanities. They are funded to perform research on developing tools to provide users … learn more

Roget’s Thesaurus has been re-imagined into this graphically rich site. Enter a word and search thru related words using tabs, sliders and word links. While not as animated … learn more

IMDb is an example of a specialized search engine and database dedicated to a single area of expertise. IMDb’s searchable database includes millions of movies, TV and entertainment … learn more

Abbreviations.com is a large and comprehensive directory and search engine for acronyms, abbreviations and initialisms on the Internet. Abbreviations.com holds hundreds of thousands of entries organized by a … learn more

Freesound is a good place to search for sound files. Its goal is to create a huge collaborative database of audio snippets, samples, recordings, and bleeps, … all … learn more

Carrot2 takes search results and assigns them into thematic folders. Search on a topic like 3D Printing to see it in action. It was created originally as a … learn more

Bing is another popular search engine which many prefer. Try a few and see which one you like.

Google is our webmaster’s preferred search web search site. For better results, click on the the gear icon when searching and check the following settings… : SafeSearch : … learn more

DuckDuckGo does not track or store anything about your searches. They do not profile users and show all users the same search results for a given search term. … learn more

PBS is another example of a wide-ranging content site that’s safe for students to search. Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) and its predecessor, National Educational Television (NET), have been … learn more

Another safe avenue for allowing students to do their own searches of discovery is to search one of the larger wide ranging content sites, like The Smithsonian Institution. … learn more

Similar to KidzSearch, with keyword and site blocking, the site is appropriate and formatted for younger students.

The Multnomah Library Homework Center provides a list of primary sources for a wide range of subjects and topics. Historical research relies on documents and artifacts that date … learn more

Google has a few tips and tricks to help you easily find information.

The U.C. Berkeley Library has developed a methodology for evaluating the quality of resources and evaluate their authority and appropriateness for your project. Useful for both students and … learn more

Editing PHP files can be done with any text editing program, like Windows’ built in NotePad editor or one of a number of free, open-source options. Our webmaster … learn more

The National Institutes of Health has created a primer on stem cells. Topics include the biological properties of stem cells, the important questions about stem cells that are … learn more

The DNA Learning Center provides educator workshops, student research partnerships, and an index of educational, media-rich web sites.

BioDesigns, Incorporated offers a simulation of a 4 person genetic engineering team– a geneticist, biologist, lawyer and an economist/ethicist. Targeted to Grades 7-12, this simulation provides a testbed … learn more

Years before they conquered the Internet, cats colonized our sofas. This video summarizes the same study featured in How Cats Conquered the World. The researchers analyzed DNA from … learn more

Smithsonian Magazine looks at how scientists used 9,000 years of feline genetics to chart their global rise to power. Researchers have used genetics to create the most extensive … learn more

Why study birds? One reason is to help us. Researchers at the University of Wisconsin are studying why birds can migrate hundreds of miles with no sleep, and … learn more

Centre of the Cell is a science education center hosted by Queen Mary University of London. It is the first science education center in the world to be … learn more

The neuroscience project at Washington University has developed a special study of the olfactory system. The site is graphically appealing and utilizes some new technology tools such as … learn more

Fast Plants was developed as research tool at the University of Wisconsin and has been used by K-12 teachers around the world for nearly 30 years as an … learn more

The National Air and Space Museum hosts a searchable library of digital images and video. Images include Museum events and behind-the-scenes activities, historic photos, and pictures of artifacts … learn more

NASA’s image library consolidates imagery spread across 60 collections into one searchable location. Students can embed content in their own sites and choose from multiple resolutions, including the … learn more

NASA’s Student Launch is a researched-based, competitive, experiential exploration activity. It includes yearly challenges reaching a broad audience of middle and high schools, colleges and universities, and non-academic … learn more

Lawrence Livermore National Lab has programs for both teachers and students. The Teacher Research Academy is a professional development program where middle school, high school, and community college … learn more

Maxis (now Electronic Arts) pioneered environmental simulation software for students. The series includes SimEarth, SimCity and, recently, the Sims (probably not appropriate for students). Each involves constructing a … learn more

Purple Plow Challenge, from the American Farm Bureau, encourages students to research scenarios related to food, hunger and sustainability and build their own prototypes to solve the defined … learn more

WestEd offers professional development, evaluation, research, coaching, and assessment development in all STEM subjects. Their resources include teacher professional development and classroom lessons to help students, address and … learn more

A growing body of research suggests that creating video games can be a highly engaging way for children to learn a range of STEM skills. Moreover, it encourages … learn more

WatchKnowLearn. To provide a world-class, online domain on which educators can store, categorize, and rate the best, K – 12 educational videos on the Internet today. And to … learn more

National Museum of the American Indian. Transforming teaching and learningabout Native Americans. Share more about Native Peoples’ vibrant, ongoing traditions and diverse cultures throughout the year with the … learn more

These themes have links to simple crafts, nursery rhymes, coloring book printouts, information, and/or quizzes based on the topic. Jump right into the educational resources at EnchantedLearning.com to make … learn more

Check out the most popular topics other Computer Programming teachers like you are looking for on Lesson Planet.

Create engaging lessons with 2.5 million vetted educational resources–videos, interactives, games, lesson ideas, and more.

NewseumED.org offers free resources to cultivate the First Amendment and media literacy skills essential to civic life. Learn how to authenticate, analyze and evaluate information from a variety … learn more

At Twinkl, we’ve been providing educators across the world with high quality, trusted teaching and learning resources for over a decade now. They’re all written and checked by … learn more

Inspire. Engage. Educate. Employ. The Next Generation of Explorers. A list of lesson plans and activities are provided. K-12 educators are invited to explore more STEM resources. The … learn more

The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History was founded in 1994 by Richard Gilder and Lewis E. Lehrman, visionaries and lifelong supporters of American history education. The Institute … learn more

We believe every little win in the classroom is a step towards a brighter future. That’s why we’re here for the “aha” moments. When a student lights up … learn more

EarthCam.com, the global network of owned and operated live streaming webcams, was built as a way to transport people to interesting and unique locations around the world that … learn more

The American Federation of Teachers’ Share My Lesson is a free, award-winning community-based site that brings together educators, parents and caregivers, paraprofessionals and school-related personnel, specialized instructional support … learn more