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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

Webcams images can be used to create time lapse videos. In this example, a years worth of images from the Kohm Yah-mah-nee Visitor Center webcam at Lassen National … learn more

EarthCam allows you to type in just about any location on earth and display a list webcams in that area.

Librarians have a weird sense of humor. This was the old joke: “The internet is like a library with no catalog where all the books get up and … learn more

American Institute of Physics (AIP) has online biographies of famous physicists, such as Newton, Einstein, and Bohr, and the history of key developments, such as the discovery of … learn more

The Lawrence Hall of Science has developed this web site to introduce nanotechnology to students. Includes topics like… How small is it? Who works on it? Why is … learn more

MathStudio brings unprecedented math power to your web browser or mobile device. Capable of doing everything from basic expressions to solving quadratic equations to graphing to data analysis … 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

The Teachers and Writers Collaborative predates the era of Web publishing. Based in NYC, it sponsors in-residence workshops. While not necessarily pertinent to the virtual world, the Collaborative … learn more

If you are a fan of PBS’ Great Performances, look at their web site for links and background. Excerpts can be heard, too.

The Educational Theater Association introduces both teachers and students to theater programs on the Web. It is aimed primarily at the secondary level. A monthly magazine and links … learn more

Virtual Drums lets you play a wide variety of virtual drum sets right from your web browser. Virtual Drumming includes free drumming lessons, games, drum sheet music and … learn more

This archived web site hosts a set of well-chosen links in both art and music for this student population. While many of the resource are no longer available … learn more

Pintura is designed as a mystery site at which students learn techniques, such as brushstrokes, by comparing an old painting-artist unknown-discovered in an attic with masterworks to determine … learn more

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

USA.gov is the federal government’s online guide to government information and services. Pick the topic and you can get information on it here. USA.gov provides a portal to … learn more

Because computers can track and remember different points of view and alternative decisions so much more easily than people, we find this feature more frequently on the Web … learn more

New content is added regularly to the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History website, including online exhibitions, videos, lesson plans, and issues of the online journal History Now, … learn more

This website connects Annenberg’s award-winning, comprehensive curriculum on the Constitution and its amendments to daily civics news and student discussion. Their nonpartisan writers sift through national and local … learn more

The year is 1909 and your family has made a monumental decision that will change the rest of your life.Can you imagine your future as you set out to leave … learn more

This archived web site provides a fascinating look at the kings Of ancient Egypt.

Patchwork indexes a number of other resources including treasure hunts, webquests, sample activities and 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

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

Explore the world of children’s literature KidLit TV is a winner of the Parents’ Choice Gold Award and has been selected as an American Association of School Librarians … learn more

The Global Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment (GLOBE) Program, sponsored by NASA, hosts historical data sets (1995 to present) made freely available to everyone. GLOBE provides … learn more

The Institute for Global Environmental Strategies focuses on sustainable development, the atmosphere, land formations such as volcanoes, and energy. Web resources are integrated along with offline resources and … learn more

The Bugscope project from the University of Illinois provides free interactive access to a scanning electron microscope (SEM) so that students anywhere in the world can explore the … learn more

The National Geographic Society has dedicated a portion of their web site to climate change news and information. Check out these pages for current items and topics, encouraging … learn more

Provides a real time look at the Grand Canyon, an every changing view.

During the early days of the Web wildlife sites seemed to hurl animals into the classroom because they appeared so “real”. For instance, a student can look into … learn more

Koko, a Lowland Gorilla born at the San Francisco Zoo, was an ambassador for gorillas all over the world. She spent her life at The Gorilla Foundation sanctuary … learn more

Will Burrard-Lucas talks about his travels to the Makgadikgadi Pans region of Botswana and go into detail on “some of the most charismatic (and cutest) creatures in Africa … learn more

At the Smithsonian National Zoo’s website, you can solve jigsaw puzzles and crossword puzzles, take a virtual world tour, send an e-card, and learn about animals and their … learn more

Any student can participate in the YouthCan workshops held at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City via an IRC. Usually held in April, this … learn more

Expanding the Connections of STEM Educators and Students Vernier Connections™ is a web-based platform that helps educators engage students in a fun, modern way through interactive and relevant investigations … learn more

These education theme pages are designed to provide the best of what the OceanExplorer.NOAA.gov website has to offer on a number of popular ocean science topics. Each theme … learn more

This map, maintained by National Drought Mitigation Center and updated weekly, tracks the current conditions in the United States. With droughts now impacting nearly every part of the … learn more

Wattpad is a writing community in which users are able to post articles, stories, fan fiction, and poems. Users are able to comment and like stories or join … learn more

Welcome to Jane Reichhold’s world of poetry that will make you say, “Ah-ha!” as you discover and explore the many short-form genres of poetry AHA! POETRY utilizes the … learn more

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

Sonnet Central is an archive of English sonnets, commentary, and relevant web links and a forum for poets to share and discuss their own work. Sonnets are grouped … learn more

Robert Pinsky, the 39th Poet Laureate of the United States, believes that poetry is a vocal art, an art meant to be read aloud. Reading a poem silently … learn more

This is a quirky web site that can be used to generate random words, phrases, sentences, and whole paragraphs. Great for “use this word in a sentence” or … learn more

Here’s another view of a data center. Who knew that the Internet included man traps, a kitchen, cooling towers, and bathrooms … keeping your data secure and the … learn more

Wonder what “the cloud” really looks like. Here’s a look at a Google data center, one you can explore yourself, on the web.

You think of this web site as k12irc.org. Your computer or phone thinks of it as 165.140.71.129. How a web site name is converted to an Internet address … learn more

Zunal is one of the original Internet sites that allows you to create web quests quickly and easily. It’s also a great place to see what other teachers … learn more

Scavenger hunts are a quick and simple activity that students will enjoy doing. They can help supplement lessons and get students involved in new and different ways. You … learn more

Located in San Francisco, California, the Exploratorium is a public learning laboratory exploring the world through science, art, and human perception. We value lifelong learning, curiosity, and inclusion. … learn more

The idea for this page and many of these links came from Phil Bradley’s Internet Search Engine page. While no longer maintained, Phil listed over 180 web search … 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

BASE is one of the world’s most voluminous search engines especially for academic web resources. BASE indexes more than 150 million curated documents from more than 7,000 sources. … learn more

Back when the Internet was starting, Yahoo was the go-to search web site. Yahoo still maintains an independent web search engine that provides good results.

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

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

When searching within a specific domain, remember to check out the domain’s journal and magazine web sites. Many offer searchable indexes of articles and resources to speed your … learn more

Matt Cutts, a software engineer at Google, provides tips for better web searching.

Here’s another web page to spring on students. Makes a fun and engaging introduction to the topic of information evaluation.

Anyone, in theory, can publish on the Web. Therefore, it is imperative for students to develop a critical eye to evaluate the credibility of Internet information. Virginia Montecino … learn more

Snopes is a well-regarded reference for sorting out myths and rumors on the Internet. It is a great source for identifying and debunking urban legends and similar stories … learn more

Dihydrogen Monoxide is one of the most dangerous chemicals in existence. It causes death and severe tissue damage, is a major component of acid rain, causes severe burns, … 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

W3Schools has a good introduction to PHP, as well as other web technologies like HTML, CSS (Cascading Style Sheets) and XML.

Go to WampServer where you can download a preconfigured copy of PHP, the Apache web server, and the MySQL data base. Makes setup very easy. This site may … learn more

How do I install it on a computer? You can download it directly from the PHP.net web site and install it yourself, or …

JSFiddle.net creates an interface in your web browser window where you can easily create, test, and share JavaScript programs. This video by Jason Diamond introduces JSFiddle and some … learn more

jQuery allows JavaScript to interact with the web browser. Everything from simple menus (like the one on this web site) to complex animations — jQuery drives a lot … learn more

W3Schools’ tutorial starts with a simple Display Date button and goes thru the language step-by-step. The built in Try It Yourself buttons allow you to see and modify … learn more

This video teaches some basic programming concepts using JavaScript. It introduces programming using RoboBob (worth watching just for that) and goes on to show how you can start … learn more

This web site allows you to create fully functional applications for Android cell phones. It uses a variant of Scratch, the drag and drop programming language. While App … learn more

This video introduces MIT App Inventor, which allows anyone to create Android apps using just your cell phone or tablet and a web browser using a variant of … learn more

Scratch is an educational programming language and multimedia authoring tool developed by MIT. It can be used by pupils, teachers, and parents for a wide range of educational … learn more

Fact Check has received many awards as a neutral and non-profit group. Located within the Annenberg Center at the University of Pennsylvania, it assesses the accuracy of U.S. … learn more

The Molecularium Project has created a number of ground breaking projects to encourage exploration and understanding of the molecular nature of the world around them. NanoSpace is a … learn more

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

This website, produced by scientists at the Wellcome Genome Campus near Cambridge in the UK, contains videos and activities describing genetics and genomics. Suitable for older students, this … 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

Biology in Motion,developed by an inspiring teacher, uses the Web’s animation capacities to illustrate such phenomenon as evolution, the cardiovascular system, and cell division. There are also free … learn more

Have you ever wondered how you can eat the things that you eat or how you can breathe or move your arms? If you think about it, it’s … learn more