Resource Links

Teacher Resources

• Eight Grade Computer Class
• Yahooligans (Search Engine for Kids)
• Ask Jeeves for Kids (Search Engine for Kids)
• World Almanac For Kids (Great resource for reports)
• InfoPlease.com (FactMonster) On-Line Dictionary, Encyclopedia, and Almanac. A great place to start if you're working on a report.
• Kids Valley Webgarden Great site for finding information about plants, veggies, flowers, etc.
  Sixth graders... check here for veggie information for your science projects.
• Dole 5-A-Day Sixth graders...check here for veggie information for your science projects.
• Produce Oasis Sixth graders...check here for an alphabetical index of veggies and fruits.
• Watch Your Garden Grow Sixth graders...this is a great site for information on veggies.
• Vegetable Guide...ABC listing
• My First Garden Sixth graders...check this our for information on your science project.
• World Flag Database This site not only has flags, but also capital cities, populations, currency, and the main language spoken in each country.
• Lonely Planet This site gives you information about different countries all over the world.
• Odyssey Online This site has a lot of information about the Near East, Egypt, Greece, Rome and Africa. Great resource for reports!
• Hieroglyphs This site is an excellent introduction to hieroglyphs. Check it out!
• Write Like an Egyptian Type in a word and see what it looks like in hieroglyphics. Fun and educational!
• Word Central for Kids
• Great Sites This site is a product of the American Library Association, full of information for students and parents.
• 50States.com A great resource for writing a report about the United States.
• Pics4Learning A great website that provides excellent pictures for any of your school projects. Great for fifth graders who are looking for pictures for their State Projects.
• Geography Puzzles and Maps of the United StatesSelect All States for an excellent game.
• The US50 Check this out for a lot of information about the United States.
• Map Quiz on the US States Have fun taking this little test about the states!
• States Quiz Check it out!
• U.S. Games Under the flag, select Level 1, Beginner and click Play! Then try Level 2 and 3.
  Under the Capitals column you can also select a game! Have fun!
• States and Capitals Game
• World Almanac For Kids (States reports)
• NetState.com (States reports)
• Britannica.com A great on-line Encyclopedia for doing research for your reports.
• Weatherbase.com This is a great web site if you need to find the average temperatures, precipitation, clear days, cloudy days, etc. for any state or country. Great for the "USA projects" in fifth grade.
• National Park ServiceClick on Search and type in the name of a state and it will give you the National parks in that state.
• Official City Sites Ignore advertising! On the left side of the screen, select links for Special State Info. It includes the State Seal.
• AnyFlag.com A great resource for working on those "USA projects" in fifth grade. Click on the words US State to begin.
• U.S. Census Bureau
• ZoomSci by PBS Kids Are you looking for great science projects that are fun and easy to create. Check out this web site for great ideas.
• Science Fair Central
• Kidspace Science Fair Project Guide
• Science Fair projects and internet links to other science websites
• Science Fair project ideas and Cool Links to other science websites
• Bunsen Bob's Science Hunt
• Science Fair project ideas from FSEA (Future Scientists and Engineers of America)
• Science Fair Idea Bank
• Science Fair Projects
• Epic 2014 - a science fiction look at the future of media technology.
  Produced by Robin Sloan for the Museum of Media History

The following are links that are being used by the eighth graders as they prepare for their trip to Washington D.C. The students can use the links to research some of the historic landmarks that they will be visiting. "The ACTS Explorer," - written & published by American Christian Tours, 201 E. South Street, Rice Lake, WI 54868 - (800) 222-2001 - mail@acts-tours.com

refer to page 9 in "The ACTS Explorer"
The Capitol Building
The Senate
The House of Representatives
The Library of Congress
The Supreme Court

refer to page 27 in "The ACTS Explorer"
The National Mall (click on inDEPTH link)
The Smithsonian Institution
National Museum of American History
National Air and Space Museum
National Museum of Natural History
National Archives Experience
National Gallery of Art

refer to page 41 in "The ACTS Explorer"
Washington Monument (click on inDEPTH link)
Lincoln Memorial
Vietnam Veterans Memorial
Korean War Veterans Memorial (click on inDEPTH link)
World War II Memorial

refer to page 47 in "The ACTS Explorer"
Thomas Jefferson Memorial (click on inDEPTH link)
Franklin D. Roosevelt - FDR Memorial (click on inDEPTH link)
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

refer to page 53 in "The ACTS Explorer"
The White House
The Secret Service
Ford's Theater/Petersen House (click on inDEPTH link)
Federal Bureau of Investigation

refer to page 57 in "The ACTS Explorer"
Arlington National Cemetery
Tomb of the Unknowns
Marine Corps Memorial "Iwo Jima"

refer to page 65 in "The ACTS Explorer"
Mount Vernon

refer to page 84 in "The ACTS Explorer"
Statue of Liberty
Ellis Island
New York Stock Exchange