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Maps and Atlases
Atlapedia Online
Go here for full color physical and political maps as well as key facts and statistics on countries of the world.
http://www.atlapedia.com/
Earth Viewer
With this site you can view either a map of the Earth showing the day and night regions at this moment, or view the Earth from the Sun, the Moon, above any location you select based on latitude and longitude and more! This site is produced by Fourmilab of Switzerland.
http://www.fourmilab.ch/earthview/
Google Maps
The online version of Google Earth. You can find a road map or look at satelite photos of the Earth!
http://maps.google.com/
Map Machine Atlas
This site includes political and physical maps, flags, facts, and country profiles. From National Geographic.
http://plasma.nationalgeographic.com/mapmachine/index.html
Maps
Professor David J. Leveson from Brooklyn College put this informationl site together.
http://academic.brooklyn.cuny.edu/geology/leveson/core/linksa/maptop.html
Maps That Teach
A really fun site for learning continents, states, and even features of the U.S.
http://www.yourchildlearns.com/geography.htm
Play Kids Games
Scroll down the list of games until you see all the map games!
http://www.playkidsgames.com/problem_solveGames.htm
Math
AAA Math
Use this site to practice basic math skills. You can search by skill or by grade level.
http://www.aaamath.com/
A + Math
Another site with some fun math games. Enjoy!
http://www.aplusmath.com
Brain Boosters
Discovery School has lots of fun puzzles and challenges for you. Go for it!
http://school.discovery.com/brainboosters/
Cool Math
This site is fully interactive and allows the user to sharpen basic math skills, play math-related games and explore new math concepts.
Remember, it is a .com site, so don't click on the ads.
http://www.coolmath.com/
Math Playground
Practice your math skills, play a logic game, and have some fun!
http://www.mathplayground.com/
Maths Is Fun
Check out this fun site. Did you know there are lots of different maths?
http://www.mathsisfun.com/
Multiplication.com
This is a very good place to practice your multiplication facts and have fun at the same time!
http://multiplication.com/
Missions - California - General
California Missions
This site has information on all the missions. A good starting place.
http://www.californiamissions.com/cahistory/index.html
California Missions - Contacting
If you would like to visit a mission, know when it is open, and so forth, this is the site for you. Please note that not all the links from this page are good.
http://www.ca-missions.org/contact.html
Mission Tours
This is a fun site with one person's own photos of the missions he has visited. He has recently added in links to Google maps of some of the missions.
http://missiontour.org/index.htm
My Mission
This site is run by a non-profit group who's goal is to support the preservation of California's missions. There is lots of interersting information in this "cyber museum."
http://www.mymission.org/mymmis.html
Missions - California - Individual
Carmel Mission/San Carlos Borromeo de Carmelo
A nice site. The 4th Grade Corner is perfect for report information.
http://www.carmelmission.org/4thgrade.html
Purisima Mission
Wonderful information on the mission. Be sure to check out the Picture Tour and the section written just for 4th graders!
http://www.lapurisimamission.org/
San Antonio de Padua Mission
This site has been created by a collection of non-profit groups from near the mission including the Salinan Indian Nation!
http://www.pelicannetwork.net/mission.san.antonio.htm
San Buenaventura Mission
A complete history of the mission. If you don't know what a word means, click it. They help you with the vocabulary.
http://www.californiamissions.com/morehistory/sanbuenaventura.html
San Diego de Alcala Mission
Read the Mission History, then visit the Fourth Grade Information. The Interesting Facts has some fun items.
http://www.missionsandiego.com/
San Francisco de Asis
Lots of history and information on the buildings. Follow the trail.
http://missiontour.org/sanfrancisco/index.htm
San Francisco de Solano/Sonoma Mission
A quick overview about the mission. They have links to help with vocabulary and also help you write your bibliography. Also try
this page
from the Napa area for a short history of the mission.
http://www.californiamissions.com/cahistory/solano.html
San Gabriel Archangel Mission
A quick overview about the mission. They have links to help with vocabulary and also help you write your bibliography.
http://www.californiamissions.com/cahistory/sangabriel.html
San Jose Mission(in Fremont)
A quick overview about the mission. They have links to help with vocabulary and also help you write your bibliography.
http://www.californiamissions.com/cahistory/sanjose.html
San Juan Bautista Mission
A nice history of the mission. Click on Links to find other information.
http://www.oldmissionsjb.org/default.htm
San Juan Capistrano
The church's official site. Go to the
history
section.
http://www.missionsjc.com/
San Luis Obispo Mission
A history of the mission form the church's web site.
http://www.missionsanluisobispo.org/history.html
San Miguel Archangel Mission
Mission San Miguel suffered severe damage in an earthquake in 2003. However, their website still is running, and it has a very complete history section. The
online tour
and the information about the
Salinan Tribe
are both very useful.
http://www.missionsanmiguel.org/
San Rafael Mission
A quick overview about the mission. They have links to help with vocabulary and also help you write your bibliography.
http://www.californiamissions.com/cahistory/sanrafael.html
Santa Barbara Mission
A very complete history of the Mission.
http://www.sbmission.org/history.shtml
Santa Clara Mission
Santa Clara Mission is in the middle of a college campus today! This is Santa Clara University's mission page. Click on Mission History for more information.
http://www.scu.edu/mission/
Santa Cruz Mission
Santa Cruz Mission has a fun site. Click on the bell that says Mission Santa Cruz for lots of information. You can minimize the ads on the right hand side.
http://http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Aegean/7151/
Santa Ines Mission
This is a very nice site! Lots of links to visit. Make sure you watch the slide show. Be patient while it loads.
http://www.missionsantaines.org/home.html
Soledad Mission
This mission, whose full name is Mission Nuestra Senora Dolorosisima de la Soledad, is nothing but ruins now. Read its history from the Monterey County Historical Society.
http://www.mchsmuseum.com/missionsol.html
Music
DSO Kids
Do you like music? This fun site is from the dallas Symphony Orchistra. Learn about composers, listen to different instruments, and try some fun games and activities.
http://www.adsokids.com
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Native Americans - California
Native Americans - General
Native Americans - Individual Tribes
Native Americans - California
Costanoan Rumsen Carmel Tribe
Costanoan Rumsen Carmel Indian Tribe, part of the group also refered to as Ohlone, have put together a site with lots of information about the tribe's culture and history.
http://crc.nativeweb.org/
The First Californians: Native Cultures
California Historical Society brings you this information as part of California History Online.
http://www.californiahistory.net/Native_1.htm
500 Nations - California
This is a wonderful site with links to many of California's tribal websites as well as links to museums, parks and other place where you can learn more about California's first people.The
http://500nations.com/California_.asp
Ohlone/Costanoan Esselen Nation
This site was developed by members of the Ohlone tribe whose ancestors came from villages that were located near moderrn day Watsonvile, Monterey, and Salinas.
http://www.esselennation.com/
Ohlone Project for Kids
This site was put together by students at Natural Bridges a few years ago.
http://www.bayview.santacruz.k12.ca.us/ohlone/main.html/
Native Americans - General
Cultures of North America
Minnesota State University has an online museum. This page has links to brief informational pages about dozens of tribes.
http://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/cultural/northamerica/
Native Americans
This private site has some good information on different tribes including Cherokee, Crow, Iroquois, and Mohawk. Remember, this is an individual person's site, so evaluate the information carefully.
http://www.crystalinks.com/nativeamer.html
Native Visions of the Natural World
This site looks at the four main tribal regions of the US; The Woodland tribes of the Northeast (Iroquois), Southwestern tribes (Hopi), Plains Indians (Lakota) , and the NorthWestern Tribes (Tlingit). A good starting place from a reliable source, the Carnegie Museum of Natural History.
http://www.carnegiemuseums.org/cmnh/exhibits/north-south-east-west/index2.html
Native Americans - Individual Tribes
Cherokee History
This tribe was originally loacated on the Central East Coast. There is a lot if information here. Skim and scan for what you need.
http://www.tolatsga.org/Cherokee1.html
History of the Cherokee
This site was put together by a member of the Cherokee Nation. Some excellent information.
http://cherokeehistory.com/
Creek Indians
Brief history of the Creek tribe. Site is from Minnesota State University's e-museum.
http://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/cultural/northamerica/creek_indians.html
The Creek nation - North Georgia's American Indians
This site gives very good information about the tribes that were part of the Creek Confederacy in the Southeastern US. Be careful not to click on the ads!
http://www.ngeorgia.com/history/creek.html
Iroquois History
A lot of information hereabout the Iroquois Nation from the Northeast. Scroll down and read the section headings. Or, use the Edit - Find menu to search for a key word on the page.
http://www.tolatsga.org/iro.html
Penacook History
This tribe lived near Ms Smith's home hown in New England. Scan the headings for information you are interested in.
http://www.dickshovel.com/penna.html
Seminole
Brief history of the Seminole tribe. Site is from Minnesota State University's e-museum.
http://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/cultural/northamerica/seminole.html
Seminole Tribe of Florida
This is the official site of the Seminole Tribe. An excellent resource with links that will give you the tribe's history, cultural inforation, maps, pictures, and more.
http://www.seminoletribe.com/
O
The Olympics
The International Olympic Committee
This is the site of the international group that runs all the Olympics. Do you know when and where the next Winter Olympics will be held? Learn that an so much more!
http://www.olympic.org/uk/index_uk.asp
The U.S. Olympic Team
The US Olympic Team is the group that supports all the American athletes. They work year-round working with skaters, track athletes, basketball and soccer players, and all the other athletes training for the chance to win gold. Check out their pages to learn about America's ambassador athletes.
http://www.usolympicteam.com
Vancouver 2010
Head north to Vancouver, Canada for the 2010 Winer Olympics.
http://www.vancouver2010.com/en
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Plants
Poetry
Plants
The Great Plant Escape
Help Detective LepLant and his partners Bud and Sprout unlock the amazing mysteries of plant life!
http://www.adsokids.com
The Plant Explorer
This cool site is from the United Kingdom!
http://www.naturegrid.org.uk/plant/index.html
Poetry
Poetry with Jack Prelutsky
Explore the world of poetry with America's Children Poet Laureate, Jack Prelutsky.
http://www.jackprelutsky.com
Poetry with Shel Silverstein
A wonderful site dedecated to the author of
A Light in the Attic
,
Where the Sidewalk Ends
,
The Giving Tree
and more. You can even listen to Shel, who passed away in 1999, read some of his poems!
http://www.shelsilverstein.com
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Reptiles
Reptiles
This a a great place to go to learn about lots of different reptiles. From national Geographic!
http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/reptiles/
Oakland Zoo - Reptiles
Oakland has a wonderful zoo, and the Zoo has a great website! Learn all about your favorite reptile.
http://www.oaklandzoo.org/animals/reptiles/
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Santa Cruz County
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States
Santa Cruz County
Friends of Santa Cruz State Parks
We are so lucky to have so many parks available to visit right near by. This site tells you about some of the state parks.
http://thatsmypark.org/
Santa Cruz Circle Trail
This site is fun. There are trails for hiking that go all over town. This site shows you some of the cool places you can stop and visit.
http://www.ecotopia.org/trail/index.html
Santa Cruz City
Did you know Santa Cruz had its own official web site? Find out all about your home town.
www.ci.santa-cruz.ca.us
Santa Cruz Conference and Visitors Council
Some people come to santa Cruz on vaction. This site has lots of information for them and for us!
http://www.santacruz.org/index.shtml
Santa Cruz County Fair
The official website of our annual County Fair!
http://www.santacruzcountyfair.com
Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History
Have you ever climbed on the big whale statue in front of this museum? What fun events are happening this month?
http://www.santacruzmuseums.org/
Spelling
Spelling City
This is a fun site for practicing spelling. You can type in a list of words, then test yourself. Want to see if your teacher has put your class list on the site?
Click here to check which Westlake
teachers are using the site.
The 50 States
The Nifty Fifty States
Julie Foster, an elementary teacher put this list of states sites for her students and you! A good place to look.
http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/fil/pages/listthe50sju.html
State Report Information
Multnomah County's librarians always put together great resources. This list of links is another great resource.
http://www.multcolib.org/homework/stateshc.html
States and Capitals
There are a lot of facts available here, but there are also ads. This is a commercial site, so think about what you're clicking on! Good for hotels and so forth, but maybe not he bast for the basic facts.
http://www.50states.com
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Thanksgiving
The First Thanksgiving
A wonderful Thanksgiving resource from Scholastic!
http://www.scholastic.com/scholastic_thanksgiving/?ESP=Teachers/ib/20081113/awa/sa_thanksgiving_chats_2_5///thlp/tout////
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Water
Women's History
Water
EEK! - Round & Round It Goes
Learn all about the water cycle from this site from Wisconsin's Dept. of Natural Resources. See how well you can do on the quiz.
http://dnr.wi.gov/org/caer/ce/eek/earth/groundwater/watercycle.htm
Loch Lomond Reservoir
Learn about our local reservoir. It supplies our drinking water, and is a place to have fun as well!
http://www.ci.santa-cruz.ca.us/wt/recreation/index.html
Thirstin's Water Cycle
This cool site comes from the Environmental Protection Agency, part of the U.S. Government. The movies will help explain the water cycle.
http://dnr.wi.gov/org/caer/ce/eek/earth/groundwater/watercycle.htm
Women's History
About Women's History
This is a wonderful jumping off point for researching famous (and not-so-famous) women. From the main page, look for "Essentials." Under "Notable Women," click for biographies or, if you'd like to search for quotes, choose "quotations by notable women."
http://womenshistory.about.com
Distinguished Women
Lots and lots of women's biographies listed here! A few links are no longer good.
http://www.distinguishedwomen.com
NASA Quest - Women of NASA
Interested in learning about American women involved in NASA and space travel? Try this site. You might even be able to join in a live chat with a NASA scientist or astronaut!
http://quest.arc.nasa.gov/women/intro.html
National Women's Hall of Fame
This site is exactly what it sounds like. Great American women are recognized in the Hall of Fame in Seneca, NY. Search by person's name.
http://www.greatwomen.org/home.php
National Women's History Project
The official site for the National Women's History Project.
http://www.nwhp.org/
Scholastic - Research Tools - Women's History
Scholastic Books has a great research site! Lots of general information as well as biographies of lots of wonderful women!
http://teacher.scholastic.com/researchtools/articlearchives/womhst/index.htm
Senator Barbara Boxer/California : Women's History Month
Senator Boxer has a great web site with a wonderful resource for Women's History month. Try the quiz!
http://boxer.senate.gov/whm/index.html
Who Was She? Biographies of Women Authors
Ms Branch put together this web page with links to information about women authors. We have print resources, either biographies or collective biographies, for all the women on the web page.
http://my-ecoach.com/online/webresourcelist.php?rlid=4343