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  1. Center for Improved Engineering and Science Education (CIESE) has several listings of projects
    1. Collaborative Projects
    2. Projects Using Primary Sources and Archived Collections
    3. Real time Data Projects
  2. Data Sources on the Web
    1. Antarctic meteorological data in real-time
    2. Census Data - from the U S Census Bureau
    3. City Data - data from numerous sources creating as complete and interesting profiles of all U.S. cities as possible - tens of thousands of city photos, hundreds of thousands of maps, satellite photos, stats about residents and much more
    4. Data from the County and City Databooks - this resource provides WWW access to the electronic versions of the 1988 and 1994 County and City Data Books. You can customize your search for a large variety of types of data for many cities.
    5. Data Library at Math Forum - collaborative projects, data sets, and other sources of data
    6. Data on the Net - Search or browse a listing of 363 Internet sites of numeric Social Science statistical data, data catalogs, data libraries, social science gateways, addresses and more.
    7. Earth Cam - a reference directory for locating live video cameras on the Internet
    8. Earth Science Data Tools and Web Sites
    9. FedStats: A to Z Topical List - the window on the full range of official statistical information available to the public from the Federal Government.
    10. Finding Data on the Internet - You'll soon be checking facts and downloading reputable data on everything from public safety to education to agriculture to crime to economics ... you name it. This site is intended as a resource for journalists, but why not make this a source for projects. Your students can find raw data related to: aviation, demographics, weather, energy, health, immigration and more.
    11. Gasoline Prices - U.S. retail gasoline prices (weekly U.S. retail gasoline prices, regular grade dollars per gallon, including all taxes)
      1. New York Gas Prices - lowest and highest prices for regular grade in the last 36 hours
      2. Toronto Gas Prices - lowest and highest prices for regular grade in the last 36 hours (in liters)
    12. Global Change Master Directory - a directory to Earth science data and services (from the Goddard Space Flight Center)
    13. Global Grocery List Project - How much does food cost in your town? Collect a grocery list of prices from the stores. Post the prices on the web and then compare your prices to prices around the world.
    14. Human Space Flight - real time data (NASA TV offers real time views from space occasionally)
    15. Images and Data - The Space Science and Engineering Center of the University of Wisconsin-Madison has links to real time satellite images, real time products, and other data sources.
    16. Internet Crossroads in Social Science Data - contains over 825 annotated links to data-related resources on the Internet
    17. Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research - list of data sources
    18. Localcensus - statistical information about the United States of America and all of its cities, zip codes, and counties.
    19. Map Stats - Find out the latest census information for a state, city, or town. State & County QuickFacts provides quick, easy access to facts about people, business, and geography.
    20. National Atlas of the United States of America - the single best Federal source for national maps and geographic information on the Web
    21. National Space Science Data Center - general public page
    22. Ocean World - real time data index
    23. On-Line Data - links to numerous real-time data sets which can be incorporated into your lesson plans
    24. Plot and follow cargo ship as they make their way across the ocean. A great way to collect real world data
    25. Primary Resources and Real-World Data - The Internet provides access to a wide range of primary resources such as letters, diaries, journals, logs, data, documents, speeches, and videos.
    26. Primary Sources On The Web - list of web sites containing primary source materials.
    27. Quantitative Environmental Learning Project - a rich source of data based projects
    28. Real Data - a list of data sources posted by Whatcom Community College's Online Math Center
    29. Real Time Data Projects - from the Center for Innovation in Engineering and Science Education
    30. Real Time Data Sites - also from the Center for Innovation in Engineering and Science Education
    31. Real Time Geophysical Data - listing of links
    32. Real-Time Science Data - access page
    33. Real Time Weather Data - from National Center for Atmospheric Research
    34. Ship Mates - Explore the Gulf of Maine as oceanographers do, using online research data
    35. Social Sciences Data Collection - posted by the University of California San Diego
    36. Space Science and Engineering Center - real time data
    37. Statistics Canada - Canadian data resources for students
    38. Sunspot Numbers - raw data of the daily number of sunspots from 1818 to the present. Is there a project here?
    39. Tables of Physical Data - thirteen categories of data
    40. USGS Real Time Data - water related data for the entire US
    41. U.S. Economy and the Federal Budget
    42. United States Historical Census Data Browser to find raw data for projects. You may search census data by decade from 1790 to 1970. There is a wealth of information here.
  3. eThemes - Categorized by subject or grade level, this site takes you to numerous Internet links to help incorporate technology into your lessons. eThemes is an extensive database of content-rich, age-appropriate resources organized around specific themes. These resources are created for educators to use in their classrooms.
  4. Innovative Classrooms - Edutopia's support of Project Based Learning.
  5. Integrating Technology into the Classroom - Numerous resources involving integration.
  7. License Plates of the World - Looking at Tennessee, for example, I found plates back to 1912.
  8. The Teacher's Guide to International Collaboration was developed to help teachers use the Internet to "reach out" globally. These materials were prepared as part of the Department of Education's International Education Initiative.
  9. Thinking Fountain is always changing and growing! You'll find: Activities and ideas, Galleries to show your work, Books you can use, and Surprises inspired by Thinking Fountain

 

Elementary

  1. 100th Day of School Additional Web sites Posting Activities for 100th Day - Suggested Activities
  2. Alta Vista's Photo Finder is a picture resource (If a content filter blocks image search at your school, take a look at our list of photo sources.)
  3. @rt Junction - structured virtual environment within which teachers and students can pursue artistic and educational goals through the activities, projects, and resources offered through this site
  4. Brain Teasers for grades 3-4, 5-6, and 7+ are listed each week.
  5. Check sheets from Project Based Learning - Creating guidelines can be time-consuming, so PBL has made a way for you to do it in no time! To make a project checklist for your students, first choose the grade level for the type of project you want your students to do.
  6. Collaborative Projects Tutorial - As educators our new challenge is to prepare our students to live and work in the new digital communication age. We are no longer limited to collaborative projects within the four walls of our classroom-- we can now collaborate with schools around the globe. There is no better way to teach our students the basics of digital communication than by joining or creating a collaborative project with our students. This tutorial will guide you as you select collaborative learning activities that you can join and will provide tips for designing and hosting your own.
  7. Creative Country Reports created by Rachel Murphy, 6th grade teacher. Some good ideas on putting together a report on a state or country.
  8. Culture Quest: Exploring Hispanic Cultures
  9. EduHound - Everything for K12 Education. They tracked it down so you would not have to.
  10. Eduweb Adventures - Art, Science, History and Geography- interactive site that lets children create their own art projects online, go undercover to expose illegal trade of tiger parts, time travel to the Renaissance, design space stations and many other exciting activities.
  11. How to Create a Virtual Tour - Welcome to this tour-within-a-tour! Here, you'll learn all the exciting ways to create, edit, enhance, and otherwise beautify and perfect your Virtual Tour. Dive in!
  12. Integrating Technology in your Curriculum - This resource page includes project-based units along with tutorials for applications, curriculum integration links and ideas, and teacher sites.
  13. Internet Field Trips are guided tours to the best of classroom-appropriate Web sites. Each field trip provides quick suggestions for using targeted Web sites to teach a specific topic. Within each area you'll find field trips in an alphabetical list of the following topics: Children's Literature, Language Arts, K-2, Math , Science, and Social Studies.
  14. Landmarks for Schools - This web site is dedicated to the idea that Information will be the raw material that drives the 21st century, and that today's students should be learning to BUILD with information.
  15. Pics4Learning - a categorized list of photos found in the Pics4Learning photographic library collection.
  16. Pop-Ups - Create your own pop-up cards with these step-by-step directions from Joan Irvine.
  17. Scholastic provides an index of all of their on-line projects at this site.
  18. School Gardens - Gardens are being integrated into the educational curriculum to teach children not only about plants, nature, and the outdoors, but other subjects as well. If you are considering this excellent way to promote project based learning (K-12) go here to find information on what others are doing. Other ideas on school gardens from the University of California
  19. Science Learning Network - Join the educators in their ongoing collaborative projects.
  20. Weaving The Internet Through Your Elementary Literacy Curriculum
  21. West Elementary Internet Projects - These are Internet projects and activities developed by the staff and students at Loogootee Elementary West.
  22. Virtual Field Trips - See an Internet4Classrooms collection of virtual field trips

Middle/High School

  1. Annenberg/CPB Exhibits Collection - High school Interactive Math and Science learning exhibits inspired by the video series in the Annenberg/CPB Multimedia Collection. Ten complete units in a variety of areas, with more to come.
  2. @rt Junction - structured virtual environment within which teachers and students can pursue artistic and educational goals through the activities, projects, and resources offered through this site.
  3. Current Projects available through NASA's Internet In the Classroom. Some examples are: Space Scientists Online, Women of NASA, Space Team Online and Aero Design Team Online.
  4. The Digital Classroom - (History and Civics) - provides materials from the National Archives and methods for teaching with primary sources .Activities and training for educators and students are also located here.
  5. EASE History (created by a group at Michigan State University) - Through the prism of US presidential campaign ads, users can better understand the complexities of campaign issues and their historical context by looking at historical events, and explore the meanings of core values by examining how these values have been applied in both historical events and campaign ads.
  6. Food Timeline - Ever wonder what the Vikings ate when they set off to explore the new world? How Thomas Jefferson made his ice cream? What the pioneers cooked along the Oregon Trail? Who invented the potato chip...and why? Food is the fun part of social studies! Explore the Food Timeline!
  7. Giddyup: The World of Horses - Ready for an on-line horse ride through cyberspace? Check out these terrific sites about horse history, equestrian sports, and more. Answer the questions after visiting each site to complete the crossword puzzle.
  8. Good News Bears Stock Market Project - A Web-based Interactive Stock Market Learning Project for K-12
  9. The Instruction, Learning & Technology Leadership Institute Projects OnLine Page - Numerous Science interactive projects.
  10. Locating climate and weather data and information from the NOAA Climate Diagnostics Center
  11. Major Document Collections from the Avalon Project at the Yale Law School - A good source for Primary Sources. Look through The Federalist papers, check out the Nuremberg War Crimes Trial, or many other collections of documents.
  12. Monthly themes from Apple's K-12 Curriculum site
  13. More Ideas Than You'll Ever Use for Book Reports
  14. National Geographic Xpeditions - This huge and growing site for geography educators and students contains more than a hundred original lesson plans and after-school activities for grades K-12, an outline map atlas with more than 1,800 free maps designed for printing or building Web sites, forums where teachers and students can discuss geography, and a 3-D virtual museum of geography built in the spirit of the game Myst.
  15. Pole to Pole Project - This is a 5th grade and 6th grade report on a geography project. Students are assigned a line of longitude and report on countries that their line passes through from North Pole to South Pole.
  16. Science Learning Network - Join the educators in their ongoing collaborative projects.
  17. This Day in History - presented by The History Channel. Other categories offered are this day: in Wall Street history, in automotive history and in Civil War History. I found this site on December 17 and discovered a film clip of Wilbur and Orville Wright's first flight.
  18. Travelocity - Use the Destination Guide to find a wealth of information about any country that you want to know about. You can get travel information such as Flights, Cars, and Hotels. However, you will also find a general overview of the country, plus information regarding the following: Map, Weather, Attractions, Culture, Business, Social Backroads, and Essentials. Make this site one of your stops on your next project featuring a country. Consider using the
  19. Virtual field trips posted at Internet4Classrooms
  20. Year of the Ocean activities and opportunities
Topics for Project Development

Biographies

  1. Biographies - a database of hundreds of biographies.
  2. Biography.com is the online version of the A&E show. This site has a searchable database and features a person who was born on the current day.
  3. Biographical Dictionary - This dictionary covers more than 33,00 notable men and women who have shaped our world from ancient times to the present
  4. Biography Center has over 25,000 biographies. Over 10,000 of them are in English. You can access a random biography or search for a specific person
  5. Biographies of historical persons related to American History.
  6. Biographies of the Founding Fathers - Colonial Hall contains 103 biographical sketches of America's founding fathers divided into 3 groups: Signers of the Declaration, Signers of the Articles of Confederation and Signers of the U. S. Constitution
  7. Distinguished Women of Past and Present - This site has biographies of women who contributed to our culture in many different ways. There are writers, educators, scientists, heads of state, politicians, civil rights crusaders, artists, entertainers, and others. Some were alive hundreds of years ago and some are living today.
  8. Gallery of Achievers - Features individuals who have shaped the twentieth century by their accomplishments.
  9. InfoPlease has biographies of people in the news today.
  10. Internet Public Library - Biographies resources
  11. Jewish Biographies from as far back in time as the Pentateuch to people in today's newspapers. They also have a link to Biographies of Jewish Women.
  12. Multnomah County Library Homework Center has a Biographies page with a large number of sites.
  13. NASA Astronaut Biographies - On-line detailed Astronaut Biographies were started with astronauts on active duty in 1995.
  14. Nobel Prize Winners - Links to winners in all of the disciplines

Inventors

  1. Inventors and Invention Units - numerous links
  2. Enchanted Learning Inventors - brief information on many inventions
  3. American Inventors and Inventions - Smithsonian collection
  4. KidInfo - History and biographies of inventors
  5. Inventors and Inventions Theme Page - curricular resources and links to instructional materials
  6. Inventors/Inventions - informational research site
  7. Canadian Inventors/Inventions - many links
  8. Textile Inventors - scroll down to find the list
  9. The Great Idea Finder - great site of information; innovation history
  10. Inventor/Invention Scavenger Hunt 1 - by Hazel Jobe
  11. Inventor/Invention Scavenger Hunt 2 - by Hazel Jobe

Countries or Continents

  1. Africa Information Center has links to the 51 countries on this continent.
  2. Antarctica: A Resource for Teachers and Students
  3. Country at a Glance - presented by the United Nations [This page opens in a new window. Close the window to return to this list.]
  4. History of Nations - a history of every nation in the world as well as many non-sovereign territories
  5. InfoNation - An easy-to-use, two-step database that allows you to view and compare the most up-to-date statistical data for the Member States of the United Nations. Countries of the World - including cities, flags, recipes and more. [This page opens in a new window. Close the window to return to this list.]
  6. Travel Services which offer destination guides
    1. Microsoft's Expedia Travel offers information on countries around the world. From their homepage go to Destination Information and select a region. Caution! Not all countries are listed. For example, only five African countries are listed.
    2. Online CityGuide advertises themselves as America's most comprehensive Internet travel site. Links are provided to each of the states where you will find three types of links: statewide, regions of the state, and cities.
    3. Travelocity offers information about countries around the world. You may select a country, region, or city from a pull down menu, or click on a map for a list of countries is a continent.
  7. U. S. Department of State: Background Notes - These publications include facts about the land, people, history, government, political conditions, economy, and foreign relations of independent states, some dependencies, and areas of special sovereignty. 
  8. The World Fact Book - Find out about communications, defense, economy, flag & map, geography, government, people, and transportation in any country around the world - from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe. This site is posted by experts in data collection, the Central Intelligence Agency.

Math

  1. Standard Measurements in Sports - is there a project idea here for you? (standard measurements in eight common sports)

States

  1. 50States.com provides a fact page about each state. On the fact page you will find links to sites related to the fact. For example, not only do you learn that the state flower of Texas is the bluebonnet, but you can also see bluebonnets in full bloom.
  2. Capitol Impact provides an index of state pages. At each state page you will see a map linking to information about the counties of that state.

Tropical Rain forest

  1. Go to the Biology Section of Links for K-12 Teachers

Weather

  1. Go to the Earth-Space Science Section of Links for K-12 Teachers
  2. Interested in finding raw weather data for a project? Weather Underground has current weather data for Memphis, TN. In the middle of the page, under conditions for the city you will find Historical Conditions. There you may select any day from the last eight years. Wow! Almost 3000 days of weather data! You may select any other location in the United States from a US map, and find the same kind of raw data for use in a project. Pick two cities on the same line of latitude and compare them, for instance.

Problem Based Learning

  1. University of Delaware - articles, ideas, videos, sample projects and more.
  2. PBL - useful guidelines and a variety of techniques and strategies that will facilitate your participation in a PBL group.
  3. What is Problem Based Learning - overview
  4. PBL Model- steps to take solving a PBL
  5. Differences between Problem Based learning and Project Based learning - Venn diagram
  6. How to be a coach/facilitator - PDF format; ideas on how to take on the role of a coach/facilitator
  7. How to start - PDF format ; ideas on how to start a PBL; points to consider during the process

Project Based Learning

  1. What is Project Based Learning? - description of the process
  2. Best Practices - Project based learning broken down into steps
  3. Checklists - all grade levels
  4. Checklist for Implementing Group Investigation. - Overview of the process
  5. Online Collaborative Projects -
  6. PBL - George Lucas Foundation
  7. PBL- all grade levels with examples.
  8. Project Based Learning - a Primer
  9. Project Based Learning - the Basics and examples
  10. Example Projects - Elementary
  11. Examples of Authentic Activities Supported by Technology - Middle school
  12. Harnessing the Power of the Web -a Tutorial for Collaborative Project-Based Learning
  13. Technospud's Projects - new projects; the archives

 


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