You will find the following websites both enlightening and fun to explore.
Everyone
Ben's Guide to the US Government
This site has everything you ever wanted to know about our country’s government. There is a comprehensive site index which lists the topics in order alphabetically. There are plenty of interactive features, games, and a glossary.
Edsitement
Students of all ages can find many learning activities and resources collected on this site from around the web. There are several categories from which to choose including: Art & Culture, Foreign Language, History and Social Studies, and Literature and Language Arts.
National Gallery of Art
Students will enjoy the many different opportunities to create art on this website by the National Gallery of Art. They can create a tropical landscape, snap pictures and then add special effects, construct a collage of photo snippets, and decorate a 17th century dollhouse.
The National Park Service
The National Park Service website is devoted to educating people of all ages on a variety of topics including American history, archeology, and famous people. Students can explore webcam content, podcasts, and breathtaking photos. Younger students can play games, learn new Junior Ranger songs, explore national parks with Elmo, and become a Web Ranger.
NASA
This NASA website has a plethora of learning opportunities for all ages. The “Kids” pages are organized by grade level, one each for K-4, 5-8, and 9-12. Students can explore space science topics by playing games, watching podcasts, and watching videos.
Elementary
National Geographic Kids
This website has a lot of kid-friendly features. Students can enter a search term or browse the numerous buttons on the home page to play games, watch videos, take quizzes, and learn about the many different featured animals.
Smithsonian Education
This website created by the Smithsonian Institution has a variety of topics for students to explore. They can take a tour of America through the artwork of Robert Cottingham, size up the universe in an interactive challenge, and zoom in on Neil Armstrong’s space suit to learn more about its parts and what they do.
A Student’s Guide to Climate Change
This site is chock full of information about climate change. Students can explore videos, play games and complete challenges. They will learn what climate change is, why it is happening, what affects it is having on the Earth, and what they can do to help.
Wonderopolis
Wonderopolis is a website devoted to answering the questions that children around the world wonder about. The “Wonder of the Day” is a new question each day answered in kid-friendly terms. Students can listen to the article, click on vocabulary words to find out what they mean, view photos, and watch videos related to the topic
Stopbullying.gov
Stopbullying,gov is devoted to helping students and adults stop bullying in schools. The “Kids” section helps students understand what bullying is and how to prevent it. There are tips on how to deal with cyber bullying and what to do if they see somebody being bullied.
Middle School
Global Trek
Students will have fun learning about countries around the world on this site. They can keep a travel journal as they learn about the people, culture, and history of the countries they visit. Some countries they visit have games, photos, videos, and a feature that allows them to chat with a student in their native language with a translator.
National Science Digital Library
This website provides teachers and students of all ages with an abundance of information and resources on any science and math topic. Each resource comes with a user review, tags, education standards alignment, and a thorough description of the activity.
iCivics
iCivics is a website founded by Justice Sandra Day O’Connor to help students in the U.S. learn about their government. Through 19 different games students learn about democracy, constitutional law, the branches of government, elections, and campaigns.
Wonderopolis
Wonderopolis is a website devoted to answering the questions that children around the world wonder about. The “Wonder of the Day” is a new question each day answered in kid-friendly terms. Students can listen to the article, click on vocabulary words to find out what they mean, view photos, and watch videos related to the topic
Youngzine
Youngzine has a comprehensive collection of current events articles written by students especially for students. Students can browse news articles in World News, Science and Tech, Our Earth and Society and Arts.
Stopbullying.gov
Stopbullying,gov is devoted to helping students and adults stop bullying in schools. The “Kids” section helps students understand what bullying is and how to prevent it. There are tips on how to deal with cyber bullying and what to do if they see somebody being bullied.
High School
iCivics
iCivics is a website founded by Justice Sandra Day O’Connor to help students in the U.S. learn about their government. Through 19 different games students learn about democracy, constitutional law, the branches of government, elections, and campaigns.
IWitness
IWitness provides students with thousands of first-hand accounts from people who witnessed and lived through the Holocaust. Each video has a written description, and introduction to the person, and clickable related topics and terms.
The Holocaust Museum
The Holocaust Museum’s site provides students with everything they could possibly want to know about the Holocaust. There are podcasts of interviews of Holocaust survivors, and encyclopedia of Holocaust terms, timelines, maps, and plenty of primary source documents.
Youngzine
Youngzine has a comprehensive collection of current events articles written by students especially for students. Students can browse news articles in World News, Science and Tech, Our Earth and Society and Arts.
Everyone
Ben's Guide to the US Government
This site has everything you ever wanted to know about our country’s government. There is a comprehensive site index which lists the topics in order alphabetically. There are plenty of interactive features, games, and a glossary.
Edsitement
Students of all ages can find many learning activities and resources collected on this site from around the web. There are several categories from which to choose including: Art & Culture, Foreign Language, History and Social Studies, and Literature and Language Arts.
National Gallery of Art
Students will enjoy the many different opportunities to create art on this website by the National Gallery of Art. They can create a tropical landscape, snap pictures and then add special effects, construct a collage of photo snippets, and decorate a 17th century dollhouse.
The National Park Service
The National Park Service website is devoted to educating people of all ages on a variety of topics including American history, archeology, and famous people. Students can explore webcam content, podcasts, and breathtaking photos. Younger students can play games, learn new Junior Ranger songs, explore national parks with Elmo, and become a Web Ranger.
NASA
This NASA website has a plethora of learning opportunities for all ages. The “Kids” pages are organized by grade level, one each for K-4, 5-8, and 9-12. Students can explore space science topics by playing games, watching podcasts, and watching videos.
Elementary
National Geographic Kids
This website has a lot of kid-friendly features. Students can enter a search term or browse the numerous buttons on the home page to play games, watch videos, take quizzes, and learn about the many different featured animals.
Smithsonian Education
This website created by the Smithsonian Institution has a variety of topics for students to explore. They can take a tour of America through the artwork of Robert Cottingham, size up the universe in an interactive challenge, and zoom in on Neil Armstrong’s space suit to learn more about its parts and what they do.
A Student’s Guide to Climate Change
This site is chock full of information about climate change. Students can explore videos, play games and complete challenges. They will learn what climate change is, why it is happening, what affects it is having on the Earth, and what they can do to help.
Wonderopolis
Wonderopolis is a website devoted to answering the questions that children around the world wonder about. The “Wonder of the Day” is a new question each day answered in kid-friendly terms. Students can listen to the article, click on vocabulary words to find out what they mean, view photos, and watch videos related to the topic
Stopbullying.gov
Stopbullying,gov is devoted to helping students and adults stop bullying in schools. The “Kids” section helps students understand what bullying is and how to prevent it. There are tips on how to deal with cyber bullying and what to do if they see somebody being bullied.
Middle School
Global Trek
Students will have fun learning about countries around the world on this site. They can keep a travel journal as they learn about the people, culture, and history of the countries they visit. Some countries they visit have games, photos, videos, and a feature that allows them to chat with a student in their native language with a translator.
National Science Digital Library
This website provides teachers and students of all ages with an abundance of information and resources on any science and math topic. Each resource comes with a user review, tags, education standards alignment, and a thorough description of the activity.
iCivics
iCivics is a website founded by Justice Sandra Day O’Connor to help students in the U.S. learn about their government. Through 19 different games students learn about democracy, constitutional law, the branches of government, elections, and campaigns.
Wonderopolis
Wonderopolis is a website devoted to answering the questions that children around the world wonder about. The “Wonder of the Day” is a new question each day answered in kid-friendly terms. Students can listen to the article, click on vocabulary words to find out what they mean, view photos, and watch videos related to the topic
Youngzine
Youngzine has a comprehensive collection of current events articles written by students especially for students. Students can browse news articles in World News, Science and Tech, Our Earth and Society and Arts.
Stopbullying.gov
Stopbullying,gov is devoted to helping students and adults stop bullying in schools. The “Kids” section helps students understand what bullying is and how to prevent it. There are tips on how to deal with cyber bullying and what to do if they see somebody being bullied.
High School
iCivics
iCivics is a website founded by Justice Sandra Day O’Connor to help students in the U.S. learn about their government. Through 19 different games students learn about democracy, constitutional law, the branches of government, elections, and campaigns.
IWitness
IWitness provides students with thousands of first-hand accounts from people who witnessed and lived through the Holocaust. Each video has a written description, and introduction to the person, and clickable related topics and terms.
The Holocaust Museum
The Holocaust Museum’s site provides students with everything they could possibly want to know about the Holocaust. There are podcasts of interviews of Holocaust survivors, and encyclopedia of Holocaust terms, timelines, maps, and plenty of primary source documents.
Youngzine
Youngzine has a comprehensive collection of current events articles written by students especially for students. Students can browse news articles in World News, Science and Tech, Our Earth and Society and Arts.