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Earthquakes
Understanding Earthquakes - your guide to global hiccups, with history, science,
famous accounts, and even a quiz. (Also check USGS)
EBSCO Web4School
EBSCO has created a direct-assign program geared to K-12 students of all reading
levels. EBSCO has provided a tool that enables teachers to supplement textbook
instruction with current, nonfiction magazine articles.
EdGate Copernicus Education
Gateway
Search the Curriculum Matrix for Lesson Plans.
Access Online Courses through e-Class Post.
Homework Assignments with SchoolNotes.com.
Search TeacherVision.
EDSITEment
Is a Web site devoted to computer-based instruction in the humanities. It includes
links to the top sites in history, social studies, English, language arts,
foreign languages, and art history. It also lists learning guides and other
resources for the classroom.
Education
Index
An annotated guide to the best education-related sites on the Web.
Education
News Online
Produced by the New York Times, an online newspaper just for students.
Edutopia Online
The George Lucas Educational Foundation website to "envision the future
of public education."
Enchanted
Learning
Produces children's educational web sites and games from A-Z which are designed
to capture the imagination while maximizing creativity, learning, and enjoyment.
This site has great information, crafts, and activities that are age-appropriate
for preschool to elementary, many include downloadable activity sheets.
eSchool News
The K-12 decision maker's technology and Internet newspaper with a careers
center along with literature review.
EgyptWorld
Explore the ancient pyramids in this virtual museum.
The Eisenhower Regional Alliance for Mathematics, Science and Technology Education
The Electronic
School
Is a quarterly technology magazine for K-12 school leaders. It is a print and
online supplement to The American School Board Journal in cooperation with
the Institute for the Transfer of Technology to Education (ITTE), a program
of the National School Boards Association.
Empire Internet Schoolhouse
Provides a collection of K-12 resources, projects, and discussion groups for
new Internet users.
Environment
- Exploring the Environment
Welcome to Exploring the Environment™ (ETE). The ETE online series, which
features an integrated approach to environmental earth science through modules
and activities, is developed at the NASA Classroom of the Future™; at
Wheeling Jesuit University. Through a cooperative agreement with the NASA Goddard
Space Flight Center, the ETE online series is supported by NASA's Information
Infrastructure Technology and Applications (IITA) Program, which facilitates
public use of Earth and Space Science remote sensing databases over the Internet.
Environmental Protection
Agency
Student activity pages along with teacher links.
ERIC
The Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC) is a federally funded national
information system. Resources at this gopher site include AskERIC information,
education listserv archives, lesson plans, and links to educational resources.
European
Exploration of the New World
Created by three fifth- and sixth-grade students, this ThinkQuest Junior activity
was a finalist during the competition in 2000 and can be used both as a resource
and as an example for a project students might enjoy doing. It includes an
overview of the various motives behind exploration, information about individual
explorers categorized by country, and several activities (i.e., crossword puzzles,
word searches) students can complete using their knowledge of explorers.
European
Voyages of Exploration
This comprehensive tutorial focuses on 15th-and 16th-century Spain and Portugal,
the motivations behind explorations sponsored by these two nations, and the
consequences of colonization.
Exploratorium: The
Museum of Science, Art, and Human Perception
Housed within the walls of San Francisco's Palace of Fine Arts, the Exploratorium
is a collage of over 650 science, art, and human perception exhibits. The Exploratorium
is a leader in the movement to promote the museum as an educational center.
Exploration
Age of Exploration - this site provides links to biographies of six explorers:
Erik the Red, Christopher Columbus, John and Sebastian Cabot, Ferdinand Magellan,
Jacques Cartier, and Amerigo Vespucci. Short biographies include general
information about the explorers and links to more specific details. Most
appropriate for use with upper-elementary students, the site may be used
as a starting point for further research.
Explore Science
Brush up on harmonic motion, genetics, optics, and even your golf game at this
shockwave-intensive site devoted to science theory.
Explorers
Picture Dictionary for Little Explorers
Designed for use in second and third grades, this area of the picture dictionary
provides information about different explorers. Students may search for names
alphabetically or click on predetermined categories such as "Americas" or "Early
1500s" to find information about specific explorers. Many entries include
links to additional information.
Exploring
Maps
The United States Geological Survey offers a multidisciplinary set of materials
designed to help grade 7-12 students learn basic map reading and mapmaking,
and develop an understanding of how maps can be used as representations of
reality. Although not specifically for elementary school, there may be some
things on this site that 5th and 6th grade children will enjoy learning.
If you have a link you would like to add, please use the form link below to contribute. Or email Faye Lourenso at with the link address and a comment about the site.