Civics
SOL - Civics

• Ben's Guide to U.S. Government for Kids - http://bensguide.gpo.gov/
  Something for everyone, including adults, interested in learning more about our government.
  • Symbols of the U.S. Government - Grades K-2 - Virginia Civics SOL 1.11
  • State versus National Government - Grades 3-5 - Virginia History & Social Science SOL - Govt.5(a)
  • Branches of Govenment - Grades 6-8 - Virginia History & Social Science SOL - Govt. 7(a)
• U. S. Government Web Sites for Kids - http://bensguide.gpo.gov/subject.html
  Ben's Guide by subject arrangement.
• FirstGov for Kids - http://www.kids.gov
• LSU's Agency List - http://www.lib.lsu.edu/gov/fedgov.html
  Even GPOAccess points to this agency list!
• Google Uncle Sam - http://www.google.com/unclesam
• U.S. Laws & Legislation
  
  • House of Representatives
  • Senate
  • Thomas - http://thomas.loc.gov/
  • GPOAccess - http://www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs/index.html
  • GPO Browse Topics - http://library.ucok.edu/gov/browsetopics/conginfo.html
    Topic for Congressional Information.
  
  
  
• Virginia Laws & Legislation
  • Virginia General Assembly - http://legis.state.va.us/
  • Citizen's Guide to Virginia Government - http://legis.state.va.us/CitizensGuide/CitizensGuide.htm
  • Capitol Classroom - http://legis.state.va.us/CapitolClassroom/CapitolClassroom.htm
    This is a great site for learning about Virginia's government. Teacher's Resources include sample lesson plans.

Science
SOL - Resources

• Environmental Protection Agency - http://www.epa.gov
  EPA does a good job of including educational materials and entertaining exercises on its web site.
• Educational Resources links to teacher resources, kids activities, and student activities including environmental club activities.
• National Institute of Environmental Sciences - http://www.niehs.nih.gov
  The NIEHS K-12 Initiatives and its kid's pages contain both resources for kids and for teachers, including information and applications for special training programs.
• Dept. of Labor - Mine Safety and Health Administration - http://www.msha.gov/
  The Kid's Page of this agency contains lots of information on working in mines, safety issues concerning mines, etc.
  The Little Miners online exhibit is a poignant look at the role children played in mining.
  Department of Energy - http://www.energy.gov
  The School section of the DOE web site contains some pretty technical information, but some sections would be adaptable for classroom use.
• Teachers' Lounge, and within that the Classroom Connection
• DOE's KidzZone has lots of fun projects, games, and exercises. You might or might not want to show your students how to make a solar pizza box oven!
• Within the DOE the Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Network (EREN) has a good Kid's Page. Be sure to check out the cursor!
• NASA's SpaceKids Page - http://spacekids.hq.nasa.gov/
  In addition to being able to send your name to Mars, there are good activities on the Education Page.
• Patent and Trademark Office - http://www.uspto.gov
  • The patent search page allows you to search by inventor, patent number, type of invention, etc.
  • The Patent Office also has a very good Kid's Page with fun games and puzzles. Their links to other kids pages are also very good.
• FirstGov for Science - http://www.science.gov
  While not a kids or education site, this site gathers together many government scientific sites.



• Virginia Dept. of Mines, Minerals, and Energy - http://www.mme.state.va.us/
  The Division of Mineral Resources has a link to information for Teachers and Students which describes some of their publications and educational workbooks.
• Kid's Cave - http://www.deq.state.va.us/kids/
  From the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality. The Figure It Out and E-Brary Research Area include good information on the environment and what people can do to help. See especially the Wetlands Quiz in the Figure It Out section. Good section to read, then answer questions about.

History

• State Department - http://www.state.gov
  
  From State's Kid's Page go to Social Studies and explore the historical links, especially the Timeline of U.S. Diplomatic History.
• Library of Congress American Memory Project - http://memory.loc.gov/
  
  • America's Story lets you see what happened in American history on your birthday, find out about famous Americans, read about the states, and more.
  • The Collection Finder allows you to access collections directly or to search within collections.
  • The Learning Page includes student activities and resources for educators. The Self Serve Workshops allows a classroom teacher to use a prepared LC workshop. Topics include history, technology, and research skills.
• Smithsonian National Museum of American History - http://americanhistory.si.edu/
  The Not Just for Kids page has come interesting exhibits, including an online science experiment!



• Virginia History Resources on the Internet - http://www.lva.lib.va.us/pubserv/reference/vahi/index.htm
  The Library of Virginia provides links to many great Virginia historical sites. For instance, Virginia TimeTravelers is a program which promotes visits to Virginia museums and historic places. Students can earn a tee-shirt!
• Virginia Pathways - http://www.vastudies.org/
  The Virginia History Production Consortium built this site with the fourth grade History SOLs in mind.
• The Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation - http://www.jamestown-yorktown.state.va.us/
  This state agency offers educational programs, both on site and via their Programs in the Classroom series.

Math

• Department of Agriculture Kid's Page - http://www.usda.gov/news/usdakids/index.html
  The USDA's Kids Page connects to a number of fun activities, including Stanley Statistics which in turn connects to Ag for Teachers.
• FedStats - http://www.fedstats.gov/
  FedStats is links to sophisticated statistical sites from over 100 federal govenment agencies. This site would be appropriate for high school students doing research.
• AskERIC - http://askeric.org/
  The AskERIC service is a "personalized Internet-based service providing education information to teachers, librarians" and others. The Lesson Plans include subjects like math, history, and science.
• The National Center for Education Statistics - http://nces.ed.gov/nceskids/
  The NCES has a good "kids" site with links to games and activities, and (most importantly!) information about local library systems!
• Eisenhower National Clearinghouse - http://www.enc.org/
  Funded by a contract with the Department of Education, this organization gathers and makes available math and science education resources.

Geography

• State Department - http://www.state.gov/
  Many aspects of the State Department's web site could be used in the classroom.
  • Background Notes contain information on countries' geography, history, people, economy, etc.
  • State's Kid's Page links to its Geographic Learning Site which contains information about foreign policy issues from a somewhat geographic perspective.
• Census Bureau - http://www.census.gov/
  
  • Census in Schools - http://www.census.gov/dmd/www/teachers.html
    This site combines teaching resource materials with exercises for students.
  • The Census's Educational Resources at the Census Bureau features a link to Federal Websites for Students.
• CIA Kid's Page - http://www.cia.gov/cia/ciakids/index.html
  A fun Geography Trivia Quiz and the CIA World Factbook are linked to from the CIA's kid's page.
• Community Information by Zip Code - http://library.csun.edu/mfinley/zipstats.html
  A nice page from Cal State, Northridge, which pulls together government information on communities.

• MyVirginia.org portal for Virginia travel and toursim - http://www.myvirginia.org/portal/virginia/index.htm
  Great links to the Virginia Department of Tourism, Virginia Visitor's Guides, and much more.
• Virginia Tourism Corporation- http//www.virginia.org/home.asp
  About Virginia allows you to slide your mouse over the regions. Click on a Region to find out more.
  The About Virginia page also links you to information on Virginia's Climate.
• Virginia Division of Mines, Minerals and Energy - http//www.mme.state.va.us/
  • Division of Mineral Resources links to several great sites
  • Geology of Virginia which provides a clear overview of Virginia's geologic past.
  • GeoHazards talks about geologic events which might take or have taken place in the State.

Computer Skills

• Google's Uncle Sam - http://www.google.com/unclesam
  Allows searching across government domain names - .mil .gov .us

Business & Marketing

• GPO Browse Topics - Business - http://library.ucok.edu/gov/browsetopics/business.html
• GPO Browse Topics - Marketing - http://library.ucok.edu/gov/browsetopics/marketing.html
     Browse Topics entry for Business and Marketing.
• U.S. Business Advisor - http://www.business.gov
• Patent & Trademark Office - http://www.uspto.gov
     THE place to begin patent research.



• MyVirginia.org Guide to Starting a Business - http://www.myvirginia.org/portal/business/business_starting.htm
  Links to many good business sites. Probably best for high school juniors and seniors.
• Virginia Department of Consumer Services -http://www.vdacs.state.va.us/consumer/index.html
  Guides to Virginia made or grown products.

Visual Arts
SOL - Visual Arts

• Virginia Museum of Fine Arts - http://www.vmfa.state.va.us/
  The Virginia Museum not only describes its collections and coming attractions on its website. It also has several online exhibitions, including the Virginia Visual Arts Room which focuses on Acient Egypt and includes lesson plans.
  
  
• Smithsonian Museum - http://www.si.edu/
  Smithsonian links include museums of history, natural history, as well as art.
• National Museum of African Art - http://www.nmafa.si.edu/
  As with most of the Smithsonian museums, the National Museum of African Art has an education section.
• National Gallery of Art - http://www.nga.gov/
  As one would expect the National Gallery's education pages are quite strong. Note particularly the Teaching Resources Online Programs section.
• National Museum of the American Indian - http//www.nmai.si.edu/
  This museum has three really nice booklets for teachers.

Virginia

• My Virginia The Official Commonwealth of Virginia Home Page - http://www.myvirginia.org
  Virginia has used serveral URLs for its state home page including http://www.vipnet.org/ and http://www.state.va.us/
  • Virginia Agency List - http://www.myvirginia.org/portal/government/state_website_list.htm - This agency listing is found at the top of the MyVirginia.org page.
  
  Along the left side of MyVirginia.org are quick subject links. Take a look at Family and Education and Government Elected officials, local governments
  • General Assembly - http://legis.state.va.us/
    Who's My Legislator?
    Capitol Classroom Printables and Publications Just for Teachers
  • Legislative Information System - http//leg1.state.va.us/lis.htm
  • Virginia Code Commission - http://legis.state.va.us/codecomm/codehome.htm
    Publishes the Code of Virginia, the Virginia Register of Regulations and the Virginia Administrative Code
  • State Board of Elections - http://www.sbe.state.va.us/
    Election Info
  • Find it, Virginia - http//www.finditva.com/cgi-bin/main.cgi

Health

• Department of Agriculture - http://www.usda.gov
  • The USDA's Kid's Page has good information about healthy eating and the food pyramid.
  • The Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion contains an Interactive Healthy Eating Index which helps to analyse eating habits.
• Department of Health and Human Services - http://www.os.dhhs.gov/
  While the HHS Kid's Page isn't very attractive, it does contain links to some good sites. Take a look at the For Teachers/Educators section.

Foreign Language

• Consumer Products Safety Commission - http://www.cpsc.gov/
  This is just one example of a federal web site with a substantial amount of information available in both English and Spanish.
• State Department's Office of English Language Programs - http://exchanges.state.gov/education/engteaching/
  This office publishes The English Teaching Forum which contains articles on the theory and practice of teaching English. Much of this information could apply to teaching any foreign language.

General Resources

• FirstGov for Kids - http://www.kids.gov/
  Great links to federal government kid's pages of all sorts.
• MyVirginia.org Kids Links - http://www.myvirginia.org/portal/kidsnet/kidnet.html
  Great links to educational and fun sites. These are not necessarily Virginia government web sites.
• Education Resources for Grades K-12 (University of North Texas Libraries) - http://www.library.unt.edu/govinfo/k-12/default.asp
  This web site provides many links to both curricula related education resources and general educational resources, including non-governmental sites.
• Virginia Dept. of Education SOLs - http://www.pen.k12.va.us/VDOE/Instruction/sol.html
  Consult this page to see what SOLs might lend themselves to web-based instruction and resources.
• WebQuest - http://webquest.sdsu.edu/
  "A WebQuest is an inquiry-oriented activity in which most or all of the information used by learners is drawn from the Web."