
Public Documents Forum Resources for Teachers Selected
Government Web Sites
April 6, 2002
Buchanan Public Library, Grundy, Virginia
Civics  ||  Science  ||  History  ||  Math  ||  Geography ||
Computer Skills || Business  ||  
Visual Arts  ||  
Virginia  ||  
Health || Foreign Language  ||  General Resources
Civics
SOL - Civics
Science
SOL - Resources
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.
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/
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
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
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/
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
Virginia Division of Mines, Minerals and Energy -
http//www.mme.state.va.us/
Computer Skills
Business & Marketing
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
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
Health
Foreign Language
General Resources
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
Virginia Dept. of
Education SOLs - http://www.pen.k12.va.us/VDOE/Instruction/sol.htmlConsult
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."
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