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Tired of reading boring student research reports? Writing to Explore gives you all of the structures and tools you'll need to carry out an exciting adventure writing project in grades 3-8. Includes numerous examples of student writing and a section on using technology. Preview the entire book online!

National Geographic Video – Animals, Travel, Kids, Music, Environment. And a good chance it will get through your district filters!

Lesson Planet - 350,000 teacher-reviewed lessons? Hard to believe, but there's a 10-day free trial. See the FAQs.

American Eagle - Resource site for PBS Nature's episode on the majestic bald eagle.

Ivan's Number Blog - Ivan's not really 13. He's really not even a boy. But this blog is great fun for kids with a knack for numbers

Vocabulary Tests - Barbara Feldman highlights pre-selected and do-it-yourself vocabulary building tools.

100s of Poems - The Academy of American Poets site offers audio, video, lesson plans – and lots of poems!

Funky Renaissance - It's as if Monty Python created an art & history site for middle schoolers Buon giorno, dude.

YA Book Study Guides - For winners of the Coretta Scott King Awards. 2010 Winner: Bad News for Outlaws.

Fun at the U.S. Census - Check out these topical factsheets, including this one about Halloween!

Teach with Infographics - Learn what they are and how students can create them in class at the NYT Learning Network.

Colonial America - Barbara Feldman scans the Web for some fun history sites.

Wordle - Make original posters for your classroom in minutes. If you haven't discovered this, it's high time you did!

River Ecosystems - Net surfer Barbara Feldman has a cool selection of sites about rivers and the ecosystems they support.

Speaking of Music - As part of the Exploratorium's 40th anniversary, the SF museum revisits a nine-year series of conversations with diverse musicians.

Oceans Alive! - Lots of kid-friendly info about the oceans from the Boston Museum of Science.

American History Image Collection - Over 7000 images included in a 1925-29 Yale University book series. Basic teacher resource!

Money Math - Lesson plans from US Treasury engage middle schoolers in life lessons about personal finance.

Science for Girls - Barbara Feldman highlights five great sites that can help pique girls' interest in science.

Archive of TV advertising - Add perspective to your media literacy studies with clips from this Duke U. site.

Abraham Lincoln Research - Unique teacher-created site has it all – including Abe stories to engage MS'ers.

Historical Children's Books - A digital collection sharing 350 years of childrens' book history - many illustrations.

Secrets of an Egyptian Tomb - Visual highlights of an exhibition at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts. Did they really pull the mummy's brain out through its nose?

Biology: Running Barefoot - How and why do humans run comfortably without modern running shoes?

NSF and the Birth of the Internet - One of Education World's top links for 2009. Important history.

Better Powerpoints - Don't we all need them? Barbara Feldman pulls together five advice-oriented websites.

NOAA's Aquarius - The world's only undersea research station offers resources and lesson plans for teachers.

Probability Games - A collection of sites offering dice, spinners and other games. What's in Santa's Sack has a holiday theme!

The Harvard Writing Center - Great resource for teachers; adjustable to student age groups. See, for example, 'Avoid Velcro Transitions.'

International Children's Digital Library - Kids' books from around the world in 15 languages.

We Shall Remain - The five-part PBS series on Native American history, narrated by Benjamin Bratt, is available from this American Experience website.

Hispanic Heritage - EduHound helps celebrate the histories and cultures of Americans whose ancestors came from Spain, Mexico, the Caribbean and Central and South America.

Live at Apollo 11 - When you land at this AOL website, it’s a few hours before the launch of Apollo 11, and there's still quite a bit of work you need to do!

Kids Off the Couch - Middle and elementary school moms devise ways to get kids interested in what's outside.

Health & Medical Careers - Students can begin to explore interesting future careers at this kid-friendly site created by NIH.

Brains Rule - A kid-friendly introduction to brain science, with a special section for teachers and parents.

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