Within These Walls . . .

This Smithsonian sites tells the stories of 5 families who lived in this New England home over a 200-year period.

http://www.americanhistory.si.edu/house/

TOXMAP

Environmental maps from the National Library of Medicine.

http://toxmap.nlm.nih.gov/toxmap/main/index.jsp

What Lived With Sue?

The question refers to the T-Rex found in South Dakota whose skeleton is now at the Field Museum in Chicago.

http://www.fieldmuseum.org/sue/interactive1/sue-whatlivedV3_content.html

Rocket Science 101

Cool site from NASA.

http://www.nasa.gov/externalflash/RocketScience101/RocketScience101.html

Family Caregiving 101

A site for those who are caring for loved ones who are elderly, ill or disabled.

http://www.familycaregiving101.org/

Kidsgardening

How to include children in gardening activities and make it a great learning experience.

http://www.kidsgardening.com/family.asp

Visuwords

Online graphical dictionary.

http://www.visuwords.com/

Shakespeare for Kids

Puzzles, fun facts, etc. -- from the Folger Shakespeare Library.

http://www.folger.edu/template.cfm?cid=588

Everything French Gardening

A beautiful site by an American expatriate living in France. Lots of great photos.

http://www.frenchgardening.com/

Inside the Courtroom

Site that explains the U.S. court system to kids. By the Department of Justice.

http://www.usdoj.gov/usao/eousa/kidspage/

American Discovery Trail

The coast-to-coast trail for biking, hiking or horseback riding.

http://www.discoverytrail.org/

Historical Quotes

Stock quotes, that is. From Big Charts.

http://bigcharts.marketwatch.com/historical/

Virtual Breakroom

Just a fun site to visit for a "break." There are some actual job postings, e-cards and movie trivia.

http://www.virtualbreakroom.com/

Open Culture

An index to podcasts available on the web. There are language lessons, concerts, news, lectures, book reviews, and more!

http://www.oculture.com/weblog/

Everyday Mysteries

From the Library of Congress.

http://www.loc.gov/rr/scitech/mysteries/archive.html

Egyptology Online

An introduction to the study of Ancient Egypt.

http://www.egyptologyonline.com/introduction.htm

Celebrating Wildflowers

From the USDA Forest Service.

http://www.fs.fed.us/wildflowers

Shorpy: The 100-Year-Old Photo Blog

Quality photographs from the past.


http://www.shorpy.com

Millsbury.com

Millsbury (as in General Mills) is a virtual community where kids can play games to earn points to "buy" things, visit a virtual museum, mix their own music, and lots more. Some advertising.

http://www.millsberry.com/

A.K.A. Houdini

An online exhibit with Teacher Resources, trivia, etc.

http://www.akahoudini.org/htdocs/index.php