http://kidshealth.org/kid/ Illness, injury, staying healthy, feelings, how the body works a few of the extensive topics on this kid-friendly site

Suggestions for kids for movement and healthy eating in a game like format http://www.kidnetic.com/

Healthy eating and food facts http://www.cspinet.org/smartmouth/

Gross and disgusting facts about human body systems; all the things kids want to know http://yucky.discovery.com/noflash/body/pg000008.html

Six nutrition games explore the Food Pyramid, breakfast and pizza http://www.dairycouncilofca.org/Tools/KidsLearningTools.aspx

Research resource for teachers and students http://familydoctor.org/online/famdocen/home/children.html

Teacher resource

Extensive annotated listing of Health and Nutrition web sites http://www.pecentral.org/websites/healthsites.html

Cloud Identification

http://asd-www.larc.nasa.gov/SCOOL/tutorial/clouds/cloudtypes.swf Flash animation tutorial, excellent from SCOOL project

http://ww2010.atmos.uiuc.edu/(Gh)/guides/mtr/cld/cldtyp/home.rxml Web page links, good photographs

Cloud quiz  (multiple choice)  http://www.cerritos.edu/rkreger/CloudTutorial/tutorialpage1.htm

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Online Project Resources

EPals: the place to get started in a global cooperation project. Free at http://www.epals.com/ Take the EPals Tour and check out the How To section for easy help along the way to global understanding for your students. Includes SchoolMail account for the teacher and students with language translation feature included. Specific projects available for your students’ participation, or create your own.

Curriculum Resources

Science:  Astronomy

Experience WorldWide Telescope   http://www.worldwidetelescope.org/Home.aspx

Immerse yourself in a seamless beautiful environment.

WorldWide Telescope (WWT) enables your computer to function as a virtual telescope, bringing together imagery from the best ground and space-based telescopes in the world. Experience narrated guided tours from astronomers and educators featuring interesting places in the sky.

Install Windows client or use web-based for Mac for an interactive experience.

Start with the Tour for Educators. Contains topography of all planets including earth, and serves as a good compliment to Google Earth. Microsoft developed tool, that runs better on Windows machine with the installed software.

Media Resources

What is WatchKnow?  http://www.watchknow.org/

Imagine hundreds of thousands of great short videos, and other media, explaining every topic taught to school kids. Imagine them rated and sorted into a giant Directory, making them simple to find. WatchKnow–as in, “You watch, you know”–is a non-profit online community devoted to this goal.

Combines You Tube, Teacher Tube and other online video resources in categorized search system  for easy access. An age filter is in process of being assigned to all videos. Free, but you may join for enhanced participation by adding videos, saving browsing history, make bookmarks, or editing the search directory.