Links for UMS Classes
Clicking on the links below will take you to a page of Pathfinders, WebQuests, and Internet sites related to the course curriculum.
Science Links
Science Fair Help!
Science Buddies Free Topic Selection Wizard, science fair project ideas, step by step how to do a science fair project, Ask an Expert discussion board, and science fair resources.
Science Current Global Events
Don't forget about our new database, Today's Science from the Media Center Home Page.
Science News for Kids is a new web site devoted to science news for children of ages 9 to 14 from the Society for Science & the Public, a nonprofit corporation based in Washington, D.C.
HeadlineSpot for Kids
Kidsnewsroom
Time for Kids
Scholastic News Online
New York Times Student Connections
Online Newshour
7th Grade Periodic Elements Wanted Poster Links
Other Great Science Links
The self-correcting cloze activities from the Jefferson Lab provide opportunities to check students’ understanding of science content. Topics include Charges and Electricity, The Earth’s Energy Budget, The Water Cycle, Internet Safety, Looking for Quarks Inside the Atom, Magnets and Electromagnets, Microscopes, and Properties and Changes.
Check out the EPA Environmental Kids Club where you'll find educational resources in the forms of games and PDF printable activities.
At Amusement Park Physics you can design your own roller coaster section by section, then test it to see if it passes both the safety and fun tests—creating a safe and fun coaster is not that simple! You can also learn how to predict what will happen when two bumper cars collide. Explore the physics of carousels, as well as free-fall and pendulum rides as well.
Quest Atlantis (QA) is an international learning and teaching project at Indiana University’s School of Education that uses a 3-D multi-user environment to immerse youth, aged 9–16, in educational tasks. For example, The Taiga Water Quality Unit is an interactive narrative set within an aquatic habitat (Taiga National Park) where a serious ecological problem has resulted in many fish dying. In the unit, students navigate through the virtual park and interact with other players and nonplayer characters who communicate their perspective on the problem. As students learn about potential causes of the fish demise in Taiga Park, they are asked to make a recommendation about how to resolve the issue. In making this decision, students have to consider their conceptual tools in order to make a recommendation about what to do.
Language Arts Links
Children's Literature Index K-12 Literature-Based Teaching Ideas: An Index to Books and Websites
All Together Now Book Lists—search by genre, subject, read-alikes, theme, and more! (Mrs. G.'s personal favorite list!)
Aesop's Fables This inspiring Web site was created by Professor Copper Giloth and her students at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst.
Math Links
The Math is Fun site has something for everyone! Explore math from basic facts through geometry and probability and statistics. Here you will find games, puzzles, charts, math calculators, helpful hints, terminology, and much more!
Social Studies Links
In the Jamestown Online Adventure, students imagine that they are Captain of the Jamestown Colony. They have a copy of the London Company's Instructions to help guide them. Also, they can ask their fellow colonists and the Native Americans for advice. They will need to be careful, though, because some advice is better than others.
Explore the Constitution! Learn more about our basic freedoms by playing "Save the Bill of Rights" then check out the "Interactive Constitution" and the "Constitutional Timeline." Learn, have fun, and celebrate our freedoms!
Exploratory and Electives Links
Technology in Careers
Invention Dimension At this site created by MIT, teens can read the "Inventor of the Week" biography, search alphabetically by an inventor's name, or browse by invention categories . The "Inventors Handbook" link has interesting related information on intellectual property, patents, and licensing of inventions. There are lots of great games in the "Games & Trivia" section. "Brain Drain" and the monthly trivia quiz are extremely challenging, whereas "Invention Connection" and "Which Came First?" are less challenging and more fun.
The Invention Factory from the Edison National Historic Site. Learn what it takes to invent something and get it accepted by the general public.
Music
Discover Fun Ways to Make Music
Creatingmusic is an online creative music environment for children of all ages. It’s a place for youth to compose music, play with musical performance, engage in music games and solve music puzzles.
Art
Physical Education and Health Links
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