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** Science **

 * ==== **Khan Academy** over 3,000 //__captioned__// educational videos explaining key topics in many areas, but those related to math and science are fabulous and free! Everything is covered from basic to advanced math topics and chemistry. ====
 * ==== **NASA** - just a ton of valuable teaching resources related to science and space exploration. ====
 * ==== **National Geographic Education**- geo-literacy, geography, science and human experience and culture the website has a wealth of resources and phenomenal resources for teachers. ====
 * ==== **PhET**- fun, interactive, researched-based simulations of physical phenomena from the PhET™ project at the University of Colorado. ====
 * ==== **Scale of the Universe** - an interactive tool that places a unique perspective on size. You have to view it to understand it. ====
 * ==== **Science Bob** - experiments you can easily do with students. ====
 * ==== **Science NetLinks** - science lessons & tools for K to 12. ====


 * ==== **American Memory from the Library of Congress** - unique historical photographs & media from US history - topics range from the African American experience to the Japanese internment during WWII to Women's Suffrage to the Civil War and western expansion and more ... an extraordinary resource of photographs not often viewed! ====
 * ==== **Art Project** - explore actual art museums from around the world. Users can collect their own art galleries with favorites from the website. Imagine using this tool across the curriculum to start discussions, launch history topics or use as a writing prompt. ====
 * ==== **Beyond the Bubble** - next generation history assessments & resources. ====
 * ==== **Civil War in Art** - is intended for students to learn about the Civil War through works of art. Discover a world of information about the events and people during this period of history. ====
 * ==== **EDSITEment** - go to the //Websites Link// on the top right of the page & you'll be amazed at what you find! Great resource for middle school and high school social studies / history / geography teachers. ====
 * ==== **Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History** - a fabulous resource on the history of the United States. Dig around in the website and you'll be surprised with what you find. ====
 * ==== **History.com** - not in-depth coverage of topics, but a perfect resource to supplement classroom discussions. Great photo galleries to connect students to subject matter and no video clip is longer than 5-minutes. History teachers - take a peek at what is offered here! ====

** A little bit of everything ... **

 * ==== **Federal Resources for Educational Excellence** - teaching & learning resources from federal agencies. ====
 * ==== **Internet Public Library** - brought to you by the University of Michigan School of Information, it contains a vast collection of online texts, including novels, newspapers, magazines, and tutorials for students. ====
 * ==== **MentorMob** - create, share and browse through learning "playlists" of articles, links and media on a variety of curricular topics for your classroom. ====
 * ==== **Overcoming Obstacles** - a unique and scientifically proven program that teaches over 20 important life skills that students need to become responsible and respectful adults: communication, decision making, and goal setting. A wonderful free resource! ====
 * ==== **PBS Learning Media** - is a free website that provides access to over 14,000 high-quality resources tied to national standards, teachers can download and save anything from video clips to complete lesson plans. The best yet ... it can be filtered by grade, subject, language, media type, and accessibility (including captioning). ====
 * **TED-Ed** - "Lessons Worth Sharing" ... feel free to use, modify or completely redo any video on the website ... math, language, science social studies and more. It's all here!