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AEROSPACE/NASA RESOURCES:

  • Integrated Aerospace Curriculum at Farnsworth:
            * General Websites * Kindergarten * First Grade * Second Grade *
            *Third Grade * Fourth Grade * Fifth Grade * Sixth Grade *
  • www.nasa.gov   Visit NASA's official web site.
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  • NASA Explorer School   Get information about this wonderful program.
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  • Explore a Universe of Opportunity   View all aspects of NASA and its resources.  Wealth of information and constantly updated with additional Farnsworth links.
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  • Engineering Week Resources-Some engineering-oriented activities.

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REFERENCES:
  • Information about the 50states   Excellent information about our 50 states.  Includes cities, maps,and many others...
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  • Enchanted Learning   Great resource for all levels.  Find facts about animals,presidents,flags, nursery rhymes, etc.
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  • Wikipedia go.grolier.com   Reference materials.
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  • Aneki   Reference materials about the continents and its countries.
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  • Dictionary   Great for resource to use for words you don't know.
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  • Picture Dictionary   Nice resource for the primary grades.  Picture and word.
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  • International Children'sDigitalLibrary   Read children's book on-line for free.  May have to install software.
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  • The Internet Public Library   The Internet Public Library (IPL), is a public service organization and learning/teaching environment at the University of Michigan School of Information. Find any newspaper around the world here.
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  • EPA's Top 100Authors   Look up  your favorite authors here!
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  • The BiblioCat Webpage   Resources for Librarians, School librarians, Library/Media Specialists,Teachers, Parents, and Home schoolers.

  • Books on-line   Search book notes, essays, study guides, and e-books.
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  • Site Your Work    Site your work online and then copy and paste onto your paper.
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  • CNN for Students   Current event for students.  Get news and articles here.
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  • SI for Kids   Sports Illustrated for Kids.
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  • White House   Find information about the White House, Presidents, and many more. Usually busy!
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  • National Geographic   Explore National Geographic on-line and find valuable resources for
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  • TIME for Kids   On-line Time magazine for kids. 
  • HOW STUFF WORKS   Explore how stuff works.  Many categories and animated videos to help the learner.
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  • African-American Almanac   Find biographies, folktales, trivia games, historical documents and many more here.  Not updated recently.
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  • Discovery School Discovery Education for all level learners.
  • OLogy  American Museum of Natural History presents "the study of" science exploration.
     
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SEARCH ENGINES:
  • Kids Net   Search engine that's safe and clean for kids.
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  • Ask Jeeves for Kids   Students can ask questions and the Internet will search for the answers.
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  • Yahooligans   Great search tools for kids.  Small kids version of Yahoo!
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  • Kidsclick!   A lot of topics to search for here.  Much like Yahooligans.
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  • Kid's Tools for the Internet   Multiple search engines.
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  • Family Friendly Search   Multiple search engines.
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  • Fact Monster   Search for the facts here.
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  • Google   Nice search engines.
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  • Infoseek   Good search for news articles.  Powered by Google.
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  • Ditto.com   Find pictures for almost any occasion.
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  • MAPQUEST   Find your house here!  Best resource to find a map...although it's been really slow lately.
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  • Terra Server   Find an aerial view of your house here.  Major attractions around the world can also be located.
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  • Barry's Clipart   Find still or animated graphics here.
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TEACHER RESOURCES:
                                                                                                                                                                                             
     
Teacher/Workshop/
Training
     
     
Classroom Materials
     
     
Support Materials
     
     
Organizations
     
     
Atomic Learning
     
     
Internet4 Classroom
     
     
Everything ESL
     
     
MN Dept. of Education
     
     
WORK SAMPLING SYSTEM
     
     
www.abcteach.com
     
     
ESL Cafe
     
     
Saint Paul Federation of Teachers
     
     
SPPS Staff Resource
     
     
www.Just4Teachers.com
     
     
E Field Trips
     
     
Saint Paul Teachers' Retired FundAssoc.
     
     
SPPS Educational WeblinkSITES FOR TEACHERS
     

     
National Education Assoc.
     

     

     

     
     
American Federation of Teachers
     

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MINNESOTA RESOURCES:
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
     
Local TV/Newpaper
     
     
Shopping/Entertainment
     
     
Minnesota Living
     
     
Others (field trips)
     
     
Pioneer Press (TwinCities)
     
     
MALL OF AMERICA (MOA)
     
     
STATE of MINNESOTA
     
     
Saint Paul Public Library
     
     
STAR TRIBUNE
     
     
Children's Museum
     
     
     
     
Minnesota Library System
     
     
WCCO (Ch. 4)
     
     
Valley Fair
     
     
Cost of Living in MinnesotaWatershed
     
     
KSTP (Ch. 5)
     
     
 Fort Snelling
     
     
Work Day in Minnesota
     
     
MCN
     
     
KARE (Ch. 11)
     
     
 Science Museum of Minneosta
     
     
 
     
     
Ramsey House
     
     
KMSP (Ch. 9)
     
     
     

     
     
Hugo Farm House
     
Lillie Suburban Newspapers
     

     

     

     

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LANGUAGE RESOURCES:
  • LEARNHMONG    Learn Hmong from the best resource availableon-line.  Provided by
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  • Learn Hmong   Hmong lessons that are easy to follow. 
  • LEARN CHINESE   Everything you wanted to know about learning the Chinese language.
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  • LEARNFRENCH   Gain an understanding of written French with these lessons.
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  • LEARN SPANISH I   A grab-bag of useful information about Spanish vocabulary, grammar, and idiom.  Nice Internet translation as well.
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  • LEARN SPANISH II   Learn the language through different lessons.
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ENRICHMENTS:
  • COOL MATH 4 KIDS   Some nice interactive activities for all leve kids, like Lemonade Stand, Concentration, Rush, etc.
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  • I4C (Internet4Classroom)   Great place to find math enrichment activities.  Also has language development skills here as well.  Classified by grade levels.
  • AAAMATH   Great place to have kids practice on basic skills.  Few sections you have to purchase CD.
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  • JEFFERSON LAB    Internet based educational games and puzzles,requires JavaScript enabled browser.  Valuable information for teachers as well.
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  • MULTIPLICATION   Test your multiplication facts or play games to help your skills.
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  • STARFALL  Children can have fun learning how to read at this site.  Great site for Pre-K-1stgrade.
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  • RANDOM HOUSE KIDS  All kinds of books for every kind of kid.  Fun activities for kids as well.
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  • FUNBRAIN   Educational activities for all age level students.
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  • KIDS DOMAIN   Part of a Kaboose Network.  Nice resources available for kids.
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  • SCHOOL EXPRESS   Click on on-line activities for fun stuff.  Great information for teachers as well.
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  • VAGames/Activities   The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) provides many services and benefits for veterans.  Here, kids K-5 can find enriching activities to work on.
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  • FUNSCHOOL   Good learning tools and resources for students.
ZOO/ANIMAL RESOURCES:
  • Minnesota Zoo -Based in Apple Valley, MN, their collection currently stands at about 2,300 animals, with105 animals representing 15 species on the United States Endangered Species Act list.

  • Como Zoo   St. Paul, MN.  An inner-city zoo that's great for families and friends. Has a little amusement place that will soon get a face lift.Omaha Zoo   Located in Omaha, NE.  Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo has four primary objectives: conservation, research, recreation, and education.
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  • Phoenix Zoo -Phoenix,Arizona.
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  • Rainforest Animals- Information about the animals in the rainforest.
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  • National Zoo   Smithsoniam National Zoological Park
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  • San Diego Zoo   The famous San Diego Zoo in southern California.
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  • Birmingham Zoo   Birmingham, Alabama
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  • Philadelphia Zoo   America's first zoo, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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CHOICE OPTIONS: 
  • ALFY    Engage in interactive activities.
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  • PBS KIDS   Meet many of the characters and friends.
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  • WBKIDS   Warner Bros. Studios.
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  • DISNEY   Great place to visit and learn about Disney.
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  • NEO PETS   The greatest Virtual Pet Site on the Internet.  Sign up and create your own pet. FREE!
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  • HELLO KITTY   Printout Hello Kitty to color or play interactive games.
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  • JIGZONE - Choose your own interactive puzzles to work on.
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  • SESAME STREET   Come learn more about Sesame Street and enjoy the fun!
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  • SEUSSVILLE   Experience Dr. Seuss activities and lifestyle.
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  • GeoTrak   Solve on-line puzzles through Fisher Price toys.
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  • GAME RIVAL   Multiple games for your enjoyment.  Advertisement may be a hassle.
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  • Kids Game   An educational software that will entertain kids all day long. Choose from jigsaw puzzles, mazes, racing games, spot the difference and many ...
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  • TVO Kids  Vote on polls, play activities, enter contests, read book reviews, laugh at riddles and more!  Everything is educational and entertaining.
     
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Internet Safety/DOWNLOADS
  • Net Smartz  The Net Smartz Workshop is an interactive, educational safety resource to teach kids and teens how to stay safer on the Internet.
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  • Net Smartz Kids Games and activities for kids to learn about the importance of Internet safety.
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  • SafeKids.Com  A family's guide to making the Internet and Technology fun, safe and productive.
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  • SafeTeens.com  A place for teens and parents to learn how to use the Internet safely. No preaching, just good advice.
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  • Policy Notebook Kids safety on the Internet provided by the Univ. of Oklahoma Dept. of Public Safety.
     
  • WindowMedia Playto view NASATV.
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  • Real Player  Free Real Player download for Mac OS X.Download.Com   Excellent place to find Free downloads.
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Science Links:

NCES Kids Zone   The NCES Kids Zone provides information to help you learn about schools; decide on a college; find a public library; engage in several games, quizzes and skill building about math, probability, graphing, and mathematicians; and to learn many interesting facts about education

OLogy  Presented by American Museum of Natural History, come learn all your favorite OLogy or "the study of".