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Kathy Schrock's Home Page: Abc's of Website Evaluation [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Noted technology educator Kathy Schrock provides an alphabetical list of qualities to evaluate in judging websites. She provides example websites to look at for each quality. In addition, she gives a list of websites to use when...
Unit Plan
TES Global

Blendspace: Evaluating Websites

For Students 4th - 8th Standards
A seven-part learning module with links to texts and videos to use while learning how to evaluate websites.
Lesson Plan
Common Sense Media

Common Sense Media: Education: Right Sites: Grades 3 5

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Young scholars explore the distinctions between the quality and appeal of a children's informational website. They use both types of criteria to rate and compare children's informational websites.
Handout
Other

Bare Bones Lesson 5: Evaluating Web Pages

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
Read web addresses with confidence, check the content and vital statistics and be more discriminating in your selection of web resources after you take this mini-lesson in website evaluation.
Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Unlocking the Author in You

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
This lesson is designed to help students develop a love for writing. Students use the attached presentation to guide them in the writing process. They will navigate a variety of websites to help them learn about writing.
Website
Other

Mars, Incorporated

For Students 9th - 10th
Homepage of the Mars company. They make products in 5 major product groups: pet care, snack foods, main meal, electronics, and drinks. Find out the history of this huge company, job opportunities, and links to all their websites.
Handout
Open Door Team

Open Door Web Site: Feeding in Green Plants

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn how plants absorb water through either root systems or vessels in their stems with this site. Also understand how important water is to the make up of the plant!
Article
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Free Falling and Weightlessness

For Students 9th - 10th
Discover the difference between free-falling and weightlessness in this interactive activity from the NOVA: "Stationed in the Stars" Web site.
Rubric
Incredible Art Department

The Incredible Art Department: Rubrics for the Art Teacher

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
A collection of links to websites for creating and scoring rubrics, articles and information about rubrics, rubric templates and generators, and samples of art rubrics.
Website
Incredible Art Department

The Incredible Art Department: The Art of Photography

For Students 9th - 10th
A collection of links to the websites of professional and amateur photographers.
PPT
Smithsonian Institution

National Museum of African Art: African Vision: Explore African Art: At Home

For Students 1st - 8th
This printable guide is to be used in conjunction with the African Vision web site from the NMAfA. It offers six different activites to try on your own including connections between art and science as well as some games.
Unit Plan
Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Grammar Ii and Technical Writing: Capitalization

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson focuses on the rules for capitalization. It offers a list of capitalization rules, and links to several websites about capitalization. Click on the next page (3) for an exercise in capitalization. L.9-10.2 Cap/Punc/Spell
PPT
Other

The Fourth Screen

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A series of stories woven together to start a conversation with high school students about living our lives on & offline (on The Fourth Screen) more thoughtfully. Clicking on some of the slides directs you to websites and articles...
Activity
Open Door Team

Open Door Web Site: Plymouth Settlement

For Students 3rd - 8th
Settlement at Plymouth had a rocky start. Read about the disease, bad weather, and help from the Indians.
Website
Open Door Team

Open Door Web Site: Fall of Quebec (1759)

For Students 5th - 8th
Read about the James Wolfe's capture of Quebec in the French and Indian War.
Website
Other

Robelle: How to Debug a Program

For Students 9th - 10th
Tips and suggestions for debugging software programs are offered for users of HP3000 and HP-UX.
Website
Other

Institute of Physics

For Students 9th - 10th
This is truly a fantastic site. The Institute of Physics is the professional body and learned society for physics in the UK and Ireland, inspiring people to develop their knowledge, understanding and enjoyment of physics. A must-see for...
Handout
University of California

Uc Berkeley Library: Critical Evaluation of Resources

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Questions to ask yourself when determining if a source is reliable. Discusses difference between primary and secondary source. List of reference sources and links to other sites that teach you how to evaluate sources....
Website
University of Houston

University of Houston: Engines of Our Ingenuity: History of the Steam Engine

For Students 9th - 10th
From the Engines of Ingenuity web site. A lengthy page discussing ingenuity and invention as it pertains to steam engine history. Very anecdotal and interesting. Includes biographical information and interesting details about Hero of...
Website
NASA

Nasa: Ed White Gemini 4 Summary

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from NASA provides a brief outline of the Gemini 4 space mission, which White flew with James A. McDivitt. Links to other NASA websites are available.
Website
NASA

Nasa: Gordon Cooper Gemini 5 Mission Summary

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief outline of the Gemini 5 mission. Links to other NASA websites are available.
Lesson Plan
University of Texas at Austin

Texas Memorial Museum: Hall of Geology and Paleontology Educator Guide [Pdf]

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
An educator guide to visiting the Texas Memorial Museum. Guide includes pre-visit activities, activities during your visit, post-visit activities, words to know, and websites for educators and students.
Website
Other

Asheville Art Museum: More Than Math

For Students 3rd - 8th
A fascinating and fun web site that integrates art and math. Includes activities and an art gallery of work from Joseph Albers.
Unit Plan
Other

The Virtual Vine: Snow: Snowmen

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Geared towards the primary grades, this web site on snow-themed teaching resources and ideas includes songs, activities, projects, and a booklist.

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