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Teacher's
Page at Scholastic.com
Find everything from lesson plans and reproducibles, authors and
books, and professional resources on this well-organized site.
Technology
at Home
Grades: 4 & up. In another of its many outstanding sites, PBS
presents a tour of twentieth-century technological advances for
the home. For example, as the years pass, users see (and read about)
the gramophone being replaced by the early electric phonograph,
which is replaced by the stereographic phonograph, which is then
replaced by the CD player.
ThinkQuest
Library
This site contains unique educational web sites that have been created
through ThinkQuest competitions and programs. The library currently
contains more than 5,000 web sites built by kids for kids to use
and learn. It is also a great place to get ideas for your own project
in one of the many programs around the world.
The
Thinker
The Thinker, website of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco.
Comprised of the de Young Museum in Golden Gate Park and the Legion
of Honor in Lincoln Park, we are the largest public arts institution
in the City of San Francisco and one of the largest art museums
in the United States.
ThinkQuest
Internet Contest
Hundreds of amazing sites created by students from around the world,
ages 12 to 19.
Thomas
The Library of Congress's Web site for Legislative Information on
the Internet.
Thomas
the Tank Engine Page
Stories, games, and fun.
Tiger
Aki Storybooks
Pull
up a chair, turn up the volume and prepare to experience the daily
life of Tiger Aki. These free animated stories were created to help
preschoolers develop reading and vocabulary learning skills and
enjoy the computer experience by using a mouse for the first time.
Be sure to connect every month for a new adventure!
Time
for Kids
A great site sponsored by TIME magazine for kids, parents,
and teachers. News, games, magazines and more!
Timeline
of Toys and Games
Sponsored by the History Channel.
TrackStar
Provides an easy way to guide a user (student) through a set of
pre-selected sites. TrackStar enables the teacher to make a list
of sites that is always visible and accessible to the user throughout
the entire lesson. Annotations or comments accompany every site.
Another great feature is a continuously updated database of "Tracks"
that allows viewing tracks by "grade" or by "subject."
Travel
Channel
Discover secrets in cities around the globe.
Travlang's
Translating Dictionaries
A rather large collection of foreign language dictionaries all gathered
together in one place.
Treasure
Island
The authors say that here is "absolutely everything you'd want
to know" about this classic.
Turtles
- EuroTurtle
Europe's first Sea Turle Biology & Conservation Web Site for
science and education. Since its launch in 1997 EuroTurtle has had
strong links with Environmental Education. Within EuroTurtle, there
are a number of curriculum-linked activities which have been designed
to increase awareness about the conservation issues facing Marine
Turtles whilst the conservation section of EuroTurtle provides a
rich resource bank for these educational activities.
The
Twentieth Century
This multimedia-rich site connects young historians to the 20th
century through articles, photos and video clips produced by the
Associated Press. Each year from 1900 to 2000 is drawn out in a
single, well-written article, offering students an overview of the
past century they won't find anywhere else. Award-winning photos
accompany the text, along with short video clips of the Wright Brothers'
flight (1903), the beginning of World War II (1939), the civil rights
movement (1963), all the way through President Clinton's impeachment
(1998).
The
Two Nations of Black America
This PBS Frontline special explores the difference in black experience
between the 1960s and the 1990s, with a focus on the growing class
divide within Black America. Included is an essay by Harvard professor
Henry Louis Gates, Jr. and interviews with such figures as Eldridge
Cleaver, Quincy Jones, and Angela Davis.
Tomb
of Tutankhamen
Actual text and photos from the 1923 edition of National Geographic.
Narrating three days of exploration into the Valley of the Kings,
by photojournalist Maynard Owen William.
Mark
Twain
A collection of travel papers from the Bancroft Library of the University
of California, Berkeley.
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