Build-A-Fish! October 31, 2006

Happy Halloween! And what better way to celebrate the holiday than by ... building a fish? Today's K12Station.com Site of the Day takes an interactive look at animal adaptations. As always, keep in mind that there are over 20,000 great educational website links in the K12Station.com Internet Resource Libraries!

Build-A-Fish!

From the Shedd Aquarium, a cool site that explores the adaptations of sea animals. Your job is to design a fish with the right adaptations to survive! The site requires the Flash plugin.

Also visit the K12Station Animal Adaptations Library for Elementary Students

Art Sparkers: October 30, 2006

Today's K12Station.com Site of the Day explores the world of visual arts for young students. As always, keep in mind that there are over 20,000 great educational website links in the K12Station.com Internet Resource Libraries!

Art Sparkers

What is an Art Sparker? Its an idea that excites your brain and stirs your imagination. Check out these 15 online art ideas!

Also visit the K12Station Visual Arts Library for Young Students

Cracking the Code - October 27, 2006

Another site for high-schoolers in today's installment of theK12Station.com Site of the Day - this time the topic is genetics. As always, keep in mind that there are over 20,000 great educational website links in the K12Station.com Internet Resource Libraries!

PBS - Cracking the Code of Life

"Cracking the Code of Life" chronicles the race to capture one of the biggest prizes in scientific history: the complete letter-by-letter sequence of genetic information that defines human life -- the human genome. At the site you can watch all 16 segments of the PBS show online in QuickTime movie format!

Also visit the K12Station Human Genome Library

Battle of Waterloo: October 25, 2006

High school history buffs will appreciate today's K12Station.com featured website on the Battle of Waterloo. As always, keep in mind that there are over 20,000 great educational website links in the K12Station.com Internet Resource Libraries!

BBC - Battle of Waterloo

From BBC Online, a four-part series dedicated to the battles that ended Napoleon's mastery of Europe and ensured Britain's empire. While here, play the incredible Battle of Waterloo Game, where you can fight the battle as Napoleon or Wellington!

Also visit the K12Station French Revolution and Napoleon Bonaparte Library

Look, Learn and Do - October 24, 2006

Today's K12Station.com featured website looks at how various machines and systems work. Keep in mind – there are over 20,000 great educational website links in the K12Station.com Internet Resource Libraries!

Look, Learn and Do

Learn about the history of windmills, compasses, greenhouses, and blimps at this great site. For each item, there is an illustrated story about how each was developed and how it is used. A nice introduction to the design process for younger students!

Also visit the K12Station Technology & Design Library for Elementary Students.

UIUC Grammar Handbook: October 23, 2006

Today's K12Station.com featured website is a great grammar reference source for middle and high school students. And remember – there are over 20,000 great educational website links in the K12Station.com Internet Resource Libraries!

UIUC Grammar Handbook

A comprehensive online grammar guide from the University of Illinois at Chicago. Review Parts of Speech, Phrases, Clauses, Common Usage Problems, Sentences and Sentence Elements!

Also visit the K12Station Grammar Library for Middle School Students.

Time to Play: October 19, 2006

Today's K12Station.com featured website explores the world of exercise and play for kids. Keep in mind – there are over 20,000 great educational website links in the K12Station.com Internet Resource Libraries!

Time to Play

From the KidsHealth site: "it's always the right time to exercise! You don't need fancy equipment or expensive sneakers. You don't need a ton of kids around. Sometimes you don't even need to leave the house to get exercise." A great site that helps kids see the connections between play, exercise, and wellness.

Also visit the K12Station Physical Fitness Library for Late Elementary and Middle School Students.

Zoom Into Maps: October 17, 2006

Today's K12Station.com featured website looks at the rich world of cartography. Keep in mind – there are over 20,000 great educational website links in the K12Station.com Internet Resource Libraries!

Zoom Into Maps

A great online exploration from the Library of Congress! What are maps and what do they do? What common characteristics do they have? Find out in this interactive feature on historical maps.

Also visit the K12Station Map Skills Library.

Gases Around Us: October 14, 2006

Today's K12Station.com featured website helps young students understand the properties of gases. Keep in mind – there are over 20,000 great educational website links in the K12Station.com Internet Resource Libraries!

BBC - Gases Around Us

Another great animated "science clip" From the BBC. At this interactive site, students learn about the properties of gases, and how they are related to solids and liquids.

Also visit the K12Station States of Matter Library for Elementary Students.

Parts of Speech - October 12, 2006

Today's K12Station.com featured website takes an interactive look at the parts of speech. Keep in mind – there are over 20,000 great educational website links in the K12Station.com Internet Resource Libraries!

Skool.ie - Parts of Speech

In this animated lesson you will learn about adjectives, prepositions, pronouns and plurals. Skool.ie is a tremendous site that uses Flash animations to create active tutorials that feature great visuals and helpful audio.

Also visit the K12Station Grammar and Punctuation Library.

The Fibonacci Series - October 11, 2006

Math nerds like me are fascinated by things like The Fibonacci Series, so today's K12Station.com featured website will touch our inner geekness. Keep in mind – there are over 20,000 great educational website links in the K12Station.com Internet Resource Libraries!

ThinkQuest - The Fibonacci Series

The Fibonacci Series is a sequence of numbers first created by Leonardo Fibonacci (fi-bo-na-chee) in 1202. It is a deceptively simple series that has fascinated and perplexed mathematicians for over 700 years. This great site - created by teachers and students for the Thinkquest International competition - explores the series using Flash animations and interactive tools.

Also visit the K12Station Sequence and Series Library.

DNA: October 10, 2006

DNA - the critical building blocks of life ... and the subject of today's K12Station.com featured website. Keep in mind – there are over 20,000 great educational website links in the K12Station.com Internet Resource Libraries!

DNA - The Episodes

A fabulous site from PBS that explores DNA from multiple perspectives. The site features an interactive timeline, a 3-D Virtual DNA Helix, video resources, and much more. The site is geared toward general audiences, and is most appropriate for high school students.

Also visit the K12Station DNA Library for High School Students.

Kids 9-1-1 : October 9, 2006

One critical safety skill that young students need is the ability to appropriately use 911 ... and today's K12Station.com featured website helps them learn how. And remember – there are over 20,000 great educational website links in the K12Station.com Internet Resource Libraries!

9-1-1 for Kids

A great animated site from the Maine Emergency Services Communication Bureau. Kids learn about when and how to use the emergency 911 system through a series of Flash tutorials and games.

Also visit the K12Station Emergency Health Library.

Age of Exploration - October 6, 2006

As we enter into Columbus Day weekend, it only seems appropriate that today's K12Station.com featured website looks the Age of Exploration. And remember – there are over 20,000 great educational website links in the K12Station.com Internet Resource Libraries!

Mariner.org - The Age of Exploration

A tremendous guide to the Age of Exploration from mariner.org, covering a wide variety of topics including: Portuguese Explorers, Columbus, Circumnavigation of the World, and much more! The site also includes several biographies of noted explorers. There is great material here that is appropriate for students in grades 3-12. Enjoy!

Also visit the K12Station Age of Exploration Library.

Create a Tune: October 4, 2006

Today's K12Station.com featured website is another great activity from the BBC - this time we focus on creating music. And remember – there are over 20,000 great educational website links in the K12Station.com Internet Resource Libraries!

Create a Tune

A great site from the BBC with five Shockwave-based activities where you can create music: Beatmachine, Dholplayer, Drumsteps, Composer, and Sequenza. These animated music-making stations are excellent resources where middle-school students can explore different facets of improvisation and composition.

Also visit the K12Station Music Activity Library for Middle School Students.

BBC Number Patterns - October 3, 2006

Today's K12Station.com featured website looks at number patterns for young students. And remember – there are over 20,000 great educational website links in the K12Station.com Internet Resource Libraries!

Number Patterns - BBC

A great animated lesson that introduces young students to numeric patterns and sequences! BBC Revisewise Math is a great site for kids to learn math basics, and their pages on patterns, sequences and rules are outstanding.

Also visit the K12Station Number Patterns Library for Elementary Students.

Our America - October 2, 2006

Today's K12Station.com featured website is a "mega-site" that looks at the history of America for young students. As always, remember – there are over 20,000 great educational website links in the K12Station.com Internet Resource Libraries!

Our America - Scholastic.com

From Scholastic.com, an amazing site that covers 385 years of American history! Select an era, and learn about great Americans, major events, and turning points in the history of the U.S.! The site requires that you have the Flash plugin installed.

Also visit the K12Station American History Library for Elementary Students.