ART
& ARCHITECTURE
Archived project inwhich students
study classical elements in architecture and then work to create
a virtual tour of architecture in their own home town
COLLAPSE: WHY DO CIVILIZATIONS FALL?
Another superb Annenberg online project, examining ancient Mayan
culture and the reasons for its demise
CYBER
SCHOOL BUS
United Nation's site involving children in the issues
facing today's world; curriculum, community and games for the classroom
THE
DAY I WAS BORN
Students practice online research by using their birth date
to determine how many days they've lived, Literary figures share
their birthdays, and more
eIDITAROD
Select a dog team to follow the entire 1000 mile race
and receive emails from each checkpoit as they make their way to
Nome; lots of problem solving tasks along the way
FIVE POINTS
SITE
Archaeologists rediscover a famous New York neighborhood of
the 1800s; fascinating look at the processes of archaeology (for
High School)
GLOBAL
GANG
News, features and discussions bringing together children from
around the world to discuss common concerns
GLOBAL
GROCERY LIST
Students share local grocery prices to build a growing table
of data to be used in social studies, science, health, mathematics,
and other disciplines
GLOBAL SCHOOL HOUSE PROJECTS REGISTRY
Grand daddy of them all - fully searchable and easy to use;
if ther'es a aproject on your topic of interest you'll find it here!
IDITAROD OFFICIAL
HOME PAGE
Official site of the Iditarod committee complete with race history,
maps, weather, musher biographies, race updates, links, and teacher
materials for purchase
I*EARN
Acronym for the International Education and Resource
Network, this site offers great projects you won't find anywhere
else, and they have a social consciousness aspect to them Social
Studies teachers will love
JASON
PROJECT
National Geographic's heralded cross-curricular multimedia project
that helps students study high-interest topics about our world at
higher levels of thinking
JEREMY
PROJECT
This site archives this NASA based exploration of teh
Arctic circle in 1998; done in cooperation with Sanata Clara University
ORPHAN
TRAIN
Education World provides all the resources you need to replicate
this high-interest project for your own students
POSTCARD
GEOGRAPHY
K-12 classes swap post cards online or through snail mail to
promote a greater understanding of countries and cultures
PRESIDENTS'
PROJECT
Archived project inwhich students select a president to research with your class and create a
world class website celebrating his life, administration, achivements
and home state
SEARCHING
THE WORLD OVER FOR GOOD CHARACTER
Mrs. Sumner's Class of Sullivan Elementary School in Missouri
sponsors this project through which students share writing and ideas
on character education
SILK ROAD PROJECT
Yo Yo Ma participates in this project to share the art
and history of these ancient trade routes; includes a teacher support
section
TITANIC MOCK TRIAL
The facts, the plaintiff, the defendant, the legal process,
witnesses, exhibits, jury charge, verdict sheet; all about the infamous
sinking of the unsinkable
VIRTUAL WORLDS
From Biz/Ed, an opportunity for applying business studies using
all the major business functions, including production, accounts
and marketing in working with an arcade, a factory, a country and
an economy
VOICES
OF YOUTH
UNICEF project that encourages secondary students to take part
in an electronic discussion about the future they face in the 21st
century
WORLD
WISE SCHOOLS
Peace Corps project that helps students communicate directly
with Peace Corps Volunteers all over the world