Web Links in Lesson Plans To Go

This page gives readers of Lesson Plans To Go a quick route to the Internet sites referred to in the book. Readers of the Kindle edition have the benefit of live links in the eBook.

Unit 1 - Earth and Space Science

• How Stuff Works: http://science.howstuffworks.com/dark-side-of-moon.htm
• Moon Phases: http://www.ilovemedia.es/en/resources/moon_phases.html
• Lunar Animations: http://www.sumanasinc.com/webcontent/animations/content/sidereal.html
• Sun and Moon Calculators: http://www.timeanddate.com
• Mr Eclipse: http://www.mreclipse.com
• Bad Moons Rising: http://analyzer.depaul.edu/paperplate/Bad%20Moons%20Rising.htm
• Berkeley: http://cse.ssl.berkeley.edu/AtHomeAstronomy/index.html, http://lunar.arc.nasa.gov/education/activities/index.htm#9
• Foss Web: http://www.fossweb.com

Unit 2 - Biology

• A Quick Course in Ichthyology by Jason Buchheim: http://www.marinebiology.org/fish.htm
• Biology of Fish by Dr. Robert Moeller, Jr: http://www.cichlid-forum.com/articles/biology_of_fish.php
• Biology 4 Kids: http://www.biology4kids.com/files/systems_main.html
• Foss Web: http://www.fossweb.com
• Nancy Clark: http://www.nclark.net

Unit 3 - Chemistry

• Tim Hunkin’s Experiments: http://www.hunkinsexperiments.com/
• Eric Muller’s Do Science: http://www.doscience.com
• Nancy Clark’s: http://www.nclark.net
• Simple Periodic Table of Elements: http://elements.wlonk.com.
• Detailed Periodic Table of Elements: http://www.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca/images/education/pte-poster_e.jpg
• Foss Web: http://www.fossweb.com

Unit 4 - Mathematics: Data Management (no links)

Unit 5 - Mathematics: Measurement

• Formulas: http://math.about.com/od/formulas/ss/surfaceareavol.htm

Unit 6 - Writing

• Think Quest: http://library.thinkquest.org/J001156/
• Publishing opportunities for young writers: http://www.noodletools.com/debbie/literacies/basic/yngwrite.html
• Young Authors’ Workshop: http://www.planet.eon.net/~bplaroch/Write.html

Unit 7 - History: The Voyages of Christopher Columbus

• Keith Pickering’s http://www.columbusnavigtion.com
• Translation of Columbus’ 1492 log: http://www.franciscan-archive.org/columbus/opera/excerpts.html
• Explorers: http://www.win.tue.nl/cs/fm/engels/discovery
• Caribbean cultures: http://www.centrelink.org/Cultures.html
• Bartolome de Las Casas: http://www.lascasas.org

Unit 8 - History: The Lewis and Clark Expedition

• PBS Classroom Resources: http://www.pbs.org/lewisandclark/
• Missouri Historical Society’s Lewis and Clark: For Educators http://www.lewisandclarkexhibit.org/4_0_0/index.html
• Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History: http://www.mnh.si.edu/education/lc/lcmapping/
• Lewis and Clark Fort Mandan Foundation: http://lewis-clark.org
• PBS interactive trail map: http://www.pbs.org/lewisandclark/
• Lewis and Clark Trail: http://www.lewisandclarktrail.com
• National Park Service: http://www.nps.gov/nr/travel/lewisandclark/trailtoday.htm

Unit 9 - Navigation with Map and Compass

• Comparison of European and Native American map-making: http://www.lewisandclarkexhibit.org/4_0_0/page_4_1_2_1_0.html
• Inuit driftwood map: http://spacecollective.org/mslima/3220/Inuit-Wood-Maps
• Pacific Islanders: http://www.lat34north.com/cities/CitiesNavigation.cfm#PolynesianNavigation
• Maps of all types: http://subdude-site.com/WebPics/WebPicsMaps/WebPicsMaps_dir.htm
• Interactive mapping resource: http://www.fossweb.com (see Landforms under Grades 3-6)
• Make a compass: http://www.madsci.org/experiments/archive/860218908.Es.html
• Make an astrolabe /University of California at Berkeley: http://cse.ssl.berkeley.edu/AtHomeAstronomy/activity_07.html (see Activity 7 - Making an Astrolabe, and Activity 8 - Using an Astrolabe)

Unit 10 - Physical Education: Heart Rate and Exercise

• Fitness Tests: http://www.topendsports.com/testing/tests.htm, lists practical methods to test each component of fitness.
• Presidential Fitness Test: http://www.presidentschallenge.org