Land navigation. Knowing where you are going is important one can use terrain association or distance and a direction.

6-12

• Set context for activity
• Increase interest in navigation
• Use as information source

Land navigation using a compass. Diagram and text explains how to use a compass.

6-12

• Set context for an activity
• Increase interest in topic
• Sources of information

Aeronautical charts, flight planning for navigation and flight. Need to get own sectional charts

9-12

• Good for an activity for class
• Motivation for activity
• Increase student interest in subject

Naviaggation dealing with sun. N, S, E, W astronomical naviagtion, latitude and longitude, navigation with GPS

9-12

• Activity for class
• Increase Student interest
• Information source

Information on navigation at sea for both floating and fixed, i.e. lightship for lighthouse and buoys

6-12

• Not a useful site, mainly a course of information for students

Mapping using latitude and longitude how any point on earth can be easily found

9-12

• Nice graphics with landforms
• Use as stand-alone lesson
• Information source

How do we know where we are going? Navigation, schematic maps, projections, orthographic, conformal, mercator

7-12

• Use a information sources
• Increase student interest
• Use a motivation for further study

Map skills, understanding maps, latitude and longitude projections

9-12

• Increase student interest
• Good use for projections and what they mean
• Could be used for inquiry

Using map and compass, map scale, determining direction

9-12

• Good class activity
• Use as information sources
• Use to increase interest in topic

Types of maps – shaded relief, road, topo

9-12

• Use to demonstrate the types of maps
• Use an information sources
• Increase student interest

This is a great site for young astronomers. It has two levels, one for younger children and one for the older children. This site has won many awards. It has lots of information about the Solar System, Universe, Space Stuff and it has a nice glossary. It also directs you to other web sites.

K-8

• Bookmark this sight for the more advanced readers.
• Older students or parent volunteers help young students read and do the activities.
• Teacher could use it for daily instruction if enough computers were available.
• I can use this site in my sun and moon Nasa lesson plans

This sight has an interactive kids page where you can test basic astronomy knowledge through puzzles. Children can get basic space information and tour a space art gallery. It has good games for young children (The Kid Quiz) and also great pictures for the non-readers as well as nice stories for the readers.

K-5

• Bookmark this sight so young children can find their way around by themselves.
• Have parents and older children help the young ones.
• I would use this site with my sun and moon Nasa lesson plans.

also http://spaceplae.jpl.nasa.gov/cookies.htm

This site can be used as an instruction center to learn that stars change colors as they age. It can be read to the children and part of the site can be sent home with the children to do as homework with their parents.

K-5

• Read library books about the color and age of stars.
• Then have this site bookmarked so the children can read the information about the color stars turn when they age.
• The cookie site could be done with volunteers or older students.
• It could also be used as a homework assignment if the recipe were sent home with the children.

Great pictures and good space information on this site. Easy language for young children to follow if read out loud to them. This site is a take off of Bill Arnett’s site "The Nine Planets".

K-12

• This site would have to be read to younger students by older children or adults.
• This could be an instructional site for teachers.

Lots of information on comets and beautiful pictures. Be careful using this site with little children. Only children who had a deep desire to know more about comets would stay interested in this site.

K-12

• For young children to use this site, it would have to be guided by an adult.
• I would definitely bookmark or highlight only the areas I would like to show the children.

Bureau of Land Management Geospatial Homepage

This site lists the many resources available from the BLM. For example, it offers many kinds of data on the lands the bureau manages, BLM sites, metadata, and has and interactive mapping section. One item in particular that I would find useful for the classroom is the ability to look at and/or download maps of many different types from all over the world. For example, there are many maps of Montana showing population density, Indian reservations, elevation, river basins, etc. Also, the interactive map allows you to specify just what feature you want on your map.

7-12

• Use the elevation map to predict how weather varies in Montana due to mountain

ranges, lakes, etc. (e.g. east and west of the Rocky Mountains). Link to weather site to see if your predictions are true.

• Compare and contrast the population density in various parts of the country and

hypothesize about why people tend to cluster in certain areas.

• Use the interactive map feature to make most any map you want. For example, predict and then look at how much land in Montana is publicly versus privately owned.

This site gives data and predictions for tide, water level, currents, etc. It also contains tutorials on tides, water levels and currents, has a glossary of terms for tide and currents, and provides real time data for navigation.

8-12

• Use tutorials to gain background information on currents, tides,

navigation hazards, etc.

• Use the glossary to get definitions for current and tide terms.
• Interpret tide level data to predict position of Sun, Earth and Moon on specific dates.
• Look at real time data to try and navigate through an area safely.

This site provides an excellent overview of GPS technology, most of which is at a level that high school students can understand, although some of the information is too technical. Has good graphics that depict how GPS works with the satellite configuration, receiver, etc. Also, has links to good overviews on map projections, geodetic datum and coordinate systems.

9-12

• Use GPS overview as a reference to get good background information on GPS, for example to preview or research the topic.
• Using map projections overview, compare the distortions that occur with each type of map projection and have students decide which type of map is appropriate for specific cases. Have students make different types of projections themselves.
• Use coordinates overview to look at specific sites on Earth and how their coordinates differ in each system. Provide coordinates of different types and have students locate positions on Earth.

This is an online magazine. It contains not only the most recent issue, but an index of past articles, links to other GPS related sites, and an excellent glossary of GPS related terms.

9-12

• Use index to find articles for research project.
• Read an article from the current issue and discuss as a class
• Use glossary to find definitions for words

This site has many useful features. It provides data on the sunrise/set and moon phases for any day of the year. It provides a good overview of GPS technology and current data on the satellite configuration. It has many sections on atomic clock time, etc.

9-12

• Use as a reference in an expository type lesson, provide background for teacher and/or students on GPS
• Use data for graphing exercise
• Predict what the phase of the moon will be on a specific date, then check for accuracy

This is an excellent site with many different facets. For example, it contains many different resources references, press releases, maps, remote sensing information and images and educational activities.

K-12

• Use one of the many activities on mapping, navigation, Lewis and Clark, etc.
• Research the history and theory of remote sensing
• Use the satellite images section to look at and try to interpret satellite images. Or read the articles about environmental change that accompany the images and write an opinion paper on the change.

This site provides a lot of information on map projections, with sections of history of maps, choosing the appropriate projection, coordinate systems, and overviews of each type of projection.

9-12

• Make a timeline of the development of each type of projection. What historical

events influenced this?

• Ask students to brainstorm what type of distortions would occur with each type of

projection, then check on Web.

• Have students use the section on coordinate systems to get background for math exercise in which they map an area using several types of coordinates.

This site gives the history and theory behind GOES as well data on the satellites and many different images.

7-12

• Research the history of the GOES program
• Compare the satellite technology for various countries
• Get data on current weather conditions in order to plan trip

This site contains information about various types of navigation systems (e.g., Loran-C, GPS, DGPS, Omega) and data from them. It also has weather information, tide information, etc. for the maritime traveler.

9-12

• Research to compare different types of navigation 
• Given specific travel situation, determine which type of navigation most appropriate

• Use weather information to determine trip route, timing, etc.
• Use tidal data to predict position of Earth, Sun and Moon on specific date, then check

This site contains 212 listings of activities, images, resources and other sites concerning geography. It has an amazing array of items that could be used in many different ways.

K-12

• Use "Map Maker" to design your own map to navigate around the world
• Use the "Mathematics of Cartography" on line tutorial to learn about the math involved in coordinate systems, projection and scaling
• Use the Projection images to compare what each type of projection looks like and interpret how they are made

Images of various aircraft are online for students to see and/or print

6-12

• Use a motivator for air flight
• Student may wish to research one of the craft or perhaps they may use the site for an image on prior research

Space and aernautical expecially astronaut requiremtns and training

6-12

• Students might use as a site for careers in aeronautics, especially astronauts
• Good site for research
• Good interactive site

Aeronatuics activities ecperiments and lesson plans that explain some of the basic principle of aernautics

9-12

• Students may use this site to demonstrate specific concepts.
• May be used to increase student interest
• May be used for motivation

Wind tunnel measuremnts, examples of aircraft and space craft

9-12

• May be used for information
• Students may use it for diagrams of crafts
• May be used for inquiry about topic

Test flight maneuvers, careers in aeronautics, build your own aircraft, aeronautics education

9-12

• Use to demonstrate specific concepts
• Use for career information
• Use as topic information

NASA Observatorium, how do plane fly?, the up and down forces on planes and pressure and lift

7-12

• Use as an interactive site
• Use to demonstrate specific concepts
• Use to motivate

U.S. space shuttle glider kit, activity to build your own shuttle

6-9

• Use as an activity
• Use to motivate
• Use as inquiry

NASA science balloons for classroom, Helium ballast

6-9

• Use as an activity
• Use to demonstrate specific concept
• Use to increase interest

Principles of aeronautics, basics of why an airplane flies and how it is navigated, principles of flight, structures of airplane

9-12

• Use as a series of 6 lessons
• Use to demonstrate specific concept
• Use to increase interest

Aeronautics- shape seeks to teach science and math through the use of aeronautics application in the web

K-12

• Use as an interactive site
• Students can design own website
• Use as motivation

This is a well documented site from World book depicting, Charles Lindbergh and Amelia Earhart as two aviation legends. Other sites are also included.

K-12

• Let children search for themselves. If they need help reading, let them ask for help.
• Some of the information can be printed out and parents can read it to them followed by discussion.

World book has compiled a list of web sites on Charles Lindbergh and Amelia Earhart. Great picture pages in black and white.

K-8

• Get children’s attention by reading biographies of these two people and them give the children bookmarked web sites for them to investigate.
• Younger children would need help reading information but the pictures are great.
• I would use this in my Nasa Native American history time line lesson plan.)

http://tommy.jsc.nasa.gov/~woodfill/SPACEED/SEHHTML/ApoComl.html

Great history site on aviation. Comic books and coloring books developed by Nasa are available. Wilbur and Orville Wright Story is especially good. Also a nice coloring book about Charles Lindbergh

K-8

• This site will be very helpful in my Nasa time line lesson plan.
• The coloring book can be printed and used as homework or guided reading in the classroom and then colored.

This site lists the major historical events involving Native Americans. A Native American History Time line from 1830-1990.

Adults

• Teachers or any adult can use this information in further research to share with children.

Lots of information and pictures on the X-15 and other aviation history. Also available are six movies that are fun to watch but very time consuming to down load on computer.

K-12

• This site would have to be read to young children.
• The pictures and the movies would be fun to watch but other activities would have to be going on while they were down loaded for it is very time consuming.

NASA’s Observatorium - This site has many wonderful facets, including background on the SR-71, the Ulysses, games about space, a section about Toys in Space, background on LandSat images as well as many images themselves, deep space images, information on the birth of stars and an interactive activity on remote sensing technology.

K-12

• Reference for research on SR-7
• Students hypothesize how each type of toy functioned in space, then allow them to check
• Students use interactive activity about remote sensing

Amazing Space – This site contains various activities concerning the solar system, light and color, the Hubble Space Telescope, etc., originally designed for use in schools.

5-8

• Create a timeline for the development of the telescope
• Use the light and color tutorial to give background on these concepts
• Use as research for the Hubble Telescope, and allow students to do activity on repair the scope, in which they become astronauts who have to schedule the repair

San Diego Aerospace Museum – This site originates at the museum so it lists many facts about its programs, exhibits, etc. It also has on line exhibits that, for example, run through the history of flight.

7-12

• Use for Web Scavenger Hunt focussing on flight
• Use to create a timeline for the development of flight technology
• Use to find information about women in flight

National Air and Space Museum – This is a Smithsonian Museum site, so it contains many fabulous sections useful for education, including on line tutorials on flight, lesson plans on flight, on line exhibits, and an on line planetarium.

K-12

• Assign one student per week to download the "Weekly Skywatcher’s Report" and

give a short talk about that week’s sky sights.

• Use the on line tutorial on "How Things Fly"
• Use on line activities e.g. to investigate Bernoulli’s Principle
• Use the exhibits for research

Science Museum of London – This site has the typical museum listings on programs, exhibits, etc. as well as many good educational resources like movies, graphics, and on line activities.

5-12

• Use the on line galleries to make a time line of the history of flight
• Watch a movie of Apollo 10
• Do the "Brains in Space" activities and tutorial

National Space Science Data Center – This site is sponsored by NASA Goddard and contains various topics about space science, including astrophysics, space physics, earth science etc. It has an educational section and many satellite images available.

K-12

• Use the "Ask a Scientist" section to find out information about space
• Use the "Chronology of Lunar and Planetary Exploration" to make a timeline to hang in the classroom
• Use the "What Happens to your Body in Space?" tutorial and hangman quiz

The Astronaut Connection – This is an educational site containing ten different things you can do involving astronauts and space.

5-12

• Take the space history trivia quiz
• Chat with the featured astronaut of the month on the "Astronaut Forum"
• Help design an alternative story of space exploration by sending suggestions via e-mail

Outer Orbit – This is an educational site that has many different types of activities concerning space.

• Use "Space Chat", an on line discussion between students and people in the space

industry

• Send questions via e-mail on the "Ask an Astronomer" section
• Use one of the many provided lessons, e.g. "Rocket Propulsion"

Nuffield Research Project – This site is a project to promote the teaching of astronomy in schools in England. It contains an Internet based curriculum with pages on the Moon, satellites, tides, etc., in the form of background, tutorials, experiments, tests, word searches, etc.

K-12

• Use background page on "Types of Satellites" to compare the orbits and uses of polar, geosynchronous and geostationary satellites.
• Use data on the solar system to make a scale model
• Do experiment called "Day and Night"

Astronomy and Astrophysics – This is a NASA sponsored page that contains information on imaging missions of many types and especially data and images from these missions. It has an educational section also.

5-12

• Research the various types of imaging missions, e.g. Voyager, SOFIA, and compare the types of imaging and flight technology used on each
• Use their information to build a flight plan for your imaging mission
• Build paper airplane model of SOFIA
• Build an Airborne Astronomy Mobile that show the development of technology in this field

A collaborative effort by college professors and classroom teachers to provide hands on activities for the teaching of science to primary students are available on this site.

K-5

• A teacher could take the science experiments and print them out to be used in a classroom.
• The science experiments could be used as homework.
• Young children would need help with these experiments.

Berit’s Best Sites For Children has been developed for children up to age 12. Each site has been reviewed and a rating up to 5 has been attached. Many categories to look under in this site.

K-6

• This site could be bookmarked in the classroom
• each category could be bookmarked depending on the objective or the purpose intended.
• Children could explore freely or an objective could be set up for each link.

or http://www.nwf.org/nwf/kids/

National Wildlife Federation/Ranger Rick is an excellent site for young children to explore as well as adults. Games, cool tours, Ranger Rick and other fun stuff is just a few of the categories children can explore. The first address site would be for the adults.

K-Adult

• The second site listed could be used in the classroom as a bookmark site for young children.
• The first site listed would have to be explored by an adult to see what is available for young children.

This site is from a mining company and many different links can be explored. It seems to take a long time to down load any of the sites. I think it could be a good site for older children but not so much for the younger children. It seems to have some catchy phrases to get older children’s attention.

5-12

• I would use this in the older grades and just let kids explore

This is a nice interactive site for children who are interested in the white house and related facts about the white house.

K-5

• I would bookmark this site and let kids explore on their own.
• I would probably use this site in February when I study the presidents.
• Some of the areas in this site would have to be read to the younger students

or http://www.nationalgeographic.com/media/world/trythis/index.html

This is a great site for all kinds of information from around the world. National Geographic is well know for its accurate facts. I would think that it would be a creditable site for children to research.

K-12

• This site could be used for free exploration.
• A teacher could bookmark certain areas in this site for a particular purpose or objective to be taught to the class.
• The second site recorded can be used by children to create photo frames, food, bath salts, friendship bracelets etc.

Aunt Annie’s Crafts can be down loaded on your computer so children can go to this site and find all kinds of crafts to make. Most of these ideas are books that have been put on the computer or that can be ordered.

K-12

• Teachers and parents can use this site to come up with craft ideas for kids

Jan Brett’s site is an interactive site that is free of charge. Children and teachers can become involved with activities, writing and sending postcards, learning more about Jan Brett, etc.

K-5

• This would be a fun site just to browse though for teachers as well as students.
• Students can have fun sending postcards and doing the activities.
• Everyone is a participant in this site.

or http://place.scholastic.com/goosebumps/high/index.htm

Scholastic has a lot of information to share with kids. The second site is a Goosebumps site and some kids love Goosebumps, so this might be the sight for them. It is fun to look at all the creatures and see what they do. A lot of advertising on this site.

2-6

• Let children just browse and have fun with this site.
• I don’t think a teacher could set up any objective or purpose for this site.

This is Eric Carle’s web site. I would say it is more for teachers to get ideas from each other on how to use Eric Carle books. People can also order books from this site.

K-5

• Kids could use this site to get Eric Carle’s address and write to him.
• I would use this site to get teaching ideas from other teachers

or http://www.ran.org/ran/kids_action/index1.html

Very bright, colorful pictures and fun music. Lots of information about animals and people, for children to read.

K-8

• I would definitely use this site if any children were interested in the rain forest to spark their interest.
• This is also a nice source to use if you teach a rain forest unit.
• Most children would enjoy looking at and reading about the information on this site.

This is Sea World’s web site which is designed for anyone who is interested in any kind of animal or area of the world in which animals live

K-12

• This site would be good for any child who has an interest in animals.
• You can pick and choose about any animal you are interested in and find information about them.
• This is a good browser site for all kids or for teachers who want to teach a particular subject.
• Some links stay the same while others change periodically.

Bill Nye the Science Guy is on line with fun experiments and his latest news program, other web sites, goodies, e-mail and lots more. This is one of the highest rated sites for kids and teachers.

K-12

• This site could be used daily for kids who enjoy Bill Nyes T. V. program
• or for kids who love science and love doing experiments.
• This is a good site to provoke interest in any child. I use this site often for teacher resources.

The Reading Rainbow site is a special site for its promotion of good literature. The T.V. program is good and this web site goes right along with it.

K-5

• I would use this site as a teacher to get teaching ideas to use with the books that are introduced on the T.V. program.
• Reading Rainbow also promotes children to write their own stories.
• The winning stories are posted on this web site for all to read.

or http://www.pbs.org/kids/

PBS for Kids is a colorful site with the most popular T.V. programs listed. Lots of teacher resources available if you have the time to search for what you want.

• PBS for Kids would be a good site for children to explore.
• PBS for adults gives a lot of information that could be used in teaching or for just general information.

Rites-values resources, lists of native K-12 schools on the net

7-12

• This site would be useful as a resources to link up with other sites
• May be used as inquiry
• May be used to link with other schools

Journal of Navajo education, promotes community and tribal centered education in schools that serve native americans

• This site is strictly for teacher use to help in classrooms with native students

Native American children.

• May be used for career education
• May be used for cross-cultural connections
• May be used for information

Environmental—balance, harmony in the world, state of hozho

• May be used for information
• May be used to increase interest
• I would use in an environmental science class

N. American Indian Mythology – hand & serpents myth, comets connected with serpents

• May be used to increase student interest
• May be used to set context for activity
• May be used for information

Astronomy lessons (Aztec), how star angles are measured

• May be used as inquiry
• May be used to set context for activity
• May be used to increase interest

Lakota star knowledge, specific to sun and constellations

• May be used to set cultural context for activity
• May be used for information
• May be used to increase interest

Lakota star-Earth maps and tables, downloadable star maps, traditional names for stars and astronomical names, stories

• May be used to increase interest
• May be used as lesson
• May be used in historical / cultural aspect
• Excellent

Save the seals and damn the natives, Environmental economic impact - Inuit

• May be used to increase awareness of culture and environment
• May be used to increase interest

Conserving the caribou

• May be used to increase wasreness of culture and environment
• May be used as an inquiry
• May be used for information

Starlore of the American Indian is a nice site to get Native American stories with the Title, Tribe, Region, and Objective’s listed. Example: (Title: Canoe Race, Tribe: Chinook, Region: Southwest Washington, Object: Orion) More links are listed at the bottom of this site.

K-12

• I would have to read these stories to my young first graders
• I could have a parent volunteer read to them.
• I would like the children to memorize some of these stories and when we have the star lab come to our school we could tell Native American Sky stories around a campfire outside.
• I could send the stories home and have parents read them to their children.

Solar Folklore site. This site shows world wide views of how people explained the sun through their traditions. Many links to all people around the world.

K-12

• I would have to read this to my first graders.
• I would probably concentrate on the Native American link.

Ancient Astronomers. The last three sites I listed are all related by links. Brad Snowder and Western Washington University are listed under these sites. I appreciate the work Brad has done for it has been real difficult to find Native American sites that can be used with my little first graders.

• Reading and sharing these Native American stories with my students would be the best way to use this site.
• I’m sure some of the Native American families in our school would like to come in and browse this site.
• It would be nice for them to pick their favorite stories and share with the children.

This site is an Index of Native American Resources. This site has several links to Native American Art, History, Education, Language, Culture, Health and more.

10-12

• This is a great resource for teachers to gleam information to share with their classes.
• You can go in many different directions with this site depending on your objectives.

Native Tech - This site has hundreds of pages on various topics of native technology – stone tools, food, clothing, plants, etc. The pages give background information as well as instruction in the making of many of these artifacts.

• Read article on endangered plants and write an opinion paper
• Take interactive plant quiz
• Make some traditional recipes
• Look at the map of traditional territories, try to predict clothing or shelter type for that area, then check on map

Arctic Circle Virtual Classroom - This site is a virtual classroom which contains syllabi and lessons focusing on natural resources, history and culture and environmental justice in the northern regions.

• Read the article about the controversial energy exploration and other threats to the

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and write an opinion paper

• Read the articles on the Alaska Native Lands Claim Settlement Act and compare

to the reservation system in the lower 48 states

• Read article on Project Chariot (nuclear testing) and do assignment #1 (create a project to tell the story of the controversy, e.g., a new bulletin, poster, etc.)

American Indian Ethnobotany Database – This site simply contains a database on plants, scientific data about them, including native uses. A small box allows user to type in subject.

• As a taxonomy exercise, group plant specimens with similar characteristics and

then find scientific names; try to discern characteristics that distinguish a genus

• Make plant collection, use database to fill out labels with plant information
• Look for specific types of medicine for ailments using database

Mayan Astronomy – This site has background and interactive pages on several topics: Maya astronomy, math, calendars, and geographical orientation. It is written at a level suitable for middle and high school students.

• Have student study the section on Mayan math and try to write numbers using

Mayan system

• Have student study section on the Mayan calendar and try to write dates in Mayan

System

• Have students read section on geographical orientation, especially climate and terrain and try to predict how lifestyles varied in each of three regions

Native American Resources – This site has over 300 web pages concerning art, culture, education, history and science of Native Americans. It is an excellent source of information, and it is somewhat political at times.

• Use native maps, pre contact and today, and compare navigational techniques and

other lifestyle changes as a result of change in native territories

• Study Medicine Wheels and try to interpret one not shown (e.g. Moose Mountain in Canada)

• Use herbal knowledge to make ethnobotany plant collection

Western Washington University – This section of the site is actually about general astronomy, with only a short section of native starlore. Nonetheless, the story selection is good.

• Read "Cosmic Quotations", choose three and reflect on them in journal
• Read starlore stories, and write an original story
• Read starlore stories and compare and contrast stories from other tribes about the same constellations or celestial events

Lakota Teaching Project – This site has several sections on Lakota values, rituals, family relationships, myths, etc. The descriptions are brief but interesting.

• Go through tutorial on how to use the Web and make an original homepage
• Read Lakota myths and compare to own tribe’s stories
• Research Lakota values, rituals, families, etc. Interview elder on the Lakota lifestyle

Native American Navigator – This site was designed to be used by students to do research on topics about Native America. It is full of easy to access pages with background information, maps, history, and references for further research.

• Use page to write a bibliography for a paper on Native America
• Use "Maps" to locate a language group by region
• Make a timeline of Native American history, inserting significant events for own tribe

Native American Student Resources –  This page lists many different sources of information for Native American study programs, support groups for students, scholarships and financial aid. Good source for student looking for college guidance.

• Use to research NA studies programs in U.S. and Canada
• Use to find college with support organizations for NA students
• Use to find scholarships and financial aid for NA students

Food and Nutrition –  This section of the site has many different topics concerning NA foods, nutrition and recipes. It also feature herbal information. Good site for vast amounts of information.

• Use native herbal knowledge to make catalog of traditional medicines
• Use natural dyes information to dye feathers, buckskin, etc.
• Use chat line on Ethnobotany Café