Archive

Current and past selections of exemplary sites--browse month by month through every year. When sites are no longer available, they are not listed as Digital Dozen winners.

August 1996

1. A fractals lesson for elementary and middle school students
   Featured in ENC Focus  
   Grade(s): 04 - 08 ENC#: 002032
   Synopsis: This lesson plan includes links to other sites with fractals, how to make fractals, and teachers' notes.
   (For more details, see ENC Record.)
   
   
2. Classrooms of the 21st century
   Featured in ENC Focus  
   Grade(s): K - 12 ENC#: 002729
   Synopsis: This site serves as an excellent introduction to using alternative assessment in science.
   (For more details, see ENC Record.)
   
   
3. Elementary science this month
   Grade(s): K - 06 ENC#: 004060
   Synopsis: Each month, this site features a brand new set of science activities, a "scientist of the month," a map of the month's night sky, and more.
   (For more details, see ENC Record.)
   
   
4. Gryphon House Books Free learning activities
   Grade(s): Pre-K - 06 ENC#: 001916
   Synopsis: Come here to find great activities from Gryphon House's catalog of books for children.
   (For more details, see ENC Record.)
   
   
5. Pitsco's launch to asking an expert
   Grade(s): K - 12 ENC#: 002031
   Synopsis: From the Amish to zoo keeping, here is a list of over 200 Web sites and e-mail addresses where you can find experts to answer your questions.
   (For more details, see ENC Record.)
   
   
6. Science education
   Grade(s): K - 12 ENC#: 002784
   Synopsis: Visitors to this site will find ready-made classroom activities developed by educators, as well as images, interactive tools, text, and other resources to help you build your own Internet-based classroom activities.
   (For more details, see ENC Record.)
   
   
7. Science teachers' resources
   Grade(s): K - 12 ENC#: 002036
   Synopsis: This Web site is for science teachers to share teaching ideas, including labs, demonstrations, and other information
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8. Teachers helping teachers
   Grade(s): K - 12 ENC#: 004052
   Synopsis: Interested in great K-12 mathematics lesson plans? If so, then visit Teachers Helping Teachers.
   (For more details, see ENC Record.)
   
   
9. The learning web
   Grade(s): K - 12 ENC#: 004151
   Synopsis: Consider the Learning Web to be your pathfinder for Earth Science educational information.
   (For more details, see ENC Record.)
   
   
10. Virtual polyhedra
    Grade(s): K - 12 ENC#: 002037
    Synopsis: Welcome to this growing collection of over 700 virtual reality polyhedra for you to explore. Included are ways to make your own paper polyhedra.
    (For more details, see ENC Record.)