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

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• How Stuff Works: http://science.howstuffworks.com/dark-side-of-moon.htm

• Moon Phases: http://www.ilovemedia.es/en/resources/moon_phases.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

Unit 2 - Biology

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• 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

• Nancy Clark: http://www.nclark.net

Unit 3 - Chemistry

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• 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.

Unit 4 - Mathematics: Data Management (no links)

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Unit 5 - Mathematics: Measurement

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

Unit 6 - Writing

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• Think Quest: http://library.thinkquest.org/J001156/

• Young Authors’ Workshop: http://www.planet.eon.net/~bplaroch/Write.html

Unit 7 - History: The Voyages of Christopher Columbus

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• Keith Pickering’s http://www.columbusnavigtion.com

• Translation of Columbus’ 1492 log: http://www.franciscan-archive.org/columbus/opera/excerpts.html

• Bartolome de Las Casas: http://www.lascasas.org

Unit 8 - History: The Lewis and Clark Expedition

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• 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

• 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: https://www.nps.gov/lecl/index.htm

Unit 9 - Navigation with Map and Compass

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• Comparison of European and Native American map-making: http://www.lewisandclarkexhibit.org/4_0_0/page_4_1_2_1_0.html

• Maps of all types: http://subdude-site.com/WebPics/WebPicsMaps/WebPicsMaps_dir.htm

• 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

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