Links for the Science and Social Studies Classroom

June 7, 2011~

• National Jukebox (More for 7th grade but good way to expose all students to music from our past starting about 1900's)

      ( http://www.loc.gov/jukebox/)
        The Library of Congress presents the National Jukebox, which makes historical sound recordings available to the public free of charge. The Jukebox includes recordings from the extraordinary collections of the Library of Congress Packard Campus for Audio Visual Conservation and other contributing libraries and archives.

• Weather Sparks (Weather Unit)

      (http://weatherspark.com/#!graphs;a=USA/SC/Cayce)
       WeatherSpark is a website dedicated to making in-depth weather information easily   accessible.

• Classified Information: Fishin' for a Name(Dichotomous Key)

     (http://www.fergusonfoundation.org/hbf/classified_information/fishid/index.shtml)
      Keys are tools that provide a systematic (step-by-step) way to identify plants and animals. A series of choices are made based on the organism's characteristics to discover its identity. This fish key is based on body shape and physical features.