Arcadia High School English Department Web Page

SCORE Language Arts Resources
Designed with the classroom teacher in mind, this site allows teachers to quickly identify and access resources that are classroom ready. Includes Cyberguides for both students and teachers.

CATEweb (California Association of Teachers of English)
Info on writing contests, conventions and more.

Children's Literature Web Guide
Internet resources related to books for children and young adults.

Children's Book Author: Elaine Moore
Site offers free study guides for many of the author's books. Also provides information on school visits, teacher inservices, etc.

Center for the Study of Books in Spanish for Children and Adolescents
Provides query access to our database of more than 3000 recommended books in Spanish for children and adolescents published around the world.

Different Just Like Me
Includes a five day lesson plan for teachers to download.

English Online - New Zealand
A resource of English teaching units for use by primary and secondary English teachers.

Guide to Grammar and Writing
Includes tutorials, computer-graded quizzes, and even a section titled "Ask Grammar!" where you can send in your question.

Little Explorers: Picture Dictionary with Links
Illustrated dictionary entries.

Scholastic Central
Includes links to free stuff for kids and teachers. Plus the Scholastic directory containing many valuable links.

Ask Dr. Math
Has an archive (by grade level) of answered questions. You can also submit your own math question via email.

Aunty Math
Fun Math Challenges for Kids.

Awesome Library Math Lesson Plans
A listing of math resources on the internet.

Calculators Online
Links to a wide variety of calculators online.

Dave's Math Tables
A large listing of online math tables available in English or Spanish.

Eric Weisstein's World of Mathematics
Very nice web site with a subject index and search engine. Covers many areas of mathematics.

Flashcards for Kids
A site to help kids learn basic math skills on the internet.

Math
A listing of lesson plans, ideas and activities, online math applications, online games, puzzles and problems, and organizations.

The Math Forum
A well-organized page with math resources by subject. Includes both a student and teacher center.

SchoolHouse Rock: Multiplication Rock
Math lessons from the television program using animations and songs to make it come alive. Here you can play the song (WAV or RealAudio versions available) or play the video (Quicktime).

SCORE California Mathematics Home Page
Maintained by Kings County Office of Education and designed especially for mathematics teachers and students in California. Includes a listing of math resources broken down by grade level.

SOS Mathematics
A website where you can work with materials to do your homework, prepare for a test, or get ready for class.

Arcadia High School Science Department Web Site

Animal Information Database
This site, provided by Seaworld/Busch Gardens, offers some good animal and education resources.

CERES Project (Astronomy)
With funding from NASA, Montana State University faculty and classroom teachers from across the nation developed this extensive library of K-12 science education materials for teaching astronomy.

Science Education at Jefferson Lab
Includes some helpful and well-done Classroom Resources such as All About Atoms, Table of the Elements, quizes and more.

Exploratorium ExploraNet
"The Exploratorium is a museum of science, art, and human perception with over 650 interactive "hands on" exhibits."

The Franklin Institute Science Museum
The science museum that never closes. The exhibits and resources of a museum visit on your desktop.

Frank Potter's Science Gems
These resources are sorted by category, subcategory, and grade level. Chosen as one of the Top Ten education resources sites by Lycos!

Galileo
Galileo is a collection of science lesson plans for k-12 science teachers for classroom use.

Hubble Space Telescope Public Pictures
Includes pictures organized by subject as well as release date.

Jet Propulsion Laborabotry
National Aeronautics and Space Administration, California Insitute of Technolgy. Offers information on the planets, the earth, the universe, and technology. Includes pictures and video such as artist's conceptions, space pictures, and animations.

NASA Quest
Home of NASA's Award-winning Quest Team. This interactive classroom site features Web chats with NASA scientists and engineers and telecasts from various NASA centers, collaborative projects in which students from distant schools can work together via the Internet, as well as puzzles, contests and other activities to interest students.

Nye Labs
The Online Laboratory of Bill Nye the Science Guy.

Performance Assessment Links in Science (PALS)
PALS is an on line, standards-based (National Science Education Standards, NSES), continually updated interactive resource bank of science performance assessment tasks.

SciWeb
Rates best 100 science sites and provides links to many other science resources.

SchoolHouse Rock: Science Rock
Science lessons from the television program using animations and songs to make it come alive. Here you can play the song (WAV or RealAudio versions available) or play the video (Quicktime).

Science Learning Network
Explore resources, visit museums, connect with schools and educators, and more on this website funded by Unisys and the National Science Foundation.

Science Education Gateway!
Includes sections on Space Sciene, Light, Cycles, Sun & Earth, Weather, and Solar System. Each section contains annotated lesson plan links which include grade levels and source. The site is provided by five web museums, including the Exploratorium, the Lawrence Hall of Science, and the Center for Earth and Planetary Studies (Smithsonian Institution).

SCORE Science Home Page
Maintained by Humboldt County Office of Education with a goal of providing California K-12 students and teachers with easy access to quality on-line science resources. Includes Ask a Scientist, Science Search, and more.

Smithsonian Institute
America's Treasure House for Learning.

StarChild
General Astronomy Learning Cener for Young Astronomers. Created by NASA, this site contains sections on the solar system, the universe, and "space stuff".

U.S. Atlas
Maps of U.S. online!

Virtual Field Trips Site
On-line Field Trips include Hurricanes, Deserts, Natural Wonders, Sharks, Marshes & Volcanoes. Includes a Teacher's Lounge with curriculum resources (you may also propose your own virtual field trip/tour there).

WebElements
A periodic table on the World-Wide Web maintained by Mark Winter of the University of Sheffield, England.

Social Science Department Web Page

50states.com
A resource on all fifty states. Includes capitols, state flag, flower, area codes, climate, and much more!

American Memories
Historical Collections for the American Digital Library. A great on-line history resource that includes many film clips you can view right on your computer.

California Mission Studies Assn.
The California Mission Studies Assn. is a multi-disciplinary nonprofit group working to advance scholarship and historic preservation of the 21 California missions, the presidios and pueblos.

Central Pacific Railroad Photographic History Museum
Includes pictures of exhibits plus historical information.

Crossroads: A K-16 American History Curriculum
Curriculum material is divided in Elementary, Middle, Secondary and Post-Secondary education levels. Material includes lesson plans, activities, and links to online resources.

Index of History Resources
Organized by subject area (i.e. Ancient Europe, Africans Studies).

SchoolHouse Rock: America Rock
History lessons from the television program using animations and songs to make it come alive. Here you can play the song (WAV or RealAudio versions available) or play the video (Quicktime).

SCORE History-Social Science Resources
Lists resources that have been selected and evaluated by a team of educators from across California. Resources were chosen for their accuracy, grade appropriateness, and richness.

The Titantic Virtual Trial
The Titanic Virtual Trial site mixes history, law and sociology and allows students to learn about those areas while simultaneously exploring a subject that is fun and exciting.

Foreign Language

Foreign Language Department Web Page