Mr. Coxon's Links

Mr. Coxon's Links

Alphabetical listing of Mr. Coxon's favorite educational links:
(Feel free to email suggested new links as well as to let me know if I have any that don't work: coxonsteve@hotmail.com)

4-H Virtual Forest--"Sprawl" is Mrs. Burton's favorite game
http://www.ext.vt.edu/resources/4h/virtualforest/

Active Science Modules--Lots of interactive games for scientists of all ages
http://www.activescience-gsk.com/home.cfm

Alta Vista Search Engine
http://www.altavista.com/

A+ Math--Play fun, interactive math games on-line
http://aplusmath.com

Apples4theTeacher
apples4theteacher.com

Animalearn--Helping students learn about animals without harming them
http://www.animalearn.org/studentcenter_elm.php

Ash Lawn-Highland--Home of James Monroe
http://www.ashlawnhighland.org/

Astronomy For Kids
http://www.kidsastronomy.com/

Babelfish--Translate many languages to and from English
http://babelfish.altavista.com/

Billion Pennies--Ever wonder how much a billion really is? See it in pennies!
http://www.kokogiak.com/megapenny/nine.asp

Biology4Kids--Learn all about cells, microorganisms, plants, vertebrates, invertebrates, and animal systems
http://www.biology4kids.com/index.html

Biomes--Missouri Botanical Gardens
http://www.mbgnet.net/

BrainPOP--Games and videos on your favotite subjects (User name: mcpsbrain Password: mcps)
http://www.brainpop.com

BrainPOPjr--More fun for your brain
http://www.brainpopjr.com/

BBC Animals--Learn all about animals
http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/animals/

BBC Space--The latest in space science
http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/space/

BBC World News--Where the world turns for in-depth information about the day's events
http://news.bbc.co.uk/

Bug Bios--All about insects
http://www.insects.org/

Bugs in the System--A fun insect catching game that creates a bar graph
http://pbskids.org/cyberchase/games/bargraphs/bargraphs.html

Build Your Own Fish--Interactive site to build a fish that can survive in your chosen ocean habitat
http://sv.berkeley.edu/showcase/flash/fish.html

Ms. Butman's Art Page
http://art.cesclass.info

Captain Underpants' author Dav Pilkey's site is a lot of fun
http://www.pilkey.com/

Civil War Explorer
http://www.civilwar.org/cwe/index.asp

City of Ember--On-line questions and activity suggestions
http://www.mce.k12tn.net/reading52/city_of_ember.htm

Cool Math For Kids--Lemonade Stand is my favorite. On my most recent game, I had a net profit of $125.46! Who can beat that???
http://coolmath4kids.com/

Cyberchase Games Central
http://pbskids.org/cyberchase/games.html

Dictionary.com--Look up words fast
http://dictionary.reference.com/

Dr. Arbor--All about trees
http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/trees3/01.html

Educational Java Programs--Several fun games with base 10, pattern blocks, and more
http://arcytech.org/java/

Electricity History
http://historyday.crf-usa.org/1808/index.html

eNature--Loads of info about wildlife, including local wildlife guides
http://www.enature.com

Enchanted Learning--Lots of ideas and printouts, my favorite is the butterfly page
http://www.allaboutnature.com/Home.html

Equivalent Fractions Magic Potions Game
http://pbskids.org/cyberchase/games/equivalentfractions/equivalentfractions.html

eSkeletons--View human and primate skeletons in 3-D
http://www.eskeletons.org/

Everyday Math Resources--Loads of interactive manipulatives
http://www.center.k12.mo.us/edtech/everydaymath.htm

Fantastic Forest--Help animals find their habitats
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/features/96/forest/

Fear of Physics--Don't be afraid, hands-on activities make light, sound, and other physics concepts easy to understand
http://www.fearofphysics.com/

Fraction Frenzy--You've got to be fast to match equivalent fractions in the game
http://www.learningplanet.com/sam/ff/index.asp

Fraction game--Get each marker to the end of its line using as few cards as you can
http://illuminations.nctm.org/tools/fraction/fraction.asp

Free Range Kids--"Let's give our children the freedom we had!"
http://freerangekids.wordpress.com/

FreeRice.com--Expand your vocabulary and help feed the hungry
http://freerice.com/

Froguts.com--Dissect animals without hurting them
http://froguts.com/flash_content/index.html

Frontier Culture Museum
http://www.frontiermuseum.org/

Fun Brain--Learning games and Mad Libs for all ages
http://www.funbrain.com/

Funderstanding Roller Coaster--Manipulate two hills, a loop, friction, gravity, speed, and mass
http://www.funderstanding.com/k12/coaster/

Fun School
http://funschool.kaboose.com/

Geometric Solids--Play with shapes
http://illuminations.nctm.org/imath/3-5/GeometricSolids/GeoSolids1.html

Google Earth--Combines satellite imagery and maps to put the world's geographic information at your fingertips
http://earth.google.com/

Great Plant Escape
http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/gpe/index.html

Grey Labyrinth--Mind stretching puzzles
http://www.greylabyrinth.com/puzzles.php

Hall of Valor--VMI's Civil War Museum
http://www4.vmi.edu/museum/nm/index.html

Humane Society of the United States--Includes information on helping pets and other animals
http://www.hsus.org/

Illuminations Interactive Mathematics--Marco Polo's math site
http://illuminations.nctm.org/mathlets/index.html

Inclined Plane Tester
http://www.explorelearning.com/index.cfm?method=cResource.dspDetail&ResourceID=27

Internet4Teachers Sites for Kids
http://www.internet4classrooms.com/parents.htm#kids

IQ Interactive Quizzes--SOL practices by grade and subject
http://www.iq.poquoson.org/index.html

Jamestown Online Adventure--See if your colony can survive
http://www.historyglobe.com/jamestown/

K12Station--Hundreds of educational sites for all grades and subjects with games and printable worksheets
http://www.k12station.com/

Kids' Astronomy--Learn about all the planets in our solar system
http://www.kidsastronomy.com/solar_system.htm
Web quest: sunwebq.htm

Learning Planet--Loads of fun, interactive games
http://www.learningplanet.com/index.asp

Lego sites have been moved to the CES Lego League page. They should be used outside of academic time.

Lemonade Stand--In my best game, I had a net profit of $125.46! Who can beat that???
http://www.coolmath-games.com/lemonade/

Life Cycle Safari--Five Kingdoms explored interactively
http://vilenski.org/science/safari/menu/index.html

Lunar Cycles--Interactive Moon site
http://www.sciencenetlinks.com/interactives/moon/moon_challenge/moon_challenge.html

Magic School Bus
http://www.scholastic.com/magicschoolbus/home.htm

MarcoPolo--An enourmous compilation of lessons, activities, and interactive websites
http://www.marcopolo-education.org/

Marvelous Machines Experiments--Simple machines hands-on lesson plans
http://www.galaxy.net/~k12/machines/index.shtml

Math Playground--Super fun ways to practice your skills
http://www.mathplayground.com/

MegaPenny Project--How many pennies could equal the Empire State Building?
http://www.kokogiak.com/megapenny/1.asp

Monarch Watch--See our class Monarchs on my photo page
http://www.monarchwatch.org/

Montgomery County--Learn about your local government
http://www.montva.com/

Montgomery County School Issues Newsletter Archieves
http://members.aol.com/gisone/schools.htm

Monticello--Home of Thomas Jefferson
http://www.monticello.org/

Museum Tour--Very cool interactive site from Marco Polo's geography site
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/hall/

NASA's Paper Models--Create your own balloon-powered rover, among many others
http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/kids/papermodels.cfm

National Geographic Explorer Games Page
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/kids/games/index.html

National Library of Virtual Manipulatives
http://nlvm.usu.edu/en/nav/vlibrary.html

Ology--The study of everything by the National Museum of Natural History
http://www.ology.amnh.org/

Owl Pellet Dissection--Interactive and very cool!
http://www.kidwings.com/owlpellets/index.htm

Paper Planes and More--The paper airplane world record holder's site
http://www.paperplane.org/

PetaKids--Learn how to eat healthier and be kind to animals at the same time
http://www.petakids.com/

Physics Links--Mr. Coxon's links for force, motion, and energy
http://coxon.cesclass.info/physics.htm

Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine--Loads of well-researched articles on healthy food for kids
http://www.pcrm.org/

Plant Parts--Definition matching practice
http://www.quia.com/jg/65498.html

Pond Life
http://www.hants.gov.uk/sparsholtschoolscentre/learn/primary/pondlife/pondlife_index.html

Pop-ups
How to make a pop-up http://www.makersgallery.com/joanirvine/howto.html
Pop-up lady http://www.popuplady.com/links.htm
Robert Sabuda, paper engineer http://www.robertsabuda.com/

Puzzle Maker
http://www.puzzlemaker.com/

Quia--Top 20 science activities
http://www.quia.com/shared/sci/

Reading is Fundamental--Take a quiz to find books you'll like and other activities
http://www.rif.org/readingplanet/

Remarkable Trees of Virginia--Awe-inspiring slide show of unique trees
http://www.cnr.vt.edu/4h/remarkabletree/

Riverdeep Early Learning
http://riverdeep.com/students/early_learning/early_learning.jhtml

Riverdeep Elementary
http://riverdeep.com/students/elementary/elementary.jhtml

Scatty.com--Silly jokes for kids
http://www.scatty.com/

ScienceBob--Lots of hands-on experiements like building a balloon rocket
http://sciencebob.com/

Science Museum of Western Virginia
http://www.smwv.org/

Science NetLinks Tools--Marco Polo's science page with lots of interactive activities
http://www.sciencenetlinks.com/tool_index.cfm

Shakespearean Insults
http://channels.netscape.com/ns/atplay/insult.jsp

Shelley Gill--Visiting author to CES in 2004.
http://www.shelleygill.com/kidscorner.html

Simple Machines
http://www.edheads.org/activities/simple-machines/

Silly Putty
www.sillyputty.com/silly_science/silly_science.htm
How to Make Silly Putty *2 parts Elmer’s Glue-All *1 part liquid starch Gradually pour starch into glue and mix.If mixture is sticky add more starch.Cover and refrigerate over night.

Sky and Telescope--Stargazer's delight: click on "Almanac" at the top to get a star chart for your region
http://skyandtelescope.com/

Slylock Fox Brain Bogglers--Solve the mysteries in these drawings
http://www.slylockfox.com/

Smithsonian for Students--Everything from collections of sports cards to astronauts walking on the moon
http://smithsonianeducation.org/students/index.html

SOL Test Skills Sites
BrainPOP-- http://www.brainpop.com/
SOL Pass--a pay site, but with several free things, including released tests http://solpass.org/
SOL Practice Tests http://education.jlab.org/solquiz/index.html
Standards of Learning for Virginia http://www.pen.k12.va.us/go/Sols/home.shtml
Virginia SOLs http://www.virginiasol.com/

Spell It--Prepare for your spelling bee here
http://www.myspellit.com/

Starfall Learn to Read site--A fun and interactive site for emerging readers
http://www.starfall.com/

Star Gazing--Practice measuring angles with a protractor while searching through a telescope
http://pbskids.org/cyberchase/games/anglemeasurement/index.html

Stewardship Curriculum
http://www.nps.gov/shen/edcurric/ed_curric.htm

Summit Learning Company--Great science and math products
http://www.summitlearning.com/

Super Chick Sisters Game--Mario Brothers' style game to rescue baby chickens from the evil colonel!
http://www.petakids.com/super_chick_sisters.html

Story of Virginia
http://www.vahistorical.org/storyofvirginia.htm

Tanagrams--Interactive tanagram puzzles
http://standards.nctm.org/document/eexamples/chap4/4.4/index.htm

Teachers First--Lots of webquests, games, and ideas for students and their teachers
http://teachersfirst.com/index.cfm

Tides and Gravity Labs
http://sunshine.chpc.utah.edu/labs/tides/tides_main.html

Toy Stores
MindWare--brainy toys for kids of all ages http://www.mindwareonline.com
The Toy Hunt--check out the building and science toys http://thetoyhunt.com
ThinkFun--mind challenging games; Rush Hour is my favorite--play it on-line! http://thinkfun.com

United Streaming—Videos for all subjects and ages for educational use. Enter "scoxon" as the login and "video" for the password.
http://www.unitedstreaming.com/

Virginia Snake Identification--Learn about our legless friends
http://fwie.fw.vt.edu/VHS/virginia_snake_identification.htm

Walk in the Woods--All about the forest
http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/woods/

Wikipedia--The on-line encyclopedia, an awesome reference for answering almost every question
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page

Weather by Edhead
http://www.edheads.org/activities/weather/

Weather in Christiansburg
http://www.weather.com/weather/local/24073?lswe=24073&lwsa=WeatherLocalUndeclared

Webster.com--The on-line version of the famous dictionary
http://www.merriam-webster.com/

Weather Links--Mr. Coxon's weather links
http://coxon.cesclass.info/weatherlinks.html

Xpeditions Geography--Marco Polo's geography page
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/

Yahooligans Kids' Search Engine
http://www.yahooligans.com/

Yucky Worm World
http://yucky.kids.discovery.com/noflash/worm/index.html
***Mr. Coxon's Yucky Worm World Web Quest: wormwebquest.htm