Hood River County School District

Resources for TAG Students

• Test Preparation and College Opportunities

http://www.petersons.com
Test prep, financial aid, SAT strategies, essay & resume help.

http://www.collegeboard.com
Inside source for connecting students to college opportunities and success.

• History/Social Studies

Newslink
http://newslink.org
A comprehensive list of newspaper, broadcasting and magazine media from all over the US. Organized with top 25 new sites and a search tool. Updated daily.

Whitehouse
http://www.whitehouse.gov
Official web site for the White House and the president. Contains interviews, news, photos, etc.

National Geographic Kids
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/kids/
NC Kids magazine with activities, experiments, kid news and homework help.

Portals to the World
http://www.loc.gov/rr/international/portals.html
Links to electronic resources for every country (Library of Congress).

National Archives & Records Administration
http://www.archives.gov/index.html
Primary sources and actual documents.

First Government
http://www.firstgov.gov
Huge variety of government web sites and services.

Defense Link
http://www.defenselink.mil/news
News and live briefings from the U.S. Dept. of Defense.

Supreme Court
http://www.supremecourtus.gov
Decisions, business, etc.

State and Local Government
http://www.statelocalgov.net/index.cfm
Directory of official state, county and city government web sites.

Smithsonian Institution Library
http://www.sil.si.edu/galaxy/mosaic.cfm
Galaxy of knowledge on the topics of science, industry and technology, art and design, and American discovery. Primary sources include documents, photos, letters, and other firsthand resources.

• Math

Curious and Useful Math
http://www.curiousmath.com
Tricks and rules for quickly calculating certain types of math problems.

Purplemath - Your Algebra Resource
http://www.purplemath.com
Algebra topics are broken down into workable categories with tips and examples with problems for you to try.

Mathmagic
http://mathforum.org/mathmagic
Posts challenges for problem solving and categorized by grades K-3, 4-6, 7-9. Challenges and solutions for scoring can be submitted.

• Literature

Children’s Literature Web Guide
http://www.ucalgary.ca/~dkbrown
Resources related to books, author links, stories, and reviews.

Design Your Own Personal Newspaper
http://crayon.net
The system allows users to get information on whatever they want--weather, news, sports, even comics and then you create your own paper.

• Science

Crime Scene Investigation
http://www.crime-scene-investigator.net/index.html
A site that offers articles, evidence collection and photography, training, employment, and resources.

Amusement Park Physics
https://www.learner.org/series/interactive-amusement-park-physics
Design your own roller coaster and discover how the laws of physics affect it.

Tide Predictions
http://www.hmsc.orst.edu/weather/tides/tides.html
Hatfield Marine Science Center and OSU provide tide table predictions for Yaquina Bay and beaches north of this area.

Weather
http://www.wunderground.com
Easy to navigate, weather around the world.

• Natural Disasters

Volcano World
http://www.volcanoworld.org
Reports on recent eruptions, images, virtual field trips, and historical data on volcanos around the world.

Cascade Volcano Observatory
http://vulcan.wr.usgs.gov/home.html
Monitors and reports on volcanic activity in the area and around the country.

The Avalanche Center
http://www.csac.org
Links to sites with information on avalanches worldwide. There are bulletins, news collections of incidents, educational information, and more.

Drought Monitor
http://droughtmonitor.unl.edu/
Up-to-date information about droughts with related maps.

The Tornado Project
http://www.tornadoproject.com
Includes past tornadoes as well as recent ones along with tornado myths, tornado chasing, tornado safety, and personal experiences.

National Hurricane Center
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov
Located in Miami, Florida, the NHC monitors and distributes warnings and watches for hurricanes over the Atlantic, Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and Eastern Pacific.

US Geological Survey
http://www.usgs.gov/
Federal source for science about the Earth, its natural and living resources, natural hazards, and the environment.

• Elementary Research Web Sites

Google
http://www.google.com

Ask Jeeves
http://www.ask.com

Britannica
http://www.britannica.com

Atlas, timelines, year in review, and subject browser.

Image Search Engine
http://www.ncrtec.org/picture.htm
Features pictures of aircraft, US cities, animals, dinosaurs, famous people, 20th century world leaders, and much more.

http://www.scholastic.com/kids/games.htm
Contains games, contests, and book activities.

Kids Com
http://www.kidscom.com/
Games, jokes, travel the world.

Hoagies Gifted
http://www.hoagiesgifted.org/hoagies_kids.htm
Brain teasers, games, contests, and other subjects.

http://www.cooperis.com/quizzes
Quizzes and puzzles for fun and education.

Puzzles for Mind Challenges
http://www.puzzles.com
Crossword, math, brain teasers, tangrams and more. Click on “puzzles” to play.

Discovery Education ’s Puzzlemaker
http://www.discoveryeducation.com
Create your own word searches, crossword puzzles and math puzzles. Includes mazes, brain boosters, and a clip art gallery.