OLogy ... American Museum of Natural History

http://www.amnh.org/ology/?gclid=CKir4ffN2rACFUSK4AodeCYT3w

This website is AWESOME for kids. Its called OLogy because it talks about all the different types of "ologies" you can learn about. Students can click on any one they want and then there are different links students can click on to interact with the website. They have links about the topic you are learning, a craft project that can be done, and then games and interesting historical stories related to the topic. The website is super colorful with a lot of pictures and animations to capture students attention. Teachers can have an account for the OLogy website which may let them access more materials but without it there are still fun lesson starters or supplemental activities that can be used. There are stories from real historians and researches and their discoveries as well as places for students to make their own discoveries.

This website would be great for elementary school students when learning about science and social studies. It plays well into the cross-curricular aspect of teaching and gives students the time to interact and play while learning educational information as well. You do not need to pay for the website but like I mentioned earlier, a teacher login may be helpful to gain access to more things. I would recommend this website to be used at home also with parents and families. Having family involvement and letting them see what students are doing in school is engaging and helpful at the same time. Teachers may use this as an extra credit resource as well if a student wants to go above and beyond with the craft projects on the website. Overall this is a great tool for students especially when teaching a subject matter that may be confusing or very in-depth.