Education Resources from the Federal Government for Teachers and Students Why This Program? * To encourage the usage of documents * To show that documents can be fun and interesting * To show that documents are not just about law and statistics * To promote documents When and Where? * State Library Association Conference * State School Library Media Conference * Staff Training * Depository Meetings Sites for Teachers Lesson Plans, Resources, Activities from the U.S. Government AskERIC * http://ericir.syr.edu/ * Educational Resources Information Center * Federally-funded information clearinghouse on education related issues * Research findings and general articles * Complete lesson plans * Arranged by subject * Searchable by keywords and grade level Library of Congress * http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/ndlpedu/orientation/index.html * American Memory tips and tricks * Classroom activities * Lesson Plans * Grouped by Topic and Grade Level NASA Space Link * http://spacelink.nasa.gov/.index.html * Lesson Plans * Classroom Activities * Tips and Tricks for using Space Link in the classroom Agriculture Department * http://www.usda.gov/news/usdakids/index.html * Classroom Activities * Fun and Games * Science Fair Project Information Agriculture in the Classroom * http://www.agclassroom.org/ * Virtual field trips * Science Fair Projects * Ideas * Tips for developing a project * Lesson Plans Central Intelligence Agency * http://www.odci.gov/cia/ciakids/index.html * Geography Quiz * World Factbook * General Country Information * Flags * Reference Maps State Department * http://www.state.gov/kids/ * Country Information * Foreign Relations Series * Diplomatic History Timeline Fun Sites for Kids Puzzles, Games, Mazes from the U.S. Government Smokey the Bear Campfire Games * http://www.smokeybear.com * Amazing Mazes * Put out the Fire * River Rage * Memory Busters * Smokey's Trail Blaze * Other Sections * Forest Fun-Story Maker * Color It-41 Pictures/3 Frames * http://www.nsa.gov/programs/kids/index.html * Science and Math puzzles * Access puzzles through house or through index * Different Levels * Elementary * Intermediate * Master * Solutions available NASA Just for Kids * http://www.nasa.gov/kids.html * Information * Puzzles & Games * Stories * Quizzes Sites for Teachers NASA CORE http://core.nasa.gov/ Federal Resources for Educational Excellence http://www.ed.gov/free/ National Archives and Records Administration http://www.nara.gov/education/classrm.html U.S. Geological Survey Learning Web http://www.usgs.gov/education/ Fun Sites for Kids FEDSTATS KIDS' PAGES http://www.fedstats.gov/kids.html Welcome Students http://www.ed.gov/free/kids.html For Parents http://www.ed.gov/pubs/parents/hyc.html Suzanne Sears Tulsa City County Library System Government Documents (918) 596-7946 ssears@tulsalibrary.org www.tulsalibrary.org/govdocs