TRANSMEDIA: Content Resources
Data Sites
- Polls and Surveys
- Demographic Information
- Canada Data Map (Activity: Where is everyone? (Math/SS 6-8)
- State Data Map (Activity: State Data (Math/SS 3-5), A Swath of Red (Math/SS 6-8), Why is California Important? (Math/SS 6-8)
- Area Vibes - search for a city and make comparisons.
- City Data - information about the top 100 US cities
- Factfinder from US Census Bureau
- World's Best Countries from Newsweek
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Data Sets
- Demographic Information
- Canada Data Map (Activity: Where is everyone? (Math/SS 6-8)
- State Data Map (Activity: State Data (Math/SS 3-5), A Swath of Red (Math/SS 6-8), Why is California Important? (Math/SS 6-8)
- Area Vibes - search for a city and make comparisons.
- City Data - information about the top 100 US cities
- Factfinder from US Census Bureau
- World's Best Countries from Newsweek
- EarthQuakes
- Energy
- Energy Statistics
- Gasoline Prices
- Nonrenewable Sources - oil (petroleum), natural gas, coal, nuclear (uranium)
- Renewable Sources - biomass, geothermal, hydopower, solar, wind
- Energy Calculators
- Health
- Hurricane Center
- Volcano Information
- Water
- Water Kids
- Water Use
- Water Questionnaires - compare your results to other states
- Weather Information
- AirNow Air Quality
- Learn about the Air Quality Index. Use the National Air Quality Summary to make comparisons between different locations.
- Billion Dollar U.S. Weather Disasters. What weather disasters are the most expensive? Why?
- Gobal Measued Extremes of Temperature and Precipitation
- State of the Climate from NOAA
- Storm Events from NOAA
- Tornado from NOAA
- U.S. Climate Extremes from NOAA
- Wildfires from NOAA
- AirNow Air Quality
- Social Issues
- Adoption - Trends Graph, July 2010
- Transportation
- Airline Fares Chart
- Baggage Fees (Students need to find the costs for bags at the airline websites)
- Causes of Flight Delays
- Demographic Information
- Government Resources
- CDC Public Health FastStats
- FedStats
- FedStats Kids - links to kid's pages
- USA.gov
- Infographic Examples
- 10 Most Expensive Works of Art
- 50 Movie Cars
- America's Poor
- An Aging Population
- An Old City
- A Plan for All Seasons
- America's Birthday Statistics
- An American Vacation
- Average Age of Congressman
- Back to the Future Movie Timeline
- Big Brother: Satellites Orbiting Earth
- Biking in Minneapolis
- Books vs E-Books
- California Vs the World
- Clearing the Air
- Colorado River is Drying Up
- Conversations in Social Media
- Darwinian Evolution Photoshop
- Dead Man Walking
- Deep Water Horizon
- The Digital Dump
- Diseasome
- Driving is Why You're Fat
- Earthquakes
- ECORNomics
- Energy Consumption
- Everything to Survive
- Famous Movie Quotes
- Financial Habits of America's Youth
- Fish Stocking
- Food and It's Context
- How American Spends
- How Much Americans Spend on Shopping
- How Our Laws Are Made
- Immigrant Labor
- Movie Character Interaction
- One Hundred Years of Consumer Spending
- Organic Brands
- Pant Sizes
- Race in Sports
- Salmonella Outbreak
- Santana's Change Up
- Take Care Of Your Teeth
- The True Size of Africa
- Books vs E-Books
- Clif Bar Challenge
- Hidden Toxic Waste
- How Clean Is Your Tap Water?
- How Far Your Produce Travels
- How to Beat Super Mario
- How Much Our Pets Cost in a Lifetime
- How the Digital Revolution Changed Our World
- Illegal Immigrants
- The Muppets Names Venn Diagram
- New York Yankees
- On the Rise: Poverty in America
- Poopnomics: The Economy of Human Waste
- Road Traffic Accidents
- Seven Summits Infographics
- Soft Drinks
- Space Exploration
- The Health of Teeth
- The Rise of Biking and Walking
- The State of the United States
- Summer of Food
- The Tongue
- Travel and Tourism
- Trends in American Entertainment Spending
- Water Economics
- What Americans Love and Hate About the U.S.A
- Where Americans Are Moving
- What Does Meaningful Mean?
- Where Is the Oil?
- Where is the Silver?
- Where We Volunteer
- Which Fish to Eat?
- Who Owns the World's Gold?
- Who's Not Washing Their Hands?
- Working Week
- Vacation Daze
- Visualizing Extinction
- Visualizing Hunger
- Visualizing Languages
- Visualizing Human Migration
- Volunteer Portrait
- Volunteers
- What America Spends on Gas
- What Are We Eating?
- What Country Has The Most Olympic Gold?
- Where will the next volcano erupt?
- We will be here - The map of the future
- World's Most Expensive Cities
- World's Water Content
- You Are What You Spend
- Visualization Websites
- Maps and Satellite Images
- Infographics with Maps
E-books
- Subscriptions
- Raz Kids (free samples)
- Scholastic BookFlix
- Sesame Streets (fee samples)
- Tumblebooks
Electronic Databases
- Directories
- Journals
- Reference Resources: Encyclopedia, Urban Slang
Leisure Resources
Organization and Agency Websites
- Archives: Australia, Canada, UK, US
- Agencies: CDC, FEMA, NASA, NOAA, USGS, US Fish and Wildlife - Uncle Sam Google
- Cities, States, Provinces, Countries
- Hospitals
- Libraries: Australian Library, British Library, Canada Library, Library of Congress
- Military and Security: Airforce, Army, CIA, Coast Guard, FBI, Marines, National Guard, Navy
- Museums: AMNH, Getty, Smithsonian,
- Services: National Park Service, Red Cross, United Nations
- Stores: Amazon
- Zoos: National Zoo, San Diego Zoo
Primary Source Documents
- Avalon Project - historical documents related to law and government
- Historic Decisions
- Landmark Supreme Court Cases
- Library of Congress
- National Center Historical Documents
- NARA - National Archives
- Thomas
- Wikisource
News and Information Resources
- CNet - consumer information
- Fact Check
- Highlights Kids
- idebate
- National Geographic Little Kids
- National Geographic
- Nature
- Newpaper Map
- Newseum Front Pages
- Scholastic News
- Scientific American
- Scientific American Expeditions - Stories about students and scientists in the field.
- Scitable - Created by Nature Education. Check out the Student Voices section.
- Smithsonian
Interactives
- English
- Math
- Illuminations Activities (Math 3-5), (Math 6-8)
- Interactivate
- MathsKit
- National Library of Virtual Manipulatives
- NumberNut
- Wolfram Demonstrations Project
- Brainnook
- Feed the Pig for Tweens
- Geometry 3D Shapes
- Let Roly Go
- Lure of the Labyrinth
- Manga High Games
- Math by Design
- Metric Conversions
- Mr. Nussbaum
- Proportionland
- Rock N Roll Tour
- Scale City
- Seeing Math
- Middle School Mathematics and High School Mathematics
- Sense & Dollars
- Villainy
- Walker
- Basics Skills Review
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Science Interactives
- Astronomy Interactives
- Bay Trippers
- Binary Balance
- Carbon Cycle Game
- Cut the Knot
- Crayon Physics
- Design a Panda Habitat
- Diabetic Dog
- Dynamic Earth
- Edheads
- EnviroMysteries
- FreezeRay
- Learn Genetics
- MyPyramid.gov
- National Geographic Interactives
- Rock Cycles
- Scholastic Interactives
- Science Links
- Science View
Audio
- Math Programming
- Science Programming
- General Programming
- Free Music
Video
- Teacher's Domain from WGBH - multimedia resources for the classroom and professional development (lots of great videos and interactives)
- Thinkport Math Clips
- Arkive: Images of Life on Earth
- The Futures Channel
- Graspr - instructional video
- NASA e-Clips
- PBS Video
- Smithsonian Channel
- Math:
- Arvin Gupta Toys YouTube Channel - STEM videos
- HowToon How-To Videos
- IsAllAboutMath
- Khan Academy
- Mathalicious
- Math is Everywhere from YouTube
- Math Train
- Powers of Ten (1977)
- Real Life Math
- Real World Breakfast
- Story of Mathematics: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4
Collaborative Data Collection Projects
- Blue Zones - Secrets of Longevity
- Budburst - Record climate change data
- CIESE Online Classroom Projects
- CyberFair Projects
- eBird
- Frogwatch USA
- Global Schoolhouse Registry.
- Great Backyard Bird Count
- Great Turtle Race
- Journey North - Track butterflies, robins, hummingbirds, whales, and other wildlife migration
- Ocean Explorer
- School Yard Habitats
- Whalenet
- Wildlife Watch
Website Resources
- Amazing Animals from National Geographic
- Occupational Outlook Handbook from Bureau of Labor Statistics
- Country Studies from Library of Congress
- Country Background Notes from US Dept of State
- Scholastic Article Archives
- Scholastic Science Exploration Article Library
Expand your project by including web-based content. For instance, use Arkive: Images of Life on Earth to explore animals of the world. Then, learn more at National Geographic Animals. Finally use the BuildYourWildSelf to share adaptations. Or, use an infographic to learn about Clearing the Air, then use the Carbon Cycle Game to explore.
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