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Themes
*A Day in Life of the US*	Explore Time magazine for info Nov 26, 2007.
America by the Numbers	Explore Time magazine for info Oct. 30, 2006.
Where We Live?	Interactive map of USA
Who We Are?	Interact with changing face of USA's population.

Art
Haring Kids	Explore the art of Keith Haring.
Museum of Modern Art	Check out the museum's collection.
The Art Institute of Chicago	Visit the Institute's collection.

Baseball/ Softball	PBS source: Lessons baseball statistics, batting average.
Baseball statistics	Great reference baseball statistics [players, teams].
Business of Baseball	Baseball Hall of Fame economics lesson.
Math: Batter Up	Baseball Hall of Fame stat & geometry lessons.

Candy
Chocolate	Courtesy of Cadbury Chocolate- interactive chocolate place value & fractions
Peeps	Courtesy of Just Born Candy- Find the math behind these treats.
Peep Quiz	A Family Education Peep test.
Peep Tour	Chicago Tribune photo tour of Peep manufacturing.

U.S. Census 2010
It's All About Us	Scholastic offers Census resources & activities.
Census in Schools	Resources, student activities from the Census Bureau.
Population Clock*	Current population numbers.

Cryptology
Cryptogram Corner	Decode the message.
Secret Messages	Create secret messages at thunk.com.

Economics
PNC Xmas Price Index	Cost of 12 Days for 2009.
Price Index Games	Try Pin the Price & Economics Trivia.

Einstein's Big Idea	Explore E=mc²
Neil de Grasse Tyson	Explains E=mc² to non-physicists.
More Neil de Grasse Tyson	Another interview from the director of the Hayden Planetarium.
The Great Relativity Show	Animated feature.
Einstein -Image & Impact	Learn about Einstein's life from American Institute of Physics.
Einstein's Legacy	Discover discoveries/inventions made.

Heart	NCTM Primary lesson- heart size.

iPod Math	K. Cronin's iPod math challenges.

Locales
Atlanta
Georgia Aquarium	Visit the world's largest.
King Center	Visit the Martin Luther King Center.

Grand Canyon
Canyon Info	PBS Nature info.
Canyon Explorer	More Canyon facts.
Grand Canyon Brain Teaser	Teaser from N. Geographic.

Mount Rushmore
Mount Rushmore Info	PBS info with time line & polls.

Egypt
Pyramid	Travel to Giza to build a pyramid.

Pi Resources
Joy of Pi	Links for a variety of Pi pages.
Million Digits *	View a million digits of Pi.
Music of Pi	Create Pi music.
Pi Across America	Celebrate Pi here.
Pi Art	Use this PiNation Tool to see Pi in color.
Pi Day Activities	Ideas to celebrate from Math Forum.
Pi Day	New link countdown, millions of Pi digits, etc.
Pi Day Resources	Everything you need from Math Educators Greater St. Louis.
Pi Remote	Pi Day countdown & a interactive Pi remote.
Pi Search Tool	Find your favorite strings of numbers.
Pi Trainer	Train with Eve Andersson.
Pi Trivia *	Eve Andersson challenges your knowledge of Pi.
Sound of Pi	Listen to the bells of Pi.
Teach Pi	One stop for Pi activities.

Quilting
Quilting Bee	Learn about quilting thanks to the Mint Museum & Charlotte Public Library.
Quiltmaker's Gift	Find quilt activities at J. Brumbeau's site.

Special Events
Eric Carle Video	NEA video honors The Very Hungry Caterpillar.
We Choose the Moon	Celebrate the 40th of Apollo 11.
John Glenn Lecture 40th of Apollo 11	Hear the crew of Apollo 11.

Structures
Buildings of the World	Print and create the great buildings of the world.
St. Louis Gateway Arch	Kid friendly info about the Arch.
Gateway Arch Structural Facts	Do the math with these Arch facts from the National Park Service.

Frank Lloyd Wright	Explore architecture of Wright, including Taliesin West.
Wright Structures	Archive of Wright's work from Boston College.
The Wright 3	Great activities for The Wright 3.

Thomas Friedman	Meet Friedman & listen to audio clips.
T. Friedman Video	View this video from MITOpenCourseWare.

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