Internet Projects

Achievers International
Achievers International operates an entrepreneurial import/export program. The program links school and college students to similar foreign partner groups. Students then form companies and work with their partner group to trade locally sourced products.

www.bullying.org
A project created by youth in conjunction with I*EARN Canada to help others cope with issues related to bullying and teasing. People can contribute their personal reflections, poems, music, drawings, voices (audio files), and even animations and films. This project contains submissions from around the world.

ePALS Interactive Projects
A series of educator-developed projects designed to be used with ePALS. Once you've made contact with your partner classroom, visit this section for ideas on how to integrate ePALS into your curriculum and make the most of your ePALS experience.

NASA CONNECT
NASA CONNECT is an Emmy award-winning series of instructional programs designed to enhance the teaching of math, science and technology concepts in grades 5-8. Each of these free programs supports the national curriculum standards and includes a resource-rich teacher guide and complementary activities.

Operation RubyThroat: The Hummingbird Project
Hummingbirds can be used to help students learn about science, math, geography, culture, and virtually any academic discipline. An award-winning cross-disciplinary project in which K-12 students and teachers in the U.S., Canada, Mexico, and Central America collaborate to study the ruby-throated hummingbird.

Scholastic Weather Watch
Get your hands-on weather! Students learn about weather systems, build measurement tools, and conduct experiments. Then they share the data online with other students. (Grades 3-8)

Space Day
Students participate in three real-life challenges of living and working in space. ePALS has partnered with Space Day to provide online collaborative tools that students can use to develop stellar solutions to the Space Day Design Challenges.

www.spaceweek.org
World Space Week, October 4-10 annually, is the best time to use space to excite children about learning. A free Teacher Activity Guide is available from www.spaceweek.org. Over $10,000 will be awarded to schools, teachers, and students who participate.

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