GeoBee Challenge - National Geographic for Kids is posting five new geography questions each day on its GeoBee Quiz page. "Some of the questions are real stumpers, but it's okay if you miss a few."

"Helping Your Child Learn Geography" - Ideas teachers can share with parents and even use themselves. This 32-page booklet offers information on geography standards plus an updated resource section that includes geography-related software & web sites. Check it out on line.

Ben's Guide to U.S. Government for Kids (Grs. 6-8) - Beginning with basic ideas such as symbols of the government, the site progresses to topics such as the branches of government, historical documents, national versus state government, and citizenship. The Parents and Teachers section offers curriculum links and links to government Websites for kids.

Kokone -- This Spanish-language kids' site is about Mexico's culture. It includes some great information about the indigenous peoples --- their traditional culture and lifestyle, and their impact on modern culture. The site is mostly in Spanish, but one excellent area ---Animals of the Ancient Miztecs--- is translated into English. This is the kind of site that will make kids want to learn Spanish just so they can spend time exploring this site. It's packed full of great stuff. (Education World A+ site)

The Complete Works of Shakespeare - A comprehensive resource for English teachers, students, and fans of the Bard. Includes a discussion area, listings of Internet resources, play listings, etc.

Math in the Middle - Developed with federal and state support, Math in the Middle uses videotapes and interactive media to engage students in math problem-solving. The integrated approach draws on music, oceans, design, motion, and nature to explore connections between pre-algebra concepts and music, science, art, and social studies.

MathNerds - Created by the Center for Advancement of Teaching, Xavier University, this site allows students to "ask the expert" questions about math that may even have the teacher stumped. The Archive of past questions is searchable by keyword, date, and category. A collection of mind-boggling problems, contributed by users, can be found in the Best of the MathNerds section. (Education World)

Figure This! - Middle school math challenges for families. Developed by the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics and other organizations, this site aims to make mathematics part of the everyday learning process outside of school. It targets parents of middle school-age children and provides them with a variety of math challenges to work on with their children.

The Science Spot - The Science Spot is an excellent resource for middle school educators and students. Lessons, projects, worksheets, teacher resources and science trivia class starters. The Adopt-an-Insect Project began as a schoolwide project at Havana (IL) Junior High to investigate the insect world. Each grade level "adopts" specific orders of insects, collects specimens, creates classroom collections, and completes related activities.

Virtual Field Trips - Take students on nature field trips through the Web. Each field trip covers a single topic such as salt marshes, sharks, hurricanes and volcanoes. Sites are arranged in sequential order to build a story and include a series of "trail markers" or stops, that describe each site on the field trip to guide students' learning. If logs or journals are required, every field trip has a set of prepared documents that you can print out for each person on the trip. Also included are short teacher's guides and selected other Web sites that provide background or curriculum guidance. Most trips targeted for late elementary and middle grades students. (Blue Web'n review.)

"Find Out Why" - Offers short scientific explanations of everyday phenomena having to do with such things as baseball, snow, & milk. The site also promotes an outreach program to increase computer literacy and offers an annotated listing of sites that apply science at the grade-school level. (National Science Foundation)