Burbank Bears

Luther Burbank Elementary

216 Tidwell
Houston, Texas 77022
(713) 696-2690 
Liz Rios, Principal

Quick Links:

• Student Progression Analysis

• Ready Assessment

Technology Resource Page

Literacy Links

• http://www.starfall.com/n/level-k/index/play.htm?f 

• http://www.literacycenter.net/

• http://www.brainpop.com

• Http://www.unitedstreaming.com

Computer Lab Links

• Howstuffworks- Find out how things work.
• American Museum of Natural Science  Multi-subject site
• SRA4kids.com - Curriculum Solutions
• Starfall.com Primarily designed for first grade
• Presidents   U.S. Presidents

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   Awesome Links

• Literacy Center - PK - First Grade Activities
• Practice TAKS Science Questions - English / Spanish
• Avalon Project-  Historical Documents online
• FunTaks -   Best Educational Games on the Web!
  • Reading
  • Math
  • Language Arts
  • Science
    • WebQuests
• Puzzle Maker  Make your own Puzzles, Word Searches or Mazes
• BrainPop Educational animated movies
• Kids Search Tool  Search multiple encyclopedias and other reference material
• Aesop's Fables - Online collection of selected fables

Reference

• HISD Technology Resources
• Merriam-Webster Online
• Grolier Online
• Links to Dictionaries, encyclopedias, etc (Homework Helper)
• Spanish Dictionary
• Encarta Encyclopedia On-Line
• Library of Congress
• Library Lists
• Houston Chronicle
• Smithsonian Institution

Special Links

• Awesome Library
• NASA Star Child Site   Site for Young Astronomers
• Jurassic Park Institute   Excellent site on dinosaurs
• First School   Early Childhood Printable activities (PK - K)
• 101 Links by Consumer Guide
• 50 States - Research each state
• Web Resources for Students and Teachers
• Mighty Books
• Fun Brain
• Discovery School
• Read-Along or Hear a Story
• The Magic School Bus Fun Place
• Black History - Links for Black History
• Country List  Yahoo list
• Mount Saint Helen's Web Cam

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Science

• Science for Kids
• Electronic Zoo
• What time is it? Official US Clock Time
• How Stuff Works
• Discovery Channel
• The Franklin Institute of Science Museum
• Optical Illusions, puzzles, and memory tests
• Discovery Animal Cams  Animal Web Cams

Weather

• Weather Research and Images
• El Nino Weather Page
• Weather Information
• Weather Images
• Weatherwhizkid

Space - Astronomy

• Hubble Space Telescope Pictures
  • Hubble Telescope Home Page
  • Hubble Telescope Gallery
• Comets and Asteroids
• International Space Station
  • ISS fly Over Times - Houston
• The Nine Planets
• Planet Photo Gallery
• NASA's Quest Project
• NASA Photo Gallery - Excellent Site
• Images From Space
• Space Radar Images
• Mars Missions
• Mars Picture Library
• Radar Images of different Cities
• Space Shuttle Missions
• NASA Online from Jupiter
• Space.com

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Presidents

• The White House
• Grolier Online's American Presidency
• Presidential highlights and other data

Texas History

• Texas History
• Texas Online Resources
• Today in History
• History Channel

 

Museums and Art

• Hands On Children's Museum
• LBJ Library and Museum

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  More Links

Encyclopedias 16          Dictionaries 6 Quotations 5 Thesauri 4 Atlases 11 Miscellaneous 17 Search Sites 5
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Atlases
Atlapedia	http://www.atlapedia.com/
CIA	http://www.cia.gov/cia/ publications/factbook/index.html
Historical	http://darkwing.uoregon.edu/~atlas/
Mapquest	http://www.mapquest.com/
Texas History	http://atlas.thc.state.tx.us/
Time	http://www.worldtime.com/
Thesaurus	http://www.getty.edu/research/tools/vocabulary/tgn/index.html
U.S.	http://www.nationalatlas.gov/index.html
U.S. Environment	http://www.epa.gov/ceisweb1/ceishome/atlas/
World	http://cliffie.nosc.mil/~NATLAS/
World (Info)	http://www.worldskip.com/
Dictionaries
Dictionary.com	http://www.dictionary.com
Legal	http://www.duhaime.org/diction.htm
Phrase and Fable	http://www.bibliomania.com/ Reference/PhraseAndFable/
Rhyming	http://www.rhymezone.com/
Science & Tech.	http://www.harcourt.com/dictionary/
Webster	http://www.m-w.com
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Encyclopedias
Britannica	http://www.britannica.com
Columbia	http://www.encyclopedia.com
Compton's	http://www.comptons.com/encyclopedia
Encarta	http://encarta.msn.com/
Etronica	http://etronica.com/
Groliers	http://go.grolier.com (code outside HISD)
Information Please	http://www.infoplease.com/
Internet Public Library	http://www.ipl.org/ref/
Handbook of Texas	http://www.tsha.utexas.edu/handbook/online/
Music Heritage Network (Instruments)	http://www.si.umich.edu/CHICO/MHN/enclpdia.html
Nolo (Legal)	http://www.nolo.com/encyclopedia/index.html
Proteus	http://rtiess.tripod.com/proteus/encyclopedia.htm
Symbols	http://www.symbols.com/
World Almanac for Kids	http://www.worldalmanacforkids.com/explore/index.html
Worldbook	http://www.worldbookonline.com (code outside HISD)
Miscellaneous
APA Style	http://www.apastyle.org/elecref.html
Big Chalk Library	http://library.bigchalk.com/
Bilingual Resources	http://www.eduplace.com/bil/index.html
Calculators	http://www.smsu.edu/contrib/ library/resource/analytic.html
Clip Art	http://cgl.microsoft.com/clipgallerylive/default.asp
Federal Government	http://www.ed.gov/free/
Graphics	SWD Graphics Resource Page
HomeworkCentral	http://www.homeworkcentral.com
Info about Internet	http://www.livinginternet.com/
Innovative Classroom	http://www.innovativeclassroom.com/
Kathy Schrock	http://school.discovery.com/schrockguide
Lesson Plans	http://www.edhelper.com/
Technology Tips for Teachers	http://www.essdack.org/tips/index.html
Time	http://tycho.usno.navy.mil/
Webmaster	http://www.houstonisd.org/techinst/webmaster
Wordsmyth	http://www.wordsmyth.net/
Quotations
Bartlett's	http://www.bartleby.com/99/
Math Quotes	http://math.furman.edu/ ~mwoodard/mqs/mquot.shtml
Quotations Archive	http://www.aphids.com/quotes/index.shtml
Quotations Center	http://www.cybernation.com/victory/ quotations/directory.html
Quotations Page	http://www.starlingtech.com/quotes/
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Search sites - Designed for Kids
Alfy	http://www.alfy.com/Cool_Sites
Homework Help	http://www.slco.lib.ut.us/kidhelp.htm
KidsClick!	http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/kidsclick!
Yahooligans	http://www.yahooligans.com
Thesauri
ERIC	http://ericae.net/scripts/ewiz/amain4.asp?
Plumb Design	http://www.plumbdesign.com/thesaurus/
Webster	http://www.m-w.com
WordNet	http://www.cogsci.princeton.edu/~wn/

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