Website Validation

How important is it to ensure that students develop critical literacy skills?
Explore some of these sites before you decide.

1.  All About Explorers: http://www.allaboutexplorers.com
If you teach anything about exploration, this site is a must. It’s smart, slick and cleverly done, plus has a host of great activities.

2.  California’s Velcro Crop Under Challenge: http://home.inreach.com/kumbach/velcro.html
Did you know about the Velcro shortage in California? Use this fun site to help students separate fact from fiction on the web.

3.  Dihydrogen Monoxide: http://www.dhmo.org
Who knew water could be so hazardous. A good site to use with middle school students. Have them click through the forward links on the site. Does the web site reference any other authors?

4.  Dog Island Free Forever: http://www.thedogisland.com
A puppy dog paradise. Great site for all ages.

5.  Feline Reactions to Bearded Men: http://improbable.com/airchives/classical/cat/cat.html
A fun site to use when teaching kids how to validate web resources. Science teachers take note! This site pokes fun at the scientific method.

6.  The Pacific Northwest Tree Octopus: http://zapatopi.net/treeoctopus
Does the Octopus really exist? A great site to use with all ages. Have students click through the links and read web addresses carefully.

7.  Victorian Robots: http://www.bigredhair.com/robots/index.html

8.  GenoChoice:  Create your own genetically healthy child online.

9.  Ova Prima Foundation:  Investigates which came first - the chicken or the egg.

10. McWhortle Enterprises, Inc:  Internet Investment Opportunities

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