VCS Curriculum Resources

The Villages Charter School is built upon a core set of curriculum standards - first and foremost are the Florida Sunshine Standards. We supplement those standards with national standards in areas not covered by the Sunshine State Standards. Listed below you will find dozens of online resources that we hope you will find helpful. Our goal is to offer high quality websites that can enrich our daily instruction and provide a place for students to get help, do research, and practice their skills. We make no guarantee or claim regarding the content of each site. Please let us know if you find a link that is no longer valid.

Online Resources

Subject Areas

Educational Organizations
American Mathematical Society American Music Conference Centers for Disease Control Electronic Privacy Information Center Institute for Learning Technologies - Columbia University International Society for Technology in Education	National Council for the Social Studies National Council of Teachers of Mathematics National School Safety Center National Science Foundation National Science Teachers Association Society for Industrial & Applied Mathematics
Return to top Tools For Teachers
Annenberg/CPB's Guide to Math & Science Reform,database The AskERIC Virtual Library B.J. Pinchbeck's Homework Helper Busy Teacher's K-12 Web Site Columbia Education Center Lesson Plans Educational Testing Service Exploratorium Florida Sunshine State Standards Florida Sunshine State Standards Search Page GALAXY Classroom	International Education & Resource Network Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators KIDLINK/KIDPROJ Librarians' Index to the Internet The Library Spot Mid-continent Research for Education & Learning The New York Times: Learning Network Organization for Community Networks PBS Teacher Source Scholastic Network Teachnet.Com The U.S. Department of Education
Return to top Libraries & Museums
American Museum of Natural History Biological Sciences Internet Resources Colonial Williamsburg The Exploratorium Exploratorium ExploraNet Expo - Exhibit Organization Franklin Institute Science Museum Journal of Technology Education	Hands On Science Centers Internet Public Library Library of Congress National Archives & Records Administration PC Webopedia The Smithsonian Institution United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Return to top Search Engines & Indexes
Alta Vista All One Search Answers American Library Association Ask Jeeves Blackle cnet search.com Dogpile Find It Google	HotBot Kid’s Search Tools Kids Web MetaCrawler Northern Light Positive Parenting Search WebCrawler Yahoo
Return to top College Preparation
Adventures in Education College Board College Express Fastweb.com	FinAid Financial Aid Resource Center The Study Guide Zone The United Negro College Fund
Return to top Kid's Stuff
Ask Jeeves for Kids Book Adventure Cool Science for Curious Kids Cyberkids CyberSleuth Detective LePlant:An Adventure in Botany	FunBrain Kid’s Click KidSpace MidLink Magazine Sesame Street
Return to top Information Sources
All Words Dictionary E-Safety Education Encarta Facts.org Farmer’s Almanac	NetSmartz.org - Keeping Kids & Teens safer on the internet. One Look Dictionary Project Gutenberg Study Tips Sun Link
Return to top Art
Andy Warhol Museum ArtsEdge Crayola Art Education Free Resources for the Arts The Louvre Museum	Metropolitan Museum of Art Microsoft Office Design Gallery Live New York Public Library Photography Collection The Puppetry Home Page
Return to top Business
Finance & Business Lesson Plans
Return to top Foreign Language
123 Teach Me BBC Spanish Steps ClassZone (Official Website of our textbook ¡Avancemos!2dos for Spanish 2) e-Learn Spanish Language Español Hoy Fun with Spanish	Learn Spanish: A Free Online Tutorial Library & Internet Resources for Foreign Language Research Multimedia Educational Resource for learning and Online Teaching Spanish at North Park University Spanish Institute of Puebla
Return to top Gifted Education
Florida Association for the Gifted Florida Gifted Network National Association for Gifted Children
Return to top Health
American Academy of Pediatrics American Heart Association American Diabetes Association Center for Food Safety & Applied Nutrition	Free Resources for Health Kids Food Cyberclub Learning Disability Resources Mayo Clinic
Return to top Language Arts and Literature
AR Quizlist Interactive CyberGuides Florida Reading & Language Arts Standards Free Resources for Language Arts ISLMC's Children's Literature and Language Arts Just Read Families	Mid-Continent Public Library/Juvenile Series and Sequels ProQuest (user and password are both VCMS) Scholastic Kids Reads Sylvan Book Adventure The Complete Works of William Shakespeare
Return to top Mathematics
AAA Math A Plus Math Algebra 1 and Algebra 1-A Ask Dr. Math Cornell Math & Science Gateway for High School Fact Monster: Online Almanac, Dictionary, Encyclopedia Figure This Math Challenges for Families! Finite Mathematics and Applied Calculus Florida Math Sunshine State Standards Free Resources for Math The Geometry Center Glencoe Mathematics, Algebra: Concepts & Applications Glencoe Mathematics, Advanced Mathematical Concepts Glencoe Mathematics (for 6th grade math textbook)	Glencoe Mathematics (for 6th grade advanced math students and 7th grade math students) Glencoe Mathematics, Geometry Honors Algebra 1 Learning & Teaching Telling Time Math Archives The Math Forum Math Goodies The Math Journal Math Baseball MegaMath Middle School Math - PBS Modules, Linear Algebra, Engineering Mathematics and More Modules, Linear Algebra, Engineering Mathematics and More
Return to top Science
Access Excellence Access Excellence - biological sciences AccuWeather educational program Amazing-Space Berkley's Microworld - Advanced Light Source Bill Nye The Science Guy The Biology Project The Brain - Neuroscience for Kids C-Ship - Starship Flight Simulation Earth Systems - Dinosaurs and More Earthview, a look at our planet Earthquake information - U.S. Geology Service Edheads - Activate Your Mind! The Electronic Universe - Physics focus Florida Science Sunshine State Standards Frank Potter's Science Gems Franklin Institute Science Museum Free Resources for Science GLOBE, Global Learning & Observations to Benefit the Environment Hubble Space Telescope Images JASON VII, Undersea Electronic Field Trip Kids Health	Marine Ecology and Basic Science The Mars Millennium Project NASA SeaWiFS Project National Academy Press National Science Foundation National Weather Service Nine Planets - tour the solar system Oceanography Community Paleontology Resources Physics2000 Science Learning Network The Science Page Scotch Science Fair Central Smithsonian Museum of Natural History Smithsonian Ocean Exhibit Society for Science Solar System Live Solar System Views The Weather Channel Windows to the Universe Zona Land - Math and Physics
Return to top Social Studies
American History, Library of Congress - Learning Page Arctic Circle Region, an in-depth look Avalon Project - Historical Documents Black History On the Web Ellis Island FedWorld, link to government resources Florida Social Studies Standards Free Resources for World History Free Resources for US History Free Resources for US History Timeline	History Channel Homepage The History Net K-12 Electronic Guide for African Resources Lesson Plans & Resources for Social Studies Teachers Library of Congress' Dead Sea Scrolls Exhibition Native American Web Sites Russian Royalty Sheppard Software The United States Civil War Center

VCS Curriculum Resources

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