TIME

The Lemelson Center Invention Feature - Quartz Watch
http://invention.smithsonian.org/centerpieces/quartz/
The wristwatch was completely reinvented with all-new electronic components scarcely fifty years ago. Explore this website to discover what's inside your watch and the people who made the wristwatch revolution possible.

The Pendulum Lab
http://www.elmer.unibas.ch/pendulum/index.html
A virtual laboratory where you can do hands-on experiments at rigid pendula. Together with the material presented in the lecture room, you can learn basic issues like harmonic oscillator and resonance but also advanced topics like parametric resonance, nonlinear dynamics, and chaos.

Timexpo - The Timex Museum
http://www.timexpo.com/index.html
Timex's long history is studded with more innovative, best-selling timepieces than any other watch company in the world.

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
Time and Frequency Division
http://www.nist.gov/pml/div688/
Maintains the standard for frequency and time interval for the United States, provides official time to the United States, and carries out a broad program of research and service activities in time and frequency metrology.

PRESIDENT'S DAY

Internet Public Library: POTUS
http://www.ipl.org/div/potus/
In this resource you will find background information, election results, cabinet members, notable events, and some points of interest on each of the presidents. Links to biographies, historical documents, audio and video files, and other presidential sites are also included to enrich this site.

The Presidents of the United States
http://www.whitehouse.gov/about/presidents/
The President biographies presented here are from the book The Presidents of the United States of America written by Frank Freidel and Hugh S. Sidey (contributing author), published by the White House Historical Association with the cooperation of the National Geographic Society.

American Presidents : Life Portraits
http://www.americanpresidents.org
This web site contains a complete video archive of all American Presidents: Life Portraits, plus biographical facts, key events of each presidency, presidential places and reference material.

Mount Vernon Educational Resources
http://www.mountvernon.org/educational-resources
Dedicated to Washington's home in Virginia, this site includes a visitor guide, virtual tour and educational resources.

George Washington: A National Treasure
http://www.georgewashington.si.edu/
Explore interactive portrait to learn about George Washington, including a chronology and lesson plans.

The History Place presents Abraham Lincoln
http://www.historyplace.com/lincoln/index.html
Illustrated chronology of Lincoln's life, with key points expanded upon in short articles.

Abraham Lincoln Online: Education Resources
http://showcase.netins.net/web/creative/lincoln/education/educate.htm
Extensive collection of Lincoln resources, including on-line versions of his speeches and writings.

PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARIES

Harry Truman Presidential Library
http://www.trumanlibrary.org/
Be sure to see the declassified CIA documents about the Berlin Airlift.

Franklin Roosevelt Presidential Library
http://www.fdrlibrary.marist.edu/
http://docs.fdrlibrary.marist.edu/FIRESI90.HTML - Listen to FDR's famous Fireside Chats.

John F. Kennedy Presidential Library
http://www.jfklibrary.org/
Learn about the 1960s space race.

Jimmy Carter Presidential Library
http://www.jimmycarterlibrary.org/
Review the Camp David Accords and information about the Iran hostage crisis.

Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library
http://www.alplm.org
Learn about the Oral History of Agriculture, Family Memories and Girls' Basketball.

Bill Clinton Presidential Library
http://clintonpresidentialcenter.org/
Learn about Clinton-Gore Economics.

George W. Bush Presidential Center
http://www.bushcenter.com/

George H. Bush Library and Museum
http://bushlibrary.tamu.edu/

$$$$MONEY$$$$

United States Mint
http://www.usmint.gov
Learn about the history of the Mint, the latest on the new quarters and how coins are made.
Duration: Indefinite

Grade K-2
United State Mint for Kids
http://www.usmint.gov/kids/
Online activities to identify and determine the value of different coins and solve problems using money.

Grade 3-5
NOVA Teachers: The Secrets of Making Money
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/teachers/programs/2314_moolah.html
Information and activities accompanying the NOVA TV special.
Duration: 60 minutes

Grade 6-8
I Can Spend My Money Anyway I Want
http://hrsbstaff.ednet.ns.ca/dmuise/I%20can%20spend%20my%20money%20any%20way%20I%20want.htm
Project for students to understand the costs of living and determine a monthly budget for life after high school.
Duration: Indefinite

Grade 9-12
Investing In Your Future
http://www.teach-nology.com/teachers/lesson_plans/computing/webquest1/InvestinYourFuture.html
Project for students to analyze different methods of saving and investing money for the future.
Duration: Indefinite

LEGENDS

Grade 3-5
MythWeb
http://www.mythweb.com/index.html
Gods, Heroes, The Odyssey, and an Encyclopedia index to Greek mythology.
Duration: Indefinite

Grade 6-8
Bulfinch's Mythology: The Legend of King Arthur
http://ebooks.adelaide.edu.au/b/bulfinch/thomas/b93chi/
The legend of King Arthur and his Knights.
Duration: 30 minutes

Heroes and Legends
http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/lesson-plan/heroes-and-legends

Heroes Around Us
http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/lesson-plans/heroes-around-171.html
Duration: Three - 45 minute sessions

Grade 9-12
Legends
http://www.legends.dm.net/
Sources and literary criticism of legends from history, literature, folklore, and the arts.
Duration: 60 minutes

In Search of Myths & Heroes
http://www.pbs.org/mythsandheroes/tguide_arthur.html
Duration:  Approximately two 90-minute or four 45-minute class periods