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Primary sources are the building blocks of authentic web-base activities.
Steven’s Institute Real-Time Data Project page is a must see for those who are just starting out with real-time data. I provides you with some great projects and an idea of how real-time data can be molded into authentic activities.
The American Memories Collection from the Library of Congress is an amazing repository of historical and cultural documents, pictures, recordings and video.
The Making of America (MoA) is a digital library of primary sources in American social history from the antebellum period through reconstruction.
USGS Earthquake Information is probably the best source of earthquake data available.
ABAG Earthquake Maps and Information is a source of up to date earthquake information including a Kids Zone.
Current Volcanic Activity gives you an up to the minute accounting of volcanic activity all over the world.
Numbers in Search of a Problem is bound to be your favorite if you are a creative type. There are links to databases that cover everything from baseball statistics to the current credit card rates of major banks.
State of the World’s Children is a database of United Nations statistics about children around the world.
Real-Time Data for the Nation is the USGS database for real-time information about water quality and quantitative information. You can build custom charts and graphs from data about thousands of streams all around the nation. A team of science and math teachers could have a field day developing curriculum to go with this site. Use it in conjunction with the main water resource site.
Real-Time Weather Data from the National Center for Atmospheric Research is a great non-commercial source of all kinds of real-time weather related information.
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