Sometimes called the Last Frontier, Alaska entered the Union on Jan. 3, 1959, as the 49th state. The wild grandeur of Alaska has fascinated people for several hundred years.

• Alaska's History & Cultural Studies
  This site provides students, teachers and others interested in the state access to a rich source of facts and viewpoints about Alaska and its history.
  http://www.akhistorycourse.org

• World Almanac for Kids: Alaska
  Includes everything relating to Alaska from its vast history to present day.
  http://www.worldalmanacforkids.com/explore/states/alaska.html
  

• Alaska Earthquake Information Center
  The Alaska Earthquake Information Center contains information on seismology and tsunami research, education and outreach projects, historical data and earthquake preparedness.
  http://www.aeic.alaska.edu/seis/

• Iditarod.com
  IDITAROD XXXIII STARTS ON MARCH 5, 2005 AT 10:00 A.M.  IN  ANCHORAGE, ALASKA.
  This site contains many pages of information on the Iditarod and the Jr. Iditarod.
  http://www.iditarod.com

• The State of Alaska
  This is the official state site and includes Kids' Web Stuff (http://www.state.ak.us/local/kids/home.html), departments, job listings, news, notices, visitor guide and more.
  http://www.state.ak.us

• 50States.com: Alaska
  This site and includes Alaska information, resource links, symbols, flags, maps, constitutions, representitives, songs, birds, flowers, trees and much more!
  http://www.50states.com/alaska.htm

• Building the Alaska Highway - from PBS
  Offers insights into topics in American history including the American frontier, life in Alaska, World War II, the Pacific theater, homeland defense, African Americans and the military, the impact of a wartime economy, natural resource management, infrastructure planning and development, and more.
  http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/alaska/index.html

Good Luck!

This week features an excellent offering from The National Gallery of Art (NGA):

NGA Classroom: For Teachers and Students
http://www.nga.gov/education/classroom/index.htm
A great place where teachers and students can connect art and curriculum. From the extensive choices provided, you can access lessons and resources by curriculum, topic, or artist. And don't miss their interactive features including Ancient Arcade, where you become a myth-master with this game of gods and symbols -- Medal Maker, where you draw, paint and print your own medal -- Mobile Maker, where you design your own mobile and spin it -- Cake Maker, where you decorate cakes in the art bakery.

Enjoy!

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