ESPECIALLY
FOR STUDENTS
Ask
a Geologist Scientists
from all over the US answer your questions about the earth.
Maintained by US Geological Survey scientists.
Ask
Dr. Universe Dr. Universe
answers your questions...plus has a web site full of interesting science
facts and features.
Bartlett's
Familiar Quotations Do you
need the perfect quote for your report? Click here!
Barry
R. Kirshner Wildlife Foundation ~Tigers in Durham! Click
here to see all the fantastic big cats at Kirshner's wildlife reserve in
Durham.
Ben's
Guide to US Government for Kids
Outstanding site for all grades K-12! Clearly written
and definitely worth visiting when you need information about our
government.
Cool
Math: An Amusement Park of Mathematics
The greatest math web site ever!
Really! Have fun with basic arithmetic or advanced calculus.
Puzzles, games, fractals, contests, and LOTS more!
Cricket
Magazine Super
online magazine for kids!
CyberKids
Games, art, chiller stories,
contests, Kidzeen...lots of exciting info!
Dig,
Disney's Internet Guide Dig
This! lists top sites recommended by Disney's editors. Check back often
for new picks, links, and descriptions. Happy surfing!
Encarta
Online Encyclopedia
Endangered
Species Online coloring
book. Just click on the full page picture, print it out and start
coloring! Bald eagle, grizzly, panther, tortoise, manatee, and many
others...
FunBrain.Com
Play games:
Math Baseball; Grammar
Gorilla: Where Is That, etc. Test yourself. Make a quiz. Take
a quiz
Gifted
Resources Home Page This page is intended to be
a convenient starting point for gifted students, their parents and
educators to access Gifted Resources, whether on the internet or
otherwise.
Homework
Help: All Subjects Use this homework help page
for all of your classes...from pilgrims to presidents, grammar to
Shakespeare, addition to calculus. They've got it all!
How
Stuff Works!
Next time
you wonder how something works, this is the place to go! Fascinating
stuff!
Just
4 Kids Sponsored by the
California Dept. of Fish and Game, this site has lots of great links to
sites about endangered species, facts about California and its
ecology, a wildlife gallery and much more.
Kids
on Campus
Kids
Web Lots of links to cool
sites for kids who want to learn, learn, learn! Links to information
that is understandable and interesting to schoolkids.
Mad
Scientist Network Ok, Kids, here it is! Science
with a sense of humor! If you like science, and you have a sense of
humor, you're going to love this site!
National
Geographic Amazing Facts;
Pen Pal Network, Cartoon Factory!
National
Wildlife Federation Kids Page
Mad-libs, riddles, mix and match games...all about wildlife.
National
Zoo Lots of great exhibits
about animals at the zoo. Also, take a look at a live video camera
at the zoo! Fun!
Neuroscience
for Kids Created for all
students and teachers who would like to learn more about the nervous
system. Enjoy the activities and experiments on your way to learning more
about the brain and spinal cord. These experiences are made possible
by the 3 pounds of tissue in your head...your BRAIN!!
No
Sweat.Com Homework
Central! Online help for all ages and subjects. Great
activities for learning basic and advanced math, reading and language
skills.
Poetry
Super-cool site! Click and
drag words to make your own poems. Then you can
submit them for publishing online.
Ranger
Rick The #1
nature magazine for kids!
Scholastic
Cool games, activities, and more!
Star Wars: The Ultimate Reading Adventure!
Scientific
American: Ask the Experts Just
write in your question about anything in the fields of astronomy, biology,
chemistry, computers, environment, geology, mathematics, medicine,
or physics, and an expert will answer your question!
- Sesame
Street Alphabet Coloring Page For
tots! Print out a favorite Sesame Street character for your
little brother or sister. They'll think you're great!
StarChild
Fantastic site for young
astronomers! All about the solar system and the universe...from the
people who know... at NASA. Great links to other sites, such as The
Best of the Hubble Space Telescope.
Time
for Kids All kinds of
great news stories written at different reading levels. Would you believe
a 3.7 ton burrito made the news?
U.S.
Census Bureau Want to know
the U.S. population? It's updated every 5 minutes! Also, get the
very latest facts for your State Reports here.
US
Geological Survey Learning Web Explore
things on, in, around, and about the Earth, such as plants and animals,
land, water, and maps.
Volcano
World All you
ever wanted to know about volcanoes! Fascinating!
Welcome
to the Alphabet Superhighway Learn to be a good
searcher! This is your home for help on searching the Alphabet
Superhighway and the entire World Wide Web for information.
Wild
Ones Learn about
endangered animals from around the world.
WonderKorner
Don't miss this site! Lots of
games, fun activities as well as links to other great sites.
Family-Friendly
Links...
World-Wide
Earthquake Locator
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ESPECIALLY FOR TEACHERS AND PARENTS
A+
Math Create and print practice
problem sheets for your child or student. Great for students,
too: interactive games, flashcard printouts, and more.
Blue
Web'N
is
a searchable database of outstanding Internet learning sites categorized
by subject area, audience, and type (lessons, activities, projects,
resources, references, & tools).
The
Children's Literature Web Guide Internet resources
related to books for Children and Young Adults
Classroom
Connect G.R.A.D.E.S.
is our hand-picked selection of quality education-related Internet sites.
Discovery
Channel School Online Lesson
Plans, Web Links, School Store...Great search tools available!
Ed's
Oasis To help
teachers know where to go on the Internet by providing links to
high-quality, curriculum-aligned, standards-supporting, student-centered
web sites: The
Treasure Zone
Education
World: Where educators go to
learn... Worldwide School Sites... Cool Schools... Database of 110,000
sites.
Educational
Resources Information Center (ERIC) Need
to know the latest information on special education, curriculum
development or other education topics? Just AskERIC!
Eisenhower
National Clearinghouse for Mathematics and Science Education
Explore this site for the best selection of K-12 mathematics and
science resources on the Internet!
Family
Education Network This
site is crammed with uptodate information for parents, teachers and
students. Vote on many current education issues. Home of
Funbrain.Com
and QuizLab:
Assessment made easy... Ready-made quizzes; create a new quiz; print
quizzes... Super site for parents and teachers!
Franklin
Institute Organized lists of resources on
the Internet that science educators, as well as science enthusiasts, may
find useful. To make the list, a resource needs to stimulate creative
thinking and learning about science.
Helping
Your Child Learn History Lesson
plans to help your students/children learn about time and historical
relationships.
Helping
Your Child Learn To Read Enjoyment
is essential in the process of helping your child become a reader. All of
the activities at this site are written with this thought in mind.
Kathy
Schrock's Guide for Educators Kathy Schrock's
Guide for Educators is a categorized list of sites on the Internet
found to be useful for enhancing curriculum and teacher professional
growth. It is updated daily to keep up with the tremendous number of
new World Wide Web sites.
LD
Online Interactive
guide about learning disabilities... for parents, teachers and students.
Lots of great information and activities!
Library
of Congress A comprehensive record of American
history and creativity; a universal collection of
human knowledge
National
Informational Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities NICHCY
is the national information and referral center that provides information
on disabilities and disability-related issues for families, educators, and
other professionals. Their special focus is children and youth (birth to
age 22).
National
Parent Information Network The purpose of NPIN
is to provide information to parents and those who work with parents and
to foster the exchange of parenting materials.
Net-Mom
See Net-Mom's Nice Sites: Best of the Web for Kids for 1999...the
results of her checking out over 4,500 kid sites. Super effort and
great job!
Parents
and Educators Resource Center Schwab Foundation
for Learning offers a wide range of services for parents and educators to
provide information, support and resources to improve the lives of
students with learning differences.
Parent
Soup Education Central Goal:
"Let's work together to find the key to everything our kids can
be!"
Public
Broadcasting Service TeacherSource:
activities for every subject and grade. "TV for Teachers!"
S.C.O.R.E
~Schools of California Online Resources for Education: links to quality
Internet resources and teacher-developed lessons.
Smithsonian
Education on the Web Step-by-step instructions
for interviews, simulations, role plays, and experiments that involve
students in active learning.
Special
Education Resources on the Internet (SERI) A
collection of Internet accessible information resources of interest to
those involved in the fields related to Special Education. This collection
exists in order to make on-line Special Education resources more easily
and readily available in one location.
Teachers
Helping Teachers Popular
site! Lesson plans in every area of the curriculum.
Tools
for Teachers Online Smart
ideas for busy teachers! Lesson plans, teacher to teacher talk,
Thematic
Unit Archive Contains educational lessons
archived for all grade levels and subject areas.
U.S
Children's Book Awards Would
you like current lists of a multitude of honor books, such as
Newberry Medal Awards, Caldecott Medal Awards, Coretta Scott King Awards?
This is the site for you!!
WonderKorner
Don't miss this site! Lots of
games, fun activities as well as links to other great sites.
Family-Friendly
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