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	Reference \| Art \| Literature \| Math \| Science \| Social Studies \| Technology Reference Fact Monster http://www.factmonster.com/ Tons of facts! A great place to start your research. Holidays Around the World http://falcon.jmu.edu/%7Eramseyil/holidays.htm Learn how people around the world celebrate. Internet Picture Dictionary - English, French, Italian, German, Spanish http://www.pdictionary.com/ A great way to learn how to use a dictionary and find some new languages, too. Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary http://www.m-w.com/ Use a online dictionary and thesaurus. Old Farmer’s Almanac http://www.almanac.com/ Today in history, advice of the day, puzzle of the day and more. Word Central http://www.wordcentral.com/ Look up words in a student dictionary, check-out a rhyming dictionary. The Arts Art Room http://www.arts.ufl.edu/art/rt_room/index.html Explore and create art. The Art Zone http://www.nga.gov/kids/kids.htm National Gallery of Art lets you create art online. The Artist’s Toolkit http://www.artsconnected.org/toolkit Play with the elements of visual art, watch artists at work, explore an art encyclopedia. Chinese Stage http://library.thinkquest.org/03oct/01397/main.htm Discover the art and tradition of Chinese theater. Creating Music http://www.creatingmusic.com/ Compose music, explore rhythm bands, and solve musical puzzles. The Metropolitan Museum of Art – Explore and Learn http://www.metmuseum.org/explore/index.asp Discover some of the secrets of the art in the museum and learn about artists. The New York Philharmonic Kidzone http://www.nyphilkids.org/main.phtml Compose, play, and learn about musical instruments. PBS Kids Guide to Jazz http://pbskids.org/jazz/index.html Join an online jazz band and learn about the musicians and history of jazz. The San Francisco Symphony Kid Site http://www.sfskids.org/templates/splash.asp Learn about the instruments of an orchestra and use the “composerizer”. SmART Kids http://smartmuseum.uchicago.edu/smartkids/index.html Be an art detective, learn about great works of art, and what it means to be an artist. Literature & English Authors and Illustrators - Picturing Books http://picturingbooks.imaginarylands.org/ A web site about picture books. Authors and Illustrators on the Web http://www.picturingbooks.com/ Links to many authors and illustrators of interest. Edward Lear's Nonsense http://www.nonsenselit.org/Lear/learwk.html Check out these funny limericks with drawings by a master humorist. English-Zone http://english-zone.com/index.php Helpful tips and quizzes. Giggle Poetry http://www.gigglepoetry.com You can read and write funny poems here as well as perform poetry theater. Introducing Illustrators-RIF http://www.rif.org/art/illustrators/default.mspx Find some of your favorite illustrators here. Magnetic Poetry Online http://www.magneticpoetry.com/kidspoetry/playonline.cfm Click and drag words to create your own poems online. Meet the Authors and Illustrators-RIF http://www.rif.org/readingplanet/bookzone/content/default.mspx Interviews and information about authors. Poetry Archives http://www.emule.com/poetry/ Thousands of full-text poems. Poetry Writing with Writers http://teacher.scholastic.com/writewit/poetry/index.htm Learn how to write a poem and publish it online. Tips and readings by poets. Shakespeare: Subject To Change http://broadband.ciconline.org/shakespeare/ An interactive way to learn about Shakespeare. Insults included. Story Online http://www.storylineonline.net/index2.html Famous actors read classic stories to you. Math A+Math Games http://www.aplusmath.com/games/index.html Play all types of math games. Ask Dr. Math http://mathforum.org/dr.math/ Dr. Math can help you. Count Us In http://www.abc.net.au/countusin/default.htm 15 interactive games help explain number concepts. Kaidy.com www.kaidy.com Math manipulatives and puzzles. Math Playground http://www.mathplayground.com/ Practice math skills; play a logic game. Science Animals & Plants \| Astronomy - Planets & Space Chemistry & Physics \| General Science \| Health & Your Body The Earth Around Us \| Science Experiments Animals & Plants A to Z Animals http://www.oaklandzoo.org/atoz/atoz.html Facts about animals a to z. ASPCA Animaland http://www.animaland.org/ Pet care information, wild animal facts, ask a question. Animal Cams http://nationalzoo.si.edu/Animals/WebCams/ Live video cameras from the Smithsonian National Zoo let you watch elephants, pandas, and many other animals. Animal Diversity Web http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/index.html Detailed information from the University of Michigan Museum of Zoology. Creature Feature http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/Animals/CreatureFeature Learn about different animals on this National Geographic site with videos. Dino Dictionary http://dinodictionary.com Great dinosaur information. eNature Field Guides http://www.enature.com/fieldguides/ Online guides to all types of animals, trees, and wildflowers. Fish FAQ http://www.nefsc.noaa.gov/faq/ Questions and answers about all types of fish. Go Wild in New York City http://gowildnyc.org/index.html Information about nature in New York City and games to play. The Great Plant Escape http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/gpe/index.html Become a detective and learn the mysteries of plant life. Insectclopedia http://www.insectclopedia.com Bugs, bugs, and more bugs. Kids Go Wild http://www.wcs.org/7490/kidsgowild This is your link to the Bronx Zoo, the Central Park Zoo, the Prospect Park Zoo, and the New York Aquarium. Kids Planet http://www.kidsplanet.org Animal facts, games, sounds and other cool stuff. Monarchs and Migration http://www.smm.org/sln/monarchs/ Find out about the facts of the migration of Monarch butterflies. Monterey Bay Aquarium http://www.mbayaq.org Wonderful information about marine life, careers, animal cams, videos, and much more. National Wildlife Federation http://www.nwf.org/wildlife/ Animals facts and conservation tips. National Zoo http://www.natzoo.si.edu Hundreds of animals fact sheets, animal cams, and links. Natural History Notebooks http://www.nature.ca/notebooks/english/mon2.htm Animal information from the Canadian Museum of Science. San Diego Zoo Animal Facts http://www.sandiegozoo.org/animalbytes/index.html Learn about animals from around the world in a searchable web site. Sea World/Busch Gardens Animal Information Database http://www.seaworld.org/animal-info/animal-bytes/index.htm Detailed animal information and photographs. Yuckiest Site on the Internet http://www.yucky.com Need we say more? back to Science Astronomy - Planets & Space Amazing Space http://amazing-space.stsci.edu/ Explore galaxies, planets, stars, black holes and more. NasaKids http://kids.msfc.nasa.gov/ NASA’s web site is a fun way to learn about the planets and space travel. NASA Solar System Exploration http://edspace.nasa.gov Learn about planets, asteroids, meteoriods, comets and beyond. Star Child http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/StarChild.html The solar system explained. Windows to the Universe http://www.windows.ucar.edu/ A great site includes information about space weather, missions, physics, and more. back to Science Chemistry & Physics The Atoms Family http://www.miamisci.org/af/sln/ Chem4kids http://www.chem4kids.com The basics of chemistry including matter, atoms, chemical reactions, and the periodic table of elements. Edheads Simple Machines http://www.edheads.org/activities/simple-machines/index.htm Learn about simple and compound machines. Electronics for Kids http://users.stargate.net/~eit/kidspage.htm Learn about simple circuits, magnetism, and static electricity by doing these experiments. Fear of Physics http://fearofphysics.com/ Animated interactive ways to understand the principles of physics. Physics for Life http://www.physics.org/life An interactive way to learn about the physics of everyday life. Strange Matters http://www.StrangeMatterExhibit.com Learn about physics in a very creative way. back to Science General Science Eco Kids Online http://www.ecokids.ca Play games and learn about nature and environmental issues. Environmental Education for Kids! [EEK!] http://www.dnr.state.wi.us/org/caer/ce/eek/ Information about the world of nature, environmental issues, and fun things to do. Exploratorium http://www.exploratorium.edu/ If you can’t get to this hands-on Museum of Science, Art and Human Perception in San Francisco, it will come to you. Ideas and Activities from the Science Museum of Minnesota http://www.smm.org/explorescience/websites/ Online science activities. Kinetic City http://www.kineticcity.com/ Science experiments, games, and challenges. National Geographic Kids http://www.nationalgeographic.com/kids/ Creature features, King Tut, and Harry Potter, too. Science News for Kids http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org Latest news from the science world. back to Science Health & Your Body Infection, Detection, Protection http://www.amnh.org/nationalcenter/infection Microbes and bacteria from the American Museum of Natural History. Kids Health http://www.kidshealth.org/kid/ Learn how to stay healthy and find answers to your questions. Mental Health http://www.ncpamd.com/Kids_Pages.htm Articles, games, and book reviews. Nutrition Explorations http://www.nutritionexplorations.org/kids/main.asp Games and recipes to stay healthy. back to Science The Earth Around Us Deserts http://www.desertusa.com/life.html North American deserts. Earth’s Water http://ga.water.usgs.gov/edu/mearth.html All about the water on earth-rivers, rainfall, and the water cycle. Missouri Botanical Gardens http://mbgnet.mobot.org/ Biomes of the world, freshwater and marine ecosystems. Snow Crystals http://www.its.caltech.edu/~atomic/snowcrystals/photos/photos.htm All about snowflakes including photographs. Weather Watch http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/wwatch/index.htm Observe and investigate weather through various activities. Weather Wiz Kids http://www.weatherwizkids.com Current weather information as well as a great site to understand all aspects of storms. Wonders of the Sea http://www.oceanicresearch.org/education/wonders/lesson.html A great place to learn about marine life. back to Science Science Experiments Bill Nye the Science Guy’s Nye Labs Online http://www.billnye.com/flash.html Enter online labs. San Diego Zoo Science Projects http://www.sandiegozoo.org/education/science_experiments.html Fun science experiments and observations. back to Science Social Studies Cultures & People Around the World \| Native Americans New York Studies \| United States History \| World History Cultures & People Around the World Cool Planet http://www.oxfam.org.uk/coolplanet/ontheline/ Focuses on the people of Tongo, Ghana, Burkina Faso, Mali, Algeria, Spain, France and the United Kingdom. Country Reports http://www.countryreports.org/ Detailed facts about hundreds of countries. Culture Quest World Tour http://ipl.org/div/cquest/ Information, recipes, games and more from countries around the world. Japan http://web-japan.org/kidsweb/index.html A great look at the country and people of Japan. Peace Corps Challenge http://www.peacecorps.gov/kids/ Find out what the Peace Corps is doing around the world. United Nations-Cyber School Bus http://www.un.org/Pubs/CyberSchoolBus/index.asp Information about hundreds of countries from the United Nations. back to Social Studies Native Americans Great Lakes Powwows http://www.si.umich.edu/CHICO/powwow/ Visit a Powwow in the Great Lakes region of the U.S. Haudenosaunee http://www.sixnations.org/ Official source of news and information from the Haudenosaunee. Indian Pueblo Cultural Center http://www.indianpueblo.org/ Information about the people and culture of the 19 Pueblos of the American southwest. Native American Sites http://www.nativeculturelinks.com/indians.html This site is a treasure of information about Native Americans of the U.S. Native Tech http://www.nativetech.org Native American culture, art, and technology. back to Social Studies New York Studies Brooklyn Daily Eagle http://brooklynpubliclibrary.org/eagle/ Online access to Brooklyn famous newspaper from 1841 to 1902. Brooklyn Expedition http://www.brooklynexpedition.org/default.htm A fun interactive way to learn about Brooklyn. Ellis Island http://www.ellisisland.org/genealogy/ellis_island.asp Learn about how immigrants entered the U.S. through Ellis Island. Historic Brooklyn Photographs http://www.brooklynpubliclibrary.org/bc_photo_collections.jsp Photographs of old Brooklyn from the Brooklyn Public Library collections. Hudson River Portfolio http://www.nypl.org/research/hudson/ History of the Hudson River and its surroundings. An Interactive Tour of Ellis Island http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/immigration/tour/index.htm Learn about Ellis Island in an interactive tour. New York 1964 World’s Fair http://naid.sppsr.ucla.edu/ny64fair/ World’s Fair comes to Queens, New York. New York City Subway History http://www.nycsubway.org/ News, photographs, and the history of New York’s subways. New York City NYPL Mid-Manhattan Picture Collection http://digital.nypl.org/mmpco/ A searchable collection of thousands of photographs of NY from the New York Public Library. Our Brooklyn http://www.brooklynpubliclibrary.org/ourbrooklyn/ History, facts, and photographs of Brooklyn neighborhoods. A Virtual Tour of New Netherland - New Netherland Museum http://www.nnp.org/newvtour/index.html History of early New Amsterdam. A Walk Around Brooklyn http://www.thirteen.org/brooklyn/index.html An interactive map helps you navigate around the history and places of Brooklyn. back to Social Studies United States History Age of Exploration http://www.mariner.org/educationalad/ageofex/intro.php# Many links and information about early explorers from the Mariners’ Museum. American Journeys: Eyewitness Accounts of Early American Exploration and Settlement http://www.americanjourneys.org/index.asp Primary sources describe early American experiences. Asian Pacific American Heritage http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/asian-american/index.htm Learn about great Asian-Americans and their contributions. Ben’s Guide to U.S. Government for Kids http://bensguide.gpo.gov/ Learn about many aspects of United States government. Colonial Williamsburg http://www.history.org/kids/ Visit Colonial Williamsburg, Virginia. See what it was like to live in the 1700s. Explorer’s Hall of Fame http://library.thinkquest.org/4034/hall_of_fame.html The greatest adventurers of the past thousand years. New York City Tenement Museum http://www.thirteen.org/tenement/index.html Visit an actual New York apartment from the early nineteenth century preserved as a museum. Presidents of the United States http://www.ipl.org/div/potus/gwashington.html Detailed biographical information with links as well as election results and more. Hear the Presidents - Vincent Voice Library http://www.lib.msu.edu/vincent/presidents/index.htm Hear the actual voices of presidents of the United States. back to Social Studies World History Ancient Egypt - The British Museum http://www.ancientegypt.co.uk/menu.html Learn about ancient Egyptian life and death..and mummies! Living in the Middle Ages http://www.learner.org/exhibits/middleages/ What was it like to live in the Middle Ages? The Romans http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/romans/ Ancient Roman life. This Day in History http://yahooligans.yahoo.com/docs/tdih/ Find out an interesting fact about this day in history. back to Social Studies Technology & the Internet Computer and Internet Glossary http://yahooligans.yahoo.com/docs/info/glossary1.html An online glossary of computer terms with links. Do Spiders Live on the World Wide Web? http://www.ipl.org/div/kidspace/storyhour/spiders/ A very simple way to look at the world wide web. KidsClick! World of Web Searching http://www.rcls.org/wows/ A great way to learn how to search the web from KidsClick! Kidz Privacy http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/edcams/kidzprivacy/kidz.htm Safety issues while surfing the net.
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