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Site of
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Big Apple History
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Take a drive through New York history,
then learn about your own town. Interactive.
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Activities and Games
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123 Sesame Street Games, art, music, stories and more.
A Game A Day Educational word games; ages 9 and up
Alfy A plethora of games, activities, and more
Candystand
Games and more from LifeSavers
Chateau
Meddybemps Uncommon amusements for adults and children
Chess Kids Academy
Count Us In Games to help children learn basic number concepts.
Grades: Pre-K-1
Crazy Bone
Games, activites, recipes, more
CyberChase Animated adventure television series and multimedia
project for children ages 8-11 from PBS.
Food-Force A
game that allows you to learn about world hunger. Downloadable.
Fun Things to Do Dress a bunny. Build a robot. (Drag and create.)
Coloring pages. K-2
Fun with Spot
Based on books by Eric Hill; activities, games
FunBrain.com
Games, activities and more
Games and Activities From the Children's Museum of Indianapolis;
Excellent site, broken down by grade levels
It's
My Life From PBS
Learning
Vocabulary Can Be Fun Games to enjoy while increasing your
vocabulary!
Mr. Rogers'
Neighborhood Games, activities, more
Noggin!
Games and more. Preschool.
Pauly's Playhouse Games, activities, more
Play Kids
Games Educational games
Xpeditions Geographic games and activities from National
Geographic |
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Animals and Insects
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Alaska
SeaLife Center Satellite telemetry in rehabilitation and research
Animal Diversity Web An online database of animal natural history,
classification, and conservation biology
Animal
Planet
Animals From A-Z A plethora of information in an encyclopedic
format
Animaland
Encyclopedia, games, humane education, and more
Bat Conservation
International
BoomerWolf
All about wolves; information; games; mystery
Care for Animals From The American Veterinary Medical Association
Cats: Plans for Perfection National Geographic
Children's Butterfly Site
CritterCam Chronicles An "animal's-eye-view" from National
Geographic
Dragonfly: Project Dragonfly
eSkeletons
Digitized versions of skeletons in
2-D and 3-D in full color, animations, and more
Frogs: A Chorus of Colors
The Gator
Hole
Insectlopedia
Database, resources, more
Katerpillars and Mystery Bugs Grades: All
Kid's Planet
Fact sheets, games, more
Kids Go Wild
Facts, news, games. From the Wildlife Conservation Society
National Wildlife
Federation: Kid Zone Information, activities, Ranger Rick magazine
tie-in
The Nutty
Birdwatcher
Monarch Watch
PlanetArkive: Learn about living things and their enviornment.
Grades: 3-6
Sounds of the World's Animals
5
Tigers: The Tiger Information Center
U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Species
Virtual Frog Dissection
Wild Birds Unlimited
Zoboomafu
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Arts and Crafts
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American Treasures of the Library of Congress |
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The Art Zone |
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The
Artist's Toolkit |
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Cartoonster Online tutorials on how to draw and animate |
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Crayola
Crafts, coloring pages, more |
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The Imagination
Factory Artistic activities using recycled materials |
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Oriland
What origami can be |
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The
Renaissance Connection |
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The World Wide Art Gallery |
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Astronomy and Space
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Adventures of the Agronauts
Amazing
Space
Astronomy: Our Place in
Space An awesome site!
Astronomy for Kids
Astronomy Picture of the Day
Ask Dr. Universe
Submit your science-related questions and Dr. Universe will search out
the answer
Aurora Page
Basics of
Space Flight
The Constellations and Their Stars
Earth and Moon Viewer
Galileo:
Journey to Jupiter
HubbleSite
NASA for
Kids
NASAKids
National Air and
Space Museum
The Nine Planets
Space Sciences
Wright
Again The Wright Brothers |
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Authors and Illustrators
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Avi
Jan Brett
Coloring pages, activities, more
Eric Carle
Beverly Cleary
Fun with Spot
Based on books by Eric Hill; activities, games
Kristine
O'Connell George
Jenny B. Harris
Will Hobbs
Deborah
Hopkinson
Brian Jacques
Lemony Snicket
Little
House Books Maps, recipes, trivia, more
Mary E. Lyons
Magic Tree House Activities, reader's and writer's club, more
Katherine
Paterson
Dav Pilkey
Thomas the Tank Engine
David Wiesner |
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Biology
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BAM! Body and Mind
Biology4Kids
Cells Alive!
Cool
Science for Curious Kids
DNA
Interactive Grades: 6 and up; Modules, resources, timeline, more
I
Can Do That! A painless way to find fun facts about DNA, RNA,
cells, protein and cloning
A Guided
Tour of the Visible Human
The
Heart: An Online Exploration
Human Anatomy
Online
Human Genome Project
Microbes: The
Microbiology Information Portal Grades: 9 and up
Putting DNA to Work from the Koshland Science Museum
Reconstructors Travel into the future (23rd century) and solve
medical mysteries from the past! |
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Bullying
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Bullying.org Grades: All ages; A collection of bullying-related
resources. |
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Careers
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CareerVoyagers Grades: 9 and up
Changing the Face of Medicine: Women Physicians Grades: 6 and up;
Resources, career information |
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Chemistry
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Chem4Kids |
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Periodic Table of the Elements Grades: All; Interactive; From Los
Alamos National Laboratory. |
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Collecting
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Smithsonian Kids Collecting |
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Coloring Pages
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Black Dog's Online Coloring Book |
Jan Brett
Coloring pages, activities, more
Print and Go Coloring Pages from National Geographic |
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Dictionaries
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Dictionary.com
Merriam-Webster Word Central Dictionary and more!
Merriam-Webster
Online Dictionary and Thesarus
OneLook Dictionaries
A Basic Dictionary of American Sign Language Terms
RhymeZone
Your
Dictionary Dictionary links/look Up |
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Dinosaurs
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Digging Up Dinosaurs
DinoDictionary
Dino Directory A guide to 127 of the most well-described
dinosaurs, including over 600 images
DinoData: Dino Kids
Dinosaur Treks A Webquest Mystery
The Dinosauria: Truth is Stranger than Fiction. Information,
links, myths, more
The Dinosauricon
Devoted to dinosaur information and illustration
Download a Dinosaur Designs for easy-to-make paper dinosaurs that
you can download
Finding
the World's First Dinosaur Skeleton
Walking with
Dinosaurs Games, information, screensavers, more
Zooish
Dinosaur Den |
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Earth Science
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American Field Guide Video clips and information about ecosystems,
earth and space, plants, and more.
Auroras: Paintings in the Sky Grades: 6 and up
Cool Cosmos Cosmic fun and games.
Earth Science Explorer
Oceanography
Live Weather
Images
Ocean Themed WebQuests
Volcano World |
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EcoSystems and
Ecology
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American Field
Guide Video clips and information about ecosystems, earth and
space, plants, and more.
Biomes and Ecosystems
Bryant Creek
Watershed Atlas Grades: All
Desert Life in the American Southwest
The Everglades
Ecosystem
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Encyclopedias
and Almanacs
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Baseball
Almanac
e-encyclopedia
An extension of DK's e-encylopedia book. It guides the reader to
helpful and appropriate sites on the internet. |
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General Sites
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BrainPOP
Brain Teasers
Building Big Explore large structures and what it takes to build
them; Companion to the PBS series
Consumer
Reports for Kids
Dewey Browse
Find sites based on the Dewey Decimal Classification System
Kidlink.org Global, non-commercial, virtual, user-owned
organization in Norway
Kids-Space
Introduction to the internet; creative activities; communication
activities
Nick Jr. From
Nickelodian
Time for
Kids |
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Geography
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Geography4Kids |
Greatest Places
Explore places, try activities, ask questions and
more!
NationalAtlas.gov
Make interactive maps within your web browser!
National Geographic for Kids |
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Health
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Bones: An Exhibit Inside You
It's My
Life
kidsregen.org Empowering children to make healthy choices for the
environment, and for themselves
KidsHealth.org Ddoctor-approved health information about children
from before birth through adolescence
Powerful Bones Powerful Girls Lots of information on how to take
care of your bones |
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History and
Social Studies
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American Centuries: View from New England
Ben's Guide to the U.S. Government for Kids Learning tools for
K-12 students, parents, and teachers.
The Black Inventor Online
Museum Grades: 5 and up
Digital
History
Federal Court
Concepts
The Fin, Fur and Feather Bureau of
Investigation (FFFBI) A unique Web site, using humor,
storytelling, and oddball characters to help kids ages 8-13 learn
about places and cultures around the world.
Greatest Places
Hercules: Greece's
Greatest Hero
Learning About
the Holocaust
Ice
Treasures of the Incas
Labyrinth: Resources for
Medieval Studies
Map-Zone.net
Mughal India
The
Ottomans.org
Slaves'
Stories
Study of Place: Antarctic Exploration Grades: 6-8; online module
This Day in History From the History Channel
Titanic, Destination: Cyberspace
Virtual Renaissance: A Journey Through Time A Thinkquest Project
Web Rangers! Solve
mysteries, play games and live the stories - tons of fun activities to
enjoy!
XPeditions Activities from National Geographic |
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Holidays on the
Net: Celebrate!
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Holidays
on the Net. Provides information about each holiday, links, and
more. |
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Homework Help
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Homework Spot
Resources. Help. |
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Internet Surfing
and Safety
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Little
Clickers Safe, fun internet explorations for children
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Language Arts
and Writing (See Reading below)
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A Game A Day Educational word games; Grades 3 and up
A Guide to Writing a Basic Essay
djectives Game "Read all about it!" is a game where you'll use
adjectives to make more interesting sentences. Are you ready to play?
Learning
Vocabulary Can Be Fun Games to enjoy while increasing your
vocabulary!
Literature Based WebQuests Award winning webquests
Merlyn's Pen
Fiction, essays, and poems by America's teens. Submit your writing!
OWL Online Writing Lab. Fabulous resource!
Poetry Express Guides you through 15 poems you can write
Spelling Test Take tests on the 50 most commonly misspelled words
Surviving Dickens' London (Flash game; Dare you take a tour of
Dickensian London?)
Writing
Den Designed for students Grades 6 through 12 seeking to improve
their English reading, comprehension, and writing skills |
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Math
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AAA Math Hundreds of pages of basic math skills; interactive pages
A Creative Encounter of the Numerical Kind Grades: 6-8
A Plus Math
Improve your math skills interactively
Abacus
Coolmath An
amusement park of math designed for fun
Cyberchase
Chock full of games, online stories, free stuff, and of course, MATH!
Figure This! Math
Challenges for Families
FunBrain
Interactive
Mathematics Grades 8 and up; interactive tutorials
Interactive Mathematics Miscellany and Puzzles
Learning Math: Geometry Grades K-8; Interactive activites, more
Math
Cats Games, activities, more
Math
League Help Topics Grades: 4-8
The Mint
Mudd Math
Fun Facts Grades: 10 and up
Math Playground Grades: K-6; Math games, puzzles, word games, more
Multiflyer
Grades: 2-6; A game for anyone trying to learn multiplication
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Media Literacy
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Don't Buy It!
(PBS) |
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Museums Online
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The
Grandeur of Viceregal Mexico
American Centuries: View from New England
Memorial Hall Museum Online
National
Gallery of Art for Kids |
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News
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Kids News from National Geographic
Turner Learning |
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Reading
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Between the Lions
Stories, games, printables, songs, and more. Exceptional site.
Book Adventure
Books lists and more.
Book Hive A
guide to children's literature and books
Guy's Read Are
you a guy? Looking for something to read? Go here.
Stories from the Web If you like books and stories, come on in!
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Reference:
General Sites
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Bartleby.com A
comprehensive, searchable reference
Consumer Reports
for Kids
Don't Buy
It! Get Media Smart
FactMonster Games, quizzes, references, activities.
FirstGov for Kids
The Fin, Fur and
Feather Bureau of Investigation (FFFBI) A unique Web site, using
humor, storytelling, and oddball characters to help kids ages 8-13
learn about places and cultures around the world.
How Stuff Works The
name says it all.
Kid's Click Web search for kids by librarians (using the Dewey
Decimal System).
Kid's Corner Fact Finder from the U.S. Census Bureau. All ages.
Strange Matter Discover the secrets of everyday stuff!
World
Almanac for Kids Online |
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Science: General Sites
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American
Field Guide Video clips and information about ecosystems, earth
and space, plants, and more.
Atoms Family
Beakman and Jax Interactive demos, quizzes, information, more
BrainPOP
Changing the Face of Medicine: Women Physicians Grades: 6 and up;
Resources, games, more
ChemiCool
Periodic Table
EIA's
Kids Page: Energy
Energy Quest
Energy Quest: Super Scientists Brief biographies and resources
Exploratorium:
The Museum of Science, Art, and Human Perception
Forensics in the Classroom Grades: 9 and up
The Franklin
Institute Online
Lawrence Hall of Science Play online games, download activities,
and more
National Geographic for Kids
Playing with Time Movies which show things sped up (building being
constructed) or slowed down (a blink of an eye); activities
Rockets Away! Exploring the science of rocketry
Rough
Science Grades: 6 and up
Science Trek: Scientist Profiles Grades 3 and up
Simply Science Resources, information, "flash bits," and more.
Sodaconstructor Use digital soda straws to construct models
Study of Place Grades 6-8; Two online science modules made
especially for middle-school students
The Why Files:
Science Behind the News
The
Yuckiest Site on the Internet |
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Search Engines
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Yahooligans
Searchable web guide for kids. |
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Sports: General Sites
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Sports Illustrated for Kids |
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Television Tie-Ins
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Between the Lions
Stories, games, printables, songs, and more. Exceptional site.
bing and
bongs tiny planets
Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood
Playhouse Disney
Sesame Street
TeletubbyLand |
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WebQuests
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A Creative Encounter of the Numerical Kind Grades: 6-8
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Writing
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Citing Internet Resouces How to
Kids-Space
Introduction to the internet; encourages artistic expression
MidLink
Magazine A digital magazine for children ages 8-18 |
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