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Homework/Study Tips
New tips regularly—how to get your homework done on time, for example—with many great links.KidsConnect
KidsConnect is a question-answering, help and referral service for K-12 students on the Internet.Lifelines
Homework resources on topics in the New York State elementary curriculum for students in grades K-12.BJ Pinchbeck's Homework Helper
Impressive list of more than 700 recommended sources for learning about everything from English and foreign languages to art and science. Maintained by a 13-year-old and his Dad.HomeworkCentral.com
Homework help with a wide variety of subjects and for all ages levels. Hosted by BigChalk, this is a busy site with lots of flashing ads but all are kid-friendly. Good age-appropriate information that is organized by subject. Information for parents, teachers and librarians as well.Linkasaurus
Directory of links to Web sites for kids "authorized, created or operated by the official organization, company or entity." Categories include Celebrities, Toys and Games, Books and Reading, Science, Computers and Video Games, Internet Fun and Searching, Places to Visit, TV Shows, Foods and Drinks, Comics, and more.
Ask Dr. Math
A question and answer service for students and teachers with searchable archives and great links to math puzzles and games. Answers provided by mathematicians, college professors and students, and math teachers.Become a savvy consumer in the jungle! By entering the Student Camp, games quizzes and projects guide kids on path to becoming a smarter consumer. Parent Camp and Teacher Camp are filled with tips, articles and handouts to assist students.
Sponsored by the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, the World's Largest Math Event features activities to encourage students to solve rich and involving problems. Activities are for all grades.
Try it! Problem is updated every Monday morning. A variety of topics are covered and the problem always focuses on a current newsworthy event.
Play the numbers games! Using a variety of math facts, the winning score will be yours.
COUNTRIES,
STATES & OTHER GOVERNMENT STUFF
Ben's Guide to U.S. Government for Kids
Ben's Guide to U.S. Government, on GPO Access, teaches kids from kindergarten through 12th grade about the Federal Government. There is also a section for parents and teachers.Fifty States
Lots of great information included in separate folders for each of the states, also current events including news headlines, fast facts and trivia, and links to the state’s official web sites.MapMachine
Create maps on themes like earthquakes, vegetation, land use, and find brief information about counties. Lots of fun.Background Notes on Countries of the World
prepared by the US Dept of State
An extremely useful site from the State Department, Background Notes provide information on countries, and geographic entities. Maps of countries and regions are also here.The geography, the type of government, the type of money used, even the number of kilometers or miles of paved or unpaved roads can be found here. Information is from the CIA.
A list of sites that link to the kids' sites sponsored by agencies of the Federal government along with some of the best kids' sites from other organizations. The sites are all grouped by subject. Explore, learn, have fun.
Get the Facts about New York State
State symbols, the origins of county names, state history and other facts and figures about New York State. Often the information is presented in the form of coloring pages or crossword puzzles.
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Cyberfair: Virtual Science Fair
Created for and by students in grades 3-6. Includes “Steps involved in doing a great project.”Windows to the Universe
An innovative and engaging websites covering Earth & Space sciences—games, movies like “Near Earth Space in Real Time,” virtual postcards from space, questions and answers. From the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research. Funded by NASA.The Why Files
"The Science Behind the News" with links to lots of background material on topics in the news and searchable archives. Also look at the National Science and Technology Week links to biographies of living scientists and science sites. You can also search the archives of "Ask a Scientist or Engineer" -questions asked by children and answered by leading scientists and engineers. Cosponsored by the National Science Foundation.Inner Learning Online
Explore body systems and organs—written explanations and animations showing how they work.Virtual wildlife
Introduction to 12 remarkable animals, fact sheets about 10 different habitats, and more. Sponsored by the World Wildlife Federation.E-Zoo of the San Diego Zoo
The place for information about animals including quick facts, information on endangered animals and the San Diego Zoo's links for students. Look at Wild Ideas section and Kid Territory.Delve into the fascinating world of bats. Bat Conservation International is teaming up with the US Post Office and the National Wildlife Federation to promote the appearance of bats on new stamps (Sept. 2002). Check out the BAT LINKS (on side menu) for more batty places.
Information about bats, articles from Ranger Rick and educational guides for teachers to honor the new "bats" coming to a Post Office near you.
ENCYCLOPEDIAS,
DICTIONARIES AND ALMANACS
The name of this site says it all. An on-line dictionary, dictionaries of other languages, a thesaurus, writing tips such as grammar usage, links to style guides for report writers as well as fun with words in the form of crossword puzzles and word searches. Don't forget to check out the word-of-the day!
A web site companion to the book. Organized by broad topics, discover facts about the solar system, animals, world religions, population of the world, all about sports as well as much more. Games and puzzles abound!
An on-line version of this reference work. Information on all aspects of US
politics. Especially important is the focus on state government's structure as well as the federal structure.
Can't go to the library to get the information you need?
This link will connect you to on-line resources for encyclopedias and magazines along with other resources. Try Grolier On-Line, Searchasaurus, and Junior Edition.
You must type your library card number in the box provided to use these resources. So, have your library card handy!
National Geographic Online Presents: The Underground Railroad
Travel the Underground Railroad as a slave, research people who made the it possible for slaves to travel north to freedom.Through games, stories and sounds learn little-known facts about America's past from the Library of Congress.
Biographies, world history, US history, religion and cultures of the world, politics and governments can all be found on this of web sites. People--Past and Present is presented in 2 parts. Look carefully to find the right era or broad subject area. This webliography has been prepared by librarians and is maintained by the American Library Association.
Visit the Wright Brothers Aeroplane Company, a virtual museum of pioneer aviation.
The International Women's Air and Space Museum Dedicated to documenting and preserving the role of women in aviation in the past and in the present.
Amelia Earhart, a pioneer in aviation history.
Women Airforce Service Pilots--WASP Puzzles, games, and paper dolls PLUS information about women trained American military planes to fly in World War II.
NASA's Langley Research Center Links to information about the Wright Brothers, other aeronautical pioneers, and the history of flight, as well as NASA accomplishments and goals.
Also see COOL SITES OF THE MONTH for more sites on the Centennial of Flight celebration and the history of aviation.
