| Government Sites
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Air Force Crossroads - Hope you came ready to
have fun because this section has tons to offer both kids and teenagers alike. From sports to arts to video games, you
will find hours worth of information and entertainment that will keep you coming back for more. |
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American Memory - Visit the digital library and learn
all about American history and culture. |
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Ask Joan of Art - Do you have a question about
American art and don't know how to find the answer? Art information specialists at the Smithsonian American Art
Museum, using print and electronic reference sources, will help you get started. |
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Ben's Guide to US Government for Kids - This site
provides learning tools for K-12 students, parents, and teachers. These resources will teach how our government works,
and much more. |
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Create a Graph - Try your hand at creating some
and see if it helps explain what you are trying to show. Try using homework problems, things you have a special interest
in, or just make up some numbers of your own! |
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Encyclopedia Smithsonian - Encyclopedia
Smithsonian features answers to frequently asked questions about the Smithsonian and links to Smithsonian resources
on subjects from Art to Zoology. |
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Energy Kid's Page - Learn along with Energy Ant
about different types of energy. This site is from the Energy Information Administration. |
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Energy Quest - Megawatts of info and fun await!
Read a story, try a science project, learn about renewable resources, play with puzzles, meet super scientists, and lots
more on this neat site from the California Energy Commission. |
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Fact Finder Kids' Corner - Learn about the U.S.
Census, get facts about your state, and have fun with quiz questions. |
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Federal Resources for Educational Excellence - The
President asked Federal agencies to determine what "resources you can make available that would enrich the Internet
as a tool for teaching and learning. In response, more than 30 Federal agencies formed a working group to make
hundreds of federally supported education resources available at this web site. |
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Florida - Kids miamidade.gov - Learn about Miami
Dade County, get homework help, learn about nature and the sea, play fun games and more. |
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JetStream - An Online Weather School - This site is designed to help you learn about weather and weather safety. The information contained in
JetStream is arranged by subject; beginning with global and large scale weather patterns followed by lessons on air
masses, wind patterns, cloud formations, thunderstorms, lightning, hail, damaging winds, tornados, tropical storms,
cyclones and flooding. |
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Kids
in the House - Explore the role the Office of the Clerk plays in the U.S. House
of Representatives. Learn about the
legislative process and its effect on you. |
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Law-4-Kids - Here is an introduction to questions
you may have about our legal system. |
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NationalAtlas.gov - Make interactive maps within
your web browser! This program allows you to make your own maps. Select, change, and display map layers. Roam
across America and zoom in to reveal more detail. Point at map features to learn more about them. Locate and map
more than 2,000,000 geographic names in the United States. New map layers are added each
month. |
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NCES Students' Classroom - As part of the U.S.
Department of Education, the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) has made a page for students that
includes CRUNCH, an online 'zine, a multi-media playhouse, and a "Find Your Library" section. |
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Smithsonian Education For Students
- This is a place for kids to explore, discover and learn. Find out about art, science, history and the secrets of the
Smithsonian |
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Today In History - The Library of Congress began a
day-by-day listing of historical events. Search the archive for the day of your choice. |
| Organization Sites
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Figure
This! - Have you been alive for one million minutes? Investigate math
challenges like this which include hints, answers, and ways to test them out. Designed for kids and their
families. |
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Global Schoolhouse - This great site has fun
sections like Project Registy (more than 700 online collaborative projects, organized by topic, grade, and project date),
GeoGame (helping students learn about our world, its maps, and its people), and Field Trips (students share their
discoveries during real-life field trips, while distant classrooms follow along). |
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MathMastery - Even if you're already on your
summer vacation, this fun math site will make you want to keep your brain sharp! Try the CyberChallenges or the Daily
Brains problems. |
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PBS Kids - Did you know? - An
online space for kids to interact, learn and play with their favorite PBS characters! PBS Kids producers works closely
with educational advisors when developing content for this site. |
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Scholastic Kids Fun Online - This site has a
number of games, books, fun activities, resources and more. |
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Stately Knowledge - Need to know the capital of
Alabama? Want to know which hockey teams are in California? How about the size of Montana? These web pages will
help you find out the basic facts of any state in the Union, including Washington, D.C. |
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TeenSpace - Internet Public Library - The Internet
Public Library (IPL), is a public service organization and learning/teaching environment at the University of Michigan
School of Information. This reference site was created specifically for kids and contains hundreds of links to fascinating
information grouped by subject area. A great place to surf. |
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The WHY
Files - The Why Files cover issues of science, health, environment and
technology from a unique perspective. Using news and current events as a springboard to explore science and the larger
issues it raises, we hope to show science as a human enterprise and a way of looking at the
world. |
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Virtual Reference Desk Learning Center - The VRD
Learning Center can help you find information and answers to your questions about school subjects, fascinating facts,
research topics, and more! |
| Education Sites
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Ask Dr. Math (Elementary Grades) -
Ask Dr. Math is a question and answer service for math students and their teachers. A searchable archive is available
by level and topic, as well as summaries of Frequently Asked Questions. |
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Kids Click! Web Search for Kids from Librarians - KidsClick! was created by a group of librarians at the Ramapo Catskill Library System, as a logical
step in addressing concerns about the role of public libraries in guiding their young users to valuable and age appropriate
web sites. |
| Commercial Sites
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A+
Math - Come to this neat site to have fun with math! You can make your own
flashcards, play Matho and Hidden Picture in the games room, use the homework helper tools to check solutions, or
even get worksheets for offline practice. |
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AAA
Math - Choose your grade level and check out the basic skills, activities, and
challenge games for K-8. Math concepts are also explained in detail. |
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Air Force Crossroads for Teens and
Youth - This Air Force website has tons to offer both kids and teenagers
alike. From sports to arts to video games, you will find hours worth of information and entertainment that will keep you
coming back for more. |
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Ask
Jeeves for Kids - Ask Jeeves for Kids allows you to ask a question in plain
English and, after interacting with you to confirm the question, Ask Jeeves for Kids takes you to one and only one web
site that answers your question. |
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BJ Pinchbeck's Homework Helper -
History - Site that contain many links to General, American, and Ancient
History websites. |
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Brainpop.com - BrainPOP's unique, award-winning
Health, Science and Technology (HS&T;) content is based on original, animated movies created to explain the human
body and the world around us in an engaging, interactive journey for kids. |
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Bunsen Bob's Science Hunt - Includes tons of science fair project ideas, tips for creating successful projects, information on how
judges think and what they want to know, advice for your parents, and so much more! |
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Coolmath - Explore this amusement park of
mathematics. Have fun with interactive activities and games for kids like Lemonade Stand and Arithmattack! There's
even stuff for parents and teachers too. |
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Discovery School - Information on a variety of topics
presented in a fun manner. |
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Education Place - Kids Place - Free games,
activities, and resources for students studying math, reading, social studies, and science. |
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Education World - This site reviews
and links to loads of informational sites on a variety of school subjects. |
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e-
encyclopedia - e.encyclopedia combines the best of a traditional
encyclopedia with an extra digital dimension. The book's dedicated website has been created with Google, the world's
leading search engine. It guides the reader to the most helpful, appropriate and amazing sites the web has to
offer. |
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Essay Writing Tips - Here are some
simple steps that will guide you through the essay writing process, take a look at some writing samples or browse
through some other on-line essay writing resources. |
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Fact
Monster - Fact Monster is a reference site for kids that provides a dictionary,
encyclopedia, almanac as well as homework help and a variety of daily features, including This Day in History, Today's
Birthday, and a variety of educational games. |
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Inventors Homework
Helper - Look up a certain inventor or invention by name or by
timeframe. |
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K-8 Kids Place - Developed by Houghton Mifflin, this
site contains a number of helpful online educational, interactive materials for students from kindergarten to 8th
grade. |
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Kids Post - Read articles about current events and
entertainment, get Brain Food for homework help, and have fun with games, polls, online discussions, and more from
The Washington Post. |
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Lissa Explains it All - Lissa Explains it All is colorful
and fun approach to learning HTML especially for kids (and the young at heart). |
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Lycos Homework Zone - This not only has
information on different subjects like history and math, but it also has a Book Adventure, Mind Games, and a Kids
Library. |
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National Geographic Kids News - Wanna here about
current events? National Geographic gives you the top news stories on animals and nature, people and places, and
even wacky news. |
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Netstate.Com - This fun site has more than the
symbols, flags, seals, emblems, and famous people of each state. Find interesting trivia, comparisons, and the 50 state
designs for U.S. quarters too! |
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Quia Mathematics - Here is a fun Website that can
help K-12 students practice math. There are tons of activities, such as multiplication, decimals, fractions, and
trigonometry; you learn by using virtual flash cards (Java optional), word searches, games, and mini
quizzes. |
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Science Fair Central - Get great ideas and tips for
your next science fair or homework project. |
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Student Connections - The New York Times
Learning Network – Learn about who’s who and what’s what in current events, explore specific subjects, get help with
your homework, and challenge yourself to the word of the day. |
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StudyWeb - Links for Learning - This has everything
divided into categories. The categories are sorted according to the approximate appropriate grade level, making it easy
for everyone. |
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Whatis?com - The IT-Specific Encyclopedia -
Whatis.com® is a knowledge exploration tool about information technology, especially about the Internet and
computers. It contains over 2,000 individual encyclopedic definition/topics and a number of quick-reference
pages. |
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WordCentral.com - Fun dictionary site where you
can look up words, get a word of the day to learn, and more. |
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Yahooligans - Take a look at pictures from around
the world, learn about sports and get the latest on theme parks, get help with homework and much
more. |
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