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Enature- Online Field Guides |
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Online field guides with detailed species descriptions and photos for many different types of plants and animals.
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Forestry Images: Forest Health, Natural Resources, Fire, Trees, Wildlife and Silviculture Photos |
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An archive of high quality photos of trees and plants, forest pests and disease organisms accompanied by identifications, taxonomy and descriptions.
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Monterey Bay Aquarium |
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Ocean study resources for students and teachers including a field guide, live web cam and videos, games and activities, and aquarium careers.
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World-Famous San Diego Zoo |
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Visit the zoo via this website which features videos, zoo cams, interactive experiences and loads of news about the zoo. Click on Kid Territory for Games, Crafts, Meet the Critters, Science Projects, Zoo Jobs and more.
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The Art Room |
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Activities to encourage creative thinking and jump-start your brain such as Think Like An Artist, also has information about art history, famous artists and works of art.
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San Francisco Symphony for Kids |
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Everything you need to know about an orchestra and its instruments, the basic elements of musical composition and a chance to compose your own tune, and listen to Big Moments music by famous composers.
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Sing-Along-Songs |
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Words and music files of classic, patriotic, children’s, movie/musicals, old favorites, and holiday songs.
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BBC News Country Profiles |
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BBC Country Profiles includes history, politics, economic background and background info on key institutions, plus-up-to-the-minute BBC news video clips.
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Countries of the World |
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Countries of the World has all the essential facts, maps, statistics, geography and holidays, as well as games and links all about the world’s nations.
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Culture Quest World Tour |
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Kidspace Culture Quest World Tour explores cuisines, games, arts and crafts, history, folktales, holidays and festivals around the world.
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Fun Stuff - FirstGov for Kids |
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Links to websites on any and every subject from Barney to aeronautics, money and art, wildlife and the Peace Corps.
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Girls Only |
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Girls Only is the Girl Scout website where you can find games, quizzes, a question and answer area and opportunities to share thoughts and ideas all about ecology.
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Guinness World Records |
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World records and statistics, photographs and video, and fun activities for kids.
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Howtoons! |
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Cartoons that show kids how to build things. The projects are designed to help kids learn by doing in a way that is fun and encourages creative thinking. The site was developed by graduate students at MIT.
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Ben's Guide to U.S. Government for Kids |
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Grade-level information on the nation’s history and system of governance, starting at the neighborhood and moving beyond.
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Presidents of the United States (Internet Public Library) |
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Lists all presidents, provides background information, election results, cabinet members, notable events and links to biographies, historical documents and audio and visual files.
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The Presidents of the United States (Official White House Site) |
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Short biographies and images of each president as well as photos and video tours of the Whitehouse and oval office.
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Smithsonian Institution: Smithsonian Kids |
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Fascinating facts and fun trivia all about U.S. Presidents and the Presidency. Site also offers great information on many other topics of interest.
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KidsPast |
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KidsPast.com is the fun way to explore our history. Brought to you by the KidsKnowIt Network, The Totally Free Learning Network, KidsPast.com is packed with articles from early man to recent historical events.
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WayBack . Stand Up For Your Rights |
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Using games, stories, and interviews that engage and entertain, this historical web site explores three issues; women’s right to vote, religious freedom and the battle for civil rights.
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Database of Award Winning Children’s Literature |
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The Database of Award Winning Children’s Literature is an index of 60 different award lists. This powerful searching tool enables users to identify award-winning books by various criteria that pertain both to the reader e.g., age level, and the book itself e.g., genre, gender of protagonist and more.
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Guys Read |
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Book recommendations by and for boys designed to encourage boys reading.
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Juvenile Series and Sequels |
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Mid-Continent Public Library keeps a list of Series and Sequels. A great website to look at to find out what book is next in the series you are reading.
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Reading Planet |
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Reading Planet is jam-packed with activities, games, and books to browse for kids in grades K-8. Visitors to the site can illustrate a story, create bookplates, shoot hoops to solve a word puzzle, find a great read and many other fun book-related activities.
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Conversion Tools |
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This online calculator will help you find many different unit measurements. Just type in the area, weight, length, or temperature you want and this website does the work for you.
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The Math Forum Student Center |
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Ask Dr. Math, MathMagic and Internet Math Hunts, non-English math resources, and help with science fair math projects. Also, links to flash cards, interactive math lessons, and MathTools.
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Math Playground |
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Math Playground is an action packed site for students in grades K to 6. Practice your math skills, play a logic game and have some fun! This site also includes printable worksheets, flashcards, and other related activities.
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Natural History of Orange County, California |
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Information about plants, animals and habitats in Orange County, as well as maps and sites of ecological interest.
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Ask for Kids |
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Ask for Kids is a great internet portal that has information about science, astronomy, history, math, geography and much more. There are also links to current events in the news and games, for kids of course.
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Encyclopedia Smithsonian |
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An A to Z click service to myriad information and links; from aeronautics to zoology, state of the art information in a variety of formats .
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Fact Monster |
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Access to atlas, almanac, dictionary, and encyclopedic information, as well as news reports, sports data, full text speeches and trivia; includes bibliographic citations for the information.
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Internet Public Library KidSpace |
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The Internet Public Library is a great starting place for almost any type of question. Art, Science, Math, History, you name it--there will be information here for you. You can ask questions, play games, or find a good book to read!
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KidsClick |
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Organized by the Dewey Decimal System, provides valuable and age appropriate websites to students in numerous areas of academic and personal interest; features pictures, video and sound clips.
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Bill Nye the Science Guy’s Nye Labs Online |
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Website companion to the Bill Nye television show with lots of fun science information and demonstrations.
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Biomes of the World/Ecosystems |
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Explores different biomes and ecosystems; where and why they exist, their plants and animals, endangered status, also has an excellent section on the biology of plants.
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Biology in Motion |
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Explains biological processes of evolution, physiological processes, and cell division in highly graphic and understandable ways with resources for students and teachers.
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Building Big |
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Explores large structures (Bridges, Domes, Skyscrapers, Dams, and Tunnels) and what it takes to build them, biographies of architects, and interactive labs.
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Chem4Kids! |
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Basic information about chemistry, its states (solid, liquid, gas), atoms, elements, reactions and more.
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Dino Directory |
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Guide to 325 most well-described dinosaurs, scientific names and meanings, time periods, geographical areas, body types, images and activities for use in the classroom.
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Earth Matters for Kids (Ecosystems) |
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Learn everything you ever wanted to know (and more) about the many ecosystems that exist in our environment, visit a living lab, go on a treasure hunt and play the recycle game.
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EPA Environmental Kids Club |
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The EPA’s Explorer Club is a clubhouse filled with activity rooms where kids learn about air, water, garbage and recycling, plants and animals and, they can visit the art room, game room, and science room for more fun activities.
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Exploring the Planets: National Air and Space Museum: Center for Earth and Planetary Studies |
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All about the solar system, with information about the tools used for space exploration (e.g. earth-based telescopes, orbital telescopes, probes and orbiters, landers and rovers), comparisons of the planets, and detailed information about each planet.
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Global Warming |
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Games, links and animations help explain global warming and its effects on the earth’s climate in this fun and active website from the EPA.
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National Geographic - Habitats |
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This National Geographic website is all about habitats, learn about your own as well as the many others that exist on planet earth; games, photos and tips on how to be a Habitat Hero.
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The Nine Planets |
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An overview of the history, mythology, and current scientific knowledge of the planets, moons, and other objects in our solar system, accompanied by NASA images.
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Ology - American Museum of Natural History |
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The American Museum of Natural History’s website explores biodiversity, marine biology, paleontology and Earth. Kids can learn about the tree of life, the benefits and origins of biodiversity, visit the world with scientists, and find out how they can help protect the planet and its species.
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Periodic Table |
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This site includes an interactive periodic table. It shows you detailed information (including the atomic number, atomic mass, electron configuration, etc.) about each individual element and the different element groups.
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Web Weather for Kids |
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Information on weather; clouds, hurricanes, thunderstorms, winter weather and forecasting, and links to safety, games, stories, activities, and weather ingredients.
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Ancient Olympic Games |
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Compares ancient and modern Olympic sports, tours the ancient site of Olympia, features famous Olympic athletes of ancient times, and describes the ideals, commerce and politics that influence the Olympics of past and present.
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Games Kids Play |
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Rules for playground games, jump-rope rhymes, circle games, mind games, and a whole lot more.
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Sports Illustrated for Kids |
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Up-to-date information for every sport imaginable, along with games and trivia.
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