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GENERAL HOMEWORK SITES

globe B.J Pinchbeck's Homework Helper
A great collection of over 700 homework sites collected by a kid for kids.

globe Fact Monster
Full of facts, articles, homework help and an online atlas, dictionary, almanac and encyclopedia: this site is a great place for homework help

globe Statistical Resources on the Web
A resource that offers links to statistical information about the United States and the world on subjects such as health, education, population and weather from the University of Michigan.

globe ALA 700+ Great Sites!
Over 700 great sites for kids collected by the American Library Association.

ANIMALS

globe Animal Diversity Web
An online encyclopedia of animals, including distribution, classification, and conservation created by the University of Michigan.

globe Electronic Zoo
Links to websites about pets, domestic animals and wild animals are found on this site.

globe National Geographic Creature Feature
Photos, video, audio, postcards, fun facts, and more about a number of animals

ART AND MUSIC

globe Artcyclopedia
An encyclopedia of art works searchable by artist, nationality, art movement, medium and subject.

globe National Gallery of Art - NGA Kids
Art adventures, tours and activities from the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. Be sure to click on Watson & the Shark!

globe Essentials of Music
Whether you're a casual listener or a serious music student, here's the site for basic information about classical music.

COUNTRIES AROUND THE WORLD

globe Banknotes
Features a gallery of thousands of images of paper money from around the world.

globe Countries of the World
Each country profile provides information on geography, maps, flags, history, current ruler, area, population, capital, largest cities, languages, ethnicity/race, religion, literacy rate, economy and government

globe Flags of the World
Thousands of pictures of current and historical flags for the countries of the world, including military flags, state flags and flag protocol.

globe InfoNation
This site from the United Nations compares up to five nations at a time on economy, environment, health and technology.

globe US Department of State Background Notes
Each country profile includes: geography, map, flag, government, economy, history, current political conditions, foreign relations, pictures and links to the U.S. embassy.

CURRENT EVENTS

globe Find Articles
FindArticles.com is an archive of published articles. Constantly updated, it contains articles dating back to 1998 from more than 300 magazines and journals

globe Newspapers US and Worldwide
Links to the current edition of newspapers from the United States and around the world

globe Search the News
Search thousands of the best of United States and world news sources, including newspapers, magazines, television and radio stations

globe Scholastic News Zone
Check out this online news center for kids from Scholastic.

globe Time for Kids
This online version of Time magazine is just for kids.

ENCYCLOPEDIAS AND DICTIONARIES

globe The Acronym Database
An acronym is a special type of abbreviation, made up from the initial letters of the words of a phrase, like FBI for Federal Bureau of Investigation, and this database allows you to look up many different acronyms.

globe Infoplease Encyclopedia
Part of Fact Monster, this encyclopedia is easy to use and has over 57,000 articles from the Columbia Encyclopedia.

globe Itools
One page searching using dictionaries, research tools, translations and maps.

globe WordCentral
Quickly look up words in the Merriam-Webster's Student Dictionary, and then try the daily buzzwords.

globe Your Dictionary
YourDictionary.com offers more than 1800 dictionaries with more than 250 languages.

FAMOUS PEOPLE

globe Distinguished Women of Past and Present
This site has biographies of famous women searchable by name or subject area.

globe Famous Mathematicians
Includes biographies of famous mathematicians searchable by name or date, a timeline and a special section on women mathematicians.

globe InfoPlease Biography
Over 30,000 biographies searchable by name and category.

globe Nobel e-Museum
Official web site of the Nobel Foundation offering articles about Nobel laureates and their achievements.

LANGUAGE ARTS

globe 1,000 Most Common Words in English
http://esl.about.com/library/vocabulary/bl1000_list1.htm
This web page lists the 1,000 most common words used in the English language.

globe Big Dog's Grammar
Explains the basics of English grammar in simple language.

globe Poetry Express
Tips and inspiration for writing poetry as well as information about poetry

MATH

globe Webmath
This website helps solve math problems and gives step-by-step explanations of the solutions.

globe MacTutor History of Mathematics
Biographies of over 1000 mathematicians searchable by name, historical period, and country of Origin.

globe A Maths Dictionary For Kids
This site features an animated and interactive dictionary that explains over 400 math terms and concepts.

MYTHOLOGY

globe Bulfinch's Mythology
The text of this classic is online with hyperlinks throughout the site.

globe Encyclopedia Mythica
Over 6,000 entries on mythology from around the world can be searched.

globe Mythweb
All about the heroes, gods, goddesses and monsters of ancient Greece with some myths Animated.

RESEARCH TIPS

globe Online! Citation Styles
Contains instructions on how to cite websites and other Internet information for bibliographies using MLA and APA styles.

globe Study Skills
Tips and tricks to help improve study skills.

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

globe Dan's Wild West Weather Page
Information about climate, hurricanes, tornadoes, forecasting and other weather information may be found on this site.

globe The Nine Planets
Nine Planets is an overview of the history, mythology, and current scientific knowledge of each of the planets and moons in our solar system

globe WebElements Periodic Table
Click on any of the elements on this periodic table for full information.

globe Windows to the Universe
This site features extensive information about space and the planets and includes numerous photos and an option to view the site at a beginner, intermediate or advanced level.

globe Zoom Dinosaurs
Everything about dinosaurs can be found on this site, including a great section on dinosaur fact sheets.

SCIENCE EXPERIMENTS

globe Discovery School Science Fair Central
A comprehensive guide to science projects including a handbook, project ideas, tip sheets and links.

globe IPL Science Fair Project Resource Guide
A general guide to science fair projects, including a handbook, project ideas, tip sheets and links.

globe Science Fair Projects
Links to science project sites that include project ideas and help on setting up your project.

globe Virtual Science Fair
Created by elementary students this site shows examples of completed science fair Projects.

SEARCH ENGINES FOR KIDS

globe Yahooligans
A great search engine for kids for homework and for fun.

globe Ask Jeeves For Kids
You can search the Internet by asking Jeeves your questions.

globe KidsClick! Web Search
KidsClick! is a search engine for kids created by librarians offering a search engine and over 600 categories.

globe Awesome Library
Awesome Library organizes the Web with 20,000 reviewed resources.

Search Engines for Older Kids

globe All theWeb
All theWeb indexes over 2.1 billion web pages.

globe AltaVista
Try AltaVista's advanced search for in depth searches

globe Google
A great search engine and easy to use

globe Ixquick Metasearch
A meta-search engine that is easy to use and gives great search results.

globe Vivisimo
This search engine gives results by category and by relevance.

globe Yahoo
This popular search engine searches using categories.

UNITED STATES

globe 50States.com
Complete information on all 50 states with links to topics such as government, cities, people, flags and state symbols.

globe The American Civil War Homepage
A comprehensive collection of links on the Civil War.

globe Ben's Guide to U.S. Government for Kids
This site provides learning tools for K-12 students, parents, and teachers on the U. S. government.

globe State and County QuickFind
This site from the U.S. Census Bureau offers easy access to facts about people, businesses and geography.

globe White House for Kids
Learn all about the White House and the President on this fun site. Be sure to see the feature on the White House pets.

WORLD HISTORY AND GEOGRAPHY

globe Ancient Egypt
This website on ancient Egypt from the British Museum includes such topics as everyday life, religion, mummies, pyramids and writing.

globe The Roman Empire - Children's Section
Information on Roman history including famous Romans, gladiators, gods and goddesses, buildings and a tour of ancient Rome.

globe Middle Ages
Learn about everyday life in the Middle Ages.

globe Renaissance
Examines how and why the Renaissance occurred.

globe World War I - Trenches on the Web
Information available includes biographies, a timeline, causes of World War I and maps.

globe GI World War II Commemoration
Information from the Encyclopedia Americana includes the history of World War II, biographies, photos and a quiz.

globe A Teacher's Guide to the Holocaust
Hundreds of pages of original content and links to Holocaust resources on the web.

 

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