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Homework & Research Sites
The Quotable Franklin
December marks the 275th anniversary of Ben Franklin's Poor Richard's Almanack. Explore Franklin's quotes here!
http://www.ushistory.org/franklin/quotable/
The Old Farmer's Almanac
Publishes tide tables, sunrise tables, planting charts, recipes, and weather forecasts. See their kids site at www.almanac4kids.com
http://www.almanac.com
The World Almanac for Kids Online
Offers games, quizzes, contests, and reference facts on topics like space, presidents, the environment, and animals.
http://www.worldalmanacforkids.com
Fact Monster - Almanac
Find facts on thousands of subjects including sports, entertainment, technology, business, education, and health.
http://www.factmonster.com/almanacs.html
Infoplease - Daily Almanac
Features birthdays, This Day in History, news, word quizzes, weather facts, crosswords, and more.
http://www.infoplease.com/daily
Baseball Almanac
Features in-depth baseball facts, original baseball research, and baseball statistics not found anywhere on the Internet.
http://www.baseball-almanac.com
Internet Public Library: Reference
Here's the place to go for all your general reference needs! There are links to dictionaries, encyclopedias, almanacs, and other sites for homework help or just looking things up.
http://www.ipl.org/div/subject/browse/ref00.00.00
Bartleby.com
Combines contemporary and classic reference works into a comprehensive public reference library.
http://www.bartleby.com/reference/
Martindale's Reference Desk
Links to reference resources includes language centers, calculators, maps, science tables and various countries.
http://www.martindalecenter.com
LibrarySpot.com
A collection of reference resources available online as well as a directory of public, academic, and special libraries worldwide.
http://www.libraryspot.com
Refdesk.com
Refdesk is a free and family-friendly web site that indexes and reviews quality, credible, and current web-based resources.
http://www.refdesk.com
Fact Monster
This free reference site for students, teachers, and parents offers homework help and facts on thousands of subjects, including sports, entertainment, geography, history, biography, education, and health.
http://www.factmonster.com
www.iKnowthat.com (all subjects)
www.learningplanet.com (all subjects)
www.eduplace.com/kids/index.html (all subjects)
www.funbrain.com (all subjects)
www.brainpop.com (all subjects)
www.primarygames.com (all subjects)
www.funschool.com (all subjects)
www.bright-productions.com/kinderweb/index.html
www.LeapFrog.com (all ages and subjects)
www.bjpinchbeck.com (homework helper)
www.kidsdomain.com/games/index.html (games and subjects)
www.magickeys.com/books/index.html (stories for all ages)
www.thecase.com (mystery, games/books)
www.unmuseum.org (museum with activities)
http://bensguide.gpo.gov (government)
www.ajkids.com (ask jeeves)
Math
http://mathforum.org/students/
English/Language Arts
The American Heritage Book of English Usage
http://www.bartleby.com/64/
The Louisa May Alcott people think they know was a New England spinster who wrote popular children's books. The real Louisa Alcott wrote hundreds of works of fiction, non-fiction, poetry, and drama.
http://www.alcottfilm.com
Social Studies
The Martin Luther King, Jr., Research and Education Institute - Liberation Curriculum
The Liberation Curriculum utilizes online documentary materials concerning nonviolent movements to achieve social justice, transformation, and reconciliation.
http://www.stanford.edu/group/King/liberation_curriculum/
Civil Rights Resource Guide
The digital collections of the Library of Congress contain a wide variety of material related to civil rights, including photographs, documents, and sound recordings.
http://www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/civilrights/home.html
Rosa Parks Bus
On December 1, 1955, Rosa Parks, a 42-year-old African American seamstress, boarded this Montgomery City bus to go home. On this bus, she initiated a new era in the American quest for freedom and equality.
http://www.thehenryford.org/exhibits/rosaparks/home.asp
Separate Is Not Equal, Brown v. Board of Education
This online exhibition commemorates the landmark Brown v. Board of Education judicial case.
http://www.americanhistory.si.edu/brown/
The Official Web Site of Malcolm X
The site has everything you want to know about this historical figure. Read his biography and read inspirational quotes from this talented speaker. Browse the photo gallery for pictures of Malcolm X throughout his life.
http://www.cmgww.com/historic/malcolm/home.php
From Slavery to Civil Rights: A Timeline of African-American History
Contains hundreds of items documenting African-American history. The "For Teachers" links will help you extend this activity for your students. Included are links to specific collections or exhibits as well as links to several excellent resources.
http://memory.loc.gov/learn/features/civilrights
www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/pyramid (Pyramids)
www.pbs.org/kids (PBS Kids!)
http://kids.msfc.nasa.gov (NASA kids)
www.wildsanctuary.com/safari.html (sounds from around the world)
National Wildlife Federation for kids
www.nwf.org/kids
Smithsonian Institute Magazine for kids
www.kidscastle.si.edu
www.nationalgeographic.com/kids
World History @ PBS
http://www.pbs.org/history/history_world.html
Virtual Tour of Colonial Williamsburg
http://www.history.org/
Resources to help you celebrate Constitution Day
http://www.constitutioncenter.org/constitutionday
The Constitution: Counter Revolution or National Salvation?
http://memory.loc.gov/learn/lessons/broad/teacher.html
Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs
http://www.fieldmuseum.org/tut/
Unraveling the Mysteries of King Tutankhamen
http://magma.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/tut/mysteries/
Tutankhamun (King Tut) of the 18th Dynasty
http://www.touregypt.net/featurestories/tut.htm
Froghoo! - Species Search
http://www.frogs.org/amphibianet/index.asp
EEK! - Critter Corner - Amphibians
http://www.dnr.state.wi.us/org/caer/ce/eek/critter/amphibian/
Exploratorium: Frogs
http://www.exploratorium.edu/frogs/index.html
AmphibiaWeb
http://amphibiaweb.org/
Dinosaurs: Ancient Fossils, New Discoveries
http://www.amnh.org/education/resources/exhibitions/dinosaurs/
Discovery Channel :: Dino Viewer Interactive
http://dsc.discovery.com/convergence/dinosaurplanet/interactive/dinoviewer.html
Sue at The Field Museum
http://www.fieldmuseum.org/sue/
DinoDictionary.com with profiles of over 300 known dinosaurs
http://dinodictionary.com
Zoom Dinosaurs
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/dinosaurs/
WorldAtlas.com
http://www.worldatlas.com/aatlas/world.htm
MapMachine Student Edition
http://java.nationalgeographic.com/studentatlas/
Science
Invention Dimension
http://web.mit.edu/invent/invent-main.html
Inventors Hall of Fame: Invention Channels
http://www.invent.org/hall_of_fame/1_4_0_channels.asp
Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation
http://invention.smithsonian.org
reefED: Educate to Keep it Great
http://www.reefed.edu.au
Coral Literature, Education & Outreach (CLEO)
http://www.coral.noaa.gov/cleo/education.shtml
EPA: Coral Reef Protection
http://www.epa.gov/owow/oceans/coral/index.html
Ocean Wonderland 3D Film (45 min - all ages)
http://www.oceanwonderland.com
NOAA National Ocean Service Education
http://oceanservice.noaa.gov/education/kits/corals/welcome.html
Coral Reef Animal Printouts
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/biomes/coralreef/coralreef.shtml
www.hhmi.org/coolscience/ (science)
http://sln.fi.edu/learning.html (science)
www.blackholegang.com (Science)
www.exploratorium.edu (4th and higher science)
MythBusters: Scientific Inquiry
http://school.discoveryeducation.com/teachers/myth-busters/
Introduction to the Scientific Method
http://teacher.nsrl.rochester.edu/phy_labs/AppendixE/AppendixE.html
Tutankhamun (King Tut) of the 18th Dynasty
http://www.touregypt.net/featurestories/tut.htm
National Geographic
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/
Students' classroom
http://nces.ed.gov/nceskids/index.asp?flash=true
Online free encyclopedia to use for every subject
http://www.wikipedia.org
A NASA site full of good information for kids.
http://kids.msfc.nasa.gov/
Enchanted Learning
http://www.enchantedlearning.com
Education Place
http://www.eduplace.com
This is an excellent source for reliable information from the Internet
http://www.pbs.org/
This site shows the current phase of the moon and also lets you look at specific dates.
http://tycho.usno.navy.mil/vphase.html
Yahooligans site shows Brain Pop quiz and movie about the Moon. http://yahooligans.yahoo.com/content/science/brainpop/movie?id=moon
Social Development
Anti-Smoking Sites
http://public.murl.com/rdnbusiness/Smoking
Out on a Limb: A Guide to Getting Along
http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/conflict/index.html
CHARACTER COUNTS!
http://www.charactercounts.org
Recycle City
http://www.epa.gov/recyclecity/
Recycling: Earth 911
http://earth911.org/recycling/
Creating Less Trash At School
http://reduce.org/school/index.html
Recycling Guide
http://www.recycling-guide.org.uk/
National Recycling Coalition: America Recycles Day
http://www.americarecyclesday.org
Art - Music - Technology
The Louvre
http://www.louvre.fr/llv/commun/home.jsp?bmLocale=en
Smithsonian Institution
http://www.si.edu/
Project Interconnect: Acceptable Use Policy - Printable Consent Forms (pdf)
http://projectinterconnect.org/filters/aupform.htm
The Essentials of Music
http://www.essentialsofmusic.com