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I have tried to put the links on this page into categories to make them easier to use.  From the list below this box, click on the category name to go to that category.  It will take you much longer if you try to scroll down the page! Because it is so important to cite your sources, I've put this link here. The Citation Machine will help you generate your citations!

These links all were student safe and worked when they were put on the page.  

Categories
American Presidents Art Ask the Experts Atlases Authors Biographies
Calendars Clip Art & Sounds Dictionaries & Thesauruses (quotations too) Computers & Internet Directories Encyclopedias & Almanacs
English/Grammar Email Resources

Gaggle.net

Google Docs

Geography History Homework Help Libraries 
Literacy Literature Magazines  Math Media Literacy Money
 Museums Music Search Engines, Directories and Research Tools News Science  Specific Topics
Social Studies Time Translators/Other Languages Vocabulary Weather    

Computers/Internet
3-D Dictionary

 

 10 Commandments of Computer Ethics from TechMom Binary Numbers
Boolean Machine - What's that Boolean stuff anyway?  Find out here, quick! Citing Internet Resources
Citing Internet Resources from the Internet Public Library
 		 Another site from Classroom Connect on citing resources

How to Cite Internet Resources

 
Computer Links from Kid's Domain Computer Tip-of -the-Day Copyright - A Brief Introduction
Copyright Kids Copyright - Music Piracy
Keep Music Coming

Copyright on the Web - from the Library of Congress
Copyright Myths PBS Cyberchase - A daily adventure, cyberstyle.  I couldn't decide if this belonged on here or on the "Just For Fun" page, so it's in both places!
Copyright Tips and Issues Find Sounds - The search engine for finding sounds on the Web Glossary of Internet Terms
History of Computing - from the Dept. of Computer Science at Virginia Tech History of the Internet - Theme page
Internet 101
(has ads)		 Internet Archives Wayback Machine Kidz Privacy
ISafe - Internet Safety Looney Tunes Teach the Internet (has some advertisements) Online Computing Dictionary
Quality Information Checklist - Here you learn to decide on the value of online information. Safe Surfing Sites
 Kid's Domain Safe Surfing
Site Seeing on the Internet - a good site for M.S. students Surf Like a Hero, Not a Zero - cyber ethics for students, parents & teachers TekMom's Technology Buzz Words
Toon-Talk -  programming Using the Internet for Research
This is a page of links I put together for C.S. M.S. students. 

World Wide Web Workbook

Webmonkey for Kids - lessons on how to build webpages

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Dictionaries & Thesauruses
(quotations too)
Daily Buzzword Glossary of Internet Terms
Glossary of Common Library Terms
"The selected library and computing terms in the following list tend to be used frequently in library settings. These definitions have been created for the user generally unfamiliar with libraries."
KnowPlay - links to dictionaries and many other references. Little Explorers Picture Dictionary
Little Explorers English-Spanish Dictionary Little Explorers English-French Dictionary Merriam-Webster Online
Merriam-Webster Word Central   Online Computing Dictionary Online Rhyming Dictionary (has advertisements)

Rhyme Zone
Quotations:
Annabelle's Quotation Guide		 Quotations:
Bartlett's Quotations		 Quotations:
Brainy Quote
Roget’s Internet Thesaurus
(has ads)		 VisualThesaurus
This can be a bit confusing at first, take a guided tour here   		Word Game of the Day

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Directories
(Places to find addresses & phone numbers)

BigYellow
C-SPAN - Congressional Directory   CapWeb
The Internet Guide to the U.S. Congress. 		Fast Yellow Pages
Postal Abbreviations
Alphabetical list of postal abbreviations including the military locations.  		U.S. Postal Service
check out the Unforgettable Letters link. 		USPS ZIP Code Lookup and Address Information
WORLDPAGES
This is a business directory. 		Write to Congress
 		 Yahoo! Yellow Pages
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English/Grammar

Anagram Server
Punctuation Made Simple Wilton's Word & Phrase Origins
Homonyms: Misused Words & Phrases
Affect or effect? Accept or except? Set or sit? Allusion or Illusion? Don't let these homonyms confuse you. They may sound the same, but their meanings are very different.
 


Geography Tools Online

Find the Latitude and Longitude of U.S. Cities

Latitude and Longitude Finder

City:



Free Online Calculators
50 States and Capitals Afghanistan for Kids - This site was created by two English professors that lived in Afghanistan with their children.  It is fascinating! AutoPilot This is a trip planner.  
Flags of the World - flags in color and to color, history, symbolism and more. Geoexplorer - free, downloadable outline maps and much, much more. GeoGame

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Geo Game
Geographia GeoSense (Geography game to play online - please use a make-believe name and make sure to have your parent's permission)
Hometown Gazetteer
 
This site has data for 1.8 million physical and cultural features, census information for 98,000 local areas and distance calculations for 177,000 populated places. Links to aerial photos, regional, local and  topographical maps. You can seach by city, town, county, state or zip code.
How Far Is It? Infonation: Country at a Glance Library of Congress Country Studies
Longitude Latitude Page MapQuest Maps of the US - printable, color outline maps
Maps from National Geographic
(Printable, black outline)		 National Geographic Map Machine National Geographic Picture of the Day
Portals to the World - Links to Electronic Resources From Around the World – from the Library of Congress Shock-ing Geography State Reports - lots of information on all of the U.S. states, guides on writing a state report
Stately Knowledge - Test your knowledge of the 50 U.S. states. Topo Zone - Look up a location and get it's latitude, longitude, elevation and more.  The USA Citylink Project (has some ads)
World Flag Database (some ads and pop-ups) Yahoo! Maps World Map - complements the book "If the World Were a Village"
See the Atlases Online section for more maps.

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History
AlternaTime - Timelines on the Web America's Story from America's Library AwesomeStories.com -  including all its channels, is the place where you can learn the story behind famous people, places and events.
Cleopatra: A Multimedia Guide to the Ancient World Cyber Newseum   - Interactive museum of news.   Early America
(pop-up ads)

 
Freedom:  A History of US - PBS Great American Speeches from PBS The Great Debate - History of Televised Presidential Debates

History Channel

 

 History Channel Speeches History Wired
History & Politics Out Loud Humanities Interactive Jamestown Online Adventure
Life Magazine - a living history in pictures September 11 Archive Old Magazine Articles
A collection of articles and images from early days of printed news.  Some of these articles were subject to wartime editing practices and the typical prejudices of the era in which they were written.
On This Day - from the New York Times  This Wacky Week in History Time Line Maker 
Voices of World War II

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Homework Help

see the Email section for other sites for homework help.
A Research Guide for Student's - best for U.E., M.S. and older

Ask An Expert -  A real, live person will answer your question!

 B.J. Pinchbeck's Homework Helper - Best for ages six & up. Finditquick
Homework Center Homework Helper Kid's Connect
Kid's Connect Research Toolbox The Kid's on the Web Homework Tools - Best for ages 9 & older Yahooligans Kid's Almanac
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Libraries Online

Cambridge Public Library Kids’ Page Chicago Public Library Fables Online
Fairrosa Cyber Library of Children's Literature Internet Public Library - Youth Division Kids Connect California Libraries
Library of Congress -  Ask A Librarian - live chat (during specified hours) with a Library of Congress Reference Librarian or email your questions. Roanoke City Public Libraries -  Internet Resources & Youth Services. You will need your library card number to access some features.
Roanoke County Public Libraries - Magazine & Reference Databases - Children & Young Adults - Library Catalog  You will need your library card number to access some features. San Francisco Public Library Understanding the Library
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Magazines
Cricket Magazine
 (Links to Spider, Ladybug and Babybug too!)
Kid's Castle
National Geographic Time for Kids LookItUp
TIME for Kids Yak's Corner
 "America's Coolest Newsmagazine for Kids"
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Math
A Math's Dictionary for Kids - requires Flash - An animated, interactive dictionary for students that explains over 400 common mathematical terms in simple English
A+ Math 
(pop-up ad)		 Abacus (online) All About Division
Ask Dr. Math - all levels Cool Math Create-A-Graph
online graphing
Curious Math Estimator Geometry Junkyard

Fun Brains Math Baseball 

 GoMath.Com - Free, online mathematics tutor. Convert Me: Metric Conversions
 
Several styles of graph paper - free to download and print - Mathematics Help Central Interactive Units Converter
Math Cats Math Dictionary for Kids Mathletics (gr. 4-8)
Mathematical Interactives MathLibs Math is Fun

Math Stuffs

Math World

 Measuring Tools - Need graph paper, a ruler or a protractor  in a hurry?  This site is good for an emergency. 
MegaMaths Tables - Practice your Multiplication  Metric Conversion Tools Multiplication practice while playing a cool, online, Flash game -  Multiflyer
 Pi Page

Prime Numbers:
 Eratosthenes' Prime Number Sieve
Eratosthenses was a Greek mathematician who figured out that to find all the prime numbers between two and some large number, you need to remove all the multiples of each number between two and your large number. Start by pressing "2" (skip over "1"), and you'll see all the multiples of two eliminated: 2,4,6,8, etc. Next, click on "3" and so on. At some point the program will stop, and all the prime numbers between 2 and 400 will be colored red. Can you guess the biggest number you will need to click?
 
Prime Numbers:

Dr. Math

 

Fact Monster
(has ads)
Pre-Algebra Games Roman Numeral Calculator WebMath
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Money
American Currency Exhibit  Cool Bank FleetKids - ages 8-14 - Interactive website that teaches financial concepts.
Getting There - What do you want to do when you grow up?  this site has ads. H.I.P. Pocket Change - brought to you by the U.S. Mint Investing for Kids - By kids for kids.

 
KidsBank.Com

 

 Make Your Own Money
A WebQuest for older students - Economics & Art		 Money Central Station
Bright, colorful, noisy games from the US Bureau of Engraving and
Printing. Divided into two sections, 5-8 year olds and 9-13 year olds
Moneopolis NOVA Online-Secrets of Making Money - How do they make that stuff anyway? The Treasury’s Page for Kids
U.S. Currency - images Welcome to Econopolis Young Investor - Learn how to invest!
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Museums
Big Chalk's List of Museums - If you don't want to view the museum's page with Big Chalks logo on top of every page do this:
click on the text that says "source url"
this gives you the URL of the page you are viewing so that you can copy it and past it into the address box. 
Click on "Go" and you will get the uncluttered page.
Academy of Natural Sciences   Blanton Museum of Art
Boston Museum of Science Butler Institute of American Art Canadian Museum of Civilization
Chicago Historical Society Chicago Museum of Science and Industry Cleveland Museum of Art
Colonial Williamsburg Dinosaurs - The Jurassic Institute Egyptian Museum
Ellis Island Museum Exploratorium Field Museum of Natural History
Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco Franklin Institute Science Museum

 

 Guggenheim Museum Home Page

 
International Spy Museum  Lawrence Hall of Science Kids' Corner - You will need Shockwave.
Miami Museum of Science National Air & Space Museum National Archives & Records Administration Online Exhibit Hall
National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum National Museum of American Art National Museum of the American Indian
National Postal Museum Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County
 		 Old Sturbridge Village is located in Sturbridge, Massachusetts.
San Diego Natural History Museum  Check out the Kid's Habitat page. Guide to all of the Smithsonian Museums United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
WebMuseum, Paris Welcome to the White House White House For Kids
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News/Newspapers       

ABC News 4 Kids Awesome Stories
New York Times Student Connections (best for Upper Elementary and older students. Online NewsHour Extra with Jim Lehrer Pencil News for Kids from MSNBC
Time For Kids  Today's Front Page - over 115 front pages from 23 countries - brought to you by the Nuseum Washington Post - Kid's Post
You have to register, so ask your teacher or caregiver first.  You do not have to enter your name.
Yak's Corner - America's coolest newsmagazine for kids!
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Science
KEOZ.com - Science Portal
ABAG Earthquake Maps and Information Aircraft - flight - PBS Battle of the X Planes
Animal Diversity Web (for older students) Animals
(an About site - has ads - ignore them!)
Animal Cams
Africam
Animal Planet Critter Cams
National Geographic's WildCam @ Pete's Pond in Botswana
National Zoo Live Cams
Animals from the BBS Children's Zone Antimatter:  Mirror of the Universe
Astronomy for Kids Astronomy: Cool Cosmos - Infrared Astronomy from CalTech
Astronomy Picture of the Day Atom's Family
Autumn - Why do Leaves Change Colors? Bees - Welcome to the Hive
Biomes of the World Biomes - Earth Floor
Biomes - Mission Biomes Bird Cams - See nest box links - 
Want to view Peregrine Falcons?
Brain:  The Secret Life of the Brain Butterfly Farmer
Caves! - Welcome to the Virtual Cave Dinobase
Dino Directory- brought to you by the Natural History Museum in London, England Dinosaur Illustrations
Dinosaur Translation and Pronunciation Guide Earth Science Picture of the Day
 Eclipses (Solar) for Students and Beginners
EuroTurtle - Despite the name, EuroTurtle covers turtles worldwide. 
 Every Day Mysteries (fun science from the Library of Congress) Hands-on Science Activities from the Exploratorium

Health - Kid's Health

How Everyday Things Are Made
How Stuff Works
(generates pop-ups)		 How the Body Works
How Things Work Human Body This interactive site brought to you by the BBC.
Imagine the Universe - Astronomy for ages 14 + (for younger children, see "Star Child", below) Infection Detection Protection
Kids's Science News Network Medical Mysteries: Help the Reconstructions Solve Them!
Live Science
LiveScience™.com. Newly launched, LiveScience is an original content site focusing on the innovative and intriguing in Science and Technology. Aimed at the intellectually curious, it covers news, views and scientific inquiry with an original, provocative point of view. With articles by respected science journalists and contributors, LiveScience looks at new discoveries, intellectual adventures and the idiosyncrasies of the world that surrounds us.
Moon Calendar  Moon Page (Keith's)
Moon - Phases of the Moon Moon - (Virtual) Moon Phases for any date and time (1800-2199)  What was the phase of the moon when YOU were born?
NASA for Kids  for M. S. and older kids Lilftoff to Space Exploration NASA SpaceLink
NASA Why Files NetVet - Learn about all kinds of animals.  Go to the Animal Images Collection for pictures.
Newton's Castle
NSTW: Ask a Scientist or Engineer Oceans.com: Everything Ocean
Ology 
"What's your favorite OLogy? If you are fascinated with spiders, then
you're into ARACHNOLOGY. If you erupt with joy for volcanoes, then
VOLCANOLOGY is your thing. If you're completely wowed by planets and
stars, then you love ASTRONOMY
Physics - Online Experiments from the Little Shop of Physics - Colorado U. Plant  Escape (The Great) Science News for Kids
ScienceMaster - This site also has things for sale. 

 

 Science Resources from Landmarks for Schools Science Vocabulary Hangman
SkyView:  The Internet's Virtual Telescope Skywatching Center Snow - How to "fix" a snowflake so that you can study it.
Snowflakes & Snow Crystals
... Your online guide to snowflakes, snow crystals, and other ice phenomena ...		 Solar System Simulator

 

 Space Place 

 
Star Child - A site for young astronomers (for older students, see "Imagine the Universe", above) Strange Matter - online interactive activities to
explore the world of materials science, and investigate
the structure, properties, processing, and performance of "everyday
stuff".
Sun or Moonrise/Set Table for One Year
The Electronic Zoo—Animal Resources The History of Invention The