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General Homework Help Web Resources

• Awesome Stories
  A primary-sources website that links to hand-selected pictures, documents, maps, and audio/visual clips from the world's leading libraries, national archives and government web sites.
• B.J. Pinchbeck's Homework Helper
  The world's most complete set of homework links.
• Class Brain
  Educational resource site that has specially designed resources for K-12.
• Count On
  

  The Count On website teaches a variety of math skills for all ages and abilities.

• Edheads
  Web experiences designed to make hard-to-teach concepts understandable using the power and interactivity of the Internet. 
• Electronic Prodigy
  Need answers to those tough math problems? Wondering about proper punctuation or grammar usage? Check out Electronic Prodigy's great web sites.
• Fact Monster
  This is a nationally recognized kid's site for individualized homework help, reference materials, fun facts and features.
• The Image
  Complete Guide to Minerals
• Jiskha Homework Help
  Covers a variety of homework subjects.
• Little Clickers
  Educational websites of fun and learning activities for children.
• Searching for Stuff
  Kid's search tools that include 7 databases of selected sites and 4 databases of screened sites.

• Information Please Kid's Almanac
  Want to know what happened today in history, or whose birthday it is?  Sports, science, famous speeches and documents, and a homework help file are just a few of the many, many items available with just a click of your mouse!
  
  

Animals

• eNature.com
  Find information about: birds; fish & sea creatures; insects & spiders; mammals; and reptiles & amphibians, North American animals and plants.
• Endangered Species
  Which animals are endangered? Check here to find out.

Biographical Information

• Biography.com
  A database of 25,000 people - past and present. Brief entries of who they were, what they did, and why.
• Discoverers Web
  Alphabetical list of explorers.
• The First Ladies of the United States of America
  Biographies of the wives of the Presidents.
• Notable Citizens of Planet Earth
  A biographical dictionary of over 18,000 people. Includes birth and death years, professions, positions held, literary and artistic works and other achievements.
• The Presidents of the United States of America
  Biographies of the Presidents.

Black History

• African-American Mosaic
  A Library of Congress Resource Guide for the Study of Black History and Culture.
• The African American Odyssey
  Explores black America's quest for equality from the early national period through the twentieth century. It showcases the incomparable African American collections of the Library of Congress by displaying more than 240 items, including books, government documents, manuscripts, maps, musical scores, and plays in the largest black history exhibit ever presented by the Library.
• Africans in America: America’s Journey Through Slavery
  The companion site to the PBS documentary explores the odyssey of African slaves in America, from the arrival of Europeans in Africa to the American Civil War.
• Black History on the Web
  A site filled with African-American history.
• Internet African-American History Challenge
  An interactive quiz that helps you sharpen your knowledge of African American History.
• National Geographic Online Presents: The Underground Railroad
  Learn about the journey, routes to freedom, the people who were a part of it, and see a time line.

Castles

• Castles of the World
  A great castle page by Jaime J. Fernandez.
• Castles on the Web
  Take a tour, see some photos, or visit the special Castles for Kids site.

Cities

• City Data.com
  Profiles of all U.S. cities and variety of helpful information and statistics.

Citing Your Sources

• A Style Sheet for Citing Internet Resources: MLA Style A more in depth look at how to cite a wider variety of sources.

Country Information

• Background Notes 
  U.S. Department of State background notes. You can access information on individual countries.
• CIA World Factbook
  Country Information and maps
• Cultural Profiles Project
  Provides an overview of life and customs in various countries.
• Altapedia Online
  Contains full color physical and political maps as well as key facts and statistics on countries of the world.
• The Library of Congress Country Studies
  This online series presently contains studies of 85 countries. Most of the books in the series deal with a particular foreign country, describing and analyzing its political, economic, social, and national security systems and institutions.
• U.S. State Department Travel Warnings and Consular Information SheetsClick on a country for travel advisories and entrance requirements.
• Yahooligans! Countries
  Find pictures, maps, issues and sites for a variety of countries.

Dinosaurs

• Zoom Dinosaurs
  A comprehensive on-line hypertext book about dinosaurs!

Dictionaries

• Little Explorer Picture Dictionary A picture dictionary with links to over 1000 educational activities and games.
• Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary
  Let's you quickly look up definitions, pronunciations, and etymology. Also has a thesaurus.

Encyclopedias

• Encarta Online
  Encarta® Online is a valuable information resource, featuring Encarta Concise Encyclopedia, an abridged version of the award-winning Encarta Encyclopedia on CD-ROM; Schoolhouse, a resource for educators; and Explore, an area for discovery.
• Encyclopedia Britannica
  Britannica.com editors bring you the best websites, leading magazines, related books, and the complete Encyclopædia Britannica.
• Encyclopedia.com
  Very short articles. Full length articles are only available through a home subscription.
• Encyclopedia Mythica An encyclopedia on mythology, folklore, and legend.

Endangered Species

• EE-Link: Endangered Species A site full of information about endangered animals.
• U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: Endangered Species Program
  Find up-to-date information on endangered species in the United States.

Environment

• Amazing Environmental Organization WebDirectory
  The Earth's biggest environment search engine. Search for information on pollution, recycling, animal rights, wildlife and more!
• Explore the Globe Program
  Global environmental issues, concerns, and solutions.

Flags

• Flags of the U.S., of the States, and of the U.S. Territories & Possessions
  Nice color pictures of historical and current U.S. flags.
• Historical Flags
  31 historic flags from around the world.

Government

• Federal Government Kids' Pages
  Many statistical agencies provide special webpages for kids in elementary through high school. The webpages include fun facts, games, project ideas, and career information.
• FirstGov for Kids
  It provides links to Federal kids' sites along with some of the best kids' sites from other organizations all grouped by subject.
• The White House for Kids
  Tour the White House with Spotty, learn Barney's White House ABCs,test your history wits with India, and meet some American dreamers with Ophelia.

History

• American History
  
• World History
  
• Day You Were Born
  Check out this site to find out what happened on the day you were born.

• Yahoo! Maps
  Type in a U.S. address, and this site will draw you a map of where it is!
• Yahooligans Map Sites
  There are maps of almost everywhere on earth available through this site.
• National Geographic Society Map Machine
  Find County maps and State maps! Begin by selecting a continent, or use the index to go directly to a specific country, territory or state.
• Outline Maps
  Find outline maps of the world, the continents, and the United States.
• How far is it?
  A Service of Bali Online. You can type in the names of two cities around the world and learn the distance between them.

Museums

• Austin Children's Museum
  Includes seasonal and other activities, teen scene, and newsletters.
• The Children's Museum of Indianapolis
  Features on-line exhibits such as bats, Alexander Calder, Dinosaurs, and a Planetarium.
• The Exploratorium
  This science museum in San Francisco has hands-on exhibits such as the science of cycling, microbes, and building your own "ear guitar."
• National Museum of the American Indian, Smithsonian
  Includes exhibitions and links to other Native American sites.

Native Americans (Indians of North America)

• Index of Native American Resources on the Internet
  Search for cultures, nations, history, and much more!
• Native Americans from Kid Info
  Search for tribes and nations and Native American Home Pages.
• Native Americans: Tribes and Nations
  Brief information about major native tribes. You can also see what tribes and nations are: East; Southwest; Plains; Great Lakes; and Northwest.
• Native Nations
  Alphabetical list of tribes
• Sipapu: Chetro Ketl Great Kiva
  This site presents a three-dimensional reconstruction of a Great Kiva, an architectural feature found in many prehistoric Anasazi communities in the Southwestern United States.
• Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of the American Indian
  Dedicated to the preservation, study, and exhibition of the life, languages, literature, history, and arts of Native Americans. The museum's collections span more than 10,000 years of Native heritage, from ancient stone Clovis points to modern silkscreen prints.
• Spirit of the Anasazi
  Learn Anasazi symbolism, cultural periods, history, and more!

Phonics

• Frontline Phonics
  #1 Learn to Read Phonics Program, helps teach children to read in just 15 minutes per day. Frontline Phonics has been used by thousands of parents and educators to teach beginning readers basic reading skills.
• Hooked on Phonics Learn to Read helps your younger child grasp essential reading skills! Click here.

Safety

• U.S. Fire Administration Fire-Safety Site Learn how to stay safe in case of fire.

Science

Astronomy

• Astronomy Picture of the Day
  Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer.
• Clark Planetarium
• NASA's "Liftoff to Space Exploration."
  Look for the "3D Solar System" and "Kid's Space" for stories, art, science, and puzzles!
• Nine Planets
  The Nine Planets is an overview of the history, mythology, and current scientific knowledge of each of the planets and moons in our solar system.
• Star Journey
  View the nighttime sky using National Geographic's popular star chart or take a look at the Hubble Telescope.
• The Constellations and their Stars
  Need information on stars, constellations, the Milky Way? Check out this site!
• Windows to the Universe
  A fun sight about earth and space science.

Constellations

• Constellations
  Choose a constellation from the list for more information about it.
• The Constellations and their Stars Need information on stars, constellations, the Milky Way? Check out this site!
• Constellation List
  Brief mythological information about each constellation.

Science and Invention

• About Rainbows
  Answers many questions about rainbows including what makes the bow and what makes the colors.
• Cool Science for Curious Kids
  Learn how animals are classified, the parts of a plant, a butterfly's life cycle, about junk in the air, and how to look at things closely without a microscope.
• How Stuff Works
  Find out how the engine in your car works, or what gears do, or what makes the inside of your refrigerator cold. A new article gets added every week!
• Periodic Table of Elements
  Interactive Periodic Table of Elements. Click on a chemical element to find basic information, atomic structure, isotopes, facts, and related links.
• Volcano World
  View Volcanoes of the World, Currently Erupting Volcanoes, Volcano Images and Information, Volcanoes of Other Worlds, and Volcanic Parks and Monuments.

Science Experiments/Science Fair

• All Science Fair Projects
  Provides free science fair projects with complete instructions.
• Science Fair
  Click here for sites with ideas on how to select a science fair project, sample projects, project advice from a science fair judge, and hundreds of ideas arranged by topic.
• Super Science Fair Projects
  Complete guide to science fair projects, topics and experiments.
• Whelmers
  Demonstrated experiments for all ages - designed to "whelm" students!
• Science Experiment Page from the Kansas City Museum
  Choose from these cool experiments: Baffling Soap Bubbles; Gingerbread Kids; Stirring Up Slimy Gluep; Chemical Cabbage?; "Ocean" Tubes; Brain-Teasing Balloons; Layered Wave Bottle; Aerocups; and a Kitchen Comet.