Student resources
Links for kids |
Just for fun
General homework help
www.factmonsters.com
Harry Potter quizzes, today in history, almanac, atlas, encyclopedia, games
and homework help.
www.homeworkspot.com
Help on writing book reports, a reference desk, and tutorials on a variety of
subjects geared toward grade level.
www.encarta.msn.com
Virtual tutors,
dictionary, atlas, encyclopedia and a web directory of homework help.
www.timeforkids.com
Online version
of TIME magazine written for kids with articles on news, politics, math and
the environment, plus homework help and games.
www.about.com
Homework help with link to a variety of subjects.
Black history
www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/BHM/AfroAm.html
Explore Black History issues on the web.
Careers
http://content.monster.com
Career advice, interviewing techniques, salary charts.
http://stats.bls.gov/k12/html/edu_over.htm
Career information for kids who like music/arts, math, science, physical education/outdoors,
social studies and reading.
English/literature
www.teenlit.com
Features poetry, short stories, essays, contests, writing workshops, book reviews
and teen links.
www.shakespeare.com
Biography of Shakespeare’s life, quotes, synopsis of plays, and how to read
Shakespeare’s plays.
http://pbskids.org/arthur
Arthur stories and games.
www.vocabulary.com
Puzzles, definitions, etc. based on lists of vocabulary words.
www.webster.commnet.edu/grammar/index.htm
Guide to grammar and writing.
Government/Elections
http://fisher.lib.virginia.edu/collections/stats/elections/
Presidential election maps from 1860-1996 including information on the popular
vote v. the electoral vote.
www.state.ri.us
Rhode Island Office of the Secretary of State’s official website. Includes information
on the elections, a list of state officers, a link to the U.S. Constitution
and R.I. Charter, history and facts of interests about the state’s cities and
towns and the lyrics on the state song.
www.declareyourself.com
Information about the importance of voting, how to register to vote, absentee
ballots, etc.
www.whitehouse.gov
The official White House website.
www.rockthevote.com
MTV’s website about voter registration.
History/Social Studies
http://calendarhome.com/tyc/
Find what day of the week anything happened in history.
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/cshome.html
Link to the Library of Congress studies, online versions of books on 102 countries
and regions.
http://eh.net/ehresources/
Find out the buying power of the dollar throughout history, with figures dating
back to 1665.
www.holidays.net
Dates and descriptions of holidays celebrated around the world.
www.50states.com
Facts about state capitals, flags, mottos, birds, flowers, etc.
www.nationalgeographic.com
Maps, history, culture, link to the magazine.
www.smithsonian.com
Link to Smithsonian
magazine.
www.moline.lth2.k12.il.us/Middle/Wilson/projects/Titanic/index.htm
Titanic links.
Journalism
www.orpheus.usd.edu/speccoll/dpolic/
Editorial cartoons by Dr. Seuss.
www.highschooljournalism.org
ASNE site for scholarships, resources, links for high school journalists.
www.courses.vcu.edu/ENG-jeh/BeginningReporting/Introduction/home.htm
Tips on interviewing, reporting and editing.
www.newspaperlinks.com/voyager.cfm
State by state links to local newspaper websites.
Languages
www.ethnologue.com/country
Click on a country link and see what language is spoken there.
http://world.altavista.com
Babel Fish translates copy from one language to another. Languages include Chinese,
Dutch, English, French, German, Greek, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese,
Russian and Spanish.
Math
www.onlineconversion.com
Convert ltemperature from Fahrenheit to Celsius, speed from miles to knots to
kilometers and volume from liters to ounces. Conversion of temperatures, cooking
terms, length and distance, etc.
www.math.com
Ask an expert, calculators and tools, games and math tutorials.
Reference
www.bartleby.com
Search for quotations and verses. Includes Bartlett’s Dictionary of Quotations.
www.ipl.org/youth
Internet public library reference desk with tips for science fairs, research
tools.
www.guinnessworldrecords.com
Online version of the Guinness Book of World Records.
www.itools.com
Easy search, language and research tools.
www.dictionary.com
Easy to use dictionary and thesaurus, with tips on proper grammar usage, and
more.
www.kidsclick.org
A search tool compiled for kids by librarians.
www.referencedesk.com
Search Google, Yahoo and MSN, get help with SATS, learn a word of the day, or
study gas prices or the world clock. It’s all here.
www.brittanica.com
Encyclopedia Brittanica online, the complete text.
www.wordcentral.com
An illustrated,
easy-to-use dictionary for kids.
www.google.com
Search the web, today’s news stories and visual images.
www.askjeeves.com
Search the web by typing in a question, a good search tool for young children.
Science
www.aip.org/history/einstein
This site offers a biography of Albert Einstein starting with his formative years and moving on
to his scientific research and his public involvement. The site includes sections on Einstein's science
and his philosophies and includes links and essays by historians.
www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/einstein/
This site offers profiles, photographs and a biography on Albert Einstein.
www.unidata.USAR.edu/staff/blynds/rnbw.html
What is a rainbow?
www.ksc.nasa.gov
Kennedy Space Center site with live video, launchings and landings, science
and exploration info.
http://earth.jsc.nasa.gov/sseop/efs
Views of earth – including specific cities – from space.
www.dnr.state.wi.us/org/caer/ce/eek
Environmental education for kids.
http://curry.edschool.virginia.edu/go/frog/Frog2
Virtual dissection of a frog.
www.usc.edu/CSSF/Resources/GettingStarted.html
Tips on science fair projects.
www.endangeredspecie.com
List of endangered species in your state, causes, how to help.
www.nwf.org/kids
National Wildlife Foundation site with Ranger Rick activities.
www.crayola.com
Crafts and fun art activities for kids.
www.yahooligans.yahoo.com
Games, fun, reference materials.
www.disney.com
Games, activities and more with a Disney theme.
www.4kids.org
Games, activities and contests just for kids, and tips on using the web.
www.corypaints.com
Online coloring book, stories, paper dolls.
www.kidscom.com
Coloring book pages, paint pad, mazes, games, and ways to express yourself.
www.cartoonnetwork.com
Games, trading cards, etc. based on the cartoons.
www.discoverykids.com
Articles and games on a variety of topics.
www.kidsdomain.com
Crafts, cliparts and contests for kids.
www.foxkids.com
Games, video clips, etc., featuring your favorite Fox Network cartoons.
