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Online
Encyclopedias
World
Book Online
Only available in school
Wikipedia
An interesting encyclopedia concept articles are written and edited by
contributers from around the
world. Articles can be accessed in numerous languages.
Columbia
Encyclopedia
"Containing
nearly
51,000 entries (marshalling six and one-half million words on a vast
range of topics)...."
Fact
Monster Almanac (Kids'
Infoplease)
Contains
same
entries as Columbia Encyclopedia but offers categories to simplify
searching:
biographies, U.S. history, science, world history, etc.
About
Equal parts encyclopedia, almanac, how to guide, etc.
Encarta
Good
free
encyclopedia produced by Microsoft
The
Free Dictionary
Has a good thesaurus, has small articles but will redirect to Wikipedia
or Columbia, also contains Legal,
Medical, Financial, and Computing dictionaries
Britannica
Provides
small
articles if you do not subscribe. At the bottom of the article is a
link to a "student" entry.
Electric
Library
This
database accesses
full-text from magazines, books, newspapers,and other sources.
Username
and password
are needed for home use.
Altapedia
Online
Contains
full color
physical
and political maps as well as key facts and statistics on countries of
the world
General
Reference Engines
Library
Spot
"A
free virtual library resource center for educators and students...."
Know
Play?
Contains
encyclopedias,
dictionaries, thesauri, ryhming dictionary, books of quotations and
reference
works covering a wide range of subjects
Educational
Indexes
Teaching
with the Web
A
large collection of
links
related to the curriculum of each grade level
The
Franklin Institute's Education Hotlist
An
organized list of
online
resources
Edu
Hound
Alphabetical
listings
of
various links for research on many topics
Student
Appropriate Search Engines
Online
Databases
EBSCO
Contains
the
Funk & Wagnalls encyclopedia and databases of magazine articles
in
numerous
curriculum areas
Username:
s9814003 Password: password
Educational
Sites
With
a Broad Range of Activities
Billy
Bear 4 Kids #
Educational
games,
puzzles,
and activities for grades K - 2
4kids.com
#
Educational
games on
all
levels pre-K to 5, math skills practice, word games, etc.
Enchanted
Learning #
This
site contains
many
interactive activities that are tied to themes for K - 3. It also
provides
teacher resources for projects & ideas to go with the themes.
Primary
Games.com #
Education
games for
lower
elementary
Quia
#
Activities,
games, and
resources
in all subject areas
Fun
Brain.com #
Activities,
games, and
resources
in all subject areas
Fun
School #
Activities,
games, and
resources
in all subject areas
Kids
Psych #
An
interactive site
for
critical thinking and problem solving skills
ABC
Teach #
Broad
range resource
for
lesson plans and activities
K
- 2
Early Math
The
Painting Game #
Students match pictures with initial sounds
Tumble
Books Library
The text is highlighted while its being narrated so students can follow
along. Requires username and password.
Starfall
A
"Learn-to-Read"
website, animated, students can click on words to hear pronounciation
Speakaboos
Many well known children stories read online
Learning
Activities - Preschool
and Primary
A
collection of early
childhood activities
Spinning
the Web for K-2 Teachers
A
site developed for
K-2
teachers by BOCES Professional Trainers Joanne Diskin and Jean Stanziale
Story
Place Pre-School Library #
Numerous
pre-school
activities
and stories developed by the Library of Charlotte and Mecklenburg
County,
North Carolina
Primary
Games #
Many
interactive
activities
for lower elementary
Kids
Domain Math Games #
Math
games appropriate
for
children 3 - 6
Audible
Alphabet #
Students
can click on
images
and letters to hear the word and letter sounds.
Math
Order
of
Operations #
A two player game using the Order of Operations to place pieces on a
board
Make
a Graph #
A
website that enables
students
to make graphs and print them out.
Topmarks
#
Numerous math activities from K to 5th grade, usable on SmartBoards.
National
Library of
Virtual Maniplatives #
Numerous
math
activities
superbly presented
Base10
Blocks #
Base
10 manipulatives
can
be used to explore concrete examples of place value and math operations.
Online
Math Activities #
Numerous
elementary
math
activities can be found at this site.
Math
Mavens Mysteries
On-line
problem
solving
math activities with skills including: geometry, measurement, time,
probability
and more.
Illuminations
#
Ready-to-use,
online,
interactive,
math lessons, also a links page to other math resources
Saxon
Publishers/ Basic Facts in Mathematics #
Site
provides math
practice
and activities for students
Math
Reference
Online
Conversion
Converts
one form of
measurement
to another; pounds to grams, miles to kilometers, etc. An enormous
number
of measurement categories; angles, astronomical, energy, density, time,
etc.
Math
Glossary
An
online glossary of
math
terminology for grades 1 through 8 created by Harcourt Brace.
Fraction
Help for Parents and Students
This
site contains a
complete
step-by-step tutorial on all aspects of fractions.
Math Videos
Video lessons of math concepts
Numeration
Compare
and Order
#
Comparison activities - developing the language of comparison using
such terms as biggest, smallest, longest, etc.
Greater
Than or Less Than? #
Compare the numbers and drag and drop the correct signs into place.
Equivalence of
Fractions, Decimals, and Percentages #
Good practice for 5th graders, not too difficult.
Comparing
Fractions, Decimals, and Percentages #
Good practice for 5th graders, challenging.
Base
Ten Blocks
#
Base
Ten blocks to the
hundreds place
Base
Ten Blocks #
Base
Ten Blocks to the
thousands
place
Calculation
Speedy
Pictures #
Counting
and simple
addition
with a time limit
Speed
Grid Challenge - Addition #
Choose two numbers to make the sum that is given
Speed
Grid Challenge - Subtraction #
Choose two numbers to make the difference that is given
Calculation Races #
Race against classmates or anybody by answering math facts - set for
multiplication
Multiplication.com
#
A
site dedicated to
learning multiplication facts. Contains lessons, interactive games,
learning strategies, etc.
Basic
Facts Practice #
A
very user friendly
flash
card program for all four operations
Draggable Math
#
Smartboard friendly program to demonstrate and practice all four math
operations.
Flash
Cards #
Select
difficulty
levels
for all four operations and rounding
The
Multiplication Game #
A "Four in a Row" game using mutiplication
Make
Five #
A
math game for
multiplication, addition, and subtraction
Balance
Equations #
Find numerical expressions equivalent to one another, uses order of
operations
Measurement
Measure
It #
Practice
using a ruler in
inches and centimeters
Clock
#
Another large analog clock with numbers. Move the hands with the mouse
pointer.
A
Different
Clock #
A
large analog clock
with hands that can be moved in 1, 5, 15, 30 or hour increments.
Identifying
Time - Around the Clock #
A
short quiz followed
by
a clock face with movable hands
Weigh
It Up #
Balance a scale using shapes of different weights
Pan
Balance #
More challenging activity, figure out the weights of shapes
Geometry
Geoboard
#
Geoboards
help
students
identify simple geometric shapes, describe their properties, and develop
spatial
sense.
Pattern
Blocks #
Students
can explore
the
shapes, attributes, symmetry, tessellations, fractions, etc., i.e.,
square,
triangle, trapezoid, rhombus, and hexagon shapes can be rotated and fit
together.
Kali
#
A
drawing program
based
on mirror and rotational symmetry
Solid
Geometry - 3D Blocks #
Build
shapes using 3
dimensional
blocks.
Build the
Shapes #
A 3d challenge, build the shapes that are supplied.
Name the
Angle or Shape #
Select the correct picture for the geometric term - good review
Polygons
Triangle
Sort #
Investigate the properties of Scalene, Isosceles, Equilateral, and
Right Triangles.
Polygon
Sort #
Sort polygons using a Carroll diagram.
Polygon
Symmetry Sort #
Sort the shapes according to their properties of reflection.
What
is it? Guess the Polygon. #
Ask questions and guess what the hidden polygon is.
The
Angle Game #
Guess the angle.
Playground
Angle Game #
Guess the angle.
What's
My Angle #
Use a protractor to discover the angle.
Angle
Activities #
Explore angles in polygons and intersecting lines.
Snowflake
Maker #
A simple to master program creates beautiful snowflake patterns.
Polygon
Creator #
Program
a "mouse" to
draw
shapes. Uses LOGO commands. A good program to use in order to explore
the
properties of angles.
Tangram
Challenges #
This
classic game is
simple
to use but quite challenging to solve.
Tangrams
for Beginners #
Simple
tangram puzzles
using
outlines to guide the creation of designs
Tangrams #
Another
challenging
tangram
program
Fractals
This
is a complete
unit
for beginners on these fascinating geometric figures.
Estimation
Rounding
Flashcards
for
rounding
10s and 100s place plus flashcards for all math operations
Fractions
Fraction
Help for Parents and Students
This
site contains a
complete
step-by-step tutorial on all aspects of fractions.
Learning
About Fractions #
A
simple guide to
fractions
with activities included
Simple
Fraction Practice #
Identify simple fractions and some simple equivalences
Visual
Fractions #
Examples
of fractions
using
number lines and pie charts, also drills and explainations
Fraction
Track #
A
two player game
using
fractions
Decimal Games
#
Math games using
decimals
Money
Counting
Coins #
Select coins to add up to a given total.
Piggy
Bank #
A good money game requiring adding of coins.
Money
Flashcards#
Students
must find the
total
of the coins and bills shown
Consumer
Math #
The
first unit is
concerned
with the value of coins.
Change
Maker #
Practice
making change
at
various levels of difficulty
Social Studies
Geography
CultureGrams
Online
database
of 182 countries, includes
maps, almanac,
and glossary
Username: bgreeneesip Password:13boces
The
World
Factbook
A
searchable alamanac
of the world's countries published by the CIA.
The
Lonely Planet World Guide
A
world travel site
providing
an enormous amount of information
Embassy
World
Directory
& Search
Engine
Of The World's Embassies & Consulates
The
50 States
A
searchable
encyclopedia
of the 50 states and more
Maps,
Maps, Maps
A
collection of map
links created by the University of Virginia Library
Map
Quest
Access
maps, find
locations,
create traveling directions, etc.
Jayzeebear
Continent Game
Grades
1 Geography;
Identify
the 7 continents in this interactive game
CityLink
The
USA CityLink
Project
is a city's interface to the world. It is a comprehensive listing of
U.S.
States and cities offering information on travel, tourism and
relocation.
Biographies
The
American Presidency
Grolier's
Encyclopedia
presents
biographies of U.S. Presidents and First Ladies, information about
political
parties, vice presidents, the constitution, scandals, Congress, and
still
more.
Presidents
of the United States
Biographies
of the
U.S.
Presidents presented by the White House website
POTUS
- Presidents of the United States
An
almanac of facts
about
the Presidents and an index of biographies
Women in History
Biographies of American women
National
Women's Hall of Fame
Biographies
of women
significant
in the history of the United States
Distinguished
Women of Past and Present
A
enormous index of
women's
biographies
Biographical
Dictionary
Search
for
biographical
information on many people
Biography.com
This
website created
by
the magazine Biography contains thousands of
entries.
The
Biography Center
5,483
biographies
listed
Time's
100
TIME
has profiled 100
individuals
who they believe most influenced the last 100 years.
An
Index of Black Americans
Biographies
of Black
Americans
who have appeared on US Postage Stamps.
The
Afro-American Alamanac
Contains
a good
collection
of Black American biographies
The
Black Inventor
Online Museum
"A look at the great and often unrecognized pioneers in the field of
invention and
innovation."
National
Inventors Hall of Fame
Contains
a large
biography
collection of American Inventors
The
Inventor of the Week Archives
Short
summaries of
numerous
inventions and their inventors
American
History
eHistory
A site mantained by The Department of History at Ohio State University
This
Day in History
Find
out what happened
on your birthday - part of the History Channel
website
On
This Day
Another
"What happened
on
your birthday" site
American
Memory
The
Library of
Congress' Historical Collections for the National Digital Library
America's
Story
Short
articles about
American History
Native Americans
Native Americans
A website created by elementary students at Mountain City School in
Tenn. Good site for young elementary students.
Learn
About Native Americans
Site developed by Sherry Ziolkowski, Engaged Learning Facilitator at
Ivy Hill Elementary School, Arlington Heights, Illinois
The
First Americans
A Native American site developed by Germantown Elementary School in
Illinois
Native
American Website for Children
A site developed by the New Haven School District, California
Native
Americans - Resources for Kids & Teachers
A good links index for elementary students
Explorers
European
Explorers of the New World
Links
to resources for
40 "New World" explorers
Exploration
Links to resources for European Explorers of North America
Discoverers
Web
Large collection of data and links concerning explorers from acient
times to the present
The Colonies
Colonial
America 1600-1775
An
enormous index of
links
maintained by James Madison University
The 13 American Colonies
Good
student friendly site
about the colonies - Part of the Social Studies for Kids Website
The
Constitution
The
complete U.S.
Constitution
Revolution
1800s
Go
West Across America with Lewis & Clark
#
An
interactive site
that
challenges the student to solve the same problems that Lewis &
Clark
encountered
New Perspectives on The
West
This website created by PBS has many good sections. This link begns on
the biography page.
The
Pioneers
An
easy to read site
about
the Pioneers created by students.
All
About The Oregon Trail
A
resource of
information
about the Oregon Trail
Donner
Online #
An
interactive site
highlighting
westward expansion
The
American Civil War Homepage
Social
Studies Hotlist
for
the Civil War
Eyewitness
Illuminating
the past
through personal narratives and other first-handsources
1900s
The
1900s
A
listing of important
U.S.
events for each year of the century
Holidays
and Festivals
The
First Thanksgiving Scholastic
"Find
out about the
daily
lives of the Pilgrims and the Wampanoag as you go back to the year of
the
first Thanksgiving."
Holidays
on the Net
A
searchable
multimedia
site with a varied collection of U.S. holidays and celebrations
including
Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Mardi Gras, etc.
Christmas
Celebrations
of
Christmas
around the world
Cinco
de Mayo
A
celebration of
Mexican
heritage
Diwali
Indian
Festivals
Jewish
Holidays
The
Jewish Year
Kwanzaa
Kwanzaa
Information
Center
Ramadan
Ramadan
on the Net
Puzzlemaker
This
is a Discovery
Channel
site that allows students and teachers to make their own crosswords,
word
searches, mazes and other games. Students can EASILY make their own
puzzles,
review, edit and print within minutes.
Starfall
A
"Learn-to-Read"
website,
animated, students can click on words to hear pronounciation
Compare
and Contrast
Small
articles to read
and
small quizzes asking readers to compare and contrast information.
Write
Express - Online Rhyming Dictionary
A
searchable rhyming
dictionary
RhymeZone
A
searchable rhyming
dictionary,
synonyms, antonyms and more
Lil
Fingers
Online
stories for
beginning
readers
Fripple
Place
Grades
1 & 2
Language
and Critical Thinking; Early readers use their critical thinking skills
to synthesize information and practice deductive reasoning
The
Learning Planet #
Interactive
games to
support
language arts
The
Idiom Connection
English
idioms and
quizzes
Jan
Brett
For
teachers and
students,
grades K-3. A monthly update of activities, books, tours about the
author,
etc. relating to Jan Brett.
Berenstain
Bears Country
Grades
K-2;
Visit
the library, take in a movie, send an e-mail to the characters, or take
a tour of the Bear's Tree House
Online
Magazines
TIME
for Kids
The
Weekly Reader
Scholastic
The
National Geographic
Science
Explore
Science
"...students
visualize, experiment, and interact with many of the major concepts in
science." Most
activities
are
on the secondary level but there are some that will interest elementary
students.
BrainPop
Fast
downloading
animated videos explaining topics in Health, Science,and Technology
The
Yuckiest Site on the
Internet
Explains
in simple
terms many body functions that children often ask about
Biology
Animals
ENature
A
site developed by
the National Wildlife Federation. The "Field Guide" section is an animal
encyclopedia.
Animal
Planet
Contains
an animal
encyclopedia in the "Animals A to Zoo" section.
National Geographic
Animals
An encyclopedia of animal life
Sea
World/BuschGardens
This
section is an encyclopedia
for sea animals
Birds
A bird encyclopedia developed by the
Cornell Lab of
Ornithology.
Kids'
Planet
Endangered Species
Fact sheets for over 50 endangered
species
Endangered
Species
"Dedicated
to providing all the best endangered
species
information, links, books, and publications...."
Bats 4 Kids
A
website designed for
children about the about a fascinating creature.
Butterfly
Site
For
both teachers and
students, grades K-4. Site contains life cycles of butterflies as well
as interesting facts and fascinating
trivia.
Discovery
Room Online
#
An
interactive site
with dinosaur facts, books, games, puzzles, etc. from the Carnegie
Museum of Natural History Online
for students in grades 2-4.
Natural
History
Notebooks
Fascinating
facts
about 246 animal species from the Canadian Museum of Nature
The
San Diego Zoo
Many
features about
animal life
Secrets
at Sea #
Grades
4 to 8; An
interactive online game for students to solve mysteries while
uncovering facts about ocean life
Biomes
Biomes
of the World
Explanations
of six major biomes, this site links to similar
sites for
marine and freshwater ecosystems
Introduction
to Biomes
A site for students created by
a professor at Radford Univ. in Virginia.
Blue Planet Biomes
Good biome site created by West Tisbury
K-8 School on Martha's Vineyard.
Rainforest
The
Rainforest
An
index of
educational Rainforest sites collected by Kennesaw
State
University.
All
About
Rainforests
Enchanted
Learning's
large Rainforest site designed for elementary
students
Jungle
Photos
Photos
and data
about Rainforests
The
Rainforest Report Card
Excellent
data
about Rainforests hosted by Michigan State
University
Project Rainforest
Contains
data, maps, and pictures of Rainforests
Rainforest
Web.org
"World Rain
Forest
Information Portal"
ABCTeach
- Rainforest
Information,
pictures, and activities about the Rainforest
edHelper -
Rainforest
Activities
Information,
pictures,
and activities about the Rainforest
Cells
Biology
for Kids
This
site discusses
and
illustrates the basics of biology and includes a large section on cells.
Excell
at Cells
A
Thinkquest site
developed
by students all about cells.
Cells
Alive!
A
large site
containing
illustrations, explanations, photos, and links all pertaining to cells.
Eureka
Science - I Can Do That
Sections
on about DNA,
RNA, cells,
protein and cloning.
Vision-
Sighting the First Sense
This
site provides a
large
amount of information related to sight within a simple, fun, and
interactive
environment.
Great
Plant Escape #
Help
Detective Le
Plant
and his partners Bud and Sprout unlock the amazing mysteries of plant
life.
Dinosaurs
Dinosaur
Database
Pictures
and
information
on dinosaurs from the Indianapolis Children's Museum
Prehistoric
Life
Pictures
and
information
on prehistoric life from the Canadian Musem of Nature
Zoom
Dinosaurs
Zoom
Dinosaurs is a
comprehensive
on-line hypertext book about dinosaurs. It is designed for students of
all ages and levels of comprehension.
Earth
Science
Weather
"A Guide to the Science of the Atmosphere" from USA Today
Volcano
World
"The
Web's Premier
Source of Volcano Info"
Sea
and Sky
An
interesting site
with
data and pictures about the universe and our oceans
Welcome
to the Planets
This
is a collection
of
many of the best images from NASA's planetary exploration program.
Space.com
An
online magazine
devoted
to Space - contains articles on current events, a large archive
of
pictures, and many departments
Astronomy
for Kids
Information
on
planets,
stars, the sun, and the universe, not very detailed but good for
preliminary
information
The
Nine Planets
A
multimedia tour of
the
nine planets
Ask
Dr. Universe
Questions
and answers
on
many topics
Magic
School Bus Activity Lab
Grades
K-3, activities
and
adventures with Miss Frizzle and her students
The
Virtual Field Trips Site
Students
can go on
virtual
field trips to volcanoes, oceans, deserts,etc.
One
Sky, Many Voices (Weather )
A
student oriented
weather
site with maps, collaborative activities, live cameras around the world
Technology
How
Stuff Works
Hundreds
of articles
about
how things work such as: gas engines, cellphones, computers, etc.
National
Inventors Hall of Fame
Contains
a large
biography
collection of American Inventors
Inventors
Museum
Another
large
biography
collection indexed by categories: African American inventors, Women,
Colonial,
Communication, Transportation, etc.
Inventor
of the Week Archive
An
MIT site that
contains a collection
of
inventor biographies including many from the 20th Century
Keyboarding
Keyboarding
Games
#
A large collection of keyboarding games and keyboarding lessons
Dance
Mat Typing
#
An complete online typing tutor developed by the BBC
The
Keyboard
Playground #
Another collection of keyboarding games
Word
Shark #
Excellent
typing
game
with four levels of difficulty
Super
Hyper Spider Typer #
Another typing game with three levels of difficulty
Keyboarding
#
A website created by "Computer Lab Kids" offering many keyboarding
activities.
The
Arts
Graphic Art
Java
Kali #
A
highly imaginative
art
program using symetrical patterns
Snowflake
Designer #
Choose
from three
different
programs.
Art
Safari
A
site which presents
art
to the student and asks questions to encourage the student to write
about
the art work.
Artcyclopedia
This
is a fine arts
search
engine. Search by artist, title or museum.
Art Resources
A good selection of museums and exhibitions
Music
American
Folksongs
Contains
the lyrics to
hundreds
of folksongs and many with musical accompaniments
Play
Music
Listen
to, read, and
learn
about musical instruments, for teachers and students
The
Orchestra
A
short but
informative
description and history of the orchestra. Several excerpts of famous
orchestral
pieces are included (at least 5 minutes in length) as well as an
excellent
lesson on how sound is produced including experiments on sound.
Carnegie
Hall
Take
a virtual tour of
Carnegie
Hall, see a bubble photo, learn about the Hall's history and even see
program
schedules.
Gustav
Holst: The Planets Suite
A
description of the
music
and midi files for excerpts of the music.
Educational
and Thinking Games
Strategy
Games
Thinks.com #
Excellent
game site - contains checkers, Chinese checkers, jigsaw puzzles, master
mind, bridges, and more.
Chess #
Good chess game for students.
Fwend
#
Lots
of thinking
activities
- Fish Race in the GAMES section is a form of backgammon.
MathsNet Games Center
A large collection of strategy games and puzzles gathered from all over
the Internet.
Strategy
Games #
Play
Battleship
against
the computer or Connect 4 against another person.
Hex-7#
Play
the computer -
build
a path from one side of the board to the other.
Puzzles
Jigsaw
Puzzles #
Online
jigsaw puzzles
with
an option for setting the difficulty of the puzzles.
Rush
#
An
interesting puzzle
using
cars in a parking lot.
Magnetic
Moment #
Great problem solving game!
Sugar,
Sugar #
Another great puzzle from the same site as Magnetic Moment.
Sugar, Sugar Xmas
#
A second set of sugar problems
Minesweeper #
Find the mines and don't get blown up!
Skyscrapers
#
A
puzzle about
buildings
in a city and your "point-of-view".
Flood
Control #
To
solve this puzzle
you
must dig ditches to prevent a flood, played against a timer.
Book
Worm #
A
word game similar to
Boggle.
Primary
Games #
Puzzles
and strategy
games.
Simulations
Lunar
Lander #
A
simulation of
landing
a space craft on the moon, earth, and jupiter.
Golf
Range #
Try
for a
"hole-in-one"
by exploring velocity, angle, and drag.
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