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Beginning
Your Internet Search |
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Ask For Kids
(formally Ask Jeeves) |
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Ask for Kids is a fast, easy and
kid-friendly way for kids to search online. Designed to be a fun
destination site focused on learning and "edu-tainment," Ask for
Kids uses natural-language technology that allows kids to ask
questions and perform web searches. |
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Internet Public Library |
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The Internet Public Library is a
public service organization and a learning/teaching environment
founded at the University of Michigan School of Information and
hosted by Drexel University's College of Information Science &
Technology. |
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KidsClick |
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Web search for kids by librarians. |
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Yahoo Kids (formally
Yahooligans) |
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The ultimate web guide for kids!
Features fun and educational resources for kids with games,
animals, music, jokes, movies, news, astrology, TV, science,
e-cards, reference, and more. |
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Reference |
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FactMonster |
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Fact Monster is a free reference site
for students, teachers, and parents. Get homework help and find
facts on thousands of subjects, including sports, entertainment,
geography, history, biography, education, and health. |
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Math |
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A+ Math |
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This web site was developed to help
students improve their math skills interactively. |
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Ask Dr. Math |
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Ask Dr. Math is a question and answer
service for math students and their teachers. |
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Cool Math |
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An amusement park of math designed for
fun! Come for the games...Stay for the lessons. Bored with math?
Confused by math? Hate math? Yeah, Cool Math can fix that. |
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Math Cats |
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Join the Math Cats in a land of
creative, open-ended math explorations! |
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Reading |
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Easy Bib |
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EasyBib is an automatic
bibliography composer. It formats, alphabetizes, and prepares
your MLA works cited list for printing. |
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Grammar Bytes |
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Grammar Bytes! Grammar Instruction
with Attitude. Includes detailed terms, interactive exercises,
handouts, and more! |
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Poetry Express |
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Poetry ideas and activities. This
online guide offers help in making, sharing, revising, and
publishing poetry--of special interest to creative writing
students and instructors. |
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Vocabulary University |
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Vocabulary UniversityŽ participants
learn English vocabulary in context (grades 4-12) with free word
puzzles and activities. |
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Weekly Reader |
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Weekly Reader Classroom Magazines and
Educational Supplements |
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Word Central |
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Merriam-Webster's Word Central offers
kids a student dictionary, Daily Buzzword, and interactive word
games. |
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Social Studies |
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50States.com |
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States and Capitals |
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BBC History For
Kids |
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Inside History for Kids |
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Ben's Guide to Government for
Kids |
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Ben's Guide to US Government for Kids
on GPO Access provides a basic introduction to the Federal
Government. |
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Smithsonian Education of History and Culture |
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Explore, Discover, Learn: Art and
culture, history and travel, science and nature-explore all the
Smithsonian has to offer at Smithsonian Students . From
interactive Idealabs to homework help to strange but true facts,
you'll find it here! |
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White House Kids Page |
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A history and tour of the White House
especially for kids. |
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Sciences |
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Cool Science For
Curious Kids |
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Fun and interactive site to help kids
appreciate science. Five activities adapted from science and
children's museums. From the Howard Hughes Medical Institute. |
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Exploratorium |
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The Exploratorium: a hands-on museum
of science, art, and human perception in San Francisco. Our site
provides interactive online exhibits and exhibitions, activities,
Webcasts, and more. |
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How Stuff Works |
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HowStuffWorks explains hundreds of
subjects, from car engines to lock-picking to ESP, using clear
language and tons of illustrations. We do the research so you
don't have to. |
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Kids Health |
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KidsHealth is the largest and
most-visited site on the Web providing doctor-approved health
information about children from before birth through adolescence. |
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Star Child |
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This site is intended for students in
grades K through 8. The StarChild site is a service of the High
Energy Astrophysics Science Archive Research Center (HEASARC), Dr.
Francis Marshall (Acting Director), within the Astrophysics
Science Division (ASD) at NASA/ GSFC. |
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News & Current Events |
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Kids Newsroom |
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Kidsnewsroom.org is loaded with
stories, pictures, games, contests and opportunities for learning.
Each week, a new issue is added to the site with the latest news
in sports, music and entertainment, health, history, local events
and happenings around the world, all designed with kids in mind! |
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New York Times Learning
Network |
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Connections for students, parents and
teachers. |
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Time for Kids |
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The kids version of Time magazine. |
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Art |
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Art Safari |
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An adventure in looking for both
children and adults. |
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NGA Kids |
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NGAkids helps children develop
interpretive and analytical skills through interactive discussions
of paintings and sculpture in the National Gallery of Art,
educational explorations, online interactive activities, and
interactive art-making projects. |
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Oriland |
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Oriland.com is a fantastic paper world
filled with designs made in the technique of Origami. You will be
impressed by what can be made from paper |
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SmARTkids |
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Activities from the Smart Museum at
the University of Chicago. |
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Music |
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Instrument
Encyclopedia |
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A guide to more than 140 musical
instruments from all parts of the world. Includes photographs and
descriptions. |
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Introduction to
Reading Music |
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Uses simple terms to introduce the
most important topics in reading music. |
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Music Notes |
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Music Notes: An Interactive Online
Musical Experience goes in-depth into Music Theory, Music Styles,
Music History, Musical Instruments, Music Professions, Games, and
more! |
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Play Music |
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Provides information about musical
instruments, composers, and musicians. With
Shockwave
plug-in, visitors can also play interactive musical games. |
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Animals |
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Care For Pets |
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Now it's more fun than ever to learn
about pets and the people who care for them! |
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Environmental Kids Club |
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Information and facts about the
environment, animals and plants from the EPA. |
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Kid Territory |
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Kids can play games, read about zoo
careers and animal profiles, ask questions, try science
experiments, and create animal-themed crafts in Kid Territory, a
special section to the San Diego Zoo's Web site. Play games, watch
live animal cams and videos, and enjoy great animal facts,
conservation tips, special content for kids, and online shopping.
The San Diego Zoo is home to 4,000 rare and endangered animals,
including giant pandas. |
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Kids Planet |
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Facts, games and stories about
endangered animals. |
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National
Geographic Animals |
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National Geographic Animals has
photos, activities and links. |
