A. Pintura: Art Detective

http://www.eduweb.com/pintura/

Provides a mystery game for learning art history.

Abacus

http://www.ee.ryerson.ca:8080/~elf/abacus/

Provides resources to assist in using an abacus.

Acronym Finder

http://www.mtnds.com/af/fr-top.asp

Provides assistance in locating the entire names for a variety of acronyms.

Activities

http://www.teelfamily.com/activities/

Provides a variety of educational and seasonal activities, intended primarily for homeschooling families, but appropriate for others also.

Adventure Online

http://www.adventureonline.com/

Provides several online explorations of regions of the world for K-12 students and educators.

Afro-Americ@

http://www.afroam.org/index.html

Provides news and historical information about Afro-Americans.

Air Force Kids Online

http://www.af.mil/aflinkjr/

Provides games and activities that teach about the United States Air Force.

Alphabet Superhighway

http://www.ash.udel.edu/ash/index.html

Provides educational resources and links for students and educators.

America Dreams through the Decades

http://town.pvt.k12.ca.us/Collaborations/amproject/student.html

Provides a web quest for students to define and explore the American dream through the use of research, cooperative learning, and role playing.

American Journalism Review NewsLink

http://www.newslink.org/

Provides access to thousands of news sources online.

American Literature

http://www.cwrl.utexas.edu/~daniel/amlit/amlit.html

Provides resources and links on American literature.

American Memory from the Library of Congress

http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/ammemhome.html

Provides the text of important documents and other historical information.

American School in Japan

http://www.asij.ac.jp/elementary/Welcome.html

Provides resources on Japan, elementary grade level resources, and technology links.

Ancient Civilizations Resource List

http://www.wcsu.k12.vt.us/~wardsboro/ancient.htm

Provides a list of print and electronic resources on ancient civilizations for students and educators.

Ancient Sites

http://www.ancientsites.com/

Provides multimedia educational resources on ancient history.

Ancient World Web

http://www.julen.net/aw/meta/

Contains annotated links to resources on ancient cultures.

Animal Information Database

http://www.seaworld.org/

Provides information, activities, and links related to animals.

Animals, Myths & Legends

http://www.ozemail.com.au/~oban/

Provides myths and legends, primarily from Australia, and correlating activities and games.

Ann Arbor District Library Youth Page

http://www-personal.umich.edu/~pfs/aapl/cp4.html

Provides resources and links for children and teens, aimed at both education and entertainment.

Anne Frank Online

http://www.annefrank.com/

Provides information about Anne Frank's life, her diary, the Anne Frank Center, and the traveling exhibit.

Answering Reference Questions Using the Internet

http://www.bcpl.gov.bc.ca/workshop/table.htm

Provides guidance and links to assist in searching for answers to questions via Internet resources.

Art History Resources

http://witcombe.bcpw.sbc.edu/ARTHLinks.html

Contains links to art history resources.

Art Room

http://www.arts.ufl.edu/art/rt_room/@rtroom_home.html

Provides art education resources for students and educators.

Art Studio Chalkboard

http://www.saumag.edu/art/studio/chalkboard.html

Provides lessons on artistic technique, and also contains links to pages of interest to art students and artists.

Asian Art and Culture

http://www.art.unt.edu/ntieva/artcurr/japan/

Provides resources and links on Asian artistic and cultural heritage with an emphasis on Japan.

Ask a Scientist or Engineer

http://www.nsf.gov/nstw_questions/start.htm

Provides answers to questions asked by "kids of all ages" during National Science and Technology Week in past years in a searchable database.

Ask an Astronaut

http://www.nss.org/askastro/

Users have the opportunity to question a featured astronaut about space missions. Provides information on the space program, biographical information on the astronauts, links to related information, and archives of past questions and answers.

Ask Dr. Physics

http://www.cord.edu/dept/physics/drphysics/

Provides a question-and-answer service for K-12 students in physical science with an archive of past questions and answers and links to related resources.

Ask ERIC

http://ericir.syr.edu/

Provides Internet access to all 16 subject-specific clearinghouses and other resources from the Educational Resources Information Center. Includes search capabilities and the opportunity to ask questions of experts.

Ask KC

http://www.ala.org/ICONN/AskKC.html

Provides free answers to research questions for K-12 students from volunteer school library media specialists, who are members of the American Association of School Librarians (AASL).

Athena, Earth and Space Science for K-12

http://athena.wednet.edu/

Provides educational resources on space, weather, Earth, and oceans.

Atlapedia Online

http://www.atlapedia.com/

Provides the online version of Atlapedia.

Aunt Annie's Craft Page(tm)

http://www.auntannie.com/

Contains hundreds of craft projects with an emphasis on learning, creativity, and problem solving with new projects added each month. Focus is for children, but adults will likely find the projects enjoyable also.

Australian A to Z Animal Archive

http://www.aaa.com.au/A_Z/

Contains information and pictures about the animals native to Australia.

Automotive Learning

http://www.innerbody.com/innerauto/index.html

Provides interactive educational resources on automotive topics for students and educators.

Background Notes from the US Department of State

http://www.tradecompass.com/library/dos/bnotes/

Provides factual information about various countries of the world.

Bad Science

http://www.ems.psu.edu/~fraser/BadScience.html

Provides resources to sensitize teachers and students to examples of the bad science often taught in schools, universities, and offered in popular articles and even textbooks.

Bagheera

http://www.bagheera.com/

Provides multimedia resources on endangered species.

Basic Spanish for the Virtual Student

http://www.umr.edu/~amigos/Virtual/

Provides Spanish lessons with nearly 60 modules and contains links to related resources.

Basket Math Interactive Learning

http://www.scienceacademy.com/tutor/

Provides interactive math practice.

Bat Thematic Unit

http://www.cccoe.k12.ca.us/bats/

Provides thematic resources and links on bats for students and teachers.

Betsy Ross

http://www.libertynet.org/iha/betsy/

Provides resources and links about Betsy Ross and the history of the United States flag.

Big Six and the Internet

http://www.clovisusd.k12.ca.us/dist/sites/inter-snd/alta/bigsix/B6INTRO.HTM

Provides a presentation on using the Big Six skills for harnessing the resources of the Internet, and contains links to related resources.

Bill Nye the Science Guy's Nye Labs Online

http://nyelabs.kcts.org/

Provides scientific information, instructions for experiments, and other items from the television show. Includes a daily demo of an experiment.

Biography for Kids

http://www.biography.com/watch/bio4kids/bio4kids.html

Provides biographical information on famous (and infamous) people, along with puzzles for guessing a famous personality born on a particular date.

Biography Maker

http://www.bham.wednet.edu/bio/biomaker.htm

Provides assistance to students in researching and writing biographies.

Bird, Birdwatching, and Birding Sites on the Internet

http://www.geocities.com/Yosemite/Trails/4511/

Contains links to resources about birds.

Birmingham Zoo - The Animal Omnibus

http://www.birminghamzoo.com/ao/

Contains links to animal information on the Internet for K-12 students and teachers. Also provides search capabilities.

BJ Pinchbeck's Homework Helper

http://tristate.pgh.net/~pinch13/

Contains links to sites for assisting children and teens with homework. From a 10-year-old, but has much for people of all ages.

Black History Activities

http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/BHM/AfroAm.html

Provides information, activities, and links on Black history.

Blue Web'n Applications Library

http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/bluewebn/

Provides links to lessons, activities, projects, resources, references, and tools for various subject areas. A gold mine for educators.

BRHS Information Retrievers

http://www.gwi.net/brhs/

Provides links to resources of interest to secondary school students and educators, using golden retrievers to point the way to the sites.

Brief Guide to State Facts

http://phoenix.ans.se/freeweb/holly/state.html

Provides basic information about the fifty states of the USA for students.

Bulfinch's Mythology

http://www.showgate.com/medea/bulfinch/welcome.html

Provides resources and links either from or expanding upon Bullfinch's Mythology.

Butterfly

http://mgfx.com/butterfly/

Provides resources and links on butterflies.

Calliope

http://www.starfishy.com/calliope/

Provides a forum for people of all ages to showcase their creative efforts.

Camelot Project

http://rodent.lib.rochester.edu/camelot/cphome.stm

Provides Arthurian texts, images, bibliographies, and basic information about the Camelot legends.

Canadian Heritage

http://www.pch.gc.ca/english.htm

Provides resources on Canadian history, heritage, tourist attractions, cultural and sporting events, and other related information.

Canadian Homeschool Resource Page - CHRP

http://www.flora.org/homeschool-ca/

Provides resources and links for families who home school.

Cartographic Images

http://www.iag.net/~jsiebold/carto.html

Provides resources and links pertaining to maps of the past.

Cats! Wild to Mild

http://www.lam.mus.ca.us/cats/encyclopedia/

Provides resources and links about both wild and domesticated cats.

CBC 4 Kids

http://www.cbc4kids.ca/norm-homepage.html

Provides sport and news information and thoroughly described and illustrated activities for children and teens from the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.

Chem 4 Kids

http://www.chem4kids.com/

Provides resources on chemistry for students and educators.

Chem Team

http://dbhs.wvusd.k12.ca.us/ChemTeamIndex.html

Provides resources and links for high school and advanced placement chemistry students and educators.

Children, Media, and the World Wide Web

http://interact.uoregon.edu/MediaLit/FA/MLChildren.html

Provides links to sites for children and youth, both educational and entertainment.

Children's Butterfly Site

http://www.mesc.nbs.gov/Butterfly.html

Provides information, pictures, activities, and links on butterflies.

Children's Museum of Indianapolis

http://www.a1.com/children/home.html

Includes online exhibits and coordinating activities. Motto is "where children grow up and adults don't have to."

Children's Pages at WombatNet

http://www.batnet.com/wombat/children.html

Provides links to sites of interest to children and teens, primarily educational.

Children's Television Workshop

http://www.ctw.org/

Produced by the makers of Sesame Street. Provides activities for children and useful information for parents and teachers.

Chronic Illness, Children, Health Education

http://funrsc.fairfield.edu/~jfleitas/contents.html

Provides educational resources to aid in the understanding of chronic illness and other medical problems in the schools and beyond.

Civil War

http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Delphi/4393/civilwar.html

Contains annotated links to resources on the Civil War and nineteenth century US history.

Civil War Archive

http://www.civilwararchive.com/intro.htm

Provides resources and links on the Civil War.

Civil War Poetry and Music

http://www.erols.com/kfraser/

Provides information about and examples of the poems and songs of the Civil War.

Cliche Finder

http://www.westegg.com/cliche/

Provides access to more than 2000 cliches via a searchable database, plus links to related resources.

Club Girl Tech

http://www.girltech.com/index_home.html

Provides resources and links to encourage girls to become more technologically literate.

Common Errors in English

http://www.wsu.edu:8080/~brians/errors/errors.html

Provides resources and links on common errors in grammar and spelling.

Composer Data

http://www.classical.net/~music/composer/top.html

Contains links to resources on composers and their works.

Crayola * Art Education

http://www.crayola.com/art_education/

Provides instructions for art activities and gives hints on art techniques.

Creative Activities

http://www.uwm.edu/People/marti/activ.html

Provides a variety of activities designed to encourage creativity. Part of my own Serendipity: A Course in Creative Thinking.

Creative Thinking Strategies

http://www.uwm.edu/People/marti/strat.html

Provides a variety of strategies to encourage creative thinking. Part of my own Serendipity: A Course in Creative Thinking.

Creativity Web

http://www.ozemail.com/~caveman/Creative/

Provides resources and links to aid in developing creativity and innovation.

Cyber Tiger

http://207.24.89.70/features/97/tigers/maina.html

Provides an interactive story from National Geographic wherein children act as zookeepers in charge of having a Siberian tiger transferred to their zoo.

Cybrary of the Holocaust

http://remember.org/

Provides information, lesson plans, and links about the Holocaust, including the entire text of books for children and adults on the topic.

Dave's ESL Cafe

http://www.eslcafe.com/

Provides resources on English as a Second Language.

Dave's Math Tables

http://www.sisweb.com/math/tables.htm

Provides math tables of all types from basic addition and multiplication tables to advanced trigonometry and calculus tables.

Desert Life

http://www.desertusa.com/life.html

Provides information about the plant and animal life of the southwestern deserts in the United States.

Desert Theme

http://www.siec.k12.in.us/~phale/desert.htm

Provides educational resources and links on deserts.

 

Dinosaur Eggs

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/modules/dino_eggs/index.html

From National Geographic. Provides a behind-the-scenes look as scientists study fossilized dinosaur eggs and reveal the embryos.

 

Dinosauria On-Line

http://www.dinosauria.com/

Provides resources and links for people interested in dinosaurs and paleontology.

 

Discover Learning

http://www.bc.sympatico.ca/learning/

Provides educational resources and links for students, teachers, and parents.

 

Discoverers Web

http://www.win.tue.nl/cs/fm/engels/discovery/index.html

Contains links to resources about voyages of discovery and exploration throughout history.

 

Discovery Channel Online

http://www.discovery.com/

Includes many resources for teachers and students, particularly resources for programs found on the Discovery Channel, the Learning Channel, and Animal Planet.

 

Dr. Rabbit's No Cavities Clubhouse

http://www.colgate.com/Kids-world/main.cgi

Provides activities and information for kids from Colgate-Palmolive.

 

Dole 5 A Day - Nutrition Education for Kids, Teachers and Parents

http://www.dole5aday.com/

Provides information and activities on nutrition.

 

E-Conflict

http://www.emulateme.com/

Provides resources about the nations of the world, including national anthems, maps, and flags.

 

E-Patrol

http://www.sprint.com/epatrol/

Provides educational resources and links on endangered species and other environmental issues.

 

Eddy the Eco-Dog®

http://www.eddytheeco-dog.com/

Provides ecological resources via a surfing cartoon canine.

 

Education Resources

http://www.educationindex.com/education_resources.html

Contains links to educational sites by topic for educators and students.

 

Education World Awards

http://www.education-world.com/awards/

Reviews 20 of the best education sites each month. Also provides search capabilities to all sites in their database.

 

Educational Activities at the Space Telescope Science Institute

http://oposite.stsci.edu/pubinfo/edugroup/educational-activities.html

Provides educational resources on astronomy and related subjects.

 

Educational Hotlists from the Franklin Institute

http://sln.fi.edu/tfi/hotlists/hotlists.html

Contains links to resources in a variety of categories.

 

Educational Launch Pad

http://serv2.fwi.com/~woliver/index.html

Contains links to resources for educators and students related to K-12 education.

 

Educational Resources

http://www.ed.gov/EdRes/index.html

Contains links to educational resources found useful by staff of the US Department of Education.

 

Educational Resources

http://www.cyberkids.com/Launchpad/BannerPages/Resources.html

Provides links for educators and students to educational resources.

 

Educational Resources Online

http://www.educ.iastate.edu/students/eronline/

Contains links to educational resources of all types, including K-12. Universities, and distance education.

 

Educator's Toolkit

http://www.eagle.ca/~matink/

Provides resources and links for educators, students, and parents.

 

Edusites

http://www.icenter.net/~constant/ray.htm

Contains links to sites of interest to educators, parents, and students.

 

Eduzone - Links

http://207.94.19.51/Links/links.htm

Contains reviewed links to resources for K-12 students and educators.

 

Egyptian Mysteries Scavenger Hunt

http://www.crcssb.edu.on.ca:1080/~red/htm/egypt.htm

Provides a scavenger hunt for information on ancient Egypt.

 

Electronic Zoo

http://netvet.wustl.edu/e-zoo.htm

Contains links to many types of animal resources. Created by a veterinarian.

 

Elizabethan Costuming

http://www.dnaco.net/~aleed/corsets/general.html

Provides information on clothing from the Elizabethan period, including directions on how to make various costume items.

 

Encyclopedia from Electric Library

http://www.encyclopedia.com/

Provides a free online encyclopedia from the makers of Electric Library.

 

Endangered Species

http://www.fws.gov/~r9endspp/endspp.html

Provides information about endangered species in the United States.

 

 Endangered Species in the National Parks

http://www.aqd.nps.gov/natnet/wv/es.htm

Provides information about endangered species in the National Parks.

 

Environmental Education

http://www.blm.gov/education/education.html

Provides resources and links, plus information on volunteer opportunities, on environmental education.

 

ESL

http://www.lang.uiuc.edu/r-li5/esl/

Provides resources and links for teaching and learning English as a second language.

 

Expedition : Endangered!

http://www.amnh.org/Exhibition/Expedition/Endangered/index.html

Provides educational resources and links on endangered species from the American Museum of Natural History.

 

Exploration Network

http://www.exn.net/

Provides resources on science, technology, nature and adventure from the Discovery Channel of Canada.

 

Exploratorium Science Snacks

http://www.exploratorium.edu/snacks/index.html

Provides instructions for making dozens of science exhibits, many of which would be well-suited to science fair projects.

 

Explore the Fantastic Forest

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/modules/forest/

From National Geographic. Provides a multimedia experience exploring a variety of habitats.

 

Explorer

http://unite.ukans.edu/

Provides resources and links for K-12 math and science education.

 

Explorers Club

http://www.epa.gov/kids/

Provides environmental information, activities, and links for children and teens from the Environmental Protection Agency.

 

Explorers of the World

http://www.bham.wednet.edu/explore.htm

Provides resources and links on explorers of the world, whether land, air, or sea, or via ideas or art.

 

Exploring Ancient World Cultures

http://eawc.evansville.edu/

Provides an interactive Internet textbook on exploring ancient world cultures, suitable for high school and college students.

 

Exploring Leonardo

http://www.mos.org/sln/Leonardo/

Provides information, activities, and links on Leonardo da Vinci for students.

 

Explorit Science Center

http://www.dcn.davis.ca.us/~explorit/

Provides hands-on activities in science.

 

EXPO Ticket Office

http://sunsite.unc.edu/expo/ticket_office.html

Provides electronic expositions on several topics of interest to students.

 

Favorite Web Sites for K-12 Students

http://www.ala.org/ICONN/kcfavorites.html

Contains links to useful educational resources selected by Kids Connect volunteers.

 

Federal Resources for Educational Excellence

http://www.ed.gov/free/

Provides educational resources and links for educators, parents, and students from the US federal government.

 

Fifty States & Capitals

http://www.50states.com/

Provides information and links about the states and capitols of the United States.

 

Filamentality

http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/fil/

Provides resources for using the Internet for educational purposes with special sections for students and educators.

 

Final Bell - Play the Market

http://www.sandbox.net/finalbell/pub-doc/home.html

Provides a stock market simulation and other resources on investments for students.

 

Flash Cards for Kids

http://www.wwinfo.com/edu/flash.html

Provides the opportunity for students to practice addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division skills.

 

Florida Museum of Natural History

http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/

Provides resources about plants, animals, dinosaurs, and other topics related to natural history.

 

Focusing on Words

http://www.wordfocus.com/

Provides resources for increasing vocabulary and understanding word origins and usage.

 

Forvm Romanvm- exploring an ancient market place

http://library.advanced.org/11402/

Provides resources on ancient Roman history. Created by students for students.

 

Frank Potter's Science Gems

http://www-sci.lib.uci.edu/SEP/SEP.html

Contains links to resources in science and mathematics.

 

Franklin Institute Science Museum

http://sln.fi.edu/

Provides educational resources, hands-on activities, and links to scientific information and activities.

 

Free Online Language Courses

http://rivendel.com/%7Eric/resources/course.html

Contains links to resources for learning dozens of languages, reference sources, and foreign language chats.

 

Frequently Asked Reference Questions

http://www.ipl.org/ref/QUE/FARQ/FARQ.html

Provides answers to questions frequently asked of reference librarians.

 

Frizzy University Network (FUN)

http://thecity.sfsu.edu/~funweb/

Provides an open forum for students of English as a Second Language to practice their skills without pressure, and also contains links to helpful resources.

 

Funderstanding's Adventures in Learning

http://www.funderstanding.com/

Provides resources and links on learning theories and their application for educators and students.

 

Future Problem Solving Program

http://www.fpsp.org/

Provides resources and links about the future problem solving program.

 

Galileo Project

http://es.rice.edu/ES/humsoc/Galileo/

Provides educational resources and links about Galileo Galilei and the science of his time.

 

Gallery of Achievement

http://www.achievement.org/galleryachieve.html

Provides educational resources on people who have achieved great things in a variety of fields, plus information on personality traits that have influenced these achievements.

 

Gander Academy's Theme-Related Resources on the World Wide Web

http://www.stemnet.nf.ca/CITE/themes.html

Contains categorized, primarily educational resources for K-12 educators and students.

 

Gateway to Art History

http://www.harbrace.com/art/gardner/ARTHIntroPage.html

Provides resources and links for art history.

 

Geography World

http://members.aol.com/bowermanb/101.html

Contains links to educational resources in geography.

 

Global Access to Educational Sources (GATES)

http://www.cl.ais.net/jkasper/

Contains links to assist Middle School students with research papers and other projects.

 

Global School Net Foundation Home Page

http://www.gsn.org/

Has a mission to link children and schools from throughout the world. Contains resources and links of particular interest to educators and students.

 

Glossary of Mathematical Mistakes

http://www.psn.net/~xocxoc/math/glmaterr.htm

Provides descriptions and examples of common mathematical mistakes made by the media, advertisers, politicians, and other non-math people.

 

Grammar Now

http://www.grammarnow.com/

Provides answers to grammar, usage, composition, editing, and proofreading questions via e-mail, and contains links to grammar resources.

 

Granny's Kitchen

http://www.rmplc.co.uk/eduweb/sites/chatback/grannys/index.html

Provides an interactive forum for examining the food preferences of today's children and communicating with senior citizens about food-related items from the past.

 

Graphic Organizer

http://www.graphic.org/

Provides resources and links on using graphic organizers, concept maps, and visual tools.

 

Graphic Organizers

http://www.ncrel.org/sdrs/areas/issues/students/learning/lr1grorg.htm

Provides descriptions and examples of various types of graphic organizers used to gather, organize, and understand information.

 

Great Plant Escape

http://www.aces.uiuc.edu/%7euplink/gpe/

Provides a multimedia presentation for fifth and sixth grade students on unlocking the mysteries of plant life.

 

Greatest Painters on the Web

http://kultur-online.com/greatest/

Contains links to the art and biographies of several famous artists.

 

Guide to Australia

http://www.csu.edu.au/australia/index.html

Provides resources and links about Australia for K-12 students.

 

Guide to Philosophy on the Internet

http://www.earlham.edu/suber/philinks.htm

Contains links to sites about philosophy. Recommended sites are marked with a red star. Also provides search capabilities.

 

Hands On Children's Museum

http://www.wln.com/~deltapac/hocm.html

Provides information and activities for children in elementary school and preschool.

 

Hatching Emus

http://www.siec.k12.in.us/~west/proj/emu/

Provides resources and links from a second grade class which incubated emu eggs.

 

Heinemann

http://www.reedbooks.com.au/heinemann/index.html

Provides resources and links for students and educators.

 

High School Central

http://www.sftoday.com/enn2/hscentral.htm

Provides resources and links of interest to teens.

 

High School Team Debate

http://cmsu2.cmsu.edu/%7Emxs31840/team.htm

Provides resources and links for members of high school debating teams on the current year's resolution.

 

Historic Audio Archives

http://www.webcorp.com/sounds/

Provides recordings of famous speeches.

 

History Channel

http://www.historychannel.com/index2.html

Provides resources and links on history, including study guides for programs viewed on the History Channel.

 

History House

http://www.historyhouse.com/

Provides information about some of the more unusual things that have occurred in the history of the world.

 

History Internet Timeline ... The History Beat

http://home.sprynet.com/sprynet/keithco/history.htm

Contains links to timelines and other resources about history.

 

History of the Cherokee

http://pages.tca.net/martikw/

Provides resources and links about the Cherokee people and other Native Americans.

 

Home Education

http://www.teelfamily.com/education/

Provides resources and links for homeschooling.

 

Home Schooling Daily

http://www.infinet.com/~baugust/

Provides resources and links of interest to home schoolers and other students and educators.

 

Homeschool World

http://www.home-school.com/

Provides resources on homeschooling.

 

Homeschooler's Curriculum Swap

http://theswap.com/

Provides a service for homeschooling families to swap curriculum materials, and also contains links to homeschooling resources.

 

Homeschooling Information and Resource Pages

http://www.home-ed-press.com/

Provides resources and links on homeschooling.

 

Homeschooling Zone

http://www.caro.net/~joespa/E_homskl.htm#toc

Provides resources and links on homeschooling, special needs, parenting, and other areas of interest in K-12 education.

 

Homework Heaven

http://www.homeworkheaven.com/

Contains links to over 300,000 categorized resources on a variety of educational topics.

 

Homework Help

http://trfn.clpgh.org/Education/K12/homework/

Contains links to help K-12 students with research and other school projects.

 

Homework Help

http://www.startribune.com/stonline/html/special/homework/

Provides assistance with homework via volunteer educators.

 

Homework Helper

http://www.homeworkhelper.com/

Provides help with homework by using the Electric Library to search for answers to students' questions.

 

Homework Helper: Ask the Experts

http://www.refdesk.com/expert.html

Contains links to a variety of sites where students can ask experts questions on many topics.

 

HotList of K-12 Internet School Sites

http://www.gsn.org/hotlist/index.html

Contains links to school sites throughout the United States.

 

Human Anatomy

http://www.innerbody.com/indexbody.html

Provides interactive, educational resources on human anatomy.

 

Incredible Art Department

http://www.artswire.org/kenroar/

Provides resources and links of interest to artists, art teachers, and students.

 

Indian Pride

http://www.creighton.edu/~prelude/india/

Provides resources and links about the history and culture of India.

 

Info Zone: Research Skills Area

http://www.mbnet.mb.ca/~mstimson/

Provides information and links to aid students in the research process.

 

Insect Recipes

http://www.ent.iastate.edu/Misc/InsectsAsFood.html

Provides recipes with insects as a major ingredient.

 

Interactive World Fact Book

http://www.theodora.com/wfb/abc_world_fact_book.html

Provides maps, flags, and a variety of information about the countries of the world.

 

InterFACE (Internet Fractal and Chaos Education) Project

http://library.advanced.org/11679/cgi-bin/hpagetf.cgi

Provides information and activities on fractals and chaos theory translated into several languages.

 

Internet Encyclopedia

http://clever.net/cam/encyclopedia.html

Contains links to reference information available on the Internet via a MacroReference for large areas of knowledge and a MicroReference for more specific information.

 

Internet Sources for Education

http://www.hamline.edu/library/bush/subjects/secondary_education.html

Contains links to educational resources.

 

Investing For Kids

http://tqd.advanced.org/3096/index.htm

Provides educational resources on stocks, bonds, mutual funds, and other topics related to finances and investments.

 

IPL Youth Division

http://www.ipl.org/youth/

The division of the Internet Public Library devoted to resources for children, youth, and K-12 educators.

 

Jaguar's Rainforest Adventure

http://www.jaglair.com/rain/jag-rain.htm

Provides multimedia resources on the Amazon rainforest and contains links to related resources.

 

Jardin Mundial Kindergarten

http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Acropolis/4616/index.html

Provides bilingual [English/Spanish] resources for early learning.

 

Jennifer's language page

http://www.elite.net/~runner/jennifers/

Provides translations of many common phrases into different languages, and gives links to similar resources.

 

Jon's Homeschool Resource Page

http://www.midnightbeach.com/hs/

Provides resources and links on homeschooling.

 

Just For Middle School Kids

http://www.westnet.com/~rickd/Kids.html

Contains links to sites, primarily educational, of interest to preteens and young teens.

 

K-12 Schools on the Web

http://www.tenet.edu/education/k_12states.html

Contains links to state education departments and home pages for various school districts.

 

Kaleidoscapes

http://www.kaleidoscapes.com/

Provides resources and links of interest to families who are homeschooling and also to those involved in K-12 education.

 

Kamkids

http://www.informns.k12.mn.us/kamkids/

Provides educational resources from a class in Kamchatka, Russia.

 

Kaplan Educational Centers

http://www.kaplan.com/

Provides resources and links for K-12, college, and post-graduate education.

 

Kid Info

http://www.kidinfo.com/

Created by fourth and fifth grade students, contains links to educational resources of interest to children, teens, and educators.

 

Kids' Action

http://www.ran.org/ran/kids_action/index.html

Provides resources about the rainforest, including ideas of ways students can help.

 

Kids Food Cyber Club

http://www.kidsfood.org/

Provides resources on nutrition for children and teens, and has related sections

available for parents and educators.

 

K.I.D.S. [Kids Identifying and Reporting Sites] Report

http://wwwscout.cs.wisc.edu/scout/KIDS/index.html

Provides reviews of Internet resources from students in K-12 school districts.

 

Kids Korner

http://www.publib.nf.ca/kids/

Provides a variety of resources for children, teens, and those who work with them.

 

Kids Web - A World Wide Web Digital Library for Schoolkids

http://www.npac.syr.edu:80/textbook/kidsweb/

Contains links to resources on a variety of topics for K-12 students.

 

Kids Web Japan

http://www.jinjapan.org/kidsweb/index.html

Provides information about life in Japan and links to related resources.

 

Kinder Art

http://www.bconnex.net/~jarea/lessons.htm

Provides activities, tips, and other resources and links on creating art, particularly for elementary school students and teachers.

 

Knowledge Adventure

http://www.adventure.com/

Provides information, activities, and games for Pre-K to elementary school age children, coordinating with the Jump Start series of software.

 

Knowledge Adventure Encyclopedia

http://www.adventure.com/encyclopedia/

Provides the online version of the Random House Kids' Encyclopedia.

 

Language Arts Website for Middle School Students

http://www-personal.umd.umich.edu/~jobrown/la.html

Provides links to language arts related sites with suggested activities to go along with each site.

 

Language Info Zone

http://www.m-w.com/info/info.htm

Provides a collection of on-line resources to help you track down definitions, spellings, pronunciations, synonyms, vocabulary exercises, and other key facts about words and language.

 

Latin American Network Information Center (LANIC)

http://www.lanic.utexas.edu/la/region/k-12/

Contains links to resources for K-12 students and teachers on Latin American topics.

 

Learner Online -- Exhibits Collection

http://www.learner.org/exhibits/

Provides interactive educational projects on a selected topic for the month with related links; archives to past projects are also available.

 

Learner Support

http://node.on.ca/support/

Provides resources and links for students including reference sources, study aids, and technology assistance.

 

Learning in Motion's Top Ten List

http://www.learn.motion.com/lim/links/linkmain

Provides a monthly list of ten web resources found most useful for students and educators.

 

Learning Japanese

http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~tx2h-mtok/jalearn.html

Contains links to resources for learning the Japanese language for English-speaking people.

 

Learning Page of the Library of Congress

http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/ndlpedu/

Provides educational resource from the Library of Congress.

 

Let's Go Around the World

http://www.ccph.com/

Provides resources for elementary and middle school students and educators about Africa and the Amazon rain forests.

 

Left-Handed

http://www.rosemarywest.com/left/

Provides biographies of famous left-handed people, and other related information.

 

Librarian's Information Network for Essential Curriculum

http://www.bcpl.lib.md.us/centers/education/LibraryWeb/index.html

Contains links to educational resources, divided first by grade level, and then by subject.

 

Library in the Sky for Students

http://www.nwrel.org/sky/student.html

Provides links organized by topic to educational and entertainment resources. Also has search capabilities.

 

Links To The Past

http://pw2.netcom.com/~giardina/links.html

Provides educational resources and links on European history.

 

Little Explorers

http://www.EnchantedLearning.com/Dictionary.html

Provides a picture dictionary for preschoolers and elementary school children. Also has links to related resources for most dictionary entries.

 

Look, Learn and Do

http://www.looklearnanddo.com/

Provides hands-on activities, history lessons, and online books for children.

 

Loreto Web

http://www.uq.edu.au/~zzloreto/library.htm

Provides information on using the Internet and links of interest to educators and students.

 

MAD Scientist Network

http://medinfo.wustl.edu/~ysp/MSN/

Provides instructions for experiments, the opportunity to ask questions of scientists, and links to related resources.

 

Marine Institute's Navigatable Education Topics for K-12

http://www.ifmt.nf.ca/minet.htm

Provides educational resources and links on marine and oceanography topics.

 

Martindale's 'The Reference Desk'

http://www-sci.lib.uci.edu/HSG/Ref.html

Provides resources and links to information on a wide variety of topics.

 

Math Parent Handbook

http://www.hmco.com/school/math/res/parentbk/

Provides information and activities parents can use to assist their children in learning mathematics.

 

Math Website for Middle School Students

http://www-personal.umd.umich.edu/~jobrown/math.html

Provides resources and links for middle school math students and educators.

 

Mathematical Snippets

http://scidiv.bcc.ctc.edu/Math/MathSnips.html

Provides descriptions of important mathematical concepts and contains links to other resources in mathematics.

 

Measure 4 Measure

http://www.wolinskyweb.com/measure.htm

Contains links to interactive sites that calculate, estimate, evaluate, and translate.

 

Mega-Mathematics

http://www.cs.uidaho.edu/~casey931/mega-math/

Provides math activities and games.

 

Memories Project

http://www.rmplc.co.uk/eduweb/sites/chatback/memories.html

Provides true stories from people who lived through World War Two in the 1940s shared to ensure that younger generations will understand what occurred. Also provides a mailing list on the same topic.

 

Micke Grove Zoo

http://www.mgzoo.com/

Provides educational resources about animals found at the zoo.

 

Millard Central Middle School Pathfinders

http://www.esu3.k12.ne.us/districts/millard/centmidd/vertlib/path.html

Contains links to resources on topics commonly studied in middle school.

 

Mind Games

http://www.q-net.net.au/~gihan/mindgames/

Provides a series of exercises designed to expand creative thinking skills.

 

Mrs. Beachy's Advanced Composition

http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Delphi/6655/

Provides resources to assist students in writing a variety of types of essays.

 

Mission Critical

http://arachne.sjsu.edu/depts/itl/index.html

Provides an interactive tutorial on critical thinking.

 

Mission Mars

http://library.advanced.org/10274/

Provides the views of an imaginative group of students about what a colony on Mars in the year 2050 might be like. Also has activities that can be done in the classroom.

 

Missouri Botanical Gardens - Biomes

http://www.mobot.org/MBGnet/

Provides educational resources about a variety of habitats (rainforests, tundra, etc.).

 

Mr. Warner's Cool Science

http://home.unicom.net/~warnerr/

Provides resources and links on science and other subjects for students and teachers.

 

Monarch Watch

http://www.MonarchWatch.org/

Provides information, images, classroom activities, and links on monarch butterflies and related topics.

 

Montessori

http://www.montessori.org/

Provides resources and links on Montessori education.

 

Multicultural Curriculum Resources

http://www.wmht.org/trail/explor02.htm

Contains links to multicultural resources for students, educators, and travelers.

 

Music 101

http://www.music101.com/

Provides interactive courses on music theory, applied music (currently guitar and drums, but others are scheduled to be added), and related links.

 

Mythology on the Web

http://www.unm.edu/~rkoshak/

Contains annotated links to resources on myths and legends.

 

NASA

http://www.nasa.gov/

Provides information and visuals from NASA, including a guided tour of the space flight centers.

 

National Air and Space Museum

http://www.nasm.edu/

Provides resources and links on aviation, space flight, and astronomy.

 

National Audubon Society

http://audubon.org/

Provides information and links on birds and other animals.

 

National First Ladies Library

http://www.firstladies.org/

Provides resources and links about the First Ladies of the United States.

 

National Flags

http://155.187.10.12/flags/nation-flags.html

Provides images of flags from around the world.

 

National History Day 1998

http://www.thehistorynet.com/NationalHistoryDay/index.html

Provides resources and links on United States history.

 

National Inventors Hall of Fame

http://invent.nforce.com/book/

Provides information of inventors and their inventions. Also has search capabilities.

 

National Trust Kids' Site

http://www.trustkids.org/

Provides information and activities on United States history for children.

 

National Urban League

http://www.nul.org/

Provides resources and links on African American issues.

 

National Wildlife Federation

http://www.nwf.org/nwf/index.html

Provides information, activities, and articles from the magazines from the National Wildlife Federation.

 

National Zoological Park

http://www.si.edu/organiza/museums/zoo/start.htm

Provides information, photos, and sounds of animals.

 

Native American Resources on the Internet

http://hanksville.phast.umass.edu/misc/naresources.html

Contains links to Native American resources.

 

Native American Technology and Art

http://www.lib.uconn.edu/NativeTech/

Provides information and links about Native American arts and technology.

 

Neuroscience for Kids

http://weber.u.washington.edu/~chudler/neurok.html

Provides resources and links on the nervous system for educators and students from K-12.

 

New Scientist Planet Science: The Last Word Science Questions and Answers

http://www.last-word.com/

Provides questions and answers about scientific phenomena.

 

News Wave Canada

http://home.on.rogers.wave.ca/eliza/newswave/

Provides resources and links, both educational and entertaining, for children and teens put together by students in a gifted and talented class.

 

Newton's Apple

http://ericir.syr.edu/Projects/Newton/

Provides scientific information and experiments from the television program.

 

Nine Planets

http://seds.lpl.arizona.edu/billa/tnp/nineplanets.html

Provides a multimedia guide to the solar system.

 

Nobel Prize Internet Archive

http://www.almaz.com/index.html

Provides resources on winners in all Nobel Prize categories, and also includes special features for students.

 

Nom de Guerre

http://www.walshnet.com/walshnet/punster/realname.htm

Provides the real names, pseudonyms, and aliases of thousands of famous people through the ages.

 

Odyssey of the Mind

http://www.odyssey.org/

Provides information about the Odyssey of the Mind program, including the problems students are given to explore.

 

On-Book: Introduction to Literature Study

http://www.uwm.edu/People/jat/

Provides resources and links for high school and college students on literature and writing.

 

On-Line Exhibits

http://www.fmnh.org/exhibits/web_exhibits.htm

Provides multimedia online exhibits from the Field Museum in Chicago.

 

One House School Room

http://www.wavefront.com/~nelson/homeschl.htm

Provides resources and links on homeschooling, preschool, and learning styles.

 

Online Map Creation

http://www.aquarius.geomar.de/omc/

Allows users to draw interactive maps to their specifications.

 

Online Newspapers

http://www.ipl.org/reading/news/

Contains links to newspapers from around the world.

 

Oregon Trail Information Center

http://www.gsn.org/~jmeckel/oregon.html

Provides links to resources on the Oregon Trail.

 

Ornithology

http://mgfx.com/bird/

Provides resources and links on birds.

 

Oz Kidz Internaut Cyber Centre

http://www.gil.com.au/ozkidz/

Provides resources for education and entertainment from Australia.

 

Peace in All Languages

http://www.universe.digex.net/~kkhan/peace_page.html

Provides translations for the word "peace" in dozens of languages, and also contains links to resources about each of the languages translated.

 

Perpetual Preschool

http://members.aol.com/aactchrday/index.html

Provides resources aimed at preschool teachers, much of which is also of interest to parents of young children.

 

Peterson Online

http://www.petersononline.com/

Provides resources and links on birds, including special pages for kids, from the publishers of Roger Tory Peterson's bird books.

 

Peterson's Education & Career Center

http://www.petersons.com/

Provides educational resources and links, including a guide to colleges and universities.

 

Philosophers

http://www.arrowweb.com/philo/NonFPers.htm

Contains links to resources on various philosophers.

 

Photo Share

http://fs04.ael5.ocps.k12.fl.us/photoshare/

Provides access to photographic images that students and teachers may use free of charge in educational projects.

 

Pitsco's Ask an Expert

http://www.askanexpert.com/askanexpert/

Provides access to information from experts in a variety of fields. Experts volunteer their time to answer questions. Links to resources in various categories are also provided.

 

Planet Keepers' Greatest Hits

http://www.ecofuture.org/ecofuture/pk/

Provides projects, ideas, and links for environmental issues.

 

Pleasant Grove Learning Links

http://www.gsh.org/schools/USA/GA/PGE5061/Lrn_linx.htm

Contains links of interest to elementary school students and teachers.

 

Political Resources on the Net

http://www.agora.stm.it/politic/

Contains links to political resources throughout the world, sorted by country.

 

Presidents of the United States

http://www.ipl.org/ref/POTUS/

Provides information and links about the Presidents of the United States and related historical resources.

 

Project Teach - Links

http://www.peekaboo.net/homeschool/links.html

Contains links geared towards homeschoolers, primarily in the areas of education and Christianity.

 

Pueblo Cultural Center

http://hanksville.phast.umass.edu/defs/independent/PCC/PCC.html

Provides information about the Pueblo people.

 

Rainforest Action Network

http://www.wideopen.igc.apc.org/ran/index.html

Provides information about the rainforests, problems they are encountering, and what people can do to help. Also has activities for children and teens.

 

Reader's Theater Editions

http://www.aaronshep.com/rt/RTE.html

Provides scripts for readers theater performances.

 

Reader's Theatre Online Canada

http://www.loiswalker.com/catalog/index.html

Provides reader's theater scripts, resources, and links for use in K-12 education.

 

Reeko's Mad Scientist Lab

http://www.flash.net/~spartech/ReekoScience/ReekoIndex.htm

Provides illustrated instructions for a variety of science experiments.

 

Reference

http://www.albany.edu/library/virtual/reference/index.html

Contains links to reference resources in a variety of categories.

 

Reference Sources

http://styx.ios.com/~saroldi/researchlinks.html

Contains links useful in assisting with research projects and other homework assignments for elementary school students.

 

Research-It! - Your one-stop reference desk

http://www.itools.com/research-it/

Provides a variety of reference and research tools.

 

Research Paper

http://www.researchpaper.com/

Provides resources and links that may assist students in researching and writing papers for classes.

 

Revolutionary War

http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Delphi/4393/rev_war.html

Contains annotated links to resources on the Revolutionary War and colonial American history.

 

Rhyming dictionary

http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~dougb/rhyme.html

Provides rhyming words via a searchable database.

 

Rockbridge County High School Library

http://www.rcs.rang.k12.va.us/SCHOOLS/RCHS/Library/RCHSLIB.htm

Provides resources and links in a variety of categories, particularly useful to secondary students and educators.

 

Running the Nile

http://www.adventureonline.com/nile/index.html

Provides resources and links about the Nile river for K-12 students.

 

San Diego Zoo Intern Quest

http://edweb.sdsu.edu/edfirst/sandiegozoo/quest2.html

Provides educational resources from the San Diego Zoo's internship program for high school students.

 

San Diego Zoo - Zoological Society

http://www.sandiegozoo.org/

Provides information, pictures, educational resources, and games from the San Diego Zoo.

 

Schoolwork

http://www.schoolwork.org/

Contains links to categorized resources useful to students.

 

Science Experiments

http://www.discovery-school.org/science.html

Contains links to dozens of science experiments and related resources, some of which can be done while sitting at your computer.

 

Science Experiments You Can Do

http://www.west.net/~science/expindx.htm

Provides instructions for a variety of science experiments.

 

Sciences Explorer

http://library.advanced.org/11771/english/hi/

Provides interactive activities in math and science.

 

Science Internet Web Links ... The Science Beat

http://home.sprynet.com/sprynet/keithco/science.htm

Contains links to scientific resources in a variety of categories.

 

Science Odyssey

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aso/

Provides educational resources and links on science coordinating with the PBS series.

 

Science Scavenger Hunt

http://www.ced.appstate.edu/whs/goals2000/projects/97/karla/karla.htm

Provides a list of scientific questions for students to answer via selected Internet sites.

 

Science Web

http://scienceweb.dao.nrc.ca/default.htm

Provides scientific information, teacher resources, special features, and links to related resources.

 

Scripps Howard National Spelling Bee

http://www.spellingbee.com/

Provides information about the national spelling bee, and also provides tips for improving spelling skills.

 

Scriptito's place

http://members.aol.com/vangarnews/scriptito.html

Provides creative writing resources and links and a forum for children and teens to publish their work in a book for contest winners.

 

Seeing, Hearing and Smelling the World

http://www.hhmi.org/senses/

Provides resources and links about the five senses.

 

Serendipity: A Course in Creativity

http://www.uwm.edu/People/marti/index.html

Provides an online course on creativity with resources and links for developing creative thinking skills and activities in writing, visual arts, crafts, music, movement, and drama. This is my own website, so I would love to hear what you think.

 

Sir Clisto Seversword's Tome of Adventure and Knowledge

http://www.execpc.com/~clisto/clisto.html

Provides resources and links on the Medieval and Renaissance eras.

 

Sites Alive

http://www.sitesalive.com/

Provides virtual fieldtrips for K-12 students.

 

Sixth Grade Brain Bank

http://www.zygomedia.com/61wc/

Contains links to educational resources, selected by a sixth grade boy.

 

Slave Narratives

http://vi.uh.edu/pages/mintz/primary.htm

Provides excerpts from the narratives of slaves in early United States history.

 

Smoky Bay School

http://www.xyz.net/~smokybay/

Provides resources and links on alternative education.

 

SNOW Kids

http://snow.utoronto.ca/snowkids/index.html

Provides primarily educational resources for children.

 

So You Want To Make A Car

http://www.ipl.org/webink/autotour/

Provides a virtual tour of an auto plant for children with links to other automotive resources.

 

Sounds of the World's Animals

http://www.georgetown.edu/cball/animals/animals.html

Provides sound files for a variety of animals and tells how people express those sounds in several languages. Also contains links to language resources.

 

Sport! Science@The Exploratorium

http://www.exploratorium.edu/sports/

Provides information and activities combining science with sports.

 

Star Child: A learning center for young astronomers

http://heasarc.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/

Provides information and activities on astronomy.

 

Star Journey

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/features/97/stars/index.html

Provides a star chart with overlays from the Hubble Space Telescope, images of the telescope itself, and other information on astronomy.

 

Starmaps

http://www.clark.net/pub/nyrath/starmap.html

Provides astronomy and science fiction resources and links.

 

Star - Student and Teacher Art Resources

http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Acropolis/2454/index.html

Provides resources and links in art education.

 

Stony Point South

http://www.spsouth.com/spsmenu98.htm

Provides multimedia resources and links for elementary school students and educators.

 

Strange Laws

http://www.wj.net/rborek/strange.html

A list of some of the strangest laws in the United States.

 

Street Cents Online

http://www.halifax.cbc.ca/streetcents/

Provides consumer information and forums for teens from the award winning Canadian television program.

 

Student House

http://dspace.dial.pipex.com/kwong/study/index.shtml

Provides study tips, stress management tips, humor, and other resources for high school and college students.

 

Study, Research & Writing Skills Page

http://www.uark.edu/depts/comminfo/www/study.html

Contains links to assist students in developing good study, research and writing skills.

 

Surf Report

http://www.wecb.org/edu/resource/surf.htm

Provides reviews of web sites on a different topic or curriculum area each month for educators, and has an archive of previous months' recommendations.

 

Surfing the Net with Kids

http://www.surfnetkids.com/index.html

Contains links with reviews to educational resources.

 

Symmetry and Pattern: The Art of Oriental Carpets

http://forum.swarthmore.edu/geometry/rugs/

Provides resources useful in both art and math education.

 

Think Quest Internet Contest (1998)

http://www.advanced.org/thinkquest/

Provides information, resources, and links about the challenging Think Quest competition for teens.

 

Think Quest Junior

http://www.advanced.org/tq-junior/

Provides a version of the Think Quest project for younger students (grades four through six).

 

Thinking Fountain

http://www.sci.mus.mn.us/sln/tf/nav/tfatoz.html

Provides hands-on activities from the Science Museum of Minnesota.

 

THOR+: The Virtual Reference Desk

http://thorplus.lib.purdue.edu/reference/

Provides reference resources and links with access to a searchable database.

 

Thousand Cranes Peace Network - Peace Links

http://rosella.apana.org.au/~mlb/cranes/links.htm

Contains links to resources on the Sadako story, origami, peace, and other topics for students and teachers.

 

Tiger Information Center

http://www.5tigers.org/

Provides resources and links about tigers and their conservation and preservation.

 

Timberdoodle Classic Catalog Articles

http://www.timberdoodle.com/articles/articles.htm

Provides articles from past issues of a catalog for parents who homeschool their children.

 

Time Magazine for Kids

http://www.pathfinder.com/@@NxVYcAYAP@9uTZu4/TFK/

Provides articles on current events.

 

Too Cool School House Site of the Week

http://www.worldvillage.com/wv/school/html/schoolpk.htm

Selects one educational site each week as an exemplary resource for students and educators.

 

UNICEF Kids' Global Village Game

http://www.unicef-kids.org/

Provides an educational game recommended for ages 9 through 13, which helps increase children's global awareness and critical thinking skills; also contains tips for teachers and facilitators.

 

United Nations Cyber School Bus

http://www.un.org/Pubs/CyberSchoolBus/index.html

Provides educational resources and links from the United Nations.

 

United States

http://rt66.com/~korteng/us.htm

Provides educational resources and links about the United States, including demographic information and travel tips.

 

United States Postal Service

http://www.usps.gov/kids/welcome.htm

Provides information and activities from the US Postal Service.

 

US Historical Documents

http://www.law.ou.edu/ushist.html

Provides the texts for US historical documents from the Pre-Colonial era to the present.

 

Usenet Physics FAQ

http://math.ucr.edu/home/baez/physics/faq.html

Provides answers to frequently asked questions about physics and has links to other physics resources.

 

Valeris's Sites for Kids

http://members.tripod.com/~valeris/index.html

Contains links to educational and entertainment resources for children and teens.

 

Van Antwerp Middle School

http://www.wizvax.net/nisk_hs/va/

Provides resources and links for educators and students, including book reviews by students.

 

Victorian Web

http://www.stg.brown.edu/projects/hypertext/landow/victorian/victov.html

Provides educational resources and links about the Victorian era.

 

Virtual Biomes

http://www.mobot.org/MBGnet/vb/index.htm

Provides resources and links on six different biomes with sections for students and educators.

 

Virtual City

http://www.iavalley.cc.ia.us/~hungerfo/table.html

Provides educational simulations similar to those in Sim City 2000.

 

Virtual Frog Dissection Kit

http://www-itg.lbl.gov/ITG.hm.pg.docs/dissect/info.html

Provides the opportunity to dissect a frog without actually having to cut up a real one, as well as additional information and self-evaluation materials. Also has links to related sites.

 

Virtual Public Library - Instructional Media Center

http://www.vpl-imc.org/cf/lobby.cfm

Provides educational resources and links on many topics of interest to students and educators.

 

Virtual Renaissance

http://tqd.advanced.org:80/3588/Renaissance/

Provides resources and links about the Renaissance created as part of the Think Quest competition.

 

Wall Street Sports

http://www.wallstreetsports.com/

Provides a stock market simulation where famous athletes have been transformed into securities.

 

Web Of Culture

http://www.worldculture.com/

Provides resources and links on cross-cultural communications for students and travelers.

 

Web of On-line Dictionaries

http://www.bucknell.edu/~rbeard/diction.html

Contains links to online dictionaries and provides search capabilities for terms.

 

Web 66 WWW School Registry

http://web66.coled.umn.edu/schools/US/USA.html

Contains links to schools with Web pages, primarily in the United States.

 

Weekly Reader Galaxy

http://www.weeklyreader.com/

Provides news, scientific information, fiction, and activities for Pre-K through 10th grade.

 

Welcome to the Planets

http://www.luz.ve/planets/

Provides information about the planets and space exploration.

 

Welford and Wickham Primary School

http://www.rmplc.co.uk/eduweb/sites/wickham/index.html

Provides resources and links from a small school in the United Kingdom with the aim to promote education through exploration, communication, and entertainment.

 

Whale Net

http://whale.wheelock.edu/

Provides an interactive, multimeida curriculum unit on whales and marine life.

 

Whales

http://curry.edschool.Virginia.EDU/go/Whales/

Provides information, activities, and links about whales and related topics.

 

Whales on the Net

http://whales.magna.com.au/

Provides resources and links on whales and information on how to help save the whales.

 

What did you do in the war, Grandma?

http://www.stg.brown.edu/projects/WWII_Women/

Provides resources about women's roles during World War II, and also has links to other World War II resources.

 

White House for Kids

http://www.whitehouse.gov/WH/kids/html/home.html

Provides a tour of the White House, information about the First Family, historical information, and information about White House pets, all conducted by First Cat, Socks.

 

Why Files

http://whyfiles.news.wisc.edu/

Provides answers to scientific questions, particularly those that coincide with current news.

 

WILD-e

http://www.wild-e.org/WILD-e/pages/Index/WILD-e%20Master.html

Provides resources and links from two ESL teachers with the philosophy that teaching and learning are fun and an adventure.

 

Wild Ones

http://www.columbia.edu/cu/cerc/WildOnes/

Provides information, activities, and links about animals of interest to educators and students.

 

Windows to the Universe

http://windows.engin.umich.edu/

Provides multimedia activities for earth and space sciences.

 

Wise Owl Site of the Month

http://snoopy.tblc.lib.fl.us/fsc/wiseowl.html

Contains links to educational sites awarded the Wise Owl Site of the Month.

 

Wizards Lab

http://library.advanced.org/11924/

Provides interactive science resources for secondary school students.

 

Women Mathematicians

http://www.agnesscott.edu/lriddle/women/women.htm

Provides biographies of women in mathematics.

 

Wonder Korner

http://www.peak.org/~bonwritr/wonder1.htm

Contains links to resources on questions asked by children and teens, primarily educational in nature.

 

Word Detective

http://www.users.interport.net/~words1/index.html

Provides and online version of The Word Detective, a newspaper column answering readers' questions about words and language, the opportunity to ask your own questions, and links to word and language resources.

 

Word for Word

http://www.peg.apc.org/~toconnor/

Provides information on the origins of words and phrases, and contains links to linguistic and literary resources.

 

Word Play

http://www.wolinskyweb.com/word.htm

Contains links to sites on words, language, and word games & puzzles.

 

World Factbook

http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html

Provides information about every country in the world.

 

World Flight 1997

http://worldflight.org/

Provides a recreation and completion of Amelia Earhart's 1937 flight with activities for K-12 students and links to related resources.

 

World Surfari

http://www.supersurf.com/

Provides information, activities, and links on a different country every few months. Created by an 11-year-old boy.

 

World Wide Fund for Nature

http://www.panda.org/

Provides resources and links on nature and environmental issues.

 

Writing Argumentative Essays

http://cougar.vut.edu.au/~dalbj/argueweb/contents.htm

Provides resources to assist in writing persuasive essays.

 

YES Mag

http://www.islandnet.com/~yesmag/

Subtitled "Canada's Science Magazine for Kids," this site provides resources on science for students and educators.

 

You Are What You Eat: A Guide to Good Nutrition

http://library.advanced.org/11163/gather/cgi-bin/wookie.cgi/

Provides resources and links about nutrition, created by students for a Think Quest project.

 

You Can with Beakman and Jax

http://www.beakman.com/index.html

Provides information, demonstrations, instructions for experiments, and recommended links from Beakman's World's Beakman and Jax.

 

Young Authors Society

http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Acropolis/1116/

Provides a forum for writers under 20 to publish their poems and stories.

 

Zoo in the wild

http://www.edv.it/naturalia.html

Provides text, pictures, and sounds of a variety of species and links to other animal resources.

 

 Zoo Net - All about Zoos

http://www.mindspring.com/~zoonet/

Provides information about zoos and the animals in them, and has links to related resources.

 

Zoom Dinosaurs

http://www.EnchantedLearning.com/subjects/dinosaurs/

Provides information about dinosaurs at an elementary school level.