 | Ask
Dr. Math...sponsored by National Science Foundation and hosted by
Swarthmore College |
 | Ask Jeeves
for Kids ... kids can ask questions & get answers |
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Astronomy Picture
of the Day...sponsored by NASA, Michigan Technological University &
Laboratory for High Energy Astrophysics |
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Bill Nye the Science Guy...Bill's gone retro with his redesigned web
site |
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Battleship North Carolina...all about the battleship in Wilmington, N.
C. |
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CharacterEd.net...learn about this principles of good character |
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Chemistry for Kids...from the Andrew Rader Studios |
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Children's Literature
Web Guide... comprehensive site about Children's literature;
recommended books, resources for teachers, parents & storytellers,
bestsellers, award-winning books and more |
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Computer Dictionary...explanation
of computer terms |
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Computers
Simplified...WEB Edition...good site with cool illustrations |
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CountryReports.org...good
site for reports for social studies. |
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Discovery Channel Classroom...sponsored by the Discovery Channel and
The Learning Channel (TLC) |
 | Discovery
Place Charlotte...the Discovery Place in Charlotte, N. C. |
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Dr. Seuss...sponsored
by Random House, Inc. |
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Encyclopedia
Smithsonian...sponsored by the Smithsonian Institution |
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Extreme Science...interesting science site |
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FactMonster...VERY
comprehensive site...great State info; Atlas; Almanac; US & World;
Dictionary; Encyclopedia; Games & Quizzes |
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Franklin's Forecast...weather information from the Franklin Institute
Science Museum |
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Franklin Institute Science
Museum...main site for the Franklin Institute Science Museum |
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Fun with Lichens...sponsored
by the Oregon State University |
 | GOMath -
mathematics, algebra and geometry, questions answered by degreed teachers |
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Great Books Online...large
collection of classic books...just a few of the authors included are Emily
Dickinson, W. E. B. DuBois, T. S. Eliot, Robert Frost, Inaugural
Addressess of the Presidents (from Washington to Clinton), Thomas Paine,
Walt Whitman and many, many more |
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Grolier Online...American Presidency... extensive information on the
American Presidency |
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Helping your
Child Learn Geography...sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education |
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Hercules
Greece's Greatest Hero...sponsored by Tufts University |
 | How
Stuff Works...EXCELLENT!! Mrs. Ryan's FAVORITE SITE...how a web page
works, how a cell phone works...from Marshall Brain, BYG Publishing, Inc. |
 | Hurricane
tracking...North Carolina Storm Track sponsored by the News and
Observer (Raleigh newspaper) and WRAL-TV (Raleigh) |
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Hurricanes from the Miami Museum of Science |
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InfoPlease ... On-line dictionary,
encyclopedia, atlas & almanac reference |
 | Internet
Public Library...part of the Internet Public Library sponsored by the
University of Michigan and Bell and Howell |
 | Jamestown
Rediscovery...sponsored by the Preservation of Virginia Antiguities |
 | Jan Brett...great
artwork and activites for younger children from the artist and author Jan
Brett...gives permission to use artwork |
 | Kids
Castle...sponsored by Smithsonian Magazine...very comprehensive...for
kids 8-16 |
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Map
Machine...sponsored by National Geographic |
 | Merriam
Webster Online..Dictionary..Thesaurus..Word of the Day, etc...sponsored
by Merriam Webster Publishing |
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Moonlight Madness...sponsored by High Energy Astrophysics Science
Archive Research Center at NASA |
 | NASA
kids...sponsored by Marshall Space Flight Center and NASA |
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National Geographic |
 | NC Wise
Owl...Online Windows for Learning...Reference Zone, Teacher Zone,
Student Zone, Parent Zone, Media/Technology and Evaluation |
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Neuroscience
for Kids...sponsored by National Center for Research Resources, a
division of the National Institutes of Health the |
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North Carolina
Archaelogoy Information...sponsored by the North Carolina Office of
State Archaeology |
 | North
Carolina General Assembly...lots of good information here |
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North Carolina
Historical Sites...sponsored by the North Carolina Division of
Archives and History |
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North Carolina
Lighthouses...sponsored by the North Carolina's Outer Banks Home Page |
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North Carolina State Information...great site for instant info from
Weber Publications |
 | Ocean
Link...sponsored by the Bamfield Marine Station & friends |
 | PBS
Television...a variety of activities for kids from PBS |
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Peace Corp Kids World |
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Poets...award-winning website of The Academy of American Poets can
find essays on poetry, biographies of more than 200 poets, text of nearly
600 poems, and RealAudio of eighty poems read by their authors; learn all
about the Academy and its programs; discuss poetry and share their own
work with fellow web travelers; find out what poetry events are happening
in their towns; and much more. See also
Serious Play:
Reading Poetry with Children (a part of the Poets site) |
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Polk
Memorial (NC Historic Site)...info on this North Carolina-born
President and Polk Memorial Historic site |
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Presidents of the United States...part of the Internet Public Library
sponsored by the University of Michigan and Bell and Howell |
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Puzzlemaker...VERY GOOD...now part of Discovery School website |
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Reading is Fundamental...sponsored by Reading is Fundamental, Inc., a
private, non-profit organization |
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Roget's
Thesaurus...sponsored by the Project for American and French Research
on the Treasury of the French Language, University of Chicago |
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Science Junction...sponsored
by the North Carolina State University |
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Scholastic Home page...Find
your favorite characters, the best books, games galore and other Web
wonders |
 | Scientific
American ... online version of this
scientific magazine |
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Simple
Machines...sponsored by the Franklin Institute Science Museum |
 | Smithsonian
Institution...main site of the Smithsonian Institution |
 | S.O.S.
Mathematics...may be appropriate for Middle School students and older |
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ThinkQuest...sponsored by ThinkQuest, Inc. |
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TIME FOR
KIDS... |
 | US Census
Bureau Home Page...includes People (Census 2000, Estimates,
Projections, Housing, Income, International, Poverty, Genealogy and more);
Business (1997 Economic Census, NAICS, Economic Surveys, Foreign Trade,
Government and more); Georgraphy (Create maps, TIGER, Gazetteer and more);
News (Releases, Minority LInks, New on site, Contacts and More), Special
Topics (Conversations with America, FedStats, American Community Survey);
American FactFinder; State & County Quick Facts; Latest Economic
Indicators |
 | U.S. House
of Representatives...official government site for U. S. House of
Representatives |
 | U.S. Senate...official
government site for U. S. Senate |
 | Volano
World...written mainly by University of North Dakota-affiliated
personnel |
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The White House for
Kids...from the White House...you can send the President and
Vice-President email using this site |
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World
Fact Book from the CIA...good reference site...from the Central
Intelligence Agency |
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Yahooligans ... kids web quide;
kid search engine |