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This page will contain miscellaneous sites as we find them. Some of the sites will be fun while some will be information sites. Be sure to come back and watch as we add them. If you would like to share a site or have your page linked to ours send an email to: Sandra Poarch

QUIZLET is a program to help study vocabulary.
  POWER TYPING is a free online program to help you learn to type.
bulletJIGZONE is a super fun and addicting place to spend some time if you love jigsaw puzzles.
bulletEducation by Design - An Australian Web Site that provides learning activities for children and an educational resource for parents. Kids can brush up on their Math skills by playing the online Math games or they can show off their writing talent to the world by publishing their stories, jokes and poems. There is also scrambler, a great way for kids to test their puzzling skills.
bulletNASCAR is a favorite of some students. Be sure to visit the theater (even if you're not a race fan).
bulletHow Stuff Works  Did you ever wonder what makes a "Magna Doodle" work? Find the answer to this and many more interesting inventions.
bullet50 States...information of all 50 states from Weber Publications
bullet African Primates at Home...award winning site includes actual primate audio recordings
bulletAsk Dr. Math...sponsored by National Science Foundation and hosted by Swarthmore College
bulletAsk Jeeves for Kids ... kids can ask questions & get answers
bullet Astronomy Picture of the Day...sponsored by NASA, Michigan Technological University & Laboratory for High Energy Astrophysics
bullet Bill Nye the Science Guy...Bill's gone retro with his redesigned web site
bullet Battleship North Carolina...all about the battleship in Wilmington, N. C.
bullet CharacterEd.net...learn about this principles of good character
bullet Chemistry for Kids...from the Andrew Rader Studios
bullet Children's Literature Web Guide... comprehensive site about Children's literature; recommended books, resources for teachers, parents & storytellers, bestsellers, award-winning books and more
bullet Computer Dictionary...explanation of computer terms
bullet Computers Simplified...WEB Edition...good site with cool illustrations
bullet CountryReports.org...good site for reports for social studies.
bullet Discovery Channel Classroom...sponsored by the Discovery Channel and The Learning Channel (TLC)
bulletDiscovery Place Charlotte...the Discovery Place in Charlotte, N. C.
bullet Dr. Seuss...sponsored by Random House, Inc.
bullet Encyclopedia Smithsonian...sponsored by the Smithsonian Institution
bullet Extreme Science...interesting science site
bullet FactMonster...VERY comprehensive site...great State info; Atlas; Almanac; US & World; Dictionary; Encyclopedia; Games & Quizzes
bullet Franklin's Forecast...weather information from the Franklin Institute Science Museum
bullet Franklin Institute Science Museum...main site for the Franklin Institute Science Museum
bullet Fun with Lichens...sponsored by the Oregon State University
bulletGOMath - mathematics, algebra and geometry, questions answered by degreed teachers
bullet 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
bullet Grolier Online...American Presidency... extensive information on the American Presidency
bullet Helping your Child Learn Geography...sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education
bullet Hercules Greece's Greatest Hero...sponsored by Tufts University
bulletHow Stuff Works...EXCELLENT!! Mrs. Ryan's FAVORITE SITE...how a web page works, how a cell phone works...from Marshall Brain, BYG Publishing, Inc.
bulletHurricane tracking...North Carolina Storm Track sponsored by the News and Observer (Raleigh newspaper) and WRAL-TV (Raleigh)
bullet Hurricanes from the Miami Museum of Science
bullet InfoPlease ... On-line dictionary, encyclopedia, atlas & almanac reference
bulletInternet Public Library...part of the Internet Public Library sponsored by the University of Michigan and Bell and Howell
bulletJamestown Rediscovery...sponsored by the Preservation of Virginia Antiguities
bulletJan Brett...great artwork and activites for younger children from the artist and author Jan Brett...gives permission to use artwork
bulletKids Castle...sponsored by Smithsonian Magazine...very comprehensive...for kids 8-16
bullet Map Machine...sponsored by National Geographic
bulletMerriam Webster Online..Dictionary..Thesaurus..Word of the Day, etc...sponsored by Merriam Webster Publishing
bullet Moonlight Madness...sponsored by High Energy Astrophysics Science Archive Research Center at NASA
bulletNASA kids...sponsored by Marshall Space Flight Center and NASA
bullet National Geographic
bulletNC Wise Owl...Online Windows for Learning...Reference Zone, Teacher Zone, Student Zone, Parent Zone, Media/Technology and Evaluation
bullet Neuroscience for Kids...sponsored by National Center for Research Resources, a division of the National Institutes of Health the
bullet North Carolina Archaelogoy Information...sponsored by the North Carolina Office of State Archaeology
bulletNorth Carolina General Assembly...lots of good information here
bullet North Carolina Historical Sites...sponsored by the North Carolina Division of Archives and History
bullet North Carolina Lighthouses...sponsored by the North Carolina's Outer Banks Home Page
bullet North Carolina State Information...great site for instant info from Weber Publications
bulletOcean Link...sponsored by the Bamfield Marine Station & friends
bulletPBS Television...a variety of activities for kids from PBS
bullet Peace Corp Kids World
bullet 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)
bullet Polk Memorial (NC Historic Site)...info on this North Carolina-born President and Polk Memorial Historic site
bullet Presidents of the United States...part of the Internet Public Library sponsored by the University of Michigan and Bell and Howell
bullet Puzzlemaker...VERY GOOD...now part of Discovery School website
bullet Reading is Fundamental...sponsored by Reading is Fundamental, Inc., a private, non-profit organization
bullet Roget's Thesaurus...sponsored by the Project for American and French Research on the Treasury of the French Language, University of Chicago
bullet Science Junction...sponsored by the North Carolina State University
bullet Scholastic Home page...Find your favorite characters, the best books, games galore and other Web wonders
bulletScientific American ... online version of this scientific magazine
bullet Simple Machines...sponsored by the Franklin Institute Science Museum
bulletSmithsonian Institution...main site of the Smithsonian Institution
bulletS.O.S. Mathematics...may be appropriate for Middle School students and older
bullet ThinkQuest...sponsored by ThinkQuest, Inc.
TIME FOR KIDS...
bulletUS 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
bulletU.S. House of Representatives...official government site for U. S. House of Representatives
bulletU.S. Senate...official government site for U. S. Senate
bulletVolano World...written mainly by University of North Dakota-affiliated personnel
bullet The White House for Kids...from the White House...you can send the President and Vice-President email using this site
bullet World Fact Book from the CIA...good reference site...from the Central Intelligence Agency
bullet Yahooligans ... kids web quide; kid search engine

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