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AEROSPACE/NASA RESOURCES: - Integrated Aerospace Curriculum at Farnsworth:
* General Websites * Kindergarten * First Grade * Second Grade *
*Third Grade * Fourth Grade * Fifth Grade * Sixth Grade *
- Moon Base Enjoy this "Man on the Moon" game. See if you can take the moon rover buggy for a ride or use the power pack to fly back to earth.
- Engineering Week Resources-Some engineering-oriented activities.
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REFERENCES: - Information about the 50states Excellent information about our 50 states. Includes cities, maps,and many others...
- Enchanted Learning Great resource for all levels. Find facts about animals,presidents,flags, nursery rhymes, etc.
- Wikipedia go.grolier.com Reference materials.
- Aneki Reference materials about the continents and its countries.
- Dictionary Great for resource to use for words you don't know.
- Picture Dictionary Nice resource for the primary grades. Picture and word.
- International Children'sDigitalLibrary Read children's book on-line for free. May have to install software.
- The Internet Public Library The
Internet Public Library (IPL), is a public service organization and
learning/teaching environment at the University of Michigan School of
Information. Find any newspaper around the world here.
- EPA's Top 100Authors Look up your favorite authors here!
- The BiblioCat Webpage Resources for Librarians, School librarians, Library/Media Specialists,Teachers, Parents, and Home schoolers.
- Books on-line Search book notes, essays, study guides, and e-books.
- Site Your Work Site your work online and then copy and paste onto your paper.
- CNN for Students Current event for students. Get news and articles here.
- SI for Kids Sports Illustrated for Kids.
- White House Find information about the White House, Presidents, and many more. Usually busy!
- National Geographic Explore National Geographic on-line and find valuable resources for
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TIME for Kids On-line Time magazine for kids. - HOW STUFF WORKS Explore how stuff works. Many categories and animated videos to help the learner.
- African-American Almanac Find
biographies, folktales, trivia games, historical documents and many
more here. Not updated recently.
- Discovery School Discovery Education for all level learners.
- OLogy American Museum of Natural History presents "the study of" science exploration.
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LANGUAGE RESOURCES:
- LEARNHMONG Learn Hmong from the best resource availableon-line. Provided by
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Learn Hmong Hmong lessons that are easy to follow. - LEARN CHINESE Everything you wanted to know about learning the Chinese language.
- LEARNFRENCH Gain an understanding of written French with these lessons.
- LEARN SPANISH I A
grab-bag of useful information about Spanish vocabulary, grammar, and
idiom. Nice Internet translation as well.
- LEARN SPANISH II Learn the language through different lessons.
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ENRICHMENTS:
- COOL MATH 4 KIDS Some nice interactive activities for all leve kids, like Lemonade Stand, Concentration, Rush, etc.
- I4C (Internet4Classroom) Great
place to find math enrichment activities. Also has language
development skills here as well. Classified by grade levels.
- AAAMATH Great place to have kids practice on basic skills. Few sections you have to purchase CD.
- JEFFERSON LAB
Internet based educational games and puzzles,requires JavaScript
enabled browser. Valuable information for teachers as well.
- MULTIPLICATION Test your multiplication facts or play games to help your skills.
- STARFALL Children can have fun learning how to read at this site. Great site for Pre-K-1stgrade.
- RANDOM HOUSE KIDS All kinds of books for every kind of kid. Fun activities for kids as well.
- FUNBRAIN Educational activities for all age level students.
- KIDS DOMAIN Part of a Kaboose Network. Nice resources available for kids.
- SCHOOL EXPRESS Click on on-line activities for fun stuff. Great information for teachers as well.
- VAGames/Activities The
Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) provides many services and benefits
for veterans. Here, kids K-5 can find enriching activities to
work on.
- FUNSCHOOL Good learning tools and resources for students.
ZOO/ANIMAL RESOURCES: - Minnesota Zoo -Based in Apple Valley, MN, their collection currently stands at about 2,300 animals, with105 animals representing 15 species on the United States Endangered Species Act list.
- Como Zoo St.
Paul, MN. An inner-city zoo that's great for families and
friends. Has a little amusement place that will soon get a face
lift.Omaha Zoo Located in Omaha, NE. Omaha's
Henry Doorly Zoo has four primary objectives: conservation, research,
recreation, and education.
- Phoenix Zoo -Phoenix,Arizona.
- Rainforest Animals- Information about the animals in the rainforest.
- National Zoo Smithsoniam National Zoological Park
- San Diego Zoo The famous San Diego Zoo in southern California.
- Birmingham Zoo Birmingham, Alabama
- Philadelphia Zoo America's first zoo, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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CHOICE OPTIONS:
- ALFY Engage in interactive activities.
- PBS KIDS Meet many of the characters and friends.
- WBKIDS Warner Bros. Studios.
- DISNEY Great place to visit and learn about Disney.
- NEO PETS The greatest Virtual Pet Site on the Internet. Sign up and create your own pet. FREE!
- HELLO KITTY Printout Hello Kitty to color or play interactive games.
- JIGZONE - Choose your own interactive puzzles to work on.
- SESAME STREET Come learn more about Sesame Street and enjoy the fun!
- SEUSSVILLE Experience Dr. Seuss activities and lifestyle.
- GeoTrak Solve on-line puzzles through Fisher Price toys.
- GAME RIVAL Multiple games for your enjoyment. Advertisement may be a hassle.
- Kids Game
An educational software that will entertain kids all day long. Choose
from jigsaw puzzles, mazes, racing games, spot the difference and many
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- TVO Kids
Vote on polls, play activities, enter contests, read book reviews,
laugh at riddles and more! Everything is educational and
entertaining.
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Internet Safety/DOWNLOADS - Net Smartz
The Net Smartz Workshop is an interactive, educational safety resource
to teach kids and teens how to stay safer on the Internet.
- Net Smartz Kids Games and activities for kids to learn about the importance of Internet safety.
- SafeKids.Com A family's guide to making the Internet and Technology fun, safe and productive.
- SafeTeens.com A place for teens and parents to learn how to use the Internet safely. No preaching, just good advice.
- Policy Notebook Kids safety on the Internet provided by the Univ. of Oklahoma Dept. of Public Safety.
- WindowMedia Playto view NASATV.
- Real Player Free Real Player download for Mac OS X.Download.Com Excellent place to find Free downloads.
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Science Links:
NCES Kids Zone
The NCES Kids Zone provides information to help you learn about
schools; decide on a college; find a public library; engage in several
games, quizzes and skill building about math, probability, graphing,
and mathematicians; and to learn many interesting facts about education
OLogy Presented by American Museum of Natural History, come learn all your favorite OLogy or "the study of".
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