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What can you do on the Internet?  With so many online resources, it's easy to get lost or to find too much information that isn't useful.  Below you'll find online resources aimed at general and elementary audiences. 

 
 
Dictionaries

Merriam-Webster for Kids
http://www.wordcentral.com/

Fact Monster
http://www.factmonster.com/dictionary.html

Little Explorers Picture Dictionary
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/DictionaryA.html

Thesaurus

Merriam-Webster Online
http://www.m-w.com/

Thesaurus.com
http://thesaurus.reference.com/

Encyclopedia

Encyclopedia.com
http://www.encyclopedia.com/
Short, hyperlinked articles from the Columbia Encyclopedia. A good place to start your research.

Encarta
http://encarta.msn.com/encnet/refpages/artcenter.aspx

Kids Click
http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/KidsClick!/

e-encyclopedia
http://www.dke-encyc.com/home.asp

Conversion Calculator

Conversions
http://www.infoplease.com/pages/unitconversion.html
Convert between units or length, area, volume, weight, mass, temperature, cooking and time.

Search Engines

Ask for Kids
http://www.askforkids.com/

Answers.com
http://www.answers.com/

Yahooligans!
http://yahooligans.yahoo.com/

AltaVista
http://www.altavista.com/ 

NoodleQuest-Search Strategy Wizard
http://www.noodletools.com/noodlequest/

Curriculum

Scholastic Reading and Language Arts
http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/
Interactive reading and language arts activities by grade level.

Starfall
http://www.starfall.com/
Reading activities for K-2 students.

ReviewWise
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/revisewise/englis...
Interactive poetry activity, worksheet, and test.

BAB Books
http://www.sundhagen.com/babbooks/
Online stories and resources for students.

42 Explore
http://www.42explore.com/42exploreenglish.htm
English and language arts topics include reading, writing, and literature.

Educational Paperback Association
http://www.edupaperback.org/resources.cfm
Links to children’s book authors and their websites.

Magnetic Poetry
http://www.magneticpoetry.com/kidspoetry/...
Drag themed words onto the screen to create poems which you can submit to be published.

Read Write Think
http://readwritethink.org/student_mat/index.asp
Online activities such as flip books, acrostic poems, and puzzles for K-12 students that support literacy.

Math

Count Us In Math
http://www.abc.net.au/countusin/default.htm
Games designed to help students understand basic number concepts.

Illuminations Tools
http://illuminations.nctm.org/tools/index.aspx
Practice you math skills by playing one of the many interactive games.

Electronic Abacus
http://illuminations.nctm.org/tools/tool_detail...

National Library of Virtual Manipulatives
http://nlvm.usu.edu/en/nav/vlibrary.html
Interactive, web-based manipulatives for mathematics instruction

Math Web Tools
http://illuminations.nctm.org/tools/index.aspx

Cool Math
http://www.coolmath.com/fractions/index.html
Learn all about fractions at this interactive website.

Science

Journey North
http://www.learner.org/jnorth/
Learn about wildlife migration and seasonal change.

Creature World
http://www.pbs.org/kratts/world/content.html
Click on a map of all the world’s continents to research animals from around the globe.

Biomes of the World
http://mbgnet.mobot.org/
Read about the plants and animals in biomes from around the world.

Habitats: National Geographic
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/geographyacti...
Each of the Earth’s habitats is described in text and illustrated with beautiful photographs.

E Species Fact Sheet
http://www.kidsplanet.org/factsheets/map.html
Information for over 50 species of animals.

I know that Science
http://www.iknowthat.com/com/L3?Area=L2_Sci...
Fun science games to help teach space, animals, and physics.

Social Studies

InfoNation
http://cyberschoolbus.un.org/infonation3/basic.asp
Create bar graphs to view and compare statistical data on countries around the world.

PBS History
http://www.pbs.org/history/

Library of Congress: WiseGuide
http://www.loc.gov/wiseguide/indexflash.html
Published monthly, this site highlights the many fascinating, educational and useful resources available from the nation's library.

History Detectives
http://www.pbs.org/opb/historydetectives/
Explore the complexities of historical mysteries, searching out the facts, myths and conundrums that connect local folklore, family legends and interesting objects.

Experiencing War
http://www.loc.gov/vets/stories/voicesofwar/
Stories from the Veterans History Project.

National Geographic: Expeditions
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/hall/
Interactive “museum” that takes you on geography journeys.

American Experiences Archive
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/archives_themes_b...
Stories of the people and events that shaped this country.

Eyewitness to History
http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/
Your ringside seat to history - from the Ancient World to the present.

 
 

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