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ART

Art Institute of Chicago

Art Museums from Kidsconnect.com

Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco

Metropolitan Museum of Art: Index to Art
National Gallery of Art: the Collection
Web Museum: Artist Index

 


 

COMPUTERS

 

GENERAL

A Computer Timeline

A History of Computers

Chronology of Computer History

Computer 50 - A history of the Manchester Mark I Computer (The Baby)

Computer Museum History Center

Computer Virus Myths Home Page

Urban Legends and Folklore

The PC Guide - Topic Index

The Spider's Apprentice:  - a helpful guide to search engines

The Triumph of the Nerds  - History of the Computer from PBS

CLIPART

 

The Amazing Picture Machine
Awesome Clipart for Kids

Barry's Clip Art Server

Bellsnwhistles: Animations and Graphics
KidsDomain Free Clipart

Yahooligans Picture Downloader

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LANGUAGE ARTS

BIOGRAPHY

American Authors on the Web

Author Links

Biography.Com

Celebrities Biographical Information

Classical Music All-stars

Classical Net's Composer Index

Distinguished Women of Past and Present

Internet Jazz Hall of Fame

Lives, the Biography Resource

Web Museum: Artist Index

Women's International Center Biography Index

 

GENERAL

Composition and Writing Hotlist

Guide for Writing Research Papers Based on MLA
Media Center Reference Sources

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MATH

BIOGRAPHIES
Biographies of Mathematicians

Biographies of Women Mathematicians
Mathematicians of the 17th and 18th Centuries

 

GENERAL
A+ Math (Interactive site to improve math skills)

AAAMath

Basket Math Interactive
Calculators On-Line Center

Eisenhower National Clearinghouse Math Topics
Math Baseball
Math Forum Student Center
Math in Daily Life
Math Website (for Middle School Students)
Mathematics Hotlist
 

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 MEDIA

GENERAL

"Do We" Really Know Dewey?

Educational Hotlists of Internet Resources

Federal Resources for Educational Excellence

Find-It Illinois  - Your portal to Illinois government and library information online

FirstGov: the Official Site for Government Information

How Stuff Works

Library Of Congress

MuseumSpot

 

LOCAL LIBRARY HOLDINGS RESOURCES

Illinet Online  - Collections of Illinois universities, colleges etc.

SWAN Online Catalog - (Suburban Library System)

VIC (Virtual Illinois Catalog)  - Collections of Illinois Public Library Systems and their members

 

REFERENCE

Alta Vista Translation Site

Bartlett's Familiar Quotations

Fact Monster

Encyclopedia.com

Information Please Almanac

Librarian's Index To The Internet
National Geographic Map Machine

One Look Dictionaries - Dictionary and glossary links for everything imaginable

RefDesk.com Site Map
Roget's Thesaurus

Webster's Dictionary and Thesaurus

SEARCH ENGINES

Ask Jeeves -  Ask a question and get several web sites based on your topic.

Ditto.com - searches the net by images.

Dogpile -    A mega-search engine.  It searches through search engines to save you time and gives the most returns.

Google - Also does advanced searching and search by picture.

Yahoo - A web directory

Yahooligans - Yahoo Junior

            CHICAGO  MUSEUM   LINKS

          Adler Planetarium -  Investigate the sky

The Art Institute of Chicago - Enjoy the experience

The Field Museum of Chicago -   Field Museum  --mmmmm Check out the chocolate exhibit before it's all gone!

Museum of Science & Industry - See how things work.

Peggy Notebart Nature Museum -  (Chicago Academy of Sciences)   Biology and natural history collections.  Must see the Butterfly Haven!

Chicago Historical Society - See Chicago's past come alive.

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 MUSIC

All Music Guide Main Page 

Classical Midi Archives

Classical Net's Composer Index

Instrument Encyclopedia
Internet Jazz Hall of Fame 

Music Hotlist
World Of Music 

    

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PE/HEALTH

 

Get It Straight: the Facts About Drugs

Health Hotlist

Amateur Hockey Association of Illinois

Sports History

Sports Rules A-Z

Way Cool Kids Running Page

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 READING

GENERAL
American Authors on the Web

 Children's Literature Web Guide   

Illinois Children and Youth Authors
English Language & Literature Resources

Internet School Library Media Center Historical Fiction Page
Literary Connection: William Shakespeare

Literature Hotlist

The On-Line Books Page

Online Literary Criticism Collections  - Internet Public Library

Project Gutenberg Etext

 

FOLKLORE AND MYTHOLOGY

Characters of Mythology

Encyclopedia Mythica  - Encyclopedia of mythology, folklore and legend

Folklore Resources on the Web

Mythweb  - Greek Mythology

 

HOLOCAUST
About.com Netlinks to the Holocaust

Anne Frank Internet Guide
Cybrary of the Holocaust
Holocaust: A Tragic Legacy
  - Created by students for a ThinkQuest project

Holocaust Memorial Center

U.S. Holocaust Museum

 

POETRY
Academy of American Poets

American Verse Project

Pause a Moment: Poetry  

Poet's Corner

  

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 SCIENCE

ANIMALS, BUGS, AND CREATURES
American Kennel Club

Brookfield Zoo

Electronic Zoo
Hotlist for Vertebrates
Insect Hotlist
Living Things: Families

National Wildlife Federation
San Diego Zoo
Sea World/Busch Gardens
Shedd Aquarium
Yahoo's Cat Breeds

Yahoo's Horse Breeds

Yahoo's Dog Breeds

Yukiest Site On The Internet

 

BIOGRAPHIES
4000 Years of Women in Science

African Americans in the Sciences

Hall of Science and Exploration
Inventors and Inventions for K-12 Education

Inventors (About.com) 

Super Scientists: a Gallery of Energy Pioneers
Eric Weisstein's World of Scientific Biography

Windows to the Universe  - Click on Enter Site, then People

Women of NASA

 

BIOMES 

Habitats & Biomes  - Created by students for a ThinkQuest project

Introduction to Biomes

Mission: Biomes (NASA)

What's It Like Where You Live

World Biomes

The World's Biomes

 

EARTH AND SPACE SCIENCES
Glacier

Hubble Space Telescope

Live Web Cam of Mt. Vesuvius.-  Remember the time difference between you and the Mount!

National Earthquake Information Center

Nine Planets: Solar System Multimedia Tour
North American Skies

Sea and Sky

Solar System Exploration (NASA)

USGS - Volcanoes - Volcano links

Volcano World

Windows to the Universe

 

 

ELEMENTS

Chemical Elements.com

Chem4Kids

Periodic Table of the Elements (Los Alamos)

WebElements Periodic Table

 

ENVIRONMENT
Eelink
  - Environmental Education site

Eelink's Endangered Species Main Page
Envirolink
Global Warming (EPA)

Internet Consumer Recycling Guide
Rainforest Action Network
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

 

GENERAL
Amusement Park Physics (Learner Online)

Ask a Scientist (Argonne's Newton BBS)

Bill Nye the Science Guy

Cool Science for Curious Kids

DinosaursDinosaur games for primary students

Discovery Channel
Eisenhower National Clearinghouse Science Topics

Energy Quest

The Great Idea Finder:
National Geographic
Science Learning Network

Sciences Explorer  - Created by students for a ThinkQuest project

 U. S. National Parks - Excellent list of National Parks links. 

MUSEUMS
Adler Planetarium & Astronomy Museum

Chicago Field Museum
Exploratorium: San Francisco Math And Science Museum

Museum Of Science And Industry
Sport Science: The Exploratorium

 

WEATHER

Dan's Wild Wild Weather Forecasting

Earthwatch Magazine: Weather on Demand

National Weather Service

Tom Skilling's Weather (WGN)

Weather Channel

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 SOCIAL SCIENCE

 

AMERICAN HISTORY

American Memory Collection

History Buff's Home Page (Discovery Channel Online)

History/Social Studies Web Site for K-12 Teachers
National Park Service: Links to the Past

White House History and Tours

Women in American History

 

BIOGRAPHIES

American Presidents: Life Portraits

Colonial Hall: Biographies of the Founding Fathers

Distinguished Women of Past and Present

First Ladies

Presidential Libraries Presidents

Presidents of the United States  

 

COUNTRIES
Arthur Frommer's Budget Travel Online

CIA World Fact Book
Country Reports
Fodor's Travel Online

Great Buildings Collection

Holidays Around the World for K-12

InfoNation's Statistical Database

K. Schrock's World Geography, Languages & Regional Information
Library of Congress Country Studies

Lonely Planet Destinations

 

IMMIGRATION
The American Immigration Home Page

Angel Island Immigration Station (Asian immigration)

Black Pioneers and Settlers of the Pacific Northwest
Ellis Island: American Family Immigration History Center

Immigration in American Memory

 

MUSEUMS
Chicago Field Museum

Chicago Historical Society

Museum Of Science And Industry
Smithsonian Institute

 

WORLD HISTORY AND GEOGRAPHY
Exploring Ancient World Cultures

History Channel
History Net
History/Social Studies Web Site for K-12 Teachers
Hyperhistory On Line
Learner Online: Middle Ages
On-line Geography Games

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 KIDS AND TEENS

Awesome Library for Kids
CyberKids

Exploratorium Learning Studio
Funology (Science of having fun)

Girl Tech: Creating a World for the Adventurous Spirit
Internet Public Library: Teen Division
Kids Mystery Site

Kidsconnect.com

Librarian's Guide to Cyberspace for Parents & Kids

PBSKids TechKnow
Scholastic Network

Teen Hoopla: an Internet Guide for Teens
Terrific Sites Just for Middle School Kids

 

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 PRIMARY GRADES

Dinosaurs - Dinosaur games for primary students

Room 108 - Educational games and resources.

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HOMEWORK

B.J. Pinchbeck's Homework Helper

Homework Help

Homework Center

Homework Spot


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