The World Wide Web for Students and Families: A Few of Mrs. Fahey's Favorites ***There are so many wonderful web sites available to parents, students, and families. I have attempted to list only a very few of my favorites here!

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http://www.nlsd.will.k12.il.us/~gfahey/faheyfavs/faheyfavs.htm

Searching	Online Encyclopedias	Arts
Language Arts	Math	Science, Health, and P.E.
Social Studies	Homework and Reference Help	Museums and Zoos
Parents	Misc.

Intermediate LRC Resources - Primary LRC Resources

Searching

Ask Jeeves for Kids http://www.ajkids.com	CyberSleuth Kids http://cybersleuth-kids.com
Family Friendly Search http://familyfriendlysearch.com	Kids Click http://sunsite3.berkeley.edu/KidsClick!
Super Kids http://www.super-kids.com	Yahooligans http://yahooligans.yahoo.com/

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Online Encyclopedias

Grolier Online http://go.grolier.com:80 <>From Home: http://technology.nlsd122.org/parents/redirect.html (hint: grolier, grolier) **Technical Requirements:  For PC: Windows 2000 or Windows XP operating system,  using the following browsers: IE 6.0 and higher, Netscape 7.0 and higher, or Firefox 1.0 and higher. For Mac: System 9.x or better on a PowerMac or higher, using the following browsers: Safari 1.0 and higher, Netscape 7.0 and higher, or Firefox 1.0 and higher.

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Arts

San Francisco Symphony Orchestra Kids Site http://www.sfskids.org/templates/splash.asp

A. Pintura, Art Detective http://www.eduweb.com/pintura/

Arts Edge http://artsedge.kennedy-center.org/

National Gallery of Art for Kids http://www.nga.gov/kids/kids.htm

Kids Music Web http://kidsmusicweb.com/

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Language Arts

MidLink Magazine http://www.ncsu.edu/midlink/

Bentley Accelerated Reader Test List http://www.nlsd.will.k12.il.us/~gfahey/bentleyar/bentleyarindex.htm

Wacky Web Tales http://www.eduplace.com/tales/

Biography.com http://www.biography.com/

Seussville http://www.seussville.com/seussville/

Mystery Net http://kids.mysterynet.com/

Children's Literature Web Guide http://www.acs.ucalgary.ca/~dkbrown/index.html

Carol Hurst's Children's Literature Site http://www.carolhurst.com/

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Math

A+ Math http://aplusmath.com/

AAA Math http://aaamath.com/

Cool Math http://www.coolmath.com/

Math Stories - word problems http://www.mathstories.com/

Math Goodies http://www.mathgoodies.com/

Lemonade Game http://lemonadegame.com/

Kids Bank http://www.kidsbank.com/

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Science, Health, and P.E.

How Stuff Works http://www.howstuffworks.com/

Sports Illustrated for Kids http://www.sikids.com/

The Yuckiest Site on the Internet http://yucky.kids.discovery.com/

Kids' Health for Kids http://www.kidshealth.org/kid/

NASA Kids http://kids.msfc.nasa.gov/

Neuroscience for Kids http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/neurok.html

Froguts: Virtual Frog Dissection http://www.froguts.com/

The Human Body Adventure http://vilenski.org/science/humanbody/

Solar System Simulator http://space.jpl.nasa.gov/

Virtual Journey into the Universe http://library.thinkquest.org/28327/

Volcano World http://volcano.und.nodak.edu/vw.html

Cells Alive! http://www.cellsalive.com/

The Heart: An Online Exploration http://sln.fi.edu/biosci/heart.html

Welcome to the Planets http://pds.jpl.nasa.gov/planets/welcome.htm

Journey North http://www.learner.org/jnorth/

Weather Underground http://www.wunderground.com/

Discovery Channel http://www.discovery.com/

National Wildlife Federation Kids' Zone http://www.nwf.org/kids/

EPA Environmental Explorers' Club http://www.epa.gov/kids/

FEMA for Kids http://www.fema.gov/kids/

Invention Dimension http://web.mit.edu/invent/invent-main.html

Nye Labs Online http://www.billnye.com/

Beakman and Jax http://www.beakman.com

Star Child http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/StarChild.html

The Virtual Body http://www.medtropolis.com/VBody.asp

Rainforest Action Network Kids Corner http://www.ran.org/kids_action/

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Social Studies

National Geographic for Kids http://www.nationalgeographic.com/kids/

Time for Kids http://www.timeforkids.com/TFK/

Ben's Guide to U.S. Government for Kids http://bensguide.gpo.gov/

Geo Game http://school.discovery.com/schooladventures/geogame/

Geo Net Game http://www.eduplace.com/geonet/

Ancient Egyptian Tomb Game http://www.historychannel.com/pyramids/game.html

The White House for Kids http://www.whitehouse.gov/kids/

CIA World Fact Book http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/

50 States.com http://www.50states.com

GeoNet Game http://www.eduplace.com/geonet/

Congress.org - Elected Officials http://congress.org/congressorg/dbq/officials/

The American President http://www.americanpresident.org/

Abraham Lincoln Online http://showcase.netins.net/web/creative/lincoln.html

Library of Congress http://www.loc.gov/

Plimoth Plantation http://www.plimoth.org/plimexp/default.htm

Mayflower History http://www.mayflowerhistory.com/index.php

Ellis Island http://www.ellisisland.com/

History Happens http://www.ushistory.com/

History Through the Eyes of Those Who Lived It http://www.ibiscom.com/

Nova Online: Pyramids, the Inside Sory http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/pyramid/

History Channel http://www.historychannel.com/

1492: An Ongoing Voyage http://www.ibiblio.org/expo/1492.exhibit/Intro.html

American Memory http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/

American Civil War Homepage http://sunsite.utk.edu/civil-war/warweb.html

National Park Service http://www.nps.gov/

NOVA Online http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/

FDA Kids Homepage http://www.fda.gov/oc/opacom/kids/default.htm

FirstGov for Kids http://www.kids.gov

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Homework & Reference Help

InfoPlease Homework Center http://www.factmonster.com/homework/

Discovery School Homework Help & More http://school.discovery.com/students/index.html

Homework Planet http://www.homeworkplanet.com/

National Geographic Homework Help http://www.nationalgeographic.com/homework/index.html

Internet Public Library http://www.ipl.org/

Kids Konnect http://www.kidskonnect.com/

Ask an Expert http://www.askanexpert.com/

My Homework Helper http://www.refdesk.com/homework.html

B.J. Pinchbeck's Homework Helper http://school.discovery.com/homeworkhelp/bjpinchbeck/

Mega Homework Help Page http://www.maurine.com/student.htm

My Virtual Reference Desk http://www.refdesk.com/

Study Guides and Strategies http://www.iss.stthomas.edu/studyguides/

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Museums, Zoos

Smithsonian Online http://www.si.edu/

Museum of Science and Industry http://www.msichicago.org/

Field Museum of Natural History http://www.fieldmuseum.org/

Brookfield Zoo http://www.brookfieldzoo.org/

Lincoln Park Zoo http://www.lpzoo.com/

Art Institute of Chicago http://www.artic.edu/

The Franklin Institute Online http://www.fi.edu/

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Parents

Discovery School Parents Channel http://school.discovery.com/parents/index.html

Family Education http://familyeducation.com/home

Scholastic Families http://www.scholastic.com/families/index.asp

PBS Parents http://www.pbs.org/parents/

National Geographic Parents Guide http://www.nationalgeographic.com/parents/

Sesame Street Parents http://www.sesameworkshop.org/parents

Kids' Health for Parents http://www.kidshealth.org/parent/

Schwab Learning http://www.schwablearning.org/index.asp

LD Online http://www.ldonline.org/

National Association for Gifted Children http://www.nagc.org/

Council for Exceptional Children http://www.cec.sped.org/

Family Fun http://familyfun.go.com/

Parent Soup http://www.parentsoup.com/

Librarians' Guide to CyberSpace http://www.ala.org/parentspage/greatsites/

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Misc.

Berit's Best Sites for Children http://www.beritsbest.com/

FunBrain http://www.funbrain.com/

PBS Kids http://pbskids.org/

Sesame Workshop http://www.sesameworkshop.org

Surfin' the Net With Kids http://surfnetkids.com/

Enchanted Learning http://www.EnchantedLearning.com/

Alfy http://www.alfy.com/

Quia Online Quizzes http://www.quia.com/web/

Puzzlemaker http://puzzlemaker.school.discovery.com/

Crayola Creativity Center http://www.crayola.com/

Billy Bear's Playground http://www.billybear4kids.com/

Noggin http://www.noggin.com

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