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Reference Sites for Kids:
Almanacs (which have tons of short
encyclopedia-like entries on tons of topics):
Indexes (which have compiled and
indexed Web sites with report-relevant information):
Dictionaries (which work just like
paper dictionaries -- and sometimes even pronounce words for you):
Encyclopedias (which work just like
paper encyclopedias):
Science sites:
General
science sites:
- Exploratorium -- a wonderful
site full of interesting information and interactive activities by the
Exploratorium Museum in San Francisco.
Biology
sites:
- Froguts.com
-- fun interactive activities -- including virtual dissection.
Chemistry
sites:
- PBS Atom Builder
-- interactive atom builder to help you understand chemical reactions
and atomic structure.
- ChemBalancer
-- element quiz and online chemical equation balancer.
Sites
with games and tools to help you learn the periodic table:
History and government sites:
Games to help you learn states and state
capitals:
Biographies of U.S. presidents (all
the relevant facts for president reports):
Facts
about the U.S. government and the White House:
Statistics (some of these may be
hard for young children to understand):
Fiction sites:
Sites
based around novels and authors:
Sites
with stories and reading games:
- Mystery Net for Kids-- full of
short "whodunit" mysteries that kids can solve on-line. They can also
post their own mysteries.
- Mystery Net -- the adult version
of this site contains even more challenging whodunits.
Mad lib type games:
- Wacky Web Tales -- practice
grammar while you fill in funny short stories and poems.
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Math Sites:
Sites
with games that help you practice math (elementary and middle
school):
- Cool Math for kids
-- you choose from 7 different difficulty levels in arithmatic,
fractions, decimal, and algebra games.
- Primary Games -- fun
games to help young children practice math.
- Prongo - basic numbers games for
very young children and arithmetic games for older children.
Sites
with games that help you practice math (middle and high school):
Cool Math - math games in
algebra, trig, and calculus, a graphic calculator, even advice about
careers in math.
The
following page contains an interesting article about why kids should
learn math, plus links to math games and websites. Thanks to Mrs.
Parsons's third grade class for the site recommendation!
Math Made Fun Online: Scroll down for a
list of links to sites with math games and other cool math videos and
information.
Language sites:
English
sites with word and vocabulary games:
- Freerice
--Donate rice to famine-ridden countries while practicing your
vocabulary. Site offers multiple choice question and adjust
vocabulary level according to students' current skill level..
- Syndicate.com -- lots of puzzles
and games to help you build vocabulary (some are quite hard!). For
grades 7-12.
Sites
to help you with English grammar and language:
- Guide to Grammar
& Writing -- explanations of grammar and punctuation rules and
advice on writing (may be a little hard for elementary school students).
- The Write Site-- Helpful writing
tips designed especially for middle school students. Click "Editor's
Desk" for printable graphic organizers.
Foreign
language sites:
- Internet Picture
Dictionary-- picture dictionaries, flashcards, and games to
help you learn Spanish, French, German, or Italian.
- Fodors -- language lessons
(especially phrases useful for traveling) in French, German, Italian,
and Spanish.
- StudySpanish.com
-- tutorials for learning Spanish.
- WannaLearn.com
-- links to free on-line language sites for dozens of world languages
including Arabic, Greek, Russian, and Vietnamese.
- Babelfish -- translates
words and phrases into Spanish, German, Italian, French, Korean,
Japanese, Portuguese, Russian, and Chinese.
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Educational games:
Sites with a wide range of educational games:
- Fun Brain -- math,
word, and science games.
- Zeeks - test
your knowledge of states and capitals, play mindbenders, even play
Mancala on-line.
- Primary Games --
math, language arts, social studies, and science games.
- Prongo - all kinds of games (for
kids as young as 3), including quizzes on dinosaurs and outer space.
- Fun Island -- fun math and word
games (including the Lemonade Stand game) and even a virtual piano.
Math games:
Trivia
games:
General kid sites:
For
elementary school children of all ages:
- SurfNetKids - a general site
with links to all kinds of educational sites.
For
teens and pre-teens:
- Kidscom -- lets kids
write stores, compose music, invent gadgets, and participate in kid
chat rooms.
Test preparation sites:
Sites that allow you to take practice standardized
tests:
- College
Board -- the official SAT site has a practice test you can take
on-line. They'll score it for you.
- Taketest.com -- practice questions
for every type of SAT question.
- Syvum.com -- practice questions for every type of SAT question.
- Number2.com -- practice for SAT,
GRE, and ACT.
- Do Your Math -- practice
questions for SAT and PSAT skills.
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