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| ACT The ACT is designed to assess high school students' general educational development and their ability to complete college-level work. Site includes registration information, test prep tips, sample questions, and score information.
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Keyboarding
Practice These drills can help you improve your keyboarding technique and speed.
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| Alphabet Action Click on a letter to hear its name and see a picture.
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Kid Info A great homework help resource. |
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| Amusement Park Classroom Where learning is linked with the fun of amusement parks.
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Kids Place Free activities, and resources for students studying math, reading, social studies, and science.
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| Ask Dr. Universe Find answers from this cat on topics ranging from beans to money to wildflowers.
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Learning Web Explore things on, in, around and about the Earth such as land, water, plants and animals, and maps.
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| Biography Maker Biography Maker can bring the person you are writing about to life.
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Learning With Kat Have fun learning your ABCs and 123s.
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| Bite
Size BINGO Test your knowledge while brushing up on your favorite school subjects.
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Live
Search Club Play these games while surfing the web to look for the answers.
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| B.J. Pinchbeck's Homework
Helper This site is maintained by a 15 year old boy. Information on a wide variety of school subjects, plus a reference section.
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Most
Important SAT Words Study with these puzzles that use many of the one-hundred most-frequently tested SAT words.
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| Cover Maker Create a customized cover for your next report that is sure to make the grade.
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The
Open Door Website Find the useful material to help you do your research.
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| Cybrarian Educational links for children in grades 3 through 8.
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Paper Plate Education These creative hands-on activities use common paper plates and a lot of ingenuity to illustrate principles of science, math, geography, music, and more!
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| Daily Brains Practice solving word problems every day.
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Pencil
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| Dont Know Much About
Get answers to questions about topics that include dinosaurs, American history, the 50 U.S. states, the solar system, and more.
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Pictures4Learning Use this image library to add pizzazz to your reports and projects.
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| Education Planet Find cool study tools on every subject.
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Quiz Hub The fun online interactive learning center.
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| Free Stock Photo Need a photo for your school report? This free collection includes photos of animals, mountains, clouds, flowers, fruit, sea, and fireworks.
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SAT Learn more about the SAT, online registration, test preparation, and information on SAT scores and reporting.
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| FunSchool Where learning if fun with games and activities.
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School
Games Have fun playing these school topic games.
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| GameGoo Play fun games that help learning stick!
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School Work Get homework help with this site that is organized by topics, including subject areas and specialized topics.
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| Global
Access to Educational Sources For the busy student to find resources all in one place.
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Student Web Lessons List of fun student learning activities in language arts, science, social studies, and math.
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| High School Ace Find homework help with subject guides, reference tool and college prep resources.
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Study Guides and Strategies Study Guides for testing, reading, writing, and classroom participation.
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| Homework Center Find lots of help at this reference page put together by librarians.
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Study Skills Package The Study Skills Package from University of Waterloo offers tips in nine study topics: learning and remembering, time management, listening and note taking, reading, concentration, preparing for exams, cramming, taking exams, and sleeping.
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| Homework Hub Get help and direction in completing various assignments from doing research, improving skills, and organizing your work.
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Seussville University Have lots of fun while learning basic reading, math and science with your favorite Seuss characters.
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HomeworkSpot.com HomeworkSpot.com, the homework information portal of the Web, brings K-12 homework sites together with insightful editorial in one convenient, user-friendly spot.
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Test Anxiety Get tips to help you reduce your test anxiety.
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How to Study Discover these study skills, study strategies, and study tips to help you.
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Topmarks Resources for teachers and students, including lesson plans, worksheets, homework help and weblinks.
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Zoom School Visit this on-line elementary school with lessons in geography, biology, and language arts. |
Quick Reference
| Alphabet
Bites Listen, play, read or watch all the way from A to Z.
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Parts of Speech Games Play these games know your nouns, verbs and pronouns and know the difference between adjectives vs adverbs?
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| Catch the Spelling Practice your spelling and review vocabulary while having fun.
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Power Proofreading These fun games will help you to edit your writing. |
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| Common Errors in English Should you use "good" or "well" -- first check this guide to proper language use.
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Room 108 Writing Play these word games to improve your writing skills.
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| Complete List of Spelling Rules for Nouns
and Verbs Improve your spelling with these rules for nouns and verbs.
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SpellaRoo For spelling practice check out these misspelled words.
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| Everyday Spelling Look up the most frequently misspell words for your writing.
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Spelling
City Learn your spelling list with fun!
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| Grammar
Handbook This Handbook explains and illustrates the basic grammatical rules.
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Spelling
it Right Get advise to improve your spelling.
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| Grammar Slammer Online demo of Grammar Slammer--Answers for all your English Grammar questions online.
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Tongue Twisters Dont get your tongue in a knot trying to repeat these 3 times.
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| Guide to Grammar and Writing Get grammar and writing help with these tips.
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Track That Word Explore the origins and evolution of hundreds of words and expressions representing America's past, present and future.
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| Handwriting for Kids Trace uppercase and lowercase letters, and theres even blank spaces to practice.
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Vocabulary.com Expand your vocabulary with these activities.
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| Immigration Vocabulary Find out how immigrant groups have contributed to the language of this nation.
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Vocabulary Web Games Improve your vocabulary with these web games.
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| Language
Arts Try these sites suggested by the staff of the St. Louis Public Library.
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Webgrammar Get help with spelling, grammar, homonyms, punctuation, capitalization, style and more!
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| Learn to Read These exciting interactive books and phonics games are fun for kindergarten, first grade, and second grade.
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Word Central Discover lots of new ways to have fun with words and language.
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Learning
Vocabulary Fun Improve your vocabulary while having fun with free word games including Hangman, Word search, Match Game, The Vocabulary Quiz.
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Words
and Pictures Have fun practicing vowel sounds with audio and animation.
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| Monthly
Reading Activities Here's some year round fun.
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Writers Window Get your writing published and also give feedback to others' work, and write collaboratively in the Continuous Stories.
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| Writing Tips Let WritingDEN's Tips-O-Matic help you write better documents. Look up grammar rules, helper words, and more. |
| French Learn to speak French with Roller and his friends.
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| German
Tutor Learn the basics of the German language through easy-to-follow lessons.
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| Language
Dictionaries Dictionaries for more than 200 languages, from Arabic to Xhosa.
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| Language
Lab Visit Language Lab for a fun and easy introduction to Japanese!
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| Learn
Spanish Try this online tutorial featuring interactive lessons to learn Spanish.
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| Primary
Spanish Learn simple phrases like how to tell people your name and what time it is.
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| World Languages Collection Listen to useful expressions and greetings in 26 languages. |
| Abraham
Lincoln's Classroom This site has lots of research about President Abraham Lincoln's life, Civil War and Emancipation.
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Kids Next Door Learn more about being good citizens.
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| Americas Library Meet amazing Americans and jump back in time, or explore the states and join America at play and singing.
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Library of Congress Find information about the government and for research papers.
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| American President Discover how unique the American presidency is.
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Missouri
Secretary of State Kids Page Get informative facts about the history of our great state, Missouri.
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| Bens Guide to U.S. Government With Benjamin Franklin as your guide, discover how the U. S. Government works. |
Money Central Station Learn about the anti-counterfeiting features that are present in the new 1996 and 1999 Series Federal Reserve Notes.
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| Bill
of Rights Learn how the Bill of Rights has an impact on our lives.
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NASS Kids Find information and games about agricultural statistics from the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
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| Bureau of Labor Statistics An overview on career information.
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National Agricultural Library Learn all about agriculture in the United States.
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| Bureau of Printing and Engraving Learn about the anti-counterfeiting features that are present in the new 1996 and 1999 Series Federal Reserve Notes.
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National
Constitution Center
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| CIAs Homepage for Kids Learn about the history and operations of the Central Intelligence Agency.
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National Security Agency Find out what a Cryptologist does, try to make your own codes and break some other codes.
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| Congress for Kids Learn about the foundation of our federal government and how its actions affect you.
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PBS Kids Democracy Project Take a tour of government, follow the President for a day, and see what a difference a single vote can make.
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CryptoKids
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President
George Washington's Inaugural Address Here you will find the complete text of Washington's 1789 inaugural address.
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| Farm
Service Agency (FSA) Kids Find lots of fun ways to learn about agriculture.
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Presidential Facts Learn about all the Presidents, Vice Presidents and First Ladies.
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| FDA Kids Homepage Find information about vaccines, take a food safety quiz how to care for a pet from The Food and Drug Administration. |
Rediscovering George Washington Take a look at America's first president, his personal life, achievements, and role in history.
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| Federal Bureau of Investigation - Find out how the FBI solves crimes and how you can help prevent crimes. | Star Child A learning center for young astronomers. Facts about the planets, sun, and the universe. Also online games and activities.
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| Federal Reserve Get answers about the central bank of the United States.
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USDA for Kids Check out the food guides, weather sites, agricultural information, and gardening sites all from the United States Department of Agriculture.
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| FEMAS Kids Page Information and facts about natural disasters and emergency preparation.
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U.S. Department of State for Youth
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| The Fin, Fur and Feather Bureau of Investigation Help the FFFBI to stop the bad guys from taking over Mars.
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US Fish and Wildlife Service Explore fish, wildlife, plants, and their habitats.
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| First Gov for Kids Lots of links to learn about the U.S. Government.
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US House of Representatives - Office of the Clerk Explore the role the Office of the Clerk plays in the U.S. House of Representatives.
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| Historic Valley Forge Learn about the history of Valley Forge with answers to FAQ's, maps, and online games.
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US Mint Learn the awesome history of coins and how the Mint makes money.
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| How
Does the Primary Process Work? Learn about the selection process to determine which candidate will appear on the ballot in the nationwide general election.
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U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Kids Pages Interesting and fun information about inventors and intellectual property: patents, trademarks, copyrights, and trade secrets.
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| Inside
the Court Room Learn about the place where judges and sometimes juries, decide if someone has broken the law.
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United States Fire Administration Learn about smoke alarms, escape planning, and home fire safety.
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| Jimmy Carter Library and Museum Check out these photographs, documents, and displays of the Carter presidency and his life.
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United States Secret Service Find answers to FAQ about the Secret Service.
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| John F. Kennedy Photo History Follow the history of the 35th president.
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Veterans Affairs Kids Students in grades K-12 can learn about the Department of Veterans Affairs, facts about Veterans, the American Flag, and understand what it means to be a veteran.
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Kids in the House Office of the Clerk Learn about the role the clerk plays in the U.S. Congress. |
The Whitehouse For Kids Facts and information about the Whitehouse, including history, location, details about the President, and how to contact the Whitehouse. |
| Abraham Lincoln Take a virtual tour of Abe's childhood log cabin, then you'll be ready for the quiz and online treasure hunt.
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History Detectives Explore the historical mysteries of searching out the facts and myths that connect local folklore, family legends and interesting objects.
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| Academy of Achievement Come face-to-face with the extraordinary leaders, thinkers and pioneers who have shaped our world.
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History for Kids Take a walk through time, play games, learn, put things in order and make your own history!
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| Altapedia Online Contains physical and political maps as well as key facts and statistics on countries of the world.
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History…
It’s Happening There are lots of resources for studying North American History.
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| American Civil War The American Civil War Homepage gathers together in one place links to the most useful identified electronic files about the American Civil War (1861-1865).
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The
History of Halloween How much do you really know about this haunted holiday?
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| The American Immigrant Wall of Honor Search to see if your family name is inscribed at Ellis Island.
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History of
Invention Scroll through this interactive timeline featuring facts about great inventions throughout history.
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| Anne Frank Online Information from the Anne Frank Center, including a biography illustrated with photographs.
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TheHistoryNet Read articles and find resources on world and American history, including eyewitness accounts, interviews, historic homes, and more.
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| Birthplace
of a Leader Take a virtual tour of the neighborhood that Martin Luther King, Jr. grew up in.
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How
I Fought for Civil Rights Rosa Parks describes her role in the Montgomery Bus Boycott.
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| Black Facts Online Find out what happened in Black History today!
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HyperHistory Search through 3 000 years of World History with links to important persons of world historical importance; civilization timelines; events and facts; and historical maps.
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| Black History Month Black History links from our Special of the Month archive.
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The Life of Martin Luther King Jr. This online comic book tells the story of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., the famous civil rights leader. |
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| Camp Life: Civil War Collections Check out how Gettysburg soldiers lived their life in military camp.
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Martin Luther King Day Read articles about the life of Dr. Martin Luther King and other important civil rights leaders.
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| Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Read biographies of key Hispanic Americans such as Cesar Chavez and Severo Ochoa.
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The Middle Ages Find out what was it really like to live in the Middle Ages.
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| Civil War for Kids Read reports about the north and south with a timeline, drawings and the biographies of civil war leaders.
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The Missouri Heritage Project Heres a great resource for history, social studies, and government lessons for the "Show Me" state.
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| Country Reports Search for Country information from around the world.
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My Story: Rosa Parks Read the Rosa Parks interview and in-depth coverage of the bus boycott and the 1956 Supreme Court ruling that declared Montgomery's segregation laws unconstitutional.
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| Cyndi’s List of Genealogy Sites
on the Internet for Kids & Teens Genealogy directory lists sites that might be of interest to kids, their families, and their teachers.
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Our Story in History Discover history through objects, photographs, books and more!
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| Digital History Check out this site that provides interactive timelines, essays, and visual histories for all of your American history needs.
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Patron Saints Includes patron saints by category and a daily saints calendar.
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| Discovers Web Get about voyages of discovery and exploration.
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Picture History Find the pictures you need in this easy to use digital library of high quality images and footage illustrating more than 200 years of American history.
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| Distinguished Women of Past and Present Biographies of women who contributed to our culture in many different ways.
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Pioneers Find out who they were, how they traveled and where they settled.
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| EASE History Learn about US History with hundreds of historical videos and photographs.
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Pirates Hit the high seas with this interactive story that will introduce you to real-life pirates, their ships, and their booty (that's what pirates call their treasure).
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| eHistory.com Offers articles, timelines, pictures, glossaries, and more in a variety of areas including ancient history, the Middle Ages, the US Civil War, World War II, the Vietnam War, and the Middle East.
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Social Studies for Kids Heres lots to learn about Social Studies.
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| Eyewitness to History First hand accounts of some of history's great events.
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Social Studies Help Center Find information on American History, Government and Economics.
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| Family
Ties Explore your own history.
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State Reports Get all the information and images you will need to make an A+ report on any U.S. state.
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| Fireman
Sam Learn fire safety by reading stories, playing games, and more.
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The Story of
Johnny Appleseed Learn all about his life and the impact he made on the lives of the early settlers.
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| The Food Timeline Discover the history of the Western world through its food.
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Test Your Geography Knowledge See how much you know about countries, continents and oceans with this fun set of quizzes.
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| GeoNet Game A way to learn about geography and history.
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Time Capsule Find out what happened the day you were born.
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| Hana’s Suitcase Read the story of two Jewish children who lived in Czechoslovakia, and what happened to them when their country was occupied by the Nazis in 1939.
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Time Machine Take the time machine to other eras in U.S. history and play some cool money games.
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| Harriet Tubman and the
Underground Railroad for Children This second grade class have a lot of work to share with you about Harriet Tubman.
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Who is That? An interactive history game which helps you learn about scientists, mathematicians, and US Presidents.
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Helen
Keller Kids Museum Features a multimedia timeline for the life of Helen Keller.
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The World Factbook Look here for information on countries and their leaders.
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History Central This time line covers the major events in world history from the dawn of civilization to 1999. |
You be the Historian Study the clues to learn how people lived in the past. |
Math
| About Pi Find answers to all you questions to Pi. |
Math League Help Topics Get the Math help you need in decimals, geometry, positive and negative numbers, integers, percent and probability and more.
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| APlus Math Heres help to improve your math skills.
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Math
Movies Check out how mathematics is anchored in every single aspect of our daily life through lively and funny movies.
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| All About Fractions Get the facts about fractions by using online interactive lessons, exercises, and games.
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Math
Reference Tables Whether you're looking for a basic multiplication table or something as mind-bending as a "fourier series," you'll find some help here.
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| All About Multiplication Get the facts about multiplication by using online interactive lessons, exercises, and games.
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Math Stories Home of math word problems for Grades 1 - 5.
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| Aunty Math Try these math challenges with Aunty Math and her niece and nephew.
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Math Words, and Some Other Words of Interest Use this dictionary to find definitions of words of mathematics and science.
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| Clara
Fraction's Ice Cream Shop Convert fractions into mixed numbers to correctly make the ice cream cones according to the order.
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Mathematics History An extensive history of mathematics is at your fingertips, from Babylonian cuneiforms to advances in Egyptian geometry.
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| Coolmath.com This site features cool math puzzles, fractals, games, lessons, calculators, and more.
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A Maths Dictionary Animated, interactive maths dictionary which explains over 500 common mathematical terms.
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| Create a Graph Use homework problems, things you have a special interest in, or use some of the numbers you find elsewhere to create a graph online.
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Maxs Math Adventures Practice basic math like counting, measuring, telling time, adding, and subtracting.
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| Exploring Fractions With
Shapes Use these pattern blocks to learn and practice fractions.
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Me & My Math Find information about numbers and place values in addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.
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| Fun Mathematics Lessons Mathematics lessons for everyone including geometry, fractions, and algebra.
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Musical Multiplication Learn the multiplication facts through songs.
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| Geometry Center You will find shapes, patterns, and symmetry in the Geometry Center. Browse through an exhibit, or jump right in and start experimenting!
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Numbers These games cover basic arithmetic, fractions, graphs, algebra, and many other topics.
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| Graph Paper Just used your last sheet of graph paper? Here you can print as many copies as necessary.
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Pocket
Change Have fun playing these money themed games.
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| History
of Math Try these sites suggested by the staff of the St. Louis Public Library.
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Roman Numerals 101 Learn how the Romans used seven letters to express all their numbers.
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| How many? Use this dictionary of units of measurement with commentaries and explanations of the English Customary, Metric, and International Systems.
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Taking Americas Measure Check out examples of the metric system in your everyday life.
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KidsNumbers
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This is MEGA Mathematics Explore all things math through this interactive site.
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| Manual of Traffic Signs Check out how colors and shapes play an important role in controlling and directing cars.
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U.S. Presidents Math
Hunt Join the journey around the Web that uses your math skills to learn about U.S. presidents.
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| Math Baseball A fun baseball game to practice math skills.
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Universal Currency Converter An interactive, worldwide currency converter and table.
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| Math.com Free math lessons and homework help.
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WebMath The place to go to solve math problems.
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| Math Homework Help Math formulas all in one place.
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What
Good is Math? Get answers to the question and find out how you use math everyday without even realizing it.
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| Math in Daily Life Explore how math helps us everyday. |
Whats My
Angle? Investigate the use of angles and protractors. |
Science
| Bill Nye the
Science Explore a whole cosmo of information from the vaults of Bill Nye the Science Guy.
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The PH Factor Find out all about the world of acids and bases.
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| Biology
4Kids Learn the basics of biology and life with sections on cell structure, cell function, the scientific method, classification and more!
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ScienCentral News Get the latest news on science & technology news.
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Biology in Motion Learn with these original interactive biology activities.
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Science
Essentials Find out more about science by investigating the three areas: Choose Life, Material World and Get Physical.
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| Chem4Kids Learn chemistry fundamentals about the elements.
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Science Gems A cool directory of more than 2,500 science resources sorted by category, sub-category, and grade-level - kindergarten through college.
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| Everything About Construction
Equipment Take a look at these photos and learn the mechanisms of construction equipment.
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ScienceMaster Search for science resources including links to researched sites, lesson plans, activities, and project ideas.
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| Fear
of Physics Fear not, find answers to all your physics questions!
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Science Vocabulary Hangman Test yourself with this interesting twist on the traditional Hangman game.
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| Periodic Table Information about element names and symbols.
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Way to go Einstein Get to know Albert Einstein and his amazing ideas. |
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| Physics
Classroom Physics tutorial covering Newton's Laws, energy and power, waves, light, and more.
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| Physics Life Explore the physics all around you in everyday life. |
General Reference
| Ben's Phaster Online Reference Desk Site Reference search guide covers biography, dictionary, encyclopedia, language translation, thesaurus, world and city maps.
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Famous Leaders for Young Readers Read biographies of famous people.
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| Biographical Dictionary The Biographical Dictionary covers notable men and women who have shaped our world from ancient times to the present day.
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Living Language Practice speaking foreign languages.
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| Britannica Internet Guide Included internet sites are reviewed and rated by the staff on Encyclopedia Britannica.
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NoodleQuest NoodleQuest is a wizard that helps you get started down the right path to find information about a research topic. Just answer a few questions about your research topic and NoodleQuest will tell you some of the best search strategies you can use.
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| Children's Encyclopedia of
Women Read reports about many famous women.
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Pic4Learning Pics4Learning is a copyright-friendly image library for teachers and students.
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| Copyright Kids To find out what your copyright entitles you to, how to register your works, and more, check out this Friends of Active Copyright Education (FACE)'s site.
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Refdesk.com
Lots of reference material; encyclopedias, newspapers, current events, sports, and weather.
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| Dictionary.com The definitive guide to reference materials on the Internet.
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Smithsonian Encyclopedia Links to Smithsonian resources from A to Z.
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| Encyclopedia.com Students can perform "traditional" encyclopedia research on a site with access to over 17,000 articles.
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Union Pacific Fun Facts Check out the required horn signals listed in the UPRR rule book, along with their meanings, and look up definitions of railroad terminology.
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| Encyclopedia Smithsonian Explore a topic from A to Z.
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The Weather Channel Storm
Encyclopedia Get answers your questions on severe and extreme weather.
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| Fact Monster Get homework help and find facts on thousands of subjects, including sports, entertainment, geography, history, biography, education and health. |
The World Almanac For Kids Get reference facts on topics like space, presidents, the environment, and animals. |
Careers
| American Red Cross Virtual Museum Take a tour starting with the summery of the life of Clara Barton through the history of American nurses.
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The Invention Dimension Find fun information about inventors.
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| Animal Doc com Find out what veterinarian students are learning about dogs, horses, sheep, cattle, llamas, and more!
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Innovative Lives Features stories behind some of technology's greatest inventions.
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| Archeology
for Kids You can have a career digging in the dirt.
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Job Profiles Experienced workers share all aspects of their job.
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| Art Careers See if the arts is a career for you.
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Job Profiles: Zoo Explore the many jobs at the zoo.
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| Babysitter's
Training Course What you need to know and what every parent wants in a |