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| Are you left-handed?
You will find the site Famous Left-Handers interesting. You'll find yourself in distinguished company on this page, which lists the prominent southpaws of politics, sports, entertainment, ancient times, and more in your choice of languages. Even if lefty trivia isn't your bag, stop in anyway for a serious discussion of the problems lefties face with tools, tests, and other artifacts of a right-handed world. |
| Can't find what you're looking for?
Try Yahooligans
- a search engine for kids.
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| TheCase.com
Kids love a mystery, and this site brings a new one for them to solve every week. There are also are mini-mysteries, scary storeis, magic tricks to learn, and writing contests. |
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| Houghton
Mifflin Kids' ClubHouse
Does the word frowsty mean a dairy product, a cold place, or something with a musty smell? To find out, you have to visit this site and play Fake Out, in which kids guess the definitions of words. Write a Wacky Web Tale by filling in boxes with prompts for words that create silly stories, or print out a word search game. |
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Internet Public
Library Youth Disision
Budding writers should visit The Internet Public Library Youth Division, a virtual library whose services include a Reading Zone (reviews of library books written by kids, author interviews and more) and a librarian (click on Ask a Question). Resources and links to other Web sites are organized by the Dewey Decimal system - choose catalog from the home page) |
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Study Web
With a collection of more than 69,000 "research-quality" URLs, this site helps students excel throughout their academic careers - kindergarten through college. All sites have been previewed, reviewed, and rated for grade-level appropriateness, and all are searchable by subject or keyword. Click on the Study Buddy, "the researcher's virtual companion," and a small tool bar pops up alongside your browser, providing you with a virtual encyclopedia, dictionary, thesaurus, calculator, and currency converter within easy reach. |
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Roget's Thesaurus
A favorite among book lovers, this synonym and antonym reference is online in a quick, fully searchable edition. How convenient is it to use? It will even find you synonyms for thesaurus. |
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Encyclopedia.com
With more than 17,000 cross-linked articles from the third edition of the Concise Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia, this is one of he best free online encyclopedias around. |
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Science Learning
Network
Do you and your science textbook lack that special chemistry? Let this site stimulate those brain cells. Beg acquainted with the Atoms Family, play at the science of hockey, virtually dissect a cow's eye, or view images magnified by a scanning electron microscope (warning: objects are up to 200.000 times smaller than they appear). Each online educational module was developed by science museums in partnership with schools across the country. Once your interest is sparked, the site offers plenty of links. |
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Math
Forum
Got a case of math anxiety? The Math Forum Student Center is the cure. Resources re conveniently arranged by grade level - elementary school through college and beyond. You'll find hundreds of links to interactive tutorials, practice problems, tips and tricks, and even math mailing lists. For those persistent puzzlers you need answers with, check the archives of Ask Dr. Math. |
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Guide
to Grammar and Writing
At some point, kids stop reading and start writing. This guide will help them learn everything from punctuation rules to the principles behind the traditional five paragraph essay. |
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Dr.
Internet
Do you have the homework blues? Then it's Dr. Internet to the rescue! Part of the University of Michigan's Internet Public Library project, Dr. I helps kids explore science and math and find stuff that can help with homework or a science projects. |
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FunBrain.com
Games with educational value. Math Baseball, Change Maker, Fun Match, Spell Check, Wacky Tales |
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Make
your own planes!
Easy to follow direction to fold great paper airplanes. |
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Elementary
Art Lessons
A collection of teaching ideas contributed by K-6 art teachers from across the country. |
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Mark
Kistler's Electronic Pencil Power Playground
A great way for kids to learn the techniques of 3-D drawing. |
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FAMILY.COM
ACTIVITIES
Recent Family.com Activities have included paper sculpture, nature crafts and edible art. |
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Kids Art
Download free instructions for making some fun art projects. |
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The
Mining Co.'s guide to crafts for kids
Links for all special occasions throughout the year. |
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Crayola
This colorful site serves up crayon-crazy games, contests, and everything you could hope to know about the colorful world of Crayola. You can also create a personalized newspaper with hyperlinks to all your favorite sites. If you like to color go to the
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| Your Gross
& Cool Body
Ever wonder what causes zits, dandruff, and snoring? Just click on the body par/affliction of your choice to learn fun facts, such as where body odor comes from (glands), why vomit is green (bile), and how to win your next burping contest (gulp air). The site comes complete with excellent multimedia sounds. |
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| World Surfari
Each month this site takes a virtual tour of different countries. You learn about the people, society, customs and more. After surfing children can enter a contest based upon the country they just visited. |
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| Titanic
This site is a special exhibit from Britannica Online. It tells the true story of what happened tot he doomed ocean liner, shows photos of the wreckage in the North Atlantic Ocean, and gives historical backgrounds on the passengers of the ship and the man who designed it. You can also follow links to other Web sites about the Titanic, plus recommended reading. |
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| National
Geographic.Com
The kids' page is part of the main Web site for this popular educational magazine. Children can find a pen al, enjoy the Fun & Games section, take the Geo Bee challenge (a geography quiz), or play the Shark Safari quiz. They also can become a junior member of the National Geographic Society. |
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| Kid's
Snow Page
No two snowflakes are alike. How many times have we heard that? At this site you'll see why. It include some easy instructions about how to catch and keep snowflakes, create sparkle snow paint, and do other unusual but creative activities. |
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| GOALS
(Global Online Adventure Learning Site) All aboard! Explorers of all ages are invited to embark upon a growing list of online adventures. Topic titles include Adventures, The Sciences, The Technologies, and The Underlying Laws of Nature. Feature titles include Sailing Thru Science, The Virtual Yacht Club, and Photo Gallery. There also are hyperlinks to related sites. Kids can follow current expeditions, such as Karen Thorndike retracing the last flight of Amelia Earhart. |
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| Top Science
The fun site where you sue ordinary stuff (the kind you already have) to learn all kinds of science and math, hands-on. |
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| Bill Nye the Science Guy | |
| You Can with Beakman
and Jax
This website is based on the popular comic strip by Jok Church, and features online games and experiments and ideas for cool stuff you can do at home. |
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| Exploratorium
The Exploratorium in San Francisco, California, is a hands-on, interactive blast. There's always something new to see. |
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| The
Thinking Fountain
Perform cool science experiments! Learn how to make your own paper, build a spaghetti structure, grow mold on bread, create a square bubble - and lots more. |
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| Virtual
Body
A site full of life, Virtual Body features Shockwave driven, beautifully illustrated and narrated animations of the digestive system, heart, skeleton, and brain. It's a site no one interested in anatomy should miss. You can find out, for example, whether high protein diets really do shed pounds quickly, or if the latest knee twist requires some medical attention. The site is filled with fun details, too - for instance, when it comes to brains, bigger is not necessarily better: Elephants have bigger brains than humans, and Einstein's brain was no bigger than yours. |
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| The Interactive
Frog Dissection: An Online Tutorial
This site shows how to dissect a frog. Watch each step; then practice what you've learned. From securing the specimen to identifying organs, you'll soon understand the complexities of a frog's biology. |
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| VolcanoWorld
You'll blow your stack learning all there is to know about volcanoes on Earth (and other planets). You can read all about volcanoes, ask a volcanologist questions, and receive eruption notices by e-mail. Click on Kids Door to find Volcan-World Fun, the spot to play games that'll test what you know about molten mountains. |
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| Grossology
Games
GRoss facts and games about our bodies geared toward kids may have their parents gagging, though "South Park" fans may revel in the Diabolical Diarrhea game. |
| Berenstain
Bears
Discover bear country, read stories, play games, and color pictures with the Berenstain Bears. |
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| Beanie
Babies Games
Mostly word games. Also coloring book calendar. |
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| Apple
Corps
Just like Mr. Potato head but you can choose different vegetables or fruit for the head. |
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| Hot wheels
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| Kellogg's'
Play games with the characters from your favorite cereal. |
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| Children's Television
Workshops
The Official Web home of "Sesame Street". |
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| PBS Kids
PBS has put together a fantastic Web guide to lead you to the Web sites of their specific kids' shows. Here you will find links to he Web sites of Arthur, Kratts's Creatures, the legendary Sesame Street, Storytime, Theodore Tugboat, Tots TV, Winzie's House, and other PBS kids' shows. The Goodies Bag section has games and activities, and the Knock! Knock! section has - what else? - jokes. Kids can send feedback via the BAbble On section. These sites are full of exciting and entertaining educational games and activities that kids of all ages can enjoy. |
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Columbia
House Canada
Play on the website for access to thousands of CDs! Shop by artist, album, or song title. Listen to sound clips. |
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