Dr. Alice Christie's Using the Internet to Enhance Teaching and Learning in Language Arts

Kid-Centered Sites for Research and Exploration

American Library Association: 700 Great Sites for Kids Discovery School: CyberSurfari The Internet Public Library High School Hub World Central

 

Doing Online Research Using Searchable Databases

How Stuff Works NASA The Library of Congress The Library of Congress American Memory Collections National Geographic Animal Diversity A collection of pictures and information about animals, searchable by name, characteristics, or taxonomy United Nations The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Background Notes on Countries Around the World (US State Department) The CIA World Factbook: 1999 US Census Bureau International Population Database Summary vital statistics data for all countries, 1996 and 2000 as well as midyear estimates, 1950-2020 Additional data on marital status, ethnic origin, religion, literacy, labor force, income and poverty Census 2000 Sites - many interactive and searchable sites United States Code: A searchable database of all US Laws US Postal Service Zip Codes Newsrack: A searchable database of online newspapers and magazines Writer's Guidelines Directory: Searchable Database of Writer's Guidelines

Doing Research with Online Encyclopedias and Almanacs

Encyclopedias: Encyclopedia Britannica Encarta Concise PC Webopedia How Stuff Works Almanacs FactMonster The Old Farmer's Almanac Political Reference Almanac StarDate Online: Sky Almanac

Miscellaneous Research Tools

Maps on the World - Extensive list of links Mining Company's List of Maps Political Science Reference Tools A+ Research and Writing for High School Students Writer's Guidelines Directory: Searchable Database of Writer's Guidelines Links to Educational Geography Web Sites About.com: National Parks The Ultimate Collection of News Links

Ask an Expert

Ask Dr. Universe (A curious cat answers questions for kids) Scientific American: Ask the Experts AllExperts.com ExpertCentral.com The Mad Scientists Network

Taking Virtual Field Trips

The Virtual Field Trip Site Virtual World Tours See the world - VIRTUALLY! Earth Science Virtual Field Trip Page Scholastic Internet Field Trips Teachers Guide Internet Field Trip Library Dozens of Internet Field Trips for elementary school kids! Louvre Museum (Musee du Louvre) Dinosaur VT National Museum: Dinosaurs Dinosaur Virtual Tour Zoos Visit the Oakland Zoo The San Diego Zoo Do the Zoo: Atlanta Zoo A Virtual Trip to the Whitehouse for Kids A Virtual Trip to the Statue of Liberty National Parks Live!: A Students' Internet Tour of the US National Parks Virtual Adventures Asia Quest (A Classroom Connect Adventure) America Quest (Another Classroom Connect Adventure) In Search of Liberty Bell 7 (A deep sea adventure) Jane Steven's Antarctic Adventure The World's Wildest Rides Mungo Park's A World of Adventure Quokka.com's Virtual Adventures  Adventures Online Will Steger's Exploration of the North Pole Black Sea Exploration: Search for Noah's Flood Alive on Everest MountainZone.com Adventures CyberHikes A Tour of Durham Cathedral & Castle New York Underground Central Park, New York City

Taking Virtual Field Trips Using Live WebCams

The University of Arizona WebCam San Diego Zoo Panda Cam Web Cams from the National Zoo in Washington, D.C. Elephant Cam Bat Cam Mole-Rat Colony Cam Rhino Cam Giraffe Cam OranguCam Gorilla Cam Watch Kiki & family using a full-motion user-controlled cam! Fisheye View Cam Used by marine biologists to study coral behaviors at Fisheye View labs in Coral Gables, Florida. The Wax Museum at Fisherman's Warf, San Francisco T-Rex Sue and the Field Museum You control the camera! Telescopes in Education: Live Cam at the 24" TiE Telescope on Mt. Wilson Today's Space Weather Interactive Bubble Cam Click the 'Bubbles' button to activate a 30 second blast of bubbles and watch the results live on this south Florida patio. Downtown Manhattan Web Cam Lists of Web Cams WebCam Central: Lists of WebCams by Category WebCam Central: List of WebCams by Location EarthCam: List of WebCams by Category WebCamSearch: A directory of webcams around the world Maricopa County Jail WebCam (I do NOT recommend this for kids- or even adults!)

Evaluating Websites

Evaluating Web Sites This is a series of short articles. Highlight each in the left frame and the individual segment appears in the right frame. Evaluating Information Found on the Internet WEBQUEST: Be a Web Site Sleuth Kathy Schrock's Evaluation Resources WEBQUEST: Evaluating Websites: Teacher Page, Student Page Evaluating Web Resources

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