'Zines
Crashsite
multimedia-rich zine covering topics of
interests to the mtv generation
Crisp
contemporary arts and culture zine for young
enlightened literary adults
Culture Zone
slick, hip, and fashionable rag covering all
things cool
CyberCulture
an off-the-wall zine with no clear focus and a
different theme each issue
E-mail-zines List
annotated listing of e-zines and newsletters
available via e-mail
Enter
monthly zine covering broad range of topics of
interest to young professionals
The E-Zines Database
a whimsical annotated guide offering pointers to
zine publishers on the net
Feed
technozine focusing arts, entertainment,
politics, and popular culture
HotWired
coverage of the shady side of cyberculture,
politics, and news
Journal X
covers topics politics, culture, fiction, and
entertainment for generation x
John Labovitz's E-Zine-List
the most extensive listing of topic-oriented e-zines
on the net
London Calling
british literary zine covering popular arts and
entertainment topics
The Onion
humorous zine putting a spin on the mainstream
media's reporting of the news
Retro
off-the-wall look at classic 20th century
popular culture
Slate
weekly zine offering political commentary from
likes of crossfire's michael kinsley
Salon
biweekly zine for literary people covering arts,
books, culture, and ideas
Stim
a polished zine of contemporary culture and
rants from prodigy
Suck
strange and weird pop culture zine of buzz-saw
journalism that's updated daily
Tee-Vee
commentary and critique of the pop culture icon,
the television
Web Review
sleek and insightful zine covering the web's
finer points of design
Word
a pop culture zine for electronically adept
twenty-somethings
Entertainment : Amusement Parks
Amusement Parks worldwide, use Genie Miles
4Adventure.com
guide to anheuser-busch theme parks from busch
gardens or seaworld
Amusement Link One Source
comprehensive annotated listing of amusement
park sites around the net
At The Park
trade magazine for the amusement industry with
features on parks and rides
Carousel!
carousel guide catches the magic and nostaglia
of the popular carnival attraction
Carowinds
preview of the thrills that await at the
carolina water and theme park
Cedar Point Park
everything you want to know about the popular
sandusky, ohio theme park
Coaster Compendium
guide to coasters around the america and
upcoming special events
Great America
virtual tour of paramount's great america with a
lively multimedia presentation
Kings Island
get your season pass to the entertaining rides
and attractions at kings island
King's Dominion
informative guide to rides, attractions, and
special events at king's dominion
Raging Rivers
a water-soaked preview of wet and slippery
attractions at the illionis water park
Rollercoaster!
a guide for thrill seekers who enjoy the popular
adrenaline-pumping pasttime
Six Flags Theme Park
guide to the excitement, thrilling rides,
spectacular shows at six flags
Tokyo Disneyland
get the download on attractions at japan's
magical disney theme park
Walt Disney World
explore disney's most majestic and awe-inspiring
theme park in orlando, florida
Universal Studios Florida
preview the exciting attractions that await you
at the studio turned theme park
Yesterland
virtual theme park showcasing discontinued
disneyland attractions
TEACHING RESOURCES FOR PARENTS AND KIDS
AMERICAN MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY
NATIONAL BIOLOGICAL INFORMATION
PLAN YOUR NEXT TRAVELS TO THE SAVE THE PLANET AND OTHER COOL JET SETTING KID STUFF
THE AIR APPARENT TRAVELERS ECO-ETIQUETTE CREDO - TEN THINGS THAT MAKE YOU COOL WHEREVER YOU GO
1. Reduce, Reuse, Recycle Reduce
the amount of trash discarded, Reuse containers
and products, and Recycle aluminum cans, glass
bottles, plastic, cardboard, and newspapers.
2. Save Our Trees Recycle paper, mail,
newspapers and magazines. Use cloth towels
instead of paper towels.
3. Drink Responsibly Use reusable coffee mugs
and water bottles at work or on the go--you'll
use less paper and plastic.
4. Hoof It - In the U.S., cars are responsible
for about 25 percent of the greenhouse gases
produced and 20 percent of the global total.
Reduce the impact of your car use by carpooling,
biking or walking. And if your car trip will
take less than 5 minutes don't even bother
grabbing your keys.
5. Stop Toppin' Off Don't top off your gas
tank--any gas you spill evaporates and
contributes to air pollution.
6. Conserve Water Do only full loads of laundry
and don't let the water run when you brush your
teeth or shave. An open faucet pours 5 gallons
of water every 2 minutes.
7. Buy Items with Recycled Content Buying items
made from recycled content creates a need for
recycled material. Try to cut down on your use
of disposable items, like razors, dishes, and
coffee cups.
8. Donate your Mobile Checking out the latest
cell phone? If you decide to buy a new phone,
put your old one to good use by donating it to a
charitable organization rather than throwing it
away and clogging landfills.
9. Conserve Electricity - Put your computer in
sleep mode and use power strips to switch off
TVs and other electronics when you're not using
them. Their standby power consumption can be
equivalent to that of a 75 or 100 watt light
bulb running continuously. Unplug phone and
camera chargers when you're not using them. 10.
Use Compact Fluorescent Lights Use compact
fluorescent lights and shut off the lights when
you leave a room. One compact fluorescent bulb
will keep half a ton of carbon dioxide out of
the atmosphere.
THE AIR APPARENT TRAVELERS WORLDLY ETIQUETTE CENTER - WHERE GENIE SAYS: TO FORGET TO MIND YOUR P'S AND Q'S IN SOME COUNTRIES, IS TO LEAVE WITHOUT YOUR HEAD
TAKE THE KIDS FOR A DIP WITH DOLPHINS
ENDANGERED SPECIES ZONE – Make An Impact
JOIN CAMERON DIAZ AND FRIENDS HELPING THE WORLD ON MTV
SAVE THE REEFS - DON'T KILL THE REEFERS
HELP GORILLAS - THEY NEED OUR HELP
GLOBAL WARMING – IS IT GETTING HOT IN HERE?
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
The Center for Environmental Leadership in Business
CONSERVATION OF MOTHER EARTHS PRECIOUS RESOURCES
GLOSSARY OF ENVIRONMENTAL TERMS
NATIONAL RESOURCE DEFENSE COUNSEL
CAPTAIN PLANET AND THE PLANETEERS – TED TURNER HELPING THE KIDS
TOTALLY COOL ENVIRONMENTAL GAMES
Dominica, West Indies: Papillote Wilderness Retreat
GreenTracks to Tropical Wild Destinations
Rain Forest Expeditions: By Marco Zolezzi
The National Parks of Costa Rica
Yucatan and Cozumel Birding Tour
Aberdeen Bestiary Project - On-line database of text, digitized images, commentary and translation from the Aberdeen Bestiary, a medieval manuscript containing descriptions of real and mythical animals, accompanied by moralizing explanations. Provides an index. The project is a collaborative effort between Aberdeen University Library, the Department of History of Art and the Centre for Computer Based Learning in Land Use and Environmental Sciences.
African Primates at Home - M.K. Holder
African Wildlife Foundation - In the Wild Lives Guidebook you'll find information on over 45 African animals including the ratel, the serval, the gerenuk, the bongo and the pangolin.
American Museum of Natural History - New York. The Department of Mammalogy has a Bibliography of General Works in Mammalogy by John Wahlert and the Department of Herpetology has information on Amphibian Species of the World
American Association of Zoo Keepers
American Society of Primatologists
American Zoo and Aquarium Association - Provides a Zoo & Aquarium Directory
AmphiaWeb - Taxonomic information for every recognized species of amphibian in the world. (Universtiy of California, Berkley, Digital Library Project.)
Animal Diversity Web - Searchable collection of pictures and information about animals provided by the University of Michigan Museum of Zoology.s
Animal health, well-being, and rights - Part of the Virtual Library for Bio Sciences.
Animal Info - "Information on rare, threatened and endangered mammals" by Paul Massicot.
Animal Information Database - Animal information database from Sea World/Busch Gardens provides facts on many animals including manatees, polar bears, sea turtles, whales, sharks and dolphins.
Animalai: India's Elephant Mountain - Part of the Living Edens series, Animalai is a sanctuary in Southern India for elephants, gaurs, panther, sloth-bears, flying squirrels, jackals, pangolins and civet cats.
Association for the Study of Animal Behavior - They have an Education section
Bat Conservation International - Provides a searchable database of over 6,000 bibliographic references to bats in scientific journals, abstracts, and books and a searchable BATS Magazine archive
Beautiful Birds: Masterpieces from the Hill Ornithology Collection - Cornell University Library Division of Rare & Manuscript Collections
Berkshire Bird Paradise - Peter J. Dubacher's bird sanctuary for disabled and unwanted birds in Petersburgh, New York.
Big Cats Online - With an alphabetical index of species
Biodiversity Programs - Smithsonian Institution
Biodiversity and Biological Collections WWW Server - Julian Humphries
BioImages: Virtual Field-Guide - Offers over 17,000 images of Natural History objects, mostly British in origin. Multiple views are often available.
Bird On! - Jacobi Jayne & Company
Birding - Mining Company
Birding on the Web - Jack Siler
Birds of Nova Scotia - Over 400 bird pages from Robie Tufts book. (Nova Scotia Museum.)
BirdNet: the Ornithological Information Source - The Ornithological Council's site is a rich resource for birders. It has an index page and provides full-text access to current and past issues of the Ornithological Newsletter. It has a Check-list of North American Birds, links to State & Provincial Ornithological Societies and to Bird Observatories in the USA and Canada.
BirdSource: Birding with a Purpose - Joint project of the National Audubon Society and the Cornell Lab of Ornithology offers the opportunity to "track birds and contribute our findings online to define bird ranges, populations, migration pathways, and habitat needs." The site provides information on the Golden-winged Warbler Atlas Project.
Born Free Foundation - Animal welfare and conservation organization.
Breeds of Livestock - Comprehensive searchable database, with images, of livestock breeds throughout the world. Includes cattle, goats, horses, sheep, swine and poultry, as well as information on research and gives links to other resources; Department of Animal Sciences, Oklahoma State University
BUBL LINK Catalogue of selected Internet resources - Animals
Canadian Wildlife Service Hinterland Who's Who - Birds and mammal wildlife vignettes (text, photographs and videos).
Canadian Museum of Nature - Ottawa
Cats! A to Z: A Field Guide to the Felidae - Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County
Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden
CITES (Convention on Internationial Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora) - With CITES-listed Species Database for flora and fauna which provide information on the full appendix history of the taxa selected including Appendix, country, date listed and notes.
Conserving Africa's Elephants: Current Issues & Priorities for Action - Published in May 1997 by the World Wide Fund For Nature.
Defenders of Wildlife - Has a Species Survival Network.
Discovery Channel Online - This searchable site has extensive animal resources including Animal Planet, Shark Week, Your Life as a Gorilla, Africa's Elephant Kingdom and Animal Cams.
Electronic Resources on Ornithology - Christopher Majka
Electronic Zoo - Ken Boschert's site has links to Animal Resources
Elephants in Cyberspace: Locating denizens of the world wide web - Annotated links to online elephant resources are organized by category.
EMBL Reptile Database - An Online Resource for Information on Reptile Taxonomy with a Focus on the Species Level, with information on over 7000 species. (European Molecular Biology Laboratory)
Field Notebook: Living with Elephants - Discovery Channel series on Iain Douglas-Hamilton, founder of Save the Elephants.
FindArticles.com - Free online article-search service allows you to search for (and read) articles published over the last 1 to 2 years in more than 300 reputable magazines and journals. You can view publications by subject or by name.
Fish Information Service (FINS) - Mark Rosenstein's site is described as an "archive of information about aquariums... both freshwater and marine, tropical and temperate."
Florida Museum of Natural History - Has a Crocodilian Photo Gallery and several Vertebrate Paleontology Databases.
Frogwatch USA - Educational frog and toad monitoring program coordinated by the US Geological Survey Patuxent Wildlife Research Center. With sitemap and list of your local frogs and toads.
Frogs of the Arabuko-Sokoke Forest, Kenya - California Academy of Sciences; with audio.
Gallica: Images et Texts du XIX Siècle Francophone - Text and image resource from the Bibliothèque Nationale de France. There are 448 finely detailed images from John Gould's Birds of Europe (1837). To locate them, search the index for cote 02300001, 02300002, 02300003, 02300004 and 02300005. Examples include Peregrine Falcon, Black and White Kingfisher, Mountain or Bramble Finch, Hazel Grous or Gelinotte and Gad wall.
Global Zoo Directory - Conservation Breeding Specialist Group's "comprehensive directory of zoos around the world, including information on the nature of each institution's collection" (does not provide links to websites).
Gorilla Foundation - "Established in 1976, to promote the protection, preservation and propagation of gorillas. Project Koko, a primary focus of the Gorilla Foundation, involves teaching a modified form of American Sign Language to two lowland gorillas, Koko and Michael."
Guide to Animal Sounds on the Net - Herman Miller's site provides links to animal sounds you can hear online.
Herp Link - Kirk Taylor
Herpetology - Part of the WWW Virtual Library.
Hummingbirds! - Larry Chambers
Interactive Guide to Massachusetts Snakes - University of Massachusetts Extension
International Otter Survival Fund - Dedicated to the conservation of all 13 species of otter.
International Snow Leopard Trust
Internet Resource Guide for Zoology - Comprehensive index and guide to Internet resources in the zoological and other related life sciences from BIOSIS. This is a valuable reference tool for locating information in specific categories, taxonomy and nomenclature.For example, the hierarchical arrangement allows you to go to the Arthropods section, then go to Crustacea, where you'll find links to information about crabs and lobsters.
An Introduction to the Natural History of the Frogs and Toads of Ohio - Timothy O. Matson of the Cleveland Museum of Natural History provides information, images and sounds of Ohio frogs and toads.
Jane Goodall Institute - Provides information about chimpanzees.
Journey North: a global study of wildlife migration - Learner Online, Annenberg/CPB Math and Science Project.
King Cobra - National Geographic
Lincoln Park Zoo - Chicago
Living Edens - PBS natural history series (with archive of previous shows),
Living Links - Located at Emory University, the Center "specializes in comparisons of the social life, ecology, cognition, neurology, and molecular genetics of apes and humans."
Louis Agassiz Fuertes - Searchable database of 2500 of bird illustrations as well as online exhibition of the 1899 Harriman Alaska expedition based on his journal. (Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library)
Mammal Society - London
Mammal Species of the World - Database provided by the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History is based on the information in the 1993 book edited by D.E. Wilson and D.M. Reeder. It contains the names of the 4,629 currently recognized species of mammals in a taxonomic hierarchy that includes Order, Family, Subfamily, and Genus, and is searchable by scientific name or common name.
Man and the Biosphere Species Database - "Worldwide databases of vascular plant (MABFlora) and vertebrate animal (MABFauna) occurrences within MAB Biosphere Reserves. Currently, the MABFlora and MABFauna databases contain data from 273 Biosphere Reserves in 76 countries." A project of the Information Center for the Environment (ICE) at the University of California, Davis.
National Audubon Society - Site is searchable, has species profiles, links to Bird Conservation Initiatives and a Watchlist of species faced with population decline, limited geographic range, and/or threats such as habitat loss on their breeding and wintering grounds.
National Fish and Wildlife Foundation
National Geographic Online - Site is searchable, has an archives and an Index of Features and has selections from the current issue of the magazine.
National Zoological Park - Washington, D.C.
Natural History Museum - London
Natural History Notebooks - Canadian Museum of Nature provides facts about 246 animal species.
Natural History of Useful Aquatic Mammals - NOAA photograph collection contains almost 300 images of marine mammals and marine vertebrates and invertebrates.
Nature - PBS
North American Amphibian Monitoring Program (NAAMP)
Owens Foundation for Wildlife Conservation - Founded by American zoologists Mark and Delia Owens, (authors of Cry of the Kalahari, and The Eye of the Elephant), the organization is dedicated to the study and conservation of endangered species, both in Africa and the United States.
Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center - Located near Jamestown, North Dakota and operated by the Biological Resources Division of the U.S. Geological Survey, the site is a rich resource for locating biological resources. There is a Site Map and a collection of Northern Prairie Biological Resources. Highlights include Insects and Related Arthropods of North America, Butterflies of North America, Moths of North America and Animal Congregations, or What Do You Call a Group Of.....?.
Patuxent Wildlife Research Center - U.S. Geological Survey research center located in Laurel, Maryland, has a number of useful resources for bird watchers including the Bird Identification Infocenter, with photographs, songs, identification tips, maps, and life history information for North American birds. There is also information on the North American Breeding Bird Survey, Bird Population Studies, information on the North American Bird Banding Program, the Christmas Bird Count, several Seasonal Bird Checklists as well as a list of Online Publications and Data.
Penguin Page - Kevin C. Welch
Pet Arthropod Page - Entomologist Stephen Bullington provides information on giant Cave Roaches, Hissing Roaches, Flat Rock Scorpions and Giant African Millipedes.
Peterson Online - Houghton Mifflin site devoted to Roger Tory Peterson (1908-1996), artist, naturalist and author of A Field Guide to Birds. Features include Bird Watcher's Digest, Identifications and Birding Links.
Raptor Center - University of Minnesota
Reptile and Amphibian Links - Extensive collection of links to reptile and amphibian resources from Herpmed
Robert Winkler - Nature Writing - Collection of essays on birds and other wildlife in New England's "suburban wilderness"
Santa Cruz Predatory Bird Research Group - Located at Long Marine Lab at the University of California in Santa Cruz, the site provides information about the restoration of endangered Peregrine falcon populations in California since 1975. Other raptor species studied includeBurrowing Owls, Bald Eagles, Golden Eagles, and Seabirds.
Scientific American - Provides a Search Engine which will retrieve full-text articles about animals. (A keyword search for gorilla will locate Can Animals Empathize?)
San Diego Zoo - Site is searchable and has a Giant Panda Research Station, a Center for Reproduction of Endangered Species and Animals at Large has sections on Mammals, Birds and Reptiles.
Searching Wolf - Bill Forbes' extensive list of wolf resources
Smithsonian Institution - Includes National Museum of Natural History, Conservation and Research Center, Smithsonian Environmental Research Center and the Smithsonian Tropical Research Center.
Species in Parks: Flora and Fauna Database Online Query System - Databases of vascular plant and vertebrate animal species reported to occur within lands managed by the U.S. National Park Service.
Taxonomy Browser - National Center for Biotechnology Information provides genetic codes, searchable by common name or scientific name.
Texas Natural History Collections - Located at the University of Texas in Austin, the site is a rich online resource, especially for fish (Ichthyology), reptiles (Herpetology) and Cave Biology (Biospeleology).
Threatened Animals - World Conservation Monitoring Centre
Tiger Information Center - Information about tigers and their habitat, hosted by the Minnesota Zoo
Tree of Life Home Page - A multi-authored, distributed Internet project containing information about phylogeny and biodiversity. Coordinated and edited by David R. Maddison, University of Arizona. There is a site map. (See Amphilinideafor an example.)
Type Specimens of Birds in the United States National Museum - Searchable Smithsonian database of bird types from H. G. Deignan's 1961 book
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service - This searchable site is a good place to locate information on endangered or threatened species such as the bald eagle, bog turtles and loons.
Virtual Field-Guide - UK site has index
Wild Ones - Wildlife Preservation Trust International provides an Animal Index
Wild Wings: Heading North - Site tracks the spring migration of radio-marked snow geese. Updated daily, it provides maps and data on the bird's location, weather information, geographic and cultural areas along their route, a field journal of observations, and discussion forums; cooperative effort of the National Audubon Society and the U.S. Geological Survey Biological Resources Division
Wildlife Conservation Society - Head quartered at New York City's Bronx Zoo, the Wildlife Conservation Society works to save wildlife and wild lands throughout the world.
Wildlife Rehabilitation Information Directory - Ronda DeVold
Wildlife Web - Tim Knight
World Species List - Richard Stafursky's comprehensive index of flora, fauna and microbes
Ready Web
A collection of resources for parents and
teachers on school readiness. Sponsored by ERIC
Clearinghouse on Elementary and Early Childhood
Education. (readyweb.crc.uiuc.edu/)
A great site for older kids that offers much help and information, including a daily news quiz, information on endangered animals, and learning activities. Try Homework Help for writing, spelling, science, language arts, and social studies assignments. (quizhub.com/quiz/quizhub.cfm)
Achildren's computer library (in English and Spanish) for kids who love to read. Go to the print-out activities, match-ups, preschool library, craft projects, and reading lists on different subjects. (www.bookhive.org/)
A fantastic site crammed with fun and learning for all ages. Jigsaws, spelldown, crosswords, basketball math, worksheets for math, phonics, handwriting, science, and a lot more. (schoolexpress.com/)
Information on different countries, famous people, history, maps, and much more. Useful for school resource projects. (www.kidinfo.com/)
Hundreds of worksheets for science, art, environment, etc., with projects and on-line activities for all ages. (www.teachingtreasures.com.au/)
Take a look at history, technology, science, and nature sites that are fantastic, fun, and far-out! See Burials in Outer Space, the History of Skateboards, and Quizzes. (www.discovery.com/)
KidSpace @ The Internet Public Library
The IPL has a full-service Children's Department with links to a Science Fair Project Resource Guide, a biographical dictionary, key homework topics, science fun and facts, Native American Indian tribes, sports, and a lot more! (www.ipl.org/youth/)
Yahooligans: Web Guide for Kids
Check out Career information, Pinchbeck's Homework Helper, Ask Dr. Math, Ask the Author, Ask Thomas Jefferson, and much more. (www.yahooligans.com/)
Find help with homework, good links to history, literature, government, art, and science sites, foreign language dictionaries, and fun stuff like puzzles and mazes and holiday games. (www.worldvillage.com/kidz)
This site from the American Library Association offers a world of great information on the Internet for kids - all reviewed by librarians. See weather and environmental sites, what to do before and after a disaster strikes, U.S. population updates, the Lewis and Clark expedition, rainforests, preschool links, and much, much more! (www.ala.org/ala/alsc/greatwebsites/greatwebsiteskids.htm)
A very well organized site from the Multnomah County Library in Oregon. See lots of information on more than 30 homework topics, ranging from wars and world history to maps and mythology. (www.multcolib.org/homework/index.html)
Find a pen pal by age, or visit the different "villages" - personal Web pages of other children, organized by subject. (www.ks-connection.org/)
A great informational site made up of links for over 600 topics including current events, the weird and mysterious, computers, machines, popular entertainment, biographies, etc. (sunsite.berkeley.edu/KidsClick!/)
Click on the link to Homework...HELP!, a site for kids containing information on many different subjects and topics - from the Hillsborough County Public Library in Florida. (www.hcplc.org/hcplc/justkids/hh/)
Useful kid's almanac with up-to-date facts and definitions, weather, news, the day in history, homework help, biographies, etc. (www.infoplease.com/)
Math word problems and stories, word search puzzles, vocabulary worksheets, scrambled words and more. (www.edhelper.com/)
Confused, sad, mad, glad? Dealing with feelings can be hard, but you can learn about your emotions and how to deal with them. Situations that can get you stressed out include moving, a new baby in the family, dealing with bullies, and many others. Helpful advice is available here, including a kid's guide to divorce. (kidshealth.org/kid/health_problems/index.html)
Different Beliefs
An award-winning site about Greek Mythology geared to children. Visitors are led through the site by Hermes the messenger god; they can visit the ancient city of Athens, or visit with various gods and goddesses. Games,quizzes and various activities are included. (www.wingedsandals.com/)
People, Laws and Government: Taking Care of our Planet
A great archive of inventors' biographies from different fields, including medicine and healthcare, transportation, energy and environment, and computing and telecommunications. Check out the inventor of the week, games and trivia. (web.mit.edu/invent/invent-main.html)
An innovative site that shows how to make art out of items we discard. Trash Matcher pairs particular items such as empty cans with art projects, while Badge Matcher pairs art and craft activities with badge requirements for Girl Scouts and Brownies. (www.kid-at-art.com/)
o Holidays
Holiday fun for all your favorite days, from Earth Day to birthdays, Kwanzaa, and more. See clipart and games, too, at this site from BillyBear4Kids.com. (www.billybear4kids.com/holidays/fun.htm)
o Kids F.A.C.E (For A Clean Environment)
An award-winning organization started in 1989 by a nine-year-old girl from Tennessee. This group of 300,000 members from all over the world provides information on the environment and encourages involvement in environmental causes. Join with a free membership and help save the planet! (www.kidsface.org/)
What's happening on our planet: science, environment, health, safety, social action - plus games, contests and more. (www.popmagazine.com)
The Words We Use
Have fun with this great word resource. Look for a rhyming word for that poem you need to write, then find synonyms, related words and antonyms, and more! (www.rhymezone.com/)
A dictionary complete with word games, rhyming words, and pronunciation. Write your own poem with the Verse Composer! (www.wordcentral.com)
Birds and Beasts; Science, Space and Math
o Ology
The American Museum of Natural History's "ology" ("the study of) site offers a whimsical yet accurate look at various science areas such as astronomy, archaeology, genetics, hall of fame, Einstein. Each section contains a number of well developed learning activities. (ology.amnh.org/index.html)
o Science Fair Project Resource Guide
A terrific place to start when you have a science project to do. This site from the Internet Public Library includes ideas, samples, resources. (www.ipl.org/div/kidspace/browse/mas6000/)
o Franklin Institute of Science Museum
Learn how to be a scientist! Be your own weather forecaster - do weather-related experiments, learn about the human body, and much more. (sln.fi.edu)
o A+ Math
Practice your math and learn more; create math games. Print worksheets. Lots of math goodies, including flash cards, games, and homework helper to check your answers. (www.aplusmath.com)
A colorful site with challenging, creative and fun math projects. Math problem of the week; math teasers; Ask Dr. Math. (mathforum.org/students/elem/)
Number patterns, Toy Story math, games to make math interesting, fun story problems. Colorful and appealing - especially for grades 4-6. (corona.lausd.k12.ca.us/teach/swa/math.html)
Kid-friendly site for basic, easy to understand information about our solar system. (www.astronomy.com/content/static/astroforkids/default.asp)
A great site with many fun and educational features and terrific graphics: Space jokes and games; Mutate an Astronaut, See the Night Sky; Future Space Craft; Space Exploration; Astronomy Academy, Dictionary and more! (www.kidsastronomy.com)
o Nine Planets: An Interactive Tour of the Solar System
One of the best sights for young astronomers (and young people with astronomy homework). Includes photos, vital statistics and diagrams. (seds.lpl.arizona.edu/nineplanets/nineplanets/nineplanets.html)
Demonstrates and explains science concepts in a simple easy manner. Learn about the stars, the Earth, ions, etc., by baking cookies, navigating a maze, or solving a riddle. (spaceplace.jpl.nasa.gov/spacepl.htm)
Lots of great information related to flight, outer space and the space program, including careers, quizzes and activities, NASA tours. (www.nasa.gov/audience/forkids/index.html)
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