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World Book Online for Kids
Junior Edition - index to magazine articles
KidsInfobits - a very good place to do research

Biographies

DMOZ - They have a wide range of sources for younger kids and teens about famous people.
Biographies from the Internet Public Library
From Revolution to Reconstruction and what happened afterwards - American history biographies.
The White House for kids - lists biographies on all 43 presidents.



Math Sites

Count on Us - great games for beginning learners about addition, subtraction, ect.
Math Cats - great for older children. It includes word problem games and geometry quizzes



Science Sites

Dragonfly - makes science fun for kids by incorporating theories in nature, sports, animals, ect.
Mad Scientist - answers many common science questions, ideas for science projects, and their own search engine.
Molecularium - It takes a while to load but it has great graphics. Activities to learn about the microscopic world.
Cool Science for Curious Kids - exploring biology through investigations in dust, the plants we eat, and other animal topics.
Great Plant Escape - help a detective LePlant through clues about plant life.

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Search Engines

American Library Association Great Websites for Kids - includes website of the month, history, social science and animal links to name a few
Awesome Library - carefully reviewed resources for kids. Great for any age. You can search by grade.
Kidsclick! - web searching for kids
Yahooligans - the kids version of Yahoo!
Infominee - a great search engine for scholarly articles for older kids
Librarians Internet Index - a great site for research. All these sites are librarian approved.
Surfnet kids - includes top websites for kids for each holiday/theme

Reference Materials

Dictionary - a great place to verify definitions, find synonyms and antonyms
Bartleby's - a great place for quotations in literary works. Also find out history behind words. It has lists of gazetteers, dictionaries and thesauruses.
Kidspace - hosted by the internet public library. It includes online stories, reference help and other categories like sports, arts and crafts, math, ect.
Google earth - ever wonder what your house looks like from above? or Niagara Falls? Look up your favorite historical site. It has great pictures for posters.
Kidspiration - a great search engine for articles for older kids
World fact book - great for statistics about cities or countries.
Firstgov - learn all about the US government!
Infoplease - includes access to online reference materials such as dictionaries, almanacs, and encyclopedias.
Fact Monster - research information on various topics for ages 6 and up

Holidays

The Holiday Spot
Holidays for the Classroom
Columbus Day
Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Chinese New Year History and Symbols

Other fun sites!

Thunk - learn the art of secret coding and send messages to your friends.
Switchzoo - make your own animals and send postcards.
Kids Chef - recipes for kids and adults!
Magnetic Poetry - an easy place to make poetry and share with friends.