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Educational Websites
Note
for Parents: Although we have checked these sites, the
Internet is
a fast-changing place. Please surf these sites with your children. And
please notify us if there are broken or inappropriate links.
~ Click the quick links below go to a subject,
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Social
Studies / Science / Art
/ Math / Reading
/ Music
Homework
Help & Resources for Kids
Resources for Parents
/ Resources for Teachers
Kid-Friendly
Search Engines / Just for
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Our
Nation
- Today
in History - find out what happened today in history (from
the Library of Congress)
- America's
Story (from the Library of Congress) - meet famous Americans,
time travel to another era, explore the states, discover America's
hobbies and sports
- U.S.
House of Representatives - find
out what's happening in Congress, contact your representative,
lots more info from the official House site
- U.S.
Senate - contact your senator,
find out what's happening in the Senate, from the official
site
- FirstGov
for Kids - links to kids' site from many federal agencies
and more
- Thomas
- the Library of Congress site for information on legislation
pending before Congress, including text of bills, committee
assignments, and much more
- 50
States and Capitals - lots of information on all the states
- Your
Nation - allows you to easily compare various characteristics
of any two countries
- What
Is The Capital Of.com - quiz yourself on capitals from
all over the world
- The
United Nations - learn all about the UN
- The
United Nations - Cyber School Bus - global teaching and
learning project
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 Our
Presidents
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Maryland
- MD
Kids' Page - Maryland's history, trivia, info on courthouses,
geography, government, state symbols, the economy, tourism
& lots more (from the Secretary of State's site)
- State
of Maryland - official site with
lots of information about the state, and links to kids' sites
- Maryland
Counties - Visit any county in Maryland
- Maryland
Resources - Info on Maryland cities, counties, government
- Maryland
General Assembly - official site
- SAILOR,
Maryland's Online Public Information Network
- Maryland
Maps - state, city, and National Park maps
- Maryland
State Information Resource - quick facts about Maryland
- Maryland
Topographic Map
- Satellite
Image of Maryland
- Maryland
Public Television - source for the information about Maryland
featured on MPT
- The
B&O Railroad Museum - The birthplace of the American
railroads
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The Civil War
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 Bioregions
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 Science Fair
- Discovery Channel's Science Fair Central - everything you need to know about science fairs, including how-tos, project ideas, tip sheets, and ideas for parents and teachers
- All Science Fair Projects - hundreds of science fair ideas
- Science Fair Project Resource Guide - how to, samples, ideas, and resources (from the Internet Public Library)
- Cyber-Fair - project steps, ideas for your project, and sample projects
- The Ultimate Science Fair Resource - everything you need to know for the science fair with teacher section
- Science Fair Ideas - links for science fair projects
- Science Fair Ideas - do lost pets predict earthquakes, and other fun science fair ideas from the US Geological Survey
General
Science Info
- Bill
Nye, the Science Guy - demos, questions, contests...
- The
Why Files - the science behind the news, interesting and
fun stories
- Science
Daily - science headlines of the day and news by topics
- Mad
Scientist Network - Email your questions to Scientists
- Tubes
and Spheres site - build a tubular coaster
- Plants
- explore photosynthesis (experiment)
- The
Yuckiest Site on the Internet - best place for science
entertainment
- How
Stuff Works - find out how just about anything works!
- The
Computer Museum - computer history, resources and interactive
exhibits
- Smithsonian
Science & Technology - explore
all kinds of information from the Smithsonian about animals,
astronomy, aviation and transportation, computers, ecology
and the environment, evolution, geology, health, industry
and machines, electricity, marine, and plants
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 Planet
Earth
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 Space
- The
Hubble Space Telescope - the official site of the Hubble
Space Telescope, amazing photos of the solar system, discoveries,
fun games, and facts for kids
- NASA
for Kids Only - lots of things to do and see
- Goddard
Space Flight Center - info just for students
- The
Nine Planets - multimedia tour of the solar system
- NASA
Missions - highlights of NASA's missions
- NASA
Photo Gallery - photos, videos,
and more
- Mars
Missions - find out all about NASA's missions to Mars
- What
does a Space Scientist do? - from NASA's Goddard Space
Center
- The
Story of a Little Rock on Mars, Update
from the Little Rock and Spaceship
Galileo - cute and informative stories for younger children
from the NASA site
- Imagine
the Universe - special features, resources, teachers'
corner (for ages 14 and up)
- StarChild:
A learning center for young astronomers - solar system,
glossary, space stuff...
- PCs
in Space - introduces kids to the universe using several
interesting modules and your PC
- K-8
Aeronautics Internet Textbook - principles of aeronautics,
careers, activities, lesson plans
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 Weather
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 Animals
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 Dinosaurs
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 Bugs and Insects
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 Butterflies
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 Gems and
Minerals
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 Structures
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 Art
Links
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 Math
Links
- Brain
Teasers - New brain teasers every Wednesday, grades 3
and up
- Ask
Dr. Math - for elementary
and middle
school levels
- Change
Maker - Cash Register Game
- Curious
and Useful Math - math tricks, rules, facts and trivia
- Dave's
Math Tables - math reference tables
- A+
Math - homework help, fun games to help you practice math
- Online
Conversion - conversions organized by type
- Math
Baseball - add, subtract, multiply or divide around the
bases
- allmath.com
- Flashcards for Kids-Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication,
Division
- Math
League - help resource for grades 4-8 - geometry, algebra,
fractions, percent & probability...
- Cool
Math - Lessons, puzzles and math links
- What
Is A Dollar Worth? - Calculates comparison of Consumer
Price Index from 1913 to today
- Fun
Word Problems - For grades 5-12
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 Poetry
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Resources
for Kids
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Homework
Help
Other
Resources
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Site
Seeing on the Internet - (from the Federal Trade Commission).
A good place to start learning about the Internet. This
site from the Federal Trade Commission contains basic information
about safely surfing the Internet and keeping kids safe,
as well as a glossary defining lots of "cyberspace"
terms. Also has links to other information sites from the
Federal Trade Commission. - American
Library Association's Tips for Parents -
tips for parents on safe Internet surfing and how to tell
the good sites from the bad
- The
Parents' Guide to the Information Superhighway - lots
of information about the Internet and how to help your children
surf the web safely
- How
to evaluate websites -
how to tell if the website you've found is worth reading or
relying on
- GetNetWise
- online safety guide, tools for families, and links to websites
for kids
- SafeKids.com
- online safety guide
- MCCPTA
- Montgomery County Council of PTAs
- The
National PTA Web Site - lots of information for parents
and legislation activity
- Connect
for Kids - for adults who want to become more active
citizens with kids in mind
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WebSmarts
Tutorials - tutorial on learning to evaluate websites
from the Montgomery County Public Schools website
- ParentSoup
- parents can discuss parenting, kids, adoption, family
issues
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Kid-Friendly
Search Engines
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JUST
FOR FUN
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This web page contains links to pages outside the MCPS Web.
MCPS does not control the content or relevancy of these pages. Originally
developed by Robin Grunwald |
