Cool Links

Animals
http://www.seaworld.org/index.asp

Here's some interesting information from Busch Gardens, SeaWorld, and Discovery Cove about animals.

ArchaeOlogy : Clues From the Past.
http://ology.amnh.org/archaeology/

Put on your explorer hat, pick up a trowel and dig into Archaeology at this American Museum of Natural History site.

Barbie
http://www.barbie.com/

Official Site.

Bookhive
http://www.bookhive.org/

Book reviews written by librarians at the Public Library of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County for children's books up to age 12.

Degrees of Fun
http://www.madras.fife.sch.uk/maths/homelearning/Ambleside%20Flash/protractor.swf

Retro fun. Have you ever seen a protractor in real life? Not much like a velociraptor.

Dragonball Z
http://www.dragonballz.com/

Official site.

Eternal Egypt
http://www.eternalegypt.org

Come visit eternal Egypt, a land rich in art and history, people and places, myths and religions.

Exploratorium : the Science of Gardening
http://www.exploratorium.edu/gardening/index.html

Grab your shovel and seeds and watch a venus fly trap snap.

Fox Kids
http://www.foxkids.com/

Check out this Fox TV Network site. Lots of cool games.

FunBrain
http://www.funbrain.com/

Girl Power!
http://www.health.org/gpower/

Dedicated to inspiring all girls to be strong, smart and bold.

GirlTech
http://www.girltech.com/index.cfm?event=showHome

Especially for, but not limited to, girls.

The Greeks : Crucible of Civilization
http://www.pbs.org/empires/thegreeks/

Learn about Ancient Greece, a civilization that changed the Western world.

The Halifax Explosion
http://www.cbc.ca/halifaxexplosion/index.html

Follow the story of The Halifax Explosion. One fateful day in 1917 , two ships, one of them filled with explosives, collided. "City of Ruins" tells about the destruction the explosion caused. More than 10,000 people were wounded or killed. Recovery took many years, but the incident led to important changes in the international maritime standards and treaties we have today.

Harry Potter
http://www.scholastic.com/harrypotter/

Lots of Harry Potter info including reviews, author interview, games, and more!

International Children's Digital Library
http://www.icdlbooks.org/

On the "simple search" page, you can search for books by the color of the cover. Also, check out all the books published for kids in different languages!

Kids.gov-Official Kids' Portal for the U.S. Government
http://www.kids.gov/

Visit the U.S. government interagency Kids' Portal. This site is a little bit more interesting than it sounds.

KidsHealth For Kids
http://kidshealth.org/kid/

A great place to find out about health, feelings, and growing up.

Kung Fu Science
http://www.kungfuscience.org/site.asp

See demonstrations, read about its history, and check out the physics that explains how Kung Fu works.

Lakota Winter Counts : an online exhibition
http://wintercounts.si.edu/index.html

The Lakota marked the passage of time by drawing pictures of memorable events on calendars known as winter counts. View this cool exhibition from the Smithsonian National Museum!

Lawforkids.org
http://www.lawforkids.org/index.cfm

You may think the legal system is only for adults, but this site will introduce you to lots of laws dealing with kids.

Math-Kitecture
http://www.math-kitecture.com/

Math-Kitecture is about using Architecture to do Math (and vice versa).

Maud Hart Lovelace Book Award
http://www.isd77.k12.mn.us/lovelace/lovelace.html

Maud Hart Lovelace, author of the Betsy-Tacy books, grew up in Mankato, Minnesota. In Lovelace's honor, every year since 1980, teachers and librarians here have collaborated on a best-book contest for third through eighth graders. In March students vote on their favorite books from that year's list, and we announce winners on April 25. The list is divided into titles for grades three through five, and six through eight.

MSN Gaming Zone
http://www.zone.com/

Many free games that are easy to learn, fast to load, and fun to play.

Multiply Your Fun
http://www.kidsnumbers.com/

Boost your squaratic.

Narnia
http://www.narnia.com/

A site based on the series by C.S. Lewis.

NeoPets
http://www.neopets.com/

Virtual pets are cool! Create your very own at this great site.

PBS Kids
http://www.pbs.org/kids/

Visit all your PBS friends here. Look for the coloring pages and games too!

Pokemon
http://www.pokemon.com/

Official Site.

Sesame Workshop
http://www.sesamestreet.org/sesamestreet/

This site has some of the best educational games available for toddlers and preschoolers on the Internet.

Smart Mouth
http://www.smart-mouth.org/

Pile goodies on your tray and see how your favorite foods stack up with the Fat-O-Meter and Cal-O-Meter. Be aware, the food industry sometimes stretches the truth to sell a product. Decide "so true" or "no way" in Trust Gus, to see if industry spokesmen are pulling your leg.

Wacky Web Tales
http://www.eduplace.com/tales

Funny stories, scary stories, good stories, bad stories. Fill in the blanks to write the best story ever. (Just like MadLibs - but on the Internet!)