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| General Reference Information |
| Homework Sites |
| Topoweb is an index of worldgraphic Map resources. It inlcudes a topo map reading guide and topo map finder |
| Assignment Editor is a newsroom home page that includes links to newspapers, TV news sites, network news, reserch sites and much more. |
| Awesome Library is an vast source that contains over 20,000 links. It is designed for educators, children, teens, and parents. |
| Kid Source online contains a directory of accessible articles from the National Information Center for Children and Youth |
| Libraries/Encyclopedia/Almanacs/Dictionaries/Atlases |
| Library of Congress is an online collection of American HIstory, world clulture, legislative information, online galleries and more. |
| Organizations |
| California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) is an organization dedicated to developing student athletes of character. This site addresses all sports in schools. |
| Boys and Girls Club programs and services promote and enhance the development of boys and girls by instilling a sense of competence, usefulness. |
| California Student Technology Showcase conference displays student projects. It is sponsored by the California Department of Education (CDE), California Technology Assistance Project (CTAP), and Computer Using Educators (CUE) |
| Girl Scouts of the USA is the world's largest organization dedicated to helping all girls everywhere build character and establish values. |
| Boy Scouts of America is the nation's foremost youth program of character development and values-based leadership training. |
| Stop Drugs is a site providing information on enforcement, identification, prevention, treatment, events and research. |
| Almanacs of all kinds are listed on the Kid Info site. This source serves as a guide to a variety of almanac and general information sources for daily reference. |
| Fact Monster is a kids fun and colorful almanac that offers kids (and their curious parents) an amazing wealth of facts, maps, photos, and more. |
| Old Farmers's Almanac contains information on astronomy, weather, gardening, food, outdoors and other interesting features. |
| World Almanac for Kids is a comprehensive source to explore topics from animals to inventions to sports. |
| Yahooligans Reference has dozens of reference tools and links. |
| National Weather Service is also a part of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration site. |
| Museums/Exhibits |
| Smithsonian American Art Museum (SAAM) is America's first federal art collection, dedicated to the enjoyment and understanding of American art. |
| Fine Arts of Museums of San Francisco is comprised of the de Young Museum in Golden Gate Park and the Legion of Honor in Lincoln Park and is the largest public arts institution in the City of San Francisco and one of the largest art museums in the United States. |
| National Gallery of Art is a comprehensive site with general information, collections, guided tours, libraries&archives, program schedules, teacher programs, and more. |
| Homework Spot is a directory page from the Start Spot Network which contains libraries, themes, tips, and articles. |
| Metropolitan Museum of Art as an on line resource collection, includes everything from American Decorative Arts to Musical Instruments, and is searchable by artist, title, country, date and keyword. |
| Louvre Museum in Paris, France was established in 1793 by the French Republic and is one of the earliest European museums. The Collections are divided into 8 departments, the Louvre collections incorporate works dating from the birth of the great antique civilizations right up to the first half of the XIXth century. |
| Art Institute of Chicago was founded in 1879 as both a museum and school.The collection now encompasses exhibits from cultures around the world. |
| The Field Museum was founded to house the biological and anthropological collections assembled for the World's Columbian Exposition of 1893. These objects form the core of the Museum's collections which have grown to more than twenty million specimens. |
| Smithonian National Museum of American History opened in 1964 with to include exhibits, events, hands on rooms, tours, and resources for teachers. |
| Museum of Science and Industry is a site with on-line exhibits and museum exhibits links. The site also includes exhibit archives that displays such things as the Titanic Exhibition |
| Monterey Bay Aquarium is informative and interactive site. The live web cams are worth exploring. |
| The Splash Zone is a family exhibit that has activities, coloring pages, audio center and a kid's corner. This is a link of the Monterey Bay Aquarium web site. |
| Smithsonian is a comprehensive sites that includes links to the 15 museums, events, exhibitions, and research. |
| Kids (Smithsonian site) has many activities in the Fun & Game section. |
| MuseumStuff.com is a website designed to assist in locating museums online and to provide educational links in the world of museums. |
| People Spot site contains a biographies section with category links for various subdivisions of biographies |
| Internet Public Library is a complete source of references to subject collections, ready reference, reading room and special collections |
| B J Pinchbeck's Homework Helper site on DiscoverySchool.com is dedicated to making teaching and learning an exciting, rewarding adventure for students, teachers, and parents |
| Flags and Maps of the World site allows for a view national flags and maps for countries of the world. |
| Lifetime of Color is art resources page that includes creating art, art lessons, art study, art games and teaching art. |
| A+ Research & Writing from the Teen Space Internet Public Library provides step by step research, how to info search and links. |
| EZ School is for students and grown ups. It provides access to magazines, references, tutorials, and materials. |
| Living Web Library is a virtual library resource center. |
| First Gov for Kids is the U.S. government interagency Kids' Portal developed and maintained by the Federal Citizen Information Center. It provides links to Federal kids' sites along with some of the best kids' sites from other organizations all grouped by subject. |
| Princeton Review is a web site designed to explore college information and rankings. |
| College Information explores preparation, careers, getting financial aid. This site is called xap. |
| Kid Info is a homework help site and also contains many references for students and teachers. |
| Ask an Expert provides a vehicle to connecting students with answers to their questions through a browse or search function. |
| College and University Home Pages is a links directory to Universites along with frequently asked questions and geographical listings. |
| Community Learning Network presents Kid's Stuff with activities, coloring books, puzzles and many other categories. |
| Map Collection in the Kid Zone has 230,000 maps displaying every area of the world. |
| Maps and Geography subsection of the National Geographic site offers a map machine . |
| Historical Atlas of the Twentieth Century contains maps and many historical facts and statistics. |
| Dictionary Reference Resources is a directory page to link to a variety of dictionaries. |
| Dictionary (One Look) provides a search function that will check all available on line dictionaries at once. |
| How-to-study.com includes tips on taking notes, reading strategies, listening skills and many other related categories. |
| Improve Your Studyskills describes good study habits, preparation or exams, and ten traps of studying. |
| Study Skills Self-help Information is an online study skills page that includes time scheduling, checklists, note taking, remembering, and strategies. |
| Study Guides and Strategies web page includes preparing, participation, reading skills, writing basics, and writing type. |
| Search Engines for Kids includes the major engines such as Awesome Library, Ask Jeeves for Kids; Kid Search, Searchopolis, and Yahooligans. |
| National Geographic.com is a kid friendly site with a very visual approach to its features. |
| Weekly Reader online is a magazine for kids, teens, teachers and families. |
| National Museum of Natural History provides and online virtual tour which includes Asian Cultures, Dinosaurs, Fossils, Ice Age, Mammals, Marine Ecosystems, and more. |
| Students Advocates for Education (SAFE) is a website affiliated with Sonoma State University. The site discusses topics of sexual assault prevention, alcohol use, HIV/AIDS. |
| National Endowment for the Humanities (Edsitement/Marco Polo) promotes art & culture, literature & language arts, and lesson plans. |
| Ripley's Believe It or Not site has the interesting, odd and weird bits of information from all over the world. |
| Atlapedia is an on line source for maps and statistics of all the countries of the world. |
| My Homework Helper from the Reference Desk site has a well organized help desk broken down by grade levels for homework assistance. |
| Ask Dr. Math is an online help site which has a search feature and archives. |
| How to Study, a Brief Guide discusses topics such as time managemenmt, note taking, homework, exam preparation, and other websites. |
| Kid Konnect is a comprehensive site with a listing of hundreds of topics from A-Z, easy to use kid friendly site. |
| KidsOLR (Kids online resourcs) provides reference materials that include dictionaries, encyclopedias, entertainment, games and music. |
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