Nesmith Library
Suggested
Internet Resources for Students
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General Information Sites | Math Help |
Homework Help | General Information Sites
| Search Engines | Literature and
Booklists | Internet Safety |
Lots of Fun | Maps | Homeschool
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www.nypl.org/branch/kids
The On-Lion site for the New York Public Library- loaded with useful
information.
www.mathleague.com Help with your math homework.
http://mathforum.org/dr.math/dr-math.html Ask Dr. Math
www.mathpower.com A great site for kids with math anxiety.
Homework Help
www.ipl.org Internet Public Library Youth Division – lots of helpful information, including a science fair project resource guide.
Presidents of the United States
Ben's Guide to U.S. Government for Kids
www.kids.gov GIX Kids’ Corner Government Sites for Kids
www.britannica.com Links to full text journal articles, web sites, plus the good old encyclopedia we all secretly love.
www.holidayfestival.com/ Information on holidays around the world, crafts, recipes, more..
Search Engines
www.askjeeves.com
Kids’ search engine.
Literature and Booklists
www.storyplace.org The Children’s Digital Library
www.series.net/links.html The Series Bookcase
www.acs.ucalgary.ca/~dkbrown/bestbooks.html Best Books of the Year (a bit dated, but still good reads!).
www.seemore.mi.org/booklists Booklists for Young Adults.
www.acs.ucalgary.ca/~dkbrown/storfolk.html Folklore, Myth, and Legend
Young Adult booklists and information.
www.smartparent.com Internet Safety Information
www.getnetwise.org/safetyguide/danger Internet safety for kids.
Parent's Guide to Internet Safety from the F.B.I.
Lots of Fun
www.funbrain.com
Educational games
www.nationalgeographic.com/features/index.html Interactive learning site from National Geographic
NASA for kids
www.nytimes.com/learning NY Times Learning Network (Grades 6-12)
www.whitehouse.gov/kids The White House for kids
The National Zoo in Washington, D.C. Tune in at 11:30 (E.S.T.) and see the elephants being fed!
The Official Harry Potter page.
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ Today in History.
Maps
www.lib.utexas.edu/maps An enormous collection of online maps arranged by continent.
www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/atlas/ Online atlas.
www.eduplace.com/ss/ssmaps/index.html A small, but nice collection of continent/hemisphere outline maps.
The Central Intelligence Agency’s World Factbook 2012 country information and maps.
www.50states.com/maps Information on states plus blank state outline maps.
www.nheon.org/frameworks/frameworks.html New Hampshire Education Standards
www.census.gov/mso/www/educate/edstan.htm Other State Standards
www.worldbook.com
(click on Students, then Typical Course of Study) World Book Typical
Course of Study.
www.midnightbeach.com/hs A home education mailing list (sign up under Jon’s Home school Resource Page.
www.home-school.com “Homeschool World”.
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