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American Indian

Compact History: A Geographic Overview - History, location, names, language, sub-tribes, culture and population and more on many tribes throughout the United States

First Nations Histories - Look up a brief history of native tribes by region or by tribe. Extremely large list of tribes with links!

Index of The North American Indian - Brief summaries of 80 western native tribes visited and photographed by Edward Sherrif Curtis from 1890 to 1930.

Native American Nations - Information on individual native nations.

Native American Navigator Project Pages - An index to numerous native tribes.

California Missions

California Missions - A brief history of each mission

CMSA: California Missions Scholars - Pictorial resources, construction hints, related interest web sites in addition to specific missions

Ranch and Mission Days in Alta California - Reprint of an article in Century Magazine from 1890 with related links to Early California history and the Gold Rush

Countries

Anthems of the World - Find the national anthem for any country in the world, then read the words or listen to the melody live!

Atlapedia Online - Country information and facts.

Countries - Facts and information about countries throughout the world.

Country Library - Lots of information on countries of the world.

Destinations - A travel guide publisher offers photos and information about most world nations.

Library of Congress / Federal Research Division / Country Studies / Area Handbook Series

National Flags - large, full color images of most nations' flags

 

General Homework Help

Great Sites - 700+ amazing spectacular, mysterious, colorful web sites for kids

The Internet Public Library - Fun and useful sites from all over the web for teens and kids

KidsClick! - A large collection (1800 records & growing) of Internet resources of interest to kids, ranging from homework help to comic books, all sites selected and categorized by Berkeley librarians

Librarians' Index to the Internet - A constantly growing database of sites researched by Berkeley Public Library

The Multnomah County Library KidsPage! - One of the most complete homework help sites around, PLUS fun & games

Welcome to Kids Web at NPAC - Great homework site for students with links to information targeted at K-12 level

Gold Rush Sites

California Gold Rush: 150 Years - History, timeline, methods of extracting gold as well as links to other sites

Gold Fever! The Lure and Legacy of the California Gold Rush, at the Oakland Museum of California - A virtual tour of a real exhibition, making the Gold Rush era a vivid experience

Gold Rush Sesquicentenial - Indepth history of the Gold Rush and its effects to our state published by the Sacramento Bee newspaper with recommended reading list

The Gold Rush - This PBS website gives us a look at the Gold Rush, fun facts for kids, a teachers guide & more

The Virtual California Gold Country - Take a virtual tour along Highway 49, visit the old mining camps and learn their history

Science Sites

ACMEpet - Everything you need to know about caring for your pet dog, cat, snake, horse, or ?

Bill Nye the Science Guy's Nye Labs Online - Find out more about science (and have a lot of fun) through experiments and links to great online science spots

Cats! A to Z - A cat encyclopedia from ancient to modern cats, cats by distribution (geographic location), habitat and status. Photographs and basic statistics about each cat.

Big Cats On Line - Evolution, species, conservation of cats of the wild and includes crisp photographs.

The Age of Dinosaurs - Timelines, extinction and more with colorful and crisp graphics and images.

Endangered Species - A listing of species by common & scientific name and fact sheets for many

Exploratorium: ExploraNet - This site, like the actual museum, provides access to & information about science, nature, art & technology using digital versions of Exploratorium exhibits

Gorillas - From Sea World, facts about diet, habitat, senses, and more.

Insects Home Page - The biggest, the smallest and the most interesting can be found here. Which insect is the fastest flyer? Which one lives the shortest?

Breeds of Livestock - Specific information about various breeds of livestock.

Tiger Information Center - Learn about tiger ecology, tigers in trouble, zoo tigers, and more!

Views of the Solar System - Upclose and personal pictures and information of the planets, asteroids, comets, & meteorites, plus a history of space exploration

Volcano World -- The Premier Source of Volcano Info on the Web

Whaletimes - Learn about squid, whales, seals, sharks, penguins, and sea stars, then read the whale tale or try the species sleuths activity.

Learn about Wolves - The fascinating world of wolves through pictures, sounds and text!

USA

50 States - Lots of information and links for all states

A Brief Guide to State Facts - Just the basic facts for most states with a few extensive entries

Fourth grade California history review - Information on California from the missions through the Bear Flag Revolt

Welcome To The White House - Includes information on Presidents & First Families, current events, speeches and a virtual tour of the White House

Reading Lists & Awards

CLWG: Children's Literature Web Guide - Internet Resources related to books for children and young adult




coolcoolcoolSites on the Net

Arthur

Comedy Central - A fun & wacky site featuring the South Park gang, games and crazy fun

Crayola

Disney.com -- The Web Site for Families

Dr. Seuss's Seussville!

Garfield's Official Web Site

Great Sites - 700+ amazing spectacular, mysterious, colorful web sites for kids

Just for Kids

My Little House on the Prairie Home Page of Laura Ingalls Wilder

National Geographic for Kids

Nickelodeon - A great site to play games, start new hobbies, talk to other kids,use your imagination, and just have a good time.

Now2000.com - Other Kids Sites

PBS Kids Backstage - Websites for all your favorite kids shows from Arthur to Zoom (including Teletubbies, of course)

Summer Fun

The Role Model Project for Girls

Titanic Web Sites

Worm World - The yuckiest site on the Internet

 

Sports

http://espnet.sportszone.com/

NBA - Official site for basketball, featuring interactive games, up to the minute scores, news and features

NFL.COM

Sports Illustrated For Kids

The Official Site of Major League Baseball

Yahooligans! - Kids section of Yahoo's huge search engine
 

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