Links for Students
Summer Fun
Suggested Reading
School Homework Help
Gifted Sites of Interest
General Educational Sites
Social Studies
Math/Science
Writing
Languages
Arts
Summer Fun
Virginia TimeTravelers
http://www.timetravelers.org
Virginia Council on Indians
http://www.indians.vipnet.org
Jamestown
http://www.jamestown1607.org
Mathematics and Science Center
http://mathsciencecenter.info
Suggested Reading
American Library Association
http://www.ala.org/yalsa/booklist
Many different reading lists for gifted students
http://www.hoagiesgifted.org/reading_lists.htm
School Homework Help
Ask Jeeves For Kids: Safe place for kids to type in questions & get answers
http://www.ajkids.com
Math & Reading Help
http://math-and-reading-help-for-kids.org/kids_math_websites.html
B. J. Pinchbeck: Links to 650-plus useful sites for homework help
http://www.bjpinchbeck.com
Homework Helper: A general reference site linking to homework help sites for all grades
http://www.refdesk.com/homework.html
Homework Spot: Links to resource pages, current events, grade-specific information - a great resource
http://www.homeworkspot.com
Kidinfo.com: Help with homework and research
http://www.kidinfo.com/SchoolSubjects.html
Gifted Sites of Interest
Hoagies' Gifted Education Page
http://www.hoagiesgifted.org
The Davidson Institute for Talent Development
http://www.davidsoninstitute.org
Many Interesting Links
http://www.tagfam.org/websites.html
General Educational Sites
Over 7,000 websites on many topics of interest created by students around the world.
http://library.thinkquest.org
Free Department of Education Publications
http://www.ed.gov/about/ordering.jsp
Exploratorium in San Francisco
http://www.exploratorium.edu
NASA’s Observatorium
http://physics.ship.edu/~mrc/astro/NASA_Space_Science/observe.arc.nasa.gov/nasa/core.shtml.html
The Smithsonian Institute
http://www.si.edu/
CNN for students: The news network's education site for students/teachers/parents
http://fyi.cnn.com/fyi
C-SPAN in the classroom: Teaching guides, support materials, broadcast schedules
http://c-spanclassroom.org
Encyclopedia Britannica: The reference site from the folks who publish books
http://www.britannica.com
Fact Monster's Almanac: Search all sorts of almanac type questions
http://www.factmonster.com/almanacs.html
How stuff works: Guide to the workings of things from soap to jet engines
http://www.howstuffworks.com
Internet Public Library: 27,000+ resources chosen by school librarians and students
http://www.ipl.org/youth
Project Gutenberg: Links to thousand of e-Books in the public domain
http://www.gutenberg.net/index.shtml
Discovery for students: Multiple links and applications for learning by students
http://school.discovery.com/students
Education 4 Kids: Math flash cards, U.S. Presidents, vocabulary and more
http://www.edu4kids.com
Kids Center: Math Baseball, Grammar Gorillas, games for ages 5 - 13
http://www.funbrain.com/kidscenter.html
Kids Click Web Search: Links to thousands of educational Web sites in 15 categories
http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/KidsClick!
Kids Net: General search engine with 20,000 child safe sites
http://www.kids.net.au
Library in the Sky: Research resources for parents, students and teachers
http://www.nwrel.org/sky/index.php
Scholarship Help: A wealth of information for parents and students about college
http://www.scholarshiphelp.org/index.htmscholarships, planning
Test Prep Review: Free practice test resources for ACT, SAT, PRAXIS and more
http://www.testprepreview.com
Social Studies
Time for Kids: Child-friendly presentation of national, international news
http://www.timeforkids.com
A & E Classroom:
Literature, humanities & social studies, features from
Biography
http://www.aande.com/class
American documents: A guide to Declaration of Independence, Constitution, and other historical papers
http://www.founding.com/the_declaration_of_i
The Founding Father: The life and times of Washington, Jefferson, and others
http://www.foundingfathers.info
Geography Games: Dozens of links to games, quizzes and puzzles about geography
http://www.members.aol.com/bowermanb/games.html
Info Please - social studies: Atlases, facts about world, U.S., state history and social studies
http://www.infoplease.com/homework/hwsocstudies.html
National Geographic: Interactive features that bring the world to you
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/education
CIA for Kids: Facts on countries of the world, provided by the CIA
http://www.odci.gov/cia/ciakids
Schoolwork/history: Multiple links tied to history, U.S. and world
http://www.schoolwork.org/history.html
Students.gov: Covers government education, career, data and information links
http://www.students.gov/STUGOVWebApp/index.jsp
What happened on today's date? History and events by dates on the calendar
http://calendarhome.com/tyc
Math/Science
Algebra Help: Worksheets, calculators, lessons and other tools for students, teachers
http://www.algebrahelp.com/index.jsp
Animal Planet: From the Discovery/Learning Channels: all animals, all the time
http://www.animal.discovery.com
Ask Dr. Math: Homework help from Swathmore College math department
http://forum.swarthmore.edu/dr.math
Chemical elements: Links to multiple science sites on the study of all chemical elements
http://www.chemdex.org/index.php?sid=985476634&t=sub_pages&cat=277
Extreme Science: Site covers science-related areas: time, space, weather, animals
http://extremescience.com
How Stuff Works: Amazing collection of easy-to-grasp explanations, links
http://www.howstuffworks.com
Mad Scientist Network: Another believe it or not, to find answers to science questions
http://www.madsci.org
Martindale Center: Links to thousands of calculators from higher math to dog sledding
http://www.martindalecenter.com/Calculators.html
Potter's Science Gems: Science and math resource with 11,000 links, by grade level
http://www.sciencegems.com
Science Fair Central: Three sections on projects for students, teachers and parents
http://school.discovery.com/sciencefaircentral
Smithsonian Institution: Science & Nature: Games, links, sources: from the Wright Brothers to walking on the moon
http://www.smithsonianeducation.org/students/explore_by_topic/science_nature.html
The Human Body: Thousands of images, lots of information about human anatomy
http://www.bartleby.com/107
Today in Science History: Important events, births, deaths in science throughout the year
http://www.todayinsci.com
Writing
A+ Writing: Internet library with guides to writing and research
http://www.ipl.org/teen/aplus
Common English errors: Some of the most frequent mistakes made in writing
http://www.wsu.edu:8080/~brians/errors/index.html
Bartleby: Tools for writers, including famous quotes and references
http://www.bartleby.com
High School Hub: English, writing, grammar, spelling, research guides and links
http://highschoolhub.org/hub/english.cfm
Merriam-Webster: Collegiate dictionary with common misspellings shown
http://m-w.com/netdict.ht
Languages
Literature Post: Hundreds of online classic books, plays, poems and stories
http://www.literaturepost.com
Foreign language homework help: Resources include dictionaries, translations for eight
http://school.discovery.com/homeworkhelp/bjpinchbeck/bjforeign.htmllanguages
Arts
National Gallery: What's on display at the National Gallery in Washington
http://www.nga.gov
Metropolitan Museum: Images/information from New York's Museum of Art
http://www.metmuseum.org