SCIENCE, ASTRONOMY, AND GEOLOGY LINKS

• www.nationalgeographic.com
• San Diego Aerospace Museum 
  http://www.aerospacemuseum.org/
• Science Guy www.billnye.com
• Nine Planets http://www.nineplanets.org/
• Birch Aquarium at Scripps http://aquarium.ucsd.edu/
• The NASA Homepage http://www.nasa.gov/externalflash/Vision/index.html
• The Orlando Science Center http://www.osc.org/
• The Franklin Institute Science Museum http://sln.fi.edu/
• Live from Antarctica http://quest.arc...nasa.gov/antarctica/index.html
• Space and Astronomy for kids
  http://space.about.com/?once=true&
• Deep Space 2 http://nmp.jpl.nasa.gov/ds2/
• NASA Quest http://quest.arc.nasa.gov/
• Field Museum of Natural History http://www.fieldmuseum.org/museum_info/default.htm
• Dinosaurs http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/dinosaurs/toc.shtml
• Dinosaurs in Cyberspace http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/diapsids/dinolinks.html
• Year of the Ocean http://www.yoto98.noaa.gov/kids.htm
• Volcano World http://volcano.und.nodak.edu/vw.html
• Mount St. Helen  http://www.mountsthelens.com/ 
• EnviroLink Library http://www.envirolink.org/
• Exploratorium Science Museum http://www.exploratorium.edu/
• Mineral and Gemstone Kingdom  http://www.minerals.net/
• Rocks and Minerals http://www.goodearthgraphics.com/virtcave.html
• Us Geological Survey http://pubs.usgs.gov/gip/collect1/collectgip.html
• Hands on Children’s Museum http://www.hocm.org/ 
• Discovery Channel  http://www.discovery.com/
• Sea and Sky http://www.seasky.org/mainmenu.html
• Imagine the Universe http://imagine.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/features/features.html
• BrainPOP http://www.brainpop.com/science/matter/
• Energy and a whole lot more
  http://www.kapili.com/e/energy.html
• Periodic Table of Elements http://pearl1.lanl.gov/periodic/default.htm

SCIENCE FAIR RESEARCH AND PREPARATION

• Science Fair Center http://www.libraryspot.com/sciencefair/
• California Science Fair http://www.usc.edu/CSSF/index.ssi
• Science Fair Central http://school.discovery.com/sciencefaircentral/
• Cyber-Fair  http://www.isd77.k12.mn.us/resources/cf/welcome.html
  

BOTANY

• Plants and Our Environment
  http://library.thinkquest.org/3715/?tqskip1=1

WEATHER

• USA Today Weather  http://asp.usatoday.com/weather/weatherfront.aspx
• Weather Dude http://www.wxdude.com/kidres.html
• National Weather Service http://www.nws.noaa.gov/
• Weather Channel http://www.wxdude.com/kidres.html
• Web Weather for Kids http://www.ucar.edu/40th/webweather/
• Wild Weather http://www.wildweather.com/

ANIMALS

• Really Wild Animals http://www.nationalgeographic.com/features/97/rwa/index.html
• Endangered Animals http://eelink.net/EndSpp/
• Biomes of the World http://mbgnet.mobot.org/sets/main.htm
• Wild Animal Park Exhibits
  http://www.sandiegozoo.org/special/wap-featured/index.html?siteloc=3
• National Wildlife Federation for Kids  http://www.nwf.org/kids/
• Raptors in the City  http://www.raptorsinthecity.com/
• Cleveland Falcon Cam  http://falconcam.apk.net/

SOCIAL STUDIES AND HISTORY

• Presidents of the United States  http://www.ipl.org/div/potus/
• State of California  http://www.ca.gov/state/portal/myca_homepage.jsp
• Library of Congress Home Page  http://www.loc.gov/
• “California, As I Saw It” First-Person Narratives 1849-1900 http://lcweb2.loc...gov/ammem/cbhtml/cbhome.html
• California’s Untold Stories-Gold Rush  http://www.museumca.org/goldrush/
• PBS Gold Rush  http://www.pbs.org/goldrush/
• Oregon-Trail  http://www.isu.edu/~trinmich/Oregontrail.html
• Ellis Island-A Virtual Heritage Museum http://wwwald.bham.wednet.edu/museum/museum.htm
• American Colonies  http://www.jacksonesd.k12.or.us/k12projects/jimperry/colony.html
• Declaration of Independence  http://www.ushistory.org/declaration/index.htm
• This Day in History http://www.historychannel.com/tdih/tdih.jsp?category=leadstory
• Flags of the World http://155.187.10.12/flags/nation-flags.html
• Fifty States http://www.50states.com/
• America Immigration http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ ammem/ndlpedu/features/immig/immigration_set1.html
  

NATIVE AMERICAN CULTURE

• Kumeyaay Indians http://kumeyaay.sdcs.k12.ca.us/ Kumeyaay.Indian.Infor/Kumeyaay.Indians.html
• Navajo Indians http://inkido.indiana.edu/w310work/romac/navajo.htm
• Cheyenne Stories http://home.mcn.net/~wleman/stories.htm
• National Museum of American Indians http://www.nmai.si.edu/

CALIFORNIA MISSIONS

• California Missions http://missions.bgmm.com/index.htm 
• More California Missions  http://www.californiamissions.com/morehistory/index.html 
• California Missions History and Photography http://www.cmp.ucr.edu/exhibitions/missions/missions.html
• California Mission Internet Trail http://www.escusd.k12.ca.us/mission_trail/MissionTrail.html
• Cyber Serra Virtual Mission http://www.newhall.k12.ca.us/newhall/cyberserra/cyberserra.htm
  

MATH

• MATH  http://mathforum.org/dr.math/
• Flash Cards for Kids
  http://edu4kids.com/math/
• Math Baseball
  http://www.funbrain.com/math/
• Mega Math
  http://www.c3.lanl.gov/mega-math/index.htm
• Brain Teasers
  http://eduplace.com/math/brain/index.html
• A Plus Math
  http://www.aplusmath.com/Flashcards/
• Math Magnet Meenie Minus
  http://www.mathsyear2000.org/magnet/minus/index.html
• Everyday Mathematics
  http://www.kent.k12.wa.us//curriculum/math/edmath/index.html
• Multiflyer Multiplication
  http://www.gdbdp.com/multiflyer/
• Quia Mathematics
  http://www.quia.com/dir/math/

READING

• General Resources for Parents
  http://www.powayschools.com/PUSDMIES/resources.html
• Children’s Literature Site
  http://www.carolhurst.com/
• Kids top 100 Books
  http://www.nea.org/readacross/resources/kidsbooks.html
• Early Reading Information for Prekindergarten-3^rd Grade
  http://www.earlyreading.info/cs/erw/view/pubdocs/1
• Young Adult Library for 5^th Grade and Up
  http://www.ala.org/ala/yalsa/booklistsawards/booklistsbook.htm  
• Guided Reading
  http://teacher.scholastic.com/ reading/bestpractices/guidedreading.htm
• Teachers Top 100 Books
  http://www.nea.org/readacross/resources/catalist.htm
• Biographies
  http://www.multcolib.org/homework/biohc.html
• Recommended Reading by Grade Levels
  http://www.lapl.org/kidspath/booklist/rr_grade.html
• eBooks at Candlelight Stories
  http://www.candlelightstories.com/eBooksMem100.asp
• Jan Brett
  http://www.janbrett.com/
• Read –Write-Think
  http://www.readwritethink.org/index.asp
• Niehs Kids Sing Along
  http://www.niehs.nih.gov/kids/music.htm
• Dr. Seuss’s Seussville
  http://www.seussville.com/
• Scholastic Central
  http://www.scholastic.com/
• FunBrain
  http://www.funbrain.com/
• International Kids Space
  http://www.kids-space.org/
• BBC Words and Pictures
  http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/wordsandpictures/index.shtml
• Phonemic Awareness
  http://members.tripod.com/~ESL4Kids/phonics.html

WRITING

• Scholastic’s Teaching Writing Page
  http://teacher.scholastic.com/ professional/teachwriting/index.htm
• Writers Workshop  http://www3.sk.sympatico.ca/fiss/default.htm
• Shape Books  http://www.eduplace.com/rdg/hme/k_5/shapebook/toc.html
• Inter Active Six Trait Writing Process  http://senior.billings.k12.mt.us/6traits/index.htm

GRAMMAR

• Grammar Handbook
  http://www.english.uiuc.edu/ cws/wworkshop/grammar_handbook.htm
• Grammar and Punctuation  http://www.grammarbook.com/
• Stufun  http://www.stufun.com/grammar/ 
• Grammar and Writing Guiderhttp://www.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/

SSPELLING

• http://www.eduplace.com/rdg/hmsv/
• Spelling Insight from PUSD http://www.powayschools.com/ projects/literacy/WordStudy/default.htm  
  

WORD ROOTS

• Quia  http://www.quia.com/jg/65969.html
• Fact Monster  http://www.factmonster.com/ipka/A0907017.html  
  
  

REFERENCE TOOLS

• Dictionary/Thesaurus  http://www.m-w.com/
• Visual Thesaurus  http://www.visualthesaurus.com/online/index.html
• Rhyming Dictionary  http://www.rhymezone.com/
• One Look  http://www.onelook.com/ 
  

HOMEWORK HELPERS

• Homework Central  http://www.homeworkcentral.com/
• Homework Spot  http://homeworkspot.com/
• Tutor.com  http://www.sandiego.gov/public-library/
• Kids connect FAQs
  http://www.ala.org/ ala/aasl/schlibrariesandyou/k12students/k12students.htm
• 4^th AND 5^th GRADE VIRTUAL LIBRARY
  http://www.geocities.com/EnchantedForest/Tower/1217/
  

KINDERGARTEN

• http://www.powayusd.com/projects/kinder/

Kids Hub

•  Kids Hub is an interactive learning center for elementary school students.
  http://kidshub.org/kids/kids.cfm