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Reference

Factmonster - An award winning cartoon-style site featuring an almanac, atlas, dictionary and an encyclopedia. This site has a strong section on U.S. history including full texts of famous speeches and other historical documents. http://www.factmonster.com/index

The Internet Public Library Youth Division - This site give students a simple way to find information on all areas of the curriculum. Extra special features include information on the Presidents, U.S. states, languages, science fair projects and much more. http://www.ipl.org/youth

World Book Online - www.worldbookonline.com This online encyclopedia can only be accessed from our school. A great source for research. Only can be accessed from SJLES.

SIRS Discoverer - http://ars.sirs.com/ This is a great search engine for articles in children's magazines. This site can be accessed from home and school. The User name is: MD1570H The Password is: 21042

Social Studies

The History Explorer of Colonial Williamsburg - A historical almanac that includes descriptions of the people, places, colonial life, and a dateline of Colonial Williamsburg. A glossary is provided. http://www.history.org/search/index.html

Map Machine - Students will be able to study maps from around the world, read trail and topographical maps, answer questions from the national spelling bee, and read special feature articles. http://www.nationalgeographic.com/resources/ngo/maps

MD Kid's Page - This site uses an almanac format to provide information about the State of Maryland. Links to Maryland authors, famous people, government, and geography help students learn interesting facts about our state. http://sos.state.md.us/sos/kids/html/kidhome.html

Early America - Here you can find links to famous moments, famous people, issues and events of the 18th century, and documents dealing with the American Revolution. http://www.earlyamerica.com/index.html

Science

Weather Underground - This site, available in many languages, is a great way to find out about weather forecasts in the U.S. and around the world. http://www.weatherunderground.com

The Nine Planets - This site is a multimedia tour of the solar system. It provides an overview of the history, mythology, and current scientific knowledge of each of the planets and moons in our solar system. http://seds.lpl.arizona.edu/nineplanets/nineplanets/nineplanets.htm

Simple Machines for Kids - This site includes examples and definitions of simple machines. http://www.fi.edu/qa97/spotlight3/spotlight3.html

Math

All Math- Children can practice their facts with flashcards and magic squares, and can use resources such as a math glossary to learn more. http://www.allmath.com/

AAA Math - Hundreds of pages of basic math skills with interactive practice, an explanation of the math topic, several challenging games, and math problems randomly created on each page. Topics range from addition to statistics, mental math to exponents! http://www.aaamath.com

Language Arts

Giggle Poetry - Kids can learn how to write poetry, read and rate poetry, enter a poetry contest, and even interview and ask poet questions. http://www.gigglepoetry.com/

Just for Kids Who Love Books - Great kids' site with links to author and illustrator pages. http://www3.sympatico.ca/alanbrown/kids.htm

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