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General Research and Topics
http://www.lib.ci.dallas.tx.us/home.htm
Website of Dallas Public Library on-line.
http://www.libraryspot.com
This site has links to many resources for references. Specifically they
include a variety of sources for encyclopedias, dictionaries, biographies, current events,
maps, government info, phone books, quotations, calendars, calculators, science fair
projects, etc.
http://www.homeworkcentral.com/
Resources available for teachers, parents and students of all ages through college.
http://ipl.org
"The Internet Public Library" This site has sections for youth, teens, and
adults with on line texts of books, magazine articles, and newspapers from all over the
world.
http://www.edu4kids.com
This site has a variety of drill games for Math, Language Arts, Social Studies and
Science. The math drills include flashcards, math tables, time and money.
Language drills include the Alphabet upper and lower case for younger students and
Vocabulary for the older students. The Science drills includes the Table of Elements
for Chemistry. Finally, the Social Studies area includes US Presidents and US
Geography.
http://www.weeklyreader.com
"Weekly Reader" site with a variety of activities for kids and parents
alike. Their Black History section in February was really great.
http://www.ajkids.com
"Ask Jeeves for Kids" This site offers students help on various
subjects along with several games.
http://www.cs.brown.edu/courses/cs092
This site includes several programs including "Building Blast",
"Colonial Times", "Campaign Trail", "Wires: Inside the
Internet", "States of Matter", and "Rima the Rat" for Lower and
Middle Elementary School Level. Secondary and Undergraduate Levels include "The
Watershed Project", "Wires: Inside the Internet", "Rima the Rat",
and "Color Theory".
http://www.discovery.com/
A wonderful site full of activities and articles on a variety of subjects from the
Discovery TV Channel.
History
http://www.history.org
This site is Colonial Williamsburg. Use your secret passwords given to you in
class to visit the bulletin board. You can discuss with other students various
topics you have covered from our "electronic field trips".
http://www.senate.gov/vtour/
An interactive comprehensive site and integrated multimedia tour of the U.S.
Capitol. It includes panorama views and historicalinformation about the rooms of the
U.S. Capital, as well as, information about the objects found in those rooms.
http://www.whitehouse.gov/kids/guide/
The White House home page. There are several options including White House
for Kids and e-mail the President that branch from this site.
http://oyez.nwu.edu/tour/index.html
A virtual tour of the U.S. Supreme Court Building.
Art and Theater
http://www.smartweb.fr/louvre/
Experience "The Louvre" without leaving home.
http://www.dnaco.net/~aleed/corsets/general.html
If you are wanting to know about costumes from the 18th century, visit this site.
http://members.aol.com/msj1140/
This is a wonderful site is set to music. It has information about
theater, architectural history, historical costumes and world drama.
http://www.artchive.com/
Enjoy touring art galleries from the comfort of home.
Science
http://www.scienceplace.org
Site for Dallas Science Place at Fair Park
http://www.nasa.gov/
This is NASA's site-many pages full of great information.
http://www.unitedspacealliance.com
Watch on-line events in space as they occur.
http://www.scholastic.com
Great site for a variety of activities.
http://www.tpt.org/newtons/index.html
Great site for science; website for public televisions "Newton's Apple"
series.
http://seds.lpl.arizona.edu/nineplanets/nineplanets/overview.html
This site is really neat. You can learn about the different planets to even
downloading a video showing the creation of the planets.
http://www.neltec.com/scifair/
"Ultimate Science Fair Resource"
http://www.ipl.org/youth/projectguide
"A Science Fair Project Resource Guide"
http://www.exploratorium.edu/index.html
This site is from the famous Exploratorium in San Francisco, the museum of science,
art and human perception. You can learn about many things including origami and the
science in sports. This museum is also a wonderful place to actually visit if you
are ever in San Francisco!
http://www.accs.net/fms/scifair.htm
"Frankfort Middle School Science Fair"
Community
http://www.ci.desoto.tx.us
Learn the history of DeSoto, update yourself on current
City happenings, or find out who to contact with your questions on the City of DeSoto's
website.
Parent Resources
http://www.familyeducation.com/home/
A site dedicated to families with a variety of activities, resources, articles and
advise on raising children.