Student Resources
Ancient Egypt
Art Resources
Astronomy  
Atomic Learning  
Aviation
Biomes
Black History
 Bridges
Careers
Chicago Virtual Tours 
Citing Sources &  		Copyright  
Clipart  
Computers
DaVinci  
Editorial Cartoons  
Encyclopedias & Reference Guides
 French
Fun  
Greek Unit
Health Class
Holidays

Language Arts
Lego Challenge 2004
 Life Skills
Literature and Poetry
Math
Movie Database
Music
Name Collage
Pics4Learning
Photos
PowerPoint Templates

Presidents  
Propaganda
 Research Resources
Science  
Social Studies
 Spanish 
State Information
Time Capsule  
United Streaming
Winter Olympics

The following sites offer homework assistance for students of all levels.
Homework Helper Sites  Homework Center Spectacular Student Sites
     


Ebsco Database


Subscription Database Information

Search Engines
About.com
AltaVista
Ask Jeeves
Ask Jeeves for Kids
BrainBoost
Cybersleuth Kids
Geniefind
Google Advanced
Kids Click
Onekey
Vivisimo
Yahoo
Yahooligans

 
What's New?

 


Storyline
Added 5-15


Middle Ages
Added 4-23-08


Periodic Table Quiz
Added 4-08-08


Ancient Greece
Added 4-07-08


Chateaux
Added 3-31-08


Diseases
Added 2-15-08
Citing Sources & Copyright
Works Cited Format for River Trails Middle School 
How to cite internet  sources Classroom Connect's site includes information specifying how to cite the graphics, sounds, and video clips students retrieve for use in multimedia presentations.
Citation Maker Enter the information of your resource and the citation will be created for you.
Citation Machine This online tool will create a citation for you that can be copied and pasted into your document.
U.S. Copyright Office The official United States Copyright Office located in the Library of Congress in Washington D.C.
Plagiarism Tutorial Many examples to explain plagiarism and quizzes to test your knowledge.
FAQs about Copyright An informative flash presentation answering frequently asked questions regarding copyright laws.
Copyright Basics More detailed explanations about frequently asked questions about copyright laws.
Copyright Challenge Test what you know about copyright.
Copyright Bay Explores the concept of "Fair Use" in regards to copyright in an informative and entertaining way. Includes quizzes.

Dictionaries, Encyclopedias, Topic Lists, and Reference Guides

4 to Explore Explore over 100 topics across many content areas.
Atlas From National Geographic - Creates maps for printing & copying
Dictionary - Word Central The dictionary included in Word Central is Merriam-Webster's Student's Electronic Dictionary, which is an electronic version of Merriam-Webster's Intermediate Dictionary specially edited for students ages 11-14.
Education Hotlist An organized list of research topic resources.
E Library Easy to use web reference tool
Encyclopedia Britannica Online
Infoplease Almanac, Dictionary, Encyclopedia, & Atlas
KidsKonnect Alphabetized list of research topics as well as links to many reference sites such as museums and parks.
National Geographic Map Machine This is the place to go for maps, flags and other geographical information. 
Webopedia The only online dictionary and search engine you need for computer and Internet technology.
Wikipedia The Free Encyclopedia
World Book Encyclopedia The World Book online Reference Center. Also includes a Spanish language encyclopedia.

Language Arts Gun Control
A Day in the Life of an Ancient Egyptian Middle Ages
Ancient Greece Poetry and Literature  Authors, Illustrators, Limericks, Haiku, Quotes, Cinquains, Contests
Anne Frank Reader's Theater
Biography Resources Research Resources  
Chicago sites Storyline
Common Errors in English  An alphabetical list of commonly confused and misused words and phrases. Timelines
Farewell to Manzanar Zodiac Legends         Signs of the Zodiac

Afganistan - Find out all about this country that is in the news.

Health

Health Resources Knee Replacement Activity
Mayo Clinic Drug Infonet
Health.com Health Touch
www.cdc.gov Discovery Health
Drug Information Health Hotlinks

Computers

Word Processing Review Games Taking Better Holiday Pictures
How to Use the Scanner Top 10 Tips for Better Photos
Spreadsheet Practice Quiz #1 How Computer Stuff Works
Spreadsheet Practice Quiz #2 Innovators in Computing
 Famous computer and Internet revolutionaries (Question #13)
Spreadsheet Practice Quiz #3
Computer Scavenger Hunt #1 History of Personal Computers
Copyright Issues Hunt Microsoft Word Tutorials
Computers, Inventions & Technology Multimedia Decades Project Links
Atomic Learning Tutorials Tessellations The Rosetta Stone
Excel practice lesson Spreadsheet Review Games
Google Earth New Features ESL activity Grammar games
Google Image Labeler
Font Diner Free Fonts Font Garden Pumpkin gallery
Webopedia An online dictionary and search engine for computer and Internet technology.  My Birthday  Scratch

 

Life Skills

www.americanheart.org (search under sodium)  

www.calstrawberry.com
www.healthletter.tufts.edu www.foodallergy.org
www.leafy-greens.org www.got-milk.com
www.5aday.com www.mypyramid.gov/
Pyramid Tracker
http://www.aarp.org/health/Articles/a2003-03-10-snacking.html

Websites for history of education

Websites for Women in the early 1900’s
American History Files National Women’s Hall of Fame
America at School Women’s Suffrage and abolition Movement
The Common Good Fight for Women’s Suffrage
Progressive Period National Archives
Kingwood College Education National Women’s History Project
American Women’s History
Suffrage Pictures
Distinguished Women of Past and Present
History of Woman Suffrage
History of Suffrage Movement

Ancient Egypt Links

Mummies of Ancient Egypt Nova - Pyramids
Pyramid Construction Egyptian Life
The History of Egypt Egyptian Mythology
The Nile River


Fun

A Game a Day - A short word game for each day of the month. Holiday Snow Globe
Bashing Pumpkins Online Chanukah Games
Haunted Castle Visit the North Pole!
Halloween Games Who Wants to Win a $1,000,000 - the Science Game
Eyeball Bounce  
Funbrain  

Greek Unit

History for Kids  
Social Studies for Kids  
An Introduction to Ancient Greece  
http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/fil/pages/listancientmr38.html  
http://www.kidinfo.com/World_History/AncientGreece.html  
http://members.aol.com/Donnclass/Greeklife.html (teacher only)  
http://members.aol.com/donnandlee/  
http://www.kathimitchell.com/ancivil.html  
http://www.mnc.mat-su.k12.ak.us/ancient%20greece/links.html  
            

Math

Biographies of Math Interactive Mathematics 
Mathematicians of the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries Women Mathematicians

Music

Composers
Name Collage
www.bubbaboo.com www.last-names.net
www.baby-names-plus.com www.behindthename.com
Genealogy for Kids www.babynameworld.com
www.babychatter.com

Alternative Energy and Natural Resources Project
 More Alternative Energy Sites

Power Point Tutorial

Alternative Energy

Natural Resources
Alternative Fuels Data Center
Electric Vehicles
Hydroelectric Power
Alternative Fuel Vehicles
Mr. Solar
Alternative Energy Sources
Alternative and Renewable Energy Sources
Energy Quest
Alternative Energy
Wind Power Activities
Wind Power
Ocean power (Thermal)
Renewable energy
Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Network
Renewable energy Policy Project
Center for Renewable Energy and Sustainable Technology
Rezachek & Associates Energy and Environmental Resources
 State Energy Alternatives 		Earth Trends
Fossil Fuels and You
The Energy Store
Fossil Fuel Formation
Fossil Fuels
Facts about Oil
Fossil Energy
Fossil Future Fuels
Fossil Fuels
The Hidden Costs of Fossil Fuels
NEIC Energy Education Guide

Clip Art

Avery Clip Art Collection DK Free Clipart a super collection of curriculum-related clipart photos from the Dorling Kindersley books that students may use in projects
Geological Clipart - Bird migration, buffalo, bullfrog, butterfly, canoeing, coral reef, kudzu, landscape, sea otters, volcano, volcanologist
Barry's Clipart   Hassle-free Clipart
Buncha Clipart Jasmine's Drawing Lessons - How to draw a face, eyes, lips, etc.
Classroom Clipart KDKidsdomain Free Clipart
Clipart ETC Paint Program Tutorial
Discovery School Clipart Gallery

Photo Images

The Amazing Picture Machine 
Berkeley Digital Library More than 80,000 digital images are available for online searching. Please follow the usage guidelines provided with each image.
Bureau of Land Management Historic Photos View more than 2,500 historic photo images taken across the United States from 1890 - 1970. Many of the images highlight traditional activities found on the public lands, such as grazing and mining. There are also photos of covered wagons, homesteading, and surveying of the West.
Free Foto Over 78,000 images from around the world
Library of Congress
Microsoft Online Gallery A collection of clipart, photos, sounds and motion clips
NASA Image Exchange
New York Public Library Digital Gallery NYPL provides free and open access to its Digital Gallery and images may be freely downloaded for personal, research and study purposes only.
Pics4Learning Copyright friendly images for Education
Roosevelt Presidential Library Thousands of on-line, copyright free photographs of Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt , The Great Depression and the New Deal , and World War II .
United Streaming Educational digital image & video library

PowerPoint Templates

Presidents

List of U.S. Presidents POTUS 

State Information

50 States 

State newspapers 

United States info 

State bird 

State Songs 

State trivia 

State Flags 

State Sports Teams 
Spanish French
Maps Project Chateaux

Science

Alternative Energy Einstein Light
Biomes General Science Resources
Boeing 737 Minerals and their uses
Catapults National Air And Space Museum
Constellations Simple Machines
Diseases Skin Cancer - Why Files
Earthquakes Virtual Earthquake
 

Science elements

Chemical Elements.com An Interactive Periodic Table of the Elements
Chemicool Periodic Table
EnvironmentalChemistry.com Periodic Table of Elements
Periodic Table  
Periodic Table Quiz 		Periodic Table database with description of all the elements
Periodic Table of Elements - Lenntech
Periodic Table - HTML
Periodic table (WebElements)  (good pictures)
A Periodic Table of the Elements at Los Alamos National Laboratory

Astronomy

Other fun related sites:

Social Studies
African Americans in Civil War Links for Middle School
Africa Inventions
Asia Mt. Prospect
Ancient Egypt Native American Websites
Ancient Greece
Civil War Novels Nazi flag
Colonial Issues Slave Narratives
Country Information Thirteen Colonies
DK.com World Fact File   U.S. Historical Documents
Europe U.S. Presidents
Explorers Winter Holidays  
Geographical Terms World Around
Gun Control Vikings
Heroes 1800-1860 U.S. History  

Government/Constitution
The Constitutional Dictionary The Constitution Online The Constitution The U.S. Constitution Constitution for Kids  
U.S. Senate Senate Organizational Chart House of Representatives The Legislative Process Presidents of the United States The Whitehouse

Graphics courtesy of  Animation Factory, Medieval Clipart

Updated 05/15/2008

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