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General Information

BigChalk
Homework help sites for kids, teachers, and librarians
KidsClick
Web seach for kids by librarians

African-American History

African American Perspectives
Includes a timeline of African American history.
African American Web Connection
Arts, literature, historical, etc. information dealing with African Americans
Afro-American Almanac
Biographies, documents, trivia, folktales, and links about African Americans.

Animals, Dinosaurs and Zoos

All About Whales
Information and activities on whales.
Ranger Rick
All kinds of animal information and games
The Froggy Page
Information and activities about frogs
UK Department of Entomology
Games, projects, and information about bugs

Current Events

Kids Newsroom
Online News Hour Extra
Time for Kids
Weekly Reader Galaxy

Explorers

Discoverers Web
Information on world explorers and their voyages

Governments and Countries

Ben's Guide to U.S. Goverment for Kids
Information and games about the country we live in.
CIA World Factbook
Basic information on the countries of the world.
Countries of the World
Basic information on the countries of the world.
Country Studies
A great source of information about many countries of the world.
First Gov for Kids
Information from the Federal Consumer Information Center
K-12 Electronic Guide for African Resources on the Internet
Information and links about the countries of Africa.
Library of Congress Country Studies
In depth information on the countries of the world.
Our Courts
Our Courts is a free, interactive, web-based program designed to teach students civics and inspire them to be active participants in our democracy.
Presidents of the United States
Guide to information on the presidents.
States and Capitals
Information and links on state capitals.

History

HyperHistory
Amazing clickable chart covering 3,000 years of world history.

Inventors

History of Inventions
About.com's guide to the history behinds lots of inventions.
Timelines of Invention and Technology
Links to information about inventions arranged by date.

Kentucky

Kentucky Kids Project
Links to information about Kentucky.

Mythology and Ancient Greece

Ancient Olympics
Information on the history, games, and athletes of the ancient Olympics.
Encyclopedia Mythica
Online encyclopedia of mythology from around the world.
Mythweb
Devoted to the heroes, gods, and monsters of Greek Mythology.

Native Americans

Edward S. Curtis''s The North American Indian
In over 2000 photogravure plates and narrative, Curtis portrays the traditional customs and lifeways of eighty Indian tribes.

Science and Science Projects

Cells alive!
Everything you ever wanted to know about cells and other biology topics
Cyber-Fair
A site created for and by kids with examples of projects
How Stuff Works
Explanations of how everyday things work
Science Buddies
Includes topic wizard to help you pick your topic
Science Fair Central
A guide to creating your science fair project—from coming up with a topic, to making sure that you’ve covered all the right procedures.
Science Fair Project Resource Guide
Science Fair project resource guide
Solar System Simulator
Ever wonder what the moon looked like the night you were born?
The Nine Planets
A multimedia tour of the solar system.

Time

The Evolution of Time Measurement
Descriptions of clocks and calendars throughout history.

Volcanoes

Volcano World
Information on volcanoes on this and other worlds.

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