Online Resources

Research Sites	Search Engines	Online Magazines
Reading	Math	Science & Health
Art	Educational Games	Social Studies
Music	Headlines & News	For Parents

Lake Washington Elementary "Splash Page" for students: http://www.lwsd.org/Students/Pages/default.aspx

King County Library - Students are encouraged to write down their King County Library card number in their notebook so that they can search for resources at school, have items reserved, and access KCLS databases. This is a skill that we practice in the intermediate classes during Library. http://www.kcls.org/

King County Library Catalog: http://catalog.kcls.org/

              Research Sites

Online Databases:

Note:  CultureGrams, Elibrary, Encyclopedia Britannica Online, SIRS, and World Book Online are subscription databases that LWSD has paid for.  Your child has been given login information for accessing these from home.  Contact Mrs. Pazaski, in the Library, if you need further information.  kpazaski@lwsd.org

CultureGrams http://online.culturgrams.com

Elibrary - Search magazines, newspapers, books, etc. www.proquestk12.com

Encyclopedia Brittanica Online http://www.school.eb.com/elementary

SIRS - Magazines, Encyclopedia, Almanac http://discoverer.sirs.com

World Book Online – Encyclopedia, etc. http://www.worldbookonline.com

Websites:

Awesome Library for Kids - carefully reviewed sources  http://www.awesomelibrary.org/student.html

CIA World Fact Book – Geography, people, government, etc.  https://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html

Encyclopedia.com - Encylopedia http://www.encyclopedia.com/

Encycolopedia Smithsonian – Collections & information from the Smithsonian Museums  http://www.si.edu/resource/faq/start.htm#top

Homework Center - topics for homework help http://www.multcolib.org/homework/

Homework Help - King County Library http://www.kcls.org/research/homework/

How to Study - A Study Skills Resource Site http://www.how-to-study.com/

KidsClick! Websearch for kids by Librarians http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/KidsClick!/search.html

Know Play – Dictionary, thesaurus, rhyming dictionary, encyclopedia, atlas, etc. http://www.kplay.cc/reference.html

Merriam-Webster Dictionary http://www.m-w.com/netdict.htm

Reference Desk http://www.refdesk.com/

Research Guide For Students http://www.aresearchguide.com/

Research Projects Step-by-Step http://www.ri.net/schools/East_Greenwich/research.html

Search Engines

***To be used with staff guidance and supervision only.  Use other online databases first!

Ask Jeeves for Kids - Homework Help http://www.ajkids.com/

Google for Kids – Search Engine  http://directory.google.com/Top/Kids_and_Teens/

Yahooligans - Search Engine for Kids http://www.yahooligans.co

Online Magazines

National Geographic for Kids www.nationalgeographic.com/kids

National Geographic  http://www.nationalgeographic.com

National Wildlife Federation for Kids  http://www.nwf.org/kids

Sports Illustrated for Kids www.sikids.com/index.html

Time for Kids http://www.timeforkids.com/TFK/

Headlines and News

Associated Press News Flash (movies, pictures, daily/weekly news) http://customwire.ap.org/dynamic/fronts/MULTIMEDIA?SITE=NYPOU&SECTION=HOME

CNN http://www.cnn.com/

Seattle Times http://www.seattletimes.com/

                    Reading

Book Adventure  www.bookadventure.com

Bookpals - Storyline Online http://www.bookpals.net/storyline/

Kidspace at the Internet Public Libraryhttp://www.ipl.org/kidspace/browse/rzn0000

Online Stories and More http://www.geocities.com/EnchantedForest/Tower/1217/reading.html

PBS Reading http://pbskids.org/lions/

PBS Word Games http://pbskids.org/lions/games/

Reading Workshop - Kindergarten http://www.manatee.k12.fl.us/sites/elementary/palmasola/rcompindex1.htm

Reading Workshop - First Grade http://www.manatee.k12.fl.us/sites/elementary/palmasola/SRW1.htm

Starfall http://www.starfall.com/

Math

AAA Math - Practice Problems by grade level and topic http://www.aaamath.com/

A Plus Math http://aplusmath.com/

AIMS Puzzles & Activities http://www.aimsedu.org

Ask Dr. Math http://mathforum.org/dr.math/dr-math.html

Automaths!! - Online math games http://www.edbydesign.com/automath.html

Hotmath - Math homework problems explained http://hotmath.com/

Math Playground http://www.mathplayground.com/

Multiflyer - game for mulitplication http://www.gdbdp.com/multiflyer/

ThinkQuest: Free educational resource featuring 5,500+ websites created by students around the world http://www.thinkquest.org/library/cat_show.html?cat_id=9

Science and Health

Amazing Space http://amazing-space.stsci.edu/

Ask A Scientist http://www.newton.dep.anl.gov/

Ask Dr. Universe http://www.wsu.edu/DrUniverse/

Bill Nye the Science Guy http://nyelabs.com/core.html?flashtarget=core.html&noflashtarget=noflash.html

Cergos: Computer Ergonomics for Elementary School  http://www.orosha.org/cergos/index.html

Cosmic Quest http://www.childrensmuseum.org/cosmicquest/index.html

Discovery Channel - Dinosaurs http://dsc.discovery.com/guides/dinosaur/dinosaur.html

Ergonomics - Sesame Workshop http://www.sesameworkshop.org/parents/solutions/information/article.php?contentId=74305

Experimental Science Projects http://www.isd77.k12.mn.us/resources/cf/SciProjIntro.html

Foss Web - Foss Science Curriculum http://fossweb.com/

Healthy Computing for Kids - Ergonomics http://www.healthycomputing.com/kids/

Many Faces of Mt. Saint Helens http://www.olywa.net/radu/valerie/StHelens.html

Mount Saint Helens - US Government Site http://vulcan.wr.usgs.gov/Volcanoes/MSH/framework.html

Mount Saint Helens VolcanoCam - Updates every 5 minutes http://www.fs.fed.us/gpnf/volcanocams/msh/

Mount Saint Helens Yahoo News - Still Photo Slide Show http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?g=events/sc/080601volcano&a=&tmpl=sl&ns=&l=1&e=1&t=&prev=2

NASA http://www.nasa.gov/

Our Solar System http://vathena.arc.nasa.gov/curric/space/planets/index.html

Science Fair Central http://school.discovery.com/sciencefaircentral/

Science, Optics, & You - View the Milky Way at 10 million light years from the Earth. http://micro.magnet.fsu.edu/primer/java/scienceopticsu/powersof10/index.html

The Nine(8) Planets http://www.nineplanets.org/

The Science Spot http://www.sciencespot.net/Pages/kidzone.html

StarChild - NASA http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/StarChild.html

TerraFly  - aerial view of earth  http://www.terrafly.com/

University of California - Ergonomics http://www.uhs.berkeley.edu/Facstaff/Ergonomics/stretch.shtml

Views of the Solar System http://www.solarviews.com/eng/homepage.htm

 

Volcanoes of the United States http://pubs.usgs.gov/gip/volcus/

 

Walking with Prehistoric Beasts  http://dsc.discovery.com/convergence/beasts/beasts.html

 

Zoom Astronomy http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/astronomy/

 

Social Studies

Access Washington State http://access.wa.gov/

America’s Library - Library of Congress http://americaslibrary.gov

Ancient Cultures http://www.multcolib.org/homework/anchsthc.html

Black History Past to Present - Interactive Treasure Hunt http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/BHM/bh_hunt_quiz.html

Colonial History Websites - 5th Grade:

History Net http://www.historian.org/local/jamstwnva.htm#aa2

Kids Voting USA - Involving Youth in the Voting Process http://www.kidsvotingusa.org/

Maps for Kids - maps, games, puzzles http://www.maps4kids.com/

Youth Leadership Initiative - Constitution Resources www.youthleadership.net

Lewis and Clark National Bicentennial http://www.lewisandclarkexhibit.org/

European Explorers http://www.stemnet.nf.ca/CITE/explorer.htm

National Parks http://www.nps.gov/parks.html

Online Encyclopedia of Seattle and King County  http://www.historylink.org/This_week/index.cfm

Portals to the World (Library of Congress)  http://www.loc.gov/rr/international/portals.html

Redmond Washington (Book Info and Links to Photos) http://redmondwashington.org/

US States - Enchanted Learning - area, ranking, state facts http://www.enchantedlearning.com/usa/states/area.shtml

Washington History http://www.secstate.wa.gov/history/

Washington Museums http://www.ohwy.com/wa/h/histmuse.htm

Washington State Historical Society http://www.wshs.org

Washington State Library – Digital history http://digitalwa.statelib.wa.gov

White House for Kids http://www.whitehouse.gov/kids/

World Maps http://go.hrw.com/atlas/norm_htm/world.htm

Music

Dallas Symphony Orchestra  http://dsokids.com

Meet the Composers http://www.sfsymphony.org/templates/composer_list.asp?nodeid=22

Naxos - Composers http://www.naxos.com/composerlist/A.htm

New York Philharmonic Kidzone  http://nyphilkids.org/main.phtml

San Francisco Symphony http://www.sfskids.com/templates/splash.asp

Public Domain Music http://www.pdinfo.com/ and  http://www.harryfox.com/public/songfile.jsp

Art

All Crafts http://www.allcrafts.net/

 

Art Institute of Chicago  http://www.artic.edu/artaccess/

 

Awesome Clipart for Kids http://www.awesomeclipartforkids.com/

 

Discovery Clip Art http://school.discovery.com/clipart/

 

National Gallery of Art  for Kids http://www.nga.gov/kids/kids.htm

 

Pics 4 Learning - Copyright Friendly Images

http://pics.tech4learning.com/

 

Recipes 4 Learning – crafts, holidays, etc.  http://www.recipes4learning.com/

 

Web Museum http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/

 

Educational Games

Book Adventure  www.bookadventure.com

Brain POP http://www.brainpop.com/

Class Brain http://classbrain.com/cb_games/cb_gms.htm

Figure This! http://www.figurethis.org/

Foss Web Science http://fossweb.com/

Kid's Place http://www.eduplace.com/kids/index.html

MaMa Media www.mamamedia.com

Maps for Kids http://www.maps4kids.com/

Math Playground http://www.mathplayground.com/

Multiflyer http://www.gdbdp.com/multiflyer/

National Geographic http://www.nationalgeographic.com/kids/games/index.html

PBS Kids  http://pbskids.org/

PBS Kids Cyberchase  http://pbskids.org/cyberchase/

Primary Games http://www.primarygames.com/

Puzzlemaker - Discovery http://puzzlemaker.com/

Quiz Hub http://quizhub.com/quiz/quizhub.cfm/

Superthinkers (Interactive Mysteries) http://www.superpages.com/enlightenme/superthinkers/pages/index.html

For Parents

A Guide to Invented Spelling  http://www.greatschools.net/cgi-bin/showarticle/ca/800?cpn=20070116pa2l

Consumer Washington http://finditconsumer.wa.gov

Family Village  (Resources for special needs students) http://www.familyvillage.wisc.edu/index.htmlx

Free Typing Program - Sign up for 4 week free trial!  http://www.customtyping.com/

Math Investigations Information for Parents http://investigations.terc.edu/families/

Kids Health for Parents http://www.kidshealth.org/parent/firstaid_safe/home/ergonomics.html

Lake Washington School District Home Page for Parents

http://www.lwsd.org/Parents/Pages/Default.aspx

 

Parenting in the Digital Age - Parent Guide

http://www.dmaconsumers.org/consumers/parents.html

 

Practical Money Skills for Life  http://www.practicalmoneyskills.com/index.php

TV Free America  http://www.tvturnoff.org/

The Toxic House (Hazards of Indoor Pollution) http://www.cbc.ca/natureofthings/toxic_flash/toxic_house_flash.html

US Department of Education Publications for Parents (Including the "Helping your Child" Series)  http://www.yesican.gov/elementary/index.html

Washington State Arts Alliance  http://www.wsartsalliance.com/

WASL - Washington Assessment of Student Learning  http://www.wasl2006.com/

WASL (Washington Assessment of Student Learning) Developed by Port Angeles School District  http://www.pasd.wednet.edu/school/mathwasl/

Wired Kids - Internet Safety   http://www.wiredkids.org/

 

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