Doing Research
These sources have information on a variety of topics. If you're not quite sure where to begin looking for information, they are a good place to start.
General Resources
UDLib/SEARCH
Online Magazines, Newspapers, & Encyclopedias (In-school use only. Databases not available from home!)
UDLib/SEARCH Elementary
Online Magazines, Newspapers, & Encyclopedias for younger users.
All Experts
Allexperts.com connects you with hundreds of real world experts, ranging from astronauts to zookeepers. These experts have volunteered to answer your questions for free!
Internet Public Library KidSpace
Kids Click
Awesome Library Resources
Fact Monster
Enchanted Learning
Surfing the NET with Kids
Encyclopedia Smithsonian
helps answer frequently asked questions about the Smithsonian with links to resources on subjects from Art to Zoology.
Smithsonian Kids
Sites designed for kids to explore, discover, and learn.
EPals
ePALS Classroom ExchangeŽ maintains the Internet's largest community of collaborative classrooms engaged in cross-cultural exchanges, project sharing, and language learning. ePALS is also the leading provider of school-safe email™, blogs, eMentoring, and web-browsing technology for the global educational market.
Cyberbee
Don't miss this site. It is by far one of the richest sources of biology and biotechnology material on the Web. You can actively discuss a variety of subjects through online seminars; join a teacher's discussion group; read the latest news about science discoveries; or browse the hundreds of classroom activities written by teachers.
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Social Studies
Congress for Kids
The Dirksen Congressional Center gives you access to interactive, fun-filled experiences designed to help you learn about the foundation of our federal government and how its actions affect you.
Ben's Guide to U.S. Government
These resources will teach how our government works, the use of the primary source materials of GPO Access, and how one can use GPO Access to carry out their civic responsibilities.
America's Story
This site was developed for kids by the Library of Congress. It has great access to primary source materials.
American Memory
This is a gateway to rich primary source materials relating to the history and culture of the United States. It offers more than 7 million digital items from more than 100 historical collections and contains pictures of historical documents, audio recordings of important events, and video clips of moments in history.
Presidents Biographies
These are the official biographies of the presidents of the USA prepared by the White House.
Portraits of the Presidents and First Ladies
The Library of Congress has at least one likeness of each of the 43 presidents and most of the first ladies.
DELAWARE FACTS AND SYMBOLS
These come from the state of Delaware's official web page.
State of Delaware's Kids Page
Here you can find all kinds of things to do, places to visit, and stuff to learn.
Delaware & U.S. History
This site was created by Russ Pickett, the first webmaster for the state of Delaware's website.
Delaware Biographies
This site was created by Russ Pickett, the first webmaster for the state of Delaware's website.
Whispers of Angels
A story of the Underground Railroad from Maryland's eastern shore through the length of Delaware to Philadelphia.
First Americans : Dine, Muscogee, Tlingit, Lakota, Iroquois
Atlapedia Online
Contains full color physical maps, political maps as well as key facts and statistics on countries of the world.
The World Factbook
This is prepared by the Central Intelligence Agency and has the most current information about a country including a map and flag.
Geography : Merriam-Webster's Atlas
An on-line version of Merriam- Webster's atlas. For more maps and geographical information, visitors simply select a country or state from the pull-down menus and begin their search.
Puzzle of the United States
Click on the states and then drag them to the big map to place them where they belong. How close can you get?
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Science
Inventor's Toolbox : The Elements of Machines
Photos and easy-to-read text about simple machines.
Invention Dimension
Biographies of American inventors are stored and organized alphabetically by inventors' last names or inventions.
Invent Now!: The National Inventors Hall of Fame
Offers biographical information about inventors and their inventions.
Kids Astronomy
KidsAstronomy.com, part of the KidsKnowIt Network, is the absolutely free astronomy resource designed to teach children about the exciting world of outer space.
NASA Kids Club
Features animated, colorful, entertaining and educational activities for children.
Solar Views
Welcome to the Planets
This is a collection of many of the best images from NASA's planetary exploration program.
Our Solar System
Visit links to the Sun, and visit the planets and other small bodies in the Solar System. Find out about solar system formation, and facts about the bodies in the solar system.
The Human Body
Neuroscience for Kids has been created for all students and teachers who would like to learn about the nervous system.
Soils
Edheads
Simple Machines and Forces in Motion
Funderstanding Roller Coaster
This simulator is designed for kids who want to design their own thrilling coaster and educators who want to use a cool activity to simulate the application of physics.
eNature
Has great information on living things. Contains the complete Audubon Guides.
Organisms
This site offers an introduction to the science of biology. It's not just biology for kids, it's for everyone.
National Zoo Webcam
Let's Talk About Insects
A must see site! This site can be used for whole class, small group, or individual instruction. This is information about insects presented with read aloud capability. Why show a movie when you can see this?
Interactive Insects
Here you will find questions and answers about insects and their relatives. Play the "Guess the insect" game where you can see only a small part of the image at a time - move the circle! Learn about the internal workings of a honey bee! There's also fantastic insect wallpapers to download.
Wide Weather Cams
Weather Dude
Welcome to the weather education site especially for students, parents, kids and teachers from national TV meteorologist Nick Walker.
Wild Weather
Dan Satterfield, a meteorologist, put these pages together for kids between 6 and 16 years old and for their parents and teachers, too!
What Happens When a Storm Comes?
Solids and Liquids
This is a unit which consists of lessons, information about matter and the water cycle, and interactive activities.
The Senses
Five Senses
Rocks and Minerals
This site contains a variety of links which provide research and online activities and lessons.
Wood
A Kindergarten online science guide for teachers.
Travels with Pierre
This is an audio enhanced information guide to trees.
Magnetism and Electricity
Magnetism and Electricity
Ecosystems
Living Things: Habitats and Ecosystems
Mega Site
Land and Water
Great Sites For Kids is a weekly column that was created to help parents and teachers find fun and educational web sites for kids to use at home and in the classroom, and to help kids of all ages find great sites to visit.
Mixtures/Solutions
Welcome to the Mixtures and Solutions Module, where you learn basic concepts of chemistry! You can take a trip to the junkyard to find out what elements are in the materials we discard.
Chemistry
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Special Interest
Kids Health
Kids Health provides information for parents, kids, and teens on a variety of health topics including feelings, illnesses, staying healthy, and growing up.
Healthy Fridge
This site is dedicated to providing heart-healthy tips for the entire family.
The Heart
This site provides an online exploration of the heart!
Circulatory System
This link leads to information guides on the systems of the body. It also provides additional links and literature selections on each topic.
Van Gogh's Virtual Tour
Virtual tour of Van Gogh's galleries
New York Philharmonic
The New York Philharmonic Kids Zone website allows students to learn about composers, meet musicians, create music, learn about a variety of instruments, make their own instruments, and play a variety of games.
Kids Reads
Need a good book?
Check this site!
Aesop's Fables
More than 600 of Aesop's fables can be found at this site. Some are accompanied by an illustration. A small minority are also narrated.
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Magazines
Sports Illustrated for Kids
Need to find out information on your favorite teams and players? This is the place to look!
Time for Kids
This is a great site for current events! Offers news, polls, kid news, special items, games, and homework helpers.
Washington Post for Kids
Use for current events written on a kid's reading level!
Scholastic News
Has news for kids, teachers, and parents with lesson plans and activities
Yahooligans News
See the most current stories and features written for kids.
Time for Kids Classroom
Includes an atlas, almanac, and teacher resources.
Kids Newsroom
A safe, kid-friendly Internet site loaded with stories, pictures, contests and opportunities for learning.
DelawareOnline
This is the web page for the News Journal, the paper about Delaware.
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