Welcome PS 8
Search Engine
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Fact Monster
Information Please facts and games -
Ask for kids
news resources and games
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Yahoo for kids
information, but with ads
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Answers
search engine for upper grades
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Federal Government information link
Official kids portal to the Federal government
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Thinkfinity (Formerly Marco Polo)
Free classroom lessons and materials in seven content areas
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Ms. Dewey
amusing interactive search engine
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NOVEL: EBSCO databases
User id: rfulton8 Password: rfulton8
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NOVEL: Gale databases
password: empirelink
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Good Search
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Math
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AAA Math
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Coolmath.com
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Math League Help Topics
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Measurements Converter
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Booleon Logic Demonstrated
interactive graphic shows the difference between
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a+ MATH
variety of math games, drills, practice
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Education for Kids
drills, games on core subjects
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Education Place
general information on math
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FunBrain
games organized by age
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Math dictionary
online math dictionary that defines and gives examples of all math terms
Parents and Teachers
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National Library of Virtual Manipulatives
Utah State University has created interactive, web-based K -12 math manipulatives
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Fun Brain for Parents
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Every Day Mathematics
information on NYC DOE math curriculum
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PBS
Parents can choose topics, including Math
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Math Goodies
worksheets, including some you can design yourself
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Grow Network
Explains the NYC testing system and provides math activities
Reading
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Awesome Stories
Log in under Academic. Password: ps8
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Kidsreads.com
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Reading Rockets
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Guys Read
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Babloo
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Invisible Ink: Books on Ghosts and Hauntings
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KidzPage
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Starfall
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Read-Alikes
Librarians suggest books you might enjoy based on your current preferences
Authors
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Ann McGovern
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Avi's Home Page
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Beverly Cleary
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Children's Literature Web Guide: Authors
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Cynthia Leitich Smith
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Dav Pilkey
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David Wiesner-The Art of Visual Storytelling
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Deborah Hopkinson
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Gary Paulsen
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Haemi Balgassi
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Jan Brett's Home Page
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Jane Kurtz
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Janet Stevens
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Judy Blume Official Site
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Katherine Paterson Web Site
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Laura Numeroff's (very own) Web Site
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Learning About Jim Murphy
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Learning About Laurence Yep
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Leslea Newman's Kids Page
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Official Eric Carle Web Site
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Robert Quackenbush
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Shel Silverstein
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Suse MacDonald
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The Mary E. Lyons Den
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The Official Roald Dahl Web Site
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The Official Robert Munsch Website
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Tomie DePaola
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Louisa May Alcott Web
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Mark Twain and His Times
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Shakespeare for Kids:Activities for Children and Families
Favorite Story Characters
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American Folklore
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American Girls Series
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Animorphs Pge
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Baby-Sitters
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Berenstain Bears
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Come Home to Little House
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Harry Potter
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Houghton Mifflin Books for Children
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Junie B. Jones
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Lemony Snicket
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Magic School Bus Page
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Narnia
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Online Adventures of Captain Underpants
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Seussville
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The Arthur Page
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The Goosebumps Page
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The Peter Rabbit Web Site
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Julius Caesar
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Snow White
Parents and Teachers
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Children's Literature Web Guide
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American Folklore
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Awesome Stories
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Junie B. Jones
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Kidsreads.com
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Reading Rockets
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leveled reading
find titles by level or the level for a title
Science
Animals
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Animal Corner
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Animal Diversity Web
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Bat Resource Area
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Children's Butterfly
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Freddo's Pond
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Insectclopedia
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KCarroll's Horse Country
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Kids Go Wild
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Kid's Planet
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National Wildlife Federation
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Nutty Hatch
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Sea World/Busch Gardens Animal Information Database
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Adventures of Herman: Autobiography of Squirmin' Herman the Worm
Astronomy and Space
Parents and Teachers
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Care for Animals
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Melissa Kaplan's Herp Care
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Science is Fun in the Lab of Shakhashiri
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Science Activities
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KidChef.com
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Scientific American
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The Why Files
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Savage Earth (PBS)
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The Mineral Gallery
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Kinetic City
Science experiments, games, activities
Chemistry
General Science
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A Kid's Wilderness Survival Primer
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About Rainbows
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Bill Nye the Science Guy
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Brain Pop
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Building Big
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Cool Science for Curious Kids
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Dragonfly
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Earth Science Explorer
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Edheads Simple Machines
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EIA Kid's Page
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Energy Quest
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How Stuff Works
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IEEE Virtual Museum
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Lawrence Hall of Science Page for Kids
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Mad Scientist Network
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Moo Milk
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NASA's Kids Science News Network
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National Geographic Kids
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Peep and the Big Wide World
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Playing With Time
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Science News for Kids
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Children's Museum of Indianapolis Fun On-Line Page (preK-2)
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Children's Museum of Indianapolis Fun On-Line Page (Grades 3-5)
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The Office of Naval Research and Technology Focus
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Wright Again
Geology
Social Studies
Geography and Maps
News and Current Events
Cultures of the World
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Amazon Interactive
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Brooklyn Expedition: Latin America
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Countries
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Knowitall.org
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Multi Cultural Calendar
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British History
history games and information
Parents and Teachers
Politics and Government
United States History - Pre-Colonial to 1865
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1492: An Ongoing Voyage: Columbus
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Archiving Early America: Historic Documents from 18th Century America
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Calem Johnson's Mayflower Web Pages
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California's Untold Stories Gold Rush
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Civil War Women
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Colonial Williamsburg
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Go West Across America with Lewis and Clark
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Lewis and Clark Expedition
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Liberty's Kids
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The Oregon Trail
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Underground Railroad (National Geographic)
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Valley of the Shadow: Two Communities in the American Civil War
Recreational Activities
Acting
Teacher Help
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Internet4Classrooms
Links to grade-level skills to help students practice on specific content areas
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Thinkfinity (Formerly Marco Polo)
Free classroom materials in seven content areas
Library Catalogs
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P. S. 8 Catalog
Click on P. S. 008 in Brooklyn