Welcome WCPS Students!
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http://www.artcyclopedia.com/
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http://www.eduweb.com/pintura/index.html
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http://www.wildlifeart.org/ArtTales/index.html
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http://www.eduweb.com/insideart/
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http://www.sanford-artedventures.com/study/study.html
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http://www.artsconnected.org/toolkit/
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http://www.nga.gov/kids/
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http://www.artsonia.com/
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http://www.avi-writer.com/
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http://www.randomhouse.com/teens/sisterhoodcentral/author.html
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http://www.megcabot.com/
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http://www.choldenko.com/index.html
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http://www.eoincolfer.com/
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http://www.sharoncreech.com/
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http://www.katedicamillo.com/
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http://sharondraper.com
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http://www.corneliafunkefans.com/mainSiteIEUSA.html
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http://www.willhobbsauthor.com/
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http://www.anthonyhorowitz.com/alexrider/
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http://www.redwall.org/dave/biography.html
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http://www.wimpykid.com/
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http://www.gordonkorman.com/
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http://www.stepheniemeyer.com/index.html
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http://www.garthnix.co.uk/
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http://alagaesia.com/index.php
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http://www.randomhouse.com/features/garypaulsen/index.html
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Read about the author of the Percy Jackson series.http://www.rickriordan.com/
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Author of the Harry Potter series, and Tales of the Beetle Bardhttp://www.jkrowling.com/en/
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Maximum Ride Official Websitehttp://www.max-dan-wiz.com/
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http://www.louissachar.com
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http://www.darrenshan.com/
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http://www.lemonysnicket.com/
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http://www.jerryspinelli.com/newbery_001.htm
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http://scottwesterfeld.com/
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http://jacquelinewoodson.com/
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Enter an occupation you would like to search for.http://www.bls.gov/search/ooh.asp?ct=OOH
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Investigate career choices based on your talents and dreams.http://www.aie.org/MiddleSchool/Careers/index.cfm
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Exploring Career Information Through the Bureau of Labor Statisticshttp://www.bls.gov/k12/
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Good Jobs...Better Pay...Brighter Futurehttp://www.careervoyages.gov/
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Provides information about careers, training needed and links to schools and colleges which help tudents achieve their career gohttps://access.bridges.com/auth/login.do?targeturi=%2fportal%2flandingpage.do
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http://www.liu.edu/cwis/cwp/library/workshop/citmla.htm
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http://www.bibme.org/
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MLA Formatting and Style Guidehttp://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/557/01/
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Information on SAT/PSAT and AP examshttp://www.princetonreview.com/
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Scholarships, Financial Aidhttp://www.fastweb.com/
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http://www.hagerstowncc.edu
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great college!http://www.frostburg.edu
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What is Copyright? Copyright Basics and FAQhttp://www.copyrightkids.org/
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What is fair use? What is public domain? Click on this interactive website to find out,.http://www.cyberbee.com/cb_copyright.swf
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What does copyright really mean? Follow this interactive story tofind outhttp://www.richmond.k12.va.us/schools/jones/Copyright-Kids/
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http://kidshealth.org/kid/feeling/school/plagiarism.html
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http://www.poedecoder.com/Qrisse/
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http://www.poemuseum.org/
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http://www.online-literature.com/poe/
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http://www.poestories.com/
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http://www.eapoe.org/
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http://www.poets.org/poet.php/prmPID/130
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http://weeklyreader.com/poe/eissue/
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Fun games for your brain to help improve math, reading, and knowledge.http://www.funbrain.com
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Hundreds of educational games!http://www.sheppardsoftware.com
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Are you good at building or creating?http://www.physicsgames.net
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Earth's Endangered Creatureshttp://www.earthsendangered.com/
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Electronic Fact Sheets on Over 50 Specieshttp://www.kidsplanet.org/factsheets/map.html
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Causes of Endangerment...Endangered Species in Your Statehttp://www.endangeredspecie.com/
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For info click on the pictures of endangered animals at the bottom of the web page.http://www.worldwildlife.org/species/index.html
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Endangered Animal Printouts from A-Zhttp://www.enchantedlearning.com/coloring/endangered.shtml
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http://www.allwords.com/
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http://www.poets.org
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http://www.americanfolklore.net/
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http://www.ucalgary.ca/~dkbrown/storfolk.html
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http://www.esu3.k12.ne.us/districts/millard/centmidd/vertlib/historical2.html
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http://www.teachingbooks.net
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http://www.dowlingcentral.com/MrsD/area/literature/LitTerms.html
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Enter your spelling words and have the computer test you.http://www.spewllingcity.com
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Provides information on the history, people, government, economy, geography, communications, transportation, and military for 26https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/
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Quick facts about nations, people, sports, an almanac, dictionary, encyclopedia and homework help are available.http://www.factmonster.com/
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Provides maps, driving directions, map news, map games, running and route maps and more.http://www.maps.com/freestuff.aspx?nav=ff
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Online road maps, satellite, bird's eye view, and 3D maps can all be searched by city and state, country, and continent.http://maps.nationalgeographic.com/map-machine#s=r&c=43.74999999999998,%20-99.71000000000001&z=4
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A fact checker for information found on the internet.http://www.refdesk.com/
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http://online.culturegrams.com
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http://www.uni.edu/becker/Spanish3.html
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http://www.uni.edu/becker/french31.html
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http://www.west-windsor-plainsboro.k12.nj.us/grover/grover_worldlang2.html
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http://www.wordreference.com/
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http://www.girlshealth.gov/
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http://stopbullyingnow.hrsa.gov/index.asp
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Prepare a roller coaster ride using information about the circulatory systemhttp://www.educationworld.com/a_tech/webquest_orig/webquest_orig005.shtml#intro
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Interactive heart and lungs for labelinghttp://www.glencoe.com/sec/health/gh2005/student/body_systemsDisplay.php/al/cs
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Heart diagram shows the circulation of blood through the hearthttp://www.tki.org.nz/r/wick_ed/topics/human_body/challenges.php
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Puzzles and Games for review of Circulatory Systemhttp://www.quia.com/jg/337933.html
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Interactive map of how the heart workshttp://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/heart/heartmap.html
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Slide program informs students of how blood is circulated through the bodyhttp://e2bn.skoool.co.uk/content/keystage4/biology/pc/lessons/uk_ks4_blood_and_circulation/h-frame-ns6.htm
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http://www.ditto.com/default.aspx
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http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/clipart/default.aspx
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http://www.pics4learning.com/
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Search for imageshttp://www.bing.com/images?FORM=Z9LH4
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http://www.netsmartz.org
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http://www.safekids.com
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http://www.safeteens.com
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A collection of passages, phrases and proverbs traced to their sources in Ancient and modern literature.http:///www.bartleby.com/100/
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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, Eleventh Edition--and Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridgedhttp://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary.htm
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Provides information on the people involved in the expedition, their mission and links to additional sites.http://www.history.army.mil/LC/index.htm
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Includes biographies, journal excerpts, information on Native Americans, animals and vegetation encountered and the technology ohttp://www.lewis-clark.org/
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A game from National Geographichttp://www.nationalgeographic.com/west/main.html
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An interactive map which provides journal entries for major events along the route taken by Lewis and Clark.http:// http://memory.loc.gov/learn/features/lewisandclark/
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Simulation of Lewis and Clark’s expedition.http://www.usaweekend.com/97_issues/971102/lewis_and_clark/971102trail_intro.html
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This is a copy of the journal entries listed by chapter.http://xroads.virginia.edu/~HYPER/JOURNALS/toc.html
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Provides a map with photos of the various stops along the journey of Lewis and Clark.http://www.nps.gov/history/nr/travel/lewisandclark/index.htm
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Includes sections on members of the corps, native Americans, maps and journals, and an interactive trail map.http://www.pbs.org/lewisandclark/
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This web site explains the different maps used by the expedition and how Lewis and Clark created theirs.http://www.edgate.com/lewisandclark/
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Click on the Journey link to have access to a map of the route, a list of cultural differences and a gallery of images.http://www.lewisandclarkexhibit.org/index_flash.html
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Brief biography of Sacagawea.http://www.pbs.org/weta/thewest/people/s_z/sacagawea.htm
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Provides background on Thomas Jefferson’s attitude towards exploration and expansionhttp://monticello.org/jefferson/lewisandclark/
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http://www.shodor.org/interactivate/dictionary/
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http://math2.org/
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http://www.mathplayground.com
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http://mathforum.org/students/middle/
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http://www.homeworkspot.com/middle/math/
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http://www.k111.k12.il.us/King/math.htm
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http://www.aaamath.com/index.html
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http://mdk12.org/assessments/k_8/sample_grade7_math.html
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http://labyrinth.thinkport.org
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http://jc-schools.net/tutorials/tools/math-ms.html
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http://www.bluewebn.com/wired/bluewebn/contentarea.cfm?cid=9
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http://www.classzone.com
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http://www.amathsdictionaryforkids.com/
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http://www.algebasics.com/
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http://nlvm.usu.edu/en/nav/vLibrary.html
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Cool math games!http://www.learningplanet.com
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http://www.mangahigh.com/en_us/
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http://www.essentialsofmusic.com/
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Learn to read music, and learn about scales, and keys.http://www.musictheory.net/
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Click on the Music Lab to see how music is writtenhttp://www.sfskids.org/templates/home.asp?pageid=1
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Alphabetical listing of Greek Immortalshttp://messagenet.com/myths/bios/index.html
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Interactive quiz related to vocabulary found in mythshttp://www.messagenet.com/myths/funfacts/ff4/index.html
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Alphabetical listing of gods and goddesseshttp://www.pantheon.org/
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Crossword puzzles related to world mythologyhttp://www.gods-heros-myth.com/games/games1.html
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Encyclopedia of Gods and Heroeshttp://www.mythweb.com/
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Compares gods and goddesses from different cultures and includes web links and interactive gameshttp://www.windows.ucar.edu/tour/link=/mythology/mythology.html
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http://www.herald-mail.com/
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This website allows you to view news stories by city, state or country.http://headlinespot.com/for/kids/
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Sponsored by PBS - it is the site for Newshour with Jim Lehrer. You can choose from current stories, U.S., World, Science, Healhttp://www.pbs.org/newshour/extra/
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A weekly classroom news magazine that motivates kids to read! Issues cover a wide range of real-world topics kids love to learnhttp://www.timeforkids.com/TFK/
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Breaking News, Homework Help, etc...http://www.channelone.com/
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Read the latest articles for tweens!http://www.tweentribune.com
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http://www.olweus.org/public/index.page
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http://www.clemson.edu/olweus/
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http://www.d83.org/CAREelem/Englishparentinfo.pdf
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http://www.olweus.org/public/faqs.page?menuheader=1
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http://www.oaesa.org/hazelden/files/Olweus_Facts_2.pdf
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P9C5wJ6uAk0
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http://www.herald-mail.com/?cmd=displaystory&story_id=244196&format=html
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http://www.primusweb.com/fitnesspartner/jumpsite/calculat.htm
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http://www.kidshealth.org/kid/
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http://www.getactivestayactive.com/
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http://www.kidsrunning.com/
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http://www.bam.gov/
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http://www.ncaa.org/bbp/basketball_marketing/kids_club/
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http://espn.go.com/
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News and gameshttp://www.sikids.com
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Founder of the African American Episcopal Churchhttp://www.earlyamerica.com/review/spring97/allen.html
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Slave leader of unsuccessful slave revolt in Virginiahttp://www.africawithin.com/bios/gabriel_prosser.htm
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Lead the most successful slave revolt in the U.S.http://www.africawithin.com/bios/nat_turner.htm
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Fought to liberate his people from slaveryhttp://www.africawithin.com/bios/denmark_vesey.htm
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Founder of the Orphan Trainshttp://www.trailblazerbooks.com/books/roundup/Roundup-bio.html
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American Educatorhttp://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/biographies/dix/
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Revival- Charles G. Finneyhttp://www.forerunner.com/forerunner/X0587_Charles_G._Finney.html
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Reformer for the Deafhttp://learningtogive.org/papers/paper98.html
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Reformer for the Blindhttp://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/USAShoweG.htm
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Horace Mann – Educator and Statesmanhttp://www25.uua.org/uuhs/duub/articles/horacemann.html
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President of the Underground Railroadhttp://afgen.com/coffin1.html
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Ship Ownerhttp://www.bridgew.edu/HOBA/Cuffee.cfm
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Short Biography of Frederick Douglasshttp://www.frederickdouglass.org/douglass_bio.html
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American Abolitionisthttp://encarta.msn.com/encnet/refpages/refarticle.aspx?refid=761559647
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A Short Biographyhttp://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/USASgrimke.htm
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Ex-slave and Pioneer Farmerhttp://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/USAShenson.htm
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Pioneer Quaker Abolitionisthttp://www2.gol.com/users/quakers/Benjamin_Lundy.htm
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Harriet Beecher Stowe’s Life and Timeshttp://www.harrietbeecherstowecenter.org/index_home.shtml
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Her Life and Timeshttp://www.nyhistory.com/harriettubman/life.htm
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Caused slaves to rebel against mastershttp://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part4/4p2930.html
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Biography of Susan B. Anthonyhttp://susanbanthonyhouse.org/biography.shtml
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Women’s Rightshttp://www.pbs.org/kcet/publicschool/innovators/beecher.html
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First Woman Doctorhttp://womenshistory.about.com/od/blackwellelizabeth/a/eliz_blackwell.htm
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America’s First True Feministhttp://www.pbs.org/wnet/ihas/poet/fuller.html
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Founder of Godey’s Lady Bookhttp://www.uvm.edu/~hag/godey/hale.html
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Founder of Mount Holyoke Collegehttp://www.mtholyoke.edu/marylyon/
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Antislavery and Women’s Rights Leaderhttp://www.lucidcafe.com/library/96jan/mott.html
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Ernestine Rose: Key Leader in the Women’s Rights Strugglehttp://www.fau.edu/library/brody21.htm
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Women’s Suffragisthttp://www.anb.org/articles/15/15-00640.html
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Women’s Rights Pioneerhttp://www.oberlin.edu/external/EOG/OYTT-images/LucyStone.html
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Sojourner Truth (Isabella Baumfree)http://www.lkwdpl.org/wihohio/trut-soj.htm
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Pioneer in Women’s Educationhttp://www.factmonster.com/ce6/people/A0852287.html
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http://www.factmonster.com/
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http://www.infoplease.com/
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http://askforkids.com
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http://yahooligans.com
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http://Kidsclick.org
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http://factmonster.com
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http://thinkquest.org/library
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http://www.nature.ca/genome/04/041/041_e.cfm
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http://www.genetics.gsk.com/kids/heredity01.htm
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http://www.sciencespot.net/
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http://phet.colorado.edu/new/simulations/
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http://www.edheads.org/
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http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/index.html
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http://www.chem4kids.com/index.html
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http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/category/for-educators/video-clips-for-educators/
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A different astronomy and space science related image is featured, along with a brief explanation, each day.http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/archivepix.html
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http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/atlas/
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http://nhd.org
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http://online.culturegrams.com/
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http://www.show.me.uk/
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http://www.iditarod.com
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http://iditarodblogs.com/news/2008/03/12/double-trouble-mackey-wins-again/
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https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/index.html
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http://stopdisastersgame.org/en/home.html
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Each of the following categories have a short description or checklist for students: Making a plan, Getting Organized, Readinghttp://www.fmschools.org/eagle-hill.cfm?subpage=1328
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Prpvides web-based software training and curriculum resources for more than110 applications students and educators use every dayhttp://movies.atomiclearning.com/k12/home
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Provides comprehensive, easy-to-use educational resources including articles an electronic resources about countries of the worlhttp://online.culturegrams.com
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Reference sources are available for science, English language arts, social studies, math, health and phys. Ed., world languages,http://www.nettrekker.com
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Access Newspaper ARCHIVE contains tens of millions of searchable newspaper pages, dating as far back as the 1700s providing a uhttp://access.newspaperarchive.com
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Introducing Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center, a virtual library of resources from Gale designed to aid students in the studyhttp://find.galegroup.com/ovrc/start.do?prodId=OVRC&userGroupName=will53205
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A database of newspaper, magazine articles and reference materials that relate to science.http://galenet.galegroup.com/servlet/SciRC;jsessionid=DDE79D820DFA9A8631C0B70F33C589F2?locID=will53205
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Articles and graphics from more than 1,600 U.S. and international magazines, newspapers and U.S. government documents.http://discoverer.sirs.com
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An online interface that provides integrated access to thousands of full-text articles, documents, Internet resources and graphihttp://sks.sirs.com
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Covering the major subject areas, including history, literature, science, social studies and more, SRC provides thousands of fulhttp://find.galegroup.com/srcx/start.do?prodId=SRC-4&userGroupName=will53205
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A time-saving portal to thousands of online resources you canuse to explore children'sand young adult booksand their authors.http://teachingbooks.net
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Creates animated, curriculum-based congent that supports educators and actively engages students in learning.http://www.brainpop.com/
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For almost 90 years, World Book has been publishing encyclopedias and other reference products and has kept pace with technologihttp://
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http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/bluewebn/
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http://school.discoveryeducation.com/schrockguide/index.html
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http://rubistar.4teachers.org/index.php
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Interactive website demonstrating how words change their meaning in different sentenceshttp://www.tv411.org/lessons/cfm/vocabulary.cfm?str=vocabulary&num=11&act=2&que=1
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Provides a listing of words that are frequently misusedhttp://www.infoplease.info/ipa/A0200807.html
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Multiple choice game to select correct meaning of word used in a sentence. Student accumulates rice to feed the hungry throughhttp://freerice.com/
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Activity gives two sentences and asks students to select a word beginning with F that means bothhttp://a4esl.org/q/h/lb/homof.html
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Graduated interactive quizzes on different topics related to vocabulary developmenthttp://wps.ablongman.com/long_licklider_vocabulary_2/0,6658,282760-,00.html
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Learning to use context clues to help understand new vocabulary wordshttp://www.tv411.org/lessons/cfm/reading.cfm?str=reading&num=7&act=1
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Array of quizzes giving practice using idiomshttp://a4esl.org/q/h/idioms.html
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http://edu.symbaloo.com/mix/cshslibrary
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http://edu.symbaloo.com/mix/primarysources8