Welcome to Ms. Sweetser's Portal!
Science Links for Students
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Wolfram Alpha
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EdHeads - Science Games
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Ology.com - American Museum of Natural History
Info about different types of science AND GAMES!!
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PHET Science Simulations (Physical Science)
Cool simulations for lots of science topics!!
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CSI - Forensic Games
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Garbology
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Ask A Biologist - Quite a big list of games & activities
Space
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Starchild - all about space from NASA
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NASA - New Horizons
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NASA - Jet Propulsion Lab - all about our planets
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NASA Kids Club - Cool Games
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Galaxies Galore
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Galaxy Concentration
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NASA - Space Place
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Moon Phase Challenge
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Solar System Scope
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SOLAR SYSTEM - Interactive Tour
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UNIVERSE - Magnify the Universe
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Moon Phase Webquest
(Skip Step 7)
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Moon Phase Quiz
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Moon Phase Quiz #2
Make sure to give your points to Ms. Sweetser
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Atlas of the Universe
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PBS Tour of the Solar System
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Constellation Exploration
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NASA - Solar System Information (a bit tougher)
Fossil Links
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Frilled Shark - Discovery Channel
2 pages of information
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Frilled Shark - Wikipedia
Use the last sentence in the 4th paragraph for the AGE.
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American Cockroach
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Roach Facts!!
Not specifically about the American cockroach - but PLENTY of WEIRD general roach information!!! Perhaps too much!
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American Cockroach - Wikipedia
Check under "Evolutionary History" for age
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Komodo Dragon Information
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Komodo Dragons - More facts from National Geographic
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Komodo Dragon
Use Wikipedia for Evolutionary History (Age)
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Coelacanth Anatomy
Use for Adaptations
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Coelacanth Information
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Getting Into the Fossil Record
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Explorations Through Time
Life Science - Classifying, Animals, Plants, etc
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Wolves and Dogs: Fact and Fiction Quiz
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Taxonomy Lookup - Just type in the organism and search
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Animal Diversity Web
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Classification Game
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Virtually dissect owl pellets!
Virtually dissect owl pellets!
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Dinosaur Information Pages
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Wolfram Alpha
A great place to look up the taxonomy of an organism!
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Asexual Reproduction Video
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National Geographic Animals
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Habitat Interactive Page
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Build a Food Web
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Build a Food Chain
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Human And Animal Senses
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Plant and Animal Cells - tutorials and games
Illusions
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Illusion List (mostly visual)
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Neuroscience for Kids
Plenty of sensory experiments
Human Biology
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EdHeads.org
Perform a virtual knee or hip replacement
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CSI - Web Adventures
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3D Human Body Maps
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Anatomy Arcade
Human Body Games
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Build A Body
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Circulation and Respiration Game
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Interactive Ear
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Skeleton Game
Digestive System
Lions - gotta love 'em!!
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Lion Population Map
An interactive map showing the decline of lions
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African Lion Facts
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Lions of the African Night
a National Geographic video
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National Geographic Kids about Lions
Sounds, videos and e-cards
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Lion Quiz - can you pass it?
Magnets & Electricity
Motion, Forces and Energy
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Energy Kids
Use with Power Up?
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Power Up!
Interactive lesson in Mrs. G's class
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Carbon Cycle game
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Simple Machines Game
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Amusement Park Physics
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Exploring Energy
Find information on energy sources here
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Acceleration Nation
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ElectroCity - Build an energy conscious city
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Energy Source information for Kids
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NASA - Climate Change
Flight
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PBS - Chasing the Sun
Airplane Research
Microscopes
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Microscope Parts - practice and quiz
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Protist Pics
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Virtual Pond Water Protists
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Make a Virtual Slide
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MicroAngela
Check out creepy microscope pics of all kinds of things!
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Virtual Microscope
Water Cycle
Behavioral Adaptations
Climate Change
Chemistry
Endangered Animals
Oceanography
Earth Science
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Becoming Human
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Cyberhunt - Fossil Records
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Cyberhunt - Geologic Time
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Rock Hounds
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Pangea Reconstruction
Reconstruct the contenents yourself!
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The Erosion Game
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Weathering and Erosion Jeopardy
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Stop Disasters - the game
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Interactive Periodic Table of the Elements
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Volcanoes
Build a virtual volcano...
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Mineral Identification Game
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Lizzadro Museum of Lapidary Art
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Periodic Table of the Elements - Interactive & Videos
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Geologic Time Scale Info
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National Geographic's Prehistoric Life site
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Another Geologic Time Scale website (from BGS)
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Kids Geo
Waves
Vernal Pool LInks
Social Studies Links for Students
Geography
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CIA World Factbook - Everything you need to know about other countries.
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Lizard Point Geography
Lots of geography games!
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Geography Games - Sheppard Software
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Longitude/Latitude Jeopardy
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World Geography Games
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Maine Topographic Maps
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Seterra - Interactive practice site for States, Capitals, etc.
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City Walks (not whitelisted)
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Geography Games
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Geoguesser.com
Colonial America
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Colonial Williamsburg - Trades
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Build Jamestown!
Can you do a better job than the real colonists?
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Colonial House - See how modern people live as colonists
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Interactive Timeline for the American Revolution
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Revolutionary War Game - a simulation
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The Underground Railroad - Interactive Activity
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Liberty - The American Revolution. An interactive website
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Colonial Williamsburg Games
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First Thanksgiving (Scholastic)
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Mission US - For Crown or Colony
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Mayflower & Pilgrims
Ancient Egypt
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British Museum - Ancient Egypt
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Egyptian Gods II
Use for research
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Egyptian Gods III
Use for research
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Egyptian Gods IIII
Use for research
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Interactive Ancient Egypt games
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Write Your Name in Heiroglyphics
Native Americans
Ancient Greece
Famous Walls
Government - State and Federal
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Ben's Guide to Government Links for Kids
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Constitution Day Games
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I Side With...
See which presidential candidate you agree with.
Pioneers
Qatar Links
7 Wonders of the Ancient World
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The UnMuseum
excellent research site!
Explorers
Comic Strip Creator
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Pixton EDU - create a comic
Use your Google account to sign in
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Toony Tool
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Canva (not just for posters anymore)
1. Search for a cartoon video template or start a video from scratch.
Fun Links
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Sudoku Junior
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Web Sudoku
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PBS Kids - online games
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Spelling City - copy and paste your list
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PBS Videos
Awesome videos from PBS
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Mad Libs online
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Background Remover
Remove the background from an uploaded picture of yourself.
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Make a Word Cloud
Websites During Free Time
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Legends of Learning
Code = SWEETS1
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Sumdog
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MobyMax
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PBS Math Games
You'll need to create your own account
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PBS Science Games
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Everfi
Class Code 2029 = c04ed5ca, 2028 = ddd20f50, 2030 = 3282d30f
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Zearn
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Freckle
Class of 2028 = kndpmk, 2029 = 7347mg
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SplashLearn
Class Code: CYDXYB Password: chalk2
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PhET Interactive Simulations
Math Links for Spare Time
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Education.com
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GCF Game
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Interactive Geoboard
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Kahn Academy
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McGraw Hill Login
Grade 5 Code: VJB2-GPTK-V58O-QYZG
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More Multiplication Fact Practice
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Reducing Fractions Game
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Sketch's GCF game
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Xtra Math
Cultivating Creativity and Imagination
Computer Coding
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Google CS Club 2019-2020
Use club code 49t9b2
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Code.org homepage
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Hour of Code - Student Logins
Class of 2027
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Code For Life
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Google Earth Day Logo Project - 2019 (with how-to videos)
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Google Earth Day Logo Project
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Animate A Name Project
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Code an Unusual Adventure
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High Seas Activity Coding Project
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Hour of Code 2019-2020 Minecraft
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Blockly
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Code Combat
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Code Monster - Crunchzilla
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VEX Coding
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Tinkercad cod
Distance Learning Links - Check out the other folders for more !
Tackling Plastics
Research Links
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Kiddle - a "wikipedia" style research site
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National Geographic Kids
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National Geographic - Animal Research
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World Books - Kids Edition
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Digital Maine Library
Gateway to a LOT of resource links.
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Encyclopedia Brittainica - an online encyclopedia
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Research in Context
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Kids Info Bits
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Biography - use when researching people
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KidzSearch.com
Don't click on links with "Ad" in front of them.
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Encyclopedia.com
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Wolfram Alpha
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Merriam Webster - online dictionary
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Wikipedia
Random Student Links