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School Subjects
Directory of Web Sites Providing Information on School Subjects
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| Subject |
Web Site Name
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Description
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| ART & DESIGN |
www.si.edu/art_and_design/
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Art and Design resources from the Smithsonian Institute.
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| GEOGRAPHY |
www.smithsonianeducation.org/mywonderfulworld/ |
Geographic resources from the Smithsonian Institute -rich online resources about the world. |
| HISTORY |
www.si.edu/history_and_culture |
History and culture from the Smithsonian Institute. |
| www.timeforkids.com |
World History for Kids provided by Times. |
| www.loc.gov/families |
Library of Congress for Kids & Families. American history portals to the world; resources and information on the nations of the world; fun science facts, music, dance and maps and facts from around the world. |
| http://paleobiology.si.edu |
Dinosaurs: Information about dinosaurs provided by the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History. |
| www.nmnh.si.edu/botany |
Plants: Information about plants provided by the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History. |
| www.minerals.si.edu |
Minerals: Information about the study of minerals, gems, rocks, volcanoes, and meteorites: their origin and evolution by the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History. |
| www.historyforkids.org |
History for Kids: Developed by Portland State University in Portland, Oregon and maintained by Dr. Karen Carr, PhD in Classical Art and Archaeology. |
| MATH |
www.hotmath.com |
Provides homework help on math; math games, math workbooks, personal tutoring and lessons. Must purchase a personal password to access the resources on the site - monthly and yearly fees. |
| www.math.com |
Online Mathematics. |
| www.webmath.com |
Homework help toosl powered by Discovery Channel. |
| Cool Math Kids |
Cool Math for Kids. |
| Math Count |
Math games, activites and much more provided by the University of York, London, Department of Education and Skills. |
| Figure This |
Math challenges for families based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the US Department of Education (ED). |
| Fun Mathematics Lessons |
Mathematics lessons hosted by the Rice University Math Department. |
| Algebra Help |
Algebrahelp.com is a collection of lessons, calculators, and worksheets created to assist students and teachers of algebra. |
| Math Forum |
The Math Forum is a leading center for mathematics and mathematics education on the Internet, under Drexel University School of Education. |
| Math Dictionary |
An animated interactive dictionary for students which explains over 500 common mathematical terms in simple language. |
| SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY |
http://www.si.edu/science_and_technology |
Science and technology resources from the Smithsonian. |
| www.billnye.com |
Bill Nye, the Science Guy. |
| www.exploratorium.edu |
Science museums on the Web containing over 18 thousand award-winning Web pages exploring hundreds of different topics. |
| www.nasa.gov |
NASA's National Aeronautics and Space Administration provides information about space and science. |
| amazing-space.stsci.edu/ |
Science of the universe, Space Telescope Science Institute on classroom resources based on the Hubble Space Telescope's greatest discoveries. |
| SOCIAL SCIENCE |
nationalzoo.si.edu/Audiences/Kids/ |
Animal resources - Smithsonian National Zoo Solve jigsaw puzzles and crossword puzzles, take a virtual world tour, send an e-card, learn about animals and their names-there's plenty to do on the National Zoo's website. |