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Factmonster
http://www.factmonster.com 

Put together by Information Please, this fun site includes an atlas, almanac, dictionary, encyclopedia, along with specific categories such as science, math, sports, games etc.

 

Kidspace @ the  internet Public Library
www.ipl.org/youth

Divided into categories such as computers, health and nutrition, reading, sports etc. You can ask a question, just like you do at the regular library.

 

World Almanac for Kids Online
www.worldalmanacforkids.com

All the things you find in the almanac and more!

 

Grammar Bytes
www.chompchomp.com

Need help with grammar? This site offers explanations and definitions of terms, exercises to test what you've learned, fast tips and rules.

 

RefDesk.com: Daily Almanac
http://refdesk.com

Links to helpful and fun sites, including the Associated Press. "Today in History" and "Joke of the Day".

 

Library of Congress for Kids   
www.loc.gov

Click on "Kids and Families" - here you can "Meet Amazing Americans" -- "Jump Back in Time"and explore the states.

 

This Day in History - History Channel
http://historychannel.com/today

Discover important events that happened on your birthday!

 

Netstate.com
http://www.netstate.com/states/

All kinds of information for all of the 50 states.

 

National Geographic
http://nationalgeographic.com/kids/

Fascinating facts and features, even jokes, plus virtual travel to some of the world's most amazing places.

 

Windows to the Universe
www.windows.ucar.edu/

This site offers information about Earth and outer space

 

Nine-Planets: An Interactive Tour of the Solar System
http://nineplanets.org/arnett.html

On this interactive site Bill Arnett supplies all the vital statistics for all the bodies in the solar system.

 

Ask Dr. Math
http://Forum.Swarthmore.edu/dr.math

Answers and explanations for all your math problems. For elementary age students and higher.

 

Mathworld
www.mathworld.wolfram.com

More sophisticated than Dr. Math and very comprehensive.

 

Sports Illustrated for Kids Online
www.sikids.com

The online version of the popular magazine

 

The Arthur Page
http://pbs.org/wgbh/pages/arthur