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These sites contain links to every subject imaginable
BJ Pinchbeck's Homework Helper : The world's most complete set of homework links
Ask A Teacher: Logon and receive help with your homework questions.
Big Chalk: This site was recommended in Parents Magazine. It has been revised at least twice and is now divided into sections for Teachers, Students, Parents and School Librarians. Searching is now done through drop down boxes, including one for age group. This format is somewhat harder to use.
Enchanted Learning: This is a good source for those in grades 4-6.
Homework Help: from Vancouver Public Library
How Stuff Works: Just that - a site that tells and shows the hows and whys of the mechanical world
Kids Click - a new site for your assignments
Theme Pages for Elementary Students and Teachers: This is a Canadian site from Newfoundland.
Canada's School Net: There are fewer links, as only Canadian sites are listed.
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(See also Environment for habitats and endangered species See also Dinosaurs)
Animals, Myths & Legends These are from Australia
Animal Resources from SeaWorld and Busch Gardens
Birmingham Zoo
Hinterland Who's Who: This is from the Canadian Wildlife Service
Electronic Zoo
Endangered species: This site is full of information about endangered animals.
Digital Librarian: There are links here to animals and more.
The Raptor Centre: Birds of prey: falcons, eagles, hawks, owls. This site now uses Java Script.
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Ask an Expert: Perhaps you have a special question or problem. This site provides links to experts throughout the web who will answer it.
The Virtual Reference Desk: This is another site where you can ask an expert for help.
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The Atlas of Canada: Not just an atlas, this site contains a great deal of information for students
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The Raptor Centre: Birds of prey: falcons, eagles, hawks, owls
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Canadian Children's Literature: Authors and Illustrators This site is prepared and maintained by the National Library of Canada.
Canadian Poetry Archive: This features selected poems from over 100 early English and French-language Canadian poets.
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Black History: Offers a full range of activities and explores African American issues
Flags of the World: Colour images of flags from most of the world's countries
Native Web: An updated and complete resource on Native Americans
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Dinosaurs in Cyberspace: Great information from the University of California Museum of Palaeontology with many links
Paleontology Without Walls: Dinosaurs and geologic time are the main events on this site.
Scotty: the Tyrannosaurus Rex at Eastend, Sask.: Hot dino links and pictures from a Canadian dig
Zoom Dinosaurs: The appearance is deceptively simple, but if you click on the links within the texts, in-depth information is available.
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Endangered Species: Site full of info about endangered animals
Environment Canada: Check out Canada's green lane. Find information on the Great Lakes and the Canadian biodiversity project. Send e-mail to Canada's Minister of the Environment.
Great Lakes Wildlife: A collection of American sites relevant to the wildlife of the Great Lakes.
Microbe Zoo:
Ocean Planet Online: This is an online exhibit from the Smithsonian.
Science in the Rain Forest: Journey into Amazonia: Two related sites from PBS.
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Flags of the World: Colour images of flags from most of the world's countries
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Black History: Offers a full range of activities and explores African American issues
Canadian Confederation: a website for students 9-13
University of Memphis Institute of Art and Archaeology: A colour tour of ancient Egyptian sites, artefacts and more
Maya Adventure: The history and culture of the Maya, from the Science Museum of Minnesota
Native Web : An updated and complete resource on Native Americans.
Learning about the Holocaust: Produced for the National Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington DC
Underground Railroad: You are a slave in the south before the Civil War. Do you want to risk escape?
The Vikings: A good source of information on the Vikings.
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Ask Dr. Math: Ask a question or find math information
Math sites: This site has links to information on elementary, middle school and high school mathematics.
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Animals, Myths & Legends: These are from Australia
Greek Mythology: This site contains "Bullfinch's Mythology"
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CBC for Kids: This is a Canadian source for current events. It also examines Canada's efforts in space.
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Science
Astronomy | Geology | Math | Museums & Galleries | Science Projects |
Bill Nye, the Science Guy: This site has a flash or non-flash option.
Famous Canadian Patents: This is a Canadian government site with information on Canadian inventions and inventors.
Kids Earth & Sky: Science and nature information for kids.
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Constellations and Their Stars:
NASA Spacelink: Check out NASA news, projects and educational services.
The Nine Planets: A cool multimedia tour of our solar system.
Star Journey: National Geographic site with views from the Hubble telescope
Windows to the Universe: Fun site about earth and space science
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Amethyst Galleries' Mineral Gallery: This site is a rock hound's dream
Savage Earth: Focuses on volcanoes, earthquakes and tsunamis.
Volcano World: A wide variety of information on volcanoes
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Franklin Institute Science Museum: A wealth of fun, educational information from this famous Philadelphia museum. Offers valuable homework connections.
Fun Science Gallery
Ontario Science Centre: Check the weather forecast, thumb through an Internet newspaper and check out some awesome hotlinks.
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Science Fair Project guides : A guide to researching and writing your science projects, as well as project ideas
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Ask Kids: Allows users to ask a question in plain English, confirms the question, then takes them to one web site that answers the question. Formally Ask Jeeves for kids
Kid's Search Tools
LycosZone
Yahooligans: web guide for kids
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