ANIMALS
Electronic Zoo- from Washington University
This is a direct link to the Electronic Zoo from Washington University.
National Wildlife Federation for Kids
This is a direct link to the National Wildlife Federation for Kids.
Smithsonian National Zoological Park
The National Zoological Park is a part of the Smithsonian Institution, the world's largest museum and research complex. The Smithsonian includes museums and galleries, as well as the National Zoo.
The newest and cutest exotic baby animals from zoos and aquariums around the world.
ASTRONOMY & SPACE
History of Human Space Flight- from NASA's Kennedy Space Center
Here’s a direct link to the history of human space flight from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center.
This is a direct link to the NASA website.
This is a direct link to the children’s page of the NASA website.
Windows to the Universe- from National Earth Science Teachers Association (NESTA)
Explore the wealth of information available here to learn about the Earth and Space sciences and related topics in the humanities including mythology, art, poetry, and more.
GAMES
National Gallery of Art Online Art
Here’s a link to the National Gallery of Art for kids.
The Stacks for Kids- from Scholastic
This is a direct link to a website for kids from Scholastic.
REFERENCE
A social learning network connecting middle and high school students who ask questions and teach each other how to answer homework and schoolwork questions, moderated by educators.
The Exploratorium isn’t just a museum. It’s an ongoing exploration of science, art, and human perception, a vast collection of online interactive tools, web features, activities, programs, and events that feed your curiosity.
Homework Center- from Multnomah County Library
Here’s a link to subject topics gathered by the Multnomah County Library.
MATH
Ask Dr. Math is a question and answer service for math students and their teachers. There’s a searchable archive is available by level and topic.
Get as much money in your piggy bank as possible by figuring out the correct change.
Here’s a link to an amusement park of math, games, and much more.
This is a math-help web site that generates answers to specific math questions and problems, as entered by a user, at any particular moment.
SCIENCE
Currently being updated.
WEATHER
This is a link to a website about weather for kids.
DOWNLOADABLE MEDIA
eBooks & Audiobooks- OverDrive
Movies, TV Shows, Music, eBooks, Audiobooks, Graphic Novel & Comics- Hoopla
Films, Documentaries, Indies & Classic Films- Kanopy
Digital Magazines- Flipster
GENERAL
This is a direct link to the AwesomeLibrary for Teens website.
GRAMMAR & SPELLING
Citation machine helps students and professional researchers to properly credit the information that they use. Its primary goal is to make it so easy for student researchers to cite their information sources.
The web's most comprehensive site for famous quotes
Strunk's Elements of Style- from Bartleby Online
This classic reference book is a must-have for any student and conscientious writer.
REFERENCE
EBSCOhost databases and discovery technologies are the most-used, premium online information resources for tens of thousands of institutions worldwide, representing millions of end-users. This content services the research needs of tens of thousands of customers representing millions of end users from K-12 students to public library patrons, from academic, corporate and medical researchers to clinicians and governments around the world. This database is provided by OPLIN, the Ohio Public Library Information Network.
HowStuffWorks is the award-winning source of credible, unbiased, and easy-to-understand explanations of how the world actually works.
This is an evolving collection of thousands of online publications and research resources. The Ohio Web Library includes: popular magazines, trade publications, scholarly research journals, newspapers from Ohio and the nation, encyclopedias, dictionaries, speeches, poems, plays, maps, satellite images of Ohio, and more. The Ohio Web Library supports quality education, a skilled workforce, business growth, and lifelong learning in Ohio. By providing resources statewide, Ohio Web Library can cost-effectively provide necessary information resources to all Ohioans, regardless of their location, age, education or economic status. This database is provided by OPLIN, the Ohio Public Library Information Network.