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This is a Borders Books interview with Suzanne Collins, author of The Hunger Games and Catching Fire. The neat thing about this video is that the interview is conducted by a young adults as they all sit around in a living room with the author. This is actually the first of four parts...
The Eyeballing Game -- Test your visual geometry skills!
FreeRice has two goals: Provide education to everyone for free. Help end world hunger by providing rice to hungry people for free. For each answer you get right, FreeRice donates 20 grains of rice through the UN World Food Program to help end hunger. Click Here to start playing and feeding hungry people!KidsCom
A site for children that includes games, puzzles and links to other sites.
PBS Kids
The PBS site for kids that includes learning games, paint box, guessing games and links to PBS children's shows.
Yahoo Internet Games
Yahoo's links to Internet interactive games.
BBC Languages -- British Broadcasting Corp. site for free foreign language learning (Spanish, French, Italian, German, etc.)
Mango Languages Learn languages through real native conversations.
OurCourts.org is a web-based education project designed to teach students civics and inspire them to be active participants in our democracy. The brainchild of Arizona's own retired Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor!Ben's Guide to U.S. Government
This site provides learning tools for k-12 students, parents and teachers with information on how the government works. It is divided into age appropriate sections.
Best History Websites
A history portal created for students, history educators and history enthusiasts.
History net
A helpful site containing historical information and links to other history related online publications.
HyperHistory Online
Information about the science, culture, religion and politics of 3,000 years of world history.
Hypertext on American History from the Colonial Period Until Modern Times
This site has a vast amount of information on this period in American history. How people lived and historic events are given for the time period requested.whitehousekids.gov
The White House site with information of interest to children.
Homework Help
Awesome Library
Over 17,000 on-line resources organized by topic. Levels for children and teens and available in five different languages.
B.J. Pinchbecks's Homework Helpers
A homework help site arranged by homework topics from Art and Music to Social Studies.
Blue Web'n
A directory of web sites for k-12.
Dewey Browse A collection of web sites classified by the Dewey Decimal Classification System for grades k-12.
Education Index
An annotated guide to education related web sites.
Fact Monster
From Information Please this kids almanac has an atlas, almanac, dictionary and searchable encyclopedia.
FINDarticles.com
An archive of published articles dating back to 1998 from more than 300 magazines and journals.
First Gov for Kids
This site provides links to many Federal Kids' sites along with kids' sites from other organizations all grouped by topic.
Great Sites
700 great sites for kids from the American Library Association.
Homework Spot
Links to subjects for elementary, middle and high school students.
Internet Public Library Youth Division
Organized by subject, this digital library offers information about topics such as author biographies, science projects and creating webpages.
Lifelines
A site for homework help for students, parents and librarians with two grade level divisions - k-4 and 5-12.
Multnomah County Library Homework Center
Provides homework help links by subject. The Social Issues link, from the menu, provides both sides of an issue from Abortion to World Population.
NoodleTools
NoodleTools teaches students and supports teachers and librarians throughout the entire research process. Gives help in writing bibliographies.
Schoolwork
Searchable by keyword or subject, this site provides links to homework help sites on the Internet.
Zoom School
This site offers an on-line classroom with subjects ranging from geography to language arts to early childhood activities.
Atlapedia Online
Maps and information on countries of the world.
Author Corner
This site provides information about children's authors and illustrators.
Biographical Dictionary
Brief biographical entries on over 16,000 notable figures from ancient times to the present day.
Arizona Almanac
A collection of information about Arizona
Portals to the World
From the Library of Congress these links provide authoritative information about the nations of the world.
POTUS - Presidents of the United States
Resource on the U.S. Presidents created by the Internet Public Library.
Stately Knowledge
Information about each of the 50 states, including basic facts and historical dates.
Zoom Explorers
From Enchanted Learning.com, this site offers information about explorers and their journeys.
Maps and information on countries of the world.
Author Corner
This site provides information about children's authors and illustrators.
Biographical Dictionary
Brief biographical entries on over 16,000 notable figures from ancient times to the present day.
Arizona Almanac
A collection of information about Arizona
Portals to the World
From the Library of Congress these links provide authoritative information about the nations of the world.
POTUS - Presidents of the United States
Resource on the U.S. Presidents created by the Internet Public Library.
Stately Knowledge
Information about each of the 50 states, including basic facts and historical dates.
Zoom Explorers
From Enchanted Learning.com, this site offers information about explorers and their journeys.
Book Hive
Children can find lists of books of all different genres from biographies to science fiction.
Carol Hurst's Children's Literature Site
A wealth of information on children's literature including book reviews, author information, themes of children's literature as well as curriculum areas.
Children's Literature Web Guide
A comprehensive guide to children's literature with information for kids, parents and teachers.
Kidsreads.com
Provides reading suggestions, games and activities related to books and information about children's authors.
No Flying, No Tights
Find reviews and suggestions for great graphic novels and comics for teens.
The Reading Corner
Brief reviews of books for children and young adults.
World of Reading
An interactive site offering children the chance to read about books and submit their own reviews.
Download a free copy of The Dyslexic’s Guide To Academic Achievement The Dyslexic’s Guide To Academic Achievement enhances educational development from primary school through graduate school while dispelling myths and stereotypes which frequently diminish self-esteem and academic performance. By focusing on the advantages of dyslexia, James E. Woods inspires self-confidence in the reader by revealing the extensive creativity which lies dormant in dyslexics.
Children can find lists of books of all different genres from biographies to science fiction.
Carol Hurst's Children's Literature Site
A wealth of information on children's literature including book reviews, author information, themes of children's literature as well as curriculum areas.
Children's Literature Web Guide
A comprehensive guide to children's literature with information for kids, parents and teachers.
Kidsreads.com
Provides reading suggestions, games and activities related to books and information about children's authors.
No Flying, No Tights
Find reviews and suggestions for great graphic novels and comics for teens.
The Reading Corner
Brief reviews of books for children and young adults.
World of Reading
An interactive site offering children the chance to read about books and submit their own reviews.
Download a free copy of The Dyslexic’s Guide To Academic Achievement The Dyslexic’s Guide To Academic Achievement enhances educational development from primary school through graduate school while dispelling myths and stereotypes which frequently diminish self-esteem and academic performance. By focusing on the advantages of dyslexia, James E. Woods inspires self-confidence in the reader by revealing the extensive creativity which lies dormant in dyslexics.
A+ Math
An interactive site that allows children to improve skills in adding, subtracting, multiplying and other math concepts.
All About Nature
Information about all kinds of animals including facts about habitat.
Ask Dr. Math
This site enables school students to ask questions of math experts.
Hubble Space Telescope
A wealth of information, including pictures, from the Space Telescope Science Institute.
StarChild
From NASA, a learning center for young astronomers.
Your Science Fair Project Guide
Developed by the Internet Public Library, this site guides you web resources and leads you through the steps to successfully complete a science experiment.
An interactive site that allows children to improve skills in adding, subtracting, multiplying and other math concepts.
All About Nature
Information about all kinds of animals including facts about habitat.
Ask Dr. Math
This site enables school students to ask questions of math experts.
Hubble Space Telescope
A wealth of information, including pictures, from the Space Telescope Science Institute.
StarChild
From NASA, a learning center for young astronomers.
Your Science Fair Project Guide
Developed by the Internet Public Library, this site guides you web resources and leads you through the steps to successfully complete a science experiment.
Ask Jeeves for Kids
This site allows children to type in questions and get answers on-line.
GetNetWise
An online safety guide for parents with tools for children's Internet safety.
KidsClick
A kids guide to the internet developed by librarians.
NCES Classroom (Kids' Zone)
From the National Center for Education Statistics use this site to find your school or library, do a college search or have fun with games and activities.Yahooligans! Yahoo! for 8 to 14 year olds.
This site allows children to type in questions and get answers on-line.
GetNetWise
An online safety guide for parents with tools for children's Internet safety.
KidsClick
A kids guide to the internet developed by librarians.
NCES Classroom (Kids' Zone)
From the National Center for Education Statistics use this site to find your school or library, do a college search or have fun with games and activities.Yahooligans! Yahoo! for 8 to 14 year olds.
The College Scholarships, Colleges, and Online Degrees page is designed to offer college-bound, graduate school-bound, and career school-bound students of all ages easy access to information about a wide variety of subjects which include: free college scholarship and financial aid searches, SAT and ACT test preparation tips, colleges and universities throughout the United States, and online degrees and distance education.
A+ Research + Writing
Step by step help with writing a research paper.
Ask the Experts
Provides links to experts in a number of fields from science and math to language arts.
CHEMystery
A virtual chemistry textbook geared to high school students.
High School Hub
Includes a detailed reference collection, subject guide and monthly features.
HyperHistory Online
Information about the science, culture, religion and politics of 3,000 years of world history.
Math2.org
This site includes reference tables on algebra, geometry, trigonometry and calculus.
MythWeb
Information about gods, heroes, and monsters fo Greek mythology.
SchoolAtlas.com
Includes links to ready reference sites as well as hard-to-find topics such as economics, psychology languages and religion.
WebElements
Information about the Periodic Table of the Elements
Step by step help with writing a research paper.
Ask the Experts
Provides links to experts in a number of fields from science and math to language arts.
CHEMystery
A virtual chemistry textbook geared to high school students.
High School Hub
Includes a detailed reference collection, subject guide and monthly features.
HyperHistory Online
Information about the science, culture, religion and politics of 3,000 years of world history.
Math2.org
This site includes reference tables on algebra, geometry, trigonometry and calculus.
MythWeb
Information about gods, heroes, and monsters fo Greek mythology.
SchoolAtlas.com
Includes links to ready reference sites as well as hard-to-find topics such as economics, psychology languages and religion.
WebElements
Information about the Periodic Table of the Elements