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Kid-Friendly Resources

Black Hole Gang

Explore the site to learn about the science adventures of Matt, Wei Ling, Rosa, A.J., and Newton. Find the hidden links about Einstein, bats, rainforests, and other cool science topics. Check out the Science Sleuth page!

Discovery.com

Site features: Discoveries, Pets, Travel, Health, Kids, School; with lesson plans, activities, & videos for teachers, home work help, Science fair Studio and games that make learning fun for students, and easy to use homework help resources for parents, and more.

Family Education Network

Features of this site include: Family Travel, Books at the Beach, Activities, Mom at the Movies (Reviews & Post Your Own Reviews), News & Hot Topics, Parenting Challenges and Special Needs.

Family Fun

This is the website for the magazine, which currently features: Summer Fun; Zoos (best zoos for families), Parties, Cupcakes. Articles include related links.

iVillage

The Women’s Network offers Hot Topics with Personal Finance, Pregnancy, Work, Well-Being, Readers & Writers, Garden, Interests. Channels include Allhealth, Click! Computing, Parentsplace and Election 2000. Tools include Debt Reduction, Child Care Directory and Personal Health. The site offers many more articles and links to interesting information and offers message boards and chat rooms.

Kids on the Web (Department of the Interior)

Visit this site and you will encounter Wildlife Species, Butterfly Site with Coloring Book, Shorebirds, The Great American Landmark Adventure, Ozark Junior Ranger and more!

National Park Service

ParkNet Features: Visit Your Parks, Links to the Past, Nature Net with Natural Resources in the Park, Park Smart with Education & Interpretation, and Info Zone with Servicewide Information.

ParenthoodWeb.Com

You can visit ParenthoodWeb.Com at 21 sites across the country by clicking on the city of your choice. A recent edition of Puget Sound Parent featured: In the Spotlight with Social & Language Development and Product Reviews, Facts & Figures about Playground Safety, Favorites about Sleep Issues, Baby’s First Year and Development Activities and Articles: When to Swim and Raising Readers. Check around town for a free copy of this publication in your area. Free copies of Puget Sound Parent were displayed in my school every month!

PBS

This site has numerous offerings, here are a few: Arts, Body & Spirit, Business & Finance, Games & Diversions, History, Home & How-To, History, Nature & Wildlife, Science & Technology, Society & Politics, and Travel & Publications.

Refdesk.com

A source of facts on the internet, visit this site and you will will find these features and more: Site-of-the-Day, Facts-of-the-Day, Facts-at-a-Glance, Current news & newspapers (local & international), Art/Entertainment, Literature, Geography/History, Language, Natural Sciences, Social Sciences, Applied Sciences, Philosophy, Religion, Facts/Internet, and Just for Fun.

The White House

This site features the following links: President & First Lady, Vice President & Mrs. Gore, Record of Progress, The Briefing Room, Gateway to Government, Contacting the White House, White House for Kids, White House History, White House Tours, the President’s Radio Addresses, and What ‘s Happening at the White House.

The Yuckiest Site on the Internet

Offered in both plain or extra slimy versions, you will find: Yucky Fun & Games, Wormworld, Ask Wendell and What’s Hot.

Yahooligans

The Web Guide for Kids features: Around the World, Arts & Entertainment, Computers & Games, School Bell, Science & Nature, Sports & Recreation. Also includes an Almanac, Parent Guide and Teacher’s Guide.