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SHPL- INTERNET FOR KIDS
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Online and Filtering Information
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Collections, Directories, and Search Tools
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Sites: from the Librarian's Guide to Cyberspace, a new
cybercollection of links to more than 700+ fun, exciting, and useful web sites for children
and their grown-ups. Sponsored by the American Library Association |
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Michigan Electronic
Library: this special section is for youth and young adults |
| Internet Public Library: check
out the links for children and young adults |
| Blue Web'n
is an online library of 2105+ outstanding Internet sites categorized by
subject, grade level, and format. |
| Yahooligans: a
searchable index of the Internet for web surfers ages 7 - 12 |
| KidsClick: web
search for kids by librarians |
| AskforKids: Information
handpicked by an editorial staff and aimed at kids 10-17. Only G-rated
or those written specifically for children are included. |
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Organization Web Sites
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| Girl Scouts of the U.S.A.:
official homepage of the Girl Scouts of the U.S.A. Includes links to local councils,
scouting history, and anniversary year information |
| Boy Scouts of America:
National Council of the Boy Scouts of America web site. Tells about scouting and how to
join |
| FEMA for Kids: the
Federal Emergency Management Agency has a site with games, stories, audios, fun facts, and
other activities to teach children about disaster preparedness |
| National Hockey Player's Association:
official web site designed to provide up-to-minute player statistics and biographical
information |
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"Educational" Web Sites
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| Michigan for Kids:
kids can learn about Michigan history, travel in the state,
government, and other interesting "home state" stuff! |
| World of Reading
lets children post book reviews. From the Ann Arbor District Library. |
| NASA Home Page: home page of
the National Aeronautics and Space Administration containing information on space,
flights, technology, and aeronautics |
| Volcano World:
has just about everything you'd want to know about
volcanoes. |
| Global Schoolnet Foundation:
links kids around the world with e-mail classroom connections, etc. |
| Virtual Body:
explore the brain, digestive system, heart and skeletal system and more |
| Atlapedia Online: learn
about the world with full-color maps and well as facts and statistics |
| Amateur Science:
great resources for science projects |
| B.J. Pinchbeck's Homework Helper:
700+ homework help sites put together by a then-teenage boy and his father. |
| How Stuff Works:
the how and the whys of the mechanical and material world |
| Ask an Expert:
an index to expert websites |
| Figure This! offers
math challenges for families that middle school students can do at home. |
| Young Investor
explains the stock market, funds, and more. |
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World
Factbook from the CIA offers up-to-date information on every
country including maps. |
| Book Adventure
helps you find a book that's right for you. |
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"Fun" Web Sites
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| Between the Lions:
a new site from PBS presents a weekly web adventure, a newsletter.
Watch Between the Lions on your local public broadcasting channel. |
| American Girls: a site
"celebrating girls yesterday and today." Information on the American Girl books
and products |
| Arthur's Home Page:
home page of the title character from Marc Brown's books |
| Kids Domain:
new projects every week. Offers craft exchange, seasonal crafts, and more |
| Beanie Babies: official web site
of the popular toy. Includes baby information, games, etc. |
| Children's Storybooks:
illustrated stories for children to read |
| Field Museum of Natural History:
home page of the Field Museum in Chicago. Contains information on exhibits, educational
programs and more |
| Fox Kids: home page of the
Fox television network with information on Fox programs for kids such as Power Rangers,
Goosebumps, etc. |
| KidsCom Home Page: an
educational and entertaining electronic playground for children ages 4 - 15 |
| LEGO: sponsored by the makers
of the Lego toys, children can make their own Lego page and learn about Lego products and
their history |
| Mister Roger's Neighborhood:
the popular PBS series site features parents' pages, play activities, sing-a-longs, and
the neighborhood booklist |
| National
Geographic World: from the National Geographic Society, includes amazing
facts, fun and games, pen-pal network, and world news stories |
| Nye Labs Online: the
Internet home of Bill Nye, the Science Guy |
| OWLkids Online: based on
educational magazine about animals, science and technology. Offers Chickadee, Wired
Owl, and Cyber Family for parents to explore |
| Scholastic Place: site
for Babysitters Club, Goosebumps, Animorphs, Magic School
Bus and more |
| Sesame Street: visit the
Children's Network Television workshop, official home of Sesame Street. Features parenting
information and Sesame Street activities for kids |
| Sports Illustrated/Kids:
site with athletes, game scores and other sports information aimed at kids |
| Muppets: download photos,
play games, go on location with Miss Piggy, tour "weird sites" with Elmo |
| Seussville:
games to play, contests, events, and of course, a catalog! All in honor of Dr. Seuss. |
| MyBedBugs:
welcome to Bugville. Meet the characters who appear on public
television, play games, and join the club. |
| Bedtime-Story
has illustrated stories to read online for children of all ages. |
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Gardening with Children
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| Ames True Temper: Select
kid's corner, coloring book, games, weather link. |
| Better Homes and Gardens:
Kids section. |
| Brooklyn Botanic Garden is the oldest Children’s Discovery Garden in continuous operation. |
| Butterflies
of North America: Specific information by region with
checklists and maps. |
| Classroom Feeder
Watch: Classrooms can participate in ongoing ornithology
research projects. Includes curriculum ideas. |
| Dow Gardens, Midland:
Youth gardening topics from the famous Michigan gardens. |
| Gardens for Growing People offers resources for garden based education. |
| Junior Master Gardener programs. |
| Lets Get Growing provides ideas and equipment for gardening with children. |
| Longwood Gardens:
See the maze, sunflower house, and take the virtual tour. |
| Matthai Gardens at UM:
Select education. |
| Meijer Gardens:
Another Michigan spot, select education or explore. |
| Michigan Gardens:
Browse the list or view by city. Gives address, phone numbers and
other information. |
| Michigan State University:
Link to butterfly house, children's garden and more. |
| National Garden Association offers a parents primer, greenhouses, and more. |
| Pumpkin Circle:
books, links, classroom activities. |
| School
Garden Listserv: forum for discussing school garden issues
such as creation, use, maintenance, etc. |
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April 14, 2008
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