Research Links
American History
The American Revolution: Kidport
Life in Colonial America
National Historical Society
National Museum of American History
US History.org
Virtual Jamestown and the Virginia Experiment
Animals
Cats
Defenders of Wildlife - Animal and Habitat Fact Sheets
Dogs - American Kennel Club
Green Nature - Animal Guides
National Geographic - Animals
Reptile Channel - Species Profile
Art
edbydesign: Art is Fun
National Gallery of Art: Activities and Projects
Check out the guided tour of the Sculpture Garden with Lizzy and Gordon.
Biographies
Biographies of the American Revolution
Famous Americans
Meet Amazing Americans
Presidents of the United States
Smithsonian - Spotlight Biographies
Who2 - Biographies
Women in American History
Black History
Black History from A-Z
Butterflies and Insects
Butterflies at Enchanted Learning
Cicadas
Japan's Secret Garden: Animal Transformations
Watch a QuickTime video of a Japanese Omurasaki butterfly or a Cabbage Butterfly
emerging from its chrysalis.
Countries, Maps
Lonely Planet WorldGuide
Information, maps, and pictures about countries of the world.
Current Events
Ben's Guide to Government
From the Government Printing Office - Guide to the U.S. Government for Kids
CNN
Congress for Kids
kids.gov
The official kids' portal for the United States Govenment
NBC
Newsround - BBC
USA Today
Washington Post
Homework Help
Homework Hotline
Need help with homework? Use the Montgomery County Homework Hotline! Every
Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday from 5:00pm to 6:00pm you can call and talk to
a MCPS Teacher about any questions you may have.
MCPS Homework Resources
The full list of MCPS databases and important links.
Maryland
Maryland County Map
Maryland State Government
Maryland's Kids Page
Math
Create your own graph Use your own data to make a pie chart, bar graph, line
graph, or area chart.
Math Lessons that are Fun, Fun, Fun! Developed by Rice University faculty.
Max's Math Adventures Online math activities from Scholastic for the K-2 set (with
an adult to help with reading). Math Maven's Mysteries Online math activities from
Scholastic for the 3rd-5th grade set.
Minerals
Diamonds
The Mineral & Gemstone Kingdom
Rocks for Kids
Poetry
Giggle Poetry
RhymeZone
Reference
America's Library - From the Library of Congress - America's Story
Awesome Library
Awesome Library organizes the Web with 37,000 carefully reviewed resources,
including the top 5 percent in education.
Fact Monster
A good resource for dates, events, and geographical summaries. (Grades 2-7)
Little Explorers Dictionary from Enchanted Learning
National Geographic Kids
The Why Files
The science behind the news
Science Fair Projects
How Stuff Works
Science Fair Projects for Kids
Science Fair Project Research Guide
Science Made Simple
Search Engines
AskJeeves for Kids
States
50 States - Alphabetical Order
50 States.com
Maps by State
Weather
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Education
Tsunamis
Weather Channel
Yahoo's Weather for cities and countries