Biography
Resource Center & The Complete Marquis Who's Who(BioRC) Grades 6 and up
Use this Gale database to find biographies and periodical articles
on over 1 million people using search criteria such as name, birth and
death years and places, nationality, ethnicity, occupation or gender. This
database combines more than 300,000 biographies on 200,000 people. Click
here to view requirements and tips for remote access to library databases. Library
subscription. Available for use within City of Milwaukee libraries and
by remote access to City of Milwaukee library cardholders.
Eric
Weisstein's World of Scientific Biography Grades 6 and up
Approximately 600 short biographies, including pictures, of scientists
from all disciplines. Search by name, nationality, gender, or award recipients.
Faces
of Science Grades 5 and up
Profiled here are African American men and women who have contributed
to the advancement of science and engineering.
Math
AAA
Math Grades K to 8
This site contains hundreds of pages of basic math skills including measurement,
consumer math (money), fractions, percents, and many more. There are many
interactive practice questions and games to test your knowledge. The site
is divided by topic or grade level.
Create
a Graph Grades K to 12
This Web Site allows you to create and print 4 different types of graphs
using your own data--area, bar, line or pie.
KidsClick!
Math Grades K to 12
This site is maintained by the librarians at Kidsclick! and includes
information in the following categories: general math, math games, math
problems, history of math, algebra, arithmetic, geometry, measurement,
and numbers.
Mathway Grades K to 12
Just type in a math problem and receive the answer and an explanation of the solution.
Science
General Sites
Kids Know It Network Grades 4 to 8
Fun and educational games, activities, worksheets and free online classes.
Health
Finder for Kids Grades K to 12
This site provides information and articles about many aspects of being healthy,
including alcohol and other drugs, environmental health, exercise, feelings,
nutrition, safety and smoking.
Science
Net
Grades K to 12
This site makes it easy to find general Kindergarten through Grade
12 science websites on the Internet. The subject areas of Astronomy,
Biology, Botany, Chemistry, Geology, Paleontology, Physics, and Zoology,
can be furthered refined.
Do
We Really Know Dewey? Grades 3 to 8
This is a website about the Dewey Decimal System which is used to classify
library books by grouping them in 10 categories.
Animals
& Plants
EBSCO
Animals (via web from EBSCO) Grades 4 to 12
Click on the EBSCOhost Web button, scroll down the list of databases, and click
on the box next to the EBSCO Animals database to retrieve in-depth information
on a variety of topics relating to animals. The database consists of indexing,
abstracts, and full text records describing the nature and habitat of familiar
animals. Clicking on the Home Library button will return you to the MPL Reference
Resources page. Click here to view requirements
and tips for remote access to library databases. Library subscription. Available for use within City
of Milwaukee libraries and by remote access to City of Milwaukee library
cardholders.
Animal Diversity Web Grades 4 to 12
This collection of pictures and information about animals includes information
on distributions, natural history, conservation, and economic importance, along
with sounds if available.
Endangered
Species Grades K to 12
This Web Site provides endangered species (plant and animal) information,
links, photos, and organizational information in general and for each
state in the U.S.
Wonderful
World of Insects Grades 3 to 12
This site features information about insects and spiders: a glossary
of entomological terms, insect anatomy, classification and taxonomy,
The Bug Club for children, care sheets for commonly kept species, insect-related
societies, and entomological suppliers.
Biology
of Plants Grades 4 and up
Covers the basic parts of plants including how they grow, pollinate,
disperse their seeds and reproduce.
Planets
Views
of the Solar System Grades 4 to 12
Contains images and information about the Sun, planets, moons, asteroids, comets
and meteoroids found within the solar system.
What's
It Like Where You Live? Grades 3 to 8
The biomes of the world (rainforest, tundra, taiga, desert,
temperate forest and grasslands), freshwater ecosystems (rivers & streams,
ponds & lakes and wetlands) and marine ecosystems (shorelines,
temperate oceans and tropical oceans) are featured on this easy-to-use
site for elementary and middle school students.
Science Fair Projects
How Stuff Works Grades 4 to 12
This site offers educational and entertaining articles about how everyday
things work.
How Things are Made Grades 4 to 12
These detailed descriptions of how things are made can help
with science projects.
Science
Fair Project Resource Guide Grades K to 12
This helpful page is from the Internet Public Library. It contains links to Web
Sites that show how to do a science fair project and give some cool ideas for
projects.
Science Buddies Grades K to 12
Science project ideas, answers and resources.
Inventors.Com Grades 3 to 12
Alphabetical listings by invention or inventor. You can also access
inventions by year invented as well as via general categories. Inventing
101, patent information, marketing your product will be helpful to
the aspiring inventor.
Social
Studies
Kidipede - History for Kids! Grades 4 and up
History for Kids teaches human
history in the most accessible way. History that is easy to
read and yet still accurately reflects current ideas, debates, and information.
National Constitution Center Grades 6 to 9
Explore the Interactive Constitution, a clause-by-clause explanation of the
Constitution, providing easy access to basic constitutional facts and interpretation,
and searchable by key words and Supreme Court cases.
Social
Studies for Kids Grades 3 and up
This site is a resource for students, teachers, and anyone else who wants
to learn about Social Studies. This site covers history, geography, economics,
cultures, current events, holidays, religions, languages, archaeology,
and much more!
BJ
Pinchbeck's Homework Helper Grades 3 to 12
Here is an annotated list of over 700 educational Web sites and research
tools relating to News and Current Events, Math, Science, Social
Studies, English, History, Music and Art, Foreign Languages and Computers
and the Internet. The Teacher's Corner is a treasure trove of lesson
plans and an extensive Reference section linking to on-line Dictionaries,
Libraries, Calculators, Encyclopedias and more.
Starfall Grades 5K to 2
Starfall is a learn-to-read Web site. Primarily designed for first grade,
it is also useful for pre-kindergarten, kindergarten and second grade.
Starfall can also be used for Home Schooling.
50
States Grades 5 and up
50 States offers concise and thorough reference on state capitals, populations,
state birds, highest point, nicknames, state songs, live cams, largest
cities, etc. with information and links to informational sites.
Fact Monster
Grades 3 and up
This site features an online dictionary, encyclopedia, almanac and homework
help. The Learning Network and the Information Please Almanac sponsor
Fact Monster.
FirstGov
for Kids Grades 4 and up
The U.S. government interagency Kids' Portal. This site was developed
and is maintained by the Federal Consumer Information Center. It provides
links to federal kids' sites and some of the best kids' sites from other
organizations all grouped by subject.
Country Reports
Grades 5 and up
The goal of this Web Site is to "Eradicate Conflict by Building
Cultural Awareness " by supplying the user with country information
from around the world. It's a great resource for business, tourists,
students and teachers. Library subscription. Available
for use within City of Milwaukee libraries and by remote access to City
of Milwaukee library cardholders.
National
Atlas of the USA Grades 5 and up
National Atlas updates a large bound collection of paper maps that was
published in 1970. Like its predecessor, this edition promotes greater
national geographic awareness. It delivers easy to use, map-like views
of America's natural and sociocultural landscapes. The new National Atlas
includes products and services designed to stimulate children and adults
to visualize and understand complex relationships between environments,
places, and people. It contributes to our knowledge of the environmental,
resource, demographic, economic, social, political, and historical dimensions
of American life.
Ancient Egypt Grades 5 and up
An elegant site by the British Museum staff which covers ancient Egyptian
life, religion, Pharaohs, pyramids and more. Includes a timeline.
Ben's
Guide to U.S. Government for Kids Grades 1 and up
Find out all about the U.S. Government (The Constitution, President,
Congress, House of Representatives, Senate, Supreme Court, laws, White
House, executive, judicial, legislative branches of government, etc.)
for research work, homework, or fun, by using this GPO Access site designed
especially for kids.
Great Lakes Inter-Tribal Council Grades 4 and up
This site links to each Indian Nation in Wisconsin. It also lists information
about community events.
Wisconsin
Tribal Communities Grades 4 and up
Here's a wealth of info! This Web Site, maintained by the Milwaukee Public
Museum, has links to each of the Indian Nations. Learn about different
customs, music, games, food, hunting, and warfare of individual tribes.
Mexico
for Kids Grades 3 to 6
Sponsored by the government, a Web Site about Mexican history, government,
geography, and games in a choice of four languages: English, Spanish,
Italian or French.
HyperHistory
Online Grades 5 to 8
Timeline of history beginning at 1000 BC through 2003 which covers the
different continents and empires of the time period. People hyperlinks
in art, science, and history give a few paragraphs of information. Many
historical maps are included.
National
Geographic Kids.Com Grades 3 to 6
Homework Help site from National Geographic includes articles from their
magazine, maps and a photo gallery.
Wisconsin
Wisconsin
History for Kids Grades 3 to 8
Wisconsin History for Kids is the kids' website of the Wisconsin Historical
Society. Here you'll find lots of interesting facts about our state and
some fun things to do.
50
States Grades 3 to 8
50 States offers concise and thorough reference on state capitals, populations,
state birds, highest point, nicknames, state songs, live cams, largest
cities, etc. with information and links to informational sites. Click
on Wisconsin to learn more about our great state!
50
States - Wisconsin Grades 3 to 8
Links to information about Wisconsin. These include pictures, charts,
state song lyrics, addresses of state officials and many links to state
agencies and attractions.
Spanish
Language Resources
Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Grades 5K to 8
Explore Hispanic heritage in the Americas and meet
famous Latinos in history here.
El
Gran Escape de la Planta Grades 4 and 5
Help Detective Leplant and his partners Bud and Sprout unlock the amazing
mysteries of plant life using either the Spanish or English language.
Mapa
del Sitio Grades 5 to 12
Designed for upper elementary and High School students this Spanish language
site explains how computer technology is used in daily life, medicine,
history, art, government, economics and many other fields.
Zona
Latina Grades 3 to 8
A link page to many Latin American Spanish language sites for kids including
television stations, cartoons, magazines and more.
Para
Niños Grades 3 to 8
This Spanish Language Web Site is for children. Online Games (Juegos),
Stories (Cuentos), Science (Ciencia), Art and Activities (Arte y Actividades),
Songs and Rhymes (Canciones y Rimas) and Magazines (Revistas) are available.
This site was created and is maintained by the Multnomah County Library.
MFL Games Grades 2 and up
Using an English language menu this website provides Spanish language
games designed to help you learn Spanish.
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