Just left click on the link (light blue that later turns
pink), and, if you see a short wide white dialog box, type in what you want and
then left click the SEARCH or GO or OK button.
FactMonster - for News,
Sports, Math, Science, Games, Quizzes, other stuff, AND FunBrain for K-8 Math, Grammer, Culture and
other games. Both from the Family Education Network, Inc.
Geography - CIA World Factbook or infoplease - Countries to see maps and get information
about the people, governments, transportation, economics, and other facts of
countries around the world.
The Glossarist for comprehensive
glossaries/ directories in Arts, Business, Computers, Health, Law, and many
other topics.
Some good links from the technologically advanced Gold Ridge Elementary School
in California.
Language - Try
Vocabulary University for word puzzles, matching, fill-in-the-blanks and
other vocabulary building tools. Includes word roots. Themes tied to time of year.
Math (some) - AAAMath
- provides 100's pages of basic K-8 math skills. Also, Coolmath Games and very broad, higher level MathWorld/ Wolfram [also has
Astronomy, Chemistry, Physics, and Biography].
Marcopolo
provides resources in Arts, Economics, Humanities, Math, Reading/
Language Arts, Science, Geography. Use the right frame for the
links.
Science - for the earth's bioms look at BluePlanetBiomes and The Missouri Botanical Garden. See
HowStuffWorks in
autos, computers, electronics, people, travel, other stuff. Learn about
Dinosaurs.
Technology Education - New Learner info about computers, circuits,
chips,etc. At EZ-Tutor
and at What's,
see the parts of a computer. At Intel, go to "The Journey Inside" and go through various
lessons about circuits, processors, and other computer info.
XX SUBSCRIPTION SITES, which require a password from your
school to use, include BoxerMath,
EduTest, and
Lightspan/ Plato.
Look at College. See what college assignments actually look like. Look
up links/college resources from Aeronautics to History to Writing. Open course
info from Mass. Inst. of Technology at MIT, for students & teachers.