school basic

Online Encyclopedias (only available from school district computers)

Grolier -Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia, The New Book of Knowledge, Encyclopedia Americana.

GALE- Choose GALE Elementary and then Kids InfoBits. Site sponsored by OSLIS (Oregon School Library Information Systems)

EBSCO Magazine- Kids Search Databases

ALTERNATIVE GALE- NEW path- click on OSLIS and then scroll down to Kids InfoBits.

Citation Maker- A site that will make your citation for books, encyclopedias, magazines, newspapers, databases, web sites, DVDs, videos and interviews. You just type in the information.

easy.cbm.com

Climate Study

World Almanac for Kids- Scroll down to chapters on the left side. Some of the topics are: animals, birthdays and holidays, books, environment, geography, language, mythology, nations, numbers, population, religion, science, sports, technology, united states, weights and measurement.

Scholastic Research Starters- Topics in social studies, science and biographies.

Microsoft Encarta- Basic encyclopedia including dictionary and atlas features.

CyberSmart Curriculum- Common Sense Media

Whale Times

Book Adventure

The Free Library of Philadelphia

Dr. Goodword's Word Wizard Club

Kids' Page- Corvallis Public Library

Corvallis Public Library- Visit the new Kids' Page at the public library

Scholastic

Scholastic On Line Activities- Activities divided by grade level and subject.
Scholastic Magazine- A limited online version of the student magazine. There are a couple of good current new articles.

Read, Write, Think- Flip Book Exercise

Graphic Map- Graphic Map Exercise

Cyberhunts

Water Cycle NEW (1.9.2012)- Learn about the Water Cycle

Statue of Liberty Cyberhunt Updated (1.17.2011)

Martin Luther King Jr. NEW (1.11.2012) - Learn about Dr. Martin Luther King, and why we celebrate his birthday on this web scavenger hunt

Chinese New Year- NEW (1.5.2012) Learn about the traditions and symbols of Chinese New Year.

Basketball Cyberhunt- NEW (1.17.2012) Learn about the history and rules of this great American game

Scholastic Cyberhunt Bones NEW- The Bones Inside Us.

The Food Web Cyberhunt- NEW-Learn about the food web of life.

Cyberhunt Geography Update- Cyberhunt on World Geography.

Calling All Astronauts NEW- Cyberhunt on Astronomy.

Three Branches of Government Web Search- NEW

American Revolution Cyberhunt-

Revolutionary War Cyberhunt NEW- From the Wenatchee School District

Wild Weather Cyberhunt-NEW- Answer questions about the weather to finish the crossword puzzle.

Wright Brothers Cyberhunt- NEW- Celebrate the Wright Brothers first airplane flight.

Veggie Power- NEW- Do you know your vegetables? Learn surprising facts about vegetables.

Earth Day Cyberhunt- REVISED- Celebrate Earth Day.

American Revolution Cyberhunt- From Mr. Kash's History Page

St. Patrick's Day Cyberhunt NEW-Celebrate this Irish holiday.

Daylight Savings Time NEW- Learn about daylight savings time and the seasons of the year.

Dr. Seuss NEW AND IMPROVED- Celebrate Dr. Seuss' birthday.

Presidents' Day NEW- Learn about George Washington and Abraham Lincoln.

Have A Heart NEW- Learn about your amazing heart- February is heart health month!

Animals of the Arctic- Update NEW Learn about the amazing animals of the Arctic.

Extreme Planet Cyberhunt NEW- The hottest, coldest, highest, deepest, driest, wettest, places on earth.

Fairbanks Alaska- Update NEW Learn what it would be like to go to school in Fairbanks, Alaska.

Colonies Quest Update NEW- Learn about the colonies and the Jamestown settlement.

Ben Franklin Cyberhunt- Update NEW

Water Cycle NEW- Learn about the Water Cycle.

Scholastic Cyberhunt Spooky Spiders NEW- Spooky Spiders.

Spider Web Site- Closeup photos of many types of spiders.

Calling All Astronauts NEW- Cyberhunt on Astronomy.

Veterans Day Cyberhunt NEW

Earth Day Cyberhunt- NEW

St. Patrick's Day Cyberhunt NEW-Celebrate this Irish holiday.

Daylight Savings Time NEW-Learn about daylight savings time and the seasons of the year.

State Project Preview NEW- Use resources to prepare for state projects.

Martin Luther King Jr. - Learn about Dr. Martin Luther King, and why we celebrate his birthday on this web scavenger hunt

aScholastic Cyberhunt Spooky Spiders- Spooky Spiders.
Spider Web Site- Closeup photos of many types of spiders.

Rock On Planet Earth- Cyberhunt on Rocks and Minerals.

Washington D.C.- The capitol of the United States.
St. Patrick's Day Cyberhunt
Daylight Savings Time-Learn about the changes to daylight savings time.

Have A Heart-Learn about your heart.
aScholastic Cyberhunt Spooky Spiders- Spooky Spiders.
Spider Web Site- Closeup photos of many types of spiders.

Rock On Planet Earth- Cyberhunt on Rocks and Minerals.
Calling All Astronauts- Cyberhunt on Astronomy.
Cyberhunt Geography- Cyberhunt on World Geography.
Chinese New Year- Learn about the traditions and symbols of Chinese New Year.
Martin Luther King Jr. - Learn about Dr. Martin Luther King, and why we celebrate his birthday on this web scavenger hunt

    Cyberhunt: Bears in North America

    Wild Weather Cyberhunt- Answer questions about the weather to finish the crossword puzzle.

    Veterans Day Cyberhunt
    Colonial America Cyberhunt
    Extreme Planet Cyberhunt
    Statue of Liberty Cyberhunt
    Ben Franklin Cyberhunt
    Wright Brothers Cyberhunt
    Amazon Rain Forest Cyberhunt
    Soccer Cyberhunt
    St. Patrick's Day Cyberhunt
    The Weather Cyberhunt

    Visit the Animals of the Arctic (For Mr. Phillips' Far Out Class)
        http://library.thinkquest.org/3500/
        http://library.thinkquest.org/3500/Satellite.htm
        http://www.fourmilab.ch/cgi-bin/uncgi/Earth/action?opt=-s
        http://tiger.census.gov/cgi-bin/mapbrowse-tbl

    Alaska

Fairbanks Alaska- Learn what it would be like to go to school in Fairbanks, Alaska.
Animals of the Arctic- Learn about the amazing animals of the Arctic.

    To the North Pole (These Too!)
     http://www.mnh.si.edu/arctic/html/resources_faq.html
     http://www.enchantedlearning.com/explorers/page/p/peary.shtml
     http://www.enchantedlearning.com/explorers/page/h/henson.shtml

Veggie Power- Learn surprising facts about vegetables.
Ahoy Columbus- Cyberhunt on Christopher Columbus.
Calling All Astronauts- Cyberhunt on Astronomy.
Scholastic Cyberhunt Bones- The Bones Inside Us.
Scholastic Cyberhunt Spooky Spiders- Spooky Spiders.
Spider Web Site- Closeup photos of many types of spiders.
AOL Research and Learn- World's Largest Web, Brown Recluse, and Spider Fighters.

Wild Weather Cyberhunt- Answer questions about the weather to complete the crossword puzzle.
Scholastic Weather Watch- Information about clouds, severe weather and natural disasters.
Scholastic Weather Articles- Articles and answers to students' questions about weather.
Web Weather for Kids- Learn what makes weather wet and wild, do cool activities, and become
hot at forecasting the weather

Education World- Cyberhunts organized by months of the year.
Scholastic Cyberhunts- Cyberhunts organized by content.

More Colonial America
http://www.kn.att.com/wired/fil/pages/listcolonialma.html

Primary Web Sites

Scholastic- I Spy
General - Little Clickers- Web site for students ages 3-12. Recommended by Children's Technology Review Magazine.

General Web Sites

American Library Association- Great Web Sites for Kids - Links available in many categories. A site sponsored by the American Library Association and the Association for Library Service to Children.

Kid Space at the Internet Public Library- Upper elementary and middle school reading level. Many features available at this site from a wide variety of subjects (reference, the world, computers, health and nutrition, reading zone, art and music, sport and recreation, fun stuff, etc.) and features (science fair, state information, html, author page, culture quest, story hour, culture quest, u.s. presidents, etc.). A site sponsored by the American Library Association and the Association for Library Service to Children.

Student Search Engines

Yahooligans for Kids
Kids Click!- KidsClick was created by librarians and is run by the School of Library and Information Science (SLIS) at San Jose State University.
Ask Jeeves For Kids!
LITTLE EXPLORERS Picture Dictionary
Kids Search Tools
www.cybersleuth-kids.com - CyberSleuth Kids, An Internet Search Guide for the K-12 Student.

www.factmonster.com - Fact Monster has an online dictionary, encyclopedia and homework help.
www.surfaquarium.com -SurfAquarium, Ride the world wide wave, everything you need with one click.
www.aboutschool.com -AboutSchool, dedicated to helping students, parents and teachers succeed.
www.eduhound.com -EduHound, Everything for Education K-12.
www.figurethis.org -Figure This! Math challenges for families.
www.hbschool.com/index.html -The Learning Site, offers a wealth of resources to bring the world to your classroom.

http://school.discovery.com/ -The Discovery Channel for Schools.
www.educationplanet.com -Education Planet, The Education Web Guide.
http://www.historychannel.com/ -The History Channel.
www.exploratorium.edu -The Exploratorium, the museum of science, art and human perception.

Search Hound
Lycos Kids Homework Zone- Reference

Jefferson Elementary School

Online Encyclopedias | Corvallis Public Library- Kids' Page| Scholastic| Cyberhunt | Primary Web Sites| General Web Sites |WWW Sites of Interest | Search Engines | Research Sites Web Resources | Software Tutorials | Computer Lab Schedules

Online Encyclopedias | Corvallis Public Library- Kids' Page| Scholastic| Cyberhunt
| Primary Web Sites| General Web Sites |WWW Sites of Interest | Search Engines
| Research Sites Web Resources | Software Tutorials | Computer Lab Schedules