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LearnNC Media Center Pages for Grades K-5 |
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| Safe Google | KidsClick! | Yahoo! Education | Ask for Kids |
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Encyclopedias for Elementary Students |
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Periodicals for Elementary Students |
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| Infobits | Magazines | Jr. Reference Center |
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| Animals | Egypt | Math | North Carolina | Thanksgiving |
| Biographies | Explorers | Multicultural | NC Landforms | United States |
| Birds | Hurricanes | Museums | Pets | Weather |
| Canada | Inventors | Mythology | Rainforests | Wetlands |
| Dinosaurs | Latin America | Native Americans | Science | Winter Holidays |
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| Animals | North Carolina Zoological Park Official website of North Carolina Zoo. |
| ZooWeb - Zoos & Aquariums From Around the World Your World Wide link to zoos and aquariums. |
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| E-Zoo, Virtual San Diego Zoo Take a tour of the San Diego Zoo and watch animals through live video cams. |
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| SeaWorld/Busch Gardens Animal Resources Learn about the animals at SeaWorld and Busch Gardens including Shamu. |
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| The American Wildlife Refuge Science Day presenter John Barkas' web site. |
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| Biographies | Homework Center - Biographies Multnomah County Library Homework Center Biography Page. |
| Bio4Kids - Biography.com Website for kids that features information on over thousands of famous people. |
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| Time for Kids - Biographies Time Magazine profiles the 100 people who most influenced the events of the last century. |
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| Our Biography Clothesline Short biographies of famous people written by a class at Pocantico Hills School. |
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| Presidential Biographies - White House This dictionary provides information on over 28,000 famous men and women. |
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| Birds | The Life of Birds Information on bird songs, evolution, bird parenthood and lots more. |
| Bird Index - Enchanted Learning Software Pictures and descriptions of birds from A-Z. |
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| Canada | Canada Population 2001 population of Canadian cities and provinces. |
| Canada Projects Information on Canada's provinces compiled by fourth grade students. |
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| Government of Canada's About Canada Official web site of Canada including information on Canadian society and government. |
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| Canada at a Glance: Provinces & Territories General information about Canada and its provinces. |
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| Canada Maps University of Texas online maps of Canada, its provinces and cities. |
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| Canada: CIA - The World Factbook 2002 Information on Canada including its geography, people, government, economy, etc. |
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| Famous Canadians Theme Page Links to web sites about famous Canadians. |
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| Well Known Canadians Information on famous Canadian actors, athletes, scientists, etc. |
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| Dinosaurs | Dinosaurs: Facts and Fiction
Dinosaurs: Facts and Fiction |
| Discovering Dinosaurs Encyclopedia Britannica website which traces Dinosaur hunters and their discoveries. |
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| Dinosaurs Database Database contains detailed information on hundreds of Dinosaurs. |
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| Egypt | Grander Academy's Egypt Theme Page Information and lessons on Ancient Egypt. |
| Egypt Today Visit the Nile, the Khan al Khalili bazaar, a Cairo street or a market scene. |
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| Egypt Old Visit the Sphinx, the pyramids at Giza and other ancient Egyptian sites. |
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| Museums of Egypt Visit the Scholars of ancient Egypt and other Egyptian museum sites. |
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| Egyptian Adventure - ThinkQuest Learn about Egypt through this site created by students. |
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| Explorers | The Mariner's Museum's Age of Exploration Learn about the age of exploration and famous explorers. |
| Explorers Elementary school website which includes a interactive timeline and biographies. |
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| Voyage of Exploration: Discovering New Horizons Learn about explorers and their voyages through this ThinkQuest site. |
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| Hurricanes | FEMA for Kids: Hurricanes Learn about hurricanes and take a quiz at this government site. |
| National Hurricane Center View information on any current hurricanes at this National Weather Service site. |
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| Inventors | Inventors Hall of Fame National Inventors Hall of Fame website. |
| Inventive Genius Site Contains biographies of famous inventors written by students. |
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| Zoom Inventors and Inventions This Enchanted Learning website contains a list of inventors and inventions from A-Z. |
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| Spotlight Biography: Inventors Contains biographies of a few famous inventors. |
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| Latin America | Ancient Latin America Information and pictures about Latin America before the Spanish Conquest. |
| Expeditions Learn about 150 years of Smithsonian scientists' research and exploration in Latin America. |
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| Latin America Network Information Center Learn about the regional economy, government, cultures and travel spots. |
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| Math | A+ Math Make online and paper flash cards and worksheets. |
| Ask Dr. Math View answers to commonly asked questions on a variety of math topics. |
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| Harcourt Multimedia Math Glossary Learn definitions for elementary math words. |
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| Fun Mathematics Lessons Contains lots of fun math activities and lessons. |
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| Multicultural | Multi-Cultural Calendar List of holidays and events from cultures and countries around the world. |
| Multiculturalpedia "A dictionary for learning different cultures the fun way." |
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| Museums | NC Museum of Natural Sciences Official website of the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences. |
| NC Museum of History Official website of the North Carolina Museum of History. |
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| NC Museum of Art Official website of the North Carolina Museum of Art. |
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| The Smithsonian Institution Official website of the Smithsonian Institution and Museums. |
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| Exploratorium Official website of the San Francisco museum, Exploratorium. |
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| The Field Museum Official website of the Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago. |
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| Museum of Science Official website of Boston's Museum of Science. |
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| Mythology | Mythology Find out about myths and stories about gods and goddesses. |
| Encyclopedia Mythica Information on mythology from various cultures around the world. |
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| Constellation Mythology Learn the stories of the formations of the star constellations. |
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| Myth, Legend, Fable Learn the difference between a myth, legend and fable. |
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| Native Americans | North Carolina Native Americans History of Native Americans in North Carolina. |
| Storytelling of the North Carolina Native Americans Native American stories from the Cherokee, Lumbee and Occaneechi Tribes. |
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| NC's First Colonists: 12,000 Years Before Roanoke Information about the Native Americans who lived in North Carolina before Europeans. |
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| Crafting North Carolina: Native Americans Information on Native American crafts of tribes from North Carolina. |
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| The First Americans Information on Native American tribes and cultures. |
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| North Carolina | North Carolina... for Kids! Kids Page of the North Carolina Governor's Office. |
| NC Secretary of State's Kids Page Kids Page of the North Carolina Secretary of State's Office. |
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| NCDA&CS Kids World Kids Page of the North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. |
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| North Carolina Encyclopedia North Carolina Encyclopedia provided by the State Library of North Carolina. |
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| North Carolina's Governors Pictures and information on the governors of North Carolina. |
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| North Carolina's Waterfalls Information and pictures of waterfalls in North Carolina. |
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| North Carolina Lighthouse Information and pictures of lighthouses in North Carolina. |
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| North Carolina History Historical highlights of North Carolina provided by the State Library of North Carolina. |
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| NC Historical Sites Information on North Carolina's historical people and places. |
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| North Carolina County Clips Information on specific counties in North Carolina. |
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| North Carolina Symbols Information on the official North Carolina state symbols. |
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| Map Tour of Raleigh Take a virtual tour of downtown Raleigh and some of the local sites. |
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| NC Landforms | North Carolina - Geography and Landforms TeacherFirst webpage with general information on regions in North Carolina. |
| Geography of North Carolina North Carolina Department of Public Instruction webpage containing information on regions. |
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| NC Landforms Information about NC landforms from a course at UNC-CH. |
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| North Carolina Landforms, Weather and Climate PowerPoint containing information on NC landforms, weather and climate. |
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| North Carolina - MSN Encarta Online encyclopedia entry containing information on North Carolina geography. |
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| Category: Landforms of North Carolina Wikipedia encyclopedia entry containing information on landforms in North Carolina. |
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| Pets | AVMA Care for Pets Learn how to select and care for a variety of Pets. |
| Pet of the Day View and learn about other people's pets. |
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| Rainforests | Gander Academy's Tropical Rainforest Theme Learn about rainforests from a third grade class at Gander Academy. |
| Rainforest Action Network: Kid's Corner Learn about rainforests and how to protect them. |
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| Rainforest Action Network: Kid's Art Gallery View pictures of rainforest scenes drawn by students from around the country. |
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| Science | NASA Kids Learn about a variety of science topics at this Official NASA site dedicated to kids. |
| FossWeb Science K-2 Modules Science activities designed for students in grades K-2. |
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| FossWeb Science 3-5 Modules Science activities designed for students in grades 3-5. |
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| EPA's Environmental Explorer's Club for Kids Learn about environmental issues and topics. |
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| Thanksgiving | An American Thanksgiving Read about this American holiday and about the very first Thanksgiving. |
| Thanksgiving Fun at Greentown School Various Thanksgiving activities, stories, crafts, games, etc. for kids. |
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| United States | IPL KidSpace: Stately Knowledge Facts about the United States of America. |
| EnchantedLearning.com's US States Facts, maps and state symbols. |
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| FactFinder Kids' Corner Fun state facts and population information from the United States Census Bureau. |
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| Geography Quiz @ LearningPlanet.com Test your knowledge of states and their capitals. |
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| Connect USA Links to web sites with information about each state. |
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| Weather | World Weather Information Service Find out the weather and climate for any location around the world. |
| NOAA - National Weather Service Find out current weather conditions and forecasts for cities in the United States. |
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| Wetlands | Carolina Coastal Science Learn about the Carolina coastal region and its issues. |
| Carolina Coastal Inquiry Images View pictures from the Carolina coastal region. |
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| NEFSC Fish FAQ Learn fascinating facts about fish. |
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| Winter Holidays | A World Wide Christmas Calendar Read how children around the world celebrate Christmas and other winter holidays. |
| Winter Festivals Learn about winter festivals and holidays from first graders at Riverdale Elementary. |
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