WEB GUIDE
KidsEvents.com
is a local guide to family fun and kids activities.
Animals
American Museum of Natural History
Information on endangered animals, including maps, pictures and ways you can help these animals.
Dinosaurs
Tons of dinosaur information from the Museum of Paleontology in Berkeley, California.
Electronic Zoo
Tons of animal information about wild animals and pets at this award winning web site.
Authors
American Girl
A fun site for fans of the American Girl books.
Arthur
Official Arthur & D.W. page.
Avi
Avi's homepage.
Jacques, Brian
Redwall fans unite.
A page devoted to Winnie the Pooh's creator and Pooh, of course.
Star Wars
Starwars in cyberspace.
Geography
Country Background Notes
Click here for country background information provided by the State Department.
Fifty States of the United States
Easy to use state information, including the words to the state song, famous people buried there, members of the house and senate and other information.
Library of Congress Country Handbooks
Well organized country information, including timeline of the country's history.
History
Any Day in History
Want to know what happened on your birthday, or any other day, in history, this site will tell you who was born, who died, holidays, events, religious observances and more.
Headline News in History
Check out what made headlines for specific dates from 1900-1997.
Indians of Eastern Woodlands
Information on culture of Eastern Indians with links to other Native American sites.
Presidents of the United States
Easy to use information on all the U.S. presidents with links to other presidential biographies on the internet.
Titanic Encyclopedia
Everything you would want to know about the Titanic disaster.
Homework Help
The Homework Page
If you need an answer to a homework question, check out this page, compiled by the Multnomah County Library System.
KidsClick!
Thousands of web sites to search to help find answers to homework questions. Browse or type in what you are looking for.
Knowledge Adventure Encyclopedia
An online encyclopedia for kids.
B.J. Pinchbeck's Homework Page
Homework site with hundreds of links which was created by a 11 year old boy and his father.
Science
How Stuff Works
If you want to know how a computer, a car or even how your body works, click here.
KidsWeb Science
http://www.npac.syr.edu/textbook/Kidsweb/Mainscience.html
Links to space, astronomy, biology, life science, chemistry, computers, environmental science, geology, math, physics, technology and weather.
Astronomy
Starchild
All about space for the young child. Choose from two different difficulty levels for each topic. Another winning site from NASA.
Welcome to the Planets
Information and pictures directly from NASA on the planets and space exploration program.
Chemistry
Information on the Periodic Table of Elements. Get a picture of an element by clicking on Crystal Structure on the left side of the screen.
Experiments
Reeko Science
The coolest science site going; looks great; lots of information, plus, it's fun and easy to use.
Science Experiments
Choose from several sites which list science experiments.
Science Snacks
Simple science experiments from San Francisco's Exploratorium.
Nature
Search for information about volcanoes by date, place or word.
Weather
Disaster Relief
Information on recent volcanoes, tornadoes, hurricanes and other natural disasters.
Hurricanes
Miami Museum of Science explains hurricanes, including maps of killer storms and much more.
Sports
CBS Sportsline Baseball
All the latest news on your favorite major league baseball team or player.
Golf Web
The rules of golf as well as the latest news on your favorite players.
National Basketball Association
Official NBA page with latest news, scores, statistics, video and commentary.
National Football League
Official NFL page with the latest professional football information.
National Hockey League
Official NHL page with video highlights, news and trivia.
Sports Illustrated for Kids
Online version of the magazine with games, trivia and the latest sports news.
U.S. Figure Skating Association
Skating news, rankings, biographies and skating events.
USA Gymnastics Online
Official page of the U.S. Gymnastics with biographies, official standings and information on how find a gym in your state.
Web Search
Ask Jeeves
Ask Jeeves a question, just like you would ask a person. You will get a list of answers and you choose the one that you think is the best answer to your question. You will also be able to check out Jeeves Hot Spots and learn about how to use the internet.
KidsClick!
Thousands of web sites to search to help find answers to homework questions. Browse or type in what you are looking for.
Yahooligans
Search the web with Yahooligans and you will find sites appropriate for children.