Resources / Links

Have fun exploring these great sites! Parental supervision is strongly recommended when children use the internet. These sites have been previewed, however, Proctor does not have any control over the content of the sites. If you find that any of the sites are inappropriate or if any of the links lead to a dead end (File Not Found, etc.), please let us know.

Disclaimer: Information listed here does not represent an endorsement by the CVParents.org. These sites were merely recommended to us as being potentially useful sites.

Links:
- Hot Links
- County/State/Federal Educational Sites
- References / Homework Help
- Mathematics
- Social_Studies / Geography
- Science
- Science Museums
- Science Fair Website Resources
- Fitness and Health
- Literature, Reading, Art, Other

- Weather

- Web Surfing

- Games
- Education Resources
- University and College Information
- Teacher's Corner
   - Lesson Plans
   - Science Lesson Plans

- Disclaimer

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Hot Links

- Great Websites for Kids: American Library Association - This site has great links for kids in all subject areas. 
- US Dept of Homeland Security - Ready.gov  (Preparing Makes Sense)
- FEMA for Kids - prepared for disasters and how to prevent disaster damage
- CVUSD Web Links - Castro Valley Unified School District has some great links!

County/State/Federal Education Sites

- Castro Valley USD

- Alameda County Office of Ed.

- California Dept. of Education

- US Dept. of Education

- No Child Left Behind Act

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References / Homework Help

- Castro Valley Library

- Castro Valley Library - Kids Place (your launching pad to adventure)

- How Stuff Works Recognized internationally as the leading provider of information on how things work, HowStuffWorks content explains the world from the inside out!

- KidsClick! (Recommended Web sites for kids, by U. C. Berkeley.)

- Kids.Net.au - search engine just for kids

- Lifelines: homework help from Mid-Hudson Library Association. Great Links! 

- Fact Monster (formerly Info Please) a graphically fun site with information, games, and links on all school subjects.

- America's Library: just for kids from the Library of Congress.

- California Digital Library (By the University of California.)

- Librarian's Index to the Internet ("by librarians, for everyone!")

- The Reference Desk (100's of links.)

- Encyclopaedia Britannica (This site also has a search engine.)

- Bartleby's Books Online (Columbia Encyclopedia, American Heritage Dictionary, Roget's Thesaurus, Verse.)

- Webopedia (Online Dictionary and Search Engine for Computer and Internet Technology)

- Encyclopedia Mythica (Search engine.)

- Cobblestone Publications (A list of links.)

- FindTutorials (A search engine and index of web sites.)

- B. J. Pinchbeck's site (Resource for kids created by 11 year old B. J. Pinchbeck.)

- Jiskha Homework Help (Information for kids of all ages.)

- Ask Jeeves for Kids just type in your question, get great help

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Mathematics

- Math (Math tutorial with quizzes.)

- Mathpower (tutorial and games.)

- Math (Links to tutorials, software, on-line help.)

- Dr. Math (On-line question and answer service with a searchable archive.)

- Math Forum You have questions, Dr. Math has the answers!

- EdHelper worksheets and more. Some free, others require a subscription fee. 

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Social Studies / Geography

- White House for kids Life in the White House

- National Geographic for Kids People and Places from around the World.

- 50 States a resource for information on each of the 50 states

- Discovery School Homework help, clip art and more from Discovery

- Biography Maker makes your biography project fun!

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Science

- National Science Teachers Assoc: Science Teachers website

- How Stuff Works (By Marshall Brain.)

- Multidisciplinary Center for Earthquake Engineering Research (Earthquake related projects.)

- Ology: awesome site just for kids by the American Museum of Natural History

- Exploratorium take a virtual field trip to this San Francisco children's museum

- NASA the latest and the greatest from NASA and beyond

- The Solar System all the facts, all the fun.

- Yuckiest Site on the Internet recipes for slimy gross fun!

- Bug Bios All about insects. Wonderful graphics.

- Funology the science of fun! Jokes, Games, Recipes, Science tips. 

- Sally Ride Science Club: The first national Club with the mission of supporting girls in their exploration of the universe of science and technology

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Science Museums

- San Francisco's Exploratorium

- Berkeley's Lawrence Hall of Science

- Albuquerque's Museum of Natural History and Science

- Oregon Museum of Science and Industry

- Seattle's Pacific Science Center

- Chicago's Museum of Science and Industry

- Science Museum of Minnesota

- Boston's Museum of Science

- Rhode Island's Thames Science Museum

- Philadelphia's Franklin Institute

- Washington D.C.'s National Air & Space Museum

- Atlanta's SciTrek

- Ontario Science Centre

- Vancouver's Science World

- London's Science Museum

- Canberra's Questacon (National Science and Technology Centre)

- West Perth's Scitech Discovery Center

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Science Fair

- Virtual Science Fair: An extensive directory to science fair resources. 

- NASA: Looking for a science fair project topic? 

- NASA GCMD Learning Center: - Science Fair Projects

- California Science Fair - The State's Science Fair

- Scifair.org: Ultimate Science Fair Resource provides ideas, resources and links. 

- Intel Science Services: Intel International Science and Engineering Fair Home. 

- National Science Teachers Assoc: Science Fair Website Links

- Science Project Guide stumped for ideas for a project? Check this fun site!

- Internet Public Library: A guide to a variety of website resources for projects. 

- Cyber-Fair: Created for and by students in grades 3 through 6

- Drexel University:  Math Ideas for Science Fair Projects

- Neuroscience for Kids - Science Fair Projects Science Fair project advise. 

- School Science Fairs:  Eastern Newfoundland Science Fairs Council

- DoScience.com: Science Activities and projects

- California Energy Commission: links to number of science projects.

- Reeko's Mad Scientist Lab - Educational Entertaining Science Experiments

- Volcano World Kids' Door - Read stories, play games, and test your knowledge of volcanoes. Includes an online volcano simulator!

- Science Fair Project Resource Guide - This site provides many ideas for science fair projects.

- The Edible/Inedible Experiments archive - Find ideas for fun experiments you can do (and sometimes eat!) away from the computer.

- Science Made Simple - This site includes projects, experiments, and answers to some of kids' most common science questions.

- The NPR "Science Friday" Kids Connection - Hear audio clips from NPR's science talk show and explore science resources.

- Physics 2000 - Read about physics and its contributions to modern technology, and try out some fun online demonstrations.

- IllusionWorks - Visual illusions teach you about human vision and perception.

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Fitness and Health

- President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports Fit 'n Active Kids

- Kids Health.org - Great site on health for both Kids and Parents

Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion works to improve the health and well-being of Americans by developing and promoting dietary guidance that links scientific research to the nutrition needs of consumers.   Center staff help to define and coordinate nutrition education policy within USDA and to translate nutrition research into information and materials for consumers, policymakers, and professionals in health, education, industry, and media.

- PE Central - www.pecentral.org/

- CDC's BAM! Body and Mind - Kid's Site www.bam.gov/

- Powerful Bones, Powerful Girls - The National Bone Health Campaign

- Getting Kids Excited to Exercise - Personal Health Zone
www.personalhealthzone.com/getkidstoexercise.html

- Healthy Kids Challenge - for Kids - www.healthykidschallenge.com

- The President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports
www.fitness.gov/aboutpcpfs/aboutpcpfs.html

- Elementary Physical Education - Great PE resource
www.pelinks4u.org/sections/elementary/elementary.htm

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Literature, Reading, Art and Other

-  Planet Esme (By Esme Raji Codell. Reading recommendations, ideas for teachers and parents.)

- FunBrain (Something for Teachers, Parents, and Kids.)

- AfterSchool (Interactive activities for kids.)

- ALA Greatsites sites for kids selected by the Amer. Library Assoc. Includes links to authors and publishers.

- Kingston Library (Children's Library) learn about local resources, use "Home Access" with ID number from your library card.

- Scholastic Books has games and information about your favorite books including Goosebumps, Dear America, I Spy and more.

- Book Adventure  read books, take quizzes, earn prizes and win contests. Great lists of recommended reading lists for kids of all ages.

- Jan Brett author/illustrator of The Mitten and many beloved books has a great site featuring coloring pages, postcards and more.

- Eric Carle a fun site with great graphics from the author of  The Very Hungry Caterpillar and other wonderful books.

- Magic School Bus your field trip to reading fun with Ms. Frizzle starts here.

- Arthur , D.W. and friends have online games waiting just for you.

- Harry Potter start here for games and news about this great series 

- Dr. Seuss visit Seussville for fun with the Cat in the Hat

- Berenstain Bears fun and games with your favorite family of bears

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Weather

- National Weather Service for Kids

- Weather Channel

- Meteorology Guide

- Old Farmer's Almanac

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Web Surfing Safety

- Web Wise Kids (Latest Developments in Surfing Safety.)

- Cyberangels (Information on online safety, dos and don'ts for kids and adults.)

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