Web Resources / Helpful Websites

Lower Elementary

For Students - Web Resources

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Search Engines for Kids

Ask Jeeves for Kids

Little Explorer Picture Dictionary

Yahooligans

Reference Sites

Knowledge Adventure Encyclopedia

Electric Library presents Encyclopedia.Com

ENCYBERPEDIA - The Living Encyclopedia from Cyberspace

ENCARTA Online

BRITANNICA Online

WORD CENTRAL - Student dictionary

HOMEWORK ELEPHANT - for KS 1 & 2

HOMEWORK HIGH - expert help with subjects

VISUAL THESAURUS

OXFORD ENGLISH DICTIONARY Online

LONGMAN WEB DICTIONARY

CAMBRIDGE DICTIONARIES ONLINE

ASK A LIBRARIAN - questions answered

ASK AN EXPERT - more questions answered

ASK DR UNIVERSE - and yet more questions answered

HOMEWORK HELPER - let "Beege" help you out

Science

NASA site for all you need to know about space

Absolute Beginners Astronomy Page

The Nine Planets for lots of information about our Solar System

The Solar System - by our own Year 6

Views of the Solar System - our planets and much more

Brainpop "Health" - brilliant movies and quizzes on the human body

B rainpop "Science" - brilliant movies and quizzes on many aspects of science

Chem4kids - atoms, matter etc.

The Atoms Family - interactive science site

The Yuckiest Site on the Internet especially for young scientists interested in the body and insects

Visit the Natural History Museum and find out about rocks, fossils, dinosaurs and animals

Volcano World for the latest news on volcanic eruptions

Volcanoes - for information on rocks and our earth

The Met.Office to find out about the weather

World Climate - weather data from around the world

Hyper Hurricanes to find out about super storms

Animal Information Database for lots of animal facts

The Bug Club for information on creepy crawlies

Exploratorium Exploranet for general science stuff

Recycle City for environmental issues

Water Science for Schools

Bagheera - website for endangered species

Garbage - reducing waste in the environment

The Science Explorer - science experiments galore!

World Wildlife Fund - for animal and conservation information

Marwell Zoological Park - for more animal information

Deep Blue Sea Explorer - find out about lots of sea creatures

RSPB - find out about birds in their youth pages

Euro Turtle - conservation and biology of the Mediterranean sea turtles

The Essential Guide to Rocks (BBC) - says it all!

You Can with Beakman & Jax - general science site for kids

Cool Planet for Kids - Oxfam site for children

Pond Dipping - wildlife in ponds

The Water Cycle - evaporation, condensation etc.

Water Cycle - another excellent site

CETACEA - whales and dolphins

Language Arts

Math

Money Conversion

Travel Distance