Student Search Engines/Directories:

Google
Directory and search engine.

Yahooligans
Directory and search engine designed for kids.

KidsClick!
Another directory and search engine designed for kids.

Ask Jeeves
Search by entering in your question.


Washington State Information/Maps:

Bellingham Weather Forecast

Check out your local forcast.

Yahoo Directory of Washington State
Looking for information on Washington? State web directory.

Washington Internet Maps
Maps of various kinds; city, topographic, salmon recovery, weather, etc.

Current Events:

Pet Finder.com

Adopt a homeless pet!  Search a database with over 200,000 pets looking for good homes.

Cooking with Kids

Recipes for families to make together.

Time for Kids
Read about the latest current news events around the world.

Washington Weather: NOAA
Check out the latest weather conditions and predictions for your region.

Science:

eNature.com

Incredible online field guide resource.

Building Big

Explore large structures and what it takes to build them.

Bill Nye the Science Guy
Official site offering demos, a media lab, a chat room, and other activities. Science is cool!

Exploratorium
Museum of science, art, and human perception.

My First Garden

A guide to the world of fun and clever gardening.

The Salmon Challenge

A game to help you see how your decisions help or harm our environment and our salmon.

Lego Mindstorms

Build and program your own robots!

Bug and Insect Images

Cool close up pictures of many insects!

Woodland Park Zoo

What's new at the zoo?

Mathematics:

Math Challenges

Challenge yourself with some great math projects.

Fifteen

Can you beat the computer?  Scroll down, the game it at the bottom of the page.

Jam

Great strategy game.  Again, scroll down to find the game.

Change Maker
Get as much money in your piggy bank as possible, by figuring out the correct change.

Amazing Pennies!

How much is a billion pennies?  What would it look like?

Lemonade Stand
Run a street corner lemonade stand.

Math Magician
Practice your basic math facts.

Pattern Blocks
Organize pattern blocks to make shapes and patterns.

Coin Flipping Page
Test the probability of flipping coins.

What are your Chances?

Roll the dice to find out!

Rubik's Cube

The official page of the classic mind puzzle.  Here are some other mind games to challenge you...

Word Games/other:

Text Twist

Try this word jumble!

Guinness World Records

A classic!

Citing Resources/Bibliography:

Citing Internet Resources

Classroom Connect developed the following method to help students cite Internet resources as accessed through their Internet browsers.

Quick Guide: Preparing Works Sited Page
Learn how to site your resources in a bibliography format such a books, magazines, etc.

Web Site Evaluation Guide
If using web sites for research, how will I know that they are good enough for my project?

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Copyright Notice: No materials on any of the Bellingham Schools' WWW pages may be copied without express written permission unless permission is clearly stated on the page. These pages were developed by John Livezey, 5th grade teacher at Northern Heights Elementary. 4000 MaGrath Road. 360-676-6470. If you have questions or comments about these pages you can contact him at the above address or through email at: jlivezey@bham.wednet.edu. Pages updated December 2002.