Sites for Older Kids / Parents:

• Heaven Railroad - contains a great parental resource and great links for parents and kids!

 

 

• Interactive Mom - is the web's first "truly online" Home/Parenting Magazine. Join now and access articles, advice and great resources for parents!

 

 

• WorldVillage -- is a wonderfully fun site featuring live chat, cool downloads, articles, online games and software reviews. Surfers of all ages will enjoy this complete resource.

 

 

• Spruce Goose -- What is the "SPRUCE GOOSE"? How did it come to be built? See the history of the Hughes Flying Boat and view the amazing close-up photographs of the HK-1 construction process.

 

 

• Learning About Leonardo -- Why is the Mona Lisa Smiling? This site explores the master artist, Leonardo Davinci.

 

 

• Cracker - Stocks, Politics & Dogs - is a fun and educational place with a dog's eye view on stocks, politics and links to other canine sites.

 

 

• The United Federation of "ChildSafe" Web Sites -- features interactive areas for kids and an extensive A to Z list of children's links. The UFCWS also certifies web sites as "ChildSafe" in content and reviews quality companies products, goods, and services on the Internet. Check it out!
• ParentSoup -- The fun stop for parents. You can surf complete resources and ask experts about your children, money, travel, entertainment, sports and more. Get the latest news or chill in the Chill Out Room, whatever you want to do, you will find it here. Have fun!

 

 

• Larry's World -- The syndicated columnist who wrote the most widely referenced brochure about online child safety invites you to check out his domain.

 

 

• FIDO-- The Family Internet Directory Online has lots of links for kids and parents for family fun and SafeSurfing.

 

 

• The Diabetes Monitor-- monitors everything about diabetes in cyberspace. Many resources can be found here for parents and families coping with diabetes.

 

 

• KidsNet Navigator-- contains locations to game links, comic links, sport links, and other links. You will enjoy your visit here. 
• The Weather Unit : Features the Educational Rain Game.

For all ages.
 
 
• First Aid Online--no matter how old (or young) you are, you should know this stuff. Find out how to stock a First Aid kit, plus what to do in case of emergency. Do it now, before you need it.

 

 

• The Smithsonian Institution--rummage through "the nation's attic".

 

 

• HCC Dinosaur Exhibit--Honolulu Community College offers a look at its collection of dinosaur fossils. The curator offers a commentary on each on-line exhibit.

 

 

• The U.C. Berkeley Museum of Paleontology--Paleontology is the study of fossils, plus a lot more. Find out about it here.

 

 

• The Franklin Institute Science Museum--This Philadelphia-based science museum was founded to honor Benjamin Franklin and his inventions. It has since expanded to stimulate interest in science promote understanding of science, and strengthen science education. Now, it's on-line. Somewhere Ben Franklin is peeking over his spectacles and smiling.

 

 

• St Louis Science Center--there are 300 pages just in the Ecology and Environment Past gallery, and more topics are planned...check out the Tyrannosaurus Rex!

 

 

• The White House--see the White House, find out about the U.S. Government, and be sure to sign the guest book before you leave.

 

 

• Vote Smart Web--dedicated to passing along information about politics and politicians. No hidden agendas--just the facts.

 

 

• 1996 Olympics--get the official story of the Games of the XXVIth Olympiad sarting July 19, 1996 in Atlanta Georgia.

 

 

• MidLink Magazine--the electronic magazine for kids in the middle grades. Sail the ocean with the ship Malcolm Baldridge, or see what other kids are doing with their computers to write school reports.

 

 

• A Word A Day--what's the good word? find out here with a new vocabulary-builder daily.

 

 

• Elements of Style, by William Strunk, Jr.--the classic guide to writing effectively. If you ever need to write anything for school, read this first.

 

 

• Steve & Ruth's Family Surfboard--Created to help parents enjoy fun and educational computing with their children.

 

 

• The Children's Literature Web Guide--resources for readers.

 

 

• Alice's Adventures in Wonderland--the Lewis Carroll classic, with chapter headings so you don't have to read it all at once.

 

 

• I Live On A Raft--a book of fanciful poetry by Jerzy Harasymowicz.

 

 

• Muppets Home Page--This is an unofficial collection of information about JimHenson's Muppets.

 

 

• Family World Site--Over 40 publications geared toward the family.

 

 

• Scholastic Central--an on-line magazine and a report on the Beijing Women's Conference distinguish this site.

 

 

• Ingenius--Multimedia news for kids, parents and schools.

 

 

• The Albury Local Internet Home Page--Get a look at a town in Australia without leaving your computer.

 

 

• Kid's Links--From The Habit, a coffeehouse in Portland, Oregon, a list of links for kids of all ages--with descriptions.

 

 

• The DigSite--The Scriptorium (a non-sectarian research center for Chriatian antiquities) is sponsoring the excavation of a 4th century Coptic monastery in Egypt. Meet the archeologists and see what they've found so far.

 

 

• Makayla's PlayPen - The worlds first ALL Child Safe search engine, this site promises to add only SafeSurf Rated sites to its database.