On this page are links to Websites for kids. The lists of links are arranged under subjects. The menu of subjects follows next.

Menu:

• The Arts
• Countries & Cultures
• Created by Kids
• Fun & Games
• Homework Help
• Math & Sciences
  • Math
  • General Science
  • Animals and Plants
  • Biology, Chemistry and Physics
  • Earth and the Environment
  • Monterey Bay
  • Science Fair Projects
  • Space
• Pets
• Reading & Writing
• Sports

The Arts:

• A. Pintura: Art Detective: The Case of Grandpa's Painting
• Getty ArtsEdNet: The Getty's Art Education Web Site
• Instrument Encyclopedia
• Kid Craft Recipes
• Mojo's Musical Mouseum
• Paleolithic Cave Paintings
• Worldwide Music Resources on the Internet
• WebMuseum

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Countries & Cultures:

• Afghanistan for Kids
• America's Story from America's Library
• Ancient Greek World
• Blank & Outline Maps
• Central Intelligence Agency Homepage for Kids
• Embassy and Consulates List from Yahooligans
• Exploring Ancient World Cultures
• Flags of the World
• HistoryNet
• The Museum of Art And History: Santa Cruz
• NOVA Online:Pyramids
• PBS Home Page

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Created by Kids:

• International Children's Digital Library
• KIDLINK Worldwide Art and Computer Art Exhibition
• Global Show-n-Tell Museum Wings
• ZuZu: internet newspaper for children

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Fun & Games:

• Professor Bubble's Official Bubble Page
• White House for Kids
• Bonus.com: an electronic playground for kids.
• School Age Internet Games Page

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Homework Help:

• Databases
  In order to access these databases from home or school, you will need a Library Card and a PIN number. Obtain a PIN at your local SCPL branch library.
  • Biography Resource Center
  • General OneFile (Look for magazine articles here.)
  • Kid's Infobits
  • Science Reference Center  **NEW!**
  • Student Resource Center
  • World Book Online  **NEW!** - includes online dictionaries and atlases
• Creating a Bibliography for Your Report
• Internet Public Library Kidspace
• Librarians' Index to the Internet

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Math & Sciences:

Math

• Ask Dr. Math
• Fractal Microscope
• MegaMathematics: math activities that are fun and interesting.

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General Science

• Kapili.com (Explorations in astronomy, biology, chemistry, geography and physics)
• Mad Scientist Network

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Animals and Plants

• American Museum of Natural History
• Birmingham (Alabama) Zoo
• Bugbios: Insects on the Web
• Dinosaurs Honolulu Community College
• National Zoological Park Home Page
• Sea World/Busch Gardens Animal Information Database
• Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History
• Whale-Watching Web
• Wildlife's Last Resort

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Biology, Chemistry and Physics

• Amusement Park Physics
• Animated Engines
• The Atoms Family
• Chem 4 Kids
• Chemical Elements.com
• ChemTeam (a tutorial for high school chemistry)
• Neuroscience for Kids (learn about the brain--memory, smelling, pain...)

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Earth and the Environment

• Amateur Science
• Aurora Page (northern lights): facts and photos
• Earthweek: A Diary of the Planet
• EE-Link
• Exploratorium
• Grossology: the science of gross things
• U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) for Kids
• U.S. Geological Survey Home Page
• USGS Learning Web

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Monterey Bay

• Elkhorn Slough
• Monterey Bay Aquarium
• Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary
• Pelagic Shark Research Foundation
• Recent Earthquakes in California and Nevada
• San Lorenzo River Restoration Institute
• Surfrider Foundation Santa Cruz
• Whale-Watching: American Cetacean Society-Monterey Bay Chapter

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Science Fair Projects

• SSC Science Fair web page
• Science Buddies
• Science Fair Idea Exchange
• Science.gov (50 million pages of authoritative science information provided by U.S. government agencies.)
• Don't forget to look at the Science Reference Center in our Reference Databases

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Space

• Earth Viewer View the earth from space as it appears right now!
• Mars Pathfinder
• Mars Today (current conditions on Mars)
• NASA's Home Page
• Planetary Image Atlas
• Project Galileo: Journey to Jupiter
• Skywatching Center
• Spacecraft
• Stanford SOLAR Center
• StarChild (learning center for young astronomers)
• StarGazer
• Views of the Solar System

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Pets:

• Horse Country
• House Rabbit Society Web Server
• NetVet/Electronic Zoo

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Reading & Writing:

• Animorphs
• The Audrey Wood Clubhouse
• Bookworm at www.kidsreads.com
• Children's Literature Web Guide
• Cinderella Project
• Guys Read
• International Children's Digital Library
• Literature Resource Center
• Little Red Riding Hood Project
• Magic School Bus
• Novelist K-8
• Recommended Literature Kindergarten Through Grade Twelve
• Redwall/Brian Jacques Home Page
• Word Play: Sites that Feature Fun with Words

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Sports:

• Endurance Riding
• ESPN Sports Zone
• Horse Country
• DansWORLD Skateboarding

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