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Agriculture
 * [|Agriculture Hazards]

Art
 * [|Destination: Modern Art]
 * [|Van Gogh and the Colors of the Night]

Authors Biography
 * [|Candace Fleming]
 * [|Joy Hakim]
 * [|Seymour Simon] - [|Seymour Simon] blog
 * [|Jim Murphy]
 * [|Born to Be a Cowgirl] (Google FULL VIEW) by Candace Sherk Savage
 * Joy Hakim
 * Aristotle Leads the Way ([|Teacher Guide])
 * Einstein Adds a New Dimension ([|Teacher Guide])
 * Newton at the Center ([|Teacher Guide])
 * Russell Freedman
 * [|Babe Didrikson Zaharias: The Making of a Champion] (Google Limited Preview) by Russell Freedman
 * [|Eleanor Roosevelt: A Life of Discovery] (Google Limited Preview) by Russell Freedman
 * [|Franklin Delano Roosevelt] (Google Limited Preview) by Russell Freedman
 * [|Lincoln: Photobiography] (Google Limited Preview) by Russell Freedman
 * Extraordinary Lives
 * [|Lives of the Extraordinary Artists: Masterpieces, Messes (and What the Neighbors Thought)] (Google Limited Preview) by Kathleen Krull
 * [|Lives of the Extraordinary Athletes: Thrills, Spills (and What the Neighbors Thought)] (Google Limited Preview) by Kathleen Krull
 * [|Lives of the Extraordinary Women: Rulers, Rebels (and What the Neighbors Thought)] (Google Limited Preview) by Kathleen Krull
 * [|Lives of the Musicians: Good Times, Bad Times (and What the Neighbors Thought)] (Google Limited Preview) by Kathleen Krull
 * [|Lives of the Presidents: Fame, Shame (and What the Neighbors Thought)] (Google Limited Preview) by Kathleen Krull
 * [|Lives of the Writers: Comedies and Tragedies(and What the Neighbors Thought)] (Google Limited Preview) by Kathleen Krull

Blogs
 * [|Climate Change]
 * [|How to Love Your Dog: Rocky's Blog]
 * **[|National Geographic Kids News]**
 * [|Scholastic News Blog]
 * [|Teaching Materials on Using Blog (3-8)]
 * [|Weekly Reader New Blog]
 * [|EcoKids]

Careers
 * [|Occupational Outlook Handbook] online. You can explore hundreds of types of jobs. Also check out [|What Do You Like?]
 * [|Day in the Life of a Special Agent] from the FBI

Code and Ciphers
 * [|Cryptologists] (Google Limited Preview) by Aaron Rosenberg. Find the glossary in the table of contents and locate in in the book.
 * [|Codes & Ciphers] from CryptoKids. Go to the Code section and notice the glossary button. Click to view the glossary.

Consumer Information
 * [|Consumer Reports: School Age Kids]
 * [|Cnet]- consumer electronics reviews
 * [|Consumer.gov]- Government resources about being a good consumer
 * [|Consumer Product Safety Commission]
 * [|Consumer Resource] from New Zealand
 * [|Kids & Family Product Reviews]
 * [|Google Shopping]
 * [|Don't Buy It]from PBS Kids
 * [|I Buy Different]
 * [|Media Awareness Interactives] - [|Co-Co Crunch]
 * [|Teen Consumer Scrapbook]

Conservation
 * [|Backyard Conservation]

Debate Ideas
 * [|idebate]
 * [|The Pros and Cons of Wind Power] (Google Limited Preview) by Richard Spilsbury, Louise Spilsbury
 * [|The Pros and Cons of Water Power] (Google Limited Preview) by Richard Spilsbury, Louise Spilsbury
 * [|Future Foods] and read [|Pro GM] and [|No GM].

Fact Checking
 * [|Fact Checked.org]. (Designed for high school, but some sections appropriate for Grades 7-8). This website teaches young people to evaluate what they read on the Internet. Read [|A Process for Avoiding Deception].

Garden and Soil
 * [|Garden Tips]
 * [|Lawn Tips]
 * [|Plant Nutrients]
 * [|Soil Testing]
 * [|Soil Education]
 * [|Worm Your Way]

Earth Science
 * [|Water] from American Museum of Natural History
 * [|Water] from EcoKids

Environment
 * [|How We Know What We Know About Our Changing Climate] by Lynne Cherry and Gary Braasch - [|student resources], [|kids taking action]
 * [|Climate Change] from Earth Day Canada
 * [|Global Warming] from Ranger Rick
 * [|Global Warming] from National Wildlife Federation
 * [|It's Not Waste Until You Waste It].
 * [|Stop Global Warming]
 * [|Climate Change] (Grades 2-5)

First Hand Accounts
 * [|Extraordinary People]
 * [|Interview with Robert Bateman] - Wildlife artist
 * [|Interview with Sheila Watt-Cloutier] - Expert on Inuit people
 * [|Inspirational Kids]
 * [|Kids and Careers]
 * [|Voices] from National Geographic. Choose [|Archives] for many field tales

Genetics
 * [|Around the World with DNA]
 * [|The Quest for the Perfect Tomato].

Hands-on Projects
 * [|Journey North]
 * [|Project Budburst]

[|Historical Documents] (K-12 students). Easy-to-read versions transcriptions of the original documents.
 * [|Declaration of Independence]
 * [|Articles of Confederation]
 * [|Constitution]
 * [|The Bill of Rights]
 * [|Emancipation Proclamation]
 * [|Gettysburg Address]

[|Historical Documents] from National Archives. The best source for digital reproductions of the documents.
 * [|American's Historical Documents]
 * [|Charters of Freedom]
 * [|Our Documents] - 100 Important Documents

History
 * [|Anne Frank Guide]
 * [|History of the Fur Trade].
 * [|Making Thirteen Colonies] (Google Limited Preview) by Joy Hakim - others in this series are available
 * [|National Archives Experience: Digital Vaults]
 * [|Powers of Persuasion] exhibit from NARAGo to [|Digital Vaults] from National Archives
 * [|Propaganda Filmmaker]
 * [|The Royal Kingdoms of Ghana, Mali, and Songhay](Google Limited Preview) by Pat McKissack and Fredrick McKissack. Also consider other nonfiction works by these authors.

How Stuff Works
 * [|How Stuff Works]
 * [|How Stuff Works - Express for Kids]
 * [|Articles]
 * [|Autopsy Library]- Inside things
 * [|How To] from the UK

Invention
 * [|Inventors, Inventions and Robotics] by Nancy Bosch

Life Science
 * [|Tree Identification Guide]

Magazines
 * **Google Books - Magazines**. Recently, Google has begun digitized magazines, no children's magazines are currently available. Explore the following magazines from Google books. Notice that a timeline of issues is provided.
 * [|American Cowboy](1990-present)
 * [|Baseball Digest](1940-present)
 * [|Bicycling] (2006-2008)
 * [|Indianapolis Monthly] (1990-present)
 * [|Men's Health] (2006-present)
 * [|Mountain Bike](2006-present)
 * [|New York Magazine](1965-1997)
 * [|Popular Mechanics] (1900-2005)
 * [|Popular Science] (1870 to 2008)
 * [|Prevention] (2006-present)
 * [|Running] (2006-present)
 * [|Vegetarian Times] (1980-2004)
 * [|National Geographic Explorer: Pathfinder]
 * [|Natural Inquirer] - Middle School Science Journal
 * [|National Wildlife]
 * [|Smithsonian Magazine] (Middle School)

Math
 * [|Math Move U]. Math activities that require reading.

Middle Ages Fiction Jim Murphy - Nonfiction Author
 * //**Redwall**// Series by Brian Jacques ([|Pathfinder]) ([|Wiki]) ([|Author site]) ([|Redwall Encyclopedia])
 * [|Historic Tale Construction Kit]
 * Nonfiction Connection: Daily Life
 * [|Life in a Medieval Monastery] from Britain Express
 * [|Medieval Monastery]
 * Nonfiction Connection: Tapestry
 * [|Tapestry] from Wikipedia
 * [|Bayeux Tapestry] from Britain
 * [|The Unicorn Tapestries] from the Metropolitan Museum of Art
 * Jim Murphy Books ([|Author] website)
 * [|Across America on an Emigrant Train] (Google Limited Preview)
 * [|An American Plague] (Google Limited Preview)
 * [|Gone A-Whaling: The Lure of the Sea and the Hunt for the Great Whale] (Google Limited Preview)
 * [|The Long Road to Gettysburg] (Google Limited Preview)
 * [|Pick & Shovel Poet: The Journeys of Pascal D'Angelo] (Google Limited Preview)
 * [|The Real Benedict Arnold] (Google Limited Preview) by Jim Murphy
 * Others: Blizzard, The Great Fire.

Music and Sound
 * [|Sound Junction]
 * [|Wild Music]

Mysteries
 * [|Mystery and Detection] by Nancy Bosch

Nature
 * [|A Sand County Almanac, and Sketches Here and There] (Google Limited Preview) by Aldo Leopold
 * Articles from[| Orion Magazine]

Newspapers
 * [|Indianapolis Star]
 * [|Kids Post] from Washington Post
 * [|News Hour Extra]
 * [|Yak's Corner] from Detroit Free Press
 * [|New York Times Learning Network] (Middle School)[| - Indepth Topics]

Opinion and Editorials
 * Specific Starting Points
 * [|Indianapolis Star: Opinions]
 * [|US News and World Report]
 * Lists of Op/Ed Resources
 * [|Opinion/Editorial Newspapers List]
 * [|My Virtual Newspaper Opinion Sections List]

Physics
 * [|Selected Papers of Great American Physicists]

Reference
 * [|Wikipedia Selection for Schools]
 * [|World Factbook]

Safety
 * [|Safety and Injury Prevention]: [|Fitness for Kids], [|Soccer Injury Prevention]

Science
 * [|Dangerous Decibels]
 * [|Discovering Antarctica]
 * [|Word documents]
 * [|Energy]
 * [|Exploratorium]
 * [|Fighting Dinos]
 * [|Gravity: Our Place in Space] from Oology.
 * [|History of Invention]
 * [|Ontario Science Museum]
 * [|Discover the Rainforest]
 * [|MBG Net] - Biomes and Ecosystems
 * [|Biology of Plants]
 * [|Click Computers]
 * [|Loops Music]
 * [|Spark Science]
 * [|Splatt Art]
 * NASA
 * [|NASA: JPL] - [|JPL Kids]
 * [|NASA: Earth Observatory]
 * [|NASA Kid's Club]
 * [|Nature]
 * [|RollerCoaster] from Australian Television
 * [|SeaFood Watch]
 * [|SeaFood Guide]

Science Big Ideas ([|BigIdea Word Doc])
 * [|Archaeology]
 * [|Astronomy]
 * [|Biodiversity]
 * [|Earth]
 * [|Genetics]
 * [|Marine Biology]
 * [|Paleontology]
 * [|Water]

Science Fair
 * [|Science Fair Projects]

Science News
 * [|Nature.com]. Magazine.
 * [|Science Daily]. News Feed
 * [|Science News for Kids]
 * [|The Why Files]

Space Science
 * [|Apollo 11: Walking on the Moon]

Writing

Interactives

 * [|Arkive]
 * [|Dangerous Decibels]
 * [|Web Rangers] from National Park Service
 * [|Nature.ca Gallery Interactives]
 * [|Ontario Science Centre SciZone]
 * [|Field Museum Interactives]
 * [|KnowItAll]

Tools

 * ReadWriteThink
 * [|Acrostic Poem]
 * Investigative Searching from 21st Century Information Literacy
 * [|Find/Evaluate Author]
 * [|Find/Evaluate Publisher]
 * [|Find/Evaluate Date]
 * [|Find/Evaluate Links]
 * [|Other Evidence]
 * [|Evaluation Challenge]
 * Evaluation Tools
 * [|NARA: Evaluating Primary Source Materials]