Web Resources

• Africa
• Ancient Civilizations
• Ancient Greece
• Ancient Rome
• Animals
• Biomes
• Body
• China
• Environment
• Explorers
• Geography
• Geology
• Government
• Homework Help
• Light and Illusions
• Math
• Matter
• Reading
• Research
• Science
• Space
• States
• Volcanoes
• Web Page Dev.
• Writing

Parent Resources

Research

Dictionaries

• Merriam-Webster - this site also has a thesaurus.
• Research It - has many different language tools.
• Smarter Kids.com - this site also has a thesaurus.  (banner ads)

Encyclopedias

• Britannica.com - (banner ads)
• Encyclopedia.com - (banner ads)
• FunkandWagnalls.com - this one is good, but you have to register first to use it.  (banner ads)
• Great Web Sites for Kids - American Library Association's list of appropriate Web sites for children.
• National Geograpic -  there is an encyclopedia Look it Up! off to the right hand side of the page.

Ms. Latta's 5th Grade