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These are web sites which might help with specific school assignments:
Elementary School Assignments:
Animals
exZOOberance - Celebrating the Animal Kingdom
Arctic/Antartic Animals
Bats
Fruit Bats - Basic Facts about fruit bats
Butterflies
Calendars
Earth Calendar - Holidays and Celebrations around the World
California History and Culture
University of California Calisphere - History, Culture, Missions, biographies all in one site
California Counties
California Farm Bureau - Look here for agricultural information
Tribal Groups and Corresponding California Counties - Which California Indians lived in your county?
Your Legislature - To find the names of state legislators
House of Representatives - To find the someone in the U.S. House of Representatives
The Senate - To find the names of U.S. senators
California Missions
California Missions Studies Association
Uncommon Missions - Another California Mission website that includes great links
Famous Californians
Famous Californians - A list of famous Californians
Inventors
Invention Dimension - All about inventors and inventions
Prairie
Skill-building
On-line Reading Exercises - Reading Comprehension
Foreign Language Picture Dictionary
Interactive Mathematics Activities
Joe Cool or Joe Fool? - learning to be media-savvy
Multiflyer - a times tables game
State Reports
State Reports - Information about all 50 States
Whales
Whale Times - Facts about whales (scroll down the screen a bit)
Middle School Assignments:
Ancient Egypt
The British Museum’s Webpage about Ancient Egypt
Akhet Egyptology - good source for pharoah information
Catapults/ Rube Goldberg Machines
Rube Goldberg Project Tips - Tips for building a Rube Goldberg machine
Catapults - How to build a small catapult
Earthquakes and Volcanoes
United States Geological Survey Website
USGS’ Hawaiian Volcano Observatory
Hawaii’s Newest Submarine Volcano, Loihi
Flowering plants
Growing Crystals
Grow Your Own Crystals - How to grow crystals
Science Fair
The Ultimate Science Fair Resource
Science Buddies - science enrichment tools for students in grades K-12 especially focusing on science fair projects
Western trees
Botanical and Ecological Characteristics of Trees
updated: 6/28/07