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Helpful Links

Here's a list of links to websites that are both educational and fun.

Of course, all these websites are great resources for parents and educators.

Arts & Recreation

Kennedy Center Education (National Endowment for the Arts & Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts)
Contains specific information for teachers and educators.
Kid's Castle (Smithsonian Institution)
Appropriate for kids in grade and middle school.
Learn NPS (National Park Service)
Appropriate for students in middle school and above.
Contains specific information for teachers and educators.
NGAkids (National Gallery of Art)
Appropriate for kids in grade and middle school.

Business & Money

FDIC Money Smart (Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation)
Appropriate for kids in grade and middle school.
Contains specific information for teachers and educators.
H.I.P. Pocket Change (U.S. Mint)
Appropriate for kids in grade and middle school.
Investor Education & Assistance (Securities Exchange Commission)
Appropriate for students in middle school and above.
Contains specific information for teachers and educators.
Treasury Page for Kids (Treasury Dept.)
Appropriate for kids in grade and middle school.
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office's Kids Pages (Commerce Dept.)
Appropriate for kids in grade and middle school.

Careers

Career Exploration (U.S. Bureau of labor Statistics)
Appropriate for kids in grade and middle school.
Military Career Guide Online (U.S. Defense Dept. Center Monterey Bay)
Appropriate for students in middle school and above.
USAjobs.gov - Students and Recent Graduates (Office of Personnel Management and Dept of Education/Student Financial Assistance)
Appropriate for students in middle school and above.
Occupational Outlook Handbook (Labor Statistics Bureau)
Appropriate for students in middle school and above.

Communities & People

Girl's Health (Health & Human Services Dept.)
Appropriate for kids in grade and middle school.
Appropriate for students in middle school and above.
Contains specific information for parents.
World Wise Schools: Educators (Peace Corps)
Contains specific information for teachers and educators.

Computers & Internet

Safe Online Surfing
Designed for 3rd-8th graders.

Crime & Justice

Above the Influence (National Drug Control Policy Office)
Appropriate for students in middle school and above.
FBI Kids Page (Federal Bureau of Investigation)
Appropriate for kids in grade and middle school.
Appropriate for kids in middle school and above
United States Courts Educational Resources (Administrative Office of the Courts)
Contains specific information for teachers and educators

Defense & National Security

U.S. Air Force Parents & Family (U.S. Air Force)
Appropriate for students in middle school and above.
Contains specific information for parents.
U.S. Army Family Life (U.S. Army)
Appropriate for students in middle school and above.
Contains specific information for parents.
U.S. Marine Corps Parents' Guide (U.S. Marine Corps)
Appropriate for students in middle school and above.
Contains specific information for parents.
U.S. Navy For Families (U.S. Navy)
Appropriate for students in middle school and above.
Contains specific information for parents.
Contains specific information for teachers and educators.

Education

Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (U.S. State Department)
Appropriate for students in middle school and above.
Contains specific information for teachers and educators.
Classroom Resources (National Science Foundation)
Select "Science Topics."
UNA-USA Programs (United Nations)
Appropriate for kids in grade and middle school.
Appropriate for students in middle school and above.
Contains specific information for teachers and educators.
Encyclopedia Smithsonian (Smithsonian Institution)
Appropriate for students in middle school and above.
Federal Student Aid Forms in English and Spanish
Appropriate for students in middle school and above.
Contains specific information for parents.
Financial Aid for Students Home Page (Education Dept.)
Appropriate for students in middle school and above.
Contains specific information for parents.
Flags of the World
Appropriate for kids in grade and middle school.
Appropriate for students in middle school and above.
NACEL Open Door Foreign Exchange Program (NACEL)
Appropriate for students in middle school and above.
Contains specific information for parents.
Contains specific information for teachers and educators.
National Space Grant College and Fellowship Project (NASA)
Appropriate for students in middle school and above.
Contains specific information for parents.
National Teachers Hall of Fame
Appropriate for kids in grade and middle school.
Appropriate for students in middle school and above.
Contains specific information for teachers and educators.
NCES Classroom (National Center for Education Statistics)
Appropriate for kids in grade and middle school.
Appropriate for students in middle school and above.
Contains specific information for parents.
Contains specific information for teachers and educators.
Parent and Family Digital Guide to the Internet
Contains specific information for parents.
Student Financial Assistance (Education Dept.)
Appropriate for students in middle school and above.
Contains specific information for parents.

Environment

BLM Kid's Corner (Bureau of Land Management)
Appropriate for kids in grade and middle school.
Appropriate for students in middle school and above.
Contains specific information for parents.
Contains specific information for teachers and educators.
Children's Health Protection (Environmental Protection Agency)
Contains specific information for parents.
Drinking Water, Kids Stuff (Ground Water & Drinking Water Office)
Appropriate for kids in grade and middle school.
Appropriate for students in middle school and above.
Contains specific information for teachers and educators.
Educational Resources (Geological Survey)
Appropriate for kids in grade and middle school.
Appropriate for students in middle school and above.
Contains specific information for teachers and educators.
EIA Energy Kids (Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Network)
Appropriate for kids in grade and middle school.
Appropriate for students in middle school and above.
EPA Student Center (Environmental Protection Agency)
Appropriate for students in middle school and above.
Kids: Bureau of Land Management (Interior Dept.)
Appropriate for kids in grade and middle school.
Appropriate for students in middle school and above.
Kids in Parks (National Park Service)
Appropriate for students in middle school and above.
Contains specific information for teachers and educators.
Learn - National Wildlife Refuge System! (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service)
Appropriate for kids in grade and middle school.
Appropriate for students in middle school and above.
Contains specific information for teachers and educators.
NOAA Educational Resources (National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration)
Appropriate for kids in grade and middle school.
Appropriate for students in middle school and above.
Contains specific information for teachers and educators.
NREL Education Programs (National Renewable Energy Laboratory)
Appropriate for students in middle school and above.
Contains specific information for teachers and educators.
NSSL Weather Room (National Severe Storms Laboratory)
Appropriate for kids in grade and middle school.
Appropriate for students in middle school and above.
Contains specific information for teachers and educators.
Recycle City (Environmental Protection Agency)
Appropriate for kids in grade and middle school.
Smokey Bear
Appropriate for kids in grade and middle school.
Appropriate for students in middle school and above.
Students' Corner (Nuclear Regulatory Commission)
Appropriate for kids in grade and middle school.
Appropriate for students in middle school and above.
Contains specific information for teachers and educators.
Students and Teachers Page for Radiation Protection (Environmental Protection Agency)
Appropriate for students in middle school and above.
Contains specific information for teachers and educators.
Teacher at Sea (National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration)
Contains specific information for teachers and educators.
U.S. Forest Service
Children learn about forests using activities with Smokey the Bear, Woodsy the Owl, and more.
Appropriate for kids in grade and middle school.
Appropriate for students in middle school and above.

Foreign Affairs

Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs
The Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs' youth programs empower the next generation and establish long-lasting ties between the United States and other countries. Exchange programs focus primarily on secondary schools and promote mutual understanding, leadership development, educational transformation and democratic ideals.
World Wise Schools (Peace Corps)
Contains specific information for teachers and educators.

Geography

USGS Science Education (U.S. Geological Survey)
Appropriate for kids in grade and middle school.
Appropriate for students in middle school and above.
Contains specific information for teachers and educators

Government & Law

Core Documents of U.S. Democracy (U.S. Government Printing Office)
Appropriate for students in middle school and above.
Historical documents
Appropriate for students in grade and middle school.
Kids in the House (Clerk of the House)
Appropriate for kids in grade and middle school.
Appropriate for students in middle school and above.
Contains specific information for parents.
Contains specific information for teachers and educators.
OurDocuments.gov (Cooperative effort among National History Day, The National Archives and Records Administration, USA Freedom Corps, and The Corporation for National and Community Service)
Appropriate for students in middle school and above.
Contains specific information for teachers and educators.
Presidents of the United States (White House)
Appropriate for students in middle school and above.
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office's Kids Pages (Commerce Dept.)
Appropriate for kids in grade and middle school.
Appropriate for students in middle school and above.
Contains specific information for parents.
Contains specific information for teachers and educators.
U.S. Senate: Art & History (Congress. Senate)
Appropriate for students in middle school and above.

Health & Safety

BAM! Body and Mind (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
Appropriate for kids in grade and middle school.
Appropriate for students in middle school and above.
Contains specific information for teachers and educators.
Fire Administration Kids Page (Fire Administration)
Appropriate for kids in grade and middle school.
Contains specific information for parents.
Contains specific information for teachers and educators.
Kids' Quest on Disability & Health (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
Appropriate for kids in grade and middle school.
Appropriate for students in middle school and above.
Contains specific information for teachers and educators.
Kids: Choose My Plate
Activities, videos, games, and more to help children learn about the different food groups and good nutrition.
Ready.gov for Kids
Appropriate for kids in grade and middle school.
Resources for You - Food - Students & Teachers (Food & Drug Administration)
Appropriate for kids in grade and middle school.
Appropriate for students in middle school and above.
Contains specific information for parents.
Contains specific information for teachers and educators.
Resources for You: Students & Teachers (Food & Drug Administration)
Contains specific information for parents.
Contains specific information for teachers and educators.
Students' Corner (Nuclear Regulatory Commission)
Appropriate for kids in grade and middle school.
Appropriate for students in middle school and above.
Contains specific information for teachers and educators.
Team Nutrition (Food & Nutrition Service)
Appropriate for kids in grade and middle school.
Appropriate for students in middle school and above.
Contains specific information for parents.
Contains specific information for teachers and educators.

History

America's Story from America's Library (Library of Congress)
Appropriate for kids in grade and middle school.
Appropriate for students in middle school and above.
Educator Resources (National Archives & Records Administration)
Contains specific information for teachers and educators.
First Ladies of the United States (White House)
Appropriate for kids in grade and middle school.
Appropriate for students in middle school and above.
Herbert Hoover Presidential Library & Museum for Educators (National Archives & Records Administration)
Appropriate for students in middle school and above.
Contains specific information for teachers and educators
The Holocaust: A Learning Site for Students (United States Holocaust Memorial Museum)
Appropriate for students in middle school and above.
Jimmy Carter Library (National Archives & Records Administration)
Appropriate for kids in grade and middle school.
Appropriate for students in middle school and above.
Contains specific information for teachers and educators.
John F. Kennedy Library & Museum (National Archives & Records Administration)
Appropriate for kids in grade and middle school.
Appropriate for students in middle school and above.
Contains specific information for parents.
Contains specific information for teachers and educators.
Lyndon B. Johnson Library: LBJ Kids (National Archives & Records Administration)
Appropriate for students in middle school and above.
Contains specific information for teachers and educators
Presidents of the United States (White House)

Schoolhouse Rock

And, there is always the musical approach. Click on the video clips below, from...

I'm Just a Bill

The Preamble to the Constitution

Other Schoolhouse Rock videos

The Calvin T. Ryan Library also the 30th Anniversary Edition of Schoolhouse Rock on DVD

Schoolhouse rock!