Science
- NPR
Science Friday Kids
Connection. This is a National Public Radio website for
kids who are interested in science. Talk to scientists,
look up old shows by topic/ Examples of past themes are
astronomy, science is fun, and the Titanic. (Suitable for
children and adults).
- Arizona
Science Center Visit the home
page of the Arizona Science Center to find out about new
exhibits. Get a calendar of activities and events.
(Intended for children and adults).
- Newton's
Apple, PBS Look up science
themes from past topics in an alphabetical listing.
(Ideal site for curious kids and adults!)
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Entertainment/Current
Events
- AZCentral , The Arizona Republic, A major Phoenix
newspaper online. This is a great way to read about
current events, find movie listings or read the sports
page.
- Teen
News, The Arizona Republic, An
alternative newspaper for Phoenix teenagers.
- PBS
kids Visit sites for all of
your favorite PBS kids shows including Kratt's Creatures
and Arthur.
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Author pages
- R.L.
Stine A site strictly for fans
of the Goosebumpts series! Learn more about the author
and his creepy stories.
- about
Dr. Seus A site for young
children with games and acitivities related to the Dr.
Seuss story characters.
- Jean
Craighead Read about this
famous author and her family. Learn how she came to write
about nature. You can also send her a message.
- Robert
Munsch Read some of Robert
Munsch's books and poems or send him a message.
- Lit. for
children Literature and
poetry activities for children.
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Just for fun
- Jokes,
Smirk City A yahooligans site
for jokes and activities, intendend for younger children.
- Seattle
Art Museum Visit the
collections of the Seattle art museum. (Appropriate for
older children and adults).
- Dinosaurs
- Explore
Latin America Visit the
different Latin American countries, see pictures and
learn about the geography.
- Math problem solving This site
provides lots of opportunity for children to practice
word problem solving skills. (Intended for 3 - 6
grade).
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Especially for
Girls
Especialmente
para niñas
- women
in space A page developed by
NASA to encourage girls to pursue careers in math,
science and techno0logy. See profiles of women in
science.
- scavenger
hunt A page from the science
is for Girls program which features questions for girls
to look up information about different topics.
- Go
girl! An online magazine about
sports and fitness for girls.
- The
future is yours Read profiles
of some women in science. Indended for young
girls.
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Sitios en
Español
- mujeres
en ciencia Lee
acerca de varias cientistas que son mujeres del programa
de NASA.
- Angela
Lago,
Lee acerca de una
autora Latina, lee de sus cuentos y resuelve unos
adivinanzas.
- Vocabulario This
is a great site for learning Spanish vocabulary. find the
theme that interests you and listen to recording for the
pronunciation of the word.
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Sports
- AZ.
Diamondbacks Visit the
homepage of the major league Phoenix baseball team.
- Kids
Court, Phoenix Suns basketball
news for younger fans visit this Phoenix Sun's
page.
- Phoenix
Cardinals, Visit the homepage
of Arizona's football team.
- Phoenix
Mercury, website for our
Phoenix womens basketball team.
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Nature, Arizona
- The
Phoenix Zoo Get information on
animals, trails and events at the zoo. Great site for
children!
- The
Desert Botanical Gardens Look
for information about plants and activities at the
botanical gardens. Intended for adults, but children who
are readers will also learn a lot from this site.
- Tucson
Sonoran Desert Museum Find
information about visiting this desert museum.
- Boyce
Thompson Arboretum visit this
award winning site to get information about native
Arizona plants. Great pictures!
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Arizona
- Lowell
Observatory Get information on
visiting this Northern Arizona observatory. Great place
for older children interested in astronomy.
- Hiking
trails A great site from the
Arizona Republic for children and adults interested in
hiking.
- Phoenix
Sky Harbor Airport visit an
acitivity page for kids interested in learning about
flight. Includes links to other interesting sites.
- The
Heard Museum Find out about
Native American cultures. This page includes information
on exhibits, and a lot of related information. Great site
for kids and adults.
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