Top Picks - Web sites
If you're looking for some great media suggestions for your kids--look no further than our Top Picks! We have a variety of lists in all of our media categories with some wonderful suggestions for kids of all ages. Whether you're looking for great fantasy books for your 8-14 year old or some classic holiday movies, you're sure to find something that your kids will enjoy.
Check back here often since we're continually adding new lists every week! If you have any suggestions for a new list or for a title that should be added to one of our existing lists, please let us know.
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Astronomy Web Sites
Interactive Sky Chart Wondering what stars those are in tonight's sky? Create a custom star map for your time and location. You can also create a map for any spot on Earth, for any date from 1600 to 2400.
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Amazing Space Click on "Online Explorations," then "Comets." Try mixing up a virtual comet to see how different "ingredients" affect the outcome. Learn fast facts about planets to collect online Solar System Trading Cards. For the truly starry-eyed: try the "Hubble Deep Field Academy" and attempt to match photos of galaxies to their classification system names.
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Astronomy for Kids Outstanding resource on constellation- and planet-watching and more. The easy to understand language is perfect for beginners as well as more advanced sky watchers.
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Space Day Mission Fun Click on "Students" and then "Mission Fun." Then try the "Star Search" game and see if you can click and drag the constellations to their correct places in the sky; if you’ve got sound, you’ll even hear the crickets! In "The Phaser" you’ll learn all about the phases of the Moon. If you don't know your waxing from your waning gibbous, this site will illuminate you.
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Earth & Sky Connect the Stars You've heard of "Connect-the-Dots," now try connecting the stars to trace a constellation. There's also a handy star name pronunciation guide.
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Web site Lists
- Safe Social Networking for Tweens
- Social Networking for Younger Kids (7 and under)
- Stellar Sports Sites
- Harry Potter Web Sites
- Geography Web Sites
- Gardening Web Sites
- Safe Search Sites for Kids
- Farm Animal Web Sites
- Art Web Sites
- Dinosaur Web Sites
- Homework Help Web Sites
- History Web Sites
- Astronomy Web Sites
- KIDS.US Web Sites
- Reading Web Sites
- Color Web Sites for Young Kids
- Signs of Spring on the Internet
- Princess for a Day Sites
- Earth Day Web Sites
- News Web Sites for Tweens
- Winter Web Sites
- Black History Month Web Sites
- Trains, Trucks, and Robots Web Sites
- Chinese New Year Web Sites
- Educational Game Web Sites
- Math Web Sites
- Volcano Web Sites for Kids
- Hawaii Web Sites
- President's Day Websites
- Travel Web Sites
- New Year's Web Sites
- Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Web Sites
- Tooth Fairy Web Sites
- Kite Web Sites
- Coral Reef Web Sites
- Natural Disaster Web Sites
- Planet Mars Web Sites
- Easter Web Sites
- Passover Web Sites
- Horse Web Sites
- Money Web Sites
- Presidents Day Web Sites
- Poetry Web Sites
- Soccer Web Sites
- Hurricane Web Sites
- History of the United States Web Sites
- Time Web Sites
- Alien/UFO Web Sites
- Beach Web Sites
- Fantasy Book Web Sites
- Arts and Crafts Web Sites
- Middle Ages Web Sites
- Folk Tale Web Sites
- Music Web Sites
- Halloween Web Sites
- Animal Web Sites
- Elephant Web Sites
- Cow Web Sites
- Robot Web Sites
- Worm Web Sites
- Frog Web Sites
- Whale Web Sites
