Internet Research
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Fact Monster
Fact Monster and its Homework Center have received national recognition for their reference materials, fun facts and features, and individualized homework help.
Search Engine Showdown
Search Engine Showdown, the users compares and evaluates Internet search engines from the searcher's perspective. The site includes features, charts, reviews, strategies, and a newsletter.
Cool Science News
Labspaces.net is a social network for the scientific community designed to spread scientific news, maintain and create friendships, and harbor collaboration through the internet.
Schools Fantasy League
Start a fantasy team with your classmates and compete for the top scores. Schools Fantasy League (SFL) helps students develop their skills in subjects such as math and ICT while also learning about planning and teamwork.
Flickr Search Engine
With this search engine you can search through photos on Flickr.com which are licensed as "creative commons".
Learning Games to Change the World
A list of games with ethical component. Includes educational games such as Third world farmer and Darfur is Dying.
Checklist of Internet Research Tips
An explanation of all the different ways to find information on the internet. Especially informative on the different types of search engines.
America's Online Pursuits: The changing picture of who'
The Pew Internet & American Life Project conducts orginial surveys to find out who uses the internet and how they use it.
Plants For Kids!
Crash course in plants, how to identify them, and a bunch of fun experiments to try.
Ask Jeeves for Kids
Ask Jeeves for Kids is a fast, easy and kid-friendly way for kids to find answers to their questions online. Ask Jeeves for Kids uses natural-language technology that allows kids to ask questions, such as "Why is the sky blue?" or "How do I make a cake?"
Bonus Links
West Point Bridge Design Contest
Although the contest is over, this website offers software to download where you can design and test your own virtual bridge.
Graffiti Archaeology
Graffiti Archaeology is the study of graffiti-covered walls as they change over time. The grafarc.org project is a timelapse collage, made of photos of San Francisco graffiti taken by many different photographers from 1998 to the present.