This is for kids, of course, but can be great for parentsand teachers too.
ALA’s Best Free Reference Sites –
The American Library Association has assembled a LONG but great list of best free reference websites
How about UCSB Science Line –
answers to questions for students and teachers K-12?
Ask Dr. Universe –http://www.wsu.edu/DrUniverse/WhoIs.html
Cool site from Washington State University — answers science questions and brings more questions and answers to you
Scientific American — Ask The Experts
http://www.sciam.com/askexpert_directory.cfm
DiscoverySchool.com –http://school.discoveryeducation.com/
Homework helper BJ Pinchbeck –http://www.bjpinchbeck.com/ — lists of resources by subject area by a kid who started this at 9 and is now 20.
Math Forum @ Drexel –http://mathforum.org/library/drmath/drmath.elem.html– cool resources for math help — also check out their“Ask Dr. Math” — http://mathforum.org/dr.math/
KidsClick! - http://www.kidsclick.org/ — database of over 6400 sites compiled by librarians — Ramapo Catskill Library System and Colorado State Library
Homework Spot — http://homeworkspot.com/ — privately owned site that has a hand-picked set of resources readily at your disposal. Top awards. Part of StarSpot network.
Awesome Library-http://www.awesomelibrary.org/student.html – Over 14,000 sites have been classified into a directory, specifically organized for teachers, students and parents. Evaluation and Development Institute (EDI) ; Dr. Jerry Adams
Library of Congress – Great stuff! Check out Everyday Mysteries in science –http://www.loc.gov/rr/scitech/mysteries/ –Info links for every country –http://www.loc.gov/rr/international/portals.html
Cool Math 4 Kids –http://www.coolmath4kids.com/ — “an amusement park of math” with games, tools, and fun — made by a mom who is a Ph.D. in math
Fact Monster — http://www.factmonster.com/ — From Information Please. Want to look up where things are in a cool almanac?
http://www.ikidworld.com/help.htm