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Enrichment Websites

Enrichment Websites
Here are websites with much interesting to explore. Find one that interests you, and explore it. Then, ask yourself, what did I find out that was new and remarkable?
•  NASA Space, the Universe, the Solar System •  Goddard Space Center Astronomy, latest discoveries in magazine format. •  Comics. What comic strip character most resembles you?
•  History Channel. This Day in History. What great events occurred on the day you were born? •  The Mint Do you never have enough money, or would you like to learn how to make your money grow? •  How are Hollywood Films Made? Takes you through the steps, including screenwriting, directing, producing, editing, acting.
•  Page by Page Creating a Childrens Book. How a childrens book is actually published, from the idea, the writing, finding the illustrator, printing and selling the book. •  Grimms Fairy Tales The original, real tales sometimes cruel and frightening, so be warned. •  Vocabulary earns rice for poor people
•  Brian Jacques and Redwall interviews with author, questions from readers answered by author. •  Art Detective There are clues everywhere. Who painted this mystery painting? •  Pencil Pages how pencils are made. Why are they yellow? Is there really lead in them?
•  Leonardos Workshop solve the mystery of a missing painting, learning about his inventions, paintings, and tools he used. Art and investigation! •  Molecular Expressions color photographs through the microscope. What do French fries look like under a microscope? •  Babysitting Safety Tips from the Phoenix Arizona Police Department.
•  Weather - including moving satellite images •  Create an earthquake •  Science experiments happen on line (also motorcycles...)
•  Map of US - game gets addictive... •  CIA Factbook about Countries •  Endangered species link
•  Project Gutenberg , free books to download •  San Diego Zoo •  Create your own computer games. Are you game? Do at home. Won't work at school.
•  Advertisers are trying to take your money - interested? •  Animals at National Geographic •  Working in Connecticut - Rules for Teens
•  It's Greek to me - Olympics •  Care of reptiles, amphibians •  Harry Potter Words
•  Sound Junction - learn about music, instruments. Headphones needed •  Inventions at Play •  Biology Browser
•  Big Buildings in the US - Zoom in •  The Why Files (science in real life) •  Mostly medieval
•  What's your carbon footprint? •  Madlibs online •  Travel Map Quiz
•  Avalanche!!!!! •  Make your own comics •  Design a roller coaster
•  Dig for Dinosaurs •  Food all over the world •  Can you survive??????
•  Native American Women's Clothing •  Other writers I might like based on this writer •  Quilts
•  Tomb of the Unknown Mummy •  The Stacks - info about authors, books •  Money, money, money
•  Be a a Slave on the Underground Railroad •  New England Witchcraft Trials •  Parks in 3-D
•  Visual Dictionary - lots of science terms here •  Cryptography - The art of secrecy •  Dissect an owl pellet
•  Can you pass the Citizenship quiz? •  Forensic Mystery •  Photos in the news
•  Powder game - virtual science - only the Powder Game •  Exploratorium (sports science, mutant fruit flies...) •  Iditarod (Alaska's dog race)
•  Free Poverty •  Lincoln-White House on Emancipation Day •  Wild Earth - Right now!!
•  MYSTERLY: The lost book
•  Great Wall of China •  Fact Monster
•  World War II - Science & Tech •  Can you survive in Alaska wilderness?
•  Mummies - how they're made •  What's special about this number...
•  WW2, Civil War, Revolutionary War Battles •  Immigration-Where people settled in US
•  Learn HTML! •  National Geographic Games
•  Find out about engineering •  NASA - Hubble Telescope Mission
Keyboarding Lessons •  Inside the teenage brain •  Mission H20 - can you save water?
Typing test - how fast can you type? Keyboarding Practice •  Natural History Games
Come up with new cool websites
Have a great website to share? Show it to Mrs. Lo and she might just add it to the Enrichment websites here.

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