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Accelerated Reader (AR) Lists
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You may also look for AR books at www.arbookfind.com, but your school may or may not have the corresponding quiz available.
If your school is not listed above, please contact the school library staff.
Updated 11/03/09
Ancient Civilization
Daily Life in Ancient Civilizations
This site provides basic information and links for the ancient civilizations of Egypt, Greece, Rome, India, and China, with an additional section on Early Man.
Mr. Dowling's Electronic Passport
A journey through time and space created by a middle school geography teacher. This site generates multiple pop-ups.
Animals
Animal Bytes
Quick information on animals, including their scientific classification and fun facts
created by Busch Gardens.
Animal Bytes
All about animals. Search by category, habitat, or location created by the San Diego Zoo.
Animal Diversity Web
Includes information on distributions, natural history, conservation, and economic importance, along with pictures and sounds.
ASPCA’S Animaland
This child-friendly site offers interactive information on careers, animal care, and general information about animals.
Insectclopedia
Comprehensive site about the world of insects ranges from identification to bug cuisine.Meet the Animals Now!
Birds, mammals, marsupials, and reptiles form the list that leads to detailed photos and information. Part of the Oakland (Calif.) Zoo at Knowland Park.
National Wildlife Federation
Articles in English and Spanish from Ranger Rick; and a homework help section. Use the search box to find the information you need.
Articles
Use either pictures or words to explore topics. Some things have charts and pictures as well as articles. Green dots show what is easier to read and orange triangles are for the harder to read.
Start here for information, statistics, and different opinions on many subjects. Look here if you need to offer several ideas about an issue.
Student Resource Center - Gold
Good for class assignments because it has many different kinds of information in one place. Just enter your subject one time to see pictures including videos plus magazine, newspaper and encyclopedia articles.
Aztecs
The Ancient Aztecs
Click on the “visit site” for information on Aztec rulers; daily life; technology; culture; religion; and the Spanish conquest.
The Aztecs
This site is great for younger students. It has information about important people and events, arts & crafts, daily life, the military, Tenochtitlan, and fun & games.
Mesoamerican Sites and Cultures
Information about the Aztec, Toltec, Maya, Teotihuacan, Zapotec and Olmec cultures and some of their archaeological sites.
Biographies
Find out about people living or dead. Authors, athletes, stars and scientists are all here. There are often pictures of the person as well. You can get reference books and current magazine articles.Distinguished Women of Past and Present
This site contains biographies of women from around the globe. Search by name or field of activity.
Infoplease Biography
More than 30,000 biographies from our almanacs, dictionary, and encyclopedia. Just click on a category and select.
People Index
Very short biographies of people in world history. Especially useful is the clickable timeline. To return to a previous page, click on the “X” in the top right corner of current page.
California
Covers California counties, explorers, governors, history by decades, indians, missions,mission life and ranchos.
- The Missions, Gold Rush, and much more including pictures. Provided by the University of California
California Gold Rush
California Gold Rush
Based on the PBS series , this site provides a complete history, fun facts and classroom activities.
Gold Rush! California’s Untold Stories
All about the gold rush, including information on the mining towns.( Search for “gold districts”) From the Oakland Museum of California
California Indians
Click on Indians in the California Fact Cards section. Each tribe is listed by name.
California Indian Tribal Groups
Color map of the location of California native tribesCalifornia Missions
- Social Studies Fact Cards: California Missions
- Useful brief information for mission reports.
The same books as you would find in print, but use them online.
California Missions
This website shows 21 missions located on the California map. It also shows a picture of each mission.
The California Missions
Lots of color photos of each mission.
California Missions Virtual Tour
Featuring two histories for each of the twenty-one California Missions.
Fourth Grade California History Review
This history text for fourth graders covers the missions era and includes student reports and a California Mission Internet Trail with links to information about each mission.California Ranchos Published by the University of California's Earth Sciences Library.
- Social studies fact cards with useful information for rancho reports. Vocabulary is for fourth graders.
Cells
Do a subject search for "cell" or a search for keywords such as "cell reproduction" or "animal cell" and choose the type of information you are looking for including multimeda (diagrams, photos, illustrations, tables).
The Cell: Down to Basics
Basic information on cell theory with labeled diagrams of plant and animal cells. Links to “Focus Topics” provide in-depth descriptions of specific topics.
Cells Alive!
Animated pictures of microbes, bacteria, viruses, and other microscopic heroes and villains. The pictures are accompanied by links to more complete texts.
Virtual Cell
Zoom in and out, turn, and cut into and view a plant cell. From the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign.
China (Ancient)
Daily Life : Ancient China
Learn about Taoism, explore daily life in 4 different Chinese dynasties. Meet emporers, read things written in B.C. times.
Controversial Topics
Start here for information, statistics, and different opinions on many subjects. Look here if you need to offer several ideas about an issue.
Student Resource Center - Gold
Good for class assignments because it has many different kinds of information in one place. Just enter your subject one time to see pictures including videos plus magazine, newspaper and encyclopedia articles.
Countries
Surveys over 200 countries' shared values, behaviors and cultural variations from foods and rituals to pastimes and arts. Illustrations, photographs and maps are included.
- Developed by the Library of Congress, the Country Studies handbooks cover demographic, political, and social information on countries around world.
Day in History
- Find out what happened on today’s date in previous years, or enter your birthdate or any other month and day you want to learn more about.
Egypt (Ancient)
The site is divided into ten 'chapters' which address themes or topics relevant to ancient Egypt. The ten 'chapters' are presented on a menu page where the user can choose a chapter by clicking on the word or icon relating to that chapter.
Ancient Egypt - A Sixth Grade Curriculum
Covers: Gods & Goddesses; Hieroglyphics; Mummies; Pharoahs, Pyramids & Tombs; Bibliography; and Links for Teachers.
Encyclopedias
Gale Virtual Reference Library
Includes specialized encyclopedias on art, clothing and fashion, the Middle Ages, Colonial America, the Sixties, countries and cultures, environment, and drugs.
Endangered Species
Animal Info
Detailed information about each endangered animal, including habitat, diet, behavior, threats and reason(s) for decline.
Kids Planet
Fact sheets on over 50 endangered species worldwide.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: Division of Endangered Species
A site full of information about endangered animals. Use the "search our site" function to find information on a specific animal.
Explorers
Explorers of the Millenium
Click on "visit site" and find an explorers' hall of fame, exploration timeline and other interesting facts.
The European Voyages of Exploration: 15th and 16th Centuries
An overview of European exploration and colonization around the world.
This resource has basic facts about many aspects of California, including missions and indians. It also covers states and countries.
Flags
- Need a picture of the flag of Kazakhstan? Whatever the country you’re studying, you can probably find an image of its flag here.
Greece (Ancient)
Ancient Greece
The BBC created this fun, interactive site on Ancient Greece.
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History
Human Body
- Click here for those reports about the muscular, digestive, and other body systems. Interactive pictures show the systems and describe their functions.
Incas
The Civilization of the Incas
Learn about the Inca Empire, the people, clothing, roads, weaving, family life, religion, crime and punishment and more.
Internet Guides for Youth
- Links to science experiments, language instruction, storytelling sites, and many more online resources, both educational and fun.
- Lots of sites by subject. You can find entertainment and homework both from this page.
Inventions and Inventors
How Stuff Works is a great place to come to learn about how things work in the world around you.
Technology Timeline
This site presents a timeline from 1750 to 1990s of American inventions and innovative achievements. Click on the invention or achievement on the timeline to learn more about it.
Who Invented it?
A list of inventions and who invented them. Scroll down the page to see a list of inventions, their inventor and the year they were invented.
Lewis and Clark Expedition
Go West Across America with Lewis and Clark!
Join Lewis & Clark on an interactive adventure where students become privates in Lewis & Clark's Corps of Discovery.
Lewis and Clark
This site is a comprehensive resource Lewis & Clark's expedition. It includes in-depth historical and biographical information.
Lewis & Clark Journey of Discovery
This site provides a good timeline of the expedition along with information on maps, native tribes, and the discoveries on the way.
Livermore History
Select the "Livermore" button on the first page to get to pictures of and facts about local structures and famous people such as Robert Livermore.
- Learn the history of the Rodeo by selecting the "Gallery" button.
Maya
Maya Civilization
This site covers cosmology and religon, writing and hieroglyphics, calendar and more.
Mesopotamia
Brief History of Assyrians
Includes geography, language, religion, and a detailed history of Assyrians.
Mesopotamia: Electronic Passport
Facts about Mesopotamia. Discusses the development of writing, creation of civilization, Hammurabi's Code, and the Assyrians and Sumerians. Lots of Links to further information. This site generates multiple pop-ups.Compact History
History, location, language, sub-tribes, culture and population and more on many tribes throughout the United States. More Northeast tribes are covered at this site.
First Americans
Information on Native American ancestors and links to many Native Tribes
Northwest Indians
A list of tribes, information about what food was eaten, language, clothing, customs, dwellings, appearance, and more.
Southwest Native Americans
Information on the Southwest Native Americans including Apache, Hopi, Navajo, Pueblo, & Zuni.
Planets
Exploring the Planets
A fun, easy way to get information about the planets and other things that deal with space. must From the National Air and Space Museum.
Student Science Education Center
Explore your universe and learn about astronomy, the sun, planets and moons, stars, galaxies, space exploration and other topics.
Welcome to the Planets
A collection of many of the best images from NASA’s planetary exploration program.
[top]Rome (Ancient)
The Romans
From the BBC education site, this page explains who the Romans were, what the empire and the republic were, and presents the emperors, senators, Roman leisure, education, and religion. Also includes maps.
Rome in the Virtual Classroom
Things you should know about Ancient Rome; including, government, history, and geography. This site generates multiple pop-ups.
[top]Science
Researching science topics has never been easier -- with Science Resource Center, thousands of topic overviews, experiments, biographies, pictures and illustrations are just a few clicks away and the latest scientific developments are covered in articles from over 200 magazines and academic journals and links to quality web sites. The database covers curriculum-related science topics and offers teachers an easy-to-use tool to identify content directly correlated to state and national standards.
Social Studies
Social Studies Fact Cards: California Edition
This resource has basic facts about many aspects of California, including missions and indians. It also covers states and countries.
Student Resource Center - Gold
Good for class assignments because it has many different kinds of information in one place. Just enter your subject one time to see pictures including videos plus magazine, newspaper and encyclopedia articles.
State Reports
Kids InfoBits>Geography>States
This will take you directly to information suitable for state reports.
Elementary through Middle School
50 States and Capitals
For each of the 50 states there is a map, and all the basic information you might need to know sSuch as song, congresspersons, population, and other vital statistics.
Middle School
ClassBrain.com: State Reports
A lot of the information elementary school students need for state reports is right here. Click on any state for links to maps, statistics, history, and tons of details about state symbols.
Elementary through Middle School
The Internet Public Library: Stately Knowledge
These web pages will help you find out the basic facts of any state in the Union, including Washington, D.C.United States
- The Library of Congress site for "kids and families" is a great resource for assignments about the United States.
