
Cool Connections
This issue of KIDS, dated March 14, 1997, was written and produced by
fifth-grade students of John F. Kennedy Elementary School in the Madison
Metropolitan School District, located in Madison, Wisconsin.
Brett Favre Fan Club Home Page Reviewed by Grif
- Want to learn about the hottest quarterback in the NFL? This site is
for people who like football, sports, or just like Brett Favre. Check out
this website. It has great photos, stats, fanmail, links to the Packers
with stories about Brett and his family and friends. The site is easy to
access and use. Everything you ever wanted to know about this MVP is here.
Visit him today.
URL: http://www.favre4.com/
Star Wars Trilogy: Official Website Reviewed by Alissa
- Have you seen Star Wars? Would you like to learn more about this movie?
This is the site for you if you said yes. There are lots of great pictures
from the Star Wars movies here and you can also play some cool games. An
interesting link shows how they made the characters, R2D2, Darth Vader and
Han Solo and one on the special computer graphics used. Many movie facts are
here too. Check it out.
URL: http://www.starwars.com
Sports Illustrated for Kids Reviewed by Kevin
- If you're the kind of kid who can't get enough of sports, you will really
like this site. You will have a lot of fun learning about sports here. It
is like getting the magazine for nothing. Both boys and girls who love
sports will like the fun games and puzzles and information here. There are
basketball stats and a rebus of the week to solve. If you like sports, you will
like this site.
URL: http://pathfinder.com/SIFK
Florida Aquarium Site Reviewed by Nikki
- The Florida Aquarium Site is a fantastic site. It has won many awards. It
has at least one picture on each page of some fish or other interesting
aquarium life. There are even some fun games. One of them is a matching
game that allows you to put your name on a list when you are finished to
see how you rank. It also has many facts about habitats and behaviors of
sea life. I think this site is a great site and so will you!
URL: http://www.sptimes.com/aquarium/default.html
Endangered Species Reviewed by Brittany
- Did you ever wonder how many animals are endangered? Are you looking for
information on a particular endangered species? Well, this site is the
place to find out. It has really great graphics of different species and
the animals are listed in alphabetical order so it is easy to find them.
You can even visit a real zoo. There is a special link about Earth Day
too! Learn everything you want to know and more about endangered species.
URL: http://www.nceet.snre.umich.edu/EndSpp/Endangered.html
Science Reviewed by Sarah
- If you like to study rocks, bones, and what happened in
ancient times you will like this site. It has lots of interesting
subjects like Evolution, and Phylogeny, and other things like that.
There are lots of cool pictures of bones and fossils. Do you think
germs have a family seal? I guess you will just have to find out when
you come to this site. It sounds boring but if you give it a chance
you will have a lot of fun.
URL: http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/exhibit/exhibits.html
Kid's Web Reviewed by Rhiannon
- If you need to learn about anything, this is the site for you! If you have
a research project to do, it will give you a lot of options for finding
information. There are currently 20 different categories to choose from
with lots of good links. Some of my personal favorites are art, literature,
astronomy, computers and best of all, sports. There are also many nice
pictures and the type is big and easy to read. This is a really great site
and it is easy to use.
URL: http://www.npac.syr.edu/textbook/kidsweb/
The Museum of Science and Industry Site Reviewed by Mike
- The Museum of Science and Industry site lets you get specific information
on the different areas of this museum, located in Chicago. It also gives
you access to a map and lots of information on new attractions and on the
two giant Omnimax theatres in the museum. The site shows you when
everything is playing there. There are a lot of graphics and it is easy to
use. It also shows you admission fees and ticket prices. If you are
planning a visit, the site even helps you with that. Overall, this is a
really cool site.
URL: http://www.msichicago.org/
These Internet resources were evaluated on the basis of the Site Selection Guidelines
that the students developed.
Questions and comments can be sent to teacher Susan Birkenmeier, sbirkenmeier@madison.k12.wi.us
Last Modified: 3/12/97