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

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