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The K.I.D.S. Report Archive:
March 14, 1997 - Cool Connections
February 5, 1997 - Stretching the Mind
January 13, 1997 - Native Americans
November 24, 1996 - Ancient Civilizations
November 5, 1996 - Election '96
Two issues of the report were released at the end of the 95-96 school
year. At that time the publication was called Y'Know, but this Fall the
students from all four schools nominated and voted in a new title,
the K.I.D.S. Report: Kids Identifying and Discovering Sites.
The Y'Know Archive:
June 21, 1996
May 31, 1996
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The K.I.D.S. Report Archive
The K.I.D.S. Report Archive:
March 14, 1997 - Cool Connections
February 5, 1997 - Stretching the Mind
January 13, 1997 - Native Americans
November 24, 1996 - Ancient Civilizations
November 5, 1996 - Election '96
Two issues of the report were released at the end of the 95-96 school
year. At that time the publication was called Y'Know, but this Fall the
students from all four schools nominated and voted in a new title,
the K.I.D.S. Report: Kids Identifying and Discovering Sites.
The Y'Know Archive:
June 21, 1996
May 31, 1996
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KIDS November 5, 1996: Election '96
Election '96
This issue of KIDS, dated November 5, 1996, was written and produced by
students of Kennedy Elementary School in the Madison Metropolitan School District, located
in Madison, Wisconsin.
- Vote Smart Web Reviewed by Sarah
- VOTE SMART WEB is one of the best sites I have seen! It is very educational and it is
also fun to look through. There are lots of pictures and four places that you can vote for
President of the United States. You can put your comments down without having to have an
Email address and it also has personal information about the presidential candidates. The
information is useful for all ages.
URL: http://www.vote-smart.org/
- All Politics Reviewed by Allissa
- ALL POLITICS is for both kids and adults. There is a lot of information in this site about
the election. There are places to vote and other links that you can go to play games. If you like,
you can even go to chatrooms to discuss your views on candidates and issues.
URL: http://www.allpolitics.com/
- Politics Now Reviewed by Nikki
- If you are trying to do a report about the election, POLITICS NOW is a great web site for
you. It has some nice pictures and graphics. It is slow, but very organized. There is a lot of
information and it is very easy to get to other links. I think it could use more pictures and there
are a few big words, but it is still a good site. There are no charges to use the site or other links.
You will find that this site is great for information for reports.
URL: http://politicsnow.com/
- Politics Now Reviewed by Mike
- POLITICS NOW is the best news site I have seen. It contains loads of information on
politics. It also gives you tons of different links to go to. There must be hundreds of useful one.
You can even interact and vote on issues and other things. It is also fast to load and I recommend
it.
URL: http://politicsnow.com/
- White House for Kids Reviewed by Rhiannon
- If you are looking for a great site for kids, this site, WHITE HOUSE FOR KIDS, is for
you. There are six different options for information about the President of the United States. This
site is easy to find your way around, has many colorful pictures and the information is very useful.
Boots, the President's cat, gives you a great tour of the White House. There is also information
about the First Lady and some on Bob Dole.
URL: http://www.whitehouse.gov/wh/welcome.html
- Democrats Web Site Reviewed by Brittany
- I really liked the DEMOCRATS WEB SITE a lot. Kids and adults can get into it. It's
easy to use. It does take a while to load, but it is worth waiting for this site. It teaches you about
our Democratic candidates, and the President, Bill Clinton. If you want to learn something about
the Democrats, go on the Internet to this site.
URL: http://www.democrats.org/
- Congressional Quarterly on the Job Reviewed by Griffin
- Congressional Quarterly On The Job / American Voter 96 is a great site because it offers
information on congressional representatives for both adults and children. It also allows you to
participate by giving your opinion on topics. It lets you rate your representatives, vote on issues
and use a library of links to information. Getting in does take a couple of minutes, though.
URL: http://voter96.cqalert.com/cq_job.htm
- Vote Smart Web Reviewed by Kevin
- Vote Smart - If kids want to get out and vote, they can. This site is for adults and kids
about the American Presidential election. You wil find out about the history of candidates. It is
easy to get into and fast. It is easy to understand and not boring. There are a lot of links to go to
and a lot of pictures.
URL: http://www.vote-smart.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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KIDS November 5, 1996: Election '96
Election '96
This issue of KIDS, dated November 5, 1996, was written and produced by
students of Kennedy Elementary School in the Madison Metropolitan School District, located
in Madison, Wisconsin.
- Vote Smart Web Reviewed by Sarah
- VOTE SMART WEB is one of the best sites I have seen! It is very educational and it is
also fun to look through. There are lots of pictures and four places that you can vote for
President of the United States. You can put your comments down without having to have an
Email address and it also has personal information about the presidential candidates. The
information is useful for all ages.
URL: http://www.vote-smart.org/
- All Politics Reviewed by Allissa
- ALL POLITICS is for both kids and adults. There is a lot of information in this site about
the election. There are places to vote and other links that you can go to play games. If you like,
you can even go to chatrooms to discuss your views on candidates and issues.
URL: http://www.allpolitics.com/
- Politics Now Reviewed by Nikki
- If you are trying to do a report about the election, POLITICS NOW is a great web site for
you. It has some nice pictures and graphics. It is slow, but very organized. There is a lot of
information and it is very easy to get to other links. I think it could use more pictures and there
are a few big words, but it is still a good site. There are no charges to use the site or other links.
You will find that this site is great for information for reports.
URL: http://politicsnow.com/
- Politics Now Reviewed by Mike
- POLITICS NOW is the best news site I have seen. It contains loads of information on
politics. It also gives you tons of different links to go to. There must be hundreds of useful one.
You can even interact and vote on issues and other things. It is also fast to load and I recommend
it.
URL: http://politicsnow.com/
- White House for Kids Reviewed by Rhiannon
- If you are looking for a great site for kids, this site, WHITE HOUSE FOR KIDS, is for
you. There are six different options for information about the President of the United States. This
site is easy to find your way around, has many colorful pictures and the information is very useful.
Boots, the President's cat, gives you a great tour of the White House. There is also information
about the First Lady and some on Bob Dole.
URL: http://www.whitehouse.gov/wh/welcome.html
- Democrats Web Site Reviewed by Brittany
- I really liked the DEMOCRATS WEB SITE a lot. Kids and adults can get into it. It's
easy to use. It does take a while to load, but it is worth waiting for this site. It teaches you about
our Democratic candidates, and the President, Bill Clinton. If you want to learn something about
the Democrats, go on the Internet to this site.
URL: http://www.democrats.org/
- Congressional Quarterly on the Job Reviewed by Griffin
- Congressional Quarterly On The Job / American Voter 96 is a great site because it offers
information on congressional representatives for both adults and children. It also allows you to
participate by giving your opinion on topics. It lets you rate your representatives, vote on issues
and use a library of links to information. Getting in does take a couple of minutes, though.
URL: http://voter96.cqalert.com/cq_job.htm
- Vote Smart Web Reviewed by Kevin
- Vote Smart - If kids want to get out and vote, they can. This site is for adults and kids
about the American Presidential election. You wil find out about the history of candidates. It is
easy to get into and fast. It is easy to understand and not boring. There are a lot of links to go to
and a lot of pictures.
URL: http://www.vote-smart.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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KIDS November 24, 1996: Ancient Civilizations
Ancient Civilizations
This issue of KIDS, dated November 24, 1996, was written and produced by
seventh grade students of Cherokee Middle School in the Madison
Metropolitan School District, located in Madison, Wisconsin.
-
Ancient Egypt
Reviewed by Katie B.
- This site on Ancient Egypt has a lot of information that you would not find
at other sites. The writing is not very long, but it is good information
that tells about Life by the Nile, Egyptian Religion, Death and Burial, and
The Afterlife. This site also has a lot of very cool pictures that relate
to the writing. Don't try to go to the Athens Geo link, though, because it
doesn't work. If you are looking for odd, interesting information about the
ancient Egyptians, this is the site for you!
URL:
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/2691/index.html
-
Egyptian Hieroglyphics
Reviewed by Peter R. and Brian B.
- This site is recommended for fourth through seventh graders. At this site
you can type a letter or a sentence and have it translated into
hieroglyphics. You can also translate hieroglyphics back into letters.
The content is clear and easy to use. Many pictures are used to make the
site interesting. There are a few paragraphs telling you about the
hieroglyphics, but it is also a very fun way to learn. This site is
located at the Royal Ontario Museum. Can you decode our message at the
top?
URL: http://www2.torstar.com/rom/egypt/
-
Greek Mythology
Reviewed by Erica S.
- When you think of myths, you may think that all mythology is the same.
It's not, there are differences between Greek and Roman mythology. This
site explains those differences. This site also describes the different
heroes of the Greek myths, the Greek gods, where they came from, what they
did, who the gods are, and the different monsters of Greek mythology. It's
easy to find your way around and get back to the main page. If you have
any additional questions, you can e-mail the author. There are few
graphics, so it takes a short amount of time to load. There are also other
links for additional information.
URL:
http://www.intergate.net/uhtml/.jhunt/greek_myth/greek_myth.html
-
Guardian's Egypt
Reviewed by Peter Y. and Wrede S.
- This is an overall good site. It doesn't have a lot of information at the
site, but it has lots of good links. Be careful though, because you can
easily get distracted and end up at sites like Independence Day and Star
Wars. Some good links go to CNN articles about some of the tombs and
pyramids. Again be careful, if you're in an article, with one click you
can end up at sites with a totally different topic. From the Pyramid link
you can descend into a pyramid. Guardian's Egypt has lots of pictures to
go with the good, quick, information. This is a site with as much
information as you would ever want on Egypt, if you can stay on task.
URL:
http://pages.prodigy.com/G/U/N/guardian/egyptreg.htm
-
Mark Millmore's Ancient Egyptian Page
Reviewed by Erica S.
- This site contains links to specific topics. There are links to
information about pyramids, Egyptian kings and queens, culture and
education, Egyptian temples, and even a page to learn about hieroglyphics.
There also is a page of links to other Egyptian sites. All links work
well, and it's easy to return to the Main Page. The graphics are good, and
load quickly. The overall site appearance is appealing. It's filled with
useful information on all topics that you might not find elsewhere. There
is an additional page with information on the author and his background and
knowledge of Egypt.
URL:
http://eyelid.ukonline.co.uk/ancient/egypt.htm
-
Mystery of the Maya
Reviewed by Erica S.
- The Mystery of the Maya page is packed full of interesting information
about the Mayas; such as Maya calenders, astronomy, how the Maya people
grew crops, the sacrifices they performed, and the different gods they
believed in. This is a great site to check out if you're doing a report on
the Maya. The site has numerous links to pages on all types of different
topics. It is easy to find your way around. This site is very thorough,
and contains information you might not find at other sites. The graphics
are appealing, and the overall appearance of the site is good. This site
requires a password to enter, but the membership registration is free. A
school can register as a whole and use one password for the school. The
Mystery of the Maya site was created and is maintained by the Canadian
Museum of Civilization.
URL:
http://www.cmcc.muse.digital.ca/membrs/civiliz/maya/mminteng.html
-
Rabbit In The Moon: Mayan Glyphs And Architecture
Reviewed by Katie B.
- In this site you can learn how to write your name in Mayan Glyphs. You
have to write it on your own paper, though. You can make your own Mayan
Calendar on this site. All you have to do is type in a date. You can then
use that information in the Do-It-Yourself Stela Maker to create your own
monument. You can also explore the Mayan language. You can even learn how
to play Mayan games and learn about their culture. The fact that was the
most interesting to me was that the Mayans used bees for weapons!! This is
a really fun site to explore and it doesn't take a long time to load.
URL: http://www.halfmoon.org/
-
Royal Ontario Museum - Programs Fun Page
Reviewed by Peter Y. and Wrede S.
- The Royal Ontario Fun Page is a great site because it has informative
activities that are also interesting. Some of the activities are making
your own mummy, playing the role of an archaeologist analyzing a dig,
making an ancient Egyptian relief, and playing a fun game that resembles
jeopardy (sometimes Egypt is one of the categories). To get to the game go
to the Kid's Stuff link, then the Toronto Star Website. There you can go
into a bat cave, play the game, or go to a hieroglyphic translator. It
has lots of information on archeology, but not so much on Egyptians. It is
a fun site, with lots of interesting information.
URL:
http://www.rom.on.ca/eyouths/funstm.htm
-
The Ancient World Web: Geography Index Reviewed by Brian B. and Peter R.
- This site has links to many different ancient countries. We explored
Egypt. There's lots of information and great photos of buildings, tools,
and art. There's also Greece, Mali, Morocco, Nubia, and Rome. This site
is recommended for grades 7 all the way through college. We included this
site mainly because it has lots of information, but it also has lots of
very interesting pictures.
URL:
http://atlantic.evsc.virginia.edu/julia/AW/geography.html
-
The Maya Astronomy Page
Reviewed by Katie B.
- This is a very fun site on the Maya. It is very easy and interesting to
use. In the Maya Mathematics link it is really neat to see how they used
to count. You can even download the number pictures. The Maya Writing
link explains how they used to write. With the Maya Astronomy link you can
explore what each of the planets meant to them. The Maya Calendar link
tells about Maya day and month names and how their calendar worked. There
are also links to other Maya related WWW sites. If Java is enabled, you
can see an interactive math or calendar converter. This site is great for
finding out about information not usually found at other sites. I hope you
visit it!
URL:
http://www.astro.uva.nl/michielb/maya/astro.html
-
The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World
Reviewed by Peter Y. and Wrede S.
- Do you know the Seven Wonders of the ancient world? We didn't. This is a
good site to visit to learn about them. It has interesting information and
good links. There isn't a lot of information on the site, but the links
provide much information. There are a variety of links, some good, some
bad. We would recommend going to the seven pictures on the top for
information on the individual wonders. The graphics are good and so are
the links from these pages. The links on the bottom of the main page are
also very good, except for The Canonical List. We wouldn't recommend going
to the links in the text on the main page. This site is rated in the top
5% of all web sites by Point.
URL: http://pharos.bu.edu/Egypt/Wonders/
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 Cindy Koehn, ckoehn@madison.k12.wi.us
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KIDS November 24, 1996: Ancient Civilizations
Ancient Civilizations
This issue of KIDS, dated November 24, 1996, was written and produced by
seventh grade students of Cherokee Middle School in the Madison
Metropolitan School District, located in Madison, Wisconsin.
-
Ancient Egypt
Reviewed by Katie B.
- This site on Ancient Egypt has a lot of information that you would not find
at other sites. The writing is not very long, but it is good information
that tells about Life by the Nile, Egyptian Religion, Death and Burial, and
The Afterlife. This site also has a lot of very cool pictures that relate
to the writing. Don't try to go to the Athens Geo link, though, because it
doesn't work. If you are looking for odd, interesting information about the
ancient Egyptians, this is the site for you!
URL:
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/2691/index.html
-
Egyptian Hieroglyphics
Reviewed by Peter R. and Brian B.
- This site is recommended for fourth through seventh graders. At this site
you can type a letter or a sentence and have it translated into
hieroglyphics. You can also translate hieroglyphics back into letters.
The content is clear and easy to use. Many pictures are used to make the
site interesting. There are a few paragraphs telling you about the
hieroglyphics, but it is also a very fun way to learn. This site is
located at the Royal Ontario Museum. Can you decode our message at the
top?
URL: http://www2.torstar.com/rom/egypt/
-
Greek Mythology
Reviewed by Erica S.
- When you think of myths, you may think that all mythology is the same.
It's not, there are differences between Greek and Roman mythology. This
site explains those differences. This site also describes the different
heroes of the Greek myths, the Greek gods, where they came from, what they
did, who the gods are, and the different monsters of Greek mythology. It's
easy to find your way around and get back to the main page. If you have
any additional questions, you can e-mail the author. There are few
graphics, so it takes a short amount of time to load. There are also other
links for additional information.
URL:
http://www.intergate.net/uhtml/.jhunt/greek_myth/greek_myth.html
-
Guardian's Egypt
Reviewed by Peter Y. and Wrede S.
- This is an overall good site. It doesn't have a lot of information at the
site, but it has lots of good links. Be careful though, because you can
easily get distracted and end up at sites like Independence Day and Star
Wars. Some good links go to CNN articles about some of the tombs and
pyramids. Again be careful, if you're in an article, with one click you
can end up at sites with a totally different topic. From the Pyramid link
you can descend into a pyramid. Guardian's Egypt has lots of pictures to
go with the good, quick, information. This is a site with as much
information as you would ever want on Egypt, if you can stay on task.
URL:
http://pages.prodigy.com/G/U/N/guardian/egyptreg.htm
-
Mark Millmore's Ancient Egyptian Page
Reviewed by Erica S.
- This site contains links to specific topics. There are links to
information about pyramids, Egyptian kings and queens, culture and
education, Egyptian temples, and even a page to learn about hieroglyphics.
There also is a page of links to other Egyptian sites. All links work
well, and it's easy to return to the Main Page. The graphics are good, and
load quickly. The overall site appearance is appealing. It's filled with
useful information on all topics that you might not find elsewhere. There
is an additional page with information on the author and his background and
knowledge of Egypt.
URL:
http://eyelid.ukonline.co.uk/ancient/egypt.htm
-
Mystery of the Maya
Reviewed by Erica S.
- The Mystery of the Maya page is packed full of interesting information
about the Mayas; such as Maya calenders, astronomy, how the Maya people
grew crops, the sacrifices they performed, and the different gods they
believed in. This is a great site to check out if you're doing a report on
the Maya. The site has numerous links to pages on all types of different
topics. It is easy to find your way around. This site is very thorough,
and contains information you might not find at other sites. The graphics
are appealing, and the overall appearance of the site is good. This site
requires a password to enter, but the membership registration is free. A
school can register as a whole and use one password for the school. The
Mystery of the Maya site was created and is maintained by the Canadian
Museum of Civilization.
URL:
http://www.cmcc.muse.digital.ca/membrs/civiliz/maya/mminteng.html
-
Rabbit In The Moon: Mayan Glyphs And Architecture
Reviewed by Katie B.
- In this site you can learn how to write your name in Mayan Glyphs. You
have to write it on your own paper, though. You can make your own Mayan
Calendar on this site. All you have to do is type in a date. You can then
use that information in the Do-It-Yourself Stela Maker to create your own
monument. You can also explore the Mayan language. You can even learn how
to play Mayan games and learn about their culture. The fact that was the
most interesting to me was that the Mayans used bees for weapons!! This is
a really fun site to explore and it doesn't take a long time to load.
URL: http://www.halfmoon.org/
-
Royal Ontario Museum - Programs Fun Page
Reviewed by Peter Y. and Wrede S.
- The Royal Ontario Fun Page is a great site because it has informative
activities that are also interesting. Some of the activities are making
your own mummy, playing the role of an archaeologist analyzing a dig,
making an ancient Egyptian relief, and playing a fun game that resembles
jeopardy (sometimes Egypt is one of the categories). To get to the game go
to the Kid's Stuff link, then the Toronto Star Website. There you can go
into a bat cave, play the game, or go to a hieroglyphic translator. It
has lots of information on archeology, but not so much on Egyptians. It is
a fun site, with lots of interesting information.
URL:
http://www.rom.on.ca/eyouths/funstm.htm
-
The Ancient World Web: Geography Index Reviewed by Brian B. and Peter R.
- This site has links to many different ancient countries. We explored
Egypt. There's lots of information and great photos of buildings, tools,
and art. There's also Greece, Mali, Morocco, Nubia, and Rome. This site
is recommended for grades 7 all the way through college. We included this
site mainly because it has lots of information, but it also has lots of
very interesting pictures.
URL:
http://atlantic.evsc.virginia.edu/julia/AW/geography.html
-
The Maya Astronomy Page
Reviewed by Katie B.
- This is a very fun site on the Maya. It is very easy and interesting to
use. In the Maya Mathematics link it is really neat to see how they used
to count. You can even download the number pictures. The Maya Writing
link explains how they used to write. With the Maya Astronomy link you can
explore what each of the planets meant to them. The Maya Calendar link
tells about Maya day and month names and how their calendar worked. There
are also links to other Maya related WWW sites. If Java is enabled, you
can see an interactive math or calendar converter. This site is great for
finding out about information not usually found at other sites. I hope you
visit it!
URL:
http://www.astro.uva.nl/michielb/maya/astro.html
-
The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World
Reviewed by Peter Y. and Wrede S.
- Do you know the Seven Wonders of the ancient world? We didn't. This is a
good site to visit to learn about them. It has interesting information and
good links. There isn't a lot of information on the site, but the links
provide much information. There are a variety of links, some good, some
bad. We would recommend going to the seven pictures on the top for
information on the individual wonders. The graphics are good and so are
the links from these pages. The links on the bottom of the main page are
also very good, except for The Canonical List. We wouldn't recommend going
to the links in the text on the main page. This site is rated in the top
5% of all web sites by Point.
URL: http://pharos.bu.edu/Egypt/Wonders/
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 Cindy Koehn, ckoehn@madison.k12.wi.us
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Y'Know - May 31, 1996
May 31, 1996
The Internet Scout Report for Students, by Students
A Project of the InterNIC
In This Issue:
Sites To Build a Homepage by....
Dean's WWW Pagemaker site - HTML HOTLIST
This page explains how to make a homepage even if you don't know a thing
about it. I think it is a page for all ages. It has information for the
beginner, intermediate and expert homepage builder. I use it when our
Webmaster, Dean, is not here to help me personally. It is very well
done.
Submitted by Frank Duncan, Nederland Middle School
http://bvsd.k12.co.us/~brissing/
[Back to Contents]
Hypertext MarkUp Language (HTML)
This is a web site that tells how to build a homepage. It gives step by
step instructions on how to make anything from a simple homepage to a very
complicated one. The neat thing about this page is that it answers any
questions you might have on building a homepage. I think anyone from 6th
grade up could use this site without any problems. The page is provided by
the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C), who set Web standards.
Submitted by Mark Yoh, Nederland Middle School
http://www.w3.org/hypertext/WWW/MarkUp/MarkUp.html
[Back to Contents]
Awesome Oceonography...
Smithsonian's Ocean Planet Exhibition: The Ocean Science
Room
This is a very useful site because it links to a lot of informative sites.
The most helpful of these sites in my research are in the Biodiversity
section, which includes examples of sea life; the HOW DEEP section, which
includes a Depthometer that shows how deep sea life and man-made vessels
can go (see "How Deep" below); and the HOW cold, HOW dark, HOW much
pressure
section, which includes more information on life and vessels at different
depths.
The Ocean Science room of the Ocean Planet exhibit can be used by anyone
who can read, it is very interesting, and it has a lot of good pictures
and
illustrations.
Submitted by Jesse Thompson
http://seawifs.gsfc.nasa.gov:80/OCEAN_PLANET/HTML/ocean_planet_ocean_science.html
[Back to Contents]
Aquarius, Home of the World's First Underwater Web
Site
This page is about Aquarius, the underwater research center. It is located
off the coast of Key Largo, Florida, sixty feet beneath the surface of the
Atlantic Ocean. Aquarius is run by the University of North Carolina at
Wilmington. This page is updated by the scientists living in Aquarius
constantly. It lets you look in on their work and progress from your own
computer. Aquarius is the first underwater web site. It targets people
who care what is going on in the coral reefs.
Submitted by Katie Jagt, Nederland Middle School
http://aquarius.eds.com/home.htm
[Back to Contents]
The Planetary Coral Reef Foundation
Coral reefs are threatened and endangered world wide. Coral reefs are
necessary to the world's atmosphere because the reefs and algae biomasses
consume carbon dioxide. The Planetary Coral Reef Foundation has several
goals in their effort to help save the coral. One goal is to observe the
health of the world's coral by developing techniques of monitoring reefs
with satellite technology. Although not visually exciting, this site is
of interest to those who are looking for environmental watch programs.
Submitted by Nicki Kennedy, Nederland Middle School
http://science.org/pcrf/
[Back to Contents]
Great Barrier Reef Aquarium
The Great Barrier Reef Aquarium researches marine related subjects,
especially the culture of reef organisms. The biological facilities of the
Aquarium are available for hire by visiting investigators. Townsville,
with it's 320 sunny days a year, attracts many people interested in the
underwater world. The town is Australia's teaching and research center in
the tropical marine sciences, it's considered the unofficial capital of
North Queensland. The reef exhibit is, length-38 meters, width-17 meters,
tank depth-5.2 meters, water depth-4.5 meters, water volume-2500000
liters. The same body of water is continually re-used and recycled. The
Reef exhibit is connected to the Holding Tank. I think that this is a
great site because it is very informative. I would recommend this site for
ages 10 and up.
Submitted by Nicki Kennedy, Nederland Middle School
http://www.aquarium.gbrmpa.gov.au/facts_of_life.html#Research1
Aquarium home page:
http://www.aquarium.gbrmpa.gov.au
[Back to Contents]
Diving to the Deep...
How Deep
This is the net site that has been most useful to me in my research. It
shows how deep different man-made units and sea life can go. It is useful
for all ages who want to find out more about diving technology. There are
links to many other homepages that contain various information on diving,
fish and submarines. This is definitely a useful homepage.
Submitted by Erin Hickey, Nederland Middle School
http://seawifs.gsfc.nasa.gov:80/OCEAN_PLANET/HTML/oceanography_how_deep.html
[Back to Contents]
Eric's Scuba Page
A useful and helpful site for me is Eric's Scuba Page! It has a lot of
information about scuba diving and the technology used for diving. I
think it would be helpful for all ages if they want to learn more about
diving. It also has links to other homepages related to diving. I learned
a lot from it and I think other people can too.
Submitted by Scott Moore
http://diver.ocean.washington.edu/scuba.html
[Back to Contents]
Just for fun...
The Colorado Avalanche's Edge on the Web
If you like hockey, check out the Colorado Avalanche homepage. You can get
current scores, ticket information, in-depth player information, video
clips from games, a guide to postseason action, the latest and greatest in
hockey merchandise, and a NHL rule book. My personal favorite is a place
that shows the positions and the players that play those positions. The
Edge on the Web site owners ask that visitors to the page complete a free
registration, but this is not required to review the information on the
site.
Submitted by Ariel Sachter-Smith, Nederland Elementary
http://www.coloradoavalanche.com/
[Back to Contents]
Get Goosebumps!!!
Anybody who likes R.L. Stine's Goosebumps books will like this site. It
has a Photo Gallery with pictures from the Goosebumps T.V. show, an area
that tells about all the Goosebumps books, links to updates on recent
books, and information on books that are "coming soon."
Submitted by Ariel Sachter-Smith, Nederland Elementary
http://scholastic.com/public/Goosebumps/
[Back to Contents]
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Y'Know - May 31, 1996
Y'Know
May 31, 1996
The Internet Scout Report for Students, by Students
A Project of the InterNIC
In This Issue:
Sites To Build a Homepage by....
Dean's WWW Pagemaker site - HTML HOTLIST
This page explains how to make a homepage even if you don't know a thing
about it. I think it is a page for all ages. It has information for the
beginner, intermediate and expert homepage builder. I use it when our
Webmaster, Dean, is not here to help me personally. It is very well
done.
Submitted by Frank Duncan, Nederland Middle School
http://bvsd.k12.co.us/~brissing/
[Back to Contents]
Hypertext MarkUp Language (HTML)
This is a web site that tells how to build a homepage. It gives step by
step instructions on how to make anything from a simple homepage to a very
complicated one. The neat thing about this page is that it answers any
questions you might have on building a homepage. I think anyone from 6th
grade up could use this site without any problems. The page is provided by
the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C), who set Web standards.
Submitted by Mark Yoh, Nederland Middle School
http://www.w3.org/hypertext/WWW/MarkUp/MarkUp.html
[Back to Contents]
Awesome Oceonography...
Smithsonian's Ocean Planet Exhibition: The Ocean Science
Room
This is a very useful site because it links to a lot of informative sites.
The most helpful of these sites in my research are in the Biodiversity
section, which includes examples of sea life; the HOW DEEP section, which
includes a Depthometer that shows how deep sea life and man-made vessels
can go (see "How Deep" below); and the HOW cold, HOW dark, HOW much
pressure
section, which includes more information on life and vessels at different
depths.
The Ocean Science room of the Ocean Planet exhibit can be used by anyone
who can read, it is very interesting, and it has a lot of good pictures
and
illustrations.
Submitted by Jesse Thompson
http://seawifs.gsfc.nasa.gov:80/OCEAN_PLANET/HTML/ocean_planet_ocean_science.html
[Back to Contents]
Aquarius, Home of the World's First Underwater Web
Site
This page is about Aquarius, the underwater research center. It is located
off the coast of Key Largo, Florida, sixty feet beneath the surface of the
Atlantic Ocean. Aquarius is run by the University of North Carolina at
Wilmington. This page is updated by the scientists living in Aquarius
constantly. It lets you look in on their work and progress from your own
computer. Aquarius is the first underwater web site. It targets people
who care what is going on in the coral reefs.
Submitted by Katie Jagt, Nederland Middle School
http://aquarius.eds.com/home.htm
[Back to Contents]
The Planetary Coral Reef Foundation
Coral reefs are threatened and endangered world wide. Coral reefs are
necessary to the world's atmosphere because the reefs and algae biomasses
consume carbon dioxide. The Planetary Coral Reef Foundation has several
goals in their effort to help save the coral. One goal is to observe the
health of the world's coral by developing techniques of monitoring reefs
with satellite technology. Although not visually exciting, this site is
of interest to those who are looking for environmental watch programs.
Submitted by Nicki Kennedy, Nederland Middle School
http://science.org/pcrf/
[Back to Contents]
Great Barrier Reef Aquarium
The Great Barrier Reef Aquarium researches marine related subjects,
especially the culture of reef organisms. The biological facilities of the
Aquarium are available for hire by visiting investigators. Townsville,
with it's 320 sunny days a year, attracts many people interested in the
underwater world. The town is Australia's teaching and research center in
the tropical marine sciences, it's considered the unofficial capital of
North Queensland. The reef exhibit is, length-38 meters, width-17 meters,
tank depth-5.2 meters, water depth-4.5 meters, water volume-2500000
liters. The same body of water is continually re-used and recycled. The
Reef exhibit is connected to the Holding Tank. I think that this is a
great site because it is very informative. I would recommend this site for
ages 10 and up.
Submitted by Nicki Kennedy, Nederland Middle School
http://www.aquarium.gbrmpa.gov.au/facts_of_life.html#Research1
Aquarium home page:
http://www.aquarium.gbrmpa.gov.au
[Back to Contents]
Diving to the Deep...
How Deep
This is the net site that has been most useful to me in my research. It
shows how deep different man-made units and sea life can go. It is useful
for all ages who want to find out more about diving technology. There are
links to many other homepages that contain various information on diving,
fish and submarines. This is definitely a useful homepage.
Submitted by Erin Hickey, Nederland Middle School
http://seawifs.gsfc.nasa.gov:80/OCEAN_PLANET/HTML/oceanography_how_deep.html
[Back to Contents]
Eric's Scuba Page
A useful and helpful site for me is Eric's Scuba Page! It has a lot of
information about scuba diving and the technology used for diving. I
think it would be helpful for all ages if they want to learn more about
diving. It also has links to other homepages related to diving. I learned
a lot from it and I think other people can too.
Submitted by Scott Moore
http://diver.ocean.washington.edu/scuba.html
[Back to Contents]
Just for fun...
The Colorado Avalanche's Edge on the Web
If you like hockey, check out the Colorado Avalanche homepage. You can get
current scores, ticket information, in-depth player information, video
clips from games, a guide to postseason action, the latest and greatest in
hockey merchandise, and a NHL rule book. My personal favorite is a place
that shows the positions and the players that play those positions. The
Edge on the Web site owners ask that visitors to the page complete a free
registration, but this is not required to review the information on the
site.
Submitted by Ariel Sachter-Smith, Nederland Elementary
http://www.coloradoavalanche.com/
[Back to Contents]
Get Goosebumps!!!
Anybody who likes R.L. Stine's Goosebumps books will like this site. It
has a Photo Gallery with pictures from the Goosebumps T.V. show, an area
that tells about all the Goosebumps books, links to updates on recent
books, and information on books that are "coming soon."
Submitted by Ariel Sachter-Smith, Nederland Elementary
http://scholastic.com/public/Goosebumps/
[Back to Contents]
Back to the K.I.D.S. Report Archive Page
Back to the K.I.D.S. Report Homepage
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Y'Know - June 21, 1996
June 21, 1996
The Internet Scout Report for Students, by Students
A Project of the InterNIC
In This Issue:
Way to Go -- Infoserve Global Network
The most informative World Wide Web site I have found is the
Infoserve Global Network, the local Boulder section of which is called
Planet Boulder. Its links are set up geographically and in many other
formats. It is a nicely built home page that is being constantly
revised. It has links to "the Boulder underground," and to various
local cameras providing live footage of several areas. There is a
cyber-yellow pages and many fun hidden places within the site. It
has a revolutionary search engine that blows Yahoo out of the water
and a truly professional Boulder feel. The whole thing is more than a
little bit commercial, but hey,...
Submitted by Joe Shockman
http://www.planetnetwork.com/
[Back to Contents]
There is an Alternative To Learning -- AHEN (Alternative
Higher Education Network)
The Alternative Higher Education Network provides information
about colleges that offer a different way to learn. The network also
provides a forum for the discussion of what alternative education
means. AHEN suggests tools for the collaborative assessment of
existing programs within the schools, and for the creation of new
programs. The organization also helps individual students at the
member colleges network with each other.
Submitted by Robert Bowen
http://hampshire.edu/html/cs/ahen/ahen.html
[Back to Contents]
Throwing Words Around -- Trevor Stone's Shakespearean
Curse Generator
Want to be eclectic? Want to get academic (or at least intellectual)
credit for a foul mouth? This is the page for you. Trevor Stone, soon
to be well known sorcerer, has written a page that includes a number
of interesting tidbits, including a list of 5,675 verbs (who knows
when you'll need an extra?) and a program that enables visitors to
his site to obtain randomly generated curses that use the language of
the noble bard.
Submitted by Ben Leibig
http://bvsd.k12.co.us/~tstone
[Back to Contents]
Roots -- Celtic Net
Being of Scottish descent, I often find it interesting to look into my
clan's roots. I have tried to search the web for places where I can
find more insights; but until recently, I didn't have much luck finding
any useful information. Then I came across the Celtic Net. I found
complete listings of the Scottish clans, some info on bagpipe music,
Scottish traditions and cultures, a Gaelic dictionary, and links to other
Celtic sites on the web. This site is useful to anyone interested in
Celtic stuff, whether it's for school or home.
Submitted by Michael George
http://taisbean.com/celticnet
[Back to Contents]
Now You See It... -- The Philadelphia Experiment From
A-Z
Through this site the author of a recent book (mysteriously entitled
The Philadelphia Experiment) describes what he learned through his
research on (you guessed it) the Philadelphia Experiment. In the P.E.,
which took place during World War II, the Navy tried to make a
destroyer and several planes optically invisible by using a strong
magnetic field that would "bend light." The site is very interesting,
but it has very few graphics (most of those being book covers,
pictures of men who worked on the project, and meaningless
diagrams of engines). The subject matter, however, more than
makes up for the lack of visuals, providing a clue into what the Navy
was trying to do in WWII so that we could beat the Japanese. The
links, unfortunately, go to other pages by the same author, which is
as much the result of this being a unique site as it is the author's ego.
I think this site is definitely worthwhile; but be warned, you may
have to wait to get on.
Submitted by Brian York
http://www.wincom.net/softarts/philexp.html
[Back to Contents]
Just Say Maybe -- The War No One Wants to Win
The author of this site, W. E. Gutman, has done an extraordinary
amount of research on the supposed War on Drugs conducted by the
U. S. Government. The site is basically one long article in which the
author talks about the "drug conspiracy" in the United States. You
might be surprised by who the conspirators are. The article is chock
full of information on smuggling, criminals, and Colombian politics.
Submitted by Ben Nelson
http://com.primenet.com/callme/free/wardrugs.html
[Back to Contents]
Better Read When Red -- The Marx/Engels Archive
This is the perfect site if you are looking for the history of economics.
Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels were Germans writing on the history,
philosophy, and future of economics in the mid-19th century. This
site contains translated versions of almost all of their works (and
more are being put up as they are finished): everything from The
Communist Manifesto to The Part Played by Labour in the Transition
>From Ape to Man. The site also allows searches of the works as well
as biographical information on the authors and a photo gallery of
black and white pictures of them and of the times. All in all I found
this a very interesting and educational site, a good place to find some
of the harder-to-find works of these two great German philosophers.
Submitted by Trevor Stone
http://csf.colorado.edu/psn/marx/
[Back to Contents]
The Democratic Alternative -- Financial Scandals
The first site listed describes a variety of scandals in the capitalist
countries' financial and political worlds. It's primarily an index to a
huge number of other really important reports. The second site
listed focuses on the bribery and corruption of the Savings and Loan
Scandal (circa 1980's, before most of us were sentient). The site
includes a nifty cost/bribe ratio on the Congress, organized by
significant industries. Very informative.
Submitted by Ben Nelson
Financial Scandals:
http://com.primenet.com/callme/free/scandal.html
Herb Brooks' Reviews on Bribery, Plunder, and Corruption:
http://www.thebook.com/revenge/review1.html
[Back to Contents]
If it Worked for Andreessen -- 3M Collaborative Invention
Unit
This page shows students and even teachers how to be better at
inventing assorted items that work! It has two other little parts that
tell how Benjamin Franklin and Richard G. Drew (the maker of scotch
tape) did research and created their inventions. It also gives four
other links to role-playing games (well, sort of) that teach the viewer
how to be a better inventor. Each game asks questions to guide the
viewer/player through the process of imagining and developing cool
inventions.
Submitted by Robert Bowen
http://mustang.coled.umn.edu/inventing/inventing.html
[Back to Contents]
The Killer Site -- Rick's Page of Hunting
This is a home for the hunter or hunter at heart -- especially
bowhunters and reloaders. This site provides a guide to hunting
ranches, some excellent hunting tales, and much more. The home
page also has an abundant directory filled with links to other hunting
pages, retailers of hunting gear, different departments and bureaus
of wildlife, weather information, airline information, and interesting
stories about hunts with an array of game. Unfortunately, none of
the site's four stories have any visuals, and the home pages visuals
consist of a picture of a bull elk in the background repeated over and
over again. Still, I would recommend this site to the outdoor
sportsman or person who wants to know more about hunting.
Submitted by Justin Schwartz
http://vader.castles.com/richardm/
[Back to Contents]
Space Weather Report -- The Space Environment and Effects
Page
This page, which is produced by the National Space Development
Agency of Japan, talks about the effects of the space environment on
various things we send out there. Environmental elements discussed
include radiation, plasma, geomagnetic fields, atomic oxygen, high-
energy particles, and cosmic dust. Effects from these elements in the
space environment include electrostatic discharge, single events on
IC's memory, degradation of solar cells, degradation of thermal
control materials, and contamination of optical equipment. This is a
very well designed web page, which has some good graphics but not
too many, and is very complete. All of the links work and are useful,
though much of the information is a bit thick.
Submitted by Brendan Billingsley
http://akebono.tksc.nasda.go.jp/
[Back to Contents]
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Y'Know - June 21, 1996
Yknow
June 21, 1996
The Internet Scout Report for Students, by Students
A Project of the InterNIC
In This Issue:
Way to Go -- Infoserve Global Network
The most informative World Wide Web site I have found is the
Infoserve Global Network, the local Boulder section of which is called
Planet Boulder. Its links are set up geographically and in many other
formats. It is a nicely built home page that is being constantly
revised. It has links to "the Boulder underground," and to various
local cameras providing live footage of several areas. There is a
cyber-yellow pages and many fun hidden places within the site. It
has a revolutionary search engine that blows Yahoo out of the water
and a truly professional Boulder feel. The whole thing is more than a
little bit commercial, but hey,...
Submitted by Joe Shockman
http://www.planetnetwork.com/
[Back to Contents]
There is an Alternative To Learning -- AHEN (Alternative
Higher Education Network)
The Alternative Higher Education Network provides information
about colleges that offer a different way to learn. The network also
provides a forum for the discussion of what alternative education
means. AHEN suggests tools for the collaborative assessment of
existing programs within the schools, and for the creation of new
programs. The organization also helps individual students at the
member colleges network with each other.
Submitted by Robert Bowen
http://hampshire.edu/html/cs/ahen/ahen.html
[Back to Contents]
Throwing Words Around -- Trevor Stone's Shakespearean
Curse Generator
Want to be eclectic? Want to get academic (or at least intellectual)
credit for a foul mouth? This is the page for you. Trevor Stone, soon
to be well known sorcerer, has written a page that includes a number
of interesting tidbits, including a list of 5,675 verbs (who knows
when you'll need an extra?) and a program that enables visitors to
his site to obtain randomly generated curses that use the language of
the noble bard.
Submitted by Ben Leibig
http://bvsd.k12.co.us/~tstone
[Back to Contents]
Roots -- Celtic Net
Being of Scottish descent, I often find it interesting to look into my
clan's roots. I have tried to search the web for places where I can
find more insights; but until recently, I didn't have much luck finding
any useful information. Then I came across the Celtic Net. I found
complete listings of the Scottish clans, some info on bagpipe music,
Scottish traditions and cultures, a Gaelic dictionary, and links to other
Celtic sites on the web. This site is useful to anyone interested in
Celtic stuff, whether it's for school or home.
Submitted by Michael George
http://taisbean.com/celticnet
[Back to Contents]
Now You See It... -- The Philadelphia Experiment From
A-Z
Through this site the author of a recent book (mysteriously entitled
The Philadelphia Experiment) describes what he learned through his
research on (you guessed it) the Philadelphia Experiment. In the P.E.,
which took place during World War II, the Navy tried to make a
destroyer and several planes optically invisible by using a strong
magnetic field that would "bend light." The site is very interesting,
but it has very few graphics (most of those being book covers,
pictures of men who worked on the project, and meaningless
diagrams of engines). The subject matter, however, more than
makes up for the lack of visuals, providing a clue into what the Navy
was trying to do in WWII so that we could beat the Japanese. The
links, unfortunately, go to other pages by the same author, which is
as much the result of this being a unique site as it is the author's ego.
I think this site is definitely worthwhile; but be warned, you may
have to wait to get on.
Submitted by Brian York
http://www.wincom.net/softarts/philexp.html
[Back to Contents]
Just Say Maybe -- The War No One Wants to Win
The author of this site, W. E. Gutman, has done an extraordinary
amount of research on the supposed War on Drugs conducted by the
U. S. Government. The site is basically one long article in which the
author talks about the "drug conspiracy" in the United States. You
might be surprised by who the conspirators are. The article is chock
full of information on smuggling, criminals, and Colombian politics.
Submitted by Ben Nelson
http://com.primenet.com/callme/free/wardrugs.html
[Back to Contents]
Better Read When Red -- The Marx/Engels Archive
This is the perfect site if you are looking for the history of economics.
Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels were Germans writing on the history,
philosophy, and future of economics in the mid-19th century. This
site contains translated versions of almost all of their works (and
more are being put up as they are finished): everything from The
Communist Manifesto to The Part Played by Labour in the Transition
>From Ape to Man. The site also allows searches of the works as well
as biographical information on the authors and a photo gallery of
black and white pictures of them and of the times. All in all I found
this a very interesting and educational site, a good place to find some
of the harder-to-find works of these two great German philosophers.
Submitted by Trevor Stone
http://csf.colorado.edu/psn/marx/
[Back to Contents]
The Democratic Alternative -- Financial Scandals
The first site listed describes a variety of scandals in the capitalist
countries' financial and political worlds. It's primarily an index to a
huge number of other really important reports. The second site
listed focuses on the bribery and corruption of the Savings and Loan
Scandal (circa 1980's, before most of us were sentient). The site
includes a nifty cost/bribe ratio on the Congress, organized by
significant industries. Very informative.
Submitted by Ben Nelson
Financial Scandals:
http://com.primenet.com/callme/free/scandal.html
Herb Brooks' Reviews on Bribery, Plunder, and Corruption:
http://www.thebook.com/revenge/review1.html
[Back to Contents]
If it Worked for Andreessen -- 3M Collaborative Invention
Unit
This page shows students and even teachers how to be better at
inventing assorted items that work! It has two other little parts that
tell how Benjamin Franklin and Richard G. Drew (the maker of scotch
tape) did research and created their inventions. It also gives four
other links to role-playing games (well, sort of) that teach the viewer
how to be a better inventor. Each game asks questions to guide the
viewer/player through the process of imagining and developing cool
inventions.
Submitted by Robert Bowen
http://mustang.coled.umn.edu/inventing/inventing.html
[Back to Contents]
The Killer Site -- Rick's Page of Hunting
This is a home for the hunter or hunter at heart -- especially
bowhunters and reloaders. This site provides a guide to hunting
ranches, some excellent hunting tales, and much more. The home
page also has an abundant directory filled with links to other hunting
pages, retailers of hunting gear, different departments and bureaus
of wildlife, weather information, airline information, and interesting
stories about hunts with an array of game. Unfortunately, none of
the site's four stories have any visuals, and the home pages visuals
consist of a picture of a bull elk in the background repeated over and
over again. Still, I would recommend this site to the outdoor
sportsman or person who wants to know more about hunting.
Submitted by Justin Schwartz
http://vader.castles.com/richardm/
[Back to Contents]
Space Weather Report -- The Space Environment and Effects
Page
This page, which is produced by the National Space Development
Agency of Japan, talks about the effects of the space environment on
various things we send out there. Environmental elements discussed
include radiation, plasma, geomagnetic fields, atomic oxygen, high-
energy particles, and cosmic dust. Effects from these elements in the
space environment include electrostatic discharge, single events on
IC's memory, degradation of solar cells, degradation of thermal
control materials, and contamination of optical equipment. This is a
very well designed web page, which has some good graphics but not
too many, and is very complete. All of the links work and are useful,
though much of the information is a bit thick.
Submitted by Brendan Billingsley
http://akebono.tksc.nasda.go.jp/
[Back to Contents]
Back to the K.I.D.S. Report Archive Page
Back to the K.I.D.S. Report Homepage
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KIDS January 13, 1997: Native Americans
Tipi Village by Urshel Taylor
Native Americans
This issue of KIDS, dated January 13, 1997, was written and produced
by third and fourth grade students at Nederland Elementary School
in the Boulder Valley School District in Nederland, Colorado.
-
Cheyenne Indian Art and Native American Art
Reviewed by Lesley P. and Tadgh P.
- We like this page because there are pictures of a lot of different types of
Native Art. If you click on one of the pictures, it tells you more about it.
The art is really neat because it is made of natural materials.
URL:
http://www.tcd.net/~bbucks/contents.html
-
Eagle Wing
Reviewed by Tadgh P. and Lesley P.
- This site tells you all about how the Cheyenne tribe lived. There is a lot
of information on the main page. At the bottom of the page there are links to
more information on the Northern Cheyenne, recommendations on good motion
pictures about the Cheyenne, and the best Cheyenne books. This site is very
helpful to kids studying the Cheyenne.
URL:
http://www.mcn.net/~coyote/
-
Native American Dancing
Reviewed by Chas T.
- This site has a lot of information on powwows. It shows the words to a powwow
song, "The Flag Song". It has excellent pictures showing men's and women's
traditional dance clothing. The site also contains great links to other Native
American sites.
URL:
http://www2.scsn.net/users/pgowder/dancing.htm
-
A History of the Northwest Coast
Reviewed by Mike R.
- This site would be good for those studying Canada. It covers the area
between Vancouver Island and Alaska. The page has good graphics and is easy to
use. It includes very interesting links with a lot of information.
URL:
http://www.hallman.org/~bruce/indian/history.html
-
South Dakota: A Guide to the Great Sioux Nation
Reviewed by Brendan R.
- I think this site has very good pictures and has many links to Sioux
information. My favorite link is on powwows. It has pictures, information, and
a schedule of powwows. It also includes landmarks and legends, art, artifacts and
points of interest. I highly recommend this site if you're interest in the
Sioux.
URL:
http://www.state.sd.us/state/executive/tourism/sioux/sioux.htm
-
National Museum of the American Indian
Reviewed by Jesse M-N.
- This site contains a huge amount of information. I couldn't even get through
the Resource Center because it is so filled with information. The Resource Center
includes information on the Native peoples of the Western Hemisphere, and the
exhibitions, programs, and collections of the National Museum of the American
Indian. Other major areas on this page are: School Programs, Film and Video,
Internship Programs, Expressive Culture and Talking Circle. In addition to all
this, there links to other Native American sites and the Smithsonian's other Web pages.
URL:
http://www.si.edu/nmai/edu.htm
-
Native American Indian Young People's Pages
Reviewed by Adam P.
- This page is full of Native American information and other things written by
students. There are interesting pictures to go with the information. I like this
because it looks like the research project we did. This is good page for kids
because it is done by kids.
URL:
http://indy4.fdl.cc.mn.us/~isk/schools/kidpage.html
-
The Nez Perce/ Nee-me-poo Homepage
Reviewed by Kether S.-G.
- This page has a bunch of cool stuff about the Nez Perce. There is
information on transportation, food, descriptions of the early Nez Perce, legends
and landmarks, and links to other great Native American sites. This site really
helped me in my research. It is very easy to use. Each link loads quickly. I
think this is an excellent site because it had a lot of interesting facts that I
couldn't find anywhere else.
URL:
http://www.uidaho.edu/nezperce/neemepoo.htm
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 Randy Sachter, rsachter@bvsd.k12.co.us
Copywrite Urshel Taylor. The above painting and others can be seen on the
Native American Artists' Home Page at http://www.artnatam.com/
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KIDS January 13, 1997: Native Americans
Native Americans
This issue of KIDS, dated January 13, 1997, was written and produced
by third and fourth grade students at Nederland Elementary School
in the Boulder Valley School District in Nederland, Colorado.
-
Cheyenne Indian Art and Native American Art
Reviewed by Lesley P. and Tadgh P.
- We like this page because there are pictures of a lot of different types of
Native Art. If you click on one of the pictures, it tells you more about it.
The art is really neat because it is made of natural materials.
URL:
http://www.tcd.net/~bbucks/contents.html
-
Eagle Wing
Reviewed by Tadgh P. and Lesley P.
- This site tells you all about how the Cheyenne tribe lived. There is a lot
of information on the main page. At the bottom of the page there are links to
more information on the Northern Cheyenne, recommendations on good motion
pictures about the Cheyenne, and the best Cheyenne books. This site is very
helpful to kids studying the Cheyenne.
URL:
http://www.mcn.net/~coyote/
-
Native American Dancing
Reviewed by Chas T.
- This site has a lot of information on powwows. It shows the words to a powwow
song, "The Flag Song". It has excellent pictures showing men's and women's
traditional dance clothing. The site also contains great links to other Native
American sites.
URL:
http://www2.scsn.net/users/pgowder/dancing.htm
-
A History of the Northwest Coast
Reviewed by Mike R.
- This site would be good for those studying Canada. It covers the area
between Vancouver Island and Alaska. The page has good graphics and is easy to
use. It includes very interesting links with a lot of information.
URL:
http://www.hallman.org/~bruce/indian/history.html
-
South Dakota: A Guide to the Great Sioux Nation
Reviewed by Brendan R.
- I think this site has very good pictures and has many links to Sioux
information. My favorite link is on powwows. It has pictures, information, and
a schedule of powwows. It also includes landmarks and legends, art, artifacts and
points of interest. I highly recommend this site if you're interest in the
Sioux.
URL:
http://www.state.sd.us/state/executive/tourism/sioux/sioux.htm
-
National Museum of the American Indian
Reviewed by Jesse M-N.
- This site contains a huge amount of information. I couldn't even get through
the Resource Center because it is so filled with information. The Resource Center
includes information on the Native peoples of the Western Hemisphere, and the
exhibitions, programs, and collections of the National Museum of the American
Indian. Other major areas on this page are: School Programs, Film and Video,
Internship Programs, Expressive Culture and Talking Circle. In addition to all
this, there links to other Native American sites and the Smithsonian's other Web pages.
URL:
http://www.si.edu/nmai/edu.htm
-
Native American Indian Young People's Pages
Reviewed by Adam P.
- This page is full of Native American information and other things written by
students. There are interesting pictures to go with the information. I like this
because it looks like the research project we did. This is good page for kids
because it is done by kids.
URL:
http://indy4.fdl.cc.mn.us/~isk/schools/kidpage.html
-
The Nez Perce/ Nee-me-poo Homepage
Reviewed by Kether S.-G.
- This page has a bunch of cool stuff about the Nez Perce. There is
information on transportation, food, descriptions of the early Nez Perce, legends
and landmarks, and links to other great Native American sites. This site really
helped me in my research. It is very easy to use. Each link loads quickly. I
think this is an excellent site because it had a lot of interesting facts that I
couldn't find anywhere else.
URL:
http://www.uidaho.edu/nezperce/neemepoo.htm
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 Randy Sachter, rsachter@bvsd.k12.co.us
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KIDS February 5, 1997: Stretching the Mind
|
Stretching the Mind
This issue of KIDS, dated February 5, 1997, was written and produced by
students of the New Vista High School in the Boulder Valley School District
in Boulder, Colorado.
|
-
United Nations Home Page
Reviewed by Brian York
- The UN home page is a fairly large and varied site, including topics that
range from current events around the world, to history, to complaints. Of
particular interest to me is the information on Bosnia and the coverage of
related documents and reports. To see this simply click "Search" on the home
page and enter "Bosnia," and you will get over 60 UN documents. The site lacks
major graphics, links to other useful sites, or intriguing Java animation; but
then again it only takes a few seconds to load up instead of minutes. If you are
doing a report on the UN, or on any current events in which the UN is involved,
this might be a good place to start. The page also includes facilities for
Spanish and French speakers.
URL:
http://www.un.org
-
Newspeak and Doublethink Homepage
Reviewed by Brian York
- The author of this site examines issues and aspects of
contemporary society by comparing them to points raised in George Orwell's novel,
1984. He also uses examples from the book to contrast with things in our
society. While the text is a little long and generally devoid of illustration
(unfortunately, this kind of information does not seem to mesh well with colorful
graphics), it explores many interesting ideas, including gun control and gender
politics; and he explores intriguing parallels between characters from the book
and people in real life. So if you are up to a little bit of heavy comparative
reading, or want an interesting analogue to 1984, you might want to visit this
site.
URL:
http://www.aloha.net/~frizbee/index.html
-
Andrew Pfouts' Virtual Library
Reviewed by grateful students
- Andrew is a Language Arts teacher at our school. He had a student (Tait
Stangl) design this site in order to provide students in his classes with
information about books they're reading or authors they're studying. Although
the site looks like it's constantly under construction, which it is, and contains
some errors in spelling and linkage, it gives students many useful connections
for finding out about that literature stuff. We recommend it to Real Readers and
teachers.
URL:
http://robin-nvh.bvsd.k12.co.us/~pfouts/
- The World of Escher
Reviewed by Candice Kearns
- This site is about M. C. Escher, who was a teacher and an artist. What I
like about it is that you can actually look at his artwork as well as read about
it (and him). The site provides a lot of good information about who this guy
was, and you can choose a particular subject to check out about him -- for
example, his home life, his artwork, or his education. They don't seem to update
the site very often (it still has a tessellation contest from 1995), but the
artwork alone is worth the visit to this online museum.
URL:
http://www.texas.net/escher
- The Changing Faces of Zines
Reviewed by Brendan R.
- This page discusses the continuing development of zines (low-budget,
generally "underground," and often electronically published,
magazines) and how they have been improving along with technology. The
descriptions provided for each zine are great. They really draw you in, for the
most part, and they give you a strong sense of what each publication is like. I
also really enjoyed the graphics. The covers for these zines are really funny.
The only downsides to this page are that it is very long and some of the pieces
are dull.
URL:
http://www.publish.com/0696/zines/
- Art Crimes: The Writing on the Wall
Reviewed by Aaron Gombar
- Art Crimes is the phattest site because it has the best and the most from
the graffiti world on the Internet. It has fresh color pictures (which I don't
print) of trains, walls, and other cool stuff. It also has cool outline pages
(sketches). It has info on important stuff, from where to buy your caps to the
KrylonTM Color List. It has the most graf links on the whole Internet, and cool
interviews with people like Twist, PER, and Ces. The only problem I have with
this web site is that it doesn't get new stuff fast enough. For example,
Colorado only has about four pictures. But that's partially the fault of the
artists who don't send their pictures in. Overall it's a fresh site.
URL:
http://www.gatech.edu/graf/index.html
-
Yahoo's Map Search and
Yahoo's People Search
Reviewed by Robert Bowen
- These sites have way too much info for how little they get used. I didn't
even know they existed until only a few days ago, but the People Search page is
the most useful thing I've seen on the Web in a long time. I no longer need my
little white pages at home; instead, I have a national white pages in my
computer. Just today I found the address and phone number of a friend who lives
in Utah. The Map section, which is also randomly cool, provides a map of the
area that matches an address that you give it. I checked a teacher's address,
and, sure enough, there was his neighborhood, right on the screen. Of course, it
occurred to me that the combination of these two indexes could get somewhat
dangerous. A psychotic serial killer (as opposed to a perfectly sane one) could
find your address in People Search and then get a map that in detail explains
where you live. Luckily enough for me (or unluckily enough, if I were in some
random sweepstakes and they couldn't find out where I lived), my neighborhood is
relatively new and not quite shown on their map. I've recently been playing with
Yahoo a bit more, and I have found that there are some really cool search
engines. These two sites are both informative and fun. Anyway, use this
information; don't abuse it.
URLs: http://maps.yahoo.com/yahoo/ and
http://www.yahoo.com/search/people/
-
Mind Machine Web Museum
Reviewed by Chris Pelshaw
- This site provides a photographic display of computer history; it contains
pictures and basic consumer information about various computer games,
calculators, and computers. I used this site for school research on the history
of calculators, and it gave me a lot of useful information. Although this is a
good site, it has a few problems. If you are looking for real depth or detail on
particular machines, this is not the site to choose. Also, it has a few errors
in some of the links. Despite these problems, the site is very interesting and a
good site to use.
URL:
http://userwww.sfsu.edu/~hlayer/computer.history.mm.html
-
PM Zone
Reviewed by Chris Jones
- Early in the year I needed some information on a Navy fighter jet called the
F-22. First I went onto the Navy's home page, but there was no information. I
was about to give up when I remembered the Popular Mechanics web site (the PM
Zone). I logged on and, sure enough, I got some information and wrote my report.
Another time I needed information on an upcoming event planned by the National
Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). I logged onto the Popular Mechanics
web page to find my information. Ever since I found out about the Popular
Mechanics web page, I have been there a lot. It has great information and is
updated every day, so you know you are going to get the most current information.
If for some reason you can't get everything you are looking for, they have links
to other popular web sites. They also list their top 5% web sites and provide
web site reviews, so you know where you can find the best on new technology. One
problem is that there are many graphics; and if you don't have a fast computer,
it will take a while to load. Nevertheless, I think that it is worth the wait.
(Note: I've provided the URL for the PM Zone in two-dimensional form, which is
all that most of us can access. But you can get the web site in Java, Shockwave,
or VRML, by starting at
http://www.popularmechanics.com/homepageSW.html)
URL:
http://www.popularmechanics.com/homepage2d.html
-
Popular Science Web Page
Reviewed by Chris Jones
- This web site also has a lot of reviews on new technologies. It is laid out
like the Popular Mechanics web site but deals more with the science part of
technologies.
URLs:
http://www.popsci.com/
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 Stevan Kalmon, kalmon@bvsd.k12.co.us
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KIDS February 5, 1997: Stretching the Mind
Stretching the Mind
This issue of KIDS, dated February 5, 1997, was written and produced by
students of the New Vista High School in the Boulder Valley School District
in Boulder, Colorado.
-
United Nations Home Page
Reviewed by Brian York
- The UN home page is a fairly large and varied site, including topics that
range from current events around the world, to history, to complaints. Of
particular interest to me is the information on Bosnia and the coverage of
related documents and reports. To see this simply click "Search" on the home
page and enter "Bosnia," and you will get over 60 UN documents. The site lacks
major graphics, links to other useful sites, or intriguing Java animation; but
then again it only takes a few seconds to load up instead of minutes. If you are
doing a report on the UN, or on any current events in which the UN is involved,
this might be a good place to start. The page also includes facilities for
Spanish and French speakers.
URL:
http://www.un.org
-
Newspeak and Doublethink Homepage
Reviewed by Brian York
- The author of this site examines issues and aspects of
contemporary society by comparing them to points raised in George Orwell's novel,
1984. He also uses examples from the book to contrast with things in our
society. While the text is a little long and generally devoid of illustration
(unfortunately, this kind of information does not seem to mesh well with colorful
graphics), it explores many interesting ideas, including gun control and gender
politics; and he explores intriguing parallels between characters from the book
and people in real life. So if you are up to a little bit of heavy comparative
reading, or want an interesting analogue to 1984, you might want to visit this
site.
URL:
http://www.aloha.net/~frizbee/index.html
-
Andrew Pfouts' Virtual Library
Reviewed by grateful students
- Andrew is a Language Arts teacher at our school. He had a student (Tait
Stangl) design this site in order to provide students in his classes with
information about books they're reading or authors they're studying. Although
the site looks like it's constantly under construction, which it is, and contains
some errors in spelling and linkage, it gives students many useful connections
for finding out about that literature stuff. We recommend it to Real Readers and
teachers.
URL:
http://robin-nvh.bvsd.k12.co.us/~pfouts/
-
The World of Escher
Reviewed by Candice Kearns
- This site is about M. C. Escher, who was a teacher and an artist. What I
like about it is that you can actually look at his artwork as well as read about
it (and him). The site provides a lot of good information about who this guy
was, and you can choose a particular subject to check out about him -- for
example, his home life, his artwork, or his education. They don't seem to update
the site very often (it still has a tessellation contest from 1995), but the
artwork alone is worth the visit to this online museum.
URL:
http://www.texas.net/escher
-
The Changing Faces of Zines
Reviewed by Brendan R.
- This page discusses the continuing development of zines (low-budget,
generally "underground," and often electronically published,
magazines) and how they have been improving along with technology. The
descriptions provided for each zine are great. They really draw you in, for the
most part, and they give you a strong sense of what each publication is like. I
also really enjoyed the graphics. The covers for these zines are really funny.
The only downsides to this page are that it is very long and some of the pieces
are dull.
URL:
http://www.publish.com/0696/zines/
-
Art Crimes: The Writing on the Wall
Reviewed by Aaron Gombar
- Art Crimes is the phattest site because it has the best and the most from
the graffiti world on the Internet. It has fresh color pictures (which I don't
print) of trains, walls, and other cool stuff. It also has cool outline pages
(sketches). It has info on important stuff, from where to buy your caps to the
KrylonTM Color List. It has the most graf links on the whole Internet, and cool
interviews with people like Twist, PER, and Ces. The only problem I have with
this web site is that it doesn't get new stuff fast enough. For example,
Colorado only has about four pictures. But that's partially the fault of the
artists who don't send their pictures in. Overall it's a fresh site.
URL:
http://www.gatech.edu/graf/index.html
-
Yahoo's Map Search and
Yahoo's People Search
Reviewed by Robert Bowen
- These sites have way too much info for how little they get used. I didn't
even know they existed until only a few days ago, but the People Search page is
the most useful thing I've seen on the Web in a long time. I no longer need my
little white pages at home; instead, I have a national white pages in my
computer. Just today I found the address and phone number of a friend who lives
in Utah. The Map section, which is also randomly cool, provides a map of the
area that matches an address that you give it. I checked a teacher's address,
and, sure enough, there was his neighborhood, right on the screen. Of course, it
occurred to me that the combination of these two indexes could get somewhat
dangerous. A psychotic serial killer (as opposed to a perfectly sane one) could
find your address in People Search and then get a map that in detail explains
where you live. Luckily enough for me (or unluckily enough, if I were in some
random sweepstakes and they couldn't find out where I lived), my neighborhood is
relatively new and not quite shown on their map. I've recently been playing with
Yahoo a bit more, and I have found that there are some really cool search
engines. These two sites are both informative and fun. Anyway, use this
information; don't abuse it.
URLs: http://maps.yahoo.com/yahoo/ and
http://www.yahoo.com/search/people/
-
Mind Machine Web Museum
Reviewed by Chris Pelshaw
- This site provides a photographic display of computer history; it contains
pictures and basic consumer information about various computer games,
calculators, and computers. I used this site for school research on the history
of calculators, and it gave me a lot of useful information. Although this is a
good site, it has a few problems. If you are looking for real depth or detail on
particular machines, this is not the site to choose. Also, it has a few errors
in some of the links. Despite these problems, the site is very interesting and a
good site to use.
URL:
http://userwww.sfsu.edu/~hlayer/computer.history.mm.html
-
PM Zone
Reviewed by Chris Jones
- Early in the year I needed some information on a Navy fighter jet called the
F-22. First I went onto the Navy's home page, but there was no information. I
was about to give up when I remembered the Popular Mechanics web site (the PM
Zone). I logged on and, sure enough, I got some information and wrote my report.
Another time I needed information on an upcoming event planned by the National
Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). I logged onto the Popular Mechanics
web page to find my information. Ever since I found out about the Popular
Mechanics web page, I have been there a lot. It has great information and is
updated every day, so you know you are going to get the most current information.
If for some reason you can't get everything you are looking for, they have links
to other popular web sites. They also list their top 5% web sites and provide
web site reviews, so you know where you can find the best on new technology. One
problem is that there are many graphics; and if you don't have a fast computer,
it will take a while to load. Nevertheless, I think that it is worth the wait.
(Note: I've provided the URL for the PM Zone in two-dimensional form, which is
all that most of us can access. But you can get the web site in Java, Shockwave,
or VRML, by starting at
http://www.popularmechanics.com/homepageSW.html)
URL:
http://www.popularmechanics.com/homepage2d.html
-
Popular Science Web Page
Reviewed by Chris Jones
- This web site also has a lot of reviews on new technologies. It is laid out
like the Popular Mechanics web site but deals more with the science part of
technologies.
URLs:
http://www.popsci.com/
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 Stevan Kalmon, kalmon@bvsd.k12.co.us
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KIDS March 14, 1997: Cool Connections
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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KIDS March 14, 1997: Cool Connections
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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This issue of KIDS, dated April 17, 1997, was written and
produced by seventh grade students of Cherokee Middle School in the
Madison Metropolitan School District, located in Madison, Wisconsin.
-
Exploring the Planets Reviewed by Peter Y.
- If you want a fun, easy way to get information about the planets and other things that deal with space, then you should visit
this site. You can learn about the planets or comets, and there are many activities to do. You can find out the most frequently
asked questions about space. In the Gallery there are pictures of spacecraft and the astronauts and many pictures of the planets.
At the bottom of the Gallery page there are links to large data tables for the planets and satellites. You can get to a section
called Online from Jupiter. To get to this section click on Jupiter on the opening page. Then go to Exploration of Jupiter--The
Galileo Mission. From there go to Project Galileo Home Page (NASA/JPL). You will usually get right in. This site has all of
this, and it is still under construction! Overall, I would say this is a great site, and you should definitely see it.
URL: http://ceps.nasm.edu:2020/ETP/ETP.html
-
HST's Greatest Hits 1990-1995 Reviewed by Brian B.
- This site has many pictures taken by the Hubble Space Telescope.
The pictures load quickly, and most have a caption link next to them
that provides detailed information about each picture. If you need a
picture for a report, it is a great site. It has pictures of planets,
comets asteroids, galaxies, stars and other interesting space features.
URL: http://oposite.stsci.edu/pubinfo/Pictures.html
-
Kid's Space Reviewed by Erica S.
- The information at Kid's Space is geared more towards younger kids.
There are a variety of fun activities like a Word Find puzzle, an
animated story, and a picture to unscramble. There is a quiz, which is
very easy, pictures to print and color, as well as links to NASA pages.
This site downloads quickly, and the graphics are appealing. Many of
the Kid's Space pages require FutureSplash or Java to run. I don't
think anyone over the age of ten would enjoy this site, but for those
younger than ten, this site is fun as well as informational.
URL: http://liftoff.msfc.nasa.gov/kids/welcome.html
-
SEDS Reviewed by Peter Y.
- SEDS stands for Students for the Exploration and Development
of Space. This site has lots of links to many different space topics
like the planets, nebulae, and comets. Most of the links lead to lists
of links. This may sound sort of confusing, but it is actually very
easy to find what you want. If you don't see what you want, you can get
to it from a search space at the bottom. You can find information on
anything from the Viking probe and the space shuttles, to rumors about
life on Mars. You can find lots of great sites such as the Nine
Planets. SEDS loads very quickly and has never been a problem for
me to get into. If you want to get to lots of great quality sites
without searching through confusing search engines, then go to SEDS.
URL: http://www.seds.org/
-
The Great Space Place Reviewed by Katie B.
- This site has great information about the nine planets, their moons
or satellites, the sun, and two different asteroids. It also has
biographies of the people involved in space exploration and links to a
space art gallery. The Great Space Place has neat pictures on all of
the topics. It tells interesting facts and basic information about
each planet, like how big it is and its distance from the sun. To get
to this fascinating information click on the Planetary Image Gallery at
the bottom of the main page. This page also has a section on "Ask an
Astronomer." To get to this site you go to "Spacegate," then "Kid's
Warp," and finally click on "Ask an Astronomer." This site does
require you to enter information about yourself. If you are looking
for a terrific site on the planets, then this is the site for you!
URL: http://www.transatlantech.com/tps/gsp.html
-
The Never Ending Quiz Reviewed by Katie B.
- This site is interesting. The Never Ending Quiz randomly generates
questions about planetary statistics. You get to choose the topic for
the questions and the format of the quiz. An explanation is given with
each answer as well as other interesting facts. This site also gives
places where you can find more information. If you choose to have
pictures included in the quiz, it will take a long time to load!
URL: http://vulcanus.arc.nasa.gov/quiz/
-
The Nine Planets Reviewed by Brian B.
- This site has lots of pictures and many facts about the planets
and all of their moons. You can find out the statistics of any planet,
learn where it got its name, read about its surface features and lots
of other interesting information. There are also links to other sites
about the planets. If you don't have a lot of time, you can click on
"Express Tour", and it will show you the highlights of the site. There
is also a very large glossary of technical terms and proper names.
URL: http://www.ex.ac.uk/public_html/nineplanets/
-
Views of the Solar System Reviewed by Wrede S.
- Views of the Solar System is a very good site. It has many pictures
and lots of information. It has information and pictures of the planets,
asteroids, comets, meteorites, people that discovered things from space,
and the history of space exploration. This site is well-rounded. You can
get information on almost anything space-related. There are detailed
explanations for most of the special features of the planets, and it
has a great glossary.
URL: http://bang.lanl.gov/solarsys/
-
Welcome to the Planets Reviewed by Wrede S.
- The Welcome to the Planets homepage has information on all nine planets,
and on the probes and spacecraft that have visited the planets. It has many
pictures of the planets and other space objects, like moons, asteroids,
and comets. There is a chart of facts for each planet, and the pictures
each have a brief description. This site gives you updated information
on all the probes and spacecrafts, and you can even get information on
the Hubble Space Telescope. Welcome to the Planets is very good if you're
looking for information on many of the objects in the solar system.
URL: http://pds.jpl.nasa.gov/planets/welcome.htm
-
Welcome to the Pluto Homepage Reviewed by Erica S.
- The Pluto Homepage is pretty interesting. There is information on
different aspects of Pluto such as who discovered it, who discovered
Pluto's moon, and much more. It is fairly easy to read, since every
topic is broken into separate parts. Each topic has a picture or
diagram that makes the information easier to understand. This site is
very easy to read, and the information is good. There are links to
several government Pluto pages as well, including one with a map of
Pluto's surface and Hubble Space Telescope images.
URL: http://dosxx.colorado.edu/plutohome.html
-
Windows to the Universe Reviewed by Peter R.
- There are many good sites about the solar system, but if you want
the best site with straight up information, this is the place to go.
You can get lots of information about planet earth, our solar system,
and the universe. The Universe link includes stars, comets, constellations
and even a tour explaining how to build a star. From the Myths link
you can find out about the gods and goddesses of different cultures
around the world. Other great links are Space Missions, People,
Headline Universe, Cool Stuff, and Data. This site is very straight
forward with its information, and various pictures help you understand
the text. The many links are always open, and it is simple to find your
way around. In conclusion, if you want to get good, quick information,
this is the site.
URL: http://windows.engin.umich.edu/
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 Cindy Koehn, ckoehn@madison.k12.wi.us
Last Modified: 4/10/97
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KIDS April 17, 1997: The Planets
The Planets
This issue of KIDS, dated April 17, 1997, was written and
produced by seventh grade students of Cherokee Middle School in the
Madison Metropolitan School District, located in Madison, Wisconsin.
-
Exploring the Planets Reviewed by Peter Y.
- If you want a fun, easy way to get information about the planets and other things that deal with space, then you should visit
this site. You can learn about the planets or comets, and there are many activities to do. You can find out the most frequently
asked questions about space. In the Gallery there are pictures of spacecraft and the astronauts and many pictures of the planets.
At the bottom of the Gallery page there are links to large data tables for the planets and satellites. You can get to a section
called Online from Jupiter. To get to this section click on Jupiter on the opening page. Then go to Exploration of Jupiter--The
Galileo Mission. From there go to Project Galileo Home Page (NASA/JPL). You will usually get right in. This site has all of
this, and it is still under construction! Overall, I would say this is a great site, and you should definitely see it.
URL: http://ceps.nasm.edu:2020/ETP/ETP.html
-
HST's Greatest Hits 1990-1995 Reviewed by Brian B.
- This site has many pictures taken by the Hubble Space Telescope.
The pictures load quickly, and most have a caption link next to them
that provides detailed information about each picture. If you need a
picture for a report, it is a great site. It has pictures of planets,
comets asteroids, galaxies, stars and other interesting space features.
URL: http://oposite.stsci.edu/pubinfo/Pictures.html
-
Kid's Space Reviewed by Erica S.
- The information at Kid's Space is geared more towards younger kids.
There are a variety of fun activities like a Word Find puzzle, an
animated story, and a picture to unscramble. There is a quiz, which is
very easy, pictures to print and color, as well as links to NASA pages.
This site downloads quickly, and the graphics are appealing. Many of
the Kid's Space pages require FutureSplash or Java to run. I don't
think anyone over the age of ten would enjoy this site, but for those
younger than ten, this site is fun as well as informational.
URL: http://liftoff.msfc.nasa.gov/kids/welcome.html
-
SEDS Reviewed by Peter Y.
- SEDS stands for Students for the Exploration and Development
of Space. This site has lots of links to many different space topics
like the planets, nebulae, and comets. Most of the links lead to lists
of links. This may sound sort of confusing, but it is actually very
easy to find what you want. If you don't see what you want, you can get
to it from a search space at the bottom. You can find information on
anything from the Viking probe and the space shuttles, to rumors about
life on Mars. You can find lots of great sites such as the Nine
Planets. SEDS loads very quickly and has never been a problem for
me to get into. If you want to get to lots of great quality sites
without searching through confusing search engines, then go to SEDS.
URL: http://www.seds.org/
-
The Great Space Place Reviewed by Katie B.
- This site has great information about the nine planets, their moons
or satellites, the sun, and two different asteroids. It also has
biographies of the people involved in space exploration and links to a
space art gallery. The Great Space Place has neat pictures on all of
the topics. It tells interesting facts and basic information about
each planet, like how big it is and its distance from the sun. To get
to this fascinating information click on the Planetary Image Gallery at
the bottom of the main page. This page also has a section on "Ask an
Astronomer." To get to this site you go to "Spacegate," then "Kid's
Warp," and finally click on "Ask an Astronomer." This site does
require you to enter information about yourself. If you are looking
for a terrific site on the planets, then this is the site for you!
URL: http://www.transatlantech.com/tps/gsp.html
-
The Never Ending Quiz Reviewed by Katie B.
- This site is interesting. The Never Ending Quiz randomly generates
questions about planetary statistics. You get to choose the topic for
the questions and the format of the quiz. An explanation is given with
each answer as well as other interesting facts. This site also gives
places where you can find more information. If you choose to have
pictures included in the quiz, it will take a long time to load!
URL: http://vulcanus.arc.nasa.gov/quiz/
-
The Nine Planets Reviewed by Brian B.
- This site has lots of pictures and many facts about the planets
and all of their moons. You can find out the statistics of any planet,
learn where it got its name, read about its surface features and lots
of other interesting information. There are also links to other sites
about the planets. If you don't have a lot of time, you can click on
"Express Tour", and it will show you the highlights of the site. There
is also a very large glossary of technical terms and proper names.
URL: http://www.ex.ac.uk/public_html/nineplanets/
-
Views of the Solar System Reviewed by Wrede S.
- Views of the Solar System is a very good site. It has many pictures
and lots of information. It has information and pictures of the planets,
asteroids, comets, meteorites, people that discovered things from space,
and the history of space exploration. This site is well-rounded. You can
get information on almost anything space-related. There are detailed
explanations for most of the special features of the planets, and it
has a great glossary.
URL: http://bang.lanl.gov/solarsys/
-
Welcome to the Planets Reviewed by Wrede S.
- The Welcome to the Planets homepage has information on all nine planets,
and on the probes and spacecraft that have visited the planets. It has many
pictures of the planets and other space objects, like moons, asteroids,
and comets. There is a chart of facts for each planet, and the pictures
each have a brief description. This site gives you updated information
on all the probes and spacecrafts, and you can even get information on
the Hubble Space Telescope. Welcome to the Planets is very good if you're
looking for information on many of the objects in the solar system.
URL: http://pds.jpl.nasa.gov/planets/welcome.htm
-
Welcome to the Pluto Homepage Reviewed by Erica S.
- The Pluto Homepage is pretty interesting. There is information on
different aspects of Pluto such as who discovered it, who discovered
Pluto's moon, and much more. It is fairly easy to read, since every
topic is broken into separate parts. Each topic has a picture or
diagram that makes the information easier to understand. This site is
very easy to read, and the information is good. There are links to
several government Pluto pages as well, including one with a map of
Pluto's surface and Hubble Space Telescope images.
URL: http://dosxx.colorado.edu/plutohome.html
-
Windows to the Universe Reviewed by Peter R.
- There are many good sites about the solar system, but if you want
the best site with straight up information, this is the place to go.
You can get lots of information about planet earth, our solar system,
and the universe. The Universe link includes stars, comets, constellations
and even a tour explaining how to build a star. From the Myths link
you can find out about the gods and goddesses of different cultures
around the world. Other great links are Space Missions, People,
Headline Universe, Cool Stuff, and Data. This site is very straight
forward with its information, and various pictures help you understand
the text. The many links are always open, and it is simple to find your
way around. In conclusion, if you want to get good, quick information,
this is the site.
URL: http://windows.engin.umich.edu/
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 Cindy Koehn, ckoehn@madison.k12.wi.us
Last Modified: 4/10/97
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Teachers assist and provide support, however students select and annotate
all resources included in every issue of the K.I.D.S. Report. The publication is
supported by the Internet Scout Project.
Students from the four schools also discussed and decided on a list of
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sites to be included in the K.I.D.S. Report. The Selection Criteria are
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consideration by other students who may want to use similar criteria when
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other K-12 students. It is an ongoing, cooperative effort of 2 classrooms
in the Madison, Wisconsin, Madison Metropolitan School District and 2
classrooms in the Boulder, Colorado, Boulder Valley School District.
Teachers assist and provide support, however students select and annotate
all resources included in every issue of the K.I.D.S. Report. The publication is
supported by the Internet Scout Project.
Students from the four schools also discussed and decided on a list of
Selection Criteria to be used as guidelines for evaluating all potential
sites to be included in the K.I.D.S. Report. The Selection Criteria are
included here as information to all readers of the K.I.D.S. Report, and for
consideration by other students who may want to use similar criteria when
identifying and selecting Internet sites for their own Web pages.
Publication of the K.I.D.S. Report will continue on a bimonthly schedule throughout the
'96-'97 school year.
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- Is organized and easy to find your way around
- Contains an explanation of what the page is about
- Contains a reasonable amount of information
- Presents tables, graphics, etc., that are readable
- Is visually interesting with pictures, color, sound and/or video
- Ease of Use
- Loads in a reasonable amount to time and is consistently available
- Works easily to go to other links and return to the main page
- Has links to other sites that work
- Identifies helper applications clearly
- Content
- Has a title that tells what the site is about
- Presents meaningful and useful content that is intended to educate, inform or entertain
- Presents information that is easy to read
- Includes content that has correct spelling and grammar
- Includes content that is current when appropriate for the topic
- Provides links to additional information
- Includes pictures that contribute to the overall appearance or are relevant to the content
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- Includes a date when the page was last updated
- Includes resources used to develop the information
- Does not request fees or names to use the site
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- Design Features
- Is organized and easy to find your way around
- Contains an explanation of what the page is about
- Contains a reasonable amount of information
- Presents tables, graphics, etc., that are readable
- Is visually interesting with pictures, color, sound and/or video
- Ease of Use
- Loads in a reasonable amount to time and is consistently available
- Works easily to go to other links and return to the main page
- Has links to other sites that work
- Identifies helper applications clearly
- Content
- Has a title that tells what the site is about
- Presents meaningful and useful content that is intended to educate,
inform or entertain
- Presents information that is easy to read
- Includes content that has correct spelling and grammar
- Includes content that is current when appropriate for the topic
- Provides links to additional information
- Includes pictures that contribute to the overall appearance or are
relevant to the content
- Credibility
- Includes the author's name and e-mail address and/or information
about the author
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- Includes resources used to develop the information
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