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Akron Zoo
Pictures and information on animals found at the Akron Zoo.

National Geographic Kids
National Geographic's animal web resource provides printable fast facts, map of habitat, sound recordings, and image galleries for each animal.

ASCPA AnimalLand Pet Care
Basic pet care for a variety of pets including, dogs, cats, gerbils, birds, rats, fish, and guinea pigs.

Akron Art Museum
Learn about the Akron Art Museum’s current and upcoming exhibits.

Auto Draw
This drawing program will finish drawing a doodle for you by guessing what you are drawing. You can also draw and save your own creations as PNGs.

Classics for Kids
Learn about classical music by hearing the music, composing fun pieces, being a musical explorer and so much more.

National Gallery of Art
The National Gallery of Art database allows a search of its collection by artist, keyword, subject, and more. Also has online interactive art activities for kids.

Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame website includes free resources such as a comprehensive library of rock and roll history, as well as images, materials, and playlists designed by their education staff.

SmartHistory
Experience the history of art from the Paleolithic period to the present in guided videos and scholarly essays, divided into sections by cultures, styles and themes.

Biography.com
Provides biographical information on prominent people from historical figures to current day celebraties.

Biographical Dictionary
A Wikipedia type system in which everyone can edit biographies or even create their own.

Biography Reference Bank
More than 72,000 biographies and obituaries along with 20,000 photographs of the subjects.

History.com U.S. Presidents
History.com presidents site. Can search by name or click on photo icons to get biographical information, timelines, images, and video.

Time for Kids
High-interest, concise, printable current event articles for kids.

DOGOnews
Current event articles, books and movies for the world-wide community of kids and educators.

DK Find Out!
General interest site with fun facts, quizzes, games, and activities on a wide variety of topics.

Encyclopedia.com
A free online encyclopedia with entries, article, facts, images and more from authoritative and respected sources.

Encyclopedia Britannica
Encyclopedia Britannica has nearly 250 years of experience creating trusted and reliable content designed to expand knowledge, imagination and the world around us.

Fact Monster
Kid friendly information site that includes topics from sports, “cool stuff”, math and money, and more.

VisuWords
Provides a visual word cloud for the definition of words and provides meanings and associations with other words and concepts. Provides a visual tool that helps learn how words associate.

World Book Kids
Database provided by the Akron Summit County Public Library. Library card number may be required. Online encyclopedia maintained by Worldbook, Inc. with age-appropriate articles, dictionary and atlases, activities, pictures, and sound dictionary.

World Book Kids Spanish Version
Database provided by the Akron Summit County Public Library. Library card number may be required. Online encyclopedia in Spanish maintained by Worldbook, Inc. with age-appropriate articles, dictionary and atlases, activities, pictures, and sound dictionary.

African American History

African American Registry
The African American Registry® has twelve categories to search by such as education, music, literature, and science as well as keyword searching. The registery provides information on African Americans and their accomplishments throughout American history.

Library Of Congress African American Odyssey
From the Library of Congress, this site provides a history of African Americans from slavery and Civil War to the civil rights movement.

American History & Government

American Memory from the Library of Congress
Historical Collections for the National Digital Library at the Library of Congress. A good primary source for historical documents, maps, photographs, movies, and prints.

American Presidency Project
Contains nearly 77,000 documents including presidential proclamations, inaugural addresses, and State of the Union addresses. It also includes presidential election maps going back to 1792.

Ben’s Guide to U.S. Government
Official kids site from the U.S. government providing information about how government works. Organized by grade level.

U.S. Presidents
History.com presidents site. Can search by name or click on photo icons to get biographical information, timelines, images, and video.

America’s Story
Kid-friendly access point to the Library of Congress. Learn about famous Americans, explore the states, jump back in time, and learn about America at play. Watch a movie, hear a song, play a tune from America’s past.

Ohio Studies

Miami Nation American Indian Website
Provides information about Miami nation indian culture, history, Tribal government, and more.

Ohio History Central
Online encyclopedia of Ohio history.

One State Many Nations
One State One Nation is a website devoted to Ohio American Indian History.

Social Studies

Altapedia
Contains full color physical maps, political maps as well as key facts and statistics on countries of the world.

World Fact Book
CIA website providing information on the history, people, government, maps, flags, economy, geography, and more for countries around the world.

Country Studies
Library of Congress website that presents a description and analysis of the historical setting and the social, economic, political, and national security systems and institutions of countries throughout the world.

Culture Grams
Demographic details and cultural data for regions and cultures in the world. Offers a World edition, Kids edition, and provinces editions as well as information about famous people, recipes, photos and videos.

World Flag Database
Printable flag graphics from over 200 countries around the world; also basic country information such as population, religion, and languages, etc.

CoolMath
Sharpen basic math skills, play math-related games, and explore new math concepts.

Discovery Education Web Math
Webmath is a math-help web site that generates answers to specific math questions and problems, as entered by a user, at any particular moment. The math answers are generated and displayed real-time, at the moment a web user types in their math problem and clicks "solve." In addition to the answers, Webmath also shows the student how to arrive at the answer.

Khan Academy
A good site for math courses and many other topics for kindergarten through high school.

Math.com
Help with basic math, everyday math, algebra, geometry, and more.

Math Dictionary for Kids
Interactive animated Math dictionary for kids. Includes definitions of concepts from arithmetic, algebra, and geometry. Great for grades 1-8.

NRICH
Here you'll find mathematical games, problems, and articles for grades 1-12 presented in a way that makes math fun!

Number Nut
Teaches basic and advanced math. Includes lots of math games.

Acronym Finder
Provides the a comprehensive dictionary of acronyms, abbreviations, and initialisms online.

Grammar Gorilla
Practice naming parts of speech including nouns, verbs, adjectives and more.

Guide to Writing Basic Essay
Step-by-step guide to writing an essay.

Merriam Webster Visual Dictionary
Visual dictionary with more than 6,000 images searchable by keyword index or by clicking one of 15 major themes. Definitions for the word associated with the image, as well as for all words labeled in the image, appear in the search result page. Also includes audio pronunciations of the words.

NoveList
Database provided by the Akron Summit County Public Library. Library card number may be required. Fiction reading guide for all ages. You can choose an age range.

Oxford Reference Online
Database provided by the Akron Summit County Public Library. Library card number may be required. Language and subject reference works from one of the most respected and trusted reference publishers. Use the Visual Dictionary to look up a specific picture. Explore a timeline to track events.

RhymeZone
Website that provides rhyming words, synonyms, antonyms, homophones, quotations and more.

Storyline Online
An online streaming video program featuring Screen Actors’ Guild members reading children’s books aloud.

TumbleBooks
The link will take you to the library’s database list, then scroll down to Books and Literature. Tumble Books is an database that provides online access to hundreds of children's eBooks-digitized or animated books, audio books, puzzles and games, and language learning books. Share new children's books wherever you have internet access, play games, and listen to favorite books. Educators have access to a wide array of educational resources and activities.

VisuWords
Provides a visual word cloud for the definition of words and provides meanings and associations with other words and concepts. Provides a visual tool that helps learn how words associate.

Health and Fitness

Kids Health
Offers information on kids health covering topics like your body, staying safe, diseases and conditions and more.

Medline Plus Children's Page
Learn about everything from how the body works to what happens when you go to the hospital. There are quizzes, games and lots of cool web sites to explore.

Jr. NBA
Interactive website for kids to learn about basketball and the NBA.

President's Council on Health and Fitness
Provides information on health, physical activity, fitness and sports from the President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports.

Sports Illustrated Kids
Sports Illustrated online for kids.

Science and Technology

Bill Nye the Science Guy
Offers an online science laboratory and includes learning activities and show information.

Biology 4 Kids
Basic biology information including cell structure, cell function, scientific studies, plants, vertebrates, invertebrates, and other life science topics.

Chemistry 4 Kids
Basic chemistry information including atoms, matter, elements, the periodic table, reactions, biochemistry and more.

Cosmos 4 Kids
Provides astronomy basics and science of the stars.

Encyclopedia of Life
Global access to knowledge about life on Earth.

Geography 4 Kids
Provides information on earth structure, atmosphere, land biomes, food chains, and other earth science topics.

NASA for Students (K-4)
Provides age appropriate searchable space and science information for students K - 4.

NASA for Students (5-8)
Provides age appropriate searchable space and science information for students 5 - 8.

Periodic Table
Interactive periodic table from Los Alamos National Laboratory

Physics 4 Kids
Provides information on motion, heat and thermodynamics, electricity & magnetism, light, and modern physics topics.

Science Toy Maker
A website for people who like to roll up their sleeves and make fun, mysterious science toys and projects that entice scientific investigation.

Tree Identification
National Arbor Day Foundation online tree identification resource.

Windows to the Universe
Facts, mythology, poetry, art, and games about astronomy, the solar system, scientists, space exploration, weather, and more.

Science Fair

Akron-Summit County Public Library Science Project Index
Searchable database of science fair projects. Search by subject, keyword, grade level, and book.

Science Buddies
Includes a wide range of science fair topics, including lists of supplies needed for each topic, explanations of the various parts of a science fair project from the scientific method itself, through the final report. A "Topic Selection Wizard" with questionnaires helps kids choose or narrow their topic. There is also a section that helps kids formulate background research questions.

Science Fair Central
Offers project ideas and science fair guidance.