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The New Georgia Encyclopedia: The firs t State Encyclopedia des igned for the s tate of Georgia with his torical information Smiths onian Edu: Children are able to explore and learn about different areas of s cience, nature, his tory, art, culture, people, and places through interactive explorations through this web res ource.

Wikipedia: Online encyclopedia that is intended for Englis h language learners , but is us er friendly enough for young learners

Georgia Library Pines : Public library automation and lending library network for libraries and affiliated s ervice outlets in almos t 140 counties in Georgia

World Almanac for Kids Online: Kids Search: Kids Click: This is a s earch engine powered by EBSCO for kids to This is a s earch engine des igned by librarians s pecifically for kids s earch magazines Interes ting his tory timelines , downloadable fullcolor images , maps , flags and fun facts

Atlapedia Online: This res ource features full color phys ical maps as well as key facts and s tatis tics on countries around the world

Fact Mons ter: Fact Mons ter lets you find facts on s ports , entertainment, technology, bus ines s , education, and health. It is an Almanac, Dictionary, Atlas , and Encyclopedia all-in-one.

World Atlas : Flags of the world, local time and date anywhere in the world, free collection of map clip art. Merriam Webs ter:

Panoramio:

Photos from around the world; can s earch by clicking on This is the online vers ion of the dictionary. Jus t type maps in your word and it will give you the definition.

CNN News : News that pertains to kids in kid friendly words . Little Explores Picture Dictionary: This is an online dictionary with over 2500 picture entries containing links , as well as the word us ed in a s entence.

GeorgiaInfo: This is an extens ive online web res ource on the s tate of Georgia Dewey Brows e: This is a webs ite that explains the Dewey Decimal s ys tem clas s ification s ys tem in the 500's for K-12 education.

Body and Mind Res ource for s tudents to learn about body, mind, exercis e, diet, and nutrition

Galileo Kids : Part of the Galileo res earch s ite; this portion is des igned for kids and very us er friendly

Google Earth: Res ource that is a virtual map program and explains geographical locations

National Geographic Education: This is a preview of National Geographic's new webs ite. It contains geo-literacy which is a combination of s kills and unders tandings neces s ary to make far reaching decis ions in the 21s t century. The s ite includes les s on plans , activities and interactive maps .

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