Recommended Websites

Using the Internet

These websites have been evaluated to the best of our ability. In an effort to help ensure the safety of our students, we recommend that all children be supervised by an adult when accessing the internet.

Websites

• The Source (Library of Congress)
  Go beyond the textbook with resources from the Library of Congress. Find primary sources, historical photographs, maps, documents, audio recordings, and engaging articles that help middle school students explore history, government, literature, science, and more.

• Ben’s Guide to the U.S. Government
  Learn how the U.S. government works through fun, interactive lessons, games, and activities. Ben's Guide makes civics, history, and citizenship easy to understand for students.

• Fact Monster(grades 1st-8th)
  Homework help and fact finder including an almanac, atlas, dictionary, conversion calcuator, encylopedia, and more.

• Middle School Book Lists (GoodReads)

• Mississippi Symbols, Songs, and Emblems

• NASA for Students(Grades 5-8)

• NGAkids Online (National Gallery of Art)
  NGAkids interactives offer an entertaining and informative introduction to art and art history. Featuring a variety of art-making tools that encourage exploration and creativity, these computer-based activities are suitable for all ages.

• Presidents of the United States

• Tween Tribune by Smithsonian
  News source for the Middle Schoolers.

Sweet Search

• SweetSearch is a search engine for students. It searches only credible websites approved by Internet research experts.

• SweetSearch2Day  is a hand picked compilation of educational resources, learning tips, articles, historical events and biographies, gathered from the web and written by the SweetSearch team.

• SweetSearch History emphasizes results from primary sources, academic resources, and other authoritative history websites. Users may also search the image tab.

• SweetSearch News pulls results from more than 1600 credible newspapers, magazines, and other current events media.