Student Links

Technology Resource Page

Envision Math (HISD computers only)

• 5th Grade
• 4th Grade
• 3rd Grade
• 2nd Grade
• 1st Grade

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   Awesome Links

• Literacy Center - PK - First Grade Activities
• Practice TAKS Science Questions - English / Spanish
• Avalon Project-  Historical Documents online
• FunTaks -   Best Educational Games on the Web!
  • Reading
  • Math
  • Language Arts
  • Science
    • WebQuests
• Puzzle Maker  Make your own Puzzles, Word Searches or Mazes
• BrainPop Educational animated movies
• Kids Search Tool  Search multiple encyclopedias and other reference material
• Aesop's Fables - Online collection of selected fables

Reference

• HISD Technology Resources
• Merriam-Webster Online
• Grolier Online
• Links to Dictionaries, encyclopedias, etc (Homework Helper)
• Spanish Dictionary
• Encarta Encyclopedia On-Line
• Library of Congress
• Library Lists
• Houston Chronicle
• Smithsonian Institution

Special Links

• Awesome Library
• NASA Star Child Site   Site for Young Astronomers
• Jurassic Park Institute   Excellent site on dinosaurs
• First School   Early Childhood Printable activities (PK - K)
• 101 Links by Consumer Guide
• 50 States - Research each state
• Web Resources for Students and Teachers
• Mighty Books
• Fun Brain
• Discovery School
• Read-Along or Hear a Story
• The Magic School Bus Fun Place
• Black History - Links for Black History
• Country List  Yahoo list
• Mount Saint Helen's Web Cam

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Science

• Science for Kids
• Electronic Zoo
• What time is it? Official US Clock Time
• How Stuff Works
• Discovery Channel
• The Franklin Institute of Science Museum
• Optical Illusions, puzzles, and memory tests
• Discovery Animal Cams  Animal Web Cams

Weather

• Weather Research and Images
• El Nino Weather Page
• Weather Information
• Weather Images
• Weatherwhizkid

 

Space - Astronomy

• Hubble Space Telescope Pictures
  • Hubble Telescope Home Page
  • Hubble Telescope Gallery
• Comets and Asteroids
• International Space Station
  • ISS fly Over Times - Houston
• The Nine Planets
• Planet Photo Gallery
• NASA's Quest Project
• NASA Photo Gallery - Excellent Site
• Images From Space
• Space Radar Images
• Mars Missions
• Mars Picture Library
• Radar Images of different Cities
• Space Shuttle Missions
• NASA Online from Jupiter
• Space.com

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Presidents

• The White House
• Grolier Online's American Presidency
• Presidential highlights and other data

Texas History

• Texas History
• Texas Online Resources
• Today in History
• History Channel

 

Museums and Art

• Hands On Children's Museum
• LBJ Library and Museum