Research Help
The list below represents some websites that students, parents, and teachers might find useful when doing research, or just surfing the Web!
Have you discovered some interesting site that you would like to share with us? Please send your ideas and comments to us saronson@hillelpgh.org.
General List
Ask Jeeves for Kids
http://ajkids.com
Discovery Channel - look at the discovery school section!
http://discovery.com
EDhelper - great worksheets and lesson plans for all subjects, and for students of all ages. Take a look for extra practice in the topic of your choice.
http://www.edhelper.com
Kidsmart - Guide to Early Learning and Technology for Home and School. Geared for children aged 3 to 6 years old. Lots of resources to help your child's learning trhough the use of technology at home and school.
http://www.kidsmartearlylearning.org
The Learning Network - for Parents and Students
http://learningnetwork.com
Puzzlemaker - for resource materials
http://puzzlemaker.com
Rulers of the World
- Contains lists of heads of states and heads of government from around the world.
http://www.rulers.org
World FactBook - Israel Link - a wonderful fact site for Israeli information, and to other countries too.
http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/is.html
Yahooligans - Yahoo for Kids - a great web search engine for everyone
http://www.yahooligans.com
Judaic Sites
Aish.com - a variety of Hebrew and Jewish topics
http://www.aish.com
Akhlah - Hebrew and English phrases for learning
http://www.akhlah.com
About Judaism
http://www.judaism.about.com
Haaretz - Hebrew and English daily newspaper
http://www.haaretz.com
The Jerusalem Post
http://www.jpost.com
Jewish America - many links and sections to various aspects of Jewish life
http://jewishamerica.com
Jewish Communities of the World
http://www.haruth.com/JewsoftheWorld.html
Jewish Family - Lifestyles, celebrations, cultural information for the whole family
http://www.jewishfamily.com
Jewish History - Another terrific site for Jewish history.
http://www.hum.huji.ac.il/dinur
Jewish People - A website even your mother would love! (That's what the promo says!). Jewish books, calendars, news plus lots of fun and games for the students.
http://jewishpeople.com
Jewz.com - Lifecycles, parenting, holidays, links for kids of all ages.
http://www.jewz.com
Judaism 101 - on-line encyclopedia of Judaic topics
http://www.jewfaq.org
Snunit - educational material for students in Hebrew and English
http://www.snunit.k12.il
Tanach Study Center - information on Parshat and Jewish holidays, maps, student resource materials and topics & questions for further study
http://www.tanach.org
Torah.org - torah portions, laws, etc.
http://torah.org
Torah Tots
http://www.torahtots.com
Math Sites
Aplus Math
http://www.aplusmath.com
Science Sites
Astronomy Picture of the Day - Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer.
http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod
Biology for Kids - terrific research site for a variety of biology topics.
http://www.biology4kids.com
Chemistry for Kids - terrific research site for a variety of chemistry topics.
http://www.chem4kids.com
Geography for Kids - terrific research site for a variety of geography topics.
http://www.geography4kids.com
Kapili - topic list for a variety of science topics. Wow!
http://www.kapili.com/topiclist.html
TryScience - For students between 8 and 12 years old, this is IBM's science website! This site is focused on technology-driven science discovery! Check it out.
http://www.tryscience.org
Israel Museum Virtual dig of a tel
Place a Prayer in the Western Wall