Useful Links

www.nationalgeographic.com/kids - Wild critters, amazing facts, cartoon factory, geobee challenge, fun & games, try this, bookworm, family xpeditions.

www.scitoys.com - Great science toys and projects using (mostly) common household materials.

www.yahooligans.com -Yahoo's site for kids. Games, homework, chat, news, sports, weekly links to cool sites, parents' guide, teachers' guide, more.

www.yucky.com - Yuckiest site on the Internet.

www.alfy.com - kids stuff

www.kaboose.com - fun kids activities

www.chesskids.com - learn to play chess on the computer

INTERNATIONAL HOLIDAYS

http://www.theholidayspot.com/ - International holidays & other fun facts

BOOKS, MOVIES & TV

www.bookadventure.org - a very fun site for readers - practice AR tests or find an interesting book. Great site!

www.amazon.com - Biggest on-line source for books, will do searches for hard-to-find/out-of-print books.

www.imdb.com - Movie database. Latest releases. Synopses of movies. Search for movies by name, by actors/actresses.

www.kids-in-mind.com - find family movies

www.movie-mistakes.com - Mistakes and goofs in popular movies.

www.goodtv.com - old & new tv shows, interesting facts.

EDUCATION

www.cyberu.com - On-line tuition courses from national universities, institutes, and colleges.

www.fathom.com - On-line partnership of world-renowned universities, libraries, and museums. You can interact with faculty and curators through interviews, articles, lectures, and discussion forums. Pursue a topic in more and more depth, or take off on a tangent.

www.thinkquest.org/library - The ThinkQuest Library of Entries is the collection of educational web sites designed by participants in the ThinkQuest Contests. Teachers and learners can explore a multitude of topics. Excellent source for home schooling.

www.thirdage.com - Free on-line courses on many contemporary subjects.

ENCYLOPEDIAS

www.britannica.com - 76,000 articles (use the Search feature). The vanguard of on-line encylopedias.

www.encarta.msn.com - 16,000 abridged articles, dictionary, world atlas.

www.encyclopedia.com - 14,000 articles from the Concise Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia. Easy to use.

www.infoplease.com - Encyclopedia, dictionary, almanacs, entertainment, sports, kid's stuff, news.

www.internetoracle.com/encyclop.htm - Links to many reference sources.

www.libraryspot.com - Links to many reference sources.

www.loc.gov - Library of Congress. A LOT of stuff.

www.refdesk.com - Links to many reference sources.

GOVERNMENT

www.firstgov.gov - Gateway to federal, state, local and international government sites, government services.

www.framed.usps.com/ncsc/lookups/lookup_zip+4.html - Look up zip code for a business and its address.

www.govworks.com - Government auctions, jobs, officials, web sites. National, state, county, and city governments. Pay taxes, fees, tickets, licenses, government utility bills online.

www.house.gov - U.S. House of Representatives. E-mail your representative.

www.ifccfbi.gov - The Internet Fraud Complaint Center (IFCC) is a partnership between the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the National White Collar Crime Center (NW3C). Report attempts to defraud via the internet or telephone.

www.loc.gov - Library of Congress.

www.senate.gov - U.S. Senate, links to senator websites, voting info, committee memberships, committee schedules, Senate schedule.

www.cpsc.gov - U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, safety info, report unsafe products.

www.usmint.gov - The United States Mint Website. The story behind each of the 50 state quarters. The golden dollar.

JOBS

www.brainbench.com - The leading Web-based skills testing and certification service. Certifications in computer application software, health care, financial and business skills, and written languages.

www.careerjet.com - An employment search engine for the United States. It allows you to search a large number of jobsites in one go, thus saving you the trouble of having to go to each site individually.

www.careers.yahoo.com - Job search, post resume on line.

www.employmentguide.com - Jobs listed by career fields and by employers. Other job search resources.

www.flipdog.com - Over 50,000 employers, post resume on line.

www.headhunter.com - Job search, post resume on line.

www.homefair.com/calc/salcalc.html?NETSCAPE_LIVEWIRE.src=homefair - What you would have to make somewhere else to have the same lifestyle.

www.hotjobs.com - Job search.

www.jobdirect.com - Where students and employers click, designed for graduating college students.

www.jobs.com - Job search, post resume on line.

www.momsnetwork.com - Dedicated to offering the tools, resources and networking that work-at-home moms need in balancing the important areas of their lives.
monster.com - Over 400,000 job postings, post your resume on line.

http://statejobs.florida.gov - Current Florida State job openings. Online application.

www.usajobs.opm.gov - Official job site of United States Federal Government.

www.floridaeducationjobs.com - Educational jobs in Florida.

www.floridajobline.com - Jobs in FLorida, easy to use. Includes Florida jobs from other employment agencies.

SCAMS, URBAN LEGENDS, ETC.

www.snopes.com - If you suspect a story might be an urban legend (bizarre stories that are passed along as the truth) check this site. Many urban legends, hoaxes, scams, etc.

www.tafkac.org/ulz - Again, the latest on urban legends, hoaxes, scams, etc.

www.truthorfiction.com - Check out rumors, inspirational stories, virus warnings, humorous tales, pleas for help, urban legends, prayer requests, and calls to action to see if they are truth or fiction.

SCIENCE &TECHNOLOGY

www.solarviews.com/eng/homepage.htm - All about the solar system.

www.space.com - Latest space news, rocket launches, discoveries.

www.howstuffworks.com - How things work.

www.DailyTechNews.com - Latest technology news. From world-wide sources.

www.keveney.com/Engines.html - Illustrated/animated explanation of workings of internal combustion, steam, and Stirling engines.

SHOPPING (ON-LINE)

www.boxtops4education.com - Hundreds of online shopping stores while a % goes back to your school!

www.goodsearch.com - hundreds of online shopping stores while a % goes back to your school!

www.sallyfoster.com - get the popular wrapping paper & other items while 50% of your total goes back to our school!

WEATHER

http://www.weather.com/ - Enter city or zip code, get present weather and five day forecast.

MacFarlane Park PTA General Disclaimer:
The MacFarlane Park PTA is providing information and services on the Internet as a benefit and service to our parents. Although the MacFarlane Park PTA site includes links providing direct access to other Internet sites, the MacFarlane Park PTA has not participated in the development of those other sites, and does not exert any editorial or other control over those sites. Reference to any product, companies, or third party sites found on this website does not constitute any endorsement of such product or service by this PTA.

The Internet contains a vast amount of resources for children and parents to explore. Some of these sites are more appropriate than others. Children love to explore on the Internet. It is always recommended that a parent assist and supervise children during this process.