Reading

Los Angeles Public Library KIDS' PATH
www.lapl.org/kidsweb/

The Wonder of Reading Program
//www.lausd.k12.ca
.us/lausd/offices/instruct/itb/libserv/wonder_of_reading.html

Thirty-first District PTSA
www.31stdistrictptsa.org

Kidsreads.com
www.kidsreads.com/
Book reviews and recommendations

Alexa's KidBooks Web Site
www.abramsnet.com/kidbooks
Book reviews and recommendations, maintained by a Riverside mom

Dr. Universe
www.wsu.edu/DrUniverse/Contents.html
Got a question about plants, animals, planets and almost anything in the world of science?

Guys Read
www.guysread.com/
A literacy initiative for boys

The BOOK IT! Reading Incentive Program
www.bookitprogram.com
This reading program is sponsored by Pizza Hut and is being utilized by many classes at Riverside. Check out their terrific reading lists by age/grade, which feature some very new and different books for everybody!

Science

NASA for Kids
kids.msfc.nasa.gov/

Powers of Ten
micro.magnet.fsu.edu/primer/java/
scienceopticsu/powersof10/
This is cool! View the Milky Way at 10 million light years from the Earth. Then move through space towards the Earth in successive orders of magnitude until you reach a tall oak tree just outside the buildings of the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory in Tallahassee, Florida. After that, begin to move from the actual size of a leaf into a microscopic world that reveals leaf cell walls, the cell nucleus, chromatin, DNA and finally, into the subatomic universe of electrons and protons. How cool is THAT!

Newton's Apple
www.pbs.org/ktca/newtons/
Includes experiments you can do at home

The Science Explorer
www.exploratorium.edu/science_explorer/
The Exploratorium's page of science experiments you can do at home

Cool Science for Curious Kids
www.hhmi.org/coolscience/
The Howard Hughes Medical Institute invites curious kids to explore biology... on screen, off screen, and in between.

Exploratorium
www.exploratorium.edu/index.html
The museum of science, art and human perception.

The Heavens Above
www.heavens-above.com/main.asp?lat=34.195083&lng=
-118.510219&alt=0&loc=Los+Angeles&TZ=PST
A fairly technical site, might require help from parents, with information about events in the evening sky... planets and fly-overs of satellites and the Space Station, all visible to the naked eye. (You can reset this web site for any longitude and latitude that you choose. The link above has been configured for the sky above Riverside Drive Elementary School.)

Extreme Science: "Feed Your Brain"
www.extremescience.com/

The Adventures of Science Bob
www.sciencebob.com/
"Whatever you do, don't click here."

Discovery Channel
dsc.discovery.com/
Followup information to some of their television programming

DiscoverySchool.com
school.discovery.com/homeworkhelp/bjpinchbeck/
Discovery Channel's "homework helper" web site

GROSSOLOGY: The Science of Really Gross Things
www.webaddesign.net/grossology/
Sometimes it's stinky. Sometimes it's crusty. Sometimes it's slimy.

Miscellaneous

Network for Good
Nonprofit organization dedicated to using the Web to help people get more involved in their communities - from volunteering and donating money, to getting involved with issues they care about.
www.networkforgood.org

National Geographic Kids
www.nationalgeographic.com/kids/

TreePeople
www.treepeople.org/
Several years ago, with the help of the great folks at Tree People, Riverside families and friends planted over 60 trees on and around our campus. It was a terrific experience that made Riverside Drive an even better place to be. Tree People is always looking for volunteers! You can check their monthly calendar for an updated list of opportunities.

AOL@School
school.aol.com/
A resource for Students and Teachers with brain-teasers, games, news & current events and more.

NetState
www.netstate.com/states/index.html
State Symbols, Flags, Seals, Geography, and People of the U.S.

News For Kids
www.kidsnewsroom.com/

Africa For Kids
pbskids.org/africa/
Play some "thumb music".

Great Schools.net
www.greatschools.net/
School information for public, private and charter schools nationwide

Character Counts
www.charactercounts.org/
Coalition of schools, communities and nonprofit organizations working to advance character education

LAUSD's Homework Helper
www.lausd.k12.ca.us/homepage/news/update/homework.html

Sesame Street Workshop
sesameworkshop.org/

PBS Kids
pbskids.org/

PBS
www.pbs.org/

FunBrain.com
www.funbrain.com/

Disclaimer: The opinions expressed on the above web sites are solely those of the host web site and not necessarily those of Riverside Drive Elementary School. Any advertising presented on these pages is solely the responsibility of the host site. Such references and links do not constitute any endorsement by us of the products or services of those enterprises.

Note to Parents: We have provided these web sites for your child's fun and enjoyment and to assist them in conducting research on the web. Please take note that because of the nature of the Internet, and the World Wide Web in particular, it is still possible to access a series of links that may take one to almost anywhere. In other words, in spite of our efforts to supply appropriate material and links on this page, parents should supervise children while they surf the Web. Riverside Drive Elementary School recommends that before allowing your children to travel the Web, you read Parent's Guide to the Internet by the U.S. Dept. of Education.