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CHILDREN'S SECTION 1

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Ants ... a mermecologist is one who studies ants - formicidae of the order hymenoptera.
Astronomy ... twinkle twinkle little star, how I wonder ... oh-how-I-do-wonder ... don't you?
Background Blinker ... click the "On" button and the BG loops 10 different colors.
Background Changer - don't like this blue? - so change it - that's right, you can do it.
Background Cursor - just move your cursor over the color ... go on, guess what happens.
Background Menu - you pays your money ... you takes your choice ... and WYSIWYG.
Background Roulette ... here's a change to play with "lady luck" in choosing a background.
Background Type a Color ... you type in a color ... click the button ... and the BG changes.
Baseball ... play ball, get current sports news, and enjoy many interactive sports.
Butterflies ... everything you ever wanted to know about butterflies ... enough already.
Careers ... here's thinking about, planning, and envisioning life after school ... for all levels.
Chat ... these are filtered for language or have human monitors ... plus activities galore.
Checkers ... places to learn checkers ... places to play checkers ... who's move now.
Chocolate Factory ... not easy to look at without the mouth watering ... sorry, no samples
College Choices ... this can help in a most difficult time when choosing that campus.
Ecology ... the problems, games to solve them, an imaginary planet, and Dr. Seuss helps.
Games ... no comment other than there's enough for the children to learn from and enjoy.
Helping Children - we all want to do the best we can, probably do - now just a lttle more.
Homework Helpers ... now another excuse is, "the dog ate my url" ... think it'll work?
Kites ... how to plan 'em, how to make 'em, how to fly 'em, and how to store 'em ... what else.
Mathematics ... from pre-K to college math ... btw, it's the foundation of your computer.
Miscellaneous ... shhhh, a lot of excellent stuff here ... just didn't know where to put them.
Origami ... a ancient Japanise art form ... oru means "to fold" and kami means "paper."
Paper Airplanes ... who says you have to be a child to enjoy this ... c'mon now ~smile~.
Paper Money ... how it's made, what it looks like, but you'll never make a cent reading it.
Political Correctness for Kids ... you don't say what is, but you say what sounds right.
Popular Tongue Twisters … I inserted two twisters and I’m sure you can guess which ones.
Robots ... how they work, what they do, and how to make them, and play Tower of Hanoi.
Science ... even in early days, effort was made to understand the workings of this world.
Spiders ... E.B.White created his immortal Charlotte - so here's the whole "mishpocha."
Tic Tac Toe ... now if you never want to lose, and probably always win ... ask me how.
Tigers ... lions and tigers and bears, lions and tigers and bears ... Dorothy where are you.
Writing ... for anyone interested in writing, a must for tech skills ... and help by e-mail.
Navigator ... there are more pages so if you have both time and inclination ... go right ahead.

Just a thought: Intelligence is not necessarily the accumulation of information.
If that were so, my computer would be more intelligent than anyone I know.
I suppose real intelligence is the ability to "think" ... the purpose of an education.
And what should be the outcome of an education? ... my opinion now.
To help students become independent of formal education ... that's right.


ANTS
"Go to the ant, thou sluggard ... which provideth her meat in the summer" (Proverbs vi. 6-8)

Adventures of Banph … cartoon tales of an ant knight's endeavors to defend his kingdom.
Ants 2 … an ant's brain may have the same processing power as a Macintosh computer.
Ants 3 … and here they are, you get that itchy feeling, they're crawling all over you screen.
Mermecology … learn how to build a real ant nest ... pic of ants carrying a live caterpillar.
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ASTRONOMY

Astronomy on the Net … if you're interested in joining an astronomy club, this covers it.
Faisal's Pg … not technical, yet precise and concise, an average reader can understand it.
Hubble's Pg … Hubble Space Telescope ... everything about it plus exciting photographs.
Inconstant Moon … how romantic ... marvel at lunar maps, moon myths, photos, and phases.
Live Eclipse - solar eclipses don’t just happen everday or every place; enjoy it when you can.
NASA Kids ... after this site, your child might end up being the next space traveler.
Nine Planets … everything we know about each of the planets and moons in our solar system.
Space.com interesting (and accessible) to anyone interested in space and related topics.
Spacestation … someday we'll all be up there checking out websites about the planet Earth.
StarDate … out on a date, why not say more than, "Gawrsh, these stars shore are purdy."
Sun Clock - earth's shadow changes each minute in real/time; just click reload or refresh.
TerraServer … satellite images of the most populated areas on Earth by zooming into them."
Views of the Solar System … from the top of a 13,603 feet dormant volcano, Mauna Kea.
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BRIEF EARLY HISTORY OF ASTRONOMY
The system of Aristotle and Ptolemy, which placed the earth motionless at the center of the cosmos, explained the movement of the sun and the stars across the sky as a daily rotation of the heavens about a celestial axis ... A yearly revolution of the sun about the earth explained the seasons.

The idea of a static and central earth accorded well with various passages in the Bible, for example ... Psalm 103: "Oh L-rd my G-d, Thou art great indeed ... Thou fixed the Earth upon its foundation, not to be moved forever."

In 1543, the Polish astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus proposed a more economical system: let the small earth, rather than the immense sky, rotate once every day about its own axis, and let the earth orbit the sun ... Galileo convinced himself that Copernicus had to be right ... In 1610, Galileo pointed his new telescope at the heavens, to discover pockmarks on the moon and other moons around Jupiter, all diminishing the specialness of the earth and its central position ... Later, Galileo employed evidence like the daily slosh of the tides and annually repeating sunspots to support the Copernican worldview.


BASEBALL

You might note that many of the games are Java based and also might need a shockwave plug-in. Plug-ins are little files that you sometimes need in your browser that make some Internet features more available to you ... when you need it, the page usually tells you so, and gives you the opportunity to download it. This plug-in can easily be downloaded from - Shockwave - and installed in your browser.

Baseball Links - and it's one, two, three strikes you're out at the old ball game.
Fantasy Baseball - pick your own team, name and draft the players you want, and play ball.
Fastball Arcade … Blake Street Bash, and Dinger's Virtual Catch ... you actually play ball.
Hit the Heckler … Press P to pitch, and the spacebar to hit the heckler in the outfield.
Major League Baseball … current news is in the center, and the games are in the left column.
Mr. Baseball … your Web headquarters for baseball history and memorabilia.
Sports Cliche List … won't take you long and you'll sound like a seasoned sports announcer.
Sports Illustrated for Kids … it looks good; I haven't explored it yet ... I'll leave it to you.
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BACKGROUND BLINKER

This JavaScript will change the background from one color to the next for each of the 10 different colors I listed, then it starts the loop over again! There is also an On/Off button to let you start and stop the JavaScript ... to return to my original blue ... click Reload.

Well, clicking the "Back" button will do it too ... have fun.

This first grade teacher was being as helpful as she could with her students.
And what were they doing? They were they experimenting with their desktop computers.
One boy was staring at the screen, unsure how to get the computer going.
The teacher walked over and read what was on his screen.
In her most reassuring voice, she said, "The computer wants to know what your name is."
The boy leans over toward the screen and whispers, "My name is David."
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BUTTERFLIES

Children's Butterfly Site … coloring book, FAQ's, links, gallery of beautiful pictures.
Butterfly … migrations, ask the expert, activities & resources. maps & links, and sightings.
Butterfly Gardens … you need certain plants, a sunny place, water, a place to whatever.
Butterfly Zone … a botany lesson ... shows relationship between butterflies and gardens.
Magnificent Monarchs … first thing you'll notice is color ... then tour the butterfly world.
Monarch Watch … sorry, this one you have to see for yourself ... too much to describe.
Monarch Watch at the Trail … exciting full size GIF's of the monarch's metamorphosis.
Monnica the Monarch … you believe this was done by a 6th grader? I don't believe it.
Project Monarch … this was done by 4th and 5th graders ... sure, and elephants can fly.
The Butterfly … see index on homepage ... site looks good for children; includes pen pals.
The Florida Monarch … say, can you distinguish between a male and a female butterfly ;-)
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CAREERS
In addition to what is below, the ...
Job Market ... on Parent's Page might be good.

Adults are always asking little kids what they want to be when they grow up.
Could it be they are really looking for ideas?

200 Letters … useful not only to job seekers but also to those who are perfectly happy.
Business Plans … if you're having trouble writing an important business document, look here.
Career Center 1 … land your dream job with a little help from ... For Dummiesฎ books.
Career Center 2 … for starting a career or getting a better job in the nonprofit sector.
Career Connection … provides employment infoand job opportunities for for all students.
Career Center for Teens … what you need, where to go, and what’s out there for you.
Career Information by BLS … matching careers to the school child’s favorite subjects.
Career Info by Kaplan … this page is really meant for high school or college graduates.
Career Information for Kids ... includes a game to help you jump start your career planing.
Career Key … for middle school students ... tries to match a job to your personality.
Entry Level Jobs … for newbies in the field of job hunting or less than a year of experience.
High-Tech Careers … how to get you name out of thousands, and on top for the boss to see.
Learning Express - improve test scores by taking practice tests based on official exams.
Monster Campus … 4 years college ... 103 midterms and finals... now what?
Wet Feet … the inside scoop on the job you want ... access to companies and industries.
World Wide Work … from career development, to unions, to workplace safety, and more.
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How lazy is he? ... Well, I've seen him step into a revolving door and wait.
Lazy? He's sworn never to work during any week that has a Tuesday in it.

It is well known that the more you love what you are doing,
the more successful it will be for you.
So if possible (it isn't always, you know) ... make a smart choice.


CHAT FOR KIDS

Acme Pet Chat ... monitored until 12 midnight ... after that, watch out ... it's just rules.
Childnet ... for kids (monitored chat), teens, parents, teachers, college students.
FreeZone ... monitored chat, pager, b-boards, e-pals, postcards, curiocity, and fun & games.
Galactic Galaxy ... filters on chat sites to monitor language plus a fun travelogue.
Headbone ... monitored chat, voice your opinion, games & prizes, and teacher material.
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CHECKERS

AFC Checkers ... the American Federation of Checkers gives you the whole enchilada.
Checkers Club ... download programs ... you'll like the "chat acronyms" in the left column.
Java Checkers ... a Java based site ... you select skill level, and who makes the first move.
Let's Play Checkers ... more here than meets the eye ... so you tellmewhat you think of it.
Shadow Casters ... the "One Stop Checker Shop" ... it's all here.
Yahoo Checkers ... again, you might have to teachmehow to use this page ... I have no idea.
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CHOCOLATE FACTORY

Cadbury … it's from the UK, they believe in monarchy and royal blood ... ~smile~, wink.
Chocolate Wrappers … nice display of GIF pics, if you need them ... if you do, tell me why.
Hershey's Chocolate Tour … there’s no sweeter place on Earth than Hershey's world.
M&M's Factory Tour … you can only love this one, after all ... they don't melt in your hand.
Swiss Chocolate … will need to download MSNetshow ... then it's smooth munching ... yummy.
Willie Wonka Candy … excellent for the lower grades ... I know the young ones will love it.
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On the first day of school, this first grader handed his teacher a note from his mother. The note read, "The opinions expressed by this child are not necessarily those of his parents."

Learn to love to learn … Learn to love to laugh … Learn to love to live.

And at what age is it too late to learn?

Agatha Christie, at 84, oversaw production of the movie Murder on the Orient Express.
Alfred Hickcock directed Psycho and The Birds in his 60’s, and Frenzy at 73.
Antonio Stradivari, in his early 90’s fashioned two of his most famous violins.
Benjamin West was sixty-four when be commenced his series of paintings.
Cato, the censor, was an old man when he taught himself Greek.
Daniel Defoe wrote Moll Flanders at 57 and Robinson Crusio at 59.
Dr. Seuss wrote The Cat in the Hat at 53, and You’re Only Old Once at 82.
Eleanor Roosevelt chaired U.N. Commissions in her 60’s and wrote her autobiography at 74.
Frank Lloyd Wright designed the Guggenheim Museum (in my town) at 91.
Galileo at age 74 published his masterpiece, Dialogue Concering Two New Sciences.
George Frederic Handel, after suffering a stroke at 52, debuted his Messiah at 57.
Giuseppe Verde composed his operatic masterpiece Ortello at age 74, and Falstaff at 80.
Golda Meir was prime minister of Israel in her 70’s (running a Jewish meeting, 'taint easy.)
Helen Keller, at 75, published Teacher, a book honoring miracle worker Anne Sullivan.
Immanuel Kant wrote Critique of Pure Reason at age 57; Critique of Practical Reason at 64.
John Kemble on quitting the stage said, "I am now beginning to understand my art."
Mae West published her autobiography Goodness Had Nothing to Do With It, at 67.
Mahatma Gandi, at 77, successfully completed negotiations for India’s independence.
Mary Baker Eddy established The Christian Monitor at 87.
Michaelangelo (1474-1563), at seventy years of age, said, "I am still learning."
Milton, in his blindness, when past fifty, sat down to complete his Paradise Lost.
Noah Webster published his An American Dictionary of the English Language at 70.
Pablo Picasso painted "Guernica" at age 55, and "Rape of the Sabines" at 81.
PT Barnum, at age 71, joined with James A. Barnum, 34, to found Barnum & Bailey Circus.
Richardson was above fifty when he published his first novel, Pamela.
Sarah Bernhardt continued acting until her death at age 79.
Sigmund Freud published The Ego and the Id at 67, The Future of an Illusion at 71.
Sir Walter Scott, at age 55, took up his pen to redeem an enormous liability.
Winston Churchill began five year "walk with destiny" at 65 as Britain’s prime minister.
And Rabbi Akiba, the greatest of Jewish sages, first started learning Hebrew at age 40.

Enough said

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