Cool Sites

•  Are You A Teenage Money Genius?  - A quiz to test what you know about managing your money.

•  About.com - Teen Advice  - What you need to know about teens.

•  Discovery Channel School  (Students Page) - DiscoverySchool.com has tools to help you study, games to challenge your mind, and tons of great clip art to use. In addition, there are nearly a dozen learning adventures that let you explore everything from Ancient Egypt to the Space Station.

•  EncycloZine  - A Free Online Encyclopedia of Books and Knowledge: Artzia, EluZions, Kosmoi, Shop, DiXionary.

•  Exploratorium  -  Online since 1993, the Exploratorium was one of the first science museums to build a site on the World Wide Web. The site now contains over 15,000 Web pages exploring hundreds of different topics.

•  How Stuff Works  - A Web Page that Explains the Origin of Things, and How Things Work.

•  Quizhub.com  - Quiz Hub is a free online interactive learning center for students in grades 5-8. It includes educational games, puzzles, quizzes, spelling activities, and subject guides 

•  NASA Image of the Day Gallery   - Each day NASA posts a new image related to space exploration.

•  Read Print.com - A free online library that offers thousands of free books for students, teachers, and the classic enthusiast to read on line.

•  Rockforge Arts - Provides contests for students interested in the Arts. Fine Arts, Crafts, Music, Theater and writing contests and awards. Most are free to enter or have a small entry fee. Parental consent or teacher referal for participation. It is a good way for students to start building a portfolio. Awards for winners are cash, gift certificates, Certificates of Acheivement, prizes, etc... All participants get a certificate for submitting work!

•  Scavenger Hunts - A GEAR UP page with links to Internet Scavenger Hunts developed by GEAR UP Staff, Teachers and Students.

•  ThatQuiz.com  - Math Tests For Students - Math Testing For Teachers

•  ThinkQuest  - ThinkQuest is an international competition where student teams engage in collaborative, project-based learning to create educational websites. The winning entries form the ThinkQuest online library.

•  Yahooligans!  - Yahoo's Web Guide for Kids.

•  Youth Helping Youth  - A site sponsored by The National Endowment for Financial Education® (NEFE®). Here young people help young people learn about personal finance and empowering them to make positive and sound decisions to reach their financial goals.