Virtual Reference Links--Kids' Sites

Navigating the web can be an overwhelming task. We have compiled some of our favorite sites to help you along the way.

Animals

• EE-Link Endangered Species
• U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services Endangered Species
• Monterey Bay Aquarium
• California Wildlife
• eNature Fieldguides
• Dogsledding
• Dinosauria Online
• Dinosaur Hall
• Bear Den
• California Turtle and Tortoise Club
• Live from Antartica 2
• San Diego Zoo

Gold Rush

• Virtual Museum for the City of San Francisco
• The Huntington's Land of Golden Dreams
• PBS's The Gold Rush

California Missions

• California Missions
: this comprehensive site gives you access to all 21 missions.
• California Missions Studies Association
• Mission Santa Ines
• Mission San Juan Capistrano
• Mission San Luis Rey

Capital Punishment

• Death Penalty Information Center
• California Department of Corrections

Egypt

• PBS's Story on the Pyramids
• Mummies of Ancient Egypt
• Eternal Egypt
• National Geographic at the Tomb of Tutankhamen

Homework Help

• Teacher Web
• Ben's Guide to U.S. Government for Kids
• Websites for Middle School Kids
• Teachers at Work
• Renaissance Online Learning Store
• NASA's Basics of Space Flight
• Chemical Elements
• California State Science Fair
• How Stuff Works
• National Park Service
• Exploratorium
• Volcano World for Kids
• Whole Frog Project

Inventors & Explorers

• Great Idea Finder
• Inventor Archives
• National Inventors Hall of Fame
• Discover's Web
• Mariner's Museum

Kings & Rulers

• Rulers
• World Rulers
• British Monarchy

Middle Ages & Renaissance

• Interactive Middle Ages
• Internet Medieval Sourcebook
• Heraldry and Genealogy
• Interactive Renaissance

Myths & Legends

• Mythweb
• Bulfinch's Myths
• Classics Unveiled
• Myths & Legends
• Folklore and Mythology Electronic Texts

Native Americans

• Native Nations
• First Nations
• Chumash Indians
• Native Tech
• Agua Caliente Band of Mission Indians
• Cabazon Band of Mission Indians
• Morongo Band of Mission Indians
• Pala Band of Mission Indians
• Kumeyaay Story
• Gabrieleno/Tongva Nation
• Konkow Valley Band of Maidu
• United Auburn Indian Community
• Confederated Indians of Graton Rancheria
• The Muwekma Ohlone Indian Tribe
• Tachi Yokut Tribe

Quick Facts

• Fifty States and Capitols
• City-Data.com
: find detailed demographical information on any city in the U.S.
• Country Reports
• Flags of the World
• National Historic Route 66
• Historic Route 66
• National Park Service
• Alcatraz
• Hearst Castle
• Mayflower History
• Pilgrim Society
• Presidents of the United States
• Colonial Williamsburg
• Salem Witchcraft
• Winchester Mystery House
• Time Capsule
• Population Clocks

Rainforest & Biomes

• Major Biomes of the World
• The World's Biomes
• Rainforest Related Sites Index
• Rainforest Action Network
• World Wildlife Fund
• The Nature Conservancy
• National Wildlife Federation