The KIDS Report is published with the support of the Internet Scout Project and the National Science Foundation, and with a generous grant from John and Tashia Morgridge.
The KIDS Report is a biweekly publication produced by K-12 students as a resource to other K-12 students. It is an ongoing, cooperative effort of 12 classrooms from around the United States. Teachers assist and provide support; however, students select, evaluate and annotate all resources included in every issue of the KIDS Report.
This issue of the KIDS Report, dated April 13, 1999, was written and produced by 5th grade students at North Woods Elementary School in La Crosse, Wisconsin.
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ArchKIDecture
http://www.solidprint.com/julieweb/page1.html
Do you want to know more about architecture? Click on one of the eight pictures to get information about buildings, materials, construction. and architectural drawings. There are some fun questions to answer. I like the part about the Japanese temple that was built without nails, screws, or glue. I recommend that you visit this award-winning site.
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Virtual Palenque: A Virtual Tour of Ancient Maya Ruins
http://www.qvision.com/palenque
Would you like to go on a virtual 3-D tour of an ancient Maya palace? This is an excellent site. It's very interesting with lots of information about the ruins, that includes pictures, maps, and drawings. You have to read directions to set up the tour, but once you figure that out it's very fun and exciting.
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Castles for Kids
http://www.castlesontheweb.com/search/Castle_Kids/
You should view this site with an adult because there are links back to the main page about castles and it has a lot of advertisements on it. I like the part for kids about building a medieval castle. There are also parts made by kids that are interesting and fun. It has lots of pictures.
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Ghosts in the Castle
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/features/97/castles/enter.html
This site has big print and is easy to use. It's cool because you get to enter your name and name your castle. Follow Marcus the mouse around the castle and you can learn about parts of the castle.
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Washington National Cathedral
http://www.cathedral.org/cathedral/
If you are interested in church architecture, look at this site on the Washington National cathedral in Washington, D.C. You will find a lot of information and pictures. There is a cool virtual tour and a Kids and Teachers link with fun facts about gargoyles.
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World's Tallest Buildings
http://www.worldstallest.com
Jeff Herzer is not an architect, but he loves tall buildings and he made this web site with great photographs of skyscrapers from around the world. From a fun kind of elevator you choose your travel destination. The photographs are links to information and other buildings to explore. There are facts that you might not know about very tall buildings.
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The White House for Kids
http://www.whitehouse.gov/WH/kids/html/kidshome.html
Click on Sox and Buddy and they will be your guides around the White House in Washington, D.C. The history star links you to a lot of information about when the White House was built. The pictures allow you to see the inside rooms of the White House.
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The KIDS Report is produced twice monthly by students from one of the twelve participating classrooms with support from the Internet Scout Project, the National Science Foundation, and a grant from John and Tashia Morgridge. The students involved are responsible for all aspects of the report, including its title and the site evaluation criteria.
These Internet resources were evaluated on the basis of the Site Selection Guidelines that the students developed. Questions and comments can be sent to the facilitating librarian at North Woods Elementary School, Ms. Janet Amann, at jamann@sdlax.k12.wi.us
Questions and comments about the KIDS Report in general are welcomed at scout@cs.wisc.edu.
Copyright Susan Calcari and the University of Wisconsin Board of Regents, 1994-1999. Permission is granted to make and distribute verbatim copies of the KIDS Report provided the copyright notice and this paragraph is preserved on all copies. The Internet Scout Project provides information about the Internet to the US research and education community under a grant from the National Science Foundation, number NCR-9712163. The Government has certain rights in this material.
Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the University of Wisconsin - Madison or the National Science Foundation.
© 1999 Internet Scout Project