100 Best Ed Sites of 1999 (archival)

THE TOP 100 EDUCATIONAL WEB SITES OF 1999
(for archival information)

When reviewing Internet sites we based our selection on the following criteria:
  • Is the site educational?
  • Is the site well organized?
  • Does the site make good use of modern Internet technology or is it text only?
  • Is the site interesting and informative?

    After much consideration, and after reviewing thousands of sites, we have selected the following 100 Internet sites as our top picks for 1999 and believe that these sites contain the best educational content on the Internet today.

    Note: To find the best educational sites, The Education Source used Looksmart, a special search portal with 750,000 unique URLs--the largest collection of editorially reviewed and categorized sites on the Web.

  • ART
    1. The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
      LouvreW3
      Webmuseum, Paris
      A. Pintura, Art Detective
      The @rt-room
      Exploring Leonardo
      Inside Art
      Children's Music Web
      K-12 Resources for Music Educators

  • GARDENING
    1. KinderGarden
      The Telegarden

  • FUN
    1. Kids Space

  • VIRTUAL TOURS
    1. Auto Factory Tour

  • READING
    1. Carol Hurst's Children's Literature Site
      The Children's Literature Web Guide

  • WRITING
    1. WWWebster Dictionary
      On-line English Grammar
      Cyberkids
      Ink Spot
      MidLink Magazine
      Researchpaper.com
      Writing Den
      CNN Interactive
      Crayon
      Internet Public Library
      KidsConnect

  • MATH
    1. Archimedes and the Crown
      Ask Dr. Math
      Gallery Of Interactive Geometry
      Lessons by Susan Boone
      Mega-Math
      Great Economists and Their Times
      On-Line National Budget Simulation

  • SCIENCE
    1. Explore Science: Interactive Science Education
      The MAD Scientist Network
      Science Learning Network
      Museum of Science, Boston
      Mars Team Online
      Imagine the Universe!
      NASA Jet Propulsion Labratory
      StarChild
      Virtual Galapagos
      NASA
      U.S. Space Camp
      Dennis Kunkel's Microscopy
      Microscopy Primer
      Missouri Botanical Gardens: MBGnet Home
      CNPS Kids
      Seeds of Change
      The Yuckiest Site on the Internet
      Renewable Energy Project
      Human Genome Project Information
      Guided Tour: Visible Human Project
      InnerBody
      Neuroscience for Kids
      Ocean Planet Home Page
      Yale Center for Cell Imaging
      The Electronic Zoo
      Chem4Kids
      U.S. Geological Survey
      Virtual Cave
      Internet Plasma Physics Education Experience
      Learn Physics Today!
      The Franklin Institute
      St.Louis Science Center
      Exploratorium
      Miami Museum of Science
      Backyard Birding

  • GEOGRAPHY
    1. National Geographic Society
      Jason Project
      Galapagosquest
      Discover America Through Postcards

  • HISTORY
    1. American Memory
      America's Homepage: Plymouth, MA
      Montcalm and Wolfe
      Colonial Williamsburg
      Spanish Missions of California
      Lewis and Clark
      Index of Native American Resources on the Internet
      NativeAmerican Indian Resources
      The Oregon Trail
      WestWeb
      The American Civil War Homepage
      The Civil War Homepage
      Civil War Page
      Civil War World Wide Web
      Edison National Historic Site Home Page
      African American History
      The White House for Kids
      The World of Viking
      The European Middle Ages
      Rennaissance
      (One of our visitors reported that this site is gone and referred us to costumesupercenter.com/therenaissance.html)
      K-12 Africa Guide
      Canada museum
      The First Ladies of the United States of America

  • FOREIGN LANGUAGE
    1. Digital Librarian: Languages
      Foreign Language For Travelers

  • MISC
    1. Project-Ask an Expert Page
      Homeschool.com


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