Are you doing a project for school? Do you need some help on a subject? Or are you just interested in a certain topic. Here are some websites you might find useful. Weblinks A-Z by topics.
www.ansi.okstate.edu/breeds
This shows different breeds of livestock from around the world.
www.imagineanimals.com
Information on endangered animals with good pictures
www.irishanimals.ie
Information on animal welfare in Ireland
www.kidsplanet.org
Facts and fun on animals around the world including games, colouring sheets and electronic factsheets on over 50 species
http://nationalgeographic.com/kids/creature_feature
National Geographic - Creature Feature, Fun animal facts.
www.waterfordwildlife.com
Information on the wildlife of Waterford City and County
www.artcyclopedia.com
Search for art and artists worldwide, including artists by name, medium, art movement or nationality and artworks by title
www.eduweb.com/pintura
This website uses a detective-style story to explore the work of famous artists and compare their styles
www.achuka.co.uk
News and profiles of UK children's authors and poets
www.childrensbooksequels.co.uk
Find out what comes next! Discover the order of titles in a series such as Alex Rider or Vampirates. Search by author, title, character or the name of the series. Plus links to authors' websites
www.eoincolfer.com
Provides information about books, FAQ section and audio extracts, interview and downloadable fonts.
www.micksmith.co.uk
Tom Crean
www.roalddahl.com
Official Roald Dahl site including quizzes, interviews and lots of information on the author and his books.
www.jkrowling.com
Jump aboard the Hogwart Express to come on a fantastic adventure at the official JK Rowling Website
www.computerhistory.org/timeline
Timeline on the history of computing
www.kids-online.net/learn/c_n_l.html
Find out what goes on inside a computer.
www.netlingo.com
Find out what goes on inside a computer.
Tips on staying safe online can be found in our Internet guide
www.bbc.co.uk/dinosaurs
Fact files and fun based on the BBC TV programme “Walking with Dinosaurs”.
http://internt.nhm.ac.uk/jdsml/dino
A database guide to the most well-described dinosaurs
http://search.eb.com/dinosaurs/dinosaurs/index2.html
Encyclopaedia Britannica site.
http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/dinosaurs
A fun and informative site from Scholastic publishers. Talk to a dinosaur expert, get published on the dinosaur write, take a quiz, build a dinosaur and more
www.ancientegypt.co.uk
Information on Egyptian life including hieroglyphics, mummification, gods and goddesses.
www.eyelid.co.uk
Information on life in Ancient Egypt, including a Hieroglyphs section which translates words & numbers.
www.museum.ie
National Museum of Ireland
www.eia.doe.gov/kids
Information on different forms of energy including renewable sources
www.epa.ie
Environmental Protection Agency Ireland
www.greenpeace.org
Environmental news and information from the campaigning organization
www.rainforestweb.org
Information on the world’s rainforests
www.recycle-more.co.uk
Useful information on recycling in the home, business and school.
www.marquise.de
500 years of fashion, hats, shoes and hair-dos!
http://earthbulletin.amnh.org
Science behind current events on earth
www.earthfromtheair.com
Aerial photographs of the world
www.osi.ie
Maps of Ireland
www.nationalgeographic.com/kids
Articles, puzzles & cartoons
http://volcano.und.nodak.edu
Volcano information
www.mythweb.com
Heroes, gods and monsters in Greek mythology. This site includes a section explaining how characters from Greek mythology appear in everyday speech.
www.askaboutireland.ie
The place to find answers about Ireland. Our countryside, our heritage, the way we work and play.
www.annefrank.com
Anne Frank’s life and times
www.kidshealth.org/kid/index.html
All about the human body and staying healthy
www.murderousmaths.co.uk
Based on the books of the same title - lots of fun and games
www.allmusic.com
Search for information on artists or groups.
www.popworld.com
Pop news and interviews
www.insects.org
Information on different species of insect and good quality pictures
www.islandireland.com
Resources on Irish animals, plants, weather, outdoor activities, environmental concerns, useful organisations and more
www.iwt.ie
Irish Wildlife Trust
http://www.ngfl-cymru.org.uk/vtc/ngfl/science/phil_edwards_lichen/index.htm
Everything you could want to know about lichens
www.waterfordwildlife.com
Information on the wildlife of Waterford City and County
www.biography.com
Thousands of biographies of famous people, past and present
www.historychannel.com/speeches
Hear many famous speeches
www.nobel.se/index.html
Articles on all the Nobel Laureates
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Irish_people
Famous Irish people
www.ballet.co.uk
Guide to performers and ballet companies
www.gaa.ie
Official site includes news, history, an introduction to the various sports and their rules, programs, structures, and events
www.irishrugby.ie
The official website of Irish rugby football union
www.exploratorium.edu/skateboarding
The history and science of skateboarding
www.thefa.com
The home of English football
www.perseus.tufts.edu/Olympics/
Find out about Ancient and Modern Olympics
www.waterfordgaa.ie
Official Waterford GAA Website Site
www.waterford-united.ie
The official website for the club
www.roman-empire.net/children/index.html
Timelines, maps, famous Romans
www.roman-emperors.org
Encyclopaedia of Roman Emperors
www.brainpop.com
Activities all about science
www.chem4kids.ie
East to understand chemistry
www.howstuffworks
Find out how stuff works
www.sciencemonster.com
Infoemation on the solar system & gravity
www.yucky.com
Experiments & yucky fun
www.artyastro.com
Interactive solar system adventure
www.met.ie
Weather Information for Ireland
www.hurricanehunters.ie
Hurricane Information
www.metoffice.com
Worldwide weather and climate information