Welcome to the Student Link Page On this page, you will find kid-safe search engines for research purposes, as well as websites to stimulate interests. The first chart gives you recommendations for finding resources for ALP projects. The tabs below will take you to some of the interesting websites we have found in our own web travels. ALP is not responsible for the content in these pages, and provides these links in the spirit of inspiring learning and exploration. While these websites are previewed prior to posting on this site, please report any new problems to our webmaster by clicking here. | |
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 Search Tools
Our district's Media Centers have put together a very comprehensive resource page. Find information about quality websites, homework help, plagiarism, book lists, fun sites, and much more!    If you see a topic that interests you in the other categories, these search engines will find more information about the same for you. Or try one of these: |
 Internet Safety
The Internet can be place of discovery and fun, but there are also several things that you need to watch out for. We want you to be physically safe and to use the Internet in a positive way. These articles and websites will help you understand the dangers to look out for and how to avoid problems. Remember, never give out personal information or sign up for anything without adult supervision. If you're not sure what it does, don't click on it without asking for help. |
Literature and Language Arts
• | Great place to visit with your parents and teachers, as well. There are mysteries to solve and author information for all of you! | |
| • | Do you like to write? This is a kids magazine written by kids. | |
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Biographies |
| • | Learn more about one of the greatest minds of all time. | |
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• | Take a field trip to the Chesapeake Bay. Learn about the ecosystems, animals life, plants, and conservations. | |
| • | This non-commercial site features projects that use easily-available, inexpensive materials, and don't require special skills, tools materials or facilities. Activities are thoroughly tested to work, yet also have the potential to be improved by creative inventors and tinkerers. | |
| • | Mix and match animal parts to create your own unique animals. Enjoy animal facts while waiting for it to load and play other games. | |
| • | Just what it says...lots of cool, gross stuff. | |
| • | Learn more about optics and lasers. | |
| • | Animals, games, ...way too much to name here. | |
| • | Ever wonder what makes up lipstick, asphalt, fireworks, chocolate, and more? | |
| • | Learn about technology and its careers. | |
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| • | Learn about gravity, space, robots. | |
| • | All you ever needed to know about this wonder of nature. | |
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Social Studies/Current Events
• | Includes topics such as: student coverage of the conventions, life as a President, history of the elections, and much more! | |
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| • | Keep up to date with the latest news and interesting stories from around the world. | |
| • | Test your knowledge of continents, countries, and other map skills. | |
| • | Pirates, Mayans, Underground Railroad, Lewis and Clark, and more! | |
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• | Puzzles, riddles, and illusions. | |
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• | Love art? Visit the kid-ready part of this museum in Washington D.C. Lots of stuff to do here! | |
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| • | An overview of art from all around the world from the Metropolitan Museum of Art. | |
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| • | Visualizing huge numbers can be very difficult. People regularly talk about millions of miles, billions of bytes, or trillions of dollars, yet it's still hard to grasp just how much a "billion" really is. The MegaPenny Project aims to help by taking one small everyday item, the U.S. penny, and building on that to answer the question: "What would a billion (or a trillion) pennies look like?" | |
| • | Puzzles for different age levels. | |
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