AgameAday

Crosswords, brainteasers, trivia, etc.

http://www.agameaday.com/

The Year In Medicine From A To Z

From Time magazine.

http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1562958,00.html

50 Coolest Websites

Chosen by Time magazine staff.

http://www.time.com/time/2006/50coolest/

NORAD Tracks Santa

A holiday tradition since 1955! Includes activities and music by the Air Force Academy Band.

http://www.noradsanta.org/index.php

EconoFix.com

Auto and Truck Repair and Advice -- explains how cars work and includes .WAV sound files of car noises.

http://www.econofix.com/

Invention dimension

Learning about inventions and inventors -- from MIT.

http://web.mit.edu/invent/invent-main.html

Charity Navigator: Your Guide To Intelligent Giving

Finding Charities You Can Trust

http://www.charitynavigator.org/index.cfm/bay/holiday.main.htm

St. Nicholas: Discovering the Truth About Santa Claus

Activities, crafts, e-cards, etc.

http://www.stnicholascenter.org/Brix?pageID=23

Iowa Christmas Tree Growers Directory

Where to find a real tree.

http://www.agriculture.state.ia.us/christmastree.asp

National Christmas Tree Association

All about real Christmas trees -- facts, games, contest and more!

http://www.christmastree.org/home.cfm

Everything International

Indexes important international business, education and research sites. Includes information on travel (currency, maps, etc.), jobs in education, multinational companies, and international organizations (U.N., World Bank, World Health Organization, etc.).

http://faculty.philau.edu/russowl/russow.html

Competitive Intelligence -- A Selective Resource Guide

Indexes sites that are useful for business -- including people finders, news sources, legislative monitoring sites and RSS feeds.

http://www.llrx.com/features/ciguide.htm

Thanksgiving in North America

From the Smithsonian

http://www.smithsonian.org/resource/faq/nmah/thanks.htm

Interactive Health Tutorials

From MedLine Plus

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/tutorials/

Museum of Unnatural Mystery

UFOs, dinosaurs, science news, etc. With a children's section.

http://www.unmuseum.org/

The Orchestra: A User's Manual

All about orchestra music -- with audio and video clips.

http://www.mti.dmu.ac.uk/%7Eahugill/manual/intro.html

Wondertime

Crafts, activities and tips for parents of young children.

http://wondertime.go.com/

Kidipede -- History for Kids

Europe, Asia and Africa before 1500

http://www.historyforkids.org/

DNA Testing: An Introduction for Non-Scientists

With diagrams. By Donald E. Riley of the University of Washington.

http://www.scientific.org/tutorials/articles/riley/riley.html

"How to Build an Invisibility Cloak"

From Discover magazine
http://www.discover.com/issues/nov-06/features/building-invisibility-cloak

Election and Voting Resources

Assembled by the Internet Public Library.
http://www.ipl.org/div/election/