Simple information to help you understand the elements of design are included in this PowerPoint presentation: Doing Design Elements or Art Principles,  available as Adobe PDF files. 

Choose your 4-H projects with this checklist: Pick A Project newsletter  

General web sites

• BlueWeb’n Learning Sites
• CYFERnet Just for Kids
• CYFERnet Teens R It
• USDA for Kids
• Lycos
• Metacrawler
• Webcrawler
• Yahoo
• IPL Teen Division
• YouthLearn

Aerospace

• NASA for Kids
• NASA Educational Sites
• NASA Gallery
• Space Camp
• Space Day
• Space Place
• Space/Astronomy info & activities

Automotive

• Do It Yourself: Auto
• How Stuff Works: Auto
• Autoshop Online

Bicycles

• Do It Yourself: Bikes
• Consumer Prod. Safety: Bike
• How Stuff Works: Bike
• Bike Safety Network
• Bicycle Helmet Safety Inst.

Child Development

• DLTK’s Crafts for Kids
• My Web 3000 for Creative Families
• Children’s Literature Web Guide
• Crayola
• Parenting Info
• Sesame Workshop
• Kids Corner
• U of Illinois: Babysitting
• Games Kids Play
• iConnect, Dealing with Divorce
• Children, Youth, Families Consortium

Citizenship

• The White House Kids Page
• Character Counts
• Government Links
• CIA Kids site
• Government Kids Site
• Government Printing Office
• National Archives & Records Admin.
• U.S. Senate
• U.S. House of Representatives
• The White House
• The Federal Internet Guide

Clothing

• Washington St. Univ. 4-H Clothing
• Home Sewing Assoc.
• Butterick-McCall’s-Vogue patterns
• Sew-What’s-New
• Fabric Link

Communication

• Kids 4 Broadway
• Kennedy Center ArtsEdge
• Creative Drama & Theater Ed.
• The Puppetry Home Page

Consumer

• Lifesmarts Consumer Challenge
• Fed. Consumer Info Center
• Consumer World

Environmental, Entomology, Ag, Natural Resources

• Iowa 4-H Natural Resources
• Virtual Library: Forestry
• 4-H Safety and Education in Shooting Sports
• Amateur Entomologists Society Bug Club
• Virtual Beekeeping Gallery
• Idaho Environmental Mgt. Power
• Bug Club, Bug ID
• Science 4 Kids
• Endangered Species
• Environmental Education
• Agri-Pedia
• Animal Doc.com
• Arbor Day
• ISU Entomology (look@ address)

• National Geographic Kids
• Pheasants Forever
• Sea World
• Sierra Club
• Carolina Coastal Science
• Earthforce
• Earth Viewer
• Montana Network Project:
• Glaciers and the Glacial Ages
• Rocks for Kids
• CNN Weather Main Page
• Freese-Notis Weather Page
• The Nature of Water
• Clean Water - Life Depends on It!
• Drinking Water Activities
• Give Water a Hand
• Groundwater Nature's Hidden Treasure
• Ocean Planet
• Water in the City
• National 4-H Wildlife Habitat
• U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service
• Bass Fishing Home Page
• Plants and Our Enviroment
• The Great Plant Escape
• NCGA Curriculum
• Animal Sciences
• Tiger Beetle World
• Successful Farming
• 4-H Virtual Farm

Food & Nutrition

• Dole Foods
• Heinz 57
• Nutrition for Kids
• Barilla Pasta
• NW Cherry Growers
• Food Guide Pyramid Info
• Texas Cattlemen
• California Cattlemen
• Burgertown
• Bread.com
• Moo Milk
• Epicurious Food Site
• American Dietetic Association
• Arm & Hammer
• Betty Crocker
• Fleischmann’s Yeast
• I Love Pasta!!!
• Pillsbury
• Red Star Yeast
• SAF Gourmet Yeast
• Food Safety & Inspection Service
• Wheat Foods Council
• Dairy Science and Technology
• Vegetarian Information
• Intl. Food Info. Council
• Insect Themed Food
• American Egg Board
• Pork Producers Fun for Kids
• USA Pear Council
• Diet analysis/recipe analysis
  Free service but sign up/login is required.
• Diet analysis
• USDA database of Standard Reference 15
• Diet analysis
  Free service (10 logins) but sign up/login is required.

Health & Safety

• Kids Health
• BBC Kids Health
• Just One Night
• FEMA Community & Preparedness
• Kid Safety: for ages 8 to 12

Home Improvement, Crafts

• Home Sewing Association
• Dick Blick Art Materials
• Quilters Online
• AuntAnnie’sCrafts
• About.com (Sewing)
• Remodeling Online

Horticulture, Plants

• OhioLine Yard & Garden
• USDA Plant Database
• Texas A&M Hort. For Kids
• Natl. Gardening Assoc. (Kids)
• I Can Garden.com
• Missouri Botanical Garden
• NC Sweet Potatoes
• 4-H Children's Garden at MSU

Intergenerational, Global, Diversity

• FamilySearch
• Ancestry.com - Online Genealogy
• Historical Text Archive
• Welcome to World Surfari
• Walk in my Shoes: A 4-H Aging Awareness Project

Livestock Projects

• Oklahoma State (horses)
• Oklahoma State (more horses)
• Oklahoma State (swine)
• Oklahoma State (beef cattle)
• Oklahoma State (goats)
• Oklahoma State (sheep)
• Oklahoma State (other)
• Oklahoma State (dairy)
• Oklahoma State (poultry and more)
• Horse Country
• Ag Youth
• Moo Milk
• Dairy Goats (UC Irvine)
• HorseFun
• Natl. Pork Producers Council
• NPPC Pork 4 Kids
• Animal Science Youth Extension
• NetVet
• Amer. Vet. Med. Assoc. Online
• Animal Breed Info
• The Electronic Zoo
• Purdue U. AquaNIC
• Tree of Life
• Cornell Poultry
• 4-H Farm at UC Irvine
• Sheep and Goats (Maryland)
• American Miniature Horse Association
• American Quarter Horse Association
• The Draft Horse Journal
• The Horse Interactive
• Intnl Arabian Horse Association
• Swine (NC State An. Sci.)

Music

• Art, Crafts & Music
• Play Music.org
• NY Philharmonic
• Music Theory
• Kennedy Center’s ArtsEdge

Pets

• House Rabbit Society - for kids
• Pet Station
• American Kennel Club
• Healthy Pet.com
• Net Vet
• Pet Station Kids
• Working Dog Web
• Rabbits Only magazine
• American Rabbit Breeders Association

Photography

• Kodak
• Surfing the Net with Kids - Photo
• Focus on Photography
• Photo.net

Science & Technology

• National Air and Space Museum
• Energy Quest
• National Science Foundation
• Rockets Away!
• Web Monkey for Kids
• Kid's Space Connection
• Science Fun with Airplanes
• IPL Youth - Computers and Internet
• The Magic School Bus
• Technology in a bag activity
• ADITA - Computer Literacy
• Youth Learning Net
• 4-H Aerospace Education
• Kennedy Space Center
• Windows to the Universe
• NASA
• Glossary of Internet Terms
• National Museum of American History
• Natl 4-H Youth Tech Leadership Team
• Cyber Camp: A Virtual 4-H Camp
  (An adult must register and set up an account for a young person, for safety)
• Space & Astronomy
• The Mad Scientist Network

Visual Art

• KinderArt
• Artcyclopedia
• Art Museum.net
• Surf the Net with Kids - art, music
• Art Kids Rule!
• Crayola Online
• Early Childhood Arts/Crafts
• The Exploratorium on the Web
• The Field Museum
• The Louvre
• The Louvre
• Museum of Science-- Boston
• The Smithsonian
• Draw and Color with Uncle Fred
• Bart and His Circle of Friends

Woodworking

• Do it yourself woodworking projects
• Hardwood Information Center
• 101 Woodworking Tips
• Woodworker's Central

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