Polly Awards--2000

Best New General Information/Emergency Reference Sites

1. e-nature http://www.enature.com/

2. GovSpot http://www.govspot.com/

Best New Site for Learning about the Internet

1. KidsClick! Worlds of Web Searching http://www.worldsofsearching.org/

2. Web Awareness http://www.webawareness.org/

Best New Science Exploration Sites—a four-way tie!

1. Exploring Space http://www.exploringspace.arc.nasa.gov/

2. Geo-Mysteries @ The Children's Museum of Indianapolis http://www.childrensmuseum.org/geomysteries/

3. BBC Education - The Essential Guide to Rocks http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/rocks/

4. On the Prairie: Prairie Ecology http://www1.umn.edu/bellmuse/mnideals/prairie/

Best New Art Site for Kids

1. @rt Room http://www.arts.ufl.edu/art/rt_room/index.html

2. Art Tales: Telling Stories with Wildlife Art http://www.wildlifeart.org/arttales

Best New Family Fun Site

1. LycosZone http://www.lycoszone.com/

2. Castlemouse 2000 http://www.castlemouse.com/

3. Sodaplay http://www.sodaplay.com/

Best New Math Sites

1. Math.com http://www.math.com/

2. A+ Math http://www.aplusmath.com/

Best New Site for Culture and Society

1. Canku Ota (Many Paths) http://www.turtletrack.org/

Best New Health or Medicine Site

1. Science Odyssey: You Try It: Doctor Over Time http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aso/tryit/doctor/

2. BioInteractive http://www.biointeractive.org/

Best New Sites for Preschoolers

1. Mouse House Jr. - a Preschool Place http://disney.go.com/mousehousejr/today/

2. StoryPlace: The Children's Digital Library http://www.storyplace.org/

Best New Language Arts Sites

1. Book Adventure http://www.Bookadventure.com/

2. Lights, Puppets, Action! http://www.childrensmuseum.org/artsworkshop/puppetshow.html

Best New History Sites

1. America's Story From America's Library http://www.americaslibrary.gov/

2. United States Mint - H.I.P. Pocket Change http://www.usmint.gov/kids/default.html

Best New Music Sites

1. Xylophone by David Kaplan http://www.sonic.net/~kargo/Xylophone/Xylophone.html

2. Popular Songs in American History http://www.contemplator.com/america/

Best New Sports Site

1. Kids in Boats http://www.anzsbeg.org.au/kids.html

2. Play Football the Official NFL Site for Kids http://www.playfootball.com/

Most Likely to Be Banned from Class

Music of the Internet http://www.forwiss.uni-erlangen.de/~kinderma/musinum/InternetMusic.html

The Hall Of Fame Year 2000 Inductees

Kid's Domain http://www.kidsdomain.com/kids.html

Billy Bear's Playground http://www.billybear4kids.com/

Horse Country http://www.horse-country.com/

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