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"ASK ANY QUESTION"
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B.J. Pinchbeck's
Homework Helper
Tons of sites geared towards school
assignments.
GENERAL REFERENCE
About.com
A good shortcut to information on
the web.
Information Please
The online version
of the popular almanac. Includes links to news and weather as well.
Knowlege Adventure
Encyclopedia
Librarians Index to the
Internet
A great gateway to lots of sites on
every subject under the sun! My new favorite site!
World Time Server
Look up what time it is right now
anywhere in the world.
ON-LINE ENCYCLOPEDIAS
Botany Encylopedia
An encyclopedia dedicated to plants
around the world.
Britannica.com
Encyclopedia content, web links, history
and current events. Take a look!
Encarta Concise
Encyclopedia
Encyclopedia
Proteus
A gateway to search the best free
encyclopedias on the web.
Encyclopedia
Smithsonian
Articles put together from the Smithsonian
Institution.
Fact Monster
An online dictionary, encyclopedia
and homework help site.
Grolier Multimedia
Encyclopedia and New Book of Knowledge.
DICTIONARIES
AND WORD REFERENCES
Bartlett's
Familiar Quotations
Dictionary.com
Merriam-Webster's
WWWebster Dictionary
Everything you'd expect from
a great dictionary----includes Word of the Day, Cool Word and more!
Onelook Dictionaries
A search engine that looks up words
in all the free dictionaries over the Internet. The "fastest finder."
Roget's Thesaurus
Semantic
Rhyming Dictionary
Find rhymes, snyonyms match
last sound only, get related words and more.
MATH AND CALCULATIONS
Calculator.com
All kinds of calculators, for equations,
science and just for fun.
MegaConverter
Find out how many seconds old
you are, how many nanometers in an inch, and how many quarts there are
in a chaldron.
Time Zone
Converter
Find out the time anywhere
in the world.
Universal Currency
Converter
How much is your money worth all over
the world.
ATLASES
American
Memory Map Collection
Histoical maps from 1597 to 1988.
Good for exploration, discovery, battles and campaigns.
Atlapedia
Facts, figures and statistical data.
Full color physical and political maps.
Color
Landform Atlas of the United States
A topographic, satellite, county outline,
and postscript map for evey state.
How Far Is
It?
Find the latitude and longitude of
two places, and then calculate the distance between them.
Map
Machine
From National Geographic. Political
and satellite maps.
Map Generators: Create your own!
Expedia
MapBlast
MapQuest
Yahoo!
Maps
SOCIAL
STUDIES / HISTORY / GEOGRAPHY
50 States and Capitals
All the information you ever
need on any of the 50 states.
Ben's Guide to
Government for Kids
A variety of information about the
basic aspects of the U.S. and its government.
CIA
World Factbook
Good information on countries of the
world.
CNN
News as it is happening.
Cultures
A site dedicated to culture, both
living and ancient.
Flags of the
World
Both color and black-line (for you
to color) flags from every country.
Government
Sites for Kids
A guide to Federal Government web
sites that have been designed for young people.
HyperHistory
Over 3,000 years of world history
presented with timelines, lifelines, and graphics.
National
Geographic Online
Lots of information, including excerpts
from the latest National Geographic Magazine and video and audio clips.
Presidents of the
United States
Everything you ever wanted to know
about every U.S. president.
This Nation
A comprehensive guide to American
Government on the internet.
U.S.
Dept. of State Background Notes
The online version of the very helpful
Background Notes in the Media Center.
Yahoo
Full Coverage
Full coverage of the days top news
stories. An excellent source for current events links.
SCIENCE
Amusement
Park Physics
Check out the science behind
your favorite rides,
The Atoms
Family
Check out this great site from
the Miami Museum of Science. A "ghoulish gallery" of information.
Biomes
A great overview of various ecosystems.
Bug Bios
Information on insects.
Chemical
Elements.com
An interactive periodic table of the
elements.
Chemicool
The periodic table with information
on the elements.
Electronic
Zoo
Animal information on the web.
eNature
Field guides to plants, animals,
and habitats.
Explore Science
Multimedia science activities.
Exploring
Planets in the Classroom
Basic astronomy information.
How Stuff
Works
Find out how everything works!
How
Things Work
Explore the workings of all kinds
of things. Good pictures, diagrams, and moving examples.
Land
Biomes
From About.com, this site is gives
detailed information on all land biomes.
MadSciNet
Ask questions of scientists in all
fields.
Nine Planets
An on-line tour of the solar system.
Periodic
Table of the Elements
Easy to use fact sheets.
Planetary
Fact Sheets
Detailed information and links from
NASA.
PlanetScapes
Views of the planets, lots of facts,
and some interactive games.
Popular
Science
Links to the best science web sites
of the year.
Scientific
American: Ask the Expert
The place to go if you need help
with a science question.
The Why Files
The science behind the news.
Windows to
the Universe
A great place to look for earth and
space science.
The
Yuckiest Site on the Internet
All the yucky information on things
like worm, roaches, belching, and barfing!
BIOGRAPHIES
Biography
From A&E, a searchable collection
of over 15,000 biographies.
Biographical
Dictionary
More than 28,000 notable men and women
who have shaped our world from ancient times to the present.
Lives, the Biography
Resource
A collection of links to thousands
of biographies. Special collections include women, African Americans,
and Holocaust survivors
Distinguished
Women of Past and Present
Biographies of women who have contributed
to our culture.
SPECIAL SUBJECT REFERENCES
Baseball Almanac
Quotes, stats, facts, and other information.
How Things
Work
Periodic Table
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