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General
Reference Sources
 KidsClick
Created by a group of librarians at the Ramapo Catskill Library System, as a
logical step in addressing concerns about the role of public libraries
in guiding their young users to valuable and age appropriate web sites.
B.J. Pinchbeck's
Homework Helper
Organized by a father and son team, this site is considered a great starting
point.
ClassBrain.com
Games for you brain, homework help and more. For students,
parents and educators.
Endangered:
Exploring a World at Risk
Internet
Public Library from University of Michigan
Find loads of resources, have your reference questions answered, look for science
project ideas here.
Kid Info
Designed to provide students with links to homework help resources. Michigan
Electronic Library from Library of Michigan
Outstanding collection organized in easy-to-use categories.
Schoolwork Ugh!
Organized by subject areas and geared toward students in grades 5-12 . Here
you can ask the librarian a question and will get an answer emailed back.
Yahooligans from Yahoo Internet Directory
If you haven't already found what you need, search for it here.
Zoom School
An on-line elementary school classroom from Enchanted
Learning with lessons in geography, biology, language arts, and early childhood
activities.
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The
Arts
America's
Jazz Heritage
Dance
Resources compiled by Ohio State University
Dance Manuals from
Library of Congress Music Division
Detroit Institute of Arts
Diego Rivera Mural Project
Music History 102
Music in the Public Domain
Identify public domain songs and public domain music for royalty-free use.
National Gallery of Art
Photographs from the
Golden Age of Jazz
Playbill Online
Lots of news, listings, and other valuable information provided by the familiar
publication distributed at theaters.
Yale School of Drama
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Biographies
American
Presidents: Life Portraits
Biography.com
National Women's Hall of Fame
NASA Astronaut Biographies
POTUS: Presidents of the
United States
The Star Archive
More than 6,000 celebrity bios and info.
Voices from the Gaps: Women Writers of Color
This site focuses on the lives and works of women writers of color in North America;
still in development
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| Consumer Information National
Consumers League
National Endowment for Financial Education
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| Current
Events
ABC
News
CBS News
CNN (Cable News Network)
Detroit Free Press
Detroit News
NBC News
New
York Times
Online Newspapers from around
the world
From Internet Public Library
Public Broadcasting's Online Newshour
Radio Free Europe
USA
Today
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English
Acronym
Finder
Bartlett's
Familiar Quotations
Cliche
Finder
MLA-Style Citations
of Electronic sources
from Columbia University
Purdue
University Online Writing Lab
Thesaurus.com
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Geography
and Culture
50
States of the United States
AsiaSource
A resource from the Asia Society, offering cultural, social, historical and
political information about Asia.
CoastWatch
Lake Surface Temperature Reporting System for the Great Lakes.
Cultural
Profiles Project
Flags
of the World
Everything you ever wanted to know about flags. Includes extensive text and
images.
Geography
at About.com
Find hundreds of excellent links hand selected by the About.com Geography guide
Geography World
An incredibly thorough list of links compiled by a Pennsylvania school teacher
Library
of Congress Country Studies
Provides information on geographic entities and international organizations
and are updated periodically.
Mapping the
National Parks
MapQuest
Find driving directions and more here
Mesoweb
An exploration of Mesoamerican cultures
National Geographic
National
Mapping Information from the U.S. Geological Survey
U.S. State Department's
Background Notes Online
U.S.
States--from the Info Please Almanac
World Factbook
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Government
Ben's
Guide to United States Government
Ben Franklin hosts this site which allows students to select their grade level,
K through 12.
The
Embassy Page
FirstGov
for Kids
POTUS:
Presidents of the United States
Thomas
United States Legislature
The
United States Census Bureau: The Official Statistics
The White House
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Health and Physical Education
Center
for Disease Control
U.S.
Food and Drug Administration Kids' Page
Find informative articles in "Teen Scene."
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History
American
Currency Exhibit
American Memories
from the Library of Congress
American Presidents: Life
Portraits
Black History
Hotlist
Daily Life
in Ancient Egypt
This Day in History
From the History Channel
Famous Trials in History
Outstanding coverage of important trials
From Revolution
to Reconstruction and What Happened Afterwards
History
and Social Studies Sites from Discovery Channel School
American and World History Links
HyperHistory
HyperHistory presents 3'000 years of world history with a combination of colorful
graphics, lifelines, timelines, and maps.
National Archives and Records Administration
U.S. Naval Historical Center
Women and Social Movements In the
United States
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Journalism
The
First Amendment Handbook
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Language
Languages
on the Web
This site takes a long time to load, but has thousands of language links.
English as a Second Language
French
German
Japanese
Spanish
Translator
Service
This service will translate what you type, but remember it's not always a perfect
translation!
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Literature and Drama
Children's
Literature Web Guide Authors' and Illustrators' Page
Folklore and Mythology
A huge collection of tales arranged alphabetically
Literary
Criticism Collection from the Internet Public Library
Reliable criticism and biographical information for 100+ authors, primarily
British and American and taught in high school and college courses.
Lousiana
State University Libraries' Webliography of Authors
The
Pulitzer Prizes
Shakespeare
Voices
from the Gaps: Women Writers of Color
This site focuses on the lives and works of women writers of color in North
America.
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Math
Brain
Teasers
CoolMath
Create
a Graph
Explore Math (Requires Shockwave)
Flashcards
for kids
The
Math Forum
Includes "Ask Dr. Math"
Math
Word Problems for Children
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Michigan
Index
of Michigan sites from the Michigan Electronic Library
Very thorough listing of sites.
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Poetry
BartlebyVerse
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Science
Bad
Science (Correcting scientific misinformation)
The
Digestive System
Discovery
Channel Online
The
Ecology Channel
Explore
Science (Requires Shockwave)
Fear
of Physics
A site designed for middle & high school students and their teachers.
Franklin
Institute Science Museum
The
Heart: An Online Exploration
How
Stuff Works
An amazing site that explains hundreds of things you might be curious about,
with new features every day.
Human
Body Systems
A
Look Inside the Human Body
NASA
Homepage
NetVet
Veterinary Resources
Periodic
Table of Elements
PlanetScapes
Science
Fair Project Resource Guide
Science
Learning Network
The
Sun -- A Multimedia Tour
The
Why Files
This fascinating site from the National Science Foundation explores the science
behind current headlines. Learn about topics like amber, cloning, El Nino,
Gulf War syndrome, irradiated food, sports medicine, plane crashes and lots
more.
Yahooligans:
Insect Identification
Yes
Mag: Canada's Science Magazine for kids
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