General
Sites
Information Please Almanacs (http://www.infoplease.com/almanacs.html)
Search sports, entertainment, business almanacs, and more!
Scientific American: Ask an Expert (http://www.sciam.com/askexpert_directory.cfm)
Find answers to your science questions straight from the source!
AmphibiaWeb (http://elib.cs.berkeley.edu/aw/index.html)
Offers ready access to information on every recognized species
of amphibian in the world!
Biography.com (http://www.biography.com)
Offering the most comprehensive and authoritative biographical
information on the web!
The British Monarchy (http://www.royal.gov.uk/output/Page1.asp)
The ultimate home for "empire royalists!" Find official
biographies of today's and yesterday's Royal Family!
The National Tranportation Safety Board
(http://www.ntsb.gov)
Site that reports investigated significant accidents in all
modes of transportation. Many black and white maps and suggestions
for further reading!
ONLINE! A Reference Guide to Using Internet Sources
(http://www.bedfordstmartins.com/online/index.html)
Reference for homework or research including citation styles
(MLA, APA, Chicago, and CBE)!
CIA (Central Intelligence Agency) World Fact Book
(http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html)
The Fact Book provides basic statistical information about
the nations of the world and is an online database available
to the general public.
Pulitzer Prizes (http://www.pulitzer.org)
This well-organized website lists winners and finalists by
category or by year for the Pulitzer Prize.
The Way Things Work (http://www.howstuffworks.com)
Everything you need to know about how stuff works.
APlusMath (http://www.aplusmath.com)
This site offers simple interactive programs to make math
problems easier to do.
Multnomah County Library in Oregon (http://www.multcolib.org/homework)
The homework section of their website.
The RefDesk.com(http://www.refdesk.com/homework.html)
This homework page has hundreds of links divided into categories
by grade and subject; not to mention a list of 128 reference
tools.
How to write a paper (http://libraryspot.com/features/paperfeature.htm)
Pick up step-by-step tips on writing a research paper.
Library of Congress (http://www.loc.gov)
NASA (http://www.nasa.gov)
Learn everything you've ever wanted to know about the US space
program!
White House (http://www.whitehouse.gov)
Step inside the White House for an in-depth look into the
US government!
Encyclodedia of ED Statistics (http://nces.ed.gov/edstats)
Allows access to major reference tools such as Codition of
Education, Digest of Education Statistics, and Education Indicators!
BBC Science and Nature (http://www.bbc.co.uk/sn/)
Choose from a list of categories such as animals, pre-historic
life, human body, and hot topics.
Fact Monster (http://www.factmonster.com)
Reference site for kids ages 8 - 14 years. Encyclopedia, dictionary,
atlas, almanacs, and so much more.
Homework Help (http://www.nationalgeographic.com/education/homework/)
One-Stop Research for pictures, articles, maps, and more!
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