All Purpose, Resource, and General Research Sites

Librarian's Internet Index (Huge Collection of Research Tools!)

UD Lib/Search

Research -It: Your-One-Stop-Reference Desk

Reference.com

Refdesk.com

Mega-Converter2

Ask-A Locator Database

Currency Converter

Unit Converter

Almanacs

Infoplease.com

FactMonster (easier to Read version of Infoplease)

The Old Farmers' Almanac

World Almanac for Kids

African-American Almanac

Ref Desk's Daily Almanac

Dictionaries

Cambridge Dictionaries Online

Merriam-Webster Online

OneLook

Roget's II: The New Thesaurus

yourdictionary.com

Word Spy

Encyclopedias

LibrarySpot.com

Columbia Encyclopedia

Britannica Concise Encyclopedia

Encyclopedia Encarta

Literary Reference

The Dictionary of Phrase and Fable

Thesaurus.com

Online Texts

Internet Public Library Online Texts Collection

The On-Line Books Page

Foreign Language

FreeTranslation.com

epals.com (translation)

Altavista (Babel Fish Translation)

Engines

Google

Newark Charter page of Tools

 

Art

Renaissance Artists

Ren. Artists

Ren. Artists Timeline

Art History Resources

Ren. Artists Directory I

Ren. Artists Directory II

Debate Issues

Death Penalty Sites (O'Connor Project)

The Clark County Prosecuting Attorney (HUGE!)

Death Penalty Public Opinions

Your Turn - Pro death penalty

The Death Penalty from MSU

Justice Center University of Alaska

Death Penalty Debate

The Public Cause

Pro-death penalty.com

National Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty

Death Penalty Information Center

Amnesty International: Rights for All

Same Sex Marriage (O'Connor Project)

Redefining Marriage

Human Rights Campaign

Homework Helpers

Yahooligans

World Almanac for Kids

Drexel Math Forum

Lifelines

 

HTML

Lynda.com - Learning at your own pace

Keyboarding

Nimble Fingers

Mrs. Cornett's Typing Page

Mrs. Cornett's Keyboarding Wiki

 

Language Arts

Biographies

Biography.com

Biographical Dictionary

Lives: the Biography Resource

Mythology

Greek Mythology

Pantheon.org

mythman.com

Paleotha

MythWeb

 

Miscellaneous

Calendars

10,000 Year calendar

Astronomical Applications: Data Services

Calendar Converter

The Earth Calendar

Multi-Cultural Calendar

Quotations

Aphorisms Galore!

Bartletts Familiar Quotations, 1901

Quoteland.com

Quoteworld.org

Quotations Page

Rockwisdom.com

A Short Dictionary of Scientific Quotations

Simpson’s Contemporary Quotations: The Most Notable Quotations: 1950–1988

Motivationalquotes.com

Slang

The Online Slang Dictionary

Slangsite.com

Random

CyberSleuth Kids

Music

The Classical Music Archives

Music 33: Tchaikovsky

Classic Cat

Romantic Era Composers

Thinkquest --Compsers

Romantic Period - Wikipedia

Essentials of Music

NPR Music - Rossini

 

Research Skills (and Copyright)

Plagiarism

General Information About Plagiarism

Plagiarism-What is it? (from IU)

ClassZone - Web Research Guide: Avoiding Plagiarism

Citation

Citation Style Guidelines

MLA Bibliographic Citation Style

ONLINE! Citation Styles

Citation Generators

EasyBib
Creates bibliographies using MLA and APA styles.

Landmark Citation Machine

StyleWizard
Provides APA & MLA citations. From EB Communications.

Webcite
An experimental MLA citation generator for electronic resources.

Docscite
A Javascript program that generates citations in APA and MLA formats for Government Publications. From Arizona State University.

 

Research Process (group of cites compiled by PTSD Library Media Center Online)

The Research Process: A Research Guide and Stylebook For Teachers and Students - From Roseburg High School, a step by step guide to writing a Research paper. This guide takes you through the pre-Research , , and post-Research process. This is an excellent site to guide you through the writing process. The Research Process - A Research guide from the Oregon School Library Information System. A+ Research & Writing - Presents a very thorough step by step approach to the writing process. How to Write a Research Paper - Very easy to follow step by step process to writing a Research paper from Infoplease. Guide for Writing a Research Paper - This guide is organized to help you make your way through the Research process. The guide includes help in selecting a topic, finding sources, writing the paper, citing sources, and much more. A Guide for Writing Research Papers - This online guide includes pages on getting started, taking notes, using outlines, avoiding plagiarism, using quotations, paper format, using citations, creating a work cited page, and more. A Research Guide for Students - "The goal of this Web site is to provide all the necessary tools for students to conduct research and to present their findings." Guide to Library Research - This research guide from Duke University presents a seven step process to research beginning with choosing a topic and ending with citing sources. Planning and Writing a Research Paper - Provides a nice, clean layout of the writing process.

Evaluation and Documentation

MLA Documentation Style

Kathy Shrock's 5 W's on Web Site Evaluation

Kathy Shrock's 5 W's on Web Site Evaluation-Elementary

SAT/ACT Practice Tests

Test PReview

 

Science (group of cites compiled by the Fairfax County Library System)

Anatomy,   Animals & Biology,   Astronomy & Space Exploration,   Botany,   Chemistry,   Dictionaries,   Environment,   Geology,   Physics,   School & Science Fair Projects,   Weather

Extreme Science
Use this site to look up "world records" in various categories, such as in the animal world (ex: largest snake), in earth sciences (ex: highest waterfall), or in weather (ex: coldest place).

How Stuff Works Visit this site for homework — or just for fun. You'll find out stuff like "how does a thermos know to keep the hot stuff hot and the cold stuff cold???" — and lots more about things around the house, things you see in public, computers, engines and motors, your body, and lots more.

SciTech Daily Review
This site lives up to its claim of providing informed, thought-provoking coverage of scitech issues. Voluminous in scope, it offers a solution to the "I have to write a report about a science article" assignment.

Anatomy

Atlas of the Body
Sponsored by the AMA, this Web site offers information on human anatomy in the form of clearly labeled medical illustrations, some accompanied by a glossary with definitions. The page presentations, which are user-friendly in design, may be printed or e-mailed.

Human Anatomy Online
Informative lessons and animations for users whose browsers support Java.

Animals and Biology

The Animal Diversity Web
This able database provides information about many creatures and includes scientific classification. Note: though the database is offered by University of Michigan Museum of Zoology, the museum warns that it "can not guarantee [its] accuracy or completeness."

Animal Information Resources
Information on specific creatures, natural environments, endangered species, and more.

The Audubon Online Field Guides
Species descriptions are provided for various types of animals and plants. You may by size, color, habitat, Region, or name; or you may browse through the over 4,800 entries. A typical entry includes a photo, concise information, and often a link to additional information from a Regional field guide.

Bioscience Issues
Consult this site for full text, peer-reviewed articles covering seven primary topic areas (biodiversity, environment, genomics, biotechnology, evolution, new frontiers, and bioscience education). Includes interviews with experts in the field, and provides credentials for all contributing authors.

BugBios
Arresting photographs and short descriptive records.

Desert Animals & Wildlife
Extensive lists of desert animals, with clickable links to color photos and descriptions, supplemented by explanations of behavioral and structural adaptations that enable animals to survive in conditions of extreme heat and little water.

The Endangered Species Program
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service provide useful information as well as links to other organizations providing online material on biodiversity, species and habitats, and economic aspects of wildlife conservation.

Factsheets and News Releases on Threatened and Endangered Species
Links to sites providing photos and scientific classification.

Insect Printouts
The student resource pages from EnchantedLearning.com cover a wide range of topics useful for many homework assignments. Investigate this specific section to obtain clearly-labeled black-and-white outline drawings of insects.

Insecta Inspecta World
Although less comprehensive than some other sites, this collection offers excellent information suitable for student reports.

NetVet/Electronic Zoo Animal Information & Archives Home Page

Petbugs
A site designed for bug hobbyists, with extensive information about obtaining and caring for both common and exotic bugs.

 

Astronomy and Space Exploration

Earth and Moon Viewer
This page allows you to zoom in to view the Earth from specific latitudinal and longitudinal points. There are also pictures of the moon, clouds, and jet stream movements.

From Stargazers to Starships
An online tutorial on subjects relating to Earth's motion in space; Newtonian mechanics; and spaceflight and spacecraft.

IPL Kidspace: Air & Space
Links to sites with information on astronomy, space exploration, and aviation.

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
Find out about astronauts, living and working in space, the shuttle, and lots more.

The Nine Planets
Information, images, and even some sounds and movies.

Principles of Aeronautics
This online text is presented in versions for beginning, and intermediate, or advanced students. A Spanish version is also available.

The Solar System
A visually arresting and content-rich offering from NASA. Younger elementary school students will benefit from the site's companion pages.

Star Child
A teaching Web site geared to both younger elementary (level 1) students as well as those in high school (level 2) with online text and glossary links; printable pictures and graphics; games and activities; a "question of the month;" biographies; and links to other sites. Also available German, Italian, or Portuguese.

StarDate Online
A guide to stargazing: advice on what to look for in the sky, where to look, and when to look by date and time. The site includes a calendar of celestial events, an "Astro" glossary and more. Also available in Spanish.

Views of the Solar System

Botany

Desert Plants & Wildflowers
This site goes beyond detailed descriptions and color photographs to explore the mechanisms by which desert plants adapt to their harsh environment, and offers data on range and habitat as well.

Native Plant Information Network
Affiliated with the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center (established in 1982), this site's purpose is to make available scientifically accurate information on native plants of the United States. You can by scientific or common name, or by state. Information includes description, color photo, distribution and habitat preference, endangered status, and bloom calendar.

Plants Database
Maintained by the USDA. Offers names, checklists, identification information, distributional data, etc. Also provides links to global plant checklists; conservation fact sheets; and information on threatened and endangered plants able by family, genus, or state.

Chemistry
Each of these two sites offers its own special features.

Periodic Table of the Elements
From Los Alamos National Laboratory's Chemistry Division.

WebElements Periodic Table

 

Science Dictionaries

Biotech's Life Science Dictionary

 

Environment

Biomes Around the World

Energy Kid's Page
Sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy, the information on this site is suitable for elementary school students and covers a range of topics. Energy Facts include global sources and uses of energy, as well as tips on how to save energy; the Energy History area contains timelines and brief biographical profiles of scientific pioneers in the field, and a nice glossary offers hypertext cross References to additional explanatory materials. Contents are also able by keyword.

Environmental Protection Agency
The EPA offers a wonderful collection of information for students. The Student Center is designed for middle and high school students, and the Explorers' Club is for younger children.

EPA Global Warming Site
You will find information here that defines and quantifies the problem of global warming on an international scale, and proposes “action steps” to protect the earth. There is a special section marked “Global Warming for Kids,” which explains the issue in terms suitable for younger elementary school students.

Major Biomes of the World
Factual, college-level presentation of the global distribution and structural characteristics of eight major biomes. Site created and maintained by Radford University.

NatureServe Explorer: an Online Encyclopedia of Life
This is a nicely-developed site for seeking "conservation information on more than 50,000 plants, animals, and ecological communities of the United States and Canada." It is possible to either by scientific or common name, or by species groups.

Phenomena Backgrounders
Interesting material on a variety of subjects such as atmosphere, drought, earthquake, fire, flood, flora and fauna, storms, and volcanos.

The World's Biomes

 

Geology

Earthquakes for Kids & Grownups
On this informative site one can investigate earthquake factsheets, find science project ideas, Research "today in earthquake history," Read about careers in geophysics, and learn about the science of seismology.

Health

Kidshealth

Center for Disease Control

National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease

Physics

About Rainbows
Information, suggested Reading, and links to online Resources.

A Century of Physics
The American Physical Society (APS) has created a graphically-compelling presentation of accomplishments in physics from 1896 to the year 2000. Material may be accessed through alphabetical index, via sliding scale timeline, or through keyword ing for people, theories, milestone events. A panoramic "wall chart," arranged by decade, provides an additional pictorial method for ing chronologically.

Simple Machines
A well-designed offering from the Franklin Institute, with clear explanations and demonstrations of the principles of six simple machines.

 

School and Science Fair Projects

BridgePros
A site dedicated to providing information on bridges — their history, their construction, and news of current projects. The "learning center" section of this Web site discusses styles and techniques for building bridge models out of various materials.

Science Fair Central

Science Fair Project Resource Guide
Covers everything from generating an idea for your project through planning its stages, and provides tips on writing up the results.

Science Inquiry Projects

Super Science - Super Bridge
This interesting site will help you with your "build a model bridge" assignment.

Ultimate Science Fair Resource

Weather

Franklin's Forecast
Weather-Related information, links, and activities from Philadelphia's Franklin Institute.

 

Social Studies

Greek Links

Greek Mythology (Myth Web)

Greek Gods

Page with 3D views of the ancient city Miletus

Daily life in ancient Greece.

A link to the Seven Wonders of the Ancient world, three of which were in Greece.

Geography

CIA World Factbook

The Library of Congress Country Studies

General History

Best of History Web Sites

Histor e .com

The Ohio Public Library Information Network

CyberSleuth Kids

American Memory

TIme for Kids

The White House for Kids

Supreme Court Sites

French Revolution

French Revolution Webquest

French Revolution Chronology

SparkNotes: The French Revolution

Liberty, Equality, and Fratility

The French Revolution

The Age of The French Revolution and Napoleon

About the French Revolution

Readings on the French Revolution from Univ. of Memphis

Inventions

Famous Inventions A-Z

Inventors and Inventions

Totally Absurd inventions- America's goofiest Patents!

Inventions @ National Geographic.com

Renaissance

Leonardo Da Vinci- Scientist, Inventor, Artist

The Italian Renaissance

Virtual Renaissance

Renaissance- What inspired this age of balance and order?

Renaissance- Symmetry, Shape, Size

Roman Links

Librarian's Internet Index (Huge Collection of Research Tools!)

Romans Page

Daily life in ancient Rome

Page with Reconstructed images and fly-by's of Rome

Ancient Rome

History for Kids - Ancient Rome

History of Ancient Rome

BBC - The Romans

Ancient Rome Project Pages