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.
- Google's Safe Search A child-friendly search engine powered by Google.
- Kid Info Designed to provide students with links to homework help resources.
- Michigan Electronic Library from Library of Michigan Outstanding online database collection organized in easy-to-use categories.
- Zoom School An on-line elementary school classroom from Enchanted Learning with lessons in geography, biology, language arts, and early childhood activities.
The Arts
Biographies
- American Presidents: Life Portraits
- Biography.com
- National Women's Hall of Fame
- NASA Astronaut Biographies
- The Presidents from Whitehouse.gov
- 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
- ABC News
- CBS News
- CNN (Cable News Network)
- Detroit Free Press
- Detroit News
- Infotrac Newstand
- Milford Times
- NBC News
- New York Times
- Oakland Press
- Radio Free Europe
- USA Today
English
- Acronym Finder
- Bartlett's Familiar Quotations
- OWL at Purdue University Online Writing Lab
- Thesaurus.com
Geography and Culture
- AsiaSource A resource from the Asia Society, offering cultural, social, historical and political information about Asia.
- Flags of the World Everything you ever wanted to know about flags. Includes extensive text and images.
- Library of Congress Country Studies Provides information on geographic entities and international organizations and are updated periodically.
- National Geographic Kids
- U.S. Geological Survey
- U.S. State Department's Background Notes Online
- U.S. States--from the Info Please Almanac
- World Factbook
Government
- Kids.gov: The Official Kids' Portal for the U.S. Government
- The Presidents from Whitehouse.gov
- THOMAS United States Legislature
- The United States Census Bureau: The Official Statistics
- The White House
History
- American Currency Exhibit
- American Memories from the Library of Congress
- 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 Educationl American and World History Links
- National Archives
Literature and Drama
- Children's Literature Web Guide Authors' and Illustrators' Page
- Folklore and Mythology A huge collection of tales arranged alphabetically
- Literary Theory and Schools of Criticism
- The Pulitzer Prizes
- Shakespeare
Math
Mythology
Poetry
Science and Science Projects
-- Animals/Insects
- Animal Diversity Site contains classification schemes as well as habitat, physical description, pictures and behavior of animals.
- Insects.org
- Insects
- Dinosaurs
-- Astronomy/Space
-- Chemistry
-- General Science
- Franklin Institute Science Museum
- 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.
-- Human Body
-- Physics
- Fear of Physics A site designed for middle & high school students and their teachers.
-- Science Projects/ Science Fairs
