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HOMEWORK
SITES
B.J.
Pinchbeck's Homework Helper Over 350 links arranged by
subject.
Eblast An
index of reference sites on the web.
Internet
Public Library Youth Division
Kids
on the Web Homework Tools Links to dictionaries,
thesaurus, encyclopedias, and quotations, as well as homework help sites.
Education
Index Also annotated and arranged by subject, this site
is also arranged by life stage, such as preschool, primary, etc.
My Virtual
Reference Desk
InfoPlease
Homework Center
Homework
Central
ENCYCLOPEDIAS
& ALMANACS
Ask Jeeves
for Kids
Britannica
Encarta
Encyclopedia
Mythica
Infoplease
Worldbook
SCIENCE
EXPERIMENTS
Inventors & Inventions
Invention
Dimension Information about American inventors
and their inventions.
Smithsonian:
Inventors and Innovation
African
American Inventors Series Information on black inventors.
African Americans
African
American Homepage
Events
and People in Black History Searchable database of information
on famous black Americans.
National
Civil Rights Museum
Britannica
Guide to Black History
Native Americans
Index
of Native American Resources on the Internet
SOCIAL
STUDIES
Geography
National
Geographic's Kids Network
State
Department Background Notes Provides information on countries
and international organizations.
U.S.
States and Capitals Information about the states
and capitals.
World
Fact Book Web Site
History
Decades in 20th Century America Students, or anyone
else interested in American history and culture, will find an annotated
collection of print and online sources for each of the century's decades,
as well as several that cover more than one decade.
Indiana
Information by Subject A subject guide to Indiana maintained
by IPFW and the Indiana Historical Society.
American
Memory From the Library of Congress, includes pictures
of historical figures, sound recordings of historic speeches, documents,
and more!
History
Net A highly useful site sponsored by the National Historical
Society.
The
History Place
Historical
Atlas of the 20th Century Not just a tracing of changing
political boundaries, but a thematic atlas as well, tracking specific places and
events, such as the cold war, and general trends such as living conditions,
population, religion, etc.
Middle Ages
The
Middle Ages Find out what it was really like to
live in the Middle Ages.
Government
FirstGov
for Kids This site,
which is organized into twenty subject areas ranging from art to transportation,
contains links to federal
and other sites that would be of interest to children.
House of
Representatives
Senate
Welcome
to the White House
President's
Cabinet A good guide from CNN of the key departments
and their responsibilities.
MATH
and SCIENCE
Dr. Internet
"Dr. Internet will help you explore science and math fun and facts on the
Internet!"
Science
How
Stuff Works A gold mine of answers to how technology
works.
Animals
Zoonet
Images Archives Links to animal pictures.
Electronic
Zoo Links to information on all kinds of animals.
Anatomy
Human
Anatomy Online Learn how the human body works.
Geology
Volcano
World Information, slides, & film clips about
volcanoes.
Space
The
Nine Planets Includes the history, mythology, and
science of the known solar system.
Math
The
Math Forum Find Math resources by grade level and
subject.
Mathematics
Center "Math-related resources that include Data
Place, Brain Teasers, textbook support, math links, and projects."
Measure
4 Measure A collection of interactive sites on
the Web that estimate, calculate, evaluate, translate, etc.
Ask
Dr. Math Search archives of questions and answers
at elementary through college levels or submit your own questions.
LITERATURE
A
First-Line Index of Poems
Bartlett's
Familiar Quotations Passages, phrases, and proverbs traced
to their sources.
Electronic
Bookshelf Links to lots and lots of complete books,
many of them classics.
Myths and Legends
The
Book of Gods, Goddesses, Heroes and Characters of Mythology This
site tells the stories of the ancient
gods and stories of mythology.
Encyclopedia
Mythica An encyclopedia to mythological figures
from around the world.
Myths
and Legends Collection of online indexes and resources
arranged by geographic area.