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InspireInspire - Indiana's Virtual Library
Indiana's Virtual Library

Use INSPIRE for articles from newspapers, magazines, journals, and encyclopedias or to find information about a person.

Using the Internet for Homework
Evaluating Internet Resources: A Checklist
Citing Internet Resources

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

World Almanac for Kids





Science Projects beakerSCIENCE EXPERIMENTS
Cyber-Fair: A Resource for and by Elementary Science Students,
Energy and Science Projects for Students
Helping Your Child Learn Science
Internet Public Library Science Fair Experiments and Projects
Life Science Resources
Newton's Apple
Reeko's Mad Scientist Lab
Science Fair Project Index
Science Fair Project Resource Guide
Science Fair Tips
Science Fairs Home Page
Sports! Science @ The Exploratorium
The Experiment Page of the Kansas City Museum
The Franklin Institute Science Museum
Thinking Fountain
You Can with Beakman and Jax


BIOGRAPHY
Biographical Dictionary  Brief entries on prominent people from ancient to modern times.
Biography.comSearch by name or browse the alphabetical index.
Biographies of Notable Women
Distinguished Women of Past and Present  "This site has biographies of women who contributed to our culture in many different ways. There are writers, educators, scientists, heads of state, politicians, civil rights crusaders, artists, entertainers, and others."
Lives, the Biography Resource  This site offers easy "thousands of biographies, autobiographies, memoirs, diaries, letters, narratives, oral histories and more."  The site also includes links to special collections of heroes and other people such as African Americans, Women, Holocaust Survivors and Rescuers, Canadians, Australians and New Zealanders and those connected with the U.S. Civil War.
Presidents of the United States
WIC Biography Index   A resource for women's biographies.
WomenInWorldHistory.com This site provides large amounts of information about diverse groups of women including rulers and female heroes.

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.
 
 

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