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General
AOL
at School
AOL at school resources are designed to
help students research a topic, look for news and current events,
and even help with science fair ideas.
Discovery
School
From
the Discovery School homepage go to "Homework Helpers"
to find study tools, games, and learning adventures. Discovery
School aims to explore and challenge your mind.
 Factmonster.com
Hosted
by Information Please, Factmonster.com is a website full of
fun and interesting facts. This site has a dictionary, encycopedia,
almanac, atlas, homework center, games and much more!
Schoolwork.Ugh!
Schoolwork.Ugh! lists links to sites organized
by category. There are over 25 categories, including history,
law, art, music, drugs, quotes, philosophy, newspapers, maps,
and science.
Ask
Jeeves Kids
Besides submitting questions you may use
Jeeves to look for news resources or select a subject area for
help. The subjects include dictionaires, thesauruses, biographies,
science, clip art, astronomy, world atlas, math, and history.
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History
The
American Experience: The Presidents
Select
or search for a president to find brief biographical information.
Some presidents are marked with an asteriks (*), which indicates
there is expanded content.
From
Revolution to Reconstruction
"A hypertext on American History from the colonial period
until modern times."
History
Channel
Find out what happened on "This day in History" or
what happened on your birthday. Or, view historical clips and
listen to speeches of the 20th century. You may also search
for information by keyword.
Internet
History Sourcebooks
The History
Sourcebooks listed here are a "collection of public domain
and copy-permitted historical texts". The sourcebooks are
divided into three main categories: Anient, Medieval, and Modern.
Mr.
Dowling's Electronic Passport
Here you can download study guides and search for historical
information and facts by time period or geographic location.
(You can also listen to Mr. Dowling's crazy voices.)
New
Perspectives on the West
New Perspectives on the West provides information on the western
frontier from 1500 to 1917. You may search for people or find
information related to states, trails, and territories.
PBS
History
PBS makes available their program and series sites related to
history. The sites are divided into the Ancient World, Biographies,
United States, War and Espionage, and the World. In addition,
a section titled "Now and Then" compares today's life
with life in the 1700s.
Uncle
Sam For Kids
Hosted
by the St. Charles City-County Library District, Uncle Sam for
Kids can help you find a variety of web sites related to the
government, American history, Native Americans, the presidents,
and other world facts.
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Literature
A+
Research & Writing for High School and College Students
A+
is a step by step guide to researching and writing a paper.
Here you can learn how to find information online and in the
library. A list of links to other online resources about research
and writing is also provided.
All Words!
All
Words will provide the English definition of a work and translate
that word into Dutch, French, German, Italian or Spanish. There
is also a section to assist you with crossword puzzle challenges.
Dictionary.com
Search for a word and find its definition and history. Dictionary.com
includes biblical names, chemical elements, computer terms,
and games! A thesaurus and translating tool are also available.
Mr.
William Shakespeare and the Internet
This is an extensive site on all thing Shakespeare, including
an online biographical timeline, critical resources, an annotated
guide to scholarly online resources, performance and festival
information, and links to Shakespeare's works in full-text online
format.
Thesis
Builder and Online Outliner
This site is designed to help you "draft a clear thesis
statement for your persuasive essay". Simply fill in your
topic and supplementary statements and the site will create
an sample thesis statement or outline for your consideration.
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Science
Cool
Science for Curious Kids
Cool Science is divided into five main sections: Plant Parts,
Air Junk, Critters, Butterflies, and Inch Square. In addition
to the information provided on this site, there are interactive
games and ideas for exploring offline.
NASA
Homepage
Maintained by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration,
this site has sections devoted to Kids and Students, as well
as Popular Topics and Missions. If you sected the student section,
there is homework help, internet resources, and learning opportunities
available.
Science
Resource Center: Experiment Central
Science
Resource Center is a database to which the library subscribes.
The link above goes to items included in their "Experiment
Central". To refine your search, simply go back to "Advanced
Search", make sure "Experiment Central" is still
listed as the source. And add your area of interest (e.g. acid
rain) in the "Title/Headline" field. You may also
use this database to locate articles related to your science
experiment.
Welcome
to the Rainforest
Welcome to the Rainforest features a plant database, gallery
of rainforest pictures, articles about rainforest plants, and
links to other rainforest related web sites.
The
Why Files
The Why Files is devoted to the science behind the news. You
can find current events or search the archives. There is also
a file of "cool science images".
Wonderville
Ever wonder how a light bulb lights up or why an apple is red?
Find the answers on this interactive science site, and play
interactive learning activities on subjects such as forensic
science, water treatment, aerodynamics, wetlands and the moon.
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