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The links listed below have been chosen based on the following criteria:

	appropriateness for students
	accuracy of information provided
	ease of use
	safety
	longevity

Ask an Expert

Ask the Experts:  An incredible list of "Ask the Expert" sites by refdesk.  It is a long list but well worth sifting through.
www.refdesk.com/expert.html

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Biographies

Biography Center:  This site from World Book is reliable and has some great biographical information and easily searched.
worldbookonline.com/student/home

Academy of Achievement:  For more than 45 years, the Academy has been honoring people across the globe for their contributions.  There site has much more than just biographies.
www.achievement.org/ 

Biographical Dictionary:  This a wiki, which means anyone can edit it, so use it with caution.  However, there is some great information about some incredible people.
www.s9.com/

Trail Blazing: This interactive timeline chronicles important events and the people that were involved in the event.
trailblazing.royalsociety.org/

Distinguished Women of Past and Present:  You can search this site by name, subject or time period. It is easy to use and has many interesting biographies. The site is searchable by subject.
www.distinguishedwomen.com/

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Citing Sources

Citation Machine:  This web tool was created by David Warlick of The Landmark Project. Chose the type of material you are citing.  Then, you fill in the blanks and Citation Machine helps create your bibliography.   It makes citing sources simple and it very easy to use.
citationmachine.net/

Easy Bib:  You fill in the blanks and Easy Bib helps create your bibliography.  Easy to use and very helpful.
www.easybib.com/

OLIS Citation Maker:  This is an easy to use citation program from Oregon School Library Information System. Click on the type of publication and then fill in the blanks.  The program will do the work and put the information in the correct format.
www.oslis.org/

bibme:  Well organized, easy to use and very useful.  If you need help with your bibliography, then this is the site to use.
www.bibme.org/

Citation Wizards:   This site from 21st Century Information Fluency is easy to use and has some good links to other citation websites.
21cif.com/

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Dictionaries

Dictionary.com:  This easy to use dictionary and thesaurus is a great reference tool

dictionary.reference.com/

Meriam-Webster:  This an easy to use reliable source to look up words and their antonyms and synonyms.
www.merriam-webster.com/

Visuwords:  This graphical dictionary is easy and fun to use.
www.visuwords.com/

Google Dictionary: This no frills dictionary is part of Google's many tools.
www.google.com/dictionary?hl=en

howjsay: This speaking dictionary is unique in that the voice and not mechanical.  Each word is pre-recorded in ahuman voice.
www.howjsay.com/

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Encyclopedias

World Book Encyclopedia:  If you are looking to make an outline for your topic, World Book is the best!
www.worldbookonline.com/

Grolier online Passport: Probably the best encyclopedia when researching a topic about American history.
go-middle.grolier.com/

Encyclomedia:  Encyclopedia of media clips.
www.encyclomedia.com/

EBSCO: A general encyclopedia for students and adults alike. It is updated annually and contains over 25,000 brief biographies and articles in a variety of subject areas.
web.ebscohost.com/

Encyclopedia Britannica:  Britannica tends to be a little more in-depth than the others.  In addition to encyclopedia information, researchers will find appropriate web sites as well.
www.britannica.com/

Encyclopedia Mythica:  This is an excellent site for world mythology as well as information on gods and goddesses.  It is highly recommended. http://www.pantheon.org/mythica.html

Encyclopedia.com:  This a free easy to use encyclopedia that is great for learning basic information about a wide variety of topics.
www.encyclopedia.com

Encyclopedia Smithsonian:  This simple list of facts from the Smithsonian has some interesting information
www.si.edu

Wikipedia:  This encyclopedia is usually accurate, but be aware that anyone can contribute to this encyclopedia and you should verify the information in at least one other source
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page

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How Stuff Works etc...

HowStuffWorks: From car engines to search engines, from cell phones to stem cells, and thousands of subjects in between, HowStuffWorks has it covered.
www.howstuffworks.com/

The Why Files:  Supported by the Graduate School / University of Wisconsin- Madison, this site has great information about why/how stuff works.

whyfiles.org

A Walk Through Time:  This site by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has an incredible amount of information about time and measurement of time.
physics.nist.gov/GenInt/Time/time.html

How to Do Things A collection of people and informative articles dedicated to solving life’s everyday problems
www.howtodothings.com/

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Inventions

Inventors:  This site from about.com is a great place to start your search.
inventors.about.com

Greatest Achievements:  This site is a timeline of great engineering achievements of the 20th century.
www.greatachievements.org/

Inventors Hall of Fame: Find information about famous inventors
www.invent.org/

Inventors and Inventions:  If you can't find what you are looking for, then check this website.  It has an extensive list of inventor and invention websites.  Even though it has not be updated recently most of the links work.
www.teacheroz.com/inventors.htm

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Maps/Atlases

CIA World Fact Book:  World Fact Book is created by the CIA for government use.  It is current and reliable.

www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/

Graphic Map's World Atlas Library: Wonderful collection of all kinds of maps.  Especially good for outline maps.

www.worldatlas.com/

Expeditions: This site is great if you want black and white printable maps.
www.nationalgeographic.com/maps/

Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection:  University of Texas at Austin Library's collection of maps.  Very extensive and easy to use.
www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/index.html

The World Fact Book:  This reference provided by Bartleby.com is easy to use and comprehensive.  It includes maps of each country.
www.bartleby.com

Google Maps:  This great map site from Google can show you incredible detail on just about any where in the world.
maps.google.com/

National Atlas::  This site has a wide variety of maps on many topics.
nationalatlas.gov/

MapMaker Interactive:  This site from National Geographic allows the user to create a wide variety of maps.  It is interactive which makes it easy to compare data.
education.nationalgeographic.com/

Hargrett Rare Library Map Collection:  Great rare map collection from University of Georgia Library Collections.

www.libs.uga.edu/

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Museums

Artcyclopedia:  This easy to use comprehensive resource is will help you find museum quality fine art on the Internet.  You can search  by museum, artist, and artwork

artcyclopedia.com/

MuseumSpot:  This site is part of the StartSpot network and is easy to use and welll organized.  
www.museumspot.com/

Museum Stuff:  Find 1000s of museums.  It is well organized easy and easy to use.  It has been around since 1999 and has recently been updated.
www.museumstuff.com/

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Newspapers

Newspaperlinks.com:  Good site for finding newspapers in United States.  The interface is very easy to use.
www.newspaperlinks.com/home.cfm

Yahoo Newspaper Directory:  To find a newspaper for a specific city, click By Region and keep narrowing your search.
dir.yahoo.com/News_and_Media/Newspapers/

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Nutrition

NutritionData:  Find  everything you need to know about nutrition including food labels.
www.nutritiondata.com

Nutrition.gov::  This site has a wealth of nutrition information.  However, it is most useful if you are searching for specific information.
www.nutrition.gov/

Food and Nutrition Information Center:  This site from the USDA is informative and easy to use.  It is a good place to start if  you are looking for nutrition information.
www.nutrition.gov/nal_display

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Primary Sources

Education Place:  This list from Houghton Mifflin is divided into two categories, US History and World History.

www.eduplace.com/index.html

Library of Congress:  The American Memory Collection from the Library of Congress is a great source for primary sources in American History

www.loc.gov/

UC Berkeley Library:  This is a well documented comprehensive list of primary sources on the web.

www.lib.berkeley.edu/

National Archives:  In addition to primary sources, you will find all sorts of information in the National Archives.  There is an excellent education section which includes lesson plans.
www.archives.gov/

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Quotations

About Quotations:  Here you find a well organized list of quotation sites.
quotations.about.com/

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United States Government

Ben's Guide to U.S. Government:  This site was created by the  U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO).  It has great resources about the U.S. Government organized by grade level. 

bensguide.gpo.gov/

Federal Statistics:  This gateway to US Government Federal Statistics has links to a wealth of statistical data.

www.fedstats.gov/

US Census Bureau:  State & County QuickFacts from the US Census Bureau
quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/index.html

Kids.gov:  This site has some great resources to use for kids.  There are games and information that are very helpful.
www.kids.gov/

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