Web Catalog
Dewey Browse Web Sites Classified by the Dewey Decimal Classification System for Grades K-12
Almanacs
- Factmonster Kids version of Information Please Almanac
- World Almanac for Kids Topic search, links, games
- Infoplease Browse or search
Biography
- Biography.com Learn about over 25,000 of the greatest lives in history
- Gale Free Resources - Black History Month (Feb.), Hispanic Heritage Month (Sept.), Women's History Month (Mar.) and Poet's Corner (Apr.)
- Presidents of the United States Alphabetized and indexed links
Countries
- CIA World Factbook
- United Nations Cyberschoolbus
- Library of Congress Country Studies
- U.S. Department of State Background Notes
Maps
- Google Maps Google's mapping website and directions
- World Atlas Maps of the world
- Atlapedia Online Full color physical maps, political maps
- Outline Maps Select a continent, country or state
Dictionaries and Thesauri
- Word Central An online dictionary with useful tools
- Merriam-Webster Dictionary An online dictionary for everyday use
- Merriam-Webster Thesaurus An online thesaurus for finding synonyms
Encyclopedias
- Encarta MSN Encarta - Articles, Sidebars, Literature Guides, Archives and Homework Starters
- Columbia Encyclopedia Columbia is packed with information
- Wikipedia The free encyclopedia that anyone can edit
- How Stuff Works An award-winning source of credible, unbiased, and easy-to-understand explanations of how the world actually works
Government
- FirstGov Links to federal kids' sites grouped by subject
- Ben's Guide to the Government Simple explanation of our government
- Factfinder Information on the U.S. census
- FBI Youth Information about the FBI and fun investigations
- USA Department of Justice for Kids Explanations on Law and Civil Rights
- Library of Congress Log on, play around, learn something
- Smithsonian Education A place for kids to explore, discover, and learn
- The Whitehouse for Kids Information on our country's events and traditions
- Stately Knowledge Facts about the United States
- U. S. Census Bureau Data on everything imaginable"