Research Page:
Encyclopedias:
Wikipedia – The most famous web encyclopedia; but not
considered “scholarly” material. Use the
sources, not the articles!!!
World
Book Online – This is a very good online encyclopedia. See me for the password and username in order
to use all of the sites resources.
Homework Help:
Framingham.com - A
list of help and reference sites.
Homework
Help - From About.com ... many links ... unfortunately many ads too.
Yahooligans
“School Bell” – From Yahoo!; select a topic.
Research:
American
Memory - From the Library of Congress ... pictures too!
America's
Story - From the Library of Congress ... a site
for students.
Ben’s
Guide to the U.S. Government – Great site to learn about the
Best
of History Websites – The name speaks for itself. Select a time period listed on the left.
Biography.com – A database of
people past and present.
Biographical
Dictionary - Short "bios" on just about everyone.
Dictionary.com
– For help with the vocabulary homework; but use the textbook glossary first!
EBSCO
– An online database that allow you to search for books, magazines, newspapers
and just about anything else as well (including video … I think!). The ability to use, and search, this kind of
database is an essential tool for any student.
See me for the username and password (hint: it is the same as World Book
Online!!).
Encyclopedia.com
– The title says it all, and it is free!
Encyclopaedia of Mythica - Links to folklore, legend, and mythology.
The
History Channel – Many links to good history sites!
HistoryNet – “Where history lives on the web.”
Hyper
History - A giant timeline with lots of information, pictures, and links.
History
for Kids! – Easy to use. Easy to read. A lot of information.
Just click on a time period or select a topic.
History Matters – From Geo. Mason Univ.; many resources.
Internet Detectives
– A middle school social studies site.
Landmark
Cases – Explore your rights under the law.
Library
of Congress – This library is used by the members of Congress to do the
research that is necessary to create our nation’s laws. It is the largest library in the world.
Library of Congress’s Country
Studies – An online almanac created by the Library of Congress.
Library in the Sky - Type
in a topic.
MegaLaw – To
do research on court cases.
Spartacus – A British website
with many good history links.
Wikipedia – The most famous web encyclopedia; but not
considered “scholarly” material. Use the
sources, not the articles!!!
World
Factbook - The BEST almanac ... from the
World
Book Online – This is a very good online encyclopedia. See me for the password and username in order
to use all of the sites resources.
More Search Engines:
Alta Vista - Considered by many to be the best search engine.
Ask Jeeves - The search engine of choice in the
"Hood".
Dogpile - A good search engine with and unfortunate
name!
Google – “Google it.” A cultural icon.
Go.com –
Another popular search engine.
Metacrawler
- A search engine that searches search engines.
Yahoo! – Before Google, it was
“Yahoo!”
Yahooligans!
– Yahoo! for kids.
Textbook Website:
Glencoe.com – Games,
activities, and links to sites with more information. Select ‘Student Web Activities’, then
the chapter we are working on. Use the
menu on the left to select an activity.
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