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GENERAL

The Homework Spot
http://www.homeworkspot.com/
You need it? They have it. A huge directory of homework resources by subject as well as project ideas and help with writing.

Internet Public Library Kids' Space
http://www.ipl.org/div/kidspace/
Search for your subject and get a list of resources chosen by librarians around the country.

Internet Public Library Teen Space
http://www.ipl.org/div/teen/
Links to topics and resources specifically of interest to teens.

Games
http://www.ipl.org/div/kidspace/browse/cai2000/
Find a game to play while you wait.

TeenReads
http://www.teenreads.com
Recommendations on books to read.

CIVICS

Thomas.gov
http://thomas.loc.gov/
Federal legislative information on the Internet.

Ben's Guide to U.S. Government for Kids
http://bensguide.gpo.gov/
Choose a grade level then look around for information on how the U.S. government works.

Federal Bureau of Investigation Kids Page
http://www.fbi.gov/fbikids.htm/
Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) web sites for students of all ages.

COLORADO

Heritage Colorado Collections
http://www.cdpheritage.org/
Historic photographs, maps, journals, and other online objects from Colorado.

Colorado Historic Newspaper Collection
http://www.coloradohistoricnewspapers.org/
Search Colorado newspapers from 1859-1923.

Colorado's Kids and Student Page
http://www.colorado.gov/colorado-government-services-for/kids-students.html
This page links to state quick facts about the state motto, dinosaur and others. Also includes links to state history, legislation and other information.

ENGLISH

Merriam-Webster Online
http://www.m-w.com
How do you spell that word? And what does it mean? Try this famous dictionary and thesaurus for help.

Resources for Writers - the OWL Handouts
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/index2.html
Grammar, spelling, parts of speech, and more.

Sparknotes.com
http://www.sparknotes.com/
Study guides for English literature.

GEOGRAPHY

United Nations
http://www.un.org
Information about the United Nations, global issues, and information about UN member countries/states.

CIA World Factbook
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/index.html
Facts and maps about countries of the world.

Flags of the World
http://flagspot.net/flags/
Thousands of flags from around the world.

Encyclopedia of Greek Mythology
http://www.mythweb.com/encyc/
Huge resource for Greek Mythology.

HISTORY

American Memory
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/
Historic photograph collections of United State's history.

USHistory.org
http://www.ushistory.org/
Hundreds of resources about American History

The American Civil War Home Page
http://www.civilwarhome.com/
Civil War resources including battles, biographies, medicine and more.

Civil War
http://www.bartleby.com/65/ci/CivilWarUS.html
Columbia encyclopedia summary of the Civil War including causes, battles and links to detailed information.

Civil War Maps
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/collections/civil_war_maps/
Search for maps by location, subject or alphabetically.

Gettysburg Address
http://lcweb.loc.gov/exhibits/gadd/
See a copy of the original Gettysburg Address writing by Abraham Lincoln and read about how it was written.

U. S. National Archives and Records
http://www.archives.gov/index.html
Get primary source documents for American history.

Mr. Dowling's History Passport
http://www.mrdowling.com/
Links to information on counties, culture and history.

MATH

Ask Dr. Math
http://mathforum.org/dr.math/index.html
A question and answer service for K-12 math students and their teachers.

Math Reference Tables
http://www.math2.org/
Math tables, algebra formulas, and more.

Math.com
http://www.math.com/
The World of Math online.

SCIENCE

The Exploratorium Science Museum
http://www.exploratorium.edu/
The Exploratorium has a web site of over 15,000 web pages exploring science, art, and technology including science experiments and activities.

Science Fair Project Resource Guide
http://www.ipl.org/div/kidspace/projectguide/
Find out how to do a science fair project and get ideas of different projects you can do.

Science News for Kids
http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org
Science news, games and information to keep you up to date on science in the news.

The Why Files
http://www.whyfiles.org
Find out the science behind the headlines.

NASA
http://www.nasa.gov/home/
Thousands of pages of resources on astronomy, planets, comets, astronauts and new discoveries of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.


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