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Reference/Information Literacy
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50 States.com
http://www.50states.com
Fast facts about the 50 states: state capital, bird, flower, tree, song, area, climate, and links to state web pages
Alabama Virtual Library
http://www.avl.lib.al.us/
The Alabama Virtual Library provides all students, teachers, and citizens of the State of Alabama with online access to essential library and information resources.
Ask Jeeves for Kids
http://www.ajkids.com
Natural language search engine allows kids to ask a question and be directed to one web site that provides the answer! Also includes study tools and links to online game sites
Bartleby.com - Great Books Online
http://www.bartleby.com/
Preeminent Internet publisher of literature, reference and verse providing students, researchers and teachers with unlimited access to books and information on the web, free of charge.
CIA - World Factbook
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/
Country profiles contain authoritative statistics on population, area, terrain, natural resources, economy, imports and exports, currency, income levels, agriculture, industries, etc.
Electronic Zoo/NetVet
http://netvet.wustl.edu/e-zoo.htm
The goal of this site is to categorize and organize veterinary medical and animal-related information. A wealth of links to websites and newgroups about animals, categorized by species. Contains excellent picture library.
Encyclopedia.com
http://encyclopedia.com/
Look up articles by keyboard or browse by alphabetical index. Also includes dictionaries, thesaurus, and almanacs.
Information Please
http://www.infoplease.com/
Almanacs, dictionary, encyclopedia, atlas, biographies
Internet Public Library
http://www.ipl.org/
Superior reference center includes online newspapers, serials, texts, quotations, style and writing guides, trivia, biographies, state, regional and country information, and many others too numerous to list
Library of Congress
http://www.loc.gov/
Includes Thomas (Congressional Record), America's Library for Kids and Families, American Memory historical collections, and special exhibitions
Library Spot
http://www.libraryspot.com/
Lists, encyclopedias, maps, magazines, phone books, statistics
National Geographic for Kids
http://magma.nationalgeographic.com/ngexplorer/
Variety of articles, movies, online adventures, and learning games about science and social studies topics, with teacher's guide
Puzzlemaker
http://puzzlemaker.school.discovery.com/
Use this link to go straight to this puzzle generation tool for teachers. Create and print customized word search, crossword and math puzzles using your word lists. Also includes Brain Booster activities and a clip art gallery.
Reference Desk
http://www.refdesk.com/
Thousands of links to online reference material, including language translator, global statistics, reverse address and phone number lookup, classical music archives, electronic texts, and many, many more
Time.com for Kids
http://www.timeforkids.com/TFK/
News with a kids' slant, magazine archive, and educational activities make this site worth bookmarking on your student computer.
USA Today Education Online
http://www.usatoday.com/educate/home.htm
Daily lesson plan and monthly projects use the newspaper as a starting point for cross curricular lessons and in-depth projects. Virtual Career Quests provide starting points for career exploration.
WordCentral.com
http://www.wordcentral.com/
Includes a variety of word-play activities, online dictionaries, daily buzzword
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