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Links to Middle School Reference Web Sites |
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Travel with adventurous people as they investigate the world |
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This site uses humor and storytelling to help kids ages 8-13 learn about places and cultures around the world. |
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Biography.com is a searchable database of over 20,000 personalities. This site is good for locating brief biographical sketches of prominent people, both historical and contemporary |
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This site has biographies of women who contributed to our culture in many different ways |
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In the Gallery of Achievers, the focus is on individuals who have shaped the 20th century by their accomplishments |
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This online dictionary has links to Merriam Webster's thesaurus, Britannica Encyclopedia, and some word games. |
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This dictionary contains over 90,000 entries that feature 10,000 new words and senses, 70,000 audio word pronunciations, and 900 full-page color illustrations. |
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This is a simple to use dictionary with clear definitions. It searches many other online dictionaries and links to the online dictionaries that contain the word. Beware of links to wikipedia. |
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Learn how to sign over 1000 words. |
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This site is a dictionary of definitions, images, and short articles about the most commonly used geological terms |
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This site has information about myths from ancient to modern times. |
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Have a question about musical instruments? Search this site for answers. |
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Stop by this eye-catching website to discover pathfinders and links on everything from sled-dog racing to chocolate to calligraphy. Pick a subject, read the pathfinder, and follow the links! |
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Do you need extra help with grammar and punctuation? This is good place for help. |
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There are many examples of graphic organizers for planning your research. |
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This is an online world atlas packed with geographic, economic, political, historical, and cultural information. |
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You can use these maps and flags of the world in projects as long as you cite this source. |
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City maps from all over the world. |
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This atlas provides colorful, detailed maps of countries and U.S. states. It also gives population and economic figures plus a brief history. |
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Zoom in or out to see geological faults in the world. |
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This is a good site to look for quotations. |
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Get cool quotes from famous people. This site is easy to use with quotes listed by category and author. |
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These are short quotations from well-known people. |
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See what time it is throughout the world. |
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This site aims to collect all kid-friendly U.S. government websites under one portal. It includes subjects such as arts, careers, computers, environment, geography, fighting crime, global village, homework and fun stuff. |
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Updated August 23, 2009