Probably the only site you’ll need to do any kind of research on the Internet. Created by professional reference librarians, this site has links to most quality sites on most subjects, plus access to online dictionaries, encyclopedias, and almanacs.

http://www.multcolib.org/homework/

Looking for information on sports, reading, science, history, or the latest news? Try here.

http://www.awesomelibrary.org/

The Awesome Library organizes the Web with 25,000 carefully reviewed resources, including the top 5 percent in education. Links to excellent sites for the Arts, English, Math, Science, Social Studies, Health and PE, Technology, Languages, and Geography.

http://encarta.msn.com/

Microsoft encyclopedia online, plus dictionary, atlas, homework help, college info., and career training.

http://www.acronymfinder.com/

online dictionary of acronyms

http://brainpop.com/

This is a helpful homework site where you can discover answers to all kinds of questions, such as what’s the difference between a colon and semi-colon, how do a wheel and axle work, and how to find the area of a polygon. The sound effects are a little annoying and it is a subscription service, so you can only ask one free question daily.

http://catalog.loc.gov/

Library of Congress (the best library in the land!)

http://lii.org/

Librarians’ Index to the Internet

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page

Free online encyclopedia, continually updated by new contributors. Check sources carefully, as these contributors may or may not be authorities in their field.

http://www.robertniles.com/data/

Can’t find what you’re looking for? This site, arranged by subject matter, helps you with your search strategies!

http://www.infoplease.com/

Information Please! Lots of pop-ups, but an online version of the classic reference tool

http://thesaurus.reference.com/

Online thesaurus

http://www.bartleby.com/100/

Bartleby’s Quotations

http://www.oslis.k12.or.us/elementary/

Guide to research techniques, using online tools, citing sources in an easy to navigate format.

http://www.factmonster.com/atlas/index.html

Online almanac

Internet

http://www.netlingo.com/

Dictionary of Internet vocabulary

http://www.msn.com/?HTTP_HOST=www.msn.com&url=/tutorial/default.html

Microsoft Internet Tutorial

http://members.freewebs.com/

How to create your own website for free

Learning Style Inventories: What type of learner are you???!!!

http://www.ldpride.net/learning_style.html

Learning styles self-assessment

http://www.ldrc.ca/projects/miinventory/miinventory.php

Multiple Intelligence Inventory

Art :

http://www.artcyclopedia.com/

Search by artist or art movement, this is one of the best online art sites.

http://www.artsconnected.org/toolkit/

The Artist’s Toolkit focuses on visual elements and principles such as line, shape, space, movement, color, and balance.

http://www.cecs.csulb.edu/~jewett/colors/index.html

This tutorial about color is created by a computer science professor who has information about color for computer graphics students.

http://www.greatbuildings.com

Online reference guide to architecture, with brief commentaries, photos, and 3-D walkthroughs.

http://www.metmuseum.org/

Metropolitan Museum of Art, N.Y.

http://www.mfa.org/

Boston Museum of Art

http://www.nga.gov

National Gallery of Art, Wash. D.C.

http://www.mbam.qc.ca/en/

Museum of Fine Arts, Montreal

Computers and Technology:

http://www.robertniles.com/data/

Online search strategies arranged by subject matter

http://web.mit.edu/invent/invent-main.html

Invention Dimension: fun-filled site with interactive games about inventors and technology

http://webmonkey.wired.com/webmonkey/kids/

Learn to create your own web site

http://www.thetech.org/

The Tech Museum of Innovation: activities and information about technology

Consumer Information

http://www.pueblo.gsa.gov/

Federal Citizen Information Center

http://www.kbb.com/

Kelly Blue Book (Car Purchasing)

http://www.mypyramid.gov/

United States Department of Agriculture Food Guidelines

Driver Education:

http://www.aot.state.vt.us/dmv/Manuals/MANUALS.htm

Vermont driver manuals for all types of vehicles.

http://www.kbb.com

Kelley Blue Book site.

English:

http://www.bartleby.com/

Great books and verse available online through this web site.

http://www.todayinliterature.com

This site sends you on your way with a few morsels of literary history.

http://www.bulfinch.org/

Bullfinch’s mythology online!

http://www.pantheon.org/

Encyclopedia Mythica: myths, folklore, and legends of many different cultures

http://www.poets.org/poets/index.cfm

Need a poet or a poem? Go here!

http://www.ac.wwu.edu/~stephan/webstuff/poetry/poems.html

Famous poems,listed by authors

http://www.emule.com/poetry

Good poetry source.

http://www.folger.edu/education/teachers.asp

Resources about Shakespeare

http://www.bartleby.com/quotations/

Quotations

http://fictionwriting.about.com/od/?once=true&

Creative fiction writing

http://www.poetryslam.com/

Poetry slam site

Ethics:

http://ethics.acusd.edu/

Provides current updates on articles relating to ethics

http://www.georgetown.edu/research/nrcbl/

Books, journals, and archives on bioethics

http://www.vtethicsnetwork.org

Vermont Ethics Network

Physician assisted suicide info and links, etc...

Foods and Nutrition:

http://www.mypyramid.gov/

United States Department of Agriculture Food Guidelines

www.eat.epicurious.com

Learn cooking techniques, join a forum on a particular topic, and find recipes to fit any lifestyle.

Foreign Languages:

http://www.ipl.org/div/kidspace/browse/owd3000/

Introduction to several world languages.

http://www.ipl.org/div/kidspace/hello/

How to say hello in umpteen world languages!

http://www.frenchtutorial.com/

French tutorial: a great site for learning the basics of French language for free

http://www.homestead.com/Anne_Fox/LearningFrench.html

Has interactive puzzles and a host of audio learning aids for the French language learner

http://www.studyspanish.com/

Thirty beginning Spanish lessons

http://www.geocities.com/~oberoi/language.html

Help with vocabulary and translations, as well as exercises in French, Spanish and German.

http://www.word2word.com/course.html

Free online language courses, over 50 languages to choose from!

Government Information:

http://factfinder.census.gov/home/saff/main.html?_lang=en

American Factfinder (U.S. Census Bureau)

http://www.firstgov.gov/

U.S. Government’s official web portal

http://www.google.com/unclesam

Google Gov

http://www.gpoaccess.gov/cfr/index.html

Code of federal regulations

http://www.leg.state.vt.us/statutes/statutes2.htm

Vermont state statutes online

Health:

http://www.coolnurse.com/

Gr. 9 and up – Young adults can find up-to-date health information here. Cool nurse offers frank, non-threatening advice and facts on STDs, piercing, tattoos, depression, dating, and beauty, to name just a few topics.

http://www.alz.org/brain/overview.asp

How the brain works.

Math:

http://mathforum.org/library/drmath/drmath.high.html

Ask Dr. Math archives

http://www.thinkquest.org/library/site_sum.html?tname=2647&url=2647/

Tutorials in Algebra, Trigonometry, and an extensive section on Geometry

Music:

http://www.multcolib.org/homework/musichc.html

Links to many sites about various types of music

Quotations:

http://www.bartleby.com/100/

Bartlett’s Familiar Quotations

http://www.quoteland.com/

Quoteland

Psychology:

http://www.enneagraminstitute.com/

The Enneagram systen organizes folks into nine major personality types such as Investigators, Helpers, and Peacemakers. The free 36-question test can be quite accurate and informative.

http://www.alz.org/brain/overview.asp

How the brain works.

Reading for Teens:

http://www.teenreads.com/

A very hip site for the latest cool books for teens. See reviews of books by other teens, write your own reviews, and subscribe to Teenreads Newsletter.

http://www.ala.org/ala/yalsa/teenreading/teenreading.htm

Teen reading @ your library

Reading Rants

http://tln.lib.mi.us/~amutch/jen/

Out of the ordinary teen booklists for teens who need a good read, updated every two months.

http://www.seemore.mi.org/booklists/

Booklists for Young Adults on the Web

http://www.scils.rutgers.edu/~kvander/YoungAdult/100list.html

This list of the top 100 books for teens is an excellent place to start for anyone who doesn’t know what to read. The list is updated regularly and includes titles in many genres.

http://www.grouchy.com/angst/index.html

Favorite teenage angst books

http://www.ala.org/ala/alsc/greatwebsites/greatwebsitesauthors.htm

Need to find out more about a favorite author? This American Library Association web page is devoted to authors and illustrators of literature for youth.

Dorothy Canfield Fisher Award

http://homepage.mac.com/crowleyvt/dcfaward/dcf/index.html

Home of Vermont’s reading award chosen by middle school students across the state. View the books on this year’s list, read at least 5, and vote online for your favorite one!

The author with the most votes receives the award! Don’t forget to tell Mrs. Goyne if you’ve voted, so she can register you for the annual awards ceremony with the author!

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/browse/-/28/103-6476482-5431861

Amazon.com for Young Adults

http://www.todayinliterature.com

This site sends you on your way with a few morsels of literary history.

http://www.gutenberg.net/

Online books in English, French, Spanish, and many other languages.

http://www.sfsite.com/

Science Fiction for Young Adults

Comics:

http://www.comicbookresources.com/

http://www.unitedmedia.com/comics/

http://www.dccomics.com/

http://www.webcomics.com/

http://www.marvelcomics.com/

’Zines:

http://www.spankmag.com/ (Check this further)

Science:

http://www.scilinks.org\

The National Science Teachers’ Association and science textbook publishers have created this science site. You will find websites to extend and expand understanding of scientific principles, science news, activities to bring science alive, and experts to answer questions and satisfy your curiosity.

http://www.tryscience.org/

Virtual field trips, adventure, experiments

http://www.ipl.org/youth/projectguide/

Science Fair Resource Guide

http://www.cellsalive.com/

Site recommended by Mr. Marlow about cells

http://www.biology.arizona.edu/

Biology site recommended by Mr. Marlow

http://www.psigate.ac.uk/newsite/reference/chemlecs/rxnbalancing.html

Chemistry site recommended by Mr. Rude

http://www.webelements.com/

Elements: a must for chemistry students! This is an excellent resource guide to the periodic table of elements.

http://poohbah.cem.msu.edu/Portraits/PortraitsHH_Index.asp?HH_start=A&HH_end=Z

Index to Photo-Portraits and Mini-Biographies of famous scientists

http://www.alz.org/brain/overview.asp

How the brain works.

http://www.itsco.org/webquest/class/kelly/index.html

Global Warming Webquest recommended by Mr. Marlow

Science Fair Sites:

http://www.ipl.org/youth/projectguide/

Science Fair Resource Guide

http://www.rossarts.org/naples/ideas.htm

Great site with all kinds of jumping off questions. Advice on how to set up your project. How a finished project should look, and web links for further information.

http://school.discovery.com/sciencefaircentral/

Discovery School’s Science Fair Studio: a comprehensive guide to creating your science fair project.

http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/fair.html

Science Fair projects for all levels from astronomy to zoology

http://www.hhmi.org/coolscience/

Howard Hughes Medical Institute…”Cool Science for Curious Kids”

http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/kids/fair/ideasframe/html

United States Dept. of Agriculture site has agriculture related projects

http://mathforum.org/teachers/mathproject.html

Math ideas for science fair projects

http://www.lanepl.org/display_sample.htm

Good site for display ideas. Has a Power Point template

Scientific Research:

http://www.exploratorium.edu/origins/index.html

Explore the extraordinary places, people, tools, and ideas behind the search for the origins of matter, the universe, and life itself. This site tells the stories of six major facilities located from Antarctica to outer space researching the origin of our species, planet, and universe.

http://www.howstuffworks.com/

Fun site to see how many everyday things work.

Natural History:

http://www.mnh.si.edu/

Smithsonian Museum of Natural History

http://nationalzoo.si.edu/default.cfm

The web site of the National Zoo in Washington D.C. has information on a variety of animals and habitats around the globe

http://www.thebutterflysite.com

Links to all kinds of butterfly and moth sites.

Space:

http://astroventure.arc.nasa.gov/

NASA web site for students

http://americanhistory.si.edu/

Smithsonian’s Air and Space Museum

Social Studies

Country Profiles:

http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/

One of the best sites about world countries. The Central Intelligence Agency’s World Factbook offers up-to-date information and statistics about all countries. The CIA has to have the latest information, so you can trust this source for accuracy.

http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/

U.S. Department of State background notes. Facts and statistics at the touch of a mouse.

http://www.atlapedia.com/

Key facts and statistics about world countries, plus full-color political and physical maps.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/country_profiles/default.stm

Country profiles from the BBC News

Global Statistics

http://www.nationmaster.com

Wondering how many Spanish speakers per capita live in the United States? How many people died from scorpion bites? Statistics and trivia abound on this site, which collects geographical, census, and other data from a number of sources to paint a detailed portrait of the world.

http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/index.html

Great source for all kinds of maps

http://www.photoatlas.com/map/

Photos, maps, and basic facts and statistics. Not as inclusive as other sites, but a good place to go for a few images.

National Geographic:

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/media/world/

Access archives of the past 8 years of National Geographic magazine articles, as well as vintage photos. You can also participate in forums to express your opinion on various global issues.

http://cyberschoolbus.un.org/index.asp

United Nations site for students and includes country profiles.

http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/cshome.html

Library of Congress profiles of various countries. Not all inclusive.

Maps:

http://nationalmap.usgs.gov/

Access to United States Geographical Survey topographic maps.

http://seabed.nationalgeographic.com/studentatlas/index.html?

National Geographic student atlas which includes country and culture profiles.

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/maps/index.html

National Geographic site for maps.

Biographies:

http://www.biography.com/

Over 25,000 biographies of famous people.

http://americanhistory.si.edu/

Smithsonian’s Museum of American History America

http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/index.html

Information about America from the Library of Congress

http://www.americaslibrary.gov/cgi-bin/page.cgi

Fun, interactive site about America especially for students. Another site put together by the Library of Congress, it’s also a great introduction to the astonishing resources of the world’s largest library.

http://digitalgallery.nypl.org

275,000 items in the NYPL Digital Gallery were selected by curators from all divisions of The New York Public Library's four research libraries. Included in the searchable database are prints, illuminated manuscripts, photographs, maps, postcards, menus, posters, and many other visual materials.

Holocaust:

http://www.ushmm.org/

The US Holocaust Memorial Museum

http://fcit.coedu.usf.edu/Holocaust/sitemap/sitemap.htm

Florida Center for Instruction Technology: A Teacher’s Guide to the Holocaust

Native Americans:

http://www.nativeculture.com/home/default.asp
This thorough site offers information on Native American organizations, tribal colleges, and Native American studies programs. Information on individual nations contains links to pages that have either been set up by the nations themselves, or pages devoted to a particular nation. These are listed alphabetically by tribal name, and there are literally hundreds available.

http://www.nmai.si.edu/

Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian

Canada:

http://www.civilization.ca/kids/kidse.asp

A good site to learn about Canadian history and culture.

Sports:

http://www.multcolib.org/homework/sportshc.html#sportmeg

All kinds of links to sports sites

http://www.mln.lib.ma.us/teen/

Minuteman Library Network of Massachusetts has great links of interest to teens, including one on sports.

Just for Fun!

http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/Now you can look at all those amazing record-breaking feats and freaks of nature online!

http://www.howtodrawmanga.com/tutorial.html

Manga drawing tutorials

http://www.langorigami.com/index.htm

A really fun origami site!

http://www.almanac.com/index.php

The Old Farmer’s Almanac

http://www.loc.gov/rr/scitech/mysteries/mysteries-home.html

Everyday fun mysteries from the Library of Congress

http://www.philosophyslam.org

“Truth or Beauty?” is the topic of the 2005 Philosophy Slam. Younger students can submit drawings, older students can write an essay. Either way, deep thinkers have a chance at the title “The Most Philosophical Student in America”.

http://www.cplrmh.com/mehndi.html

Henna tattoos how-to

http://cplrmh.com/foldingscrapbook.htm

Make a folding scrapbook

http://www.notmartha.org/tomake/marblemagnets.html

Make marble magnets

Just for Teens:

http://www.teenadviceonline.org

This volunteer-driven site is operated by teens and young adults from around the world. It offers those who feel most comfortable discussing their problems with peers a place to take a first step. An archive contains articles on a range of topics while the “Get Help!” page offers hot-line numbers and numerous links to helpful organizations.

http://www.mln.lib.ma.us/teen/

Minuteman Library Network of Massachusetts has great links of interest to teens. Check it out!

Professional Resources for Teachers:

http://www.education-world.com/

Where educators go to learn

http://www.teach-nology.com/teachers/lesson_plans/

Great resource for lesson plans, rubrics, worksheets, tips, and tools for teachers

http://coe.sdsu.edu/eet/Admin/TOC/index.htm

Encyclopedia of Education Technology

http://www.twc.org/forums/index.html

WriteNet: a valuable resource for writers and teachers interested in teaching imaginative writing skills to teens.

http://www.webenglishteacher.com/

Great for English teachers, but also for “writing across the curriculum” projects, and grammar and usage questions.

http://school.discovery.com/schrockguide/

Kathy Schrock’s guide for Educators

http://www.intel.com/education/journey/

Intel’s guide to computers. Lesson plans, plus a virtual tour of the inside workings of a computer.

http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/RoundWeb/index.html

Links to innumerable sites about various educational and learning theories

http://members.freewebs.com/

How to create your own website for free