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Reference & Miscellaneous Sources


 The Internet Public Library has a great collection of links for fun, homework help, personal questions, and more!

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SOCIAL STUDIES & HISTORY

Information by Country
     This site by the Library of Congress brings together online resources from collaborative and individual digital libraries from around the world.  Use the Portals of the World link to browse resources  by country.

cia.JPGThe CIA World FactBook offers a wide variety of information for every country in the world, from maps, to population statistics, and even information for specific governments.

confinder.JPGConfinder is a site that allows you to look up the constitution of any country in the world.

U.S. Government

clerkkids.JPG Kids in the House is made by the House of Representatives to help explain what the U.S. government does and how it works.

ben.JPGBen's Guide to U.S. Government for Kids is a site created by the U.S. Government Printing Office.  It helps to explain different aspects of the government in a way that makes sense to kids.

Presidential Timeline of the Twentieth Century gives a listing and photo of every president from Herbert Hoover to Bill Clinton.  The interactive timeline also uses the presidential libraries to provide details of important events in each presidency.

potus.JPGPOTUS, or Presidents of the United States is a site created by the Internet Public Library, that provides information on all forty-three U.S. Presidents.  Each page includes a brief biography of the president, links to major events during the presidency, and links to each member of his presidential cabinet.  The alphabetical names index is another way to access the information about people in POTUS.

newsweek.jpgNewsweek Education provides information on CURRENT EVENTS related to the United States, including political cartoons.
U.S. History
This site offers resources on Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.  It includes digital copies of his personal papers and some chapters of his autobiography.
americanmemory.JPGAmerican Memory is a site by the Library of Congress that puts original sources like maps, videos, audio, and pictures on the web.  Exhibits include many aspects of American life, including the entrance of Jackie Robinson into Major League Baseball.
Social Studies
The Encyclopedia of Women's Studies  is easy to use and provides information on women from many different disciplines.  You will need your library card number to use this tool.

Reading & English/Language Arts
Children's

icdlbooks.JPGThe International Children's Digital Library is a site that has many digitized picture books available for free.  Books are organized by age group, color, country where they come from, and length.

childrensdigitallibrary.JPG The Children's Digital Library gives links to games and activities for children that are available on the web.
Teens
novellistlogo.JPGNovelist is  a database that helps readers choose new books to read based on what they have liked in the past.  By entering in a book or author, other suggestions by the same author or by other authors that are related, one may browse books to find new and interesting ones to read. You will need your library card number to use this site.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
MATH & SCIENCE

cogito.JPGCogito is a site for Johns Hopkins CTY camp, their tools page offers a long list of links that are helpful for math and science.

sciencegov.JPGScience.gov is a site that brings together scientific information from different government agencies, e.g. NASA and the EPA.  The page can be searched for information or browsed by subject within science.

Science Buddies organizes science projects by subject and indicates level of difficulty for each project. Includes sources for further research as well as a list of materials and a procedure.              

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    

Test Prep

princetonreview.JPGThe Princeton Review offers some free materials for SAT preparation.

collegeboard.JPGThe College Board offers official preparation for the SAT.  These include practice tests, preparation for the Mathematics portion, as well as a question of the day.

number2.JPGNumber2.com provides free practice for the SAT, ACT, and GRE. Registration is required.

Anything else you would like to see on this site, email Amy Dumouchel, Youth Services Librarian at adumouchel@cwmars.org