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General

KidsClick!
A search engine for kids created by librarians.  Includes over 600 search subjects.

Kidspace @ The Internet Public Library
Websites searchable by subject.  You can also Ask a Librarian if you have a question.

Teenspace @ The Internet Public Library
Websites searchable by subject.  You can also Ask a Librarian if you have a question.

Games @ The Internet Public Library
Find a fun game to play.

TeenReads
Recommendations on books for teens to read.

Dictionary.com
Searches dictionaries, thesauri, encyclopedias and more.

Merriam-Webster Visual Dictionary Online
More than 6,000 images with definitions which can be searched using keywords or by clicking on major themes.  Also includes audio pronunciations of the words.

Old Farmers Almanac
Information on weather, moon phases, gardening, and other fun stuff.

Civics

Kids.gov
Official kids portal for the U.S. government.

American Presidency Project
Contains nearly 77,000 documents including Proclamations, Inaugural Addresses, and State of the Union Addresses.

Ben's Guide to U.S. Government for Kids
The official online version of legislative and regulatory information, organized by grade level and topic.

Careers

Occupational Outlook Handbook
Occupations are categorized according to popular interests among young people.

Guide to the Business of Babysitting
What to charge, appropriate activities with kids, safety, and more.

Holidays

Brownielocks and the Three Teddy Bears
Great site for children for holidays both normal and bizarre.

English

Merriam-Webster Online
How do you spell that word? And what does it mean? Try this famous dictionary and thesaurus for help.

Basic Guide to Writing an Essay
Helpful information on essay writing.

Citation Machine
Get help properly formatting your citations for bibliographies.

Geography

United Nations
Information about the United Nations, global issues, and information about UN member countries/states.

CIA World Factbook
Facts and maps about countries of the world.

Flags of the World
Thousands of flags from around the world.

Encyclopedia of Greek Mythology
Huge resource for Greek Mythology.

History

American Memory
Historic photograph collections of United State's history.

Chronology of U.S. Historical Documents
List of full-text U.S. historical documents by date.

Encyclopedia of Chicago
Electronic version of the Encyclopedia of Chicago.

USHistory.org
Hundreds of resources about American History

Gettysburg Address
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
Get primary source documents for American history.

Mr. Dowling's History Passport
Links to information on counties, culture and history.

Catholic Online Saints and Angels
Great site for researching saints.  Indexed alphabetically by name.

Math

Numbernut
Teaches basic and advanced math.  Includes lots of math games.

Ask Dr. Math
A question and answer service for K-12 math students and their teachers.

Math Reference Tables
Math tables, algebra formulas, and more.

Math.com
The World of Math online.

Inventions

Famous Inventors A to Z
Research the history of famous inventions, past and present.

National Inventor's Hall of Fame
Search by inventor, invention, induction date or decade..

Science

The Exploratorium Science Museum
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
Find out how to do a science fair project and get ideas of different projects you can do.

Discovery Channel: Science Fair Central
Offers project ideas and science fair guidance.

Science Buddies
Free science fair project ideas, answers, and tools for serious students.

Cosmos 4 Kids
Includes astronomy basics and science of the stars.

Physics 4 Kids
Includes information on motion, heat and thermodynamics, electricity and magnetism, light and modern phsyics topics.

Chemistry 4 Kids
Includes information on basic chemistry.

Biology 4 Kids
Basic information on cell structure, cell function, scientific studies, plants, vertebrates, and invertebrates.

Geography 4 Kids
Basic information on earth structure, atmosphere, land biomes, and food chains.

Science News for Kids
Science news, games and information to keep you up to date on science in the news.

The Why Files
Find out the science behind the headlines.

NASA
Thousands of pages of resources on astronomy, planets, comets, astronauts and new discoveries of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.