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Internet Resources      

ACT Practice Tests and Prep.

  • Learning Express Library - Practice test and tutorials for many academic (ACT) and licensing tests.
  • March 2 Success - Free online SAT and ACT prep course
  • Number2.com - Free online ACT, SAT, and GRE prep courses

    • Animals

  • Sea World - Extensive animal information and an animal sounds library
  • National Geographic - Photos, sounds, and info.

    • African Americans

  • Black History - Includes African American biographies and history
    • definitions.
  • Africans in America - America's Journey Through Slavery - PBS collection of images, stories, documents, and biographies
    • definitions.

    Anatomy

  • Human Anatomy Online - Interactive tour of the human anatomy
  • Human Anatomy - Digestive and skeletal system, terms, and links

    • Biographies

  • Biographical Dictionary - Over 33,000 notable men & women

    • Biology

  • Biology Online - Information in the life sciences, includes dictionary
    • definitions.
  • Biology Century - Major biology concepts

    • Computers and Technology

  • Webopedia - Online dictionary and search engine to look up computer and Internet technology
    • definitions.
  • Time-warp
    • - a fun and interactive way to learn about past and present technology.

    Current Events for Students

  • Kidspost - The Washington Post's current events page geared toward students
  • Time for Kids - Time Magazine's student edition.
  • New York Times Student Connections - NY Times current events for students.

    • Diseases

  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Infectious diseases link
  • emedicine from WebMd - Infectious diseases

    • Entomology

  • Entomology for Beginners - Basic information on insects
    • definitions.
  • Bug Info - Smithsonian info sheets on various insects
    • definitions.
  • Dept. of Medical Entomology - Photos of various insects

    • Fun Stuff!

  • Funbrain - fun games for all ages
  • Brainpop - wacky educational movies
  • Alfy
    • - the web portal for kids
  • Wacky Web Tales
    • - similar to Mad Libs

    History

  • Lewis and Clark
    • - PBS indepth coverage of the Lewis & Clark Expedition
  • Lewis and Clark Trail
    • - All about the trail and history of the expedition
  • Encyclopedia of World History
    • - From prehistoric time until the year 2000

    Medical

  • WebMD
    • - A variety of health and medical information.
  • Medline Plus
    • - Health information from the National Library of Medicine

  • Newspapers

  • Douglas County Herald
  • Horse Trader
  • Newslink - provides links to all Missouri newspapers
  • Ozark County Times
  • Springfield News-Leader
  • West Plains Daily Quill

    • Occupations

  • Careers - Student level career exploration from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
  • Occupational Outlook Handbook - A classic reference about occupations from A to Z. Compiled by the US Bureau of Labor Statistics.

    • Online Books

  • Bookpop - Read or be read to.
  • Bikesters - Motorcycle adventure stories based on true stories.
  • Paul Bunyan- Tall tales about Paul Bunyan.
  • Bartleby's - Great books online.
  • Project Gutenberg - Over 20,000 free online books.

    • Photos and Clip Art

  • Microsoft - Download free clip art, photos, animations, and sounds.
  • National Portrait Gallery - shows the most influential characters in United States history portrayed by the finest artists of their generation
  • US Fish & Wildlife Service National Image Archive - Download free clip art, photos, animations, and sounds.
  • Smithsonian National Zoo - Animal photo galleries.
  • Pics For Learning - Animal photo galleries.

    • Reading Help

  • Starfall
    • - Where children have fun learning to read

    Research Paper Help

  • Teen Space
    • - High school student can get step-by-step help writing a paper.
  • Documentation Styles - Help with citing references in your paper.
  • The Citation Machine - This is a great resource that automatically creates your citation in MLA or APA style when you enter the bibliographic information, then you just copy and paste. It can create a citation for just about any resource available.

    • Reference

  • Dictionary - online dictionary and thesaurus.
  • High School Hub - Free educational resources for teens.
  • Encyclopedia Britannica Online School Edition
  • Internet Public Library
    •   - excellent collection of cataloged internet links that cover many subjects.  It was founded by the University of Michigan's School of Information.

    Science

  • NASA Earth Observatory - provides new satellite imagery and scientific information about planet Earth.
  • Volcano World - everything you ever wanted to know about volcanoes.  Impressive pictures.
  • Smithsonian National Zoo - tons of information and pictures of animals. 
  • NASA Image Exchange
    • - Over 300,00 images related to astronomy and space exploration.

    Science Fair Projects

  • Discovery School Science Fair Central - if you need some ideas or help for your science fair project, this is the place to go!
    •
  • Successful Science Fair Projects
    • - helpful tips for a successful science fair project plus links to other science fair websites.

    Science News for Students

  • National Geographic Kids
    • -Weekly news from across the world with an environmental focus.
  • EarthSky Kids
    • -Articles for students featuring current events in astronomy.
  • Science News for Kids
    • -Current events in science for students.

    Search Engines

    Try a different search engine for a change of pace or if you are having trouble finding information you need.

  • Altavista
  • Google
  • Gigablast
  • Lycos
  • Dogpile
    • - A meta-search engine.
  • Vivisimo
    • - A meta-search engine.
  • Mamma.com - a meta-search engine
  • Surfwax - a meta search engine
  • Excite
    • - A subject directory
  • The Awesome Library
    • - A subject directory that organizes the Web with 24,000 carefully reviewed resources.
  • Infomine
    • - Search the Invisible Web.
  • Kids Click
    • - A subject directory for kids by librarians

    Sports and Leisure

  • The Science of Baseball

    • Study Guides

  • Spark Notes
    • - Having trouble understanding Hamlet? Of Mice and Men? The Good Earth? This site will help you!

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