Research/Resources

Libraries                                       .

Encyclopedia Smithsonian. From A- Z about  Art & Design | History & Culture | Science & Technology.  Plus links to Smithsonian exhibitions and research projects. This is the Smithsonian museum at a click! http://www.si.edu/Encyclopedia_SI/

The Library of Congress. America’s library, thank you Thomas Jefferson. Word Search | Browse by categories | Ask a librarian | Watch webcasts | Visit exhibits. It’s amazing, and it’s ours.  http://www.loc.gov/index.html

Dictionary, Thesauri, Encyclopedia. Etc   .

Merriam-Webster.  Link to their dictionaries and thesaurus. Also word games. (they want you to buy an upgrade, but you don’t need it to get lots of access.)    http://www.merriam-webster.com/

MSN Encarta. Dictionary, Encyclopedia, Atlas & Today’s highlights.  Plus quizzes. Arranged by grade level.  http://encarta.msn.com/

Visual Dictionary online.  From Merriam-Webster.  Look up things by picture!  Very jazzy.  http://visual.merriam-webster.com/

World Atlas Online. Click your way around the world.  Plus,  Flags | Times | Distances |Answers to Geography questions | Latitude & Longitude | and Map Clipart. http://www.worldatlas.com/

Online resources                                           . 

The ThinkQuest Library: innovative learning resources | wide range of educational topics. | over 6,500 websites. This library is created by students from around the world as part of the Thinkquest competition.

              ThinkQuest home is at http://www.thinkquest.org/library/   

              ThinkQuest also sponsors Logicland  http://library.thinkquest.org/04oct/00723/

Yahoo! Education. Homework help |  dictionaries (English & Spanish) |  other references | quotations | information about: K-12 schools, college and universities,  SAT/ACT     http://education.yahoo.com/

About.com.  Art | Literature | Languages (including Mandarin Chinese)  | Science.  (listed on the right hand side, by subject.) You have to link a lot, but when you find it, the information is very helpful.  (lots of ads, but easy to work around.    lhttp://www.about.com/education/

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