for Middle School Student Searching
Information Please Kids' Almanac: Fact Monster - On-Line Dictionary,
Encyclopedia, and Homework Help
http://kids.infoplease.com/
This is an online kid's almanac and Encyclopedia with general information about
a large number of topics.
http://www.infoplease.com/
This is the online
Encyclopedia Britannica
http://www.britannica.com/
This is a free service that includes access to the entire text of the renowned
Encyclopedia Britannica, the best sites on the Web as selected by Britannica
editors, more than 75 top-quality
Funk and Wagnalls Online Encyclopedia
http://www.funkandwagnalls.com/
This is a free service that includes text and pictures from the Funk and Wagnalls
Encyclopedia, Dictionary, Thesaurus, World Atlas, Animal book and News.
Encarta Online
http://encarta.msn.com/
This is an online searchable encyclopedia with articles and pictures.
Columbia Encyclopedia Sixth Edition
http://www.bartleby.com/65/
This online
encyclopedia provides brief articles on a wide range of topics with a search
feature. There are no photos or diagrams.
Encyclopedia Smithsonian: The Smithsonian from A to Z
http://digilib.si.edu/digilib/main.asp
This
is a searchable collection of information from the Smithsonian
http://www.si.edu/resource/faq/
Click on a letter A to Z. Some linkw will just take you to information about
the Smithsonian Museum and others will take you to information about the topic.
Letsfindout Kids' Encyclopedia
http://www.letsfindout.com/ - not currently online - Please let me know if you
know anything about this service - Thanks
This is a searchable, basic online encyclopedia from the software company, Knowledge
Adventure.
The World Factbook
http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/indexgeo.html
This is the CIA World Factbook with maps and information about every country
in the world.
Altapedia Online
http://www.atlapedia.com/online/country_index.htm
Altapdedia Online contains key facts and statistics on countries of the world.
Maps at this site have "Altapedia" embossed across them.
WWWebster Dictionary - Search screen
http://www.m-w.com/netdict.htm
Type in a word to find the definition in this dictionary.
WWWebster Thesaurus - Search screen
http://www.m-w.com/mw/thesaurus.htm
Type in a word to find other words with similar meanings.
Rhyming Dictionary
http://www.rhymezone.com/
Type in a word to find word that rhyme with that word.
The Wordsmyth English Dictionary - Thesaurus
http://www.wordsmyth.net/
Type in a word to find a definition, synonyms and similar words.
Map Machine Atlas: Map @ nationalgeographic.com
http://plasma.nationalgeographic.com/mapmachine/
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/maps/index.html
The Map Machine Atlas offers maps, flags, facts and profiles for countries of
the world and each state of the United States.
National Geographic Atlas
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/resources/ngo/education/xpeditions/atlas/atlas.html
This page has almost 600 maps from around the world. Click on a continent, country,
province or state, choose a format and print the map.
Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection
http://www.lib.utexas.edu/Libs/PCL/Map_collection/Map_collection.html
Extensive collections of current and historical maps of the world.
Color Landform Atlas of the United States
http://fermi.jhuapl.edu/states/
This site shows shaded relief maps and satellite images of each state in the
U.S.
MapQuest
http://city.net/maps/address/
Type in any US address to view a map of that address. Note: Some addresses are
not correctly located on maps. Click on Browse All Map to find a regional map
of a city, state, province, or country. There are advertisements on this page.
Mapblast!
http://www.mapblast.com/yt.hm?FAM=mapblast&SEC=start
Type in Any US address to view a map of that address. Click above or below the
hot air balloon to zoom in closer or view map from farther away. There are advertisements
on this page.
Earth and Moon Viewer
http://www.fourmilab.ch/earthview/vplanet.html
This page allows you to view the earth from satellites at specific times and
locations that you select. These views give a good visual image of day and night
around the world.
Biography.com
http://www.biography.com/
Type in the name of a famous person or other key words to find biographical
information.
Biographical Dictionary Search Page
http://www.s9.com/biography/search.html
This dictionary has very brief information about famous people.
Lives, the Biography Resource
http://amillionlives.com/
Links to biography web sites for individuals who are no longer living.
Public Figures
http://publicfigure.com/PublicFigure/static/home.htm
This is a web site that provides information about current public figures. You
can search by name or work. There are a lot of advertisements.
Linda J. Burkhart linda@Lburkhart.com
http://www.Lburkhart.com
Updated: March, 2001