researchlinks.htm

Some Helpful

Research Links

Ask an Expert- Connects you with hundreds of real world experts ranging from astronauts to zookeepers. Ask any question of the experts and receive an answer! You will need to have an e-mail address for your answer to be sent back to you.

Ask Jeeves- Simple to use. Type in question and receive answer quickly.

Barlett's Quotations- Searchable format allows you to look up famous quotations.

Ben's Guide to the U. S. Government- Excellent site for students, parents, and teachers. Easy to understand. Divided into grade levels K-2, 3-5, 6-8, and 9-12.

Big 6 Research Method - This site helps visitors walk through the basic steps of successful research.

Citing Sources - Writing a Bibliography- Easy to use examples on how to cite resources. Includes examples from journals, books, newspapers, government documents, web sites, and more.

Concise Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia - Search more than 14,000 articles.

Dictionary online- look up words and more.

Encarta Online - Your gateway to 17,000 articles, multimedia, talking dictionaries, and a world atlas. This site also includes hundreds of lesson plans and related resources for teachers.

Encyclopedia.com- More than 50,000 articles plus links giving you access to millions of articles and pictures. Encyclopedia.com puts tons of information right at your fingertips. It's free, quick and useful!

Fact Monster- Contains an atlas, almanac, dictionary, encyclopedia, world news, information on science, math, and sports, as well as games, quizzes, and homework help.

Icarito - Online encyclopedia in Spanish.

Information Please- This site features information from the Information Please Almanac, Encyclopedia and Dictionary. You can find lots of answers here in an interesting format.

Information Please Kids' Almanac- Seachable database. Includes an atlas and much more.

Internet Public Library- Provides library services to Internet users, such as reference books, magazines, newspapers, and more.

Little Explorers - Easy to use picture dictionary with links to over 1000 educational activities.

National Geographic - Sights, sounds and information about all kinds of subjects, this site is updated often. You will never be bored while looking for information here.

Rhyme Time- Find rhymes, synonyms, antonyms, definitions, homophones, and more at this site.

Roget's Thesaurus - Need to find exactly the right word?

Texas Almanac- Information about history, culture, politics, climate, and geography of the State of Texas.

Webster's Dictionary- Alphabetical listing of words, spellings, and meanings online.

Word Central - Includes a student dictionary, a daily "buzz-word", and more.

Your Dictionary - Look up a word or use the thesaurus. Contains dictionaries in other languages and speciality dictionaries (law, medicine, etc.).