World Book Online - The online version of this excellent resource has several different versions for you, including a Spanish language encyclopedia & World Book Kids.

You do need a username and password to access the site outside the school building. Please contact the LMC for access information.

Biographies:

The Biography Channel

InfoPlease Almanac

Authors: KidsRead and TeenReads

SCIENCE WEB SITES

Growing up with Science - an encyclopedia with information and activities! See a librarian for the username and password so you can use this anywhere.

Jefferson Labs - a great science web site with information and activities.

Simple Machines - You will need to have the sound on for this activity.

SOCIAL STUDIES WEB SITES

Countries: For the most current information on countries of the world, check out the World Fact  Book. This web site is maintained by the CIA & updated regularly.

NationMaster - New web site for information on countries! This site puts the information from the World FactBook into a much more user-friendly format.

Research Help:
Do you have trouble with Google? Do you get too many hits that don't relate to your question? The Illinois Math & Science Academy has developed a web site that will help you create specific searches.

Click here to practice recognizing keywords in questions with their "Keyword Challenge".

Have you mastered keyword searching? Practice with these timed exercises.

Citations:
We use the MLA style for bibliographic citation in District 129.

Try OWL at Purdue for easy to use MLA style instructions on citing electronic sources.

The Library of Congress has all the information you need to cite web sites.