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Biography Links

 

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Biography.com

Search over 25,000 of the greatest lives, past and present.

 

Infoplease Biographies

Search more than 30,000 biographies in almanacs, a dictionary, and an encyclopedia.

 

Time Most Important People of the 20th Century

Profiled individuals who most influenced the last 100 years.

 

African Americans

 

The Encyclopedia Britannica Guide to Black History

Articles, film clips and audio recordings, links, bibliography, study guide & a timeline of achievements.

 

Black History Month Resource Center

Close to 50 bios on prominent African Americans.

 

Hispanic Americans

 

Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Biographies

Close to 50 biographies of notable Hispanic Americans.

 

Famous Hispanics in the World and History

In both Spanish and English, this site covers over 200 Hispanics from around the world and throughout time.

 

Native Americans

 

Native American Authors

Bibliographies, published works, biographical information, links to resources, interviews, texts & tribal web sites.

 

Women

 

Distinguished Women of Past and Present

Biographies of women who contributed to our culture in many different ways.

 

National First Ladies Library

Annotated bibliography of books, manuscripts, journals, diaries and other materials about and by the First Ladies.

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Citation Styles Links

 

How to Cite Sources

Understand how to cite sources, learn about the nature of plagiarism and how to avoid it.

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English Links

 

Writing Skills

English homework help and tips to make writing papers a breeze. Whether you're trying to think of paper topics or struggling to write the perfect paragraph, these homework resources will provide all the help you need.

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Foreign Language Links

 

Learn Spanish

A number of tutorials that deal with basic pronunciation, vocabulary, and grammar.

 

Spanish Verb Conjugation Trainer

Improve your knowledge of the most frequent forms of the most important Spanish verbs.

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Government Links

 

FirstGov.gov

Federal branch, state and local government information.

 

Government 101

Tutorials for American politics provide useful information about Congress, political parties, campaign finance, the Constitution, elections, state government and much more.

 

The United Nations

Issues, news and who's who in the U.N.

 

Yahoo! Government Directory

Links to sites on the governments of the world with categories like politics, national symbols and songs and government officials.

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History Links

 

First Nations Histories

Contains 48 compact histories of Native American tribes, and still growing.

 

Hispanic American History

Search the Library of Congress Digital Collection for resources relating to the history of Hispanics in the United States.

 

Historical Atlas of the Twentieth Century

Provides atlases of historical events, trends and places.

 

History–It’s Happening!

Primary source documents, speeches, selected articles about notable figures from Canada and the United States, and those who explored the continent along with video footage, historical fiction suggestions and more!

 

HyperHistory

An excellent timeline site, with thousands of hyperlinks to summaries of historical events and figures.

 

Women's History This site presents the history of women within ancient, medieval, and modern historical periods.

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Literature Links


Google Literature Search

Search by genre, author, periods and movements. Find literary journals, libraries, chats and forums, awards and more!

 

Poetry 180

A Poem a Day for American High School Students.

 

Sparknotes

Created by a group of students at Harvard University, this site has excellent study guides, reference tools, and classic books online - all free!

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Math Links

 

Algebasics

Information about algebra for students of all levels, including text and audio explanations of different types of equations and algebraic concepts. 

 

Coolmath

Designed for the pure enjoyment of mathematics. Maybe it's not THAT cool, but it is helpful in algebra, geometry, calculus and trig.

 

Math2org

This site has it all! From addition tables to trigonometry and beyond. You'll also find great math links here.

 

S.O.S. Mathematics

Math review material from Algebra to Differential Equations.

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Science Links

 

Biology Online

Ideal for homework help, this site includes a biology dictionary, tutorials and links to more biology help online.

 

HubbleSite.org

The latest information from the Hubble Telescope.

 

Imagine the Universe

Enjoy a cosmic journey!

 

MadSci Network

The laboratory that never sleeps, or, the 24 hour exploding laboratory!.

 

Origins Online Tutorials

Origins program from NASA provides tutorials about the science and technology of the program.

 

Overview of the Solar System

An overview of the history, mythology, and current scientific knowledge of the planets, moons and other objects in our solar system.

 

Windows to the Universe

A user-friendly learning system covering the Earth and Space sciences.

 

Science Fair Projects

 

IPL Science Fair Project Resource Guide

A great place to start, this site includes hints on how to get started, ideas and resources.

 

The Ultimate Science Fair Resource

This site not only gives science fair ideas but also gives steps in creating a science fair project and specific examples of fair experiments and projects.


Writing Skills Links

 

Writing Skills

An open directory listing of writing resources available for students.


 

Study Skills Links

 

Study Skills

Suggestions help students develop better listening, reading, note-taking, writing, and independent study skills.

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