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Religions of the World   Internet Public Library: Reference
Here's the place to go for all your general reference needs! There are links to dictionaries, encyclopedias, almanacs, and other sites for homework help or just looking things up.
 
Martindale's Reference Desk
Links to reference resources includes language centers, calculators, maps, science tables and various countries.
 		 LibrarySpot.com
A collection of reference resources available online as well as a directory of public, academic, and special libraries worldwide.		 Refdesk.com
Refdesk is a free and family-friendly web site that indexes and reviews quality, credible, and current web-based resources.
 


 


 


                                                          


 


Wilson's Creek Battlefield




Reference Skills

Big6 Information Skills

The Big6 Skills

Applying Big6 to Internet Research

Nuts and Bolts of Big6-the game

How to Use Primary and Digital sources

Leveled Citation Instruction

Reference Skills Scavenger Hunt

All About Words: Dictionary Skills

Citation Machine  Use this site to help you write bibliography information for books, magazines, websites and more.**

**Remember to keep a listing of these citations saved on a Word document on your desktop for later use for your bibliography page.

 How to Take Notes
How to do Research




 

Lewis and Clark Animal Research Project

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Lewis and Clark as Naturalists  Go here to find out about the animals they found along the way.  You can read about them in the journals, you can find them by state, and you can find them by animal name--both scientific and common names.

 

 Animal List  Go here to find a listing of the animals they found and described for the first time in American history.
Criteria for Report  Go here to find out what sort of information you need to include in your animal report.

 

 eThemes  Type your animal's name in the "search for keywords" box to find links about your animal.
Research Procedures  Go here to find out how to do your note cards and create your bibliography lists.

Animal Research Timeline

Points Awarded for Each Step of the Research Process

Review How Power Point Works

 Citation Machine  Use this site to help you write bibliography information for books, magazines, websites and more.**

**Remember to keep a listing of these citations saved on a Word document on your desktop for later use for your bibliography page.

 Power Point Storyboard Planner Page  Go here to find a planner page if you still need one.  Others are available in the classroom.

 

 


World Almanac for Kids 
..an easy-to-use, ready reference tool for students of all ages!

 Know Play  One Stop Shop Research.  Go here to find the word meaning, look it up in an encyclopedia, find a word that rhymes with it, quotations, fact books, thesaurus, atlas, and artist search.

 Enchanted Learning

Country Reports  Need to know something about a country in the world?  Go here to find out all sorts of information!

States Information about states is found here.

4th and 5th grade Student Research Resources

The Internet Public Library

 

 Encyclopedia Britannica 

Fact Monster

InfoPleaseFind daily almanac information here, atlas, dictionary, biographies, history, weather facts, etc. at this site.  Great place to go everyday! etc.

How Everyday Things are Made

eNature Find out about anything in nature at this site.

 State and County Quick Facts  facts from the U.S. Census Bureau

KartOO Search Tool  fantastic visual search tool!

 Encyclopedia Smithsonian


 

 

 

 

 

 

Online Dictionary

Dictionary.com Dictionary.com includes biblical names, chemical elements, computer terms, international statistics, and zip codes as well as the correct spelling and definition of English words all in one search function. But wait, there's more! Daily crossword puzzles and word searches, Word of the Day, Ask Doctor Dictionary, and a link to sister site Thesaurus.com combine to make Dictionary.com a site worth bookmarking.


Merriam-Webster Dictionary online  Go here for the definitions and a thesaurus to find synonyms, antonyms and more.

The Rhyme Zone  Go here to find rhyming words, synonyms, antonyms, definitions and more.

Biographical Dictionary  Search to find out about persons in history.

All Words All Words is an English dictionary with multilingual search which means you can search and display words in either English, German, Dutch, French, Italian or Spanish. For example enter "play" and select search language English and display language Spanish/English. You will be rewarded with six English definitions and the corresponding Spanish equivalents including: to spend time in recreation (jugar), to perform a role in a play (actuar), and a dramatic piece for the stage (obra de teatro).
 

 Wordsmyth  Go here if you are not sure how to spell a word.

 State Abbreviations

Acronym Dictionary  Find out what those acronyms and abbreviations stand for, such as NUMA, SAT, ASAP, RADAR

CyberCitzenship: Computer and Internet Glossary
"Hacker: No, no. Not a person with a really bad cough! Hackers are computer experts who work at a high level of expertise with computer systems and software." Peppered with humor, this printable, illustrated ten-page glossary is perfect for elementary grades. Print out a few copies, and post them in the computer lab for easy reference. You will need the latest, free version of Adobe Acrobat  http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html  to view or print this file.

Little Explorers From "aardvark" to "zoologist," little Net surfers can click their way through the alphabet. Each letter of Little Explorers' dictionary has dozens of illustrated entries, most of them linked to external sites. For the letter A", explore Africa, acid rain, astronomy and more. As you roam onto the Net, the Little Explorers' alphabet frame remains at the top of your screen, so you can return at any time. The dictionary is also available in English/Spanish, English/French, English/German and Portugese.



 

Resources for Learning:  American Museum of Natural History

The First Moon Landing  Find out about Apollo 11 with pictures and captions about this historic event.

 Truman Library

The Smithsonian Museum  Explore, Discover, Learn from interactive Idealabs to homework help.  You'll find it here!


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  Scavenger Hunts  Go here to find out information about lots of topics and have fun searching.

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

Kid's Search Tools
includes:  Words myth, dictionary, thesaurus, encyclopedias, and more.

 Yooligans for Kids  Use this reference tool to search for information you need.		 Ask an Expert  Need some information from an expert? 

Ask Jeeves for Kids

Internet Search Engines for Kids


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Religion: Three Religions, One God
Click above to compare the beliefs of Christianity, Judaism, and Islam Religions
 

 

 

 

 

 

Study Stacks  This is a neat tool for students to use to help them memorize.  They can create their own.  When they sign up it asks for an email. 

Create a Graph

Note Taking Lessons (Education World)

 How to do Research Use this site to read about the steps needed to do research.

Citation Machine  Use this site to help you write bibliography information for books, magazines, websites and more.

Noodle Tools  Use this site to write bibliography citations.


 

Teacher Vision: Graphic Organizers Online Graphic Organizer Generators. You can even use online graphic generators for creating graphic organizers. Go to the Teach-nology: Graphic Organizer Generator page. You can create and print very simple graphic organizers such as concept web, KWL, SQ3R, timeline, or Venn diagram.
Learning Resources: Graphic Organizers

Eduplace - Graphic Organizers


Teach-nology: Graphic Organizer Generator

 4 Blocks Literacy Framework Graphic Organizers

 

 

 

 


Timeline Maker
 
Read, Right, Think Timeline  Make your own timeline.


 

 

 






 


Missouri Maps
 





World Map

U.S. Interactive Map 
Go here to learn the states and capitals

Outline Maps

Relief Maps
 
United States of America Map
U.S. states labeled Map
U.S. major cities labeled Map
U.S. blank map with state outlines
and major lakes
U.S. blank outline map

World Atlas.com

Map Machine by National Geographic

Climate Map of the United States  You can
also find the latitude, longitude, and elevation of
cities here.  JAVA applet of all fifty states; click
on areas of interest to learn more about climate in specific regions.

Learn the 50 State Capitals 

State Capitals Quiz Choose easy, average and difficult

Flags of the World  more than 1600 pages and view
more than 2700 images about flags; handy and complete

U.S.G.S. Mapping Information  type in information
 on the region you're interested in and have access to
the U.S.G.S. resources

What is the Capital City of...? lists of capital cities
by continent accompanied by outline maps and quizzes
ready to use

 Where Is That?  The game where your mind is your map.
  • FUNBRAIN will show you maps.
  • For each screen, identify the correct country (or state).
    Check the correct box or type in the name (spelling     counts).
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    		Maps.com

    Color Landform Atlas of the United States

    Geography Quizzes

    50 States  Find all the states here along with all sorts of information about each of them.

    50 States Tourism Sites a listing of the online sites for the offices of tourism for all 50 states; very handy for states research and projects

    Geographia virtual destinations around the globe to help your students further experience the physical geography of the world around them

    License Plates from around the world

    World Maps

    The Perry-Castaneda Library Map Collection- University of Texas on line Go here for a comprehensive set of maps.

    Map 24
    Originating in Germany , this web site offers interactive mapping, with the ability to manipulate the map to see districts and neighborhoods, calculate radius distances and plan trips.



     


     


     

    Explore the States
         		 Local Legacies by State  Go here to find out your legacies and congressional representatives, too.
       

     

     

     

     

    Classroom Clip Art

    The Amazing Picture Machine This is a terrific resource that enables you to find pictures on a variety of subjects. Young children often need that extra visual image to make abstract ideas concrete.

    Image Finder Try this searchable catalog of images, including some from NASA, the Smithsonian Institution, and the Library of Congress.

    KidsClick: Images  Here is a kid-friendly image search site. Find pictures about art, astronomy/space, animals, and history/society.

    Awesome Clip Art for Kids

    Sound Bites

    Free Animated GIFs Clip Art



     

    		 Discovery School's Clip Art Gallery  Add graphics to projects for in-classroom use or as handouts. Choose from hundreds of original clip art pieces including animations. Use clip art for homework assignments, reports, school Web sites, and research papers.

    Pics4Learning Use This site to find pictures to use for research projects.

    Graphic Sites

    Surweb Go here for photo images.

    Image sites (to get pictures to use in assignments)
    Fish and Wildlife Service National Image Library

    Library of Congress American Memory

    National Geographic 

    National Archives and Records Administration

    Digital Library 

    NASA Image Exchange

    Digital Library for Earth System Education
     

     

     

     

     

     

     



    CyberSmart!

    Play It Cyber Safe

    NetSmart Kids

    NetSmartz Workshop

    Internet Safety  The Disney People

    Cyber Safety

    Kids Safety Rules for many situations

    Internet Safety Tips for Kids

    Get Your Web License by passing this quiz

    Museum of Modern Technology  This fun site is a primer for information technology. Click on "Lobby" to learn about different programs.

    How Floppy Disk Drives Work  This site from How Stuff Works tells all about the disk drive on a computer and how it works.

    How Computer Monitors Work   This site from How Stuff Works explains computer monitors and how they work.

    Getting to Know Your Computer  need to copy a worksheet to use with this lesson.

    Virus 101

    ThinkUKnow

    Jo Fool or Jo Cool for Kids
    Go here to learn more about cyber-safety.


     

    		 Welcome to SafeKids.Com where you'll find tips, advice and suggestions to make your family's online experience fun and productive!

    Safe Surfing

    Kids Domain Safe Surfing

    Looney Tunes Teach The Internet

    BrainPOP Internet History

    Cyberethics  for Kids

    Internet "Buzz" Words  This page has a technology glossary with examples of how the words are used. Test your knowledge by playing one of the games.

    Using the Internet

    How Computer Mice Work  This site from How Stuff works tells about the mouse and how it works.

    How PCs Work   This site from How Stuff Works explains what a personal computer is and tells all about its parts.

    The Kids' Computer Room   Follow the links to learn how to bookmark a Web page and how to type emoticons to show your emotions when you are typing. The last link explains that today's computers can withstand some wear and tear. Click on "Fun and Games" for a mind boggler.
     



     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    WebQuest Workshop

     

    The Day I Was Born
    online project, Discovering YOUR place in history.

    		 WebQuest: Radio Days


     

    MAP testing review
    Visit this site to use interactive power point presentations to help you review for the state achievement tests.    		 Landforms Review this site!

    Brainchild Online Assessment
    Choose your state or any state and try the test questions. 
    They will help you practice for the MAP tests.

     Testing Testing 1,2,3 
    Fun Power Point presentation to remind you
    what to do before, during, and after taking tests.



     

    Geographia Virtual destinations around the globe to help you further experience the physical geography of the world around you.  
       
    Countries.com
         		  
    The World Fact Book  Go here to find out all sorts of information about the countries of the world, including flags of countries. Country Reports  Go here for all sorts of information about countries in the world.



     



     
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