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Citation and General Help
| Citation Maker | http://www.citationmachine.net/ | Online citation maker. |
| NoodleBib Express | http://www.noodletools.com/ | Click on NoodleBib Express to access APA, MLA and Chicago format |
| Gale Junior Reference | http://flelibrary.org/students.php | General Reference; access through FEL |
| Bib Me | http://www.bibme.org/ | The fully automatic bibliography maker that auto-fills. It's the easiest way to build a works cited page. And it's free. |
| Easy Bib | http://www.easybib.com/list | free after account creation |
| Columbia Encyclopedia | http://www.questia.com/library/encyclopedia/ | General information available through Questia |
| Encyclopedia Brittanica for Kids | http://kids.britannica.com/ | General information; to read the full article can use the free trial. |
| Merrian Webster Online | http://www.merriam-webster.com | Online dictionary and thesaurus. |
| Scholastic Homework Help | http://www.scholastic.com/kids/homework/ | Website contains games and activities to practice different concepts including spelling, math and science. |
| Ref Desk | http://www.refdesk.com/ | Internet fact checker |
| Internet classrooms | http://www.internet4classrooms.com/ | K through 12th grade help in reading, math and technology |
Reading Databases
Art
| SUNLINK | http://www.sunlink.ucf.edu/students/ | Comprehensive database that provides thousands of links to books and reading related materials. |
| International Children's Digital Library | http://en.childrenslibrary.org/ | Digital books from all over the world in many languages |
| Gale LitFinder | http://flelibrary.org/students.php | Literature database; access through FEL |
| Grouchy Cafe | http://www.grouchy.com/angst/index.html | Find good novels about the problems and issues you face as a teenager. |
| NEH's Summertime Favorites | http://www.neh.gov/projects/summertimefavorites.html | Reading lists classified by grade level that will help you find a good summer book. |
| Carnagie Library's Teen Space | http://www.carnegielibrary.org/teens/books/ | Find great books classified by genre and grade level. |
| Disney Pixar | http://www.funbrain.com/ | reading games for K through 8th grade |
Social Studies Databases
| Gale InfoTrac Junior | http://flelibrary.org/students.php | Social studies facts; access through FEL |
| America's Library | http://www.americaslibrary.gov/ | American history |
| Library of Congress | http://www.loc.gov/index.html | American history, primary sources |
| Smithsonian Institute | http://www.si.edu/ | History, artifacts, primary sources |
| Eyewitness to History | http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/ | world history |
| Digital History | http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/ | American history, newspapers |
| Blank maps | http://www.eduplace.com/ss/maps/index.html | blank outline maps |
| World Atlas Maps | http://www.worldatlas.com/webimage/testmaps/maps.htm | outline maps |
| National Geographic Map Machine | http://maps.nationalgeographic.com/map-machine#s=r&c=43.74999999999998,%20-99.71000000000001&z=4 | Satellite, street maps and more in an online atlas. |
| HyperHistory | http://www.hyperhistory.com/online_n2/History_n2/a.html | world history |
| American Memory Project | http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/index.html | part of the Library of Congress, primary sources |
| US Patent and Trademark office | http://www.uspto.gov/index.jsp | copies of the original submissions of patents with drawings/plans of inventions |
| Country Reports | http://www.countryreports.org/ | cultural, historical,and statistical country information |
| State of Florida | http://www.stateofflorida.com/Portal/DesktopDefault.aspx?tabid=44 | information about Florida and its government |
Math Database/Help
| Cool Math | http://www.coolmath.com/ | a series of math games for kindergarten through 8th grade |
| Kids Numbers | http://www.kidsnumbers.com/ | Math games and practice for basic math, algebra and geometry. |
| Math Central | http://mathcentral.uregina.ca/ | Math database in English, French and Spanish that provides research and homework help. |
| Math Dictionary | http://www.amathsdictionaryforkids.com/ | Dictionary for math with pictures. |
| AAA Math | http://www.aaamath.com/ | Math practice for kindergarten through 8th grade. |
| National Library of Virtual Manipulatives | http://nlvm.usu.edu/en/nav/vlibrary.html | Interactive lirbary sorted by grade level that teaches math visually. |
| Vector Kids | http://www.vectorkids.com/ | an interactive site for math and science |
Science Databases
| EBSCO GreenFile | www.greeninfoonline.com | Explores the relationship between humans and the environment. |
| Merriam-Webster Space Dictionary | http://visual.merriam-webster.com/astronomy/astronautics.php | Visual astronomy dictionary. |
| Kids Biology | http://www.kidsbiology.com/animals-for-children.php | Database with information on biology, human anatomy and animals; includes games. |
| Kids Astromony | http://www.kidsastronomy.com/ | Astronomy database; interactive solar system exploration. |
| CDC's Body and Mind | http://www.bam.gov/index.html | Interactive website that provides body and mind health information for kids. |
| FEMA Disaster Area | http://www.fema.gov/kids/dizarea.htm | Information about natural disasters. |
| Science Buddies | http://www.sciencebuddies.org/ | Science fair help, including topic ideas. Check out the topic selection wizard! |
| LANL's Periodic Table | http://periodic.lanl.gov/default.htm | Interactive periodic table; chemistry information. |
| Natl' Library of Medicine's Toxic Town | http://toxtown.nlm.nih.gov/index.php | Information on toxic chemicals in the air, water and land. |
| NASA's Space Place | http://spaceplace.nasa.gov/en/kids/ | Space science site for kids, also available in Spanish. |
| Dino Dictionary | http://dinodictionary.com/ | Comprehensive website on dinosaurs. |
Art
| Camio | http://flelibrary.org/students.php | Art database; access through FEL |
| Artlex | http://www.artlex.com/ | Dictionary of art terms. |
| Mr. Young's Art Games | www.covenantworks.com | Art games for kids. |
Timeline Makers, Graphs
| TimeToast | http://www.timetoast.com/ | Create timelines and share on the web |
| XTimeline | http://www.xtimeline.com/ | Xtimeline is a free web-based timeline. Easily create and share timelines with pictures and videos. |
| Create a Graph | http://nces.ed.gov/nceskids/createagraph/default.aspx | Create graphs |
Use Wetpaint wiki site templates to get a head start
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Use these resources to make sure you give credit to the creator of the source you use for your project! Ask your school what format they want it in. Usually, most middle schools use MLA- but double check!
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