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Bibliography/Works Cited

Citing Internet Resources [ View Description ]Citing Electronic Information

Easy Bib – Bibliography Formatting

Free Writing Help – MLA and APA Formatting and Style Guides – The OWL at Purdue

Online Citation Styles

Comprehensive

Discovery Education – free student resources

GROLIER MULTIMEDIA ENCYCLOPEDIA (EPL subscribes to this) [ View Description ]This database boasts over 40,000 quick-reference articles, news stories, timelines, and over 7,500 photographs and illustrations. It is aimed at the Middle School and High School user. This database can also be accessed remotely (from home or work) using an Elkhart Public Library Card.

High School Ace

Homework Center

Homework Center – FactMonster.com

INSPIRE – Indiana virtual library [ View Description ]INSPIRE is Indianas virtual library on the Internet. In conjunction with the public, school, and special libraries of Indiana, INSPIRE offers access to a full range of commercial databases to supportthe educational, cultural, personal and economic interest of Hoosiers from their homes, offices, libraries, schools and businesses.

MIDDLE SEARCH PLUS (EPL subscribes to this) [ View Description ]Middle Search Plus provides full text for more than 140 popular, middle school magazines. Full text is also available for thousands of biographies and historical essays.

National Geographic Homework Site

News, Magazines, Newspapers, Journals, Reference Articles and Classic Books – Free Online Library

PRIMARY SOURCE [ View Description ]Primary Search provides full text for more than 70 popular, magazines for students in elementary school. All full text articles included in the database are assigned a reading level indicator (Lexiles), and full text information dates as far back as 1990.

Current Events

Time Magazine for Kids

Fair/Experiments

Hundreds of Science Fair Projects For Students

Make It Solar: Science Fair Topics and Projects

Science Buddies: Science Fair Project and Experiment How-To

Science Fair Resources

Science Fair Handbook

Science Fair Project Resource Guide – Internet Public Library

SCIENCE FAIR PROJECTS: THE SCIENCE CLUB [ View Description ]Simple, medium and advanced science projects for kids.

History

History for Kids

History of Eating Utensils

How Much is that Worth Today?

The Holocaust: A Learning Site for Students – United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Literature

ClassicNotes from Gradesaver

CONTEMPORARY AUTHORS ONLINE (EPL subscribes to this) [ View Description ]This database offers library users continuous access to current biographical and bibliographical data on more than 120,000 modern authors.

Internet Public Library -Online Literary Criticism

LITFINDER (EPL subscribes to this) [ View Description ]International in scope, covers all time periods, and contains a wealth of primary literature content, including more than 126,500 full-text poems, 850,000 poem citations and excerpts, 5,000 full-text short stories, 2,800 full-text essays, 1,800 full-text speeches, and 1,000 full-text plays. LitFinder also includes biographies, work summaries, photographs, and a glossary.

Monologue Archive

Novel Guide – Literary Analysis

NOVELIST (EPL subscribes to this) [ View Description ]With well over 200,000 fiction and nonfiction titles, lists of award-winning books, book discussion guides, BookTalks, recommended reading lists and more; NoveList Plus is a complete readers’ resource. It contains materials for kids, teens and adults. This database is accessible from the Main Library, all Branch locations and can also be accessed remotely using an Elkhart Public Library Card.

Shakespeare Resource Center

Shakespeare Searched.

Writing About Poetry – The OWL at Purdue

Math

Algebra Homework Help

AskRose.org: Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology’s Homework Hotline for Math & Science [ View Description ]Rose-Hulman Institute of Technologys Homework Hotline provides FREE math and science homework help to Indiana students in grades 6-12. Students may call the Homework Hotline from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. (Eastern Daylight Time) toll free at 1-877-ASK-ROSE. It is a free service and a free call! The program is funded by Lilly Endowment, Inc. and Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology.

Free Math Videos Online

Free Math Worksheets

HIOX FREE Online Math Calculator, Converter. Mathematics Calculater Web Site

Math activities – U.S. Dept of Education

Math Central – Centrale des maths

Math Forum: Student Center

Math Open Reference [ View Description ]Mission: A free interactive math textbook on the web. Initially covering high-school geometry.

Webmath – Instant Solutions to Your Math Problems

Miscellaneous

3,000 Speech Topics

African Studies Center – Countries

Basic Steps to Creating a Research Project – CRLS Research Guide

BIOGRAPHY IN CONTEXT (EPL subscribes to this) [ View Description ]This comprehensive online biographical reference database offers information on famous people in the areas of literature, science, multicultural studies, business, entertainment, politics, sports, government, history, arts and newsmakers. This database contains the content of many of Gale’s print products, including Contemporary Authors.

Class Brain – State Report Page

Congo Cookbook – African Recipes

Finding Articles Online

Food in Every Country – recipes, mealtime customs & more

Food Timeline (with recipes)

Free Online Graph Paper – Grid Paper PDFs

Free Tutoring Under the No Child Left Behind Law

GLOBAL ROAD WARRIOR (EPL subscribes to this) [ View Description ]This database is a social/cultural, travel, and international business resource covering 175 countries and territories. Content includes 11-million-plus words of editorial, over 6,000 color photos, and 1,575 country maps, all presented in a consistent category framework for each country. Everyone from kids doing school projects to casual and business travelers will find something useful in this database. County facts, demographics, climate, society/culture, essential terms, points of interest and much more are covered. One new feature, Food (located under the main heading of Society and Culture) includes 5 to 10 recipes for each country. This database is accessible from the Main Library, all Branch locations and can also be accessed remotely using an Elkhart Public Library Card.

How To Distinguish Between Popular and Scholarly Periodicals

iCivics | The Democracy Lab [ View Description ]iCivics is a web-based education project designed to teach students civics and inspire them to be active participants in our democracy. iCivics is the vision of Justice Sandra Day OConnor, who is concerned that students are not getting the information and tools they need for civic participation, and that civics teachers need better materials and support.

King Tut One – Ancient Egypt Resource Center

Little Explorer\’s Online Dictionary

MANGO LANGUAGES (EPL subscribes to this) [ View Description ]Want to learn a foreign language? Mango may be the answer! This database offers two types of learning experiences: Mango Basic and Mango Complete. Not all languages are offered in both formats. Mango now offers 22 foreign languages including Spanish, Japanese, French, German, Italian, Greek, Russian, Mandarin Chinese, Turkish, Arabic, and Hindi. They also offer ESL courses for speakers of 14 different languages. These include: Spanish (Latin American) Portuguese (Brazil), French, Russian, Chinese (for both Mandarin and Cantonese speakers), Dutch, and Greek. More languages may be found on the website.

MES English – free printables for teachers with young learners

My Report Links – research help

Mythology – Windows to the Universe

National Geographic Wild World

Online Research Tutorial: Internet Detective

ProCon.org – Pros and Cons of Controversial Issues [ View Description ]Welcome to ProCon.org.We promote critical thinking, education, and informed citizenship by presenting research on controversial issues in a straightforward, nonpartisan, and primarily pro-con format. Our websites are free, unbiased, and updated periodically.We are an independent, nonpartisan, 501(c)(3) nonprofit public charity.

Salem Witch Trials Documentary Archive and Transcription Project

Seven Steps of the Research Process

Spark Notes – Online Study Guides

Street Drugs – information

Test Your Geography Knowledge

Traditional State Foods and Recipes – United States

Victorian Dictionary

Writing a Research Paper

Science

AskRose.org: Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology’s Homework Hotline for math & science [ View Description ]Rose-Hulman Institute of Technologys Homework Hotline provides FREE math and science homework help to Indiana students in grades 6-12. Students may call the Homework Hotline from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. (Eastern Daylight Time) toll free at 1-877-ASK-ROSE. Its a free service and a free call!

Cell Biology Animation

Cool Science for Curious Kids

Everyday Mysteries: Fun Science Facts from the Library of Congress

Medtropolis – Virtual Body [ View Description ]A virtual map of the human body presented in four sections: brain, skeleton, heart and digestive tract. Offered in Spanish and English, this is a great place to learn anatomy.

Museum of Science and Industry (Chicago)

Pictorial Periodic Table of the Elements

Planetary Photojournal: NASA s Image Access Home Page (space exploration)

Science Animations

Science.gov : FirstGov for Science – Government Science Portal

This Dynamic Earth: The Story of Plate Tectonics [USGS]

World of Science Biography

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