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Click on the following links for Reference help**Encyclopedias**username: cdsdelempassword: wb2002CountryReports.org has over 26,000 pages of content on cultural and statistical information for all countries and regions around the world.**Dictionaries and Thesauri**Merriam/Webster Dictionary (dictionary and thesaurus)Wordsmyth (dictionary and thesaurus)Username: cdsd-studentPassword: student**Almanacs****Atlas and other Map Sites****News Magazines**
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LiteratureBibliomania - full text books to read on-line
Melvil Dewey- check out this site to learn more about how and why our library is organized the wayit is. Challenging games along the way.Houghton-Mifflin Invitations to Literacy --The Reading/Language Arts Center: resources includeTextbook support.MathFigure this - makes math funA Plus Math --web site developed to help students improve their math skills interactivelyMultiple subjects
White House - topics on the president, first lady, vice president and his wife, the white house, plus math andreading challenges and quizzes.Science
Rock Hound Fun - Build a solid foundation on rock knowledge, rock-collecting safety, and have fun with puzzlestoo. Teacher plan ideas are also available to make this a great site for everyone.The Space Place - games and facts from NASA
Ranger Rick - homework help - information about wildlife and wild placesBuilding Big -Explore construction by type of structure, try labs and challenges, read biographical sketches ofpeople working in a variety of engineering careers, and even nominate local structuresDragonfly -The Dragonfly Web Pages are for scientific investigators of all ages. Get involved in thecreative process of science and see how science relates to your life.Bill Nye the Science Guy-Nye applies his entertaining approach to science to the Web, with a Demo of theDay, highlights from the day’s television episode, and a chance to e-mail your ownquery. Requires Macromedia Shockwave Plug-in.Social StudiesBen"s Guide to U.S. Government for Kids-Children and YAs from Kindergarten through grade 12 will finda variety of information about basic aspects of the UnitedStates and its government, such as how a bill becomes law.The 50 states- history, tourism, fast facts and famous peopleState and Local Governments-Information about each state’s government, plus maps of states andinformation about local governments.InfoNation--Choose two countries and the site will compare them statistically, economically, and more.Atlapedia Online--contains key information on every country of the world. Each country profile provides facts anddata on geography, climate, people, religion, language, history, and economy, making itideal for personal or family education and for students of all ages.U.S. Gazeteer--Part of the U.S. Census Bureau. You can enter a place name or zip code and get neededinformation from census data from the 1990 Census Lookup server. Includes a link to Census 2000.National Geographic-Maps, cultures, and facts from around the world. Includes a special section for kids
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