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Metasearch Engines - a metasearch engine is an online research tool that searches multiple search engines simultaneously.
Dogpile--Searches
14 search engines at once.
http://www.dogpile.com/
Metacrawler
http://www.metacrawler.com/
SavvySearch
http://www.savvysearch.com/
Town of Methuen
http://www.ci.methuen.ma.us
Internet Public Library Reading Room Newspapers--Links to hundreds of newspapers
throughout the United States and the rest of the world.
http://www.ipl.org/reading/news/
Boston Globe
http://www.globe.com/
Eagle-Tribune, Lawrence, MA
http://www.eagletribune.com/
USA Today
http://www.usatoday.com/
BBC News
http://news.bbc.co.uk/
CNN News
http://www.cnn.com/
The White House
http://www.whitehouse.gov/
Information Please--Permits searching for factual information in
almanacs, an encyclopedia, and a dictionary.
http://www.infoplease.com/
Virtual Perpetual Calendars
http://www.vpcalendar.net/
The World Factbook (by the Central Intelligence Agency)--Contains factual
information and maps on countries throughout the world.
http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/
World Flag Database--Contains flag graphics and basic country information.
http://www.flags.net
U. S. State Department--Provides updated information
on geographic entities and international organizations.
http://www.state.gov
Atlapedia Online--Contains full color physical and political maps, as well as
key facts and statistics on countries of the world.
http://www.atlapedia.com/
Mapquest--Provides maps for cities of the world and for
door-to-door driving directions.
http://www.mapquest.com/
Encyclopedia.com--Contains more than 14,000 articles from
The Concise Columbia Encyclopedia (6th ed.)
http://www.encyclopedia.com/
Merriam-Webster Online--Provides a
useful dictionary and a thesaurus that can be used for book reports, term
papers, and all classroom and personal work.
http://m-w.com/home.htm
Biographical Dictionary--Includes more than 28,000 notable men and women who
have shaped the world from ancient times to the present.
http://www.s9.com/biography/
National Geographic Society Publications Index--
Indexes more than 108 years of
National Geographic Publications.
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/publications/index.html
Bartlett's Familiar Quotations
http://www.bartleby.com/99/
All in One Quotes Page
http://quotations.miningco.com/library/blsearch.htm?pid=2734&cob=home
Annabelle's Quotation Guide
http://annabelle.net/
The WorldWideWeb Acronym and Abbreviation Server--Links to a
list of acronyms (abbreviations constructed from the first letters
[or first few letters] of the words of a phrase).
http://silmaril.ie/cgi-bin/uncgi/acronyms
A Research Guide for Students--Provides all the necessary tools for students to conduct research and to present their findings."
http://www.aresearchguide.com/index.html
The Amazing Picture Machine--Locates pictures that can be
used for reference projects.
http://www.ncrtec.org/picture.htm
The Library of Congress--Links to catalogs, collections, and research services
at the Library of Congress, the Copyright Office, legislative information,
including current House and Senate directories, an explanation of the
legislative process, a search engine to locate the text of bills considered
during the current Congress, as well as public laws from several previous
Congresses, historical collections, and current exhibits at the Library of
Congress.
http://lcweb.loc.gov/
GPO Access: Official Federal Government Information at Your Fingertips
http://www.gpoaccess.gov/index.html
FedStats--Provides statistics and information that is produced by over 100
agencies in the United States Federal Government.
http://www.fedstats.gov/
U.S. Census Bureau (Statistical Abstract of the United States)--Contains a
selected collection of statistics on social and economic
conditions of the United States.
http://www.census.gov/compendia/statab/
University
of Michigan Documents Center--Statistical
Resources on the Web
http:www.lib.umich.edu/govdocs/stats.html
Occupational Outlook Handbook (2006-07 ed.)--Gives specific information about a
variety of occupations.
http://www.bls.gov/oco/
The Costume Page--Links to an extensive number of sites that provide information
on historical and ethnic costumes.
http://users.aol.com/nebula5/costume.html
Smithsonian Institution--Links to this independent trust that holds some 140
million artifacts and specimens for "the increase and diffusion of
knowledge." The Institution is also a research facility dedicated to public
education, national service, and scholarship in the arts, science, and history.
http://www.si.edu/
Consumer World--Gathers more than 2,000 of the Internet's most
useful consumer resources.
http://www.consumerworld.org
Peterson's Education/Career Center--Provides access to numerous education and
career guides and also permits the searching of various education and college
and university databases.
http://www.petersons.com
U. S. Postal Service--Enter a street address, city, and state and
you will be given the ZIP+4.
http://www.usps.gov
Yum Yum--Links to a huge collection of recipes that can be searched
by category, title, or keyword.
http://www.yumyum.com
Kathy Schrock's
Guide for Educators--Art & Architecture
http://school.discovery.com/schrockguide/arts/artarch.html
The Metropolitan
Museum of Art (New York)
http://www.metmuseum.org/
Musée du Louvre
http://paris.org/Musees/Louvre/
National Gallery
of Art--Links to a collection that illustrates major achievements in painting,
sculpture, and graphic arts from the Middle Ages to the present.
http://www.nga.gov/
Internet Movie
Database--Provides a wide assortment of film reviews.
http://www.imdb.com/
Artcyclopedia--Indexes
museum-quality fine art,
especially painting and sculpture, that can be viewed online.
Database can be searched by artist's name,
artwork by title, and art museum by name/place.
http://www.artcyclopedia.com/
Music Education
Online--Links to a comprehensive
collection of online music-related resources that are
organized by topics.
http://www.childrensmusicworkshop.com
Travlang--Provides
online translation.
http://www.travlang.com
Language
Links--Provides links to materials for use by teachers and learners of
languages.
http://polyglot.lss.wisc.edu/lss/lang/langlink.html
The Complete Works of William Shakespeare--Includes a
discussion page, an engine to search the complete works by text or categories, a
page with Bartlett's familiar Shakespearean quotations, a
glossary, and the complete text of his works.
http://www-tech.mit.edu/Shakespeare/works.html
Mr.
William Shakespeare and the Internet--Provides an annotated guide to
the scholarly
Shakespeare sources available on the Internet and also presents new material
that is not available elsewhere.
http://daphne.palomar.edu/Shakespeare/
Project
Gutenberg--Provides access to the text of over 1,000 works of
literature that are in the public domain.
http://www.gutenberg.net/
PAL:
Perspectives in American Literature, A Research and Reference Guide--Provides
a gateway for literary resources on authors from Anne Bradstreet to the
twentieth century, genres, and periods.
http://www.csustan.edu/english/reuben/pal/table.html
Internet
Public Library Literary Criticism Collection--Contains a large index to
free literary
criticism and links the user to 2,504 international critical and biographical
Web sites.
http://www.ipl.org/ref/litcrit/
Novelguide.com--Provides
supplementary literary analysis for students.
http://www.novelguide.com/novelanalysis.html
Cornell Theory
Center--Math and Science Gateway
http://www.tc.cornell.edu/Services/Education/Gateways/Math_and_Science
Calculators
On-line Center
http://www.martindalecenter.com/Calculators.html
Libraries and
Frameworks: Making the
Connection (Math 9-12)--Sponsored by the Metrowest Massachusetts Regional
Library System, this
page provides links to sites that target specific
math strands and standards. A resource for
students and staff.
http://www.mmrls.org/works/index.htm
Interactive
Correlation Coefficient
http://noppa5.pc.helsinki.fi/koe/corr/cor.html
Internet Weather Links
http://www.uen.org/weather/
CNN News Weather--Provides four-day forecasts for
8,000 cities.
http://cnn.com/WEATHER/index.html
A Science Fair Project Resource Guide--Contains a list of websites that
provide the basic materials to do a science fair project.
http://www.ipl.org/youth/projectguide/
The Ultimate Science Fair Resource--Provides resources for science
projects, including ideas, information, help, and links.
http://www.scifair.org/studentideaexchange.html
Science Fair Project on the Web--Helps students to create
winning science fair projects based on the scientific method.
http://sciencefairproject.virtualave.net/
Science Fairs Homepage--Helps students to get ideas for their projects.
http://www.stemnet.nf.ca/sciencefairs/
Chemical Elements.com: An Online, Interactive Periodic
Table of the Elements.
http://www.chemicalelements.com/
Little Shop of Physics--Provides links to a collection of hands-on science
experiments that are designed for use by students at all grade levels, K-16.
http://littleshop.physics.colostate.edu/
EELink on Endangered Species--Provides information on all aspects of endangered
species research.
http://www.eelink.net/EndSpp/
Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators--Science, Computing, and Technology
http://school.discovery.com/schrockguide/sci-tech.html
Boston Museum of Science
http://www.mos.org/
NASA Spacelink--Highlights aeronautics and space resources.
http://spacelink.nasa.gov/index.html
NASA's Quest Project--Facilitates learning about NASA and interaction with
NASDA's staff.
http://quest.arc.nasa.gov/
Eisenhower National Clearinghouse--Links to the best sites for the selection of
K-12 math and science resources.
http://www.goenc.com/
The History
Net--"Where history lives on the Web."
http://www.thehistorynet.com
Electronic
Documents in History--Highlights primary sources and other historical materials
that are available.
http://www.tntech.edu/history/edocs.html
Kathy Schrock's
Guide for Educators--History and Social Studies
http://school.discovery.com/schrockguide/history/hista.html
HEALTH/NUTRITION/PHYSICAL EDUCATION
Kathy Schrock's
Guide for Educators--
Sports
http://school.discovery.com/schrockguide/popspt.html
Ballparks--Provides
a way to get quick, one-stop
information on major sports.
http://ballparks.com
Center for Food
Safety and Applied Nutrition--An FDA
approved site that links to sites that deal with
food safety.
http://vm.cfsan.fda.gov/list.html
PELINKS4U--Provides
information and links for physical
education, health, fitness, and sports information.
http://www.pelinks4u.org/
ASK
ERIC--Provides education information for
teachers, administrators, library media
specialists, counselors, parents, and others.
The site links to the entire ERIC database and
also has over 1000 lesson plans.
http://www.eduref.org/
Education
Week--Provides up-to-date education
news in an online newspaper format and
also accesses archival material.
http://www.edweek.org/
Kathy
Schrock's Guide for Educators
http://school.discovery.com/schrockguide/
Kathy
Schrock's Guide for Educators:
Educational Associations with Home Pages
http://school.discovery.com/schrockguide/assoc.html
Education
Index--Links to some of the best
and most useful education-related sites
on the Web.
http://www.educationindex.com/
Massachusetts
Department of Education
http://www.doe.mass.edu/
Massachusetts
Teachers Association
http://massteacher.org/
VRROOM, includes The Selection Connection--
Contains information resources that support
the Massachusetts Curriculum Frameworks.
A cooperative effort of The Massachusetts
School Library Media Association, The
University of Massachusetts at Amherst, and
WGBY Public Television in Springfield
http://ccbit.cs.umass.edu/vrroom/
Massachusetts
State Curriculum
Frameworks--
Links to up-to-date versions in a variety of text formats
http://www.doe.mass.edu/frameworks/current.html
Massachusetts
Curriculum Frameworks Database
http://www.smartedu.net/mcf/default.htm
Jamie
McKenzie's The New Plagiarism: Seven
Antidotes to Prevent Highway Robbery in an
Electronic Age (in From Now On: The
Educational Technology Journal)
http://www.fno.org/may98/cov98may.html
Joyce
Valenza's Springfield Township High
School Virtual Library--Rubrics/Assessment
http://mciu.org/~spjvweb/rubrics.html
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