WEBSITES

Biographies:

Biographies of over 25,000 lives (past and present)

Colleges, College Scholarships, and Financial Aid Pages :

2003 Colleges, College Scholarships, and Financial Aid Page

CollegePrep - 101

FastWeb

Current Events:

JournalistExpress—excellent news links organized by topic

CNN

Google’s Current Events Page

Homework Help:

Fact Monster Homework Center—includes a world atlas, an almanac, a dictionary, biographies and the Columbia Encyclopedia

BJ Pinchbeck’s Homework Helper—provides links to good educational sites organized by subject.

HomeworkSpot—designed for students, parents & teachers. Its resources are organized by elementary, middle, and high school levels.

Literature:

A+ Research & Writing Help for High School Students

Authors and Illustrators on the Web—this site provides links to many authors and illustrators

Jan Brett’s Home Page—younger students will love her activity and coloring pages

Bartleby’s site - packed with reference tools and literature (all free)!

Alex Catalog of Public Domain Texts—a collection of public domain documents from American and English literature

Literary Criticism

Award Lists—Looking for something good to read? This site includes major book awards and best books lists in children's literature and young adult literature.

Math:

Math Forum Student Center—excellent site for math practice or questions

Coolmath.com—an amusement park of math games!

AAA Math—This site illustrates and provides interactive arithmetic exercises and problems.

Mythology: :

Encyclopedia Mythica

Reference:

Refdesk.com—Refdesk strives for fast, easy access and well-organized content…this is a wonderful reference site.

Bartleby’s—a complete collection of reference books and more…

Factmonster.com—Information Please Almanac for Kids

Information Please Almanac—Online almanac, dictionary, encyclopedia and atlas

Yahooligans—web guide for kids ages 7-12. (There is a wonderful reference section under the “School Bell” category.)

MSN Encarta Online—encyclopedia, dictionary, atlas, homework help and more…

Merriam-Webster Online—Collegiate Dictionary and Collegiate Thesaurus

Science:

The Ultimate Science Fair Resource—students, teachers and parents will find helpful information on how to prepare for a science fair project.

Science Fair Project Resource Guide-science project process simply stated.

Consumer Reports for Kids—(formerly Zillions magazine) this site is a great resource regarding product testing and much more.

Weather Channel—forecasts, weather-related news and more

eNature.com—a searchable nature and wildlife field guide database

Ology—fun and informative site for kids (topics include genetics, astronomy, biodiversity and paleontology)

Social Studies:

Best History Web Sites—this site links students and teachers to some of the best history sites on the internet

CIA’s World Fact Book (great info. on countries)

Atlapedia—contains physical and political maps as well as facts and statistics on countries of the world.

States and Capitals—information on the 50 states and capitals of the United States

U.S. Department of Justice—links to the department’s agencies including the FBI and DEA (check out the Justice for Kids and Youth Page)

First Gov—links to U.S. government information, services, transactions and forms. Provides access to state and local government

Other Useful Sites:

Internet Public Library—an award winning all-digital public library

Garland Public Library—home page for Nicholson Memorial Library and the Garland branch libraries

Ask Jeeves—User-friendly search engine where students conduct searches by asking a question

Ask Jeeves for Kids—search engine for younger students

700+ Great Sites—This site is maintained by a division of the American Library Association. It is a wonderful resource for students, teachers & parents.

The College Board—contains lots of useful information regarding the SAT & preparing for college

Garland ISD is not responsible for remote websites or content therein.