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Discovery

http://www.discovery.com/

Homepage of the Discovery Channel.

Exploratorium

http://www.exploratorium.edu

Online home of the San Francisco museum of science, art and perception, with thousands of pages on topics in science.

Factmonster

http://www.factmonster.com

All kinds of resources for learning.

Spelling City

http://www.spellingcity.com

Get help practicing for spelling tests, play games to improve spelling skills.

WatchKnow

http://www.watchknow.org

A collection of the best free educational videos for kids, on a wide variety of school topics and world languages.

Kids Click

http://www.kidsclick.org

Kids Click is a web search engine for kids, maintained by librarians at the Colorado State Library.

LOC's America's Story Project

http://www.americaslibrary.gov

Resource site for American History, from the Library of Congress.

Quiz Hub

http://quizhub.com/quiz/quizhub.cfm

Lots of resources for Middle School Students.

Bio4Kids

http://www.biography.com/bio4kids/

Fun facts, games and video on a variety of famous people, from George Washington to Michael Jackson.

Grolier Online Passport

http://go-passport.grolier.com/splash

Access encyclopedias and other reference materials for information on science, history, and other school subjects.

Discover Education Homework Help

http://school.discoveryeducation.com/homeworkhelp/homework_help_home.html

Videos and tutorials help students master the basics in math, science, English, social studies and more.

Merriam-Webster’s Word Central

http://wordcentral.com/

Search dictionaries and thesauri, play word games, or make up your own words.

The Free Dictionary

http://www.thefreedictionary.com

Search a variety of reference resources, from medical dictionaries to encyclopedias.

LiveMocha

http://www.livemocha.com/

Combine online language tutorials with social networking-learn a language, then practice with other LiveMocha users.

WolframAlpha

http://www.wolframalpha.com

Enter a question and WolframAlpha will search a wealth of data to deliver the answer.

High School Hub

http://highschoolhub.org/hub/hub.cfm

Lots of resources for High School Students.

High School Ace

http://go-passport.grolier.com/splash

Subject information, reference websites and games for high school students.

Ottobib

http://www.ottobib.com

Automatic bibliography generator; supports MLA, APA and Chicago/Turabian styles. (Note: automatic bibliography generators are not foolproof! Always proofread your bibliographies.)

BibMe

http://www.bibme.org/

Another online bibliography generator. (Note: automatic bibliography generators are not foolproof! Always proofread your bibliographies.)

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