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ARTFL
Project: Roget’s Thesaurus Search Form
Find synonyms (words that mean the same thing), antonyms (words that
have the opposite meaning), and similar words and phrases. |
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Bartleby.com
This searchable collection of
reference books, poetry, fiction, and nonfiction allows young researchers
to find just what they need. |
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Bartlett's
Familiar Quotes
Where do people go when they want to find out who said what - why
Bartlett's, of course. Now visit the web site of this familiar
resource that has been used by millions for years. |
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Book
Hive
The Charlotte & Mecklenburg
County (N.C.) Public Library created this children's book review site.
Search for reviews by author, title, genre, reading level, or number of
pages. |
DiscoverySchool
Click on "For Students" for links to more than 700 sites for
help with topics from science to foreign languages. There's also
useful teacher resources. |
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Easybib.com
If you need help creating a
bibliography, this is the site for you. The online templates offer a wide
range of bibliographic forms that are quick and easy to use. |
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English
Grammar
A dictionary of English grammar. |
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Fact
Monster.com
Find information about a variety of
subjects ranging from weather facts to homework help to quizzes and games. |
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Fast
Area Code Look-UP
Area Codes. So easy to use, so hard to find. This handy reference
site puts area codes for any city in the United States and Canada easily
at your fingertips. |
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Internet
Citations
Designed for use by school kids,
this is very helpful site for adults as well. |
Kid
Style News
Students of all ages who want to be in the know can find out
what's up in the news at this site offers a summary of current events that
will impress any teacher. |
National
Geographic
Armchair travelers can print out maps from National Geographic's
"Homework Help" site that promotes a "One-Stop
Research" idea. |
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Old
Farmer's Almanac
Turn back the clock and visit a site that farmers have been using for over
two centuries: the Old Farmer's Almanac. In this site learn when is
the best time to plant your beans, find out weather trends or just get
some good wisdom on all sorts of common sense topics. |
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OWL
Online Writing Lab
Learn more about grammar and
punctuation. |
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The
Quotations Page
Search for a quote or read the
quote of the day! Great links to other quotation sites. |
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Reference
Desk
A wonderful starting place for
Internet users, this site attempts to organize a multitude of sites into a
useable index. |
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Researchpaper.com
One of the Web’s largest collection of topics, ideas, and assistance
for school-related research projects. They show you how to make the most
of your time online. |
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Safesurf
Kidzone
A Canadian-based teacher network
provides a large collection of links to safe sites for children, including
both school and entertainment sites. The list is arranged in no
discernable order but no slow-loading graphics and requires no plug-ins. |
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A
Spelling Test
Test yourself and learn some
techniques to improve your spelling. |
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Writing
a Basic Essay
An essay can have many purposes,
but the basic structure is the same no matter what. You may be writing an
essay to argue for a particular point of view or to explain the steps
necessary to complete a task. Steps to guide you in writing an essay. |
U.S.
Postal Rates
Sending a letter? Maybe a package --- a big package? This hand
reference site by the U.S. Postal service can help you know how much it is
going to cost. Simply choose the type of letter or package you wish
to send and type in the outgoing and incoming zip codes and you have the
rate. |
Weights
and Measures: A Mega Converter
Need to know the conversion from miles to kilometers? With this useful
site, type in what you want converted and let it do the math for
you. A quick time saving reference for students, scientists, cooks,
or anyone else in need of quick and painless conversions. |
