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A+ Research and Writing
A step-by-step guide to writing research papers.
ABC Clio Social Studies
A collection of databases including: American Government, American History, State Geography, United States at War, World History-Ancient and Medieval Eras, World History-Modern Era and World Geography.
African American History Online (from Facts on File)
Provides expansive and in-depth information on the people, events, and topics important to the study of African-American history. When accessing from outside the library, click the "Facts on File" link to get to this resource.
American Government
 
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American History
from ABC-CLIO. A worldwide perspective ranging from the dawn of prehistory through the great ancient empires to the beginning of the Renaissance. This includes ancient Africa, the Muslim world and the Orient.
ArchiveGridArchiveGrid
Online access to nearly a million descriptions of archival collections owned by thousands of libraries, museums, historical societies and archives worldwide. ArchiveGrid is an important destination for searching for historical documents, personal papers an family histories held in archives.
Biography CHannelBiography (A&E)
A&E Network's Emmy award-winning educational initiative is committed to helping young people learn about the positive impact an individual can have on society. The site includes teaching ideas and the Biography online database. Each BIOSearch offers a detailed biography and a photograph, as well as related information and links.
Biography Resource Center + Marquis Who's Who® and the Lives & Perspectives Collection
Find current or historic people by name, occupation, nationality, ethnicity, birth/death dates and places, or gender, or by keyword and full text.
Boys and Girls Club of Lee CountyBoys and Girls Club of Lee County
Get information about the local chapter, make an online donation or find out how to become a volunteer, a member or a corporate sponsor.
Citation Machine
The resource automatically generates citations using MLA and APA style.
Communication & Mass Media Collection
A broad collection of online journals dating back to the 1980s and covering unlimited news topics.
CultureGrams
World edition, Kids' Edition, and States Edition and contains cultural and geographical information supplemented with maps, images and recipes.
Daily Life AmericaDaily Life America
This resource spotlights the day to day lives of average Americans from the past and present.  Covers holidays and festivals, housing and furnishings, games and amusements,  family life, women’s history and more.  It offers thousands of primary documents (including recipes and newspaper articles).  There are weblinks covering related subjects as well as  photos,  drawings, and maps
Daily Life OnlineDaily Life Online
Explore how people lived throughout the world in the past and compare to the present.  Examine the structure and symbolism of architecture from ancient Greek temples to glass and steel malls.  There’s more to history than just the names of rulers and the rise of economic systems!
Discover SpanishDiscover Spanish
Discover Spanish is the award-winning interactive language learning system that will teach you to speak and understand Spanish quickly and easily. Start learning Spanish today
Diversity Studies Collection
Provided by Gale, this database offers more than 2 million custom journals on diverse subjects.
Download Depot Career ResourcesDownload Depot Career Resources
Downloadable career resources from Download Depot.
Dramatic LearningDramatic Learning

This database is filled with original scripts, skits and monologues, and adaptation of classics.  Users will find  background information for each play and a step-by-step guide to make putting on a play easy and accessible. There are printable programs and posters.  This is a great resource for teachers, charter schools, those involved in home school,  and for all those interested in dramatic arts.

eLibrary
An index of many full-text magazine and newspaper articles, as well as television and radio transcripts, pictures, maps and more.
Enciclopedia Estudiantil Hallazgos (WorldBook)
This Spanish language encyclopedia is organized so that students can find information quickly and easily. Click on the first letter of the title of the article to see the article in Spanish.
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AliceAlice
Alice is a programming environment designed for middle school students. It supports the creation of interactive 3D stories and games within a graphical drag and drop coding environment. Requires installation on your computer.
Cool Science Projects
A website for 3rd - 12th grade students who need help choosing a science fair topic.  It has information on reports, presentations, tips and examples to help make your project successful and fun.  Check out this site for awesome science projects just for you!
Discovery Education

This website is designed to help students design and conduct an investigative experiment & design and engineer a practical solution to a problem.  It has parental resources, examples, and it is designed to guide a student through the process of making their own science fair project. 

Exploratorium
The Exploratorium Museum in San Francisco, CA. website focuses on science, art and human perception.  Topics include sports science, gardening, climate change, optical illusions and science experiments. 
Interactive Learning
"Interactives" provides students with strategies, content, and activities that can enhance and improve their skills in a variety of curricular areas. Math, Language, Arts, History, and Science are shown with examples, overview of terms, concepts, and glossary.  Check out this amazing site!
IPL Teen Space
Internet Public Library (IPL) is an organization and a learning teaching environment founded by the University of Michigan School of Information Services.  IPL is developed and maintained by college and universities that belong to IPL Consortium.
Math Science Projects
A website designed for those interested in making a math science fair project for the upper grades.  A list of possible projects and many references on topics that could make exciting and interesting projects.
NASA Science
NASA Science.  Cool pictures and articles about the sun, the earth, the planets and space.
RobomindRobomind
RoboMind is a simple programming environment that allows beginners to program a virtual robot. In addition to fondational programming concepts, it introduced students to robotics and artificial intelligence. The ROBO programming language applies a syntax that is very similar to Java.
Science Buddies
A website designed for students looking for science fair project ideas, student resources, project guide, ask a expert for help, teacher & parent resources.  There are over 900 project ideas to choose from!
Science News For Kids
A website devoted to science news for children of ages 9 to 14.  Gives tweens suggestions for hands-on activities, books, articles, Web resources, and other useful materials.

 

Scientific American
Scientific American is a reliable source. Its Ask the Experts section is very useful to anyone needing science information.
United States & World History Primary Sources Links
This website has links to find primary source documents, maps, images, and more that you can use in your homework. The sites are sorted into two categories: sites relating to United States History and sites relating to world history.
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