Encyclopedia and Reference Sites

If a lesson is devoted to researching multiple items, show your students how to open two browser windows side-by-side. The research site(s) can be loaded in one window and the stimulus material in the other window.

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Pew Research: Internet & Technology

Pew Research Center is a nonpartisan fact tank that informs the public about the issues, attitudes, and trends shaping the world. We conduct public opinion polling, demographic research,…  learn more

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Old Farmers Almanac

Since 1792, The Old Farmer’s Almanac has spoken to all walks of life: planting charts for those who grow their own food; recipes for those who live in the kitchen;…  learn more

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Infotopia

Google Alternative to Safe Search Engine. Infotopia is a search engine that allows you to specify a category for your search so that you are only provided with…  learn more

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Internet Archive Wayback Machine

The Internet Archive is building a digital library of Internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form. Like a paper library, we provide free access to researchers,…  learn more

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20th Century Facts for Kids

The 20th century began on 1 January 1901 and ended on 31 December 2000. It was the century that saw two world wars, the Soviet Union rise and fall, the coming of the telephone, sound…  learn more

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Infoplease

An authoritative, comprehensive reference website that offers an encyclopedia, a dictionary, an atlas, and several almanacs. Infoplease is proud to present not only informational content and reference documents,…  learn more

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Digital Encyclopedia of Earth Science

Welcome to the free, open-access Earth science textbook.  Initial subjects covered include big ideas, minerals, fossils, climate, and climate change. Earth@Home is a free educational resource created by…  learn more

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Facts Just for Kids

Welcome to Facts Just For Kids! This site is for parents, teachers and students who need accurate facts for a variety of topics. We have facts about biology,…  learn more

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THE WORLD ALMANAC® FOR KIDS

The use of technology in the classroom or during the act of learning is not meant to replace the relationship between teachers and students, or mentors and mentee,…  learn more

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Online Library of Liberty

The Online Library of Liberty is an extensive digital library of scholarly works focused on individual liberty and free markets. From Art and Economics to Law and Political…  learn more

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Cool Kid Facts

Enjoy our educational videos, pictures, quizzes, downloadable worksheets & infographics!  A free resource For K-12 schools, homeschoolers, teachers and everyone who loves to learn!  learn more

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Kids World Fun: Free Educational Resources

Kids’ world is filled with infinite fun! Celebrate your kid’s life with lots of fun, informative, educational and inspirational information through KidsWorldFun! Internet, the powerful media of the…  learn more

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Facts for Kids: Interesting Fun Facts

Factual information regarding famous personalities, historical events, monuments, cities and countries, space, universe, planets and many more while saving your much-needed time and effort in the process!  learn more

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Ducksters

A short encyclopedia-style entries on many different topics and written in kid-friendly language.  learn more

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FAQKids!

FAQKids is a free online project for parents to find answers to questions that kids ask. Learning can become a game as parents and kids quiz each other…  learn more

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American History Central

American History Central is an online digital encyclopedia of United States history. It has been developed as a resource for students, teachers, and anyone studying for the APUSH…  learn more

RefDesk

RefDesk lists experts in science from A-Z--birds, bugs, chemistry what-have-you. At times it appears that an expert site was identified and a question devised rather than vice verse.…  learn more

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Infoplease: Top Ten Lists

Infoplease is a reference and learning site, combining the contents of an encyclopedia, a dictionary, an atlas and several almanacs loaded with statistics, facts, and historical records. Our…  learn more

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World History Encyclopedia

Our mission is to engage people with cultural heritage and to improve history education worldwide.  Studying history helps us gain a more nuanced understanding of the world we…  learn more

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Encyclopedia of Earth

The EoE is still a free, expert-reviewed collection of content contributed by scholar/professionals who collaborate and review each other's work. We have been offline for much of 2016 while we…  learn more

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Encyclopedia.com

As the Internet's premier collection of online encyclopedias, Encyclopedia.com provides you reference entries from credible, published sources like Oxford University Press and Columbia Encyclopedia. At Encyclopedia.com, you get free access to over 300,000…  learn more

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Internet Public Library Kidspace

For Kids Internet Public Library Kidspace provides links to other pages on the IPL website where abundant resources for specific topics are listed. All resource links on any page…  learn more

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FactMonster: Reference Site for Kids

A trusted reference site for kids. I help you with homework and facts. In case that gets boring, I'll also have some games and trivia quizzes for you! From the solar system to the world…  learn more

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Writing Commons

The encyclopedia for writers, researchers, and knowledge workers  learn more

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Encyclopedia Britannica

Britannica now provides on-line (for free!) the complete, updated Encyclopedia Britannica, the oldest and largest general reference in the English language, plus selected articles from more than 70…  learn more

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Wikipedia

Wikipedia, "the new kid on the block", as of March, 2016 had approximately 38 million articles in 253 languages, with more than 5 million English language entries. While…  learn more