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Animals 

Animal Corner (Grades 2-8)
Information on animals in the wild to pets in your house

National Aquarium (Grades 2-8)

Animal Diversity Web (Grades 4-8)
Michigan Museum of Zoology Pictures and information about animals

Discovering Dinosaurs (Grades 4-8)
Encyclopedia Britannica- Discovering Dinosaurs explores our evolving conceptions of these extraordinary creatures.

Test Prep 

Driving Tests
FREE sample Pennsylvania Practice Permit Test. It is designed to give you an idea of the kind of questions you can expect in the real knowledge test. You’ll get the chance to answer 20 of the most common permit test questions, based on the official Pennsylvania drivers manual.

Pennsylvania Drivers Handbook Online
Whether you live in a big city or a small town, at some point you’ll need to know how to drive. Learning starts here, studying for your driver’s permit with the Pennsylvania Driver’s Handbook.

College Board SAT

Sparknotes Test Prep

 

Science 

NASA

Conversion (Grades 2 & up)

Volcano World (Grades 4 & up)
Information about volcanoes around the world.

The Nine Planets (Grades 6 & up)
Information about the planets and the Solar System

The Planetary Society (Grades 6 & up)
Learn about planets, space exploration and more.

WebElements Periodic Table (Grades 8 & up)
Information on individual elements

Visual Physics (Grades 9 & up)

Science Reference Center 
This e-resource contains full text for hundreds of science encyclopedias, reference books, periodicals, and other reliable sources. In addition, Science Reference Center includes more than 280,000 high-quality science images from sources such as UPI, Getty, NASA, National Geographic and the Nature Picture Library. <>

GreenFile
This comprehensive e-resource draws on the connections between the environment and a variety of disciplines such as agriculture, education, law, health and technology.  

Biography

Biography.com (Grades 5 & up)

Distinguished Women of Past and Present (Grades 5 & up)
This site has biographies of women who contributed to our culture in many different ways. There are writers, educators, scientists, heads of state, politicians, civil rights crusaders, artists, entertainers, and others.

Gallery of Achievers (Grades 5 & up)
Includes interviews, biographies and video clips

Kid Info: Biographies of Famous Explorers (Grades 6 & up)
Links to famous explorers, modern explorers and space explorers

AP Images
AP (Associated Press), one of the oldest and largest news organizations in the world, has been capturing the greatest events in world history with photographs, audio sound bites, video, and graphics, for 185 years.  

Contemporary Authors Online
This e-resource provides access to biographical and bibliographical information on more than 145,000 of today's most influential authors. <>

First Ladies of the United States of America

U.S. Presidents
Brief facts about each president; includes his presidential portrait

Research

Britannica Online (Grades 3 & up)
 

Encyclopedia.com (Grades 3-8)
Encyclopedia.com has more than 100 trusted sources, including encyclopedias, dictionaries, and thesauruses with facts, definitions, biographies, synonyms, pronunciation keys, word origins, and abbreviations.
 

Kids Click
KidsClick! is a web search site designed for kids by librarians - with kid-friendly results!
 

Elementary Student Research
Use this fun, easy-to-use resource that’s powered by EBSCO Explora to discover reliable information on thousands of topics covering a wide range of subjects including art and music, literature, language arts, geography, history, social studies, world cultures and languages, science, technology, engineering, mathematics, health, and sports.
 

Primary Search Main Edition
Designed for elementary school students, Primary Search: Main Edition provides full-text access to popular magazines for elementary school research dating back to 1990.

SIRS Discoverer
SIRS Discoverer is a general reference database for elementary and middle school students, researchers, and educators covering curriculum areas and content sets.

Cybersmarts
This interactive e-book collection includes 5 eBooks for grades 3 - 6 and one newly available eBook for teens titled Teen CyberSmarts. CyberSmarts offers users a safe, simulated Internet experience with hands-on instruction on how to deal with important online safety issues.

Library of Congress (Grades 6 & up)

Information Please
Information Please has been providing authoritative answers to all kinds of factual questions since 1938—first as a popular radio quiz show, then starting in 1947 as an annual almanac, and since 1998 on the Internet 

Awesome Library
Awesome Library organizes the Web for you with 37,000 carefully reviewed resources.

National Geographic Education

Ebooks on EBSCOhost
This e-resource provides access to over 16,000 eBooks from the world’s leading publishers across all major subject areas.

Middle School Student Research
Use this fun, easy-to-use resource that’s powered by EBSCO Explora to discover reliable information on thousands of topics covering a wide range of subjects including art and music, literature, language arts, geography, history, social studies, world cultures and languages, science, technology, engineering, mathematics, health, and sports.

Middle Search Main Edition
Designed for middle school students, this e-resource provides full text access to popular magazines, thousands of biographies and historical essays, and an image collection with over 960,000 photos, maps, and flags.
 

Academic Search Main Edition 
This e-resource is rich with the most valuable, comprehensive multidisciplinary content available. It provides access to acclaimed full-text journals, magazines, and other valuable resources covering topics like Biology, Chemistry, Engineering, Physics, Psychology, Religion & Philosophy, Science & Technology, and more!

Public Library Search
Use this fun, easy-to-use resource that’s powered by EBSCO Explora to discover reliable information on thousands of topics covering a wide range of subjects including art and music, literature, language arts, geography, history, social studies, world cultures and languages, science, technology, engineering, mathematics, health, and sports.

MasterFILE Main Edition
This multidisciplinary e-resource is designed specifically for public libraries providing full text for over 1,300 reference resources, magazines, and journals covering general interest subject areas

Current Events

Scholatic News Zone (Grades 2-6)
 

All Newspapers (Grades 4 & up)
Links to International and US newspapers

Newspaper Source Plus
This e-resource provides the latest news with full-text access to over 1,200 U.S. and international newspapers.

Math

Khan Academy – Math (Grades 3 & up)
Watch videos and practice your skills for almost any math subject.

WebMath (Grades 4 & up)
This site from Discovery Education explains math problems from pre-algebra to calculus.

Algebra.help (Grades 7 & up)
Includes lessons index, calculator index, worksheets, resource links and links to local tutors.

Visual Calculus (Grades 11 & up)
A collection of modules that can be used in the studying or teaching of Calculus.

Pre-Algebra Videos and Guides

Algebra I Videos and Guides

Geometry Videos and Guides

Algebra II Videos and Guides

Pre-Calculus Videos and Guides

Calculus Videos and Guides

English/Literature

MLA Citation Style Guide (Grades 6 & up)
Shows you how to cite paper and online reference

Literary Criticism (Grades 8 & up)

Pinkmonkey.com (Grades 7 & up)
Free Cliff Notes site.  Other study guides available as well, including the SAT, geometry, history, etc.

Poetry (Grades 9 & up)
A web anthology of 4,800 poems in English and French by over 700 poets spanning 1400 years. 

SparkNotes
Study guides written by Harvard professors and students

 

Geography

50 States of America (Grades 2 & up)

CIA World Factbook (Grades 3 & up)

Countries of the World (Grades 4 & up)

Atlapedia (Grades 6 & up)
Full color physical and political maps

History – American

Smithsonian: American Social and Cultural History (Grades 2-8)

Smithsonian’s History Explorer

Biography of America (Grades 9 & up)

History – World

Native Web: Resources for the Indigenous Cultures Around the World (grades 4 & up)

World History (Grades 6 & up)