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Databases
Need a little help with your homework? You can search these databases for
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Student Research Center
Find magazine articles, reference books, images and more. For grades 6-12
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Kids Search
Find magazine articles, encyclopedia entries, photos, maps and more. For children in grades k-8
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Ebsco
Access reference works, articles and more on popular topics as well as academic research
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Searchasaurus
Find magazine articles, encyclopedia entries, photos, maps and more. For children in grades k-8
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 NoveList: Book summaries, book reviews, discussion guides, and more.
 World Book Online Reference Center, the premier online reference source-containing every article from the 22-volume print set plus thousands more. With state-of-the-art multimedia, maps, editor-reviewed Web sites, and more - we are convinced that you will find the World Book Online Reference Center to be a valuable resource!
Check out KPL's New Service - Tumblebooks. The TumbleBookLibrary is a collection of TumbleBooks(animated, talking picture books with fiction, non-fiction and foreign language titles, (chapter books with sentence highlighting and narration but no animation), Ebooks and Audio Books which may be viewed online or downloaded for 90 days!
Look for books, movies, and cds here!
Web sites
Check out these web sites for a little extra help!
Math
A+ Math Games
Play Matho (Math + Bingo), Concentration and Hidden Picture to work on your addition, subtraction, multiplication and division facts! Join the Hall of Fame if you get a good score!
Cool
Math
This site is fully interactive and allows the user to sharpen basic math skills, play math-related games and explore new math concepts.
Mrs. Glosser's Math Goodies
This site has fun interactive math lessons, homework help and tips, and resources for home-schoolers.
Pattern Blocks: Exploring Fractions with Shapes
Drag the pattern blocks to make different shapes and learn a little about fractions in the description and instruction sections.
Social Studies
Atlapedia Online
Atlapedia Online contains key information on every country of the world. Each country profile provides facts and data on geography, climate, people, religion, language, history, and economy, making it ideal for personal or family education and for students of all ages.
Ben's Guide to US Government for Kids
Children and YAs from Kindergarten through grade 12 will find a variety of information about basic aspects of the United States and its government, such as how a bill becomes law.
Biographies of Famous Missourians
The Biographies of Famous Missourians site is hosted by the Missouri State Historical Society and is directed toward a 4th grade audience.
Biography A & E
Has a searchable online database containing 15,000 international names, past and present. This is a commercial site for the Biography television show.
The Presidents of the United States of America
List of internal links to each president of the United States. Includes photographs and links to other Web resources.
50 States
Links to web sites about all 50 states!
Science and Nature
All Science Fair Projects
This site offers hundreds of science fair projects with complete instructions. Enter a keyword to find the project you want to use. Elementary, middle school, and high school students can all find projects here.
Animals A to Z
Birds, mammals, marsupials, and reptiles form the list that leads to detailed photos and information. Part of the Oakland (Calif.) Zoo at Knowland Park.
Build a Solar System
This site will help you build your own accurately scaled model of our solar system.
Mad Sci Network
Ask the Mad Science Network science related questions!
Weather Wiz Kids
Learn about hurricanes, lightning, tornadoes and all sorts of different kinds of weather. Find weather games, jokes, words, flashcards, stories and weather experiments.
The Yuckiest Site on the Earth
For lovers of GROSS science. Play games, post questions, and find yucky experiments!
Language Arts
The ABCs of the Writing Process
This page shows you the steps in the writing process: Prewriting, writing, revising, editing, and publishing. For each step, you'll find suggestions for how to complete the step and links for more ideas.
Word of the Day
With the help of Random House Dictionary, you can learn the etymology (history and origins)of a different word or idiom every day.
KC Tools
The KidsConnect Research Toolbox describes the 4 basic phases of the research process ("I Wonder", "I Find", "I Evaluate", and "I Share"). It also provides links to additional Web sites in case you're stuck in one of these phases.
Poetry Writing with Jack Prelutsky
Learn how to write a poem with popular children's poet Jack Prelutsky and then
publish it online!
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