Online Learning Resources

Dictionaries

• OneLook Dictionary Search

• Merriam-Webster Online

• Visual Dictonary – The Merriam-Webster Dictionary with accurate pictures.

Study Guides and Help

• Plagiarism = What it is and how to avoid it

Online Database for Learning & Helping

• Homework Spot – Elementary

• Homework Spot – Middle School

• Homework Spot – High School

Kansas State Library Information

• Kansas State Library Website & Catalog

• Kansas State Library – Library Card sign-up & login

• Digital eBook Platforms provided by Kansas State Library

• Online Databases provided by Kansas State Library

• Kansas Talking Books for visually impaired persons

History, Social Studies & Government

• Ben’s Guide to US Government – Grades 3-5 & Grades 6-8

• States: Information on the 50 States – Capitals and information links

• Presidential Time Line

• American Presidents

• Library of Congress

• THOMAS – A US government online website that can be searched for the current and past Senate and House bills and resolutions, Supreme Court information, treaties and even the President’s calendar and writings. It also has information on the U.S. Constitution, Declaration of Independence, Legislative processes. Law Library webcasts can also be watched.

• Constitution of the United States

• Charters of Freedom – View the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution of the United States, and the Bill of Rights. Also discusses the making of the charters and the impact of the charters

• Legal information – Federal, State, International, Uniform etc.

• HomeworkSpot.com – Social Studies and more for middle school students

Kansas History

• Kansas At A Glance – Geography, Natural Resources Trivia, History, Government, Commerce, Industry, People, Facts, and Symbols

• Kansas & Civil War, Historical Marker &  Other Publications

• Legends of Kansas

• Kansas Firsts

• Kansas Counties

• Kansas Memory of the Kansas Historical Society

• Kansas Historical Society – History on line

• HistoryBits Wagon West – Oregon Trail, Santa Fe Trail, etc.

Kansas Government Information

• State of Kansas – Help Center – Contact Us Center

• Kansas Constitution

• Kansas Counties

• Kansas State Data Center

• Kansas Government Agency List

• Kansas Legislature and Legislative Information

Biography

• Academy of Achievement – Biographies of many famous and noteworthy people

• Biographies of Female Mathematicians

• Martin Luther King, Jr. Research and Education Institute

College Planning

• The ACT – Recommended College Prep Course

• College Planning Checklist – for High School Students

Computer

• HomeworkSpot.com – Great learning and help websites for Kids and Parents

• Create Your Own Webpage

• HTML Tutorial

English / Literature

• Middle School English Literature

• African-American Literature, American Literature, British Literature, World Literature

• Map of Kansas Literature – This site provides biographical information, samples of poems, a list of their works and any websites linked to their name. Simply click on the city of your choice and the famous authors can be found. Then click on the author’s name or picture and the information about the author will be displayed. A listing of the cities can also be found to the right of the screen; which can also be used.

• Mythology

• HomeworkSpot – English Help

• Grammar, Reading Skills, Vocabulary & Spelling

• Literary Terms – Guide to literary terms – enotes

• Quoteland

• Guide to Grammar and writing

• Wordplays.com – Solve word puzzles and play with Pig Latin

• Poetry Helps

• Kansas Poets and Poetry – A resource for Kansas Poetry – It provides a page to share biographical information about Kansas Poets and Poetry

• Spelling Bee – Start practicing for the big bee

• Farmer’s Almanac – lots of information on calendars, definition for the word of the day, home, weather, gardening, astronomy (tides, moon, sunrise, etc.), food, advice, community

Geography / Ecosystems / Weather

• Maps of the World – Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection

• Solar vs. Sidereal Time

• World Time Zone – includes current map and current times, just by clicking on an area of the map it allows the viewer to go to a smaller area of space to view its time zones and gives better details of that specific area

• Learn about Ecosystems of Our World

• National Geographic’s Ten Freaky Forces of Nature

• Garbage and Recycling to protect our Ecosystem

• National Geographic Website

Health

• Kid’s Health

• Health and Wellness Resource Center – can search by topic or by database

• Health & Fitness

Math

• Metric Conversion Tool or Unit Converter

• Units of Conversion

• Math in our Daily Lives – Site discusses how math helps us in our daily lives

• Multiplication Table

• Math2.org – source for all of your math needs – geometry, algebra, trigonometry, calculus, and more

• Math Archives

• Algebra Solver – You put in the problem and ti helps you solve the equation to get the correct answer

• Math Glossary

• Math Reference Tables

• Currency Converter – US $ to Pounds or Euro’s (anywhere in the world)

Miscellaneous

• Puzzle maker – for parents, students, and teachers

• Virtual Field Trip

• Origami – Japanese art of paper folding

Science

• Get to know Our Ocean and Planet

• Live Web Cams – Monterey Bay Aquarium – this page has nine different webcams: Birds, Fish, and Other Ocean Creatures

• Soap bubble wiki – Fun scientific site on bubbles, soap; both visually and mathematically

• Oatmeal Box – Camera – Making a Pinhole Camera

• Mad Scientist – Answers on everything from Anatomy to Zoology

• Periodic Table

• HomeworkSpot.com – Science for Jr. High students

• National Geographic – Animals, Daily News, Green Guide, History, Kids, Maps, Music, Photography, Science and Space, Travel and Culture, Videos

• Amateur Science – Kids’ Science Projects Here, Kids’ Science Projects Elsewhere, Ask Science Questions!, Cool Science Sites

Women

• Women at NASA

• Female Nobel Prize Laureates

• Biographies of Female Mathematicians

• Pioneer Women in Technology