Art

Artcyclopedia    www.artcyclopedia.com
A site with a ton of info on museums.  Some of the things that you can do are: find information on museums in other states/countries, learn about various artists, and look at paintings in museums all over the world..

Metropolitan Museum of Art   www.metmuseum.org
A great site to look at famous artwork.

Web Louvre   www.ibiblio.org/louvre
Searchable by artist & theme such as Italian Renaissance or Impressionism.

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Biographies

A & E Biography www.biography.com
Search for biographies and see who else shares your birthday.

National Inventors Hall of Fame www.invent.org
Includes biographies of most of the inventors who were inducted in the Hall of Fame from the 19th and 20th centuries.

National Women's History Project www.nwhp.org
A comprehensive site on women's history, including bios and access to the Women's History Catalog.

Presidents of the United States www.ipl.org/div/potus
Contains key info on each President.

United States Congress Biographies http://bioguide.congress.gov/biosearch/biosearch.asp
From 1774 - present.

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General Homework Help

B.J. Pinchbeck's Homework Helper  http:/www.bjpinchbeck.com
B.J. lists over 700 links to numerous homework topics from art to science.

EduHound www.eduhound.com
A great site with tons of links to a wide range of topics such as history, world & countries, music, math, social studies, art, etc...

High School Hub  www.highschoolhub.org/hub/hub.cfm
Contains subject guides (biology, chemistry, earth science,english, global studies, math physics, US history, world languages); "interesting stuff" for the current month; and reference collection (from almanacs to writing tips);learning activities (quizzes on various topics).

Homework Spot  www.homeworkspot.com
Divided in sections for elementary school, middle school, and high school. 

How Products are Made www.madehow.com/
Decribes how various items are made...from food to technology.

Information Please Almanac  www.infoplease.com
World statistics, plus news, sports, entertainment history and much more.

Jiskha! Homework Help  www.jiskha.com
Lists links by subject and has a good section on today's popular topics.

Schoolwork: Ugh!  www.schoolwork.org
The place to get help with your homework.

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Health & Medicine

Health Information on the Web www.cumberlandlibrary.org/medicine.htm

Health Sources www.cumberlandlibrary.org/health.htm
Our page on health sites.

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History & Government

Access America for Students  (Student Gateway to US Government)
www.students.gov/STUGOVWebApp/index.jsp 
One stop searching for ALL government sites.

American Memory http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/amhome.html
Collections of historical document and photos form the Library of Congress.

America's Story   www.americaslibrary.gov/cgi-bin/page.cgi
Learn about different Americans, various time periods, explore the states, and much more.

Castles on the Web   www.castlesontheweb.com
Learn more about castles, take a tour, discover what weapons were used, etc...

CIA World Fact Book  www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/
Looking for information on another country, check here first.

Famous Trials   www.law.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/FTrials/FTrials.htm
Information on various trials. (A work in progress.)

History Channel  www.historychannel.com
What happened on your birthday?  Check here.  Also contains automotive, crime, literary and technology histories.

The History Net  www.thehistorynet.com
Everything you need to know about history.

History Place www.historyplace.com
If you need information on a part of history, look here.

Hyperhistory Online www.hyperhistory.com/online_n2/History_n2/a.html
Recommended by The History Channel and The Discovery Channel School.  Can search for people history, and events by time periods.  Also has some great maps of various time periods.

House of Representatives Education Resources www.house.gov/house/Educate.shtml
Learn more about the "Declaration of Independence", "The Constitution of the United States", how laws are made, etc…

National Women's History Project  www.nwhp.org
A comprehensive site on women's history, including bios and access to the Women's History Catalog.

Presidents of the United States www.ipl.org/div/potus
Contains key info on each President.

U.S Census Information   www.census.gov
Current U.S. and World population.

U.S. Presidential Elections http://uselectionatlas.org/USPRESIDENT/index.html
Looking for information on past elections?  Want to know how a certain state usually votes, Demogratic or Republican?  Check out this site.

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Language & Literature

Authors and Illustrators on the Web www.ucalgary.ca/~dkbrown/authors.html

Dictionary.com   http://dictionary.reference.com
Look up words, use a thesaurus, and check out a word in a foreign language.

Language Translator http://babelfish.altavista.com/translate.dyn
Look here if you need to know how to say something in another language.

Literature Resources on the Net www.andromeda.rutgers.edu/~jlynch/Lit/
Links arranged by topic.

LitQuotes www.litquotes.com
If you need a literary quote on a certain topic, looking for a quote from an author, then check out this site,

Mr. Shakespeare and the Internet  http://shakespeare.palomar.edu
An annotated guide of the many Shakespeare websites.

My Rocket Book http://myrocketbook.com
Video study guides that provide summaries and detailed analyses of literary works.

Online Literary Criticism Collection www.ipl.org/div/litcrit
Search by author, title, and/or Literary period.

PinkMonkey.com www.pinkmonkey.com
"Features over 395 booknotes/study guides/chapter summaries online."

Poetry www.cumberlandlibrary.org/justforfun.htm#Poetry

Project Gutenberg www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Main_Page
A collection of free ebooks.

Rhymezone   www.rhymezone.com
Look up rhymes, synonyms, antonyms, definition, related words, similar sounding words, etc...

Quiz-tree.com www.quiz-tree.com/SAT_main.html
This site offers quizzes to help with SAT vocabulary.

Teen Authors http://www.yourlibrary.ws/ya_webpage/yaauthor.htm
Greenville Public Library's website on teen authors.

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Math & Science

Chem4Kids! www.chem4kids.com
Brief information on atoms, the elements, biochemistry, etc...

Chemical Elements   www.chemicalelements.com
Learn more about the elements here.

The Constellations and their Stars www.astro.wisc.edu/~dolan/constellations

How far is it?  www.indo.com/distance
Would you like to know the distance between Cumberland, RI and London, England?  Check here.

How Products are Made www.madehow.com/
Decribes how various items are made...from food to technology.

How Stuff Works   www.howstuffworks.com
Explains how various items work, from the yo-yo to the new Segway.

The Math & Science Gateway  
www.cac.cornell.edu/Services/Education/SAGE.aspx
Useful links for math, chemistry, astronomy, etc..., including weights and measures conversions.

The Math Forum Student Center http://mathforum.org/students
A site from Drexel University that allows users to ask questions and look up math information by grade level.

NASA Spacelink  http://education.nasa.gov/home
Look here if you want to know more about NASA.

Nine Planets nineplanets.org
Anything you need to know about our solar system..

Periodic Table  http://pearl1.lanl.gov/periodic/default.htm
Click on an element in the table and get descriptions, history and properties.

Science Fair Websites   www.cumberlandlibrary.org/sciencefair.htm
A list of science fair websites that we have compiled.

Welcome to the Planets   http://pds.jpl.nasa.gov/planets
A collection of many of the best images from NASA's planetary exploration program.

The Why Files http://whyfiles.org
"Science behind the news".

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Quotations
Are you searching for quotations?  Then check out one of these sites.

Annabelle's Quotation Guide http://annabelle.net/

Bartlett's Familiar Quotations www.bartleby.com/100

Quoteland www.quoteland.com

Topical Quotations www.theotherpages.org/quote-21.html

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Writing Papers

Writing an Essay http://204.244.141.13/writ_den/tips/essay
Identifies the parts of an essay, how to write an essay, and the explains the different kinds of essay.

MLA Guide to Writing Research Papers http://www.ccc.commnet.edu/mla/index.shtml

Slate Citation Machine http://citationmachine.net/
A great site that allows you to type in the information from a book, article, website, etc...and the correct citation will appear.

Using the Internet for School Reports www.bpl.org/kids/Evaluate.htm

Writing Online Citations  www.bedfordstmartins.com/online/citex.html
Look here to find out how to write a citations from the WWW.

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