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Research Sites
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Gale Junior Reference Collection provides students with quick access to accurate information dealing with school subjects such as history.
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EBSCOhost gives access to 5 databases – American Doctoral Dissertations, GreenFILE, Library Information Science and Technology Abstracts, European Views of the Americas, and Teacher Reference Center – each filled with information on their respective subjects.
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The Florida Electronic Library provides free access to a wide variety of databases that cover general and specialized topics. |
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Google Scholar allows students to explore numerous published journal articles. |
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Fact Monster gives basic homework help for each school subject. |
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The Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC) government website grants access to a variety of peer-reviewed journal articles.
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JSTOR grants access to numerous journal articles and other research texts that cover a variety of topics.
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Mathematics and Sciences Sites
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Math.com explains the components of each math subject, ranging from algebra to calculus.
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Hippocampus provides video instruction (featuring videos from Khan Academy) and textual explanations for various levels of mathematics, science, social studies, and humanities.
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Khan Academy contains numerous videos (with transcripts) that provide detailed explanations of mathematics, science concepts, and social studies.
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Ptable is an interactive periodic table rich with information on each element |
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Social Study Sites
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Biography.com contains hundreds of biographies on a variety of historical figures. |
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The University of Virginia's Miller Center provides accurate and elaborate descriptions of each president of the United States. |
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History.com provides videos, articles, and biographies that give detailed explanations of historical events. It also features a list of “This day in history” articles on a daily basis.
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Information Please contains multiple articles that cover all forms of social studies, including history (World and U.S.), civics, and culture. |
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Utility Sites
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EasyBib provides automatic and manual citation generation and bibliography formatting for MLA, APA and Chicago citation styles.
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OttoBib automatically creates MLA, APA, and Chicago citations based on the ISBN of a book (which is typically found on the back cover near the book’s barcode).
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