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Reference Tools: Maps-Atlas-Dictionary-Quotations
Homework Help: Science-Social Studies-English
Local News: Newspapers-Television
Government Resources: Local-State-National

Reference Tools

Almanac:
Information Please Almanac http://www.infoplease.com/almanacs.html?link=tmpltop
Farmer's Almanac http://www.almanac.com

Atlas:
National Atlas of the United States http://nationalatlas.gov/
HRW World Atlas http://go.hrw.com/atlas/norm_htm/world.htm
Information Please Atlas http://www.infoplease.com/atlas/?link=tmpltop
Everyday is a Holiday http://www.earthcalender.net/index.php

Time:
Current U.S. Time http://www.time.gov
Current World Time http://www.worldtimesever.com

Newspapers:
NewsVoyager.com http://www.newspaperlinks.com/home.cfm

Dictionary:
Merriam Webster OnLine http://www.m-w.com/home.htm
Information Please Dictionary http://www.infoplease.com/dictionary.html?link=tmpltop

Foreign Language Dictionary:
Your Dictionary http://www.yourdictionary.com
Babel Fish Translation http://babelfish.altavista.com

Thesaurus:
Roget's Interactive Thesaurus at Thesaurus.com http://thesaurus.reference.com/index.html
Roget's II 1995 Ed. http://www.bartleby.com/62/

Quotations:
The Online Dictionary of Quotations http://www.quotationreference.com
Quoteland http://www.quoteland.com
The Quotations Page http://www.quotationspage.com

Poetry:
Poetry 108 http://www.loc.gov/poetry/180/

Government References:
Occupational Outlook Handbook http://www.bls.gov/oco
United States Copyright Office http://lcweb.loc.gov/copyright/
Library of Congress http://lcweb.loc.gov/
The White House http://www.whitehouse.gov
U.S. Census Bureau http://www.census.gov
U.S. Government Manual http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/browse-gm-00.html
State and Country Quick Facts http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/index.html

Maps:
Map Quest http://www.mapquest.com
Outline Maps http://www.eduplace.com/ss/maps

Weather:
Weather from the NOAA http://www.nws.noaa.gov
The Weather Channel Online http://www.weather.com

Periodic Table of Elements:
The Pictorial Periodic Table http://chemlab.pc.maricopa.edu/periodic/periodic.html

Zip Codes:
US Postal Service http://www.usps.com/zip4/

Internet Library Resources:
Internet Public Library Youth Division http://www.ipl.org/youth

Homework Help

High School Ace http://highschoolace.com/ace/ace.cfm   is a free online learning center that features subject guides for English, Foreign Languages, Math, Science, and Social Studies.

EduSeek http://www.eduseek.com   consists of hand selected entries in a subject directory that can search for information relevant to ages. Has nice timelines in history section.

Country Watch http://www.countrywatch.com   strives to provide information on all countries of the world.

CIA World Factbook http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook   is our government's listing of information on countries of the world.

How Stuff Works http://www.howstuffworks.com/index.htm   is widely recognized as a leading source for clear, reliable explanations of how everything around us actually works.

Local News

Newspapers:
Quad City Times http://www.qctimes.net
Rock Island Argus, The Dispatch, & The Leader http://qconline.com/index.shtml
Des Moines Register http://www.desmoinesregister.com/apps/pbcs.dll/frontpage

Television:
KWQC - NBC http://www.kwqc.com
WQAD - ABC http://www.wqad.com
KLJB - Fox http://www.kljb.com
WHBF - CBS http://www.whbf.com

Government Resources

Local:
City of Davenport http://www.cityofdavenportiowa.com
Scott County http://www.scottcounty.com

State:
State of Iowa Online http://www.state.ia.us

National:
FirstGov: The U.S. Government's Offical Portal http://www.firstgov.gov

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   

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