Homework Help and Fact Finding

In addition to the sites below, please visit our World Book Online database for all your homework-help Student studying needs.

Biography

Potus: Find information on past and current US Presidents.

Biography.com: Information on just about every famous person out there.

The ALA's Websites for kids: Links you to dozens of sites sorted by grade level.

Fact Monster: Facts and games about presidents, famous women and more.

PBS Biographies: Information about famous people who were featured on PBS.

Biography in Context-Has more than 450,000 biographies on over 380,000 people. This is one of the library's databases and requires users to have a valid Reddick Library card.

Encyclopedias

1911 Britannica Classic Encyclopedia

Encyclopedia.com

World Book Encyclopedia- This is one of the library's databases and requires users to have a valid Reddick Library card.

Environment

U.S Government Resources

National Park Service NatureNet- Learn about national resources and environmental issues affecting our national parks.

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency- This site provides statistics and information on federal environmental laws and regulations.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service- News about fisheries, wildlife refuges, migratory birds and endangered species in the U.S.

U.S. Geological Survey – This site gives you a look at the geology of our environment.

USDA Forest Service- Investigate current environmental issues affecting state and national forests.

Educational Resources

Earthwatch Institute- This site contains environmental resources, lesson plans, and virtual field trips.

Environmental Education Link- This site offers a searchable database of curricular materials and classroom activities for K-12 use.

The Wild Ones- This site provides a global network to share stories of endangered species throughout the world.

Nonprofit Organizations

Environmental Organization Web Directory- This site offers links to thousands of environmental organizations.

Envirolink Network- environmental clearinghouse offering general information organized by topic.

World Wildlife Fund- The official site of the largest privately supported conservation group in the world.

Other Interesting Sites

Earth Day Network- This site provides information about the annual Earth Day celebration

The Ozone Hole Tour- Designed to help non-scientists learn about ozone research.

Geography

Atlapedia: Contains political and physical maps, facts, and statistics of countries around the world.

The 50 States: This site contains all the information you'll need about the 50 states.

Illinois Atlas: Provides Illinois maps in PDF or JPEG format.

Infoplease: A free, respected reference for internet users.

Internet Public Library: This site provides dozens of links to helpful websites.

Kids Know It: An in-depth online geography textbook written for kids.

World Factbook: Put out by the CIA, this site is updated bi-weekly.

History

Sites that will help with your homework.

American History

AMDOCS: Documents for the study of American history.

American Memory: This Library of Congress site provides documents and materials portraying historical Americans and events.

US History: This site was created and is maintained by the Independence Hall Association in Philadelphia.

Illnois and Local History: Learn more about your state and city through these links.

Infoplease: Almanacs, atlases and other facts.

Best of History: Links you to some of the best history sites on the Web.

Internet Public Library: This public library for the web links you to dozens of helpful sites.

The American Civil War Homepage: Gathers together in one place links to the most useful files about the American Civil War.

American Family Immigration History Center: Search Ellis Island to find your immigrant ancestors.

We Can Do It! American Women's History: A Research Guide: Provides citations to print and online reference resources as well as a large primary source collection.