Educational Resources on the Internet for
High School Students

These sites are the best ones that I have found, being a high school student myself.

If you cannot find what you are looking for here, check my favorite
world wide web search engines!
Current and Historical Educational Sites
-> TIME World Wide Home Page. Time magazines's on-line home page. Includes current issue of Time and index of previous issues.
-> CNN Interactive. The lastest news and updates from CNN with previous reports.
-> USA Today. National newpaper bringing stories on-line.
-> Library of Congress. National Library includes research, government, and copyright services.
-> The Declaration of Independence. The complete wording of our independence on the Internet.
-> The Constitution of the United States. On-line Document for historical research.
-> The American Revolution. Historical accounts, documents, and journeys about the beginning of our nation.
-> The United States Civil War Homepage. On-line history of the Civil War.
-> Manhattan on the Lower East Side: An Account at the Turn of the Century. Historical views and accounts about Manhattan in the early 1900's.

Writing and Composition

-> The Purdue On-Line Writing Lab Research Info Page. Receive writing assitance, plus links to many other good writing sites.
-> Webster's Dictionary. A searchable index for those people looking for definitions and spellings.
-> Welcome to Britannica Online. The first encyclopedia on the Internet bring help to Internet users.
-> Guide to Preparing Bibliographic Citations. Great for assistance with bibliographies. Provides thorough examples of MLA citations.
-> MLA Citation Examples. Gives general examples to follow for bibliographies.
-> Rogret's Thesaurus. Here is the spot to check for synonyms and antoyms to spruce up your papers.
-> Online Resources for Writers. The University of Maine's writing center.
-> Writing Tips, Guides, and Advice. Provides good advice and maybe a little inspiration for completeing a paper.

Scientifical Sites

-> Franklin Science Museum. Interactive museum with exhibits and hotlists to many other cool science links.
-> Planet Earth Home Page. Tons of information about the planet we live on.
-> The Nine Planets. Cool information about our solar system.
-> Discovery Channel Online. Explore the world of science and history. Then, check out the Special Event!
-> Earth Science Site of the Week. Link to various earth science sites, having one featured site a week.
-> Volcanoes Page. Michigan Technical University's site about volcanoes, includes reference maps.
-> Smithsonian Gem & Mineral Collection. Detailed images of rare and expensive gems.
-> Science Daily. A daily newletter with featured sites and stories.

International Geographic Sites

-> City.Net. Index of cities around the world with the information about the city and links to its homepage.
-> The CIA World Fact Book 1995. The CIA's reference maps and tons of facts about our world.
-> MapQuest. Includes one of the best interactive atlases on the Internet, a Java Atlas, and anything you would want to know about many cities.
-> TripQuest. Your one stop shop for driving plans, finds the quickest way from Point A to Point B.
-> Earth Sciences and Map Library Home Page. UC Berkeley Library's collection of facts and maps of the earth.
-> United States Gazetteer. Searchable index for zip codes and links to hard to find locations.
-> World Time Map. Timex's map of the world's time zones.
-> Relief Maps of the United States. Topographical maps of the various 50 states.
-> Worldwide Country Information. Yahoo's favorite links to sites around the world.

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