Biographies
Biography Resource Center -- Biographies of more than 1 million people from around the world and throughout history. Need to find an inventor? A famous scientist? Do a Biographical Facts Search.

Business Leader Profiles for Students -- Covers 350 prominent individuals who have made significant contributions to business and industry.

Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia -- Search by name.

New Book of Knowledge - Search by name.

Dictionaries & Encyclopedias
Fact Monster -- Search a dictionary, encyclopedia, atlas and almanac at the same time. Good site when you just need a small amount of information on a topic.

Grolier Online Kids -- Find information in encyclopedia articles, atlas, dictionaries, magazines and websites.

New Book of Knowledge -- Encyclopedia articles, weblinks, maps, flags; over 9,000 articles updated weekly.

Geography & History
Blackbirch Kid's Visual Reference of the United States -- More than 2,500 graphs, charts, maps, and photos.

Blackbirch Kid's Visual Reference of the World -- More than 2,500 graphs, charts, maps, and photos.

CultureGrams -- Easy to use website with answers to all those questions about a country’s geography, history, peoples, customs, lifestyles, and society. In-depth profiles of countries and territories worldwide. Create comparison tables for multiple countries. Browse the Photo Gallery or Recipe Collection for that added touch of local flavor. Find essential facts on the 50 U.S. States, including maps, mottoes, and flags. And much more.

Geography & World Culture -- Our world has many people from many different backgrounds, each with their own traditions and histories. Explore different cultures and learn about geography of countries around the world.

Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia -- Over 36,000 articles, 15,000+ bibliographies, 15,000 web links, tables, maps and flags.

New Book of Knowledge -- Encyclopedia articles, weblinks, maps, flags; over 9,000 articles updated weekly.

Presidents of the United States -- Biographical information about the presidents and their wives.

United Nations: Cyberschoolbus -- InfoNation allows you to select and compare country statistics, including population, unemployment and much more. Country at a Glance gives you economic, technologic and health statistics for individual countries. Country at a Glance features Today’s News, which provides links to newspapers from the country you have selected.

U*X*L Encyclopedia of Landforms and Other Geologic Features -- Focuses on the physical and geological aspects, structure, and features of 48 of the earth's landforms - what they are, how they look, how they were created, how they change over time, and major geological events associated with them

Math
Math -- Want to know more about geometry, arithmetic, algebra, or math in the real world? Need some help with your math homework? Or just want to play some math games? This is the section for you!

Mathematics -- Articles explain basic concepts of math and geometry, and provide information on historical milestones.  Includes biographies of key mathematicians.  Illustrated with full-color photos and line drawings.

Research & Writing
Citation Style for Research Papers -- Your teacher tells you to cite your sources. Here’s a guide to the different styles (AMA, APA, Chicago, MLA and Turabian) with colorful, easy to follow examples.

InfoTrac Junior Edition -- For middle school students. Full-text articles from 140+ magazines. Access to a variety of indexed and full-text magazines, newspapers and reference books for information on current events, the arts, science, popular culture, health, people, government, history, sports and more.

InfoTrac Kids Infobits -- For K-5 students and their teachers/parents. This database covers geography, current events, the arts, science, health, people, government, history, sports and more.

Science & Nature
Beacham’s Guide to the Endangered Species of North America -- Information on the habitats and ecosystems of more than 1,200 species identified as endangered or threatened by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife service. Illustrated.

Earth Science -- Explore the earth and learn about volcanoes, hurricanes, weather, or how to save the environment.

New Book of Knowledge -- Encyclopedia articles, weblinks, maps, flags; over 9,000 articles updated weekly.

Science Bob -- Experiments to try at home! Links to sites on the solar system, animals, nature, earth science, weather, and the human body.

Science Fair Central -- Answers to 300 science fair questions by science author, Janice Van Cleave. Tip sheets for astronomy, biology, chemistry, earth science and physical science. Sponsored by the Discovery Channel.

South Carolina
S.C. State Facts for Students -- This site contains fabulous information including: South Carolina History, Fast Facts, Famous South Carolinians, Movies Filmed in South Carolina, Recipes and much more. If you are a student doing a report or just someone interested in South Carolina, this section has your answers.

United States
Central Intelligence Agency -- Information about the CIA for K-12th grade.

First Gov for Kids -- The official kids’ portal to the U.S. government (Smithsonian, Congress, NASA, and many others). Grouped by subject.

Stately Knowledge -- These web pages will help you find out the basic facts of any state in the Union, including Washington, D.C.

White House for Kids -- News, history, tours, quizzes, games and more.