Learn about Biography & History

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Recommended Web Sites

I Was Wondering

Discover the adventures of real women in science! Find biographies, interactive games, fun science facts, and opportunities to ask your questions about science.

This Day in History

Select a date in history and learn what happened in that day's headlines. Participants can narrow their focus to specific dates in Automotive, Civil War, Cold War, Crime, Entertainment, Literary, Old West, Vietnam War, Wall Street, and WWII history.

National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum Kids Site

Learn traditional cowboy songs, get an online tour of museum exhibits, and play games.

Complete list of Biography & History web sites.

Books


First Girl Scout: The life of Juliette Gordon Low By Ginger Wadsworth J 92 L95w 2012	Just behave, Pablo Picasso! By Jonah Winter J 92 P581wi2 2012	Titanic: Voices From the Disaster By Deborah Hopkinson J 910.91 H777t 2012

Databases
Help	Title	Description	Grade Level
	Britannica PreK-8	Britannica Online School Edition PreK-8, a favorite with educators with content for both elementary and middle school students, also includes the Britannica Learning Zone, a PreK-2 interactive learning environment.	K-12+
	Daily Life through History	A collection of primary documents, reference works, monographs, images, maps, illustrations, and time lines depicting essential activities of daily living.	4-12+
	Homework Help Now!	Live online homework help, skills building, writing assistance, and a Study Suite contains powerful assessment and learning tools. Students can also form study groups to work on class projects.	K-12
	Kids Search	Search by topic or keyword for magazine articles, look up words in the dictionary, and search an encyclopedia. Timely Topic of the Month and highlighted top searches provide quick access to current news.	K-5
	Searchasaurus for Kids	Access over 80 magazines and pamphlets. Look up information in an encyclopedia, find data about all kinds of animals, and find out about fun facts.	K-8