Reference

Global Computing | Glossarist a searchable and categorized directory of glossaries and topical dictionaries. Offers access to vocabularies for a wide range of topics at various levels of specificity.

Government Web Sites | data.gov Data.gov includes searchable data catalogs providing access to data in three ways: through the "raw" data catalog, the tool catalog and the geodata catalog.Tutorial recommended.

History

Diversity Calendar see also "Current Events" page

Home Economics Archive

How Stuff Works | Human Anatomy

Inflation Calculator 1800-1999 | Inflation Conversion 1700-2010 | How much is that worth today? |Current Value of Old Money

Information Please | Kid's Infoplease Almanac | InfoNation | Infospace | InformationSphere

Laws

Library of Congress | Librarian's Index to the Internet | Library Spot

Martindale's Reference Desk

Math Encyclopedia | Ask Dr. Math | Measure 4 Measure

Measurement conversion- see Conversion above

is a child-centered website that provides articles, images, and videos about world news, science and technology, society and arts, movies, and books. School-age children are encouraged to respond to the content and may submit articles, short stories and book reviews. All content is reviewed by Youngzine’s editors and updated every two weeks. Grades K-8.

Media-News, Newspapers, Magazines | NewsTimeLine from Google |

Meehive is your personal newspaper that brings you the latest about what's happening in your world. Sign up to create your own MeeHive newspaper about the topics that interest you most. Enjoy mainstream topics like politics, travel and the NFL? Fascinated by niche topics like Harry Potter, Iditarod racing, and Tibet? We'll bring you fresh stories for your collection of interests every day. Read news articles, blogs, editorials, press releases, and more anytime you want. You can even watch videos about your interests and hear what others are saying on Twitter. Here's how it works: List the topics and issues you're passionate about, and then MeeHive will scour thousands of news outlets and millions of blogs to find stories about your interests. You can share articles with others, see what friends read, and even use your iPhone to get MeeHive on-the-go. It's your news, your way.

Massachusetts Historical Society | Minuteman Library Network

Money | World of Money

Museums

Music Encyclopedia | Musical Instrument Encyclopedia

Myth Search | Bulfinch's Mythology | The Gods | MythWeb

NationMaster Nation Stats Comparisons | National Archives | National Geographic Publications Index |NatureServe Encyclopedia of Life

Nobel Prize |

Numbers from 1-10 in over 4,500 languages | Numismatic Org

Ology

Periodic Table | Periodic Table | Perpetual Calendar | Phrase Finder

see also "Literacy" page

Population | World Population Honeycomb Map-Built with stats from the 2004 CIA Factbook, it will certainly help you better grasp the relative population, geographic area, and density of the world's biggest countries. Each square represents a country. You control how the countries are grouped within the Honeycomb, what data is represented by the size of the square (population, size, or density) and what is represented by the color of the square. Clicking on any square will display the country's quick facts, along with a link to its Wikipedia entry.

Made in the U.S.A Clicking on any state will reveal population changes expected there. "North Dakota is the only state that is expected to decline in population." To scroll backwards through history, click on the timeline at the bottom of the graphic, or use the Previous button. Note changes in our racial profile (see the graph on the right), and population density. Just above the timeline, are audio clips about the corresponding generations, including The Lost Generation, Baby Boomers, Gen X, and more.