Biography Resource Center & The Complete Marquis Who's Who(BioRC)
Grades 6 and up
Use this Gale database to find biographies and periodical articles on over 1 million people using search criteria such as name, birth and death years and places, nationality, ethnicity, occupation or gender. This database combines more than 300,000 biographies on 200,000 people. Click here to view requirements and tips for remote access to library databases. Library subscription. Available for use within City of Milwaukee libraries and by remote access to City of Milwaukee library cardholders.

Eric Weisstein's World of Scientific Biography
Grades 6 and up
Approximately 600 short biographies, including pictures, of scientists from all disciplines. Search by name, nationality, gender, or award recipients.

AAA Math
Grades K to 8
This site contains hundreds of pages of basic math skills including measurement, consumer math (money), fractions, percents, and many more. There are many interactive practice questions and games to test your knowledge. The site is divided by topic or grade level.

Create a Graph
Grades K to 12
This Web Site allows you to create and print 4 different types of graphs using your own data--area, bar, line or pie.

Mathway
Grades K to 12
Just type in a math problem and receive the answer and an explanation of the solution.

General Sites

Kids Know It Network
Grades 4 to 8
Fun and educational games, activities, worksheets and free online classes.

Do We Really Know Dewey?
Grades 3 to 8
This is a website about the Dewey Decimal System which is used to classify library books by grouping them in 10 categories.

Planets

Views of the Solar System
Grades 4 to 12
Contains images and information about the Sun, planets, moons, asteroids, comets and meteoroids found within the solar system.

Science Fair Projects

How Stuff Works
Grades 4 to 12
This site offers educational and entertaining articles about how everyday things work.

How Things are Made
Grades 4 to 12
These detailed descriptions of how things are made can help with science projects.

Science Fair Project Resource Guide
Grades K to 12
This helpful page is from the Internet Public Library. It contains links to Web Sites that show how to do a science fair project and give some cool ideas for projects.

Inventors.Com
Grades 3 to 12
Alphabetical listings by invention or inventor. You can also access inventions by year invented as well as via general categories. Inventing 101, patent information, marketing your product will be helpful to the aspiring inventor.

State Symbols USA
Grades 3 and up
Find the animal, flower, tree, fish, flag, song, etc. for each state here.

Kidipede - History for Kids!
Grades 4 and up
History for Kids teaches human history in the most accessible way. History that is easy to read and yet still accurately reflects current ideas, debates, and information.

National Constitution Center
Grade 3 and up
Explore the Interactive Constitution, a clause-by-clause explanation of the Constitution, providing easy access to basic constitutional facts and interpretation, and searchable by key words and Supreme Court cases.

BJ Pinchbeck's Homework Helper
Grades 3 to 12
Here is an annotated list of over 700 educational Web sites and research tools relating to News and Current Events, Math, Science, Social Studies, English, History, Music and Art, Foreign Languages and Computers and the Internet. The Teacher's Corner is a treasure trove of lesson plans and an extensive Reference section linking to on-line Dictionaries, Libraries, Calculators, Encyclopedias and more.

Starfall
Grades 5K to 2
Starfall is a learn-to-read Web site. Primarily designed for first grade, it is also useful for pre-kindergarten, kindergarten and second grade. Starfall can also be used for Home Schooling.

Fact Monster
Grades 3 and up
This site features an online dictionary, encyclopedia, almanac and homework help. The Learning Network and the Information Please Almanac sponsor Fact Monster.

Country Reports
Grades 5 and up
The goal of this Web Site is to "Eradicate Conflict by Building Cultural Awareness " by supplying the user with country information from around the world. It's a great resource for business, tourists, students and teachers. Library subscription. Available for use within City of Milwaukee libraries and by remote access to City of Milwaukee library cardholders.

Great Lakes Inter-Tribal Council
Grades 4 and up
This site links to each Indian Nation in Wisconsin. It also lists information about community events.

Wisconsin Tribal Communities
Grades 4 and up
Here's a wealth of info! This Web Site, maintained by the Milwaukee Public Museum, has links to each of the Indian Nations. Learn about different customs, music, games, food, hunting, and warfare of individual tribes.

HyperHistory Online
Grades 5 to 8
Timeline of history beginning at 1000 BC through 2003 which covers the different continents and empires of the time period. People hyperlinks in art, science, and history give a few paragraphs of information. Many historical maps are included.

Wisconsin History for Kids
Grades 3 to 8
Wisconsin History for Kids is the kids' website of the Wisconsin Historical Society. Here you'll find lots of interesting facts about our state and some fun things to do.

50 States - Wisconsin
Grades 3 to 8
Links to information about Wisconsin. These include pictures, charts, state song lyrics, addresses of state officials and many links to state agencies and attractions.

Britannica Online School Edition:
PreK-12 Elementary School

Country Reports
The goal of this Web Site is to "Eradicate Conflict by Building Cultural Awareness " by supplying the user with country information from around the world. It's a great resource for business, tourists, students and teachers. Library subscription. Available for use within City of Milwaukee libraries and by remote access to City of Milwaukee library cardholders.The Spanish text can be accessed by clicking on the upper right hand link on the homepage.  

Celebrate Hispanic Heritage
Grades 5K to 8
Explore Hispanic heritage in the Americas and meet famous Latinos in history here.

Zona Latina
Grades 3 to 8
A link page to many Latin American Spanish language sites for kids including television stations, cartoons, magazines and more.