Infoplease
Kid's InfoPlease
Britannica On-Line
Grolier
World Book online
Macquarie Net- database
WWW.1000DICTIONARIES.COM: scroll down past all the ads to find the index
Quotations for Creative Thinking and Living - not a dictionary nor an encyclopedia but interesting reference material
CIA - World Factbook - yes, that CIA. Site contains up-to-date facts on most countries in the world. Well worth a visit.

A Maths Dictionary for Kids - Australian teacher, Jenny Eather, wrote this animated, interactive dictionary for students which explains over 400 common mathematical terms in simple language.

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Not exactly Dictionaries OR Encyclopedias but sites with links to almost everything...

Maps of the World (Map Zone)
A clean, simple interface makes this one a winner. Find maps using the interactive world map, go directly to one of the 7 Regional maps, or use the alphabetic index of countries. Portions of the site are based on the CIA World Fact Book. Once you zero in on a map, you will also be given the official name, Capital, area, water, land, location, geographic coordinate, comparative info, land boundaries, border countries, coastline, terrain, and elevation extremes in a basic table format.

NEWSHOUR EXTRA
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/extra/teachers/
Teaching resources, lesson plans and stories written for students about news items and reports from around the world.

MULTIMAP.COM - ONLINE MAPS TO EVERYWHERE
Can't find a certain place? Want to give someone directions to your school? your town? your own place? This free resource will locate just about anything anywhere. Just type in your country, street, suburb or town, state and postcode and hit "find". The resulting map can be enlarged by simply clicking on it and zooming in. You can even add the address number to highlight the exact position or just the town and zoom in. Wonderful ... and a bit spooky eh?

MAPS THAT TEACH
Here's a geography site that contains many online and downloadable maps and games that can be used in the classroom. Free interactive maps to learn continents, countries, states, capitals, borders, physical features and cultural monuments.

Whilst we're busy finding ourselves on a map, here's a great source for maps including maps to color
The URL: http://www.theodora.com/maps

World Atlas site. There are several maps, photos and collections of information such as bodies of water and flags. You'll find a lot of useful geography tools here for use in your classroom.
The URL:  http://www.worldatlas.com

FLAGITUP provides national flags from all the major countries in the world and lots of information on each particular country. Users can learn about the countries of the world and even take up the challenge of the free Flagitup quiz!

Newspapers around the world
Ever try approaching current events from a different (than yours) point of view? Check out what newspapers from all over the world have to say!
The URL: http://www.onlinenewspapers.com/

Beyond ....The Black Stump Simply a HUGE list of links to almost everything you'll ever want to find!
How Stuff Works How Stuff Works is a great place to come to learn about how things work in the world around you. Have you ever wondered how the engine in your car works, or what gears do, or what makes the inside of your refrigerator cold? Then How Stuff Works is the place for you! A new article gets added every week, so visit often and sign up for the HSW Newsletter to get the latest news.
United Nations Cyber School Bus Ride the CyberSchoolBus for a global experience. Data available on every member country of the United Nations Organisation

KidsClick!
Lists about 5,000 web sites in variuos categories - compiled by US Librarians. Very easy to use. An excellent source for students to use in gathering information.

ANSWERS.COM - There is a special teachers section in Answers.com. In addition to facts, explanations and definitions, they offer free posters on the right sidebar.
From lesson planning to student research, plagiarism issues to classroom website features, you'll find various ways to make Answers.com a springboard for further investigation of any topic being covered in your classroom.
The URL: http://www.teachers.answers.com

Cybersleuth-Kids
A comprehensive educational search engine, directory and homework helper for the K-12 student. Search from thousands of carefully selected subject specific internet sites. It is a virtual library and reference tool that provides easy access to safe sites.

The Encyclopedia of Days is a work in progress that includes descriptions of holidays from all over the world. Most of these holidays are grouped alphabetically by country, religion, or topic. Religous entries include Christianity, Judaism, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism. There are calendar related topics like epact and dominical letter. I am constantly making additions. Some holidays with more complete descriptions include Christmas, April Fools' Day, May Day. Halloween, Valentine's Day, Friday the Thirteenth, and many more. You can browse through these entries by selecting a letter from the bottom of the home page, or you can use the search tool to find what you're looking for.

Nation Master   http://www.nationmaster.com/

The Nation Master is an excellent resource for finding out any number of current details about just about any country in the world. For easy reference, the main Web page features the most frequently requested stats, such as televisions and military expenditures per capita. Nation Master also allows visitors the option of creating their own graphs in order to effectively compare different nations. The site also has links to national profiles. Additionally, the site has a search engine, and a place where visitors can read short facts on the different countries.
Apart from being interesting to browse through, the site will be helpful for students looking for basic statistics on the world's different countries.

Grade Level: Elementary, Middle School, High School, College, Adult/Professional

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