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Current Assignment Resources:

There are no current assignments.  Teachers who wish to have assignment resources posted should send in the Assignment Alert form located on the Teacher's Resource page.

Past Assignment Resources:
American Revolution
European Countries Project
Famous African-Americans - Biographies
Famous French Men & Women  - Biographies
Inventors
Olympics
Owls
Women of the Hall - Biographies of American Women

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Countries and Cultures
Encyclopedias
English & Grammar
Environment
Geography
History
Math
Mythology
News & Current Events
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Biography
InfoTrac Biography Resource Center -http://www.haverhillpl.org/Research/databases.html
Electronic Database. Scroll down to General Research. InfoTrac Web. Use your library card number to access from home

Biography.com - http://www.biography.com
Biography channel's website, containing short authoritative biographies

Famous Hispanics - http://coloquio.com/famosos/alpha.html
Database of 217 famous Hispanics

Encyclopaedia Britannica- 300 Women Who Changed the World- http://www.britannica.com/women
Encyclopædia Britannica's list includes both contemporary women who are changing today's world and those whose contributions have endured through the ages.

National Women's Hall of Fame- http://www.greatwomen.org
The National Women's Hall of Fame is dedicated to honoring and celebrating the achievements of distinguished American women.

Countries and Cultures
Global Road Warrior- http://www.haverhillpl.org/Research/databases.html
Electronic Database. Scroll down to Travel/International Information.  Covers 175 countries and includes country facts, cultural information, demographics, and travel information.

Population Clock- http://www.census.gov/main/www/popclock.html
Up to the moment estimates for United States and World Population

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Encyclopedias
Grolier Encyclopedia- http://www.haverhillpl.org/Research/databases.html
Use your library card to access this online encyclopedia. 
 

English and Grammar
APA Style Guide- http://www.apastyle.org/
American Psychological Association Citation Style

InfoTrac Contemporary Literary Criticism Select- http://www.haverhillpl.org/Research/databases.html
Electronic Database. Scroll down to General Research. InfoTrac Web.

MLA Style Guide - http://www.mla.org/style
Modern Language Association Citation Style

Merriam-Webster Dictionary - http://www.merriam-webster.com
Online dictionary and thesaurus with word games, vocabulary builders

Environment
Sierra Club - http://www.sierraclub.org
Global and local environmental and conservation links

National Wildlife Federation - http://www.nwf.org
Environmental education site

Geography
AtoZMapsOnline- http://www.haverhillpl.org/Research/databases.html
Electronic Database. Scroll down to Travel/International Information.  Includes over 4,000 political, physical, population, climate and other thematic maps from around the world.

MapQuest - http://www.mapquest.com
Online maps, including aerial photos, and driving directions

Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection at UT - http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/index.html
Extensive online map collection

National Geographic  - http://www.nationalgeographic.com/
Magazine's website contains articles on geography, animals, travel, culture and more.

History
CAHO - Columbia American History Online - http://www.caho.columbia.edu/
Primary sources, online seminars and AP exam study questions

Civil War - http://www.civilwarhome.com
A comprehensive Civil War website

World War I - http://www.worldwar1.com
An Internet history of the Great War

Holocaust Cybrary - http://remember.org/
Online resources to remember the holocaust

Math
Ask Dr. Math - http://forum.swarthmore.edu/dr.math/drmath.high.html
A searchable online library of questions and answers about arithmetic and mathematics, including history of math and biography of mathematicians, from Drexel University

A+ Math  - http://www.aplusmath.com/
Fun drills to improve math skills: flash cards, games and calculator

Fractals Lesson - http://math.rice.edu/~lanius/frac/
Interesting site on fractals

Museums
Library Museum Passes and Websites - http://www.haverhillpl.org/Services/museums.html
General information about museum passes, specific information about each pass, and links to museum homepages