Southeast Elementary School

Reference Tools

You should use this page when you need to do some research or if you want to research something. There are many different resources here for you to use. If something isn't work or you know of a resource you would like to add, please email Mr. Hendricks.

What happens if the web site asks for my library card number?

Almanacs • Atlases & Maps • Dictionaries • Encyclopedias • General Reference
ICONN • Multimedia Search • Search Engines • Thesauri

Search Engines

netTrekker Search School Use Only (Won't Work at Home)

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Almanacs

Baseball Almanac	Old Farmer's Almanac
Fact Monster Almanac	World Almanac for Kids
Farmers Almanac

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Atlases & Maps

Altapedia Online	National Atlas of the USA
Blank Maps at About.com	National Geographic's Map Machine
Blank Maps at EduPlace.com	National Geographic's Xpeditions Atlas
CIA's World Fact Book	Quick Maps
Merriam-Webster Atlas	World Atlas at About.com
	WorldAtlas.com

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Dictionaries

Search Word Central Dictionary:
American Heritage Dictionary	Math Glossary
Cambridge Dictionary	Merriam-Webster Word Central
Dictionary.com	Picture Dictionary for Children
Encarta Talking Dictionary	WordReference.com English Translations
Fact Monster Dictionary	YourDictionary.com
Lycos' Rhyming Dictionary

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Encyclopedias

Search Fact Monster's Columbia Encyclopedia
Britannica Concise at Yahooligans	Fact Monster Encyclopedia
Columbia Encyclopedia	Instrument Encyclopedia
EdVentures Term Browser (Science & Math)	Smithsonian Encyclopedia
Encarta	TechEncyclopedia
Encyclopedia.com	ZooBooks: Animal Encyclopedia

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General Reference Resouces

Acronym Finder	Kid Magazines
iCONN Digital Library	Online Newspapers
InfoTrac for Kids	Reference Hotlist
Internet Public Library	Virtual Reference Desk
Kid Info

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iCONN Connecticut's Digital Library

iCONN Digital Library	InfoTrac for Kids
iCONN Newsstand	InfoTrac Junior Edition

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Multimedia Searches (Pictures and Sounds)

Ditto	Lycos Multimedia Search
Google Image Search

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Thesauri

Roget's II Thesaurus

Thesaurus.com

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