General Education Information

This site explains how something works.  Depending on the topic there may be animations, graphics and/or text.  Be careful, as some of the information may not be great for a classroom.

The Library of Congress has information on many different topics.  They have documents, music and images taken from originals and reproduced digitally.  They have a teacher space as well as a space for students and families.

This site has an online dictionary, thesaurus, almanac and encyclopedia.  The main page also has a today in history with facts about events or birthdays on this date in time.

Merriam-Webster Dictionary and Thesaurus online.  They have a word of the day and different word games.

Encyclopedia Britannica online.  They have the encyclopedia, and atlas, the year in review and timelines.  Some of the site is free while other aspects are part of the pay side.

This is a site of quotations.  There are motivational quotes, quotes of the day, searches by author and subject and a word of the day.