Need to find out about something
legal? Try this site first.

The younger you are, the more opportunities
you have to use the power of the
Rule of 72 and thus double your money!

WARNING: You'll spend HOURS at this site!
Instructables is a web-based documentation platform where passionate people share what they do and how they do it, and learn from and collaborate with others. The seeds of Instructables.com germinated at the MIT Media Lab as the future founders of Squid Labs built places to share their projects and help others. Read more about the history...
To create a new Instructable, comment on someone else's Instructable, or do lots of other cool things, you need to create a free account. We also have a new guided tour.

Copyrights start here! Learn
all that you need, or want , to
know about copyrights. There
is no age limit, Danny!

Need a patent? Want to know
if something is trade marked?
Find out here.

Geared for adults, you might find
it interesting. Make sure you are
well rested, not hungry, and free
from interruptions for 30 minutes.

An international society whose only
qualification for membership is a
score in the top 2% of the general
population on a standardized
intelligence test.

Access a customized course that
includes user-friendly tutorials,
practice sessions that dynamically
adapt to your ability level. There's
a vocabulary builder, and more.

All discovery channels are on this
site. Look at the left side of the
Discovery webpage and select
the one you want.

Fun, games, hot stuff, nice
stories, and live video cameras
showing Panda bears, horses,
and more....

This online dictionary is perfect.
No Pop-Ups, no sign-up, no nonsense!

If you can't find it here,
then you just can't find it!

Free, legally, to use for personal
and non-commercial purposes.
Great for school projects!

Learned everything from adding fractions
to demystifying the Pythagorean Theorem.

This site supplies pictures, articles and
maps. These integrate nicely with
school reports and class presentations.
You can use the Publications Index
to narrow their sources while
broadening their bibliography.

Don't let the simple home page fool
you. Homework Help @ the Library
is loaded with links to online databases,
encyclopedias and Web sites. Homework
help is available for Art, English, Health,
Math, Science and Social Studies. The
Creating a Bibliography topic is helpful,
as are the practice entrance exams
under Study Sites link.

It's called Babel Fish and it translates from
many languages, TO many languages. It
translates words, phrases, and websites.

Maps, of course, and information
about countries including facts
about the people, their government,
size of country, and economy!

This site is prepared by the Central
Intelligence Agency. It is in the public
domain and may be copied freely with-
out permission of the CIA, however,
no one may use their logo image(s)

Easy to use maps begin in the USA.
Thne companion system known as
Google Earth is an interactive software
application used to navigate the planet!

Each year USNews.com
ranks colleges throughout
the country. Check this year's
top choices!

This Discovery news site is based on the
news provided by the New York Times
newspaper. Be aware that the NY Times
seems to hate the USA and Americans.

Grass Valley and Nevada City
local newspaper.

Your Crescent City, CA
local newspaper.

World newspapers, magazines,
and news sites in English, sorted
by country and region.

For some reason, this History channel
is not shown on the Discovery Channel
main website.

The Learning Channel

Lots of stuff to help you plan your
trips. But, even if you can't go on
a trip, you can enjoy an virtual
visit through the Internet.

Interesting stuff in the United Kingdom!
They feature topics that are unique
to the UK and Europe.

Need to research a topic?
Great! Try this site for help.

This site helps answer frequently
asked questions about the
Smithsonian with links to
resources on subjects from
Art to Zoology.

Using 411.com you can find
information about your neighbors.
The most helpful informatin is
their names and phone numbers
in case of emergencies.

learn more about true forensics
at the National Library of Medicine's
Visible Proofs site. It will take you
through the history of forensics and
show you what is possible today.

It's open 24 hours a day
7 days a week!

James Smithson, before he died,
named the Smithsonian when he left
everything he owned to the Smithsonian
with instructions that his property be used
"...for the increase and diffusion of knowledge..."

Look up USA zip codes.

Cornell Lab of Ornithology.
Photographs of birds, sorted by area.
Bird sound files, and more!

Amazing!

Great site!!! Loads of subjects
which will keep your mind spellbound
for hours and hours on end!

Almost everything anyone could
want to know about animals!

Got the flu? Learn about the flu,
colds, cholestrol, allergies, beauty,
pregnancy, stress, and MORE!

Information about planets, submarines,
below your home, simulate an earth-
quake, build a pyramid, tour the space
station, build a roller coaster... more!

Formerly known as "Wings".

While you're at the Animal Planet
take a flight with Tilly the Eagle.

A totally incredible website. So
much to see, so much to learn,
so much to imagine!

Stanford University shows video
clips on how things are made such
as candy, cars, and airplanes. They
also show processes like forging,
casting, and injection molding.

One could easily spend a week at
this site, and still not have seen
all of it.

There are new developments in scientific
research. The NOVA scienceNOW Web site
helps you keep current with the most
important stories.

Our galaxy alone contains hundreds of
billions of stars, giving scientists a vast
cosmic frontier to search. Could alien life be
looking up at its own sky and asking, "Is there
life out there?"

Levitating magnets? Gauss rifle?
Make your own solar cell!
Oh boy... science all over the place!

Space shuttles, global links,
Space stations...and more!

Have you ever read a news story and
wondered about the science behind it?
The Why Files is part of the National
Institute for Science Education. Its
goal is to help us understand the
science of daily life.