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WEB
REFERENCE SITES
Desperate to
find useful information in a hurry? Then you've come to the right place.
This section of the RGHS Library Website is dedicated to supplying you
with a variety of useful websites for a number of things. From
dictionaries, to reference information, to the college search, it's all
here. So get looking!
Quia - Check out the page created by Mrs.Dodson at quia.com.
COLLEGE INFORMATION
FOREIGN LANGUAGES
HOMEWORK HELP
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Quiz Hub
- A useful source for things such as Multiplication
Facts, US Maps, Chemical Elements, and a News Link for a
discussion of current events. Plus it has links to
places to study foreign languages, science, social
studies, and mathematics.
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Infoplease - Browse this homework center for help on
any subject.
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Math Help - For those of us who need a little push
in Math, this is a perfect site to improve your skills.
JUST
FOR KIDS
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Great Websites for Kids - The American Library
Association's list of useful websites for children.
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Odyssey Online - An online journey through ancient
Egypt.
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Book Hive - An online guide to children's literature
and books.
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Book Pals - A resource for children to hear stories
read aloud online and over the telephone.
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Junk, stuff, and thingies - A website that boasts
its "silliness", and offers entertainment from games to
riddles, to coloring pages.
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Kids Reads - Website that offers newsletters and
book clubs for children.
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Story Place - A childrens' digital library.
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Reading Planet - If kids want to find a book to read
this summer, this colorful Web site will really
encourage them to search and find one.
JUST
FOR TEENS
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Teen Site - Online site just for teens. Includes
links to online magazines, lists of books
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Guys Read - Getting boys to read books in the
summer-or anytime- can be a real challenge. This totally
guy-friendly site includes wonderful book selections,
and requires a Java-enabled browser.
ONLINE DICTIONARY
RESEARCH
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Reference Desk
- A free and family-friendly site that indexes and
reviews quality, credible, and current reference
resources.
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Find it Virginia
- A website linked to all the libraries in Virginia.
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Fact Monster
- An online almanac, dictionary, encyclopedia, and
homework help.
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Citations
- Website that demonstrates how to cite books and
translations
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Find Articles
- A website that boasts having 10,000,000 articles not
found on other websites.
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Citation Machine
- A quick and easy citation website. Just put the book's
information in the specified places and *POOF* out pops
a perfect citation.
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Virtual Online Library
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Wikipedia - A free online encyclopedia. Claims to be
the only encyclopedia that anyone can edit.
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Brain Boost - An academic search engine
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National Geographic Magazine Online - All the
interesting information from the magazine, plus more!
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Reading Rockets - This nifty database lists all the
titles recommended by Reading Rockets, a nonprofit
literacy project.
SOL
HELP
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Jefferson Lab - This site hosts many different SOL
practice tests for Science, Math and Technology.
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SOL - A site that lists tips for students and
parents about SOLs, and it has sample tests items and
blueprints.
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Virginia SOL - Virginia Standards of Learning has
practice tests for all grades and homework help.
SEARCH ENGINES
ROCKY GAP HIGH SCHOOL
176 Eagles Road
P.O. Box 9 Rocky Gap, VA 24366
Phone: (276) 928-1100 Fax: (276) 928-1988
Principal: Joe Makolandra
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