Dalton Middle School Library

Library Unit: Databases & The Internet

Maps101

Grolier Online Kids

The World Factbook

Google Images Search

Library Unit: Print and Online Publication

• How a Book is Made

Library Unit: Snapple Real Facts Buster Unit

A Library Unit for the spring.

Science: Astronomy Unit

General Information

• Amazing Space
• BBC Science Space
• Explore Astronomy from HubbleSite
• NASA Kids’ Club
• Solar System Simulator (NASA)
• StarChild
• Windows to the Universe
• Yahoo Kids Science

Individual Planets

• The Nine (no, Eight) Planets
• Dwarf Planets
• ERIS Links
• Exploring the Planets
• Mars Exploration
• Pity Poor Pluto
• Planetary Fact Sheets
• Solar System Exploration (NASA)
• Xena’s Mysterious Sparkle

The Sun and the Moon

• Basic Facts About the Sun
• Complete Sun and Moon Data For a Day
• Earth’s Moon
• Exploring the Moon (NASA)
• The Moon from Extreme Science
• Phases of the Moon
• Sun (NASA)
• Sun or Moon Rise/Set Table for One Year

Constellations, Myths and Legends

• Alphabetical Listing of Constellations (information about them and their stars)
• Constellation Mythology
• The Constellations (Table)
• Myths About the Sky, Constellations, and Stars
• Solar Folklore
• Stars: Special Features from HubbleSites

Space Exploration

• Missions to the Planets (Jet Propulsion Lab/NASA)
• Office of Space Operations

Telescope

• The Best of the Hubble Space Telescope
• The Hubble Space Telescope

States Project

• 50 States Profiles by infoplease/Pearson Publishing
• Explore the States
• Facts about the United States – Stately Knowledge
  Basic Facts about the state. Picture of flags, and links to different state facts. When you select your state, make sure to scroll to the bottom of the page.
• The 50 States
  This site has great information about geography and history, as well as places to visit within the state.
• 50 State Travel Information
  These are links to state tourism offices. A great place to find images as well as information about a state. You can find links such as “where to go?” or “What’s to know”, etc.
• Road Trip America
  A great site!!!!!!!! Seriously, check this out. As you plan your trip and decide what states to go through, check out some of this sites pre-determined routes. I am not suggesting you choose one of their routes, but the geographic detail and information about the areas is incredible. They also tell you about cool places to stop along the way that you might want to check out for your trip.
• America’s ByWays
  Find your state and see all the different scenic routes you could explore. A great place to find pictures and to find different side visits to take as you plan your trip.
• The History Place
  These are historic sites to visit in different states. Just note that not every state is listed.
• Roadside America
  The site is great! Off beat roadside attractions that you can visit on your road trip. For instance, maybe you want to see the world’s largest ball of twine, or visit the astronauts hall of fame. Then of course, what trip to Texas is complete without a visit to Glenn Goode’s Big People.
• Postcards from America
  Postcards from every state. A wonderful resource for pictures when you are putting together your scrapbook.
• State & County QuickFacts put together by the authoritative U.S. Census Bureau.