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[KIDS HOMEWORK] States and Countries
Premium Content*A collection of subscription databases, articles, and eBooks selected, monitored, and organized to meet the interests of our customers. *Premium content requires a Sno-Isle Libraries card for access outside of Sno-Isle Libraries.
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CultureGrams
http://www.sno-isle.org/?ID=2173
Profiles of over 200 countries, each U.S. State, and all 13 Canadian Provinces. Maps, flags, symbols, timelines, history, economy, geography, population and more.
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HelpNow
http://www.sno-isle.org/?ID=1856
Online homework help, skills building, practice tests and writing lab for all ages. GED, US Citizenship, Resume, and Microsoft Office help is also available. One-on-one tutoring is available from 1-10pm, every day, though questions can be submitted 24/7.
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Student Research Center
http://www.sno-isle.org/?ID=2998
Students can search major areas of study, such as language arts, science and social studies, by keyword or topic—results can easily be sorted by magazine, reference book or encyclopedia, plus video is available for some topics. Content is aligned with WA State Curriculum standards, check ‘Teacher Resources’ section for further details.
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Student Resources In Context
http://www.sno-isle.org/?ID=6458
Information on all core subjects from Science to Literature to History. Content is aligned to curriculum. This resource removes the risk of the open Web while delivering an authoritative multimedia selection of content — primary sources, overviews, videos, and interactives.
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World Book Online
http://www.sno-isle.org/?ID=6366
Includes World Book Online for Kids, Info Finder, Reference Center, and Early World of Learning.
 Recommended Web Sites Internet Web Sites, Search Tools, Directories
- BBC News Country Profiles
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/country_profiles/default.stm
Overviews, current events, timelines, data, and leadership information for countries as well as territories. Also provides profiles of International Organizations.
- CIA World Factbook
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/
Great starting point for research, providing current data on countries of the world.
- Rulers
http://rulers.org/
Contains lists of heads of state and heads of government of all countries and territories, ranging from about 1700 to today
- Stately Knowledge
http://www.ipl.org/div/stateknow/
All the basic facts about the 50 states and Washington D.C.
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