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www.dicitionary.com – Dictionary.com is just what it sounds like, an simple, straightforward, easy to use online dictionary. The site also happens to have a great thesaurus feature, so if you ever find yourself wishing you could think of 48 synonyms for happy, try looking here.

Wikipedia – Everyone knows about the Wikipedia by now. It’s the free, online encyclopedia created by people around the world. It’s a great place for quick answers to almost any question you can come up with; but be warned, many teachers still won’t accept it as source material for research, so double check before you count it as one of your references.

Encyclopedia Britannica – Just in case you need an encyclopedia reference and your teacher won’t accept anything from Wikipedia, you can use this online version of one of the oldest encyclopedias around to help complete your research project.

National Geographic – Homework? No Problem. Just search One-Stop Research for National Geographic’s best photos, facts, maps, and more—and be done by bedtime. Get homework help, study break games and more!

InfoPlease Information Please has been providing authoritative answers to all kinds of factual questions since 1938—first as a popular radio quiz show, then starting in 1947 as an annual almanac, and since 1998 on the Internet. Many things have changed since 1938, but not our dedication to providing reliable information, in a way that engages and entertains.

www.students.gov – Never ask again what your government has done for you lately. This website acts as a portal to every government website that can possibly help you from now until you graduate from college. It has links to every kind of site imaginable from where to look for online educations to how to complete your taxes to every possible government site that can help you with any area of research. Organized and easy to navigate, it should be the first place you look when you have no idea where to start.

TheMint- This website will teach you everything you need to know to develop sound money management techniques. Find out how banks work, what kind of spender you are, how to create a budget and stick to it, and everything else you need to lay a successful financial foundation for the rest of your life.

www.military.com – If you are interested in learning more about any of the branches of the U.S. Military, this site can help you learn more about careers, find friends who are currently serving through Buddy Finder, and use School Finder to locate and learn about military-friendly schools.