Play astronomy games for all levels of learners at NASA Kids Club.

Learn about 300 women who changed the world—review their accomplishments, locate their birthplaces, and discover the eras in which they lived. 

Biography.com is particularly strong with conteporary figures - people who are famous right now - especially entertainers.

Excellent Biographical information about figures in Visual Arts, Performing Arts, Music, LIteracture, Film/Television and more!

InfoPlease is an all-in-one almanac, dictionary, atlas and biography reference and contains information about people, places, things and events in our world.

This site is designed especially for kids! It offers all the traditional resources; dictionary & thesaurus, but adds "Rhyming" and "Build Your Own Dictionary" where kids can interact and play with words.

This is the online version of the Old Farmer's Almanac, "North America's oldest continuously published periodical" lists interesting information about the weather, sunrise and sunset times, phases of the moon, gardening information, seasonal recipes and crafts, and many other items. Can you find out what the weather was like on the day you were born?

Words and pictures go together and are available in multiple languages like French, German, Italian and Spanish. This site also has activities like flashcards, word scrambles and Online Typing Lessons.

WorldTime is an interactive online atlas that you can zoom in and out. It also has an alphabetical list of countries around the world, provides you with the sunrise and set times and has a database of public holidays from other countries.