Online Research by Subject
Find websites, magazines, newspapers, electronic books and more.
Fast Facts and Homework Help
- Databases
- ConsumerReports.org
- Ratings, reviews, and buying advice for consumer products. Contains articles from the printed magazine as well as online only features.
FAQ - Funk & Wagnall's New World Encyclopedia
- Online encyclopedia covering over 25,000 topics.
FAQ Provided by Pioneer - MAS Ultra - School Edition
- Magazine articles and reference books for High School students.
FAQ Provided by Pioneer - Middle Search Plus
- Magazine articles and reference books for Middle School students.
FAQ Provided by Pioneer - Searchasaurus
- Dictionaries, encyclopedias, and other information for elementary school students.
FAQ Provided by Pioneer - TOPICsearch
- Articles on current events for elementary, middle and high school students.
FAQ Provided by Pioneer - Websites
- Acronym Finder
- Lookup the definitions of acronyms.
- American FactFinder
- Population, housing, economic and geographic data about U.S. states and communities from the U.S. Census Bureau.
- Area Code Lookup
- Lookup area codes by area code number or by state.
- Babel Fish Translation
- Translate words, phrases, or entire Web pages to and from English and other world languages.
- Conversion Calculators
- Convert to and from English, Metric, and other common measurements.
- Cost of Living Calculator
- Compare the cost of living in U.S. cities.
- DEX
- Online business and residential telephone listings.
- Dictionary.com
- Online dictionary.
- Distance Calculator
- Find the distance between any two locations on earth.
- Financial Calculators
- An assortment of financial calculators including calculators for mortgages, investments, loans, retirement and more.
- Guinness World Records
- Search for world records in this companion site to the book.
- MapQuest
- View maps and driving directions for areas in the United States and Canada.
- Measure 4 Measure
- Links to conversion calculators on the Internet including calculators for science and math, health, finance and more.
- Perpetual Calendar
- View calendars from any year, past or future.
- Switchboard
- Online business and residential telephone listings including reverse telephone number lookups.
- Thesaurus.com
- Online thesaurus.
- US Latitude and Longitude
- Look up the latitude and longitude of cities, towns, and geographic features in the United States.
- Weather.com
- Current weather conditions and forecasts for the United States and the World.
- ZIP Code Lookup
- Lookup zip codes in the United States.
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