Middle School Resource: InfoPlease
InfoPlease
InfoPlease is the world’s largest free reference site. Visitors can tap into various topical menus. Each menu is supported by a selection of features, encyclopedia articles and related links. The site’s atlas serves up easy-to-read country maps showing major cities and political boundaries. Specialized almanacs include a Daily Almanac and Facts Behind the News. Use the Year-by-Year Chronology to locate statistics, events, biographies, obituaries and more for each year of the past century.
Related NY State Academic Standards: WST.9-10.6, WST.11-12.6, MST2.E.IS.2.2 and more!
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