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Writing Lab) at Purdue University provides current updates to APA
(American Psychological Association) and MLA Style (Modern
Language Association) with detailed examples.
Citation
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Google:
uses text-matching techniques to find pages that are both important and
relevant to your search. Use the Directory: start with "Kids and Teens"
to find sites you can read easily. KidsClick! sites selected and evaluated by librarians, shows reading level. Ask for Kids lets you ask a question the way you'd ask it in the real world. Clusty "combines results from several different search engines, then organizes them into hierarchical clusters." WWW Virtual Library - valuable web sites arranged by topic. Some particularly good collections are highlighted in the Subject Area resources below. |
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engine guide - How to choose the best search engine for your
needs Searching the World Wide Web from the Online Writing Lab Oregon School Library Information System has guidelines for searching the world wide web and evaluating sources. |
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| Encyclopedias
from Kids Click - Five different
encyclopedias/almanacs
geared for students. DeskRef Quick Reference Links - "best sources for quick answers." Information Please - a ready-reference source with keyword searches to brief entries taken from commercial almanacs, a dictionary, and an encyclopedia |
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| Merriam-Webster
Online Dictionary/Thesaurus - Check spelling, meanings, expand your
vocabulary with the "Word of the Day" or try your hand at some word
games. Dictionary.com includes foreign language dictionaries, a thesaurus, and answers questions about language and usage. Library of Congress includes American Memory Collection, current legislation. |
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| Biographies -
see also National History Day for primary
sources, and biographies in Science, Black History Month and other Subject
Areas. Multnomah County Library Homework Center - Biographies: a well-chosen list of of general and subject-specific biography resources. Biographies from InfoPlease encyclopedia. |
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Google
News - continuously updated from 4500 national and international
sources. Newspapers - USA and Worldwide This site has links to newspapers in most of the countries of the world. The Daily Yomiuri Japan Times Online |
Newshour Extra Student Resources (PBS) |
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Art
Comprehensive
sites:
Art
History Resources on the Web
Timeline
of Art History (Metropolitan Museum of Art)
Famous
Artworks Exhibition (Themes Index and Artists' Index from WebMuseum, Paris)
Interactive
sites:
A.
Pintura: Art Detective An interactive art detective adventure
Art
Safari from the Museum of Modern Art
Inside
Art an adventure in art history.
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AVID
AVID
Online
Careers
Job Aptitude Tests and Assessments - Beyond the Office Door.
Occupational
Outlook Handbook "describes
what
workers do on the job, working conditions, the training and education
needed,
earnings, and expected job prospects in a wide range of occupations."
Virginia Career VIEW
Center for Healthcare Careers - a directory of educational programs in Pennsylvania.
Health diagnosing and treating, health technicians under Professional and Related Occupations from the Occupational Outlook Handbook.
Health Care Career & Jobs
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Black
History Month
The
Encyclopedia Britannica Guide to Black History Click on one of five
Eras in Black History to find important people as well as information
on
Arts and Education; Civil Rights and Politics; Athletes and
Entertainers;
Musicians and Singers; Authors and Scholars; and Colleges and
Universities.
From Slavery to Civil Rights: A Timeline of African-American History including links "for teachers."
The History Makers: African American History Archive
Africans in America from PBS.
Black
History This site celebrates Black History by offering viewers
short
biographies of famous African Americans. The list includes Duke
Ellington,
Harriet Tubman, Jesse Owens, and Oprah Winfrey.
Black
History Month Information Please has put together featured
articles,
biographies, reference links, terminology, statistics, a timeline, and
a reading list on Black history.
Underground Railroad from National Geographic.
Martin
Luther King, Jr. and Black History Month from Louisiana State
University.
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Foreign
Languages
iLoveLanguages-
your guide to languages on the web.
FreeTranslation.com
Mezzofanti: a
variety of translation resources.
| PE Central Medline Plus - All Health Topics Ask NOAH New York Online Access to Health NIAID National Institute of Allergies and Infectious Diseases Index of Rare Diseases National Organization for Rare Disorders March of Dimes birth defects Your Genes, Your Health Genetic and Rare Conditions from U of Kansas Medical Center Evaluation Rubric - This is the rubric Brian McGee used to evaluate web sites for Health Resources. Hotlist for Health |
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Humanities
EDSITEment
- the "best of the humanities on the web."
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Literary Resources on the Net |
| Perspectives in American Literature - a research and reference guide | |
| BookAdventure - help me find a book. | |
| Recommended Literature K-12 - CA Dep't of Education | |
| Author Bios at YA Books Central |
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| Math Counts - the national math coaching and competition program for 7th and 8th grade students. |
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| Galileo Educational Network Association: Math Puzzles | |
| Cool Math - an "amusement park of math." | |
| NIST Metric Information and Conversions | |
| Metric System - looks like a science lab but scroll down to see more links to other resources | |
| A History of Measurement and Metrics |
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Music
Lark
in the Morning - has a section for viewing instruments from various
countries.
Motherland
Music - pictures of African musical instruments and descriptions of
the sounds they make.
Instrument
Encyclopedia - search or browse a database of instruments from a
wide
variety of different cultures, performance contexts, and structural
materials.
Chinese
musical instruments
An Educational Guide to Musical Instruments - Distance Education.org
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Astronomy | Environmental Issues | Glencoe Science state=CA |
Endangered Species |
| Inventions | Catastrophic Events | Earth Science | Microscopes | Biographies |
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Astronomy |
Inventions
Inspiring Invention - links from MIT.
Invention Process Flowchart -
from the NASA SCIence Files.
Invention at Play - from the Lemelson Center.
Ideas by Creativity Pool
How
Stuff Works - interesting site with search capabilities to find out
how a variety of things work.
The History of Famous Inventors and Famous Inventions - from about.com.
Famous Inventions Timeline
Famous Inventors and Inventions - by kids for kids.
Museum of Ancient Inventions - Smith College History of Science.
Earth Science
Kidinfo
Aquatic Life - a huge list of links to aquatic life, zoos,
aquariums, encyclopedias, photographs - searchable.
Ocean Link - a Marine Science
Information Site with lots of links to ocean information.
Secrets of the Ocean Realm -
a PBS site dedicated to ocean life and ecology.
Earth
Systems from Classrooms of the Future.
Virtual Geology -
interactive Web-based programs.
Catastrophic Events
NGDC Geologic Hazards (from
NOAA) Photos
and Databases
EarthComm Home
World Disasters News Map
Avalanches
Colorado Avalanche
Information Center includes
US.
and World Avalanche Statistics.
Avalanche.org- current season accident statistics
Earthquakes
USGS Earthquake Hazards
Program - For Kids Only
USGS Earthquake Hazards - Significant
Earthquake Database
Japanese Meteorological Agency Earthquake Information
Earthquake Research Institute - University of Tokyo
The
Virtual
Earthquake experience lets you locate an epicenter and determine
magnitude.
Fires
National Fire News
National Fire Maps
Wildland Fire Assessment System
Floods
Hurricanes
The 1900 Storm Galveston
Island, Texas
Tornadoes
Tornado Project Online
Tsunamis
NGDC
Tsunami Database see also the International Tsunami Information Center
Volcanoes
Deadly Shadow
of Vesuvius (NOVA Online)
Volcanoes
- interactive WebQuest field trip with nine tasks for students. View
volcanos in action (link to live cam on Mt. Fuji).
Kilauea Web
Quest
Environmental
Issues
Environmental
Issues Directory - listing by topics of current information from
about.com
Sierra
Club - non-profit organization devoted to environmental issues.
World
Biomes
Endangered Species
Endangered Species
from WWF (formerly known as the World Wildlife Fund)
Animal Info - on endangered mammals
Species Under Threat from the World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UK)
Endangered Species on EE-Link (North American Association for Environmental Education)
IUCN (World Conservation Union) Red List (2004): General Information
Summary Statistics for Globally Threatened Species - not by individual species.
Endangered Animals - American Museum of Natural History
African Wildlife Foundation: Wildlives
Scientist
Biographies
Scientists:
Biographical Information from Yahooligans.
Links to Women
in Science
20th
Century Scientists
Scientist
Biographies from about.com
4000
Years of Women in Science
The
Scientists
The
Faces of Science - "profiled here are African American men and
women
who have contributed to the advancement of science and engineering."
Great
Chemists who aren't dead white guys - "Not all great chemists are
ancient,
gray-haired dead white guys. Some are still very much alive, are women
and are minorities. They have all contributed a great deal to our
understanding
of modern chemistry."
Notable
Women Scientists
The
History of Mathematics, Science, and Technology: A Culturally Affirming
View
Lemelson Center for the Study
of Inventions and Innovations at the Smithsonian
A
Science Odyssey: People and Discoveries of the 20th Century
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Resources: Around the World - a Yahooligans website that lets you pick your country - pictures, facts, videos Atlapedia - contains full color physical and political maps as well as key facts and statistics on countries of the world. (May have limited access certain times of the day.) Background Notes on countries from the U.S. State Department. CIA World Factbook - get important information on any country in the world Country Studies - reports on more than 70 countries from the Federal Research Division. |
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Russian Revolution
Russia: 1860-1945 (SchoolNet UK)
The Russian Revolution and Russian Revolution in Dates
Internet Modern History Sourcebook: Russian Revolution (Fordham University)
Russian Revolution from Wikipedia
The Revolution of 1917 (Professor Gerhard Rempel, Western New England College)
Russian Revolution (about.com)
October 1917 : A lost opportunity for socialism? "A libertarian communist perspective on the Russian revolution of 1917. Includes many original anarchists texts not available elsewhere."
Leon Trotsky's The History of the Russian Revolution
Russian Revolution Resources (The History Guide)
Russian Revolution (Casahistoria)
Russian Revolution of 1917: Causes
United
States:
USA.gov Official government portal
House of Representatives official site.
Senate official site.
THOMAS: Legislative info from the Library of Congress.
Executive Branch (White House) official site.
Supreme Court official site.
U.S. Government from Information Please almanac.
Supreme Court from Information Please almanac.
State
and County Quick Facts - from the U.S. Census Bureau
IPL
Stately Knowledge - includes charts comparing size and population,
quick facts, and links to information about individual states and
Washington,
D.C.
Explore
the States - from the Library of Congress.
Hawaii
Alternative
Hawaii - "Your Guide to the Path Less Traveled" - Hawaii Ecotourism
site
Search
Hawaii - find websites on Hawaii.
Hawaii - the islands of Aloha - "official online guide" includes weather
reports.
Hawaiian
Culture - About.com site listing other links concerning Hawaiian
culture.
Holidays
Diversity
Calendar world holidays
separated
by month, designated national, religious, ethnic.
Hanukkah
Learn about the traditions of this Jewish holiday. Click on Activities
for songs to commemorate this historic event.
Ramadan
on the Net This colorful site tells how Islam began and how
Muhammad
received the Quran (Koran). Read about the fast of Ramadan, the Night
of
Power, and the Five Pillars of the Muslim Faith.
Christmas
Stories and Poems This treasury includes The Gift of the Magi,
'Twas
the Night Before Christmas in English and Spanish, An Elf Named
Freddie,
and One Cool Yule.
Christmas Around the World Scavenger Hunts
Chinese
New Year
Everything
Kwanzaa
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Immigration
Immigration
from the American Memory collection at the Library of Congress.
Immigration,
Ellis Island - collection of stereoscopic photographs from Ellis
Island
from the early 1900s. From the California Museum of Photography.
The
Peopling of America - Timeline and information from the official
Ellis
Island museum site.
Ethnic
America - from Digital History - includes primary sources,
information
about early immigrant groups.
Unpacking
on the Prairie: Jewish women in the upper Midwest (1880)
Ancestors
in the Americas - PBS television describes early Asian immigration.
Immigration
Timeline - from PBS series "The City (La Ciudad)" - see also the Glossary.
Immigration
sites from KidsClick.
Irish
Immigration - from the American Memory Collection
The
Irish Famine, 1845-50
The
Dust Bowl
The
Migrant Experience - from the American
Memory
Collection
The
Dust Bowl
What
Is Drought?
American
Experience: Surviving the Dust Bowl (PBS)
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National
History Day Contest
Research
Road Map
Primary
Sources:
American
Memory Collection from the Library of Congress
Making
of America is a digital library of primary sources in American
social
history from the antebellum period through reconstruction.
EyeWitness to
History through the eyes of those who lived it.
National History Day Research from the
National
Archives and Record Administration's Digital Classroom.
Online resources from the Smithsonian
Institution
National
History Day Research Links
World
War II
WORLD
WAR II PLUS 55 - "Daily events from around the globe as they
happened
55 years ago."
A
World War II Diary in the Pacific - Events as written by a sailor
on
the USS Essex during WW II.
What
Did You Do in the War, Grandma? A Timeline of WWII (1939-1945)
World
War II Article Archive
Holocaust
Holocaust
Studies at Aish HaTorah
The
Holocaust Memorial Center
Holocaust
Learning Center at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum
The
Holocaust: An Historical Overview
Genocidal
Acts During the Twentieth Century
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Ancient
History
Dig: online archaeological magazine with links to recommended ancient history sites. Start here!
Kidipede:Introductory material designed for children about the history and culture of Europe, Asia, and Africa before 1500.
Exploring Ancient World Cultures from the Oriental Institute at the University of Chicago.
Ancient and Classical Cultures from Multnomah County Homework Center.
China
Daily
Life in Ancient China
Searching
for China - a WebQuest
Egypt
Odyssey Egypt from Emory University
Ancient Egypt for Kids from Mrs. Donn
Greece
Ancient
Greece
Ancient Greek Mathematics and Mathematicians from the School of Mathematics and Statistics, University of St. Andrews, Scotland.
Greek History for Kids from Kidipede.
Ancient
Greek Civilizations
Odyssey Greece from Emory University
Greek
Mythology
Mr. Dowling's Electronic
Passport to Ancient
Greece
MythWeb
- This site is devoted to the heroes, gods, and monsters of Greek
Mythology
India
India Past and Present from Mrs. Donn
Ancient India from History for Kids.
Internet Indian History Sourcebook from Fordham University.
Japan
Japan Past and Present from Mrs. Donn
Japan
Source from
ASIJ
Mesopotamia
Mesopotamia from the British Museum
Ancient Mespotamia, Babylon, Sumer from Mrs. Donn
Ancient Mesopotamia by History Link 101
Ancient Mesopotamia Teacher Resource Center
Mespotamian Inventions Patented News
Odyssey Near East from Emory University
Create your own Sumerian City State (WebQuest)
Rome
Ancient
Rome
Odyssey Rome from Emory University
Roman
Gods and Goddesses
Online
Encyclopedia of Roman Emperors
Gods
and Goddesses of Rome
On
Roman Numerals - explanations and conversions.
Indo-Europeans
Languages:
Proto Indo-Europeans
The
Earth and Its Peoples Chapter Two: The First River-Valley
Civilizations
Central
Asian Nomads Unite!
Maps
Indo-European
Migrations
World
Biomes
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Middle Ages
Middle Ages from Annenberg CPB; also look at Resource Links for other sites.
Middle Ages is an individual's web site.
Castle Learning Center from castles-of-britain.com
Enter The Middle Ages from Minnesota State University
includes links to recommended sites.
The ORB: Online Reference Book for the Medieval Studies.
Specific
Countries and Regions:
Africa
Issues in Africa - for Mr. DeWalt's classes
Adventure
in Kenya - information on the parks and reserves in Kenya
Africa
Online - news, travel, arts and culture, weather, etc.
Africa extensive site from PBS.
East
Africa Safari
The
Life of Mountain Gorillas from the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund, an
environmental
organization dedicated primarily to preserving gorilla and gorilla
habitat.
African
Studies Home Page - from the University of Pennsylvania; searchable
by African country name.
K-12
Electronic Guide for African Resources on the Internet also from U
Penn.
Japan
Kids Web Japan
Japan National Tourist Organization
Japan
Source from
ASIJ
YES!TOKYO
Tokyo Convention and Visitors' Bureau
Tokyo
National Museum
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