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AFRICA
Africa: The Art of a Continent
An excellent site produced by the Guggenheim Museum.
National Museum of African Art
Smithsonian Natural History Web: African Voices
AGRICULTURE
Agriculture Network Information Center
Portal site providing access to 'agriculture-related information, subject area experts and other resources.' It was established by the National Agricultural Library, land-grant universities and others.
United States Department of Agriculture page with information on issues dealing with agriculture, food and nutrition.
United States Department of Agriculture Forest Service page with information on nature and resource management, and an area on news and issues relating to national forests.
AMERICAN PRESIDENTS
American Presidents: Life Portraits
This website, created as a companion to the CSPAN's 20th Anniversary television series, provides an in-depth look at each of the presidents, their lives, families and administrations.
C-SPAN's Presidential Libraries
A first-person view of the modern presidency from the men who held the office and those who served around them.
Presidents of the United States
Biographies of all the presidents from the Internet Public Library with links to related information.
ANTARCTICA
British Antarctic Survey (BAS) is one of the world's leading environmental research centres and is responsible for the UK's national scientific activities in Antarctica.
CIA - The World Factbook -- Antarctica
All you want to know about Antarctica on a site maintained by the University of Canterbury in New Zealand.
ANTHROPOLOGY AND ARCHEOLOGY
Defines what is anthropology, includes tutorials and web links.
A study of northern peoples, their history and environment: a program of the National Museum of Natural History of the Smithsonian Institution.
Connecticut Archaeology Center
From the University of Connecticut.
Web Exhibits @ University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology
Very good site on ancient and modern world cultures; among others it includes exhibits on life in ancient Greece and a look at ancient Egypt.
Why Do Civilizations Collapse?
Interesting site from the Annenberg/CPB Exhibits that explores the question of why civilizations fall using examples from ancient cultures.
WWW Virtual Library: Archeology
ArchNet from the Arizona State University.
ARCHITECTURE
Digital Archive of American Architecture
This site from Boston College has an extensive archive of digitized images of American architecture from the 17th to the 20th centuries.
Digital Archive of European Architecture
A digital archive of architecture from prehistoric to modern times coming from Boston College.
The life and work of Frank Lloyd Wright on a site produced by PBS. It includes a building locator that lets you find examples of his work by state, by type or by name.
ART
Art History Resources on the Web
Mega site of web links on art history resources maintained by a professor of art history at Sweet Briar College.
Art cyclopedia: The Fine Art Search Engine
Megasite with search engine for huge database; it also allows browsing under various category headings.
A web page about Leonardo da Vinci from the Museum of Science, Boston. It has a section on his inventions and one on his use of perspective to create realism in his paintings. It includes classroom activities and links to additional resources.
Museums
National Gallery of Art - The Collection
Smithsonian American Art Museum
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Picasso - Museo Picasso Virtual
Site from Texas A & M University gives very detailed information on the life of Picasso with examples of his work.
ASIA
Asia Society -- Education and Learning
Resource for Asian and Asian-American studies.
A guide to Chinese art, history, literature and philosophy.
Embassy of the People's Republic of China in the United States of America
Information about China from the Chinese Embassy.
Very complete site with information on many aspects of Japan including a virtual museum of Japanese art.
ASTRONOMY
Kopernik Space Education Program
This site which includes a page of astronomy links is from the Kopernik Space Education Center in Vestal, New York: a space science lab designed for teachers, students and their families. The links page has a section of teacher links, some with lesson plans.
Space Science Hotlist from the Franklin Institute
The Franklin Institute site has a mega list of links including one of teacher resources.
Space Telescope Science Institute
The latest news and pictures from the Hubble Telescope plus lots more.
Students for the Exploration and Development of Space
Very complete astronomy site hosted by the University of Arizona.
AUSTRALIA
Large collection of Aboriginal art on the site of an Aboriginal art gallery in Darwin, Australia.
Government - Commonwealth of Australia
The Australian government's official site.
Complete guide to Australia from Charles Sturt University.
BIOGRAPHY
Anne Arundel County Public Library Biography Databases: Biography in Context
Biographical information on people throughout history as well as the present. Formerly Biography Resource Center.
Atomic Scientists
Center for History of Physics Home Page
Eric Weisstein's World of Biography
Evidence for Atoms - CHF Chemistry WebQuest #2
Picture Sites
Scientist Portraits from the Schoenberg Center for Electronic Test & Images
American Presidents: Life Portraits
This website, created as a companion to the CSPAN's 20th Anniversary television series, provides an in-depth look at each of the presidents, their lives, families and administrations.
Award winning site of searchable database of more than 28,000 biographies from ancient times to the present. The biographies are brief, but there is a links feature that goes to sites with more extensive information on some categories of people.
The Faces of Science: African Americans in the Sciences.
Many biographies of African-American scientists on a web page created by Mitchell C. Brown.
Astronaut biographies prepared by the Astronaut Office of the Johnson Space Center.
Brief biographies of all the First Ladies with bibliographies for more information.
Time magazine's profiles of its selection of the 100 most important people of the 20th century selected from five fields of endeavor.
Presidents of the United States
Biographies of all the presidents from the Internet Public Library with links to related information.
Women's biographies: Distinguished Women of Past and Present
Extensive compilation of biographies that can be searched by name or subject area with links to related material for some entries. Site has been recognized by Education World, Study Web and Awesome Library.
BIOLOGY
Excellent site from the University of Michigan Museum of Zoology. Information is organized using taxonomy of the animal kingdom giving common characteristics at each level. It has a search function for finding a specific animal.
Genetics
Explains the concepts of genetics using many animated and interactive features. It includes biographies of relevant scientists.
Genetic Science Learning Center
Taxonomy
Latest information on taxonomy from the National Center for Biotechnology Information. Includes listing of extinct organisms and recent changes to classification.
CANADA
Government of Canada Primary Internet Site
The official Canadian government site.
This website is no longer maintained, but a link to an archival copy is available.
CHEMISTRY
Study resources for students in high school chemistry.
CHEMystery: An Interactive Guide to Chemistry
A virtual chemistry textbook for high school chemistry students created for the ThinkQuest Internet contest.
National Mole Day Foundation, INC.
COLONIAL PERIOD HISTORY
America’s story from America’s Library (Library of Congress)
http://www.americaslibrary.gov/jb/colonial/jb_colonial_subj.html
Land of the brave website (Great time lines)
http://www.landofthebrave.info/colonial-america-time-period.htm
Paper from the United States Embassy
http://usa.usembassy.de/history-colonial.htm
Super cool digitized documents and books from the Pennsylvania State Historical Society . They also have a section on teachers resources.
COMMUNICATION AND MEDIA
Books
The Washington Post: Book World
YALSA: Young Adult Library Services Association
Book and Media information of Interest to Teens
Magazines
Search the archives, browse by subject, or look at the Table of Contents of back issues to find articles on many scientific topics.
Current issue, complete archives back to November 1995, and selected articles dating back to November 1857. The archives include collections ofAtlantic articles on issues of current interest and original reviews of classic books. Full access to articles is limited to Atlantic subcribers.
Breaking News, Analysis, Politics, Blogs, News Photos, Video, Tech Reviews - TIME.com
Movies
Mega site on movies; named as top movie site by Roger Ebert.
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
The Motion-Picture Industry: Behind-the-Scenes
A film-making information guide to different aspects of film production.
The New York Times Film Review Archive
The Washington Post Movie Review Archive
Newspapers
Newseum: Interactive Museum of News
Television
This site features content based on hundreds of PBS programs and specials. It offers a wonderful resource with unique presentations on a wide range of subjects.
Site that covers the history of all forms of media and communication.
CONSUMER INFORMATION
Federal Consumer Information Center, Pueblo, CO
U.S. Consumer Gateway: Home Page
Resource for consumer information from the federal government.
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
COPYRIGHT
Copyright Resource from the University of Connecticut Libraries
COSTUME
Kent State University Museum: Gallery of Costume
The Elizabethan Costuming Page
CRIME
Bureau of Justice Statistics Home page
Famous Trials - UMKC School of Law - Prof. Douglas Linder
The Washington Post: Death Penalty
The Washington Post: Gun Control
The Washington Post: Juvenile Violence
DISEASES
Up-to-date flu information from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
A comperhensive site dealing with numerous aspects of diseases.
National Cancer Institute's Cancer Information
DRUGS
Drug Information: Indiana Prevention Resource Center
Site from Indiana University provides information about a variety of drugs along with issues related to drugs.
Resource links to the history of anesthesia and pain alleviation
Information from the National Institutes of Health.
National Institute on Drug Abuse
NIDA for Teens: The Science Behind Drug Abuse
Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP)
The Relief of Pain and Suffering
UCLA Library presents a site which covers the history of pain research and treatment.
U.S. FDA: Center for Drug Evalustion and Research
ECONOMICS
A Comparative Chronology of Money from Ancient Times to the Present Day
Highly awarded site on the history of money with links to other related sites.
Economics: University of Michigan Documents Center
Excellent source with annotated list of links to other sites.
The Washington Post: Business Special Reports
Site produced by an economics professor at Baylor University.
EDUCATION
Colleges
Links to home pages of American colleges and universities listed alphabetically.
Peterson's Education & Career Center
ENERGY
Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Network
U.S. Department of Energy's resource for information on renewable energy. The site provides access to 600 links and 80,000 documents.
Energy Information Administration Home Page
Energy statistics and much, much more about energy. Very complete site with several approaches available for accessing the information.
Information about electricity and lightning from the Museum of Science in Boston.
ENGINEERING
Greatest Engineering Achievements of the Twentieth Century
This website contains detailed historical information, timelines, and personal essays by key innovators for each of 20 major engineering accomplishments of the 20th century. Adapted from the book, A Century of Innovation: Twenty Engineering Achievements That Transformed Our Lives.
A publication of MIT course materials that are suitable for self-study.
ENVIRONMENT
NASA's Earth Science Enterprise to understand the Earth system and the effects of humans on the global environment.
Endangered Species on EE-Link: Endangered Species - Main Page
Very complete site with information on endangered species in U.S. and around the world.
Environmental Defense Pollutant Scorecard
Excellent site for information on all types of pollutants and where they are found in the U. S. Enter your zip code and find out what type of pollutants are being released in your community.
Global Warming
Answers to frequently asked questions about global warming from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
Information on global warming from the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency.
The Washington Post: Global Warming
Links and an archive of articles from The Washington Post.
Welcome to EPA's Climate Protection Partnerships
Impact of Chemicals on the Environment
Acid Mine Drainage
An in-depth discussion of the chemical reactions leading to the formation of acid mine drainage is a feature of this site: part of the Exploring the Environment series developed at the NASA Classroom of the Future.
An Acid Mine Drainage Remediation Project
The web site of a project in the Allegheny Mountains of western Pennsylvania to repair damage to rivers from coal mining pollution. Relates how the damage occurred, the extent of the problem, and includes pictures of the effects of acid mine drainage.
The Science of Acid Mine Drainage and Passive Treatment
Information and equations from the Pensylvania Department of Environmental Protection.
Acid Rain
The chemical equations involved in the formation of acid rain.
On-line information from the United States Geological Survey.
Good basic information from the EPA with links to other resources.
Heavy Metal Contamination
Page includes link to information on lead contamination of water..
Ozone Depletion
Environmental Protection Agency: Ozone Depletion
Pesticides
Pesticides | Browse EPA Topics | US EPA
Information from the Environmental Protection Agency.
Pesticides, the Environment, and You
Extensive information from ExtoxNet providing answers to many questions about pesticides.
Photochemical Smog
Slide type presentation of a series of pages explaining the formation of smog in Los Angeles.
Description with schematic and equations to show the chemistry of smog production.
Strip Mining
Appalachian Voices - Mountaintop Removal Overview
Information from the Environmental Protection Agency.
National Wetlands Inventory (NWI), U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Welcome
Recycling
Information on recycling in Anne Arundel County.
Very useful resource: enter your zip code and receive community specific information on recycling and pollution prevention.
Recycling in Maryland Home Page
Very good comprehensive site from the state of Maryland with local information and a collection of links to other recycling sites.
The Internet Consumer Recycling Guide
Guide to recycling of common household materials.
USGS National Wetlands Research Center Home Page
Welcome to the United States Environmental Protection Agency's Homepage
Page of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency features news stories concerning EPA rulings on the environment.
GEOLOGY
An online exhibit from the University of California Museum of Paleontology. A link to other online exhibits is included.
Home Page of VolcanoWorld (Oregon State University)
Very extensive site.
U.S.Geological Survey-Earthquake Information
Volcanoes (From the Annenberg Project)
GOVERNMENT
Government Resources on the Web
Covers all government web sites, foreign and domestic. Links to documents in the news on topics related to government.
Links to sites around the world relating to government, political parties, political theory, elections, constitutions.
The Washington Post: Politics: Special Reports
The Washington Post: The U. S. Congress Votes Database
Browse every vote in the U.S. Congress since 1991.
United States
Presidents
American Presidents: Life Portraits
The companion website for C-SPAN's American Presidents: Life Portraits series.
Presidents of the United States
The Internet Public Library supplies basic facts and links to resources such as inaugural addresses and historical documents.
A companion to the PBS series, the site includes biographies, historical documents, and audio and video clips.
THOMAS: Legislative Information on the Internet
U. S. Supreme Court: Oyez project
An in-depth U. S. Supreme Court resource.
GREAT BRITAIN
Houses of Parliament Home Page
HEALTH
Anne Arundel County Health Department - Anne Arundel County, Maryland
Center for Mental Health Services
Surgeon General reports and links to information on mental illnesses.
Health information from the U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services.
Smoking
Center for Disease Control: Tobacco Information and Prevention Source
GlobalLink - Global Tobacco Control
Smoke in the Eye: Secrets of the Tobacco Industry
A 'Webumentary' by Boston Public TV on a '60 Minutes' report on the tobacco industry.
Smoking Stinks in Anne Arundel County
HISTORY
American History
Archives
A Century of Lawmaking for a New Nation
Part of the American Memory collection of the Library of Congress: U.S. Congressional documents and debates, 1774-1873.
The Library of Congress presents over 90 collections of original source documents available for historical research.
DOUGLASS - Archives of American Public Address
American oratory and related documents available on a site located at Northwestern University.
Primary sources for American history from the antebellum period through Reconstruction.
National Archives and Records Administration
Features of this website are the Online Exhibit Hall of original documents; the official text of Federal laws, regulations, notices and Presidential documents; the Digital Classroom with activities using primary sources.
The Avalon Project at the Yale Law School : Documents in Law, History and Diplomacy
Outstanding source for major historical documents.
A chronology of U. S. historical documents with links to copies of the documents.
Black History
Historic Places of the Civil Rights Movement National Register
Internet resources for African-American History and Culture
Good gateway site from Rutgers University that includes links to archival sites and electronic texts.
New York Public Library, Images of African Americans from the 19th Century
The African-American Mosaic Exhibition (Library of Congress)
Library of Congress resources for the study of black history and culture.
The Encyclopædia Britannica Guide to Black History
The Schomburg Exhibition, Harlem 1900-1940
LIBERTY! The American Revolution
Links to the Past: National Park Service Cultural Resources
Menu of U.S. History Web Pages
Extensive coverage of U.S. history from the University of Colorado History Department.
A guide to the Depression of the thirties.
Great site for research on the 1950's.
The American Civil War Homepage
Top-rated mega site for links to resources on the Civil War.
washingtonpost.com – Revisiting Watergate - Deep Throat, Woodward, Bernstein
A Washington Post 25th anniversary recounting of the Watergate cover-up.
Welcome to the U.S. Civil War Center!
The U. S. Civil War Center is a department of the Louisiana State University. The goal of the Center is to find and index all Civil War material available on the Internet. This site has lots of information and links to original documents.
WestWeb: Western U.S. History Resource
Study of the American West.
Ancient History
Exploring Ancient World Cultures
An excellent site with a wealth of information, well organized and well presented.
Medieval History
A collection of primary and some secondary sources dealing with all facets of Western medieval history
World History
Menu of European and Other History Web Sites
This is a fantastic resource for history from the University of Colorado History Department; it includes the History Toolbox with a guide to research and the writing of a history paper.
NetSERF: The Internet Connection for Medieval Resources
Links to information on all aspects of medieval life.
The Middle Ages (From the Annenberg Project)
Gives an impression of 'What was it really like to live in the Middle Ages?'
The Renaissance [From the Annenberg Project]
Tries to answer the question of 'What inspired this age of balance and order?'
This is an outstanding site with presentations on ancient, world, and American history; it includes many biographies covering a wide variety of people of historical interest.
A vast collection of timelines on a wide variety of topics in history, science, the arts, and popular culture.
INDIANS OF NORTH AMERICA
INTERNET
Evaluating Web Sites
Evaluating Internet Research Sources
Includes the CARS Checklist (Credibility, Accuracy, Reasonableness, Support)
Education World : Fact, Fiction, or Opinion? Evaluating Online Information
Collection of web evaluation sites. Includes lesson plans, evaluation sheets and academic reading on the topic.
Evaluating Web Sites, UM Libraries
Evaluating Web Pages: Techniques to Apply & Questions to Ask
Criteria from the Multnomah County Oregon Library Homework Center.
A Website Evaluation Chart from Purdue University
Internet Resources for Teachers
Site from the National Health Museum for health and bioscience teachers.
Education-related activities, lessons, and resources offered by the Getty Museum for teachers, students, professionals, and the general public.
Awesome Library - K-12 Education Directory
15,000 resources including the top 5 per cent in education.
Blue Web'n Learning Sites Library
Projects, activities, tutorials, lesson, hotlists,etc. arranged in content table. Browse by subject and search by grade level.
Cornell University - Science and Arts Gateway for Education
Links to resources in mathematics and science for educators and students in grades 9-12.
EDSITEment!: Humanities on the Web
Web site guide from the National Endowment for the Humanities. Online resources for teaching the humanities.
Education World: Helping You Make A Difference
ERIC -- Educational Resources Information Center
Instructional materials in science education including lists of web sites.
Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators
Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators - WebQuest
Learning Page of the Library of Congress
Publications
From Now On: Educational Technology Journal
Publication with a focus on integrating technology into the classroom.
The New York Times Learning Network
Searching the Internet
Finding Information on the Internet
Very extensive tutorial from the University of California at Berkeley on the use of the Internet including a printable form with guidelines for evaluating web sources.
Subject Guides and Indexes
Organized by curriculum areas with links to lists, lesson plans, papers and projects.
INFOMINE: Scholarly Internet Resource Collections
Very extensive collection of college level resources from the University of California.
Librarians' Index to the Internet
Searchable subject directory with a weekly update of sites new to the Web. All links are extensively annotated.
O'Keefe Library-Best Information on the Net
A vast array of subjects with annotated links, includes a section of hot topics.
Online Schools | Homework, Colleges, Student Credit 411
Homework help with a variety of subjects including hot topic issues.
IRAQ
Articles, photos and commentary from The Washington Post.
Extensive coverage from the University of Michigan Documents Center.
Collection of news and articles from The Baltimore Sun.
News articles and analysis from The New York Times.
LAW
Famous Trials - UMKC School of Law - Prof. Douglas Linder
Legal information materials including access to the Maryland Code.
The Maryland Judiciary Web Site
U. S. Supreme Court: Oyez project
Multimedia database about the U. S. Supreme Court maintained at Northwestern University.
LITERATURE
American Literature
A resource for educators, researchers and every one interested in the writers featured in the C-SPAN television series.
Good collection of annotated links to sites related to Poe and his works.
New York Times special section (July 11, 1999) with book reviews and numerous articles.
F.Scott Fitzgerald Centenary: University of South Carolina
This site from the University of South Carolina supplies online texts, biographical information and primary source material.
Grapes of Wrath, Present at the Creation
Presentation from National Public Radio about John Steinbeck and his writing of The Grapes of Wrath; includes links to background material.
The Life and Works of Herman Melville
Mark Twain at Large: His Travels Here and Abroad
This online exhibit from The Mark Twain Papers of the Bancroft Library at UC, Berkeley has commentary on Twain's travels with quotes from Twain and many photographs showing Twain and his manuscripts.
An interpretive archive from the the Electronic Text Center at the University of Virginia that offers texts, manuscripts, contemporary reviews, hundreds of illustrations and many interactive exhibits. The site has sections on six of Twain's works including Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn.
Michael Palin's Hemingway Adventure
Outline of American Literature
The Outline of American literature, newly revised, traces the paths of American narrative, fiction, poetry and drama as they move from pre-colonial times into the present, through such literary movements as romanticism, realism and experimentation.
The Writings of Henry D. Thoreau
British Literature
Luminarium:Medieval, Renaissance & 17th century literature
Shakespeare and Elizabethan England
Complete source of information on Elizabethan dress.
Mr. William Shakespeare and the Internet
Outstanding source for Shakespeare and his time.
An in-depth resource about Shakespeare and his work.
Stratford-upon-Avon History around Shakespeare's Time
Asks the question, 'Who, in fact, was he?'
IPL Online Literary Criticism Collection Main Page
Over 1,350 picture links to places that figure in the lives and writings of famous authors. From the Department of English and Comparative Literature at San Jose State University.
Poetry
A multimedia companion to Anthology of Modern American Poetry. It includes background, poems and criticism for over 161 poets.
Shel Silverstein Teacher Resource File
MAPS
Map Collections from the Library of Congress
All kinds of U.S. maps dating from 1500 to 1999.
Map Machine from National Geographic
Extensive map and geography site with atlas maps, dynamic interactive maps, facts about countries, and links to other map sites. It includes map of the heavens and view of earth from satellite images.
Perry-Castaneda Library Map Collection
Huge collection of maps from all over the world.
MATHEMATICS
MathWorld: The Web's Most Extensive Mathematics Resource
The title speaks the truth.
MUSIC
Gilbert and Sullivan Archive Home Page
The Internet Public Library presents a Guide to Western Composers and their Music from the Middle Ages to the Present. The site includes sound files to be played on RealAudio Player.
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame & Museum
NATIONAL DEBATE TOPIC
NUTRITION
Food & Nutrition Information Center
Tufts University Nutrition Navigator
Nutrition websites reviewed and rated by Tufts nutritionists.
PHOTOGRAPHY
History of photography from its beginnings until the 1920's.
America's First Look into the Camera: Daguerreotype Portraits and Views, 1839-1862
American Photography: A Century of Images
The American Experience | George Eastman: The Wizard of Photography
The Washington Post - Camera Works
PHYSICS
Interactive guide to physics created for the 1998 ThinkQuest Contest.
A project to improve the use of information technology and the WWW in physics research and education.
ThinkQuest physics tutorial covering mechanics, lights and waves, and electricity.
Interactive site from the University of Colorado with lots of information about 20th century developments in physics.
A tour of the inner workings of the atom.
POLITICS
The website of NPR's Justice Talking show that presents important public issues.
Links to sites around the world relating to government, political parties, political theory, elections, constitutions.
The Washington Post: Politics: Special Reports
The Washington Post: The U. S. Congress Votes Database
Browse every vote in the U.S. Congress since 1991.
The Washington Times: Politics
POPULATION
The International Data Base (IDB) is a computerized data bank containing statistical tables of demographic data for 228 countries and areas of the world.
Information from the U.S. Census Bureau.
PRIZES
REFERENCE
Lots of information about all the countries of the world.
Statistics from over 100 Federal agencies.
Good starting point for links to homework help and general reference.
A publication of MIT course materials
Research and Writing
Highly awarded and complete guide prepared by a college English professor.
Paradigm Online Writing Assistant
Interactive writer's guide and handbook from a teacher of university level writing courses.
Research & Writing for High School and College Students
Step by step guide to writing a research paper from the Internet Public Library.
Search the World from The Washington Post
Information on countries plus recent news stories from The Washington Post.
Statistical Resources on the Web
Statistics links from the University of Michigan Documents Center.
The New York Times Learning Network
Resources from The New York Times on a variety of topics.
The Washington Post Special Reports
The Washington Post: Education
The Washington Post: Special Reports Health
The Washington Post: Special Reports Metro
The Washington Post: Special Reports National
The Washington Post: Special Reports Politics
The Washington Post: Special Reports World
RELIGION
The Religious Movements Homepage @ The University of Virginia
Site from the sociology department at the University of Virginia, an outgrowth of a course that is taught there. Emphasis on new religious movements and changes to old ones. Includes the topic of cults.
Extensive index of annotated links to topics related to and about religion, intended as a tool for students with little time. It analyzes & highlights important content of religion-related websites to speed research.
SCIENCE
A publication of MIT course materials
A diverse collection of science topices presented by Bill Nye, the science guy.
SPACE EXPLORATION
Johnson Space Center Home Page
Kennedy Space Center Home Page
The Washington Post: International Space Station
The Washington Post: Space Exploration
SPEECHES
American Rhetoric: The Power of Oratory in the United States
DOUGLASS : Archives of American Public Address
The History Place - Great Speeches Collection
SPORTS
Sport! Science@The Exploratorium
TECHNOLOGY
The place to look if you have questions as to how things work.
Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention & Innovation
The Lemelson Center is part of the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of American History.
National Inventors Hall of Fame
National Inventors Hall of Fame was established in 1973 by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. The web site has index of inventions and inventors and links to other sites about invention.
Mega site on all aspects of robots.
MIT's web site on inventions and inventors.
TRANSPORTATION
National Transportation Safety Board
The National Transportation Library
Collection of information on all types of transportation from public and private organizations around the country.
UNITED NATIONS
WASHINGTON. D.C.
Links to web sites of foreign embassies located in Washington D. C. Includes virtual tour of sections of Embassy Row.
Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority Home Page
WATER
EPA Ground Water and Drinking Water
EPA Where Does My Drinking Water Come From?
Includes description and graphic of water treatment process.
WEATHER
Very comprehensive site from the University of Michigan.
This site is copyrighted by Mary C. Yates
Sterling Learning Center
Virtual Vertical File
This site is copyrighted by Mary C. Yates
AFRICA
Africa: The Art of a Continent
An excellent site produced by the Guggenheim Museum.
National Museum of African Art
Smithsonian Natural History Web: African Voices
AGRICULTURE
Agriculture Network Information Center
Portal site providing access to 'agriculture-related information, subject area experts and other resources.' It was established by the National Agricultural Library, land-grant universities and others.
United States Department of Agriculture page with information on issues dealing with agriculture, food and nutrition.
United States Department of Agriculture Forest Service page with information on nature and resource management, and an area on news and issues relating to national forests.
ALCOHOL
NIAAA - National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
Information from National Institutes of Health.
AMERICAN PRESIDENTS
American Presidents: Life Portraits
This website, created as a companion to the CSPAN's 20th Anniversary television series, provides an in-depth look at each of the presidents, their lives, families and administrations.
C-SPAN's Presidential Libraries
A first-person view of the modern presidency from the men who held the office and those who served around them.
Presidents of the United States
Biographies of all the presidents from the Internet Public Library with links to related information.
ANTARCTICA
British Antarctic Survey (BAS) is one of the world's leading environmental research centres and is responsible for the UK's national scientific activities in Antarctica.
CIA - The World Factbook -- Antarctica
All you want to know about Antarctica on a site maintained by the University of Canterbury in New Zealand.
ANTHROPOLOGY AND ARCHEOLOGY
Defines what is anthropology, includes tutorials and web links.
A study of northern peoples, their history and environment: a program of the National Museum of Natural History of the Smithsonian Institution.
Connecticut Archaeology Center
From the University of Connecticut.
Web Exhibits @ University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology
Very good site on ancient and modern world cultures; among others it includes exhibits on life in ancient Greece and a look at ancient Egypt.
Why Do Civilizations Collapse?
Interesting site from the Annenberg/CPB Exhibits that explores the question of why civilizations fall using examples from ancient cultures.
WWW Virtual Library: Archeology
ArchNet from the Arizona State University.
ARCHITECTURE
Digital Archive of American Architecture
This site from Boston College has an extensive archive of digitized images of American architecture from the 17th to the 20th centuries.
Digital Archive of European Architecture
A digital archive of architecture from prehistoric to modern times coming from Boston College.
The life and work of Frank Lloyd Wright on a site produced by PBS. It includes a building locator that lets you find examples of his work by state, by type or by name.
ART
Art History Resources on the Web
Mega site of web links on art history resources maintained by a professor of art history at Sweet Briar College.
Art cyclopedia: The Fine Art Search Engine
Megasite with search engine for huge database; it also allows browsing under various category headings.
A web page about Leonardo da Vinci from the Museum of Science, Boston. It has a section on his inventions and one on his use of perspective to create realism in his paintings. It includes classroom activities and links to additional resources.
Museums
National Gallery of Art - The Collection
Smithsonian American Art Museum
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Picasso - Museo Picasso Virtual
Site from Texas A & M University gives very detailed information on the life of Picasso with examples of his work.
ASIA
Asia Society -- Education and Learning
Resource for Asian and Asian-American studies.
A guide to Chinese art, history, literature and philosophy.
Embassy of the People's Republic of China in the United States of America
Information about China from the Chinese Embassy.
Very complete site with information on many aspects of Japan including a virtual museum of Japanese art.
ASTRONOMY
Kopernik Space Education Program
This site which includes a page of astronomy links is from the Kopernik Space Education Center in Vestal, New York: a space science lab designed for teachers, students and their families. The links page has a section of teacher links, some with lesson plans.
Space Science Hotlist from the Franklin Institute
The Franklin Institute site has a mega list of links including one of teacher resources.
Space Telescope Science Institute
The latest news and pictures from the Hubble Telescope plus lots more.
Students for the Exploration and Development of Space
Very complete astronomy site hosted by the University of Arizona.
AUSTRALIA
Large collection of Aboriginal art on the site of an Aboriginal art gallery in Darwin, Australia.
Government - Commonwealth of Australia
The Australian government's official site.
Complete guide to Australia from Charles Sturt University.
BIOGRAPHY
Anne Arundel County Public Library Biography Databases: Biography in Context
Biographical information on people throughout history as well as the present. Formerly Biography Resource Center.
Atomic Scientists
Center for History of Physics Home Page
Eric Weisstein's World of Biography
Evidence for Atoms - CHF Chemistry WebQuest #2
Picture Sites
Scientist Portraits from the Schoenberg Center for Electronic Test & Images
American Presidents: Life Portraits
This website, created as a companion to the CSPAN's 20th Anniversary television series, provides an in-depth look at each of the presidents, their lives, families and administrations.
Award winning site of searchable database of more than 28,000 biographies from ancient times to the present. The biographies are brief, but there is a links feature that goes to sites with more extensive information on some categories of people.
The Faces of Science: African Americans in the Sciences.
Many biographies of African-American scientists on a web page created by Mitchell C. Brown.
Astronaut biographies prepared by the Astronaut Office of the Johnson Space Center.
Brief biographies of all the First Ladies with bibliographies for more information.
Time magazine's profiles of its selection of the 100 most important people of the 20th century selected from five fields of endeavor.
Presidents of the United States
Biographies of all the presidents from the Internet Public Library with links to related information.
Women's biographies: Distinguished Women of Past and Present
Extensive compilation of biographies that can be searched by name or subject area with links to related material for some entries. Site has been recognized by Education World, Study Web and Awesome Library.
BIOLOGY
Excellent site from the University of Michigan Museum of Zoology. Information is organized using taxonomy of the animal kingdom giving common characteristics at each level. It has a search function for finding a specific animal.
Genetics
Explains the concepts of genetics using many animated and interactive features. It includes biographies of relevant scientists.
Genetic Science Learning Center
Taxonomy
Latest information on taxonomy from the National Center for Biotechnology Information. Includes listing of extinct organisms and recent changes to classification.
CANADA
Government of Canada Primary Internet Site
The official Canadian government site.
This website is no longer maintained, but a link to an archival copy is available.
CHEMISTRY
Study resources for students in high school chemistry.
CHEMystery: An Interactive Guide to Chemistry
A virtual chemistry textbook for high school chemistry students created for the ThinkQuest Internet contest.
National Mole Day Foundation, INC.
COLONIAL PERIOD HISTORY
America’s story from America’s Library (Library of Congress)
http://www.americaslibrary.gov/jb/colonial/jb_colonial_subj.html
Land of the brave website (Great time lines)
http://www.landofthebrave.info/colonial-america-time-period.htm
Paper from the United States Embassy
http://usa.usembassy.de/history-colonial.htm
Super cool digitized documents and books from the Pennsylvania State Historical Society . They also have a section on teachers resources.
COMMUNICATION AND MEDIA
Books
The Washington Post: Book World
YALSA: Young Adult Library Services Association
Book and Media information of Interest to Teens
Magazines
Search the archives, browse by subject, or look at the Table of Contents of back issues to find articles on many scientific topics.
Current issue, complete archives back to November 1995, and selected articles dating back to November 1857. The archives include collections ofAtlantic articles on issues of current interest and original reviews of classic books. Full access to articles is limited to Atlantic subcribers.
Breaking News, Analysis, Politics, Blogs, News Photos, Video, Tech Reviews - TIME.com
Movies
Mega site on movies; named as top movie site by Roger Ebert.
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
The Motion-Picture Industry: Behind-the-Scenes
A film-making information guide to different aspects of film production.
The New York Times Film Review Archive
The Washington Post Movie Review Archive
Newspapers
Newseum: Interactive Museum of News
Television
This site features content based on hundreds of PBS programs and specials. It offers a wonderful resource with unique presentations on a wide range of subjects.
Site that covers the history of all forms of media and communication.
CONSUMER INFORMATION
Federal Consumer Information Center, Pueblo, CO
U.S. Consumer Gateway: Home Page
Resource for consumer information from the federal government.
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
COPYRIGHT
Copyright Resource from the University of Connecticut Libraries
COSTUME
Kent State University Museum: Gallery of Costume
The Elizabethan Costuming Page
CRIME
Bureau of Justice Statistics Home page
Famous Trials - UMKC School of Law - Prof. Douglas Linder
The Washington Post: Death Penalty
The Washington Post: Gun Control
The Washington Post: Juvenile Violence
DISEASES
Up-to-date flu information from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
A comperhensive site dealing with numerous aspects of diseases.
National Cancer Institute's Cancer Information
DRUGS
Drug Information: Indiana Prevention Resource Center
Site from Indiana University provides information about a variety of drugs along with issues related to drugs.
Resource links to the history of anesthesia and pain alleviation
Information from the National Institutes of Health.
National Institute on Drug Abuse
NIDA for Teens: The Science Behind Drug Abuse
Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP)
The Relief of Pain and Suffering
UCLA Library presents a site which covers the history of pain research and treatment.
U.S. FDA: Center for Drug Evalustion and Research
ECONOMICS
A Comparative Chronology of Money from Ancient Times to the Present Day
Highly awarded site on the history of money with links to other related sites.
Economics: University of Michigan Documents Center
Excellent source with annotated list of links to other sites.
The Washington Post: Business Special Reports
Site produced by an economics professor at Baylor University.
EDUCATION
Colleges
Links to home pages of American colleges and universities listed alphabetically.
Peterson's Education & Career Center
ENERGY
Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Network
U.S. Department of Energy's resource for information on renewable energy. The site provides access to 600 links and 80,000 documents.
Energy Information Administration Home Page
Energy statistics and much, much more about energy. Very complete site with several approaches available for accessing the information.
Information about electricity and lightning from the Museum of Science in Boston.
ENGINEERING
Greatest Engineering Achievements of the Twentieth Century
This website contains detailed historical information, timelines, and personal essays by key innovators for each of 20 major engineering accomplishments of the 20th century. Adapted from the book, A Century of Innovation: Twenty Engineering Achievements That Transformed Our Lives.
A publication of MIT course materials that are suitable for self-study.
ENVIRONMENT
NASA's Earth Science Enterprise to understand the Earth system and the effects of humans on the global environment.
Endangered Species on EE-Link: Endangered Species - Main Page
Very complete site with information on endangered species in U.S. and around the world.
Environmental Defense Pollutant Scorecard
Excellent site for information on all types of pollutants and where they are found in the U. S. Enter your zip code and find out what type of pollutants are being released in your community.
Global Warming
Answers to frequently asked questions about global warming from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
Information on global warming from the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency.
The Washington Post: Global Warming
Links and an archive of articles from The Washington Post.
Welcome to EPA's Climate Protection Partnerships
Impact of Chemicals on the Environment
Acid Mine Drainage
An in-depth discussion of the chemical reactions leading to the formation of acid mine drainage is a feature of this site: part of the Exploring the Environment series developed at the NASA Classroom of the Future.
An Acid Mine Drainage Remediation Project
The web site of a project in the Allegheny Mountains of western Pennsylvania to repair damage to rivers from coal mining pollution. Relates how the damage occurred, the extent of the problem, and includes pictures of the effects of acid mine drainage.
The Science of Acid Mine Drainage and Passive Treatment
Information and equations from the Pensylvania Department of Environmental Protection.
Acid Rain
The chemical equations involved in the formation of acid rain.
On-line information from the United States Geological Survey.
Good basic information from the EPA with links to other resources.
Heavy Metal Contamination
Page includes link to information on lead contamination of water..
Ozone Depletion
Environmental Protection Agency: Ozone Depletion
Pesticides
Pesticides | Browse EPA Topics | US EPA
Information from the Environmental Protection Agency.
Pesticides, the Environment, and You
Extensive information from ExtoxNet providing answers to many questions about pesticides.
Photochemical Smog
Slide type presentation of a series of pages explaining the formation of smog in Los Angeles.
Description with schematic and equations to show the chemistry of smog production.
Strip Mining
Appalachian Voices - Mountaintop Removal Overview
Information from the Environmental Protection Agency.
National Wetlands Inventory (NWI), U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Welcome
Recycling
Information on recycling in Anne Arundel County.
Very useful resource: enter your zip code and receive community specific information on recycling and pollution prevention.
Recycling in Maryland Home Page
Very good comprehensive site from the state of Maryland with local information and a collection of links to other recycling sites.
The Internet Consumer Recycling Guide
Guide to recycling of common household materials.
USGS National Wetlands Research Center Home Page
Welcome to the United States Environmental Protection Agency's Homepage
Page of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency features news stories concerning EPA rulings on the environment.
GEOLOGY
An online exhibit from the University of California Museum of Paleontology. A link to other online exhibits is included.
Home Page of VolcanoWorld (Oregon State University)
Very extensive site.
U.S.Geological Survey-Earthquake Information
Volcanoes (From the Annenberg Project)
GOVERNMENT
Government Resources on the Web
Covers all government web sites, foreign and domestic. Links to documents in the news on topics related to government.
Links to sites around the world relating to government, political parties, political theory, elections, constitutions.
The Washington Post: Politics: Special Reports
The Washington Post: The U. S. Congress Votes Database
Browse every vote in the U.S. Congress since 1991.
United States
Presidents
American Presidents: Life Portraits
The companion website for C-SPAN's American Presidents: Life Portraits series.
Presidents of the United States
The Internet Public Library supplies basic facts and links to resources such as inaugural addresses and historical documents.
A companion to the PBS series, the site includes biographies, historical documents, and audio and video clips.
THOMAS: Legislative Information on the Internet
U. S. Supreme Court: Oyez project
An in-depth U. S. Supreme Court resource.
GREAT BRITAIN
Houses of Parliament Home Page
HEALTH
Anne Arundel County Health Department - Anne Arundel County, Maryland
Center for Mental Health Services
Surgeon General reports and links to information on mental illnesses.
Health information from the U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services.
Smoking
Center for Disease Control: Tobacco Information and Prevention Source
GlobalLink - Global Tobacco Control
Smoke in the Eye: Secrets of the Tobacco Industry
A 'Webumentary' by Boston Public TV on a '60 Minutes' report on the tobacco industry.
Smoking Stinks in Anne Arundel County
HISTORY
American History
Archives
A Century of Lawmaking for a New Nation
Part of the American Memory collection of the Library of Congress: U.S. Congressional documents and debates, 1774-1873.
The Library of Congress presents over 90 collections of original source documents available for historical research.
DOUGLASS - Archives of American Public Address
American oratory and related documents available on a site located at Northwestern University.
Primary sources for American history from the antebellum period through Reconstruction.
National Archives and Records Administration
Features of this website are the Online Exhibit Hall of original documents; the official text of Federal laws, regulations, notices and Presidential documents; the Digital Classroom with activities using primary sources.
The Avalon Project at the Yale Law School : Documents in Law, History and Diplomacy
Outstanding source for major historical documents.
A chronology of U. S. historical documents with links to copies of the documents.
Black History
Historic Places of the Civil Rights Movement National Register
Internet resources for African-American History and Culture
Good gateway site from Rutgers University that includes links to archival sites and electronic texts.
New York Public Library, Images of African Americans from the 19th Century
The African-American Mosaic Exhibition (Library of Congress)
Library of Congress resources for the study of black history and culture.
The Encyclopædia Britannica Guide to Black History
The Schomburg Exhibition, Harlem 1900-1940
LIBERTY! The American Revolution
Links to the Past: National Park Service Cultural Resources
Menu of U.S. History Web Pages
Extensive coverage of U.S. history from the University of Colorado History Department.
A guide to the Depression of the thirties.
Great site for research on the 1950's.
The American Civil War Homepage
Top-rated mega site for links to resources on the Civil War.
washingtonpost.com – Revisiting Watergate - Deep Throat, Woodward, Bernstein
A Washington Post 25th anniversary recounting of the Watergate cover-up.
Welcome to the U.S. Civil War Center!
The U. S. Civil War Center is a department of the Louisiana State University. The goal of the Center is to find and index all Civil War material available on the Internet. This site has lots of information and links to original documents.
WestWeb: Western U.S. History Resource
Study of the American West.
Ancient History
Exploring Ancient World Cultures
An excellent site with a wealth of information, well organized and well presented.
Medieval History
A collection of primary and some secondary sources dealing with all facets of Western medieval history
World History
Menu of European and Other History Web Sites
This is a fantastic resource for history from the University of Colorado History Department; it includes the History Toolbox with a guide to research and the writing of a history paper.
NetSERF: The Internet Connection for Medieval Resources
Links to information on all aspects of medieval life.
The Middle Ages (From the Annenberg Project)
Gives an impression of 'What was it really like to live in the Middle Ages?'
The Renaissance [From the Annenberg Project]
Tries to answer the question of 'What inspired this age of balance and order?'
This is an outstanding site with presentations on ancient, world, and American history; it includes many biographies covering a wide variety of people of historical interest.
A vast collection of timelines on a wide variety of topics in history, science, the arts, and popular culture.
INDIANS OF NORTH AMERICA
INTERNET
Evaluating Web Sites
Evaluating Internet Research Sources
Includes the CARS Checklist (Credibility, Accuracy, Reasonableness, Support)
Education World : Fact, Fiction, or Opinion? Evaluating Online Information
Collection of web evaluation sites. Includes lesson plans, evaluation sheets and academic reading on the topic.
Evaluating Web Sites, UM Libraries
Evaluating Web Pages: Techniques to Apply & Questions to Ask
Criteria from the Multnomah County Oregon Library Homework Center.
A Website Evaluation Chart from Purdue University
Internet Resources for Teachers
Site from the National Health Museum for health and bioscience teachers.
Education-related activities, lessons, and resources offered by the Getty Museum for teachers, students, professionals, and the general public.
Awesome Library - K-12 Education Directory
15,000 resources including the top 5 per cent in education.
Blue Web'n Learning Sites Library
Projects, activities, tutorials, lesson, hotlists,etc. arranged in content table. Browse by subject and search by grade level.
Cornell University - Science and Arts Gateway for Education
Links to resources in mathematics and science for educators and students in grades 9-12.
EDSITEment!: Humanities on the Web
Web site guide from the National Endowment for the Humanities. Online resources for teaching the humanities.
Education World: Helping You Make A Difference
ERIC -- Educational Resources Information Center
Instructional materials in science education including lists of web sites.
Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators
Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators - WebQuest
Learning Page of the Library of Congress
Publications
From Now On: Educational Technology Journal
Publication with a focus on integrating technology into the classroom.
The New York Times Learning Network
Searching the Internet
Finding Information on the Internet
Very extensive tutorial from the University of California at Berkeley on the use of the Internet including a printable form with guidelines for evaluating web sources.
Subject Guides and Indexes
Organized by curriculum areas with links to lists, lesson plans, papers and projects.
INFOMINE: Scholarly Internet Resource Collections
Very extensive collection of college level resources from the University of California.
Librarians' Index to the Internet
Searchable subject directory with a weekly update of sites new to the Web. All links are extensively annotated.
O'Keefe Library-Best Information on the Net
A vast array of subjects with annotated links, includes a section of hot topics.
Online Schools | Homework, Colleges, Student Credit 411
Homework help with a variety of subjects including hot topic issues.
IRAQ
Articles, photos and commentary from The Washington Post.
Extensive coverage from the University of Michigan Documents Center.
Collection of news and articles from The Baltimore Sun.
News articles and analysis from The New York Times.
LAW
Famous Trials - UMKC School of Law - Prof. Douglas Linder
Legal information materials including access to the Maryland Code.
The Maryland Judiciary Web Site
U. S. Supreme Court: Oyez project
Multimedia database about the U. S. Supreme Court maintained at Northwestern University.
LITERATURE
American Literature
A resource for educators, researchers and every one interested in the writers featured in the C-SPAN television series.
Good collection of annotated links to sites related to Poe and his works.
New York Times special section (July 11, 1999) with book reviews and numerous articles.
F.Scott Fitzgerald Centenary: University of South Carolina
This site from the University of South Carolina supplies online texts, biographical information and primary source material.
Grapes of Wrath, Present at the Creation
Presentation from National Public Radio about John Steinbeck and his writing of The Grapes of Wrath; includes links to background material.
The Life and Works of Herman Melville
Mark Twain at Large: His Travels Here and Abroad
This online exhibit from The Mark Twain Papers of the Bancroft Library at UC, Berkeley has commentary on Twain's travels with quotes from Twain and many photographs showing Twain and his manuscripts.
An interpretive archive from the the Electronic Text Center at the University of Virginia that offers texts, manuscripts, contemporary reviews, hundreds of illustrations and many interactive exhibits. The site has sections on six of Twain's works including Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn.
Michael Palin's Hemingway Adventure
Outline of American Literature
The Outline of American literature, newly revised, traces the paths of American narrative, fiction, poetry and drama as they move from pre-colonial times into the present, through such literary movements as romanticism, realism and experimentation.
The Writings of Henry D. Thoreau
British Literature
Luminarium:Medieval, Renaissance & 17th century literature
Shakespeare and Elizabethan England
Complete source of information on Elizabethan dress.
Mr. William Shakespeare and the Internet
Outstanding source for Shakespeare and his time.
An in-depth resource about Shakespeare and his work.
Stratford-upon-Avon History around Shakespeare's Time
Asks the question, 'Who, in fact, was he?'
IPL Online Literary Criticism Collection Main Page
Over 1,350 picture links to places that figure in the lives and writings of famous authors. From the Department of English and Comparative Literature at San Jose State University.
Poetry
A multimedia companion to Anthology of Modern American Poetry. It includes background, poems and criticism for over 161 poets.
Shel Silverstein Teacher Resource File
MAPS
Map Collections from the Library of Congress
All kinds of U.S. maps dating from 1500 to 1999.
Map Machine from National Geographic
Extensive map and geography site with atlas maps, dynamic interactive maps, facts about countries, and links to other map sites. It includes map of the heavens and view of earth from satellite images.
Perry-Castaneda Library Map Collection
Huge collection of maps from all over the world.
MATHEMATICS
MathWorld: The Web's Most Extensive Mathematics Resource
The title speaks the truth.
MUSIC
Gilbert and Sullivan Archive Home Page
The Internet Public Library presents a Guide to Western Composers and their Music from the Middle Ages to the Present. The site includes sound files to be played on RealAudio Player.
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame & Museum
NATIONAL DEBATE TOPIC
NUTRITION
Food & Nutrition Information Center
Tufts University Nutrition Navigator
Nutrition websites reviewed and rated by Tufts nutritionists.
PHOTOGRAPHY
History of photography from its beginnings until the 1920's.
America's First Look into the Camera: Daguerreotype Portraits and Views, 1839-1862
American Photography: A Century of Images
The American Experience | George Eastman: The Wizard of Photography
The Washington Post - Camera Works
PHYSICS
Interactive guide to physics created for the 1998 ThinkQuest Contest.
A project to improve the use of information technology and the WWW in physics research and education.
ThinkQuest physics tutorial covering mechanics, lights and waves, and electricity.
Interactive site from the University of Colorado with lots of information about 20th century developments in physics.
A tour of the inner workings of the atom.
POLITICS
The website of NPR's Justice Talking show that presents important public issues.
Links to sites around the world relating to government, political parties, political theory, elections, constitutions.
The Washington Post: Politics: Special Reports
The Washington Post: The U. S. Congress Votes Database
Browse every vote in the U.S. Congress since 1991.
The Washington Times: Politics
POPULATION
The International Data Base (IDB) is a computerized data bank containing statistical tables of demographic data for 228 countries and areas of the world.
Information from the U.S. Census Bureau.
PRIZES
REFERENCE
Lots of information about all the countries of the world.
Statistics from over 100 Federal agencies.
Good starting point for links to homework help and general reference.
A publication of MIT course materials
Research and Writing
Highly awarded and complete guide prepared by a college English professor.
Paradigm Online Writing Assistant
Interactive writer's guide and handbook from a teacher of university level writing courses.
Research & Writing for High School and College Students
Step by step guide to writing a research paper from the Internet Public Library.
Search the World from The Washington Post
Information on countries plus recent news stories from The Washington Post.
Statistical Resources on the Web
Statistics links from the University of Michigan Documents Center.
The New York Times Learning Network
Resources from The New York Times on a variety of topics.
The Washington Post Special Reports
The Washington Post: Education
The Washington Post: Special Reports Health
The Washington Post: Special Reports Metro
The Washington Post: Special Reports National
The Washington Post: Special Reports Politics
The Washington Post: Special Reports World
RELIGION
The Religious Movements Homepage @ The University of Virginia
Site from the sociology department at the University of Virginia, an outgrowth of a course that is taught there. Emphasis on new religious movements and changes to old ones. Includes the topic of cults.
Extensive index of annotated links to topics related to and about religion, intended as a tool for students with little time. It analyzes & highlights important content of religion-related websites to speed research.
SCIENCE
A publication of MIT course materials
A diverse collection of science topices presented by Bill Nye, the science guy.
SPACE EXPLORATION
Johnson Space Center Home Page
Kennedy Space Center Home Page
The Washington Post: International Space Station
The Washington Post: Space Exploration
SPEECHES
American Rhetoric: The Power of Oratory in the United States
DOUGLASS : Archives of American Public Address
The History Place - Great Speeches Collection
SPORTS
Sport! Science@The Exploratorium
TECHNOLOGY
The place to look if you have questions as to how things work.
Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention & Innovation
The Lemelson Center is part of the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of American History.
National Inventors Hall of Fame
National Inventors Hall of Fame was established in 1973 by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. The web site has index of inventions and inventors and links to other sites about invention.
Mega site on all aspects of robots.
MIT's web site on inventions and inventors.
TRANSPORTATION
National Transportation Safety Board
The National Transportation Library
Collection of information on all types of transportation from public and private organizations around the country.
UNITED NATIONS
WASHINGTON. D.C.
Links to web sites of foreign embassies located in Washington D. C. Includes virtual tour of sections of Embassy Row.
Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority Home Page
WATER
EPA Ground Water and Drinking Water
EPA Where Does My Drinking Water Come From?
Includes description and graphic of water treatment process.
WEATHER
Very comprehensive site from the University of Michigan.
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