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Wonderful Websites revised 5/8/08
THE BEST
www.ipl.org The internet Public Library is a public service organization and learning, teaching environment that provides library services to internet users.
www.sparknotes.com This site features study guides to novels and non-fiction. There are also free reference guides to topics such as biology, math and physics.
www.howstuffworks.com Provides credible and easy to understand explanations of how the world works. From car engines to stem cells. No topic is too big or small.
www.ask.com Ask any question in plain English to get answers.
www.google.com It's the most popular search engine available. Search news, images, video, maps and more!
www.worksheetlibrary.com Home to over 5,000 printable K-6 worksheets for teachers, parents, and homeschoolers. Many of the worksheets are available at no charge.
www.worksheetlibrary.com/teachingtips A free extensive library of teaching tip articles from the staff at Worksheet Library
ANATOMY
www.anatomyatlases.org An anatomy digital health sciences library that offers fantastic images of the human body.
www.bartelby.com/107 Offers the .com edition of Gray’s “Anatomy of the Human Body”. This site features many pictures from the classic 1918 publication as well as a subject index.
www.innerbody.com Interactive site used to identify body parts & learn the functions of the following systems: skeletal, digestive, muscular, lymphatic, endocrine, nervous, cardiovascular, reproductive and urinary.
ARCHEOLOGY
archnet.asu.edu An Arizona State University site with links to museums and other resources organized by topic.
www.cyberpursuits.com /archeo A Website that features links to sites and features of different regions.
ART HISTORY
www.metmuseum.org/toah The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s timeline of art history. From 20,000 BC to 2001 history from around the world is explored.
witcombe.sbc.edu/ARTHLinks.html A site featuring extensive links to different art periods, artists and museums.
www.artchive.com This online guide provides images of works by prominent artists from around the world.
BIOLOGY
www.biology.arizona.edu The University of Arizona’s site with links organized by topic.
www.mnstate.edu/weibust/internetresbiostu.htm A Minnesota State University - Moorhead site with Biology links organized by topic.
CENSUS
www.factfinder.census.gov Site featuring official U.S. population numbers, by Zip Code, from the Federal Census Bureau. It breaks information down by race and other factors.
CHEMISTRY
www.chemicalelements.com A particularly well designed site that began as an eighth grade science project. It features an online, interactive Periodic Table of Elements.
www.chemdex.org A site featuring more than 7,000 links in the area of chemistry.
antoine.frostburg.edu/chem /senese/101/index.shtml Quizzes, glossaries and tutorials from Frostburg State University in Maryland are included.
CONVERSION TOOLS
www.sciencemadesimple.com/conversions.html Metric conversions of distance, weight, speed, temperature and more are included in this site.
www.xe.com/ucc/full.shtml This site features Conversions for more than 180 world currencies.
LANGUAGES
www.translation.langenberg.com This site translates words and phrases in 13 languages.
http://www.verbix.com/webverbix This site conjugates verbs in many languages.
www.ethnologue.com Information on 7,000 languages is included at this wonderful site.
LITERATURE
www.gutenberg.net A collection of over 18,000 books that can be downloaded here.
Vos.ucsb.edu/browse.asp?id=3 World literature links are included.
www.cliffsnotes.com Study guides to hundreds of books that can be read for free are available here.
MATH
www.algebrahelp.com A site consisting of Algebra practice problems.
www.mathplayground.com /flashcards.html This is the popular online version of flashcards.
MUSIC
www.music.indiana.edu /music_resources Many lists of links organized by music genre, composer and performer can be found here.
www.carolinaclassical.com /links.html You can find many links here that are organized by era.
www.classical.net/music Thousands of CD reviews and recommendations are organized here.
PHILOSOPHY
Plato.stanford.edu/contents.html Provides short essays on nearly 1,000 names and concepts.
www.epistemelinks.com/index.aspx Many links organized according to philosophers, eras and topics
www.philosophypages.com/dy Dictionary of names and terms.
PHYSICS
www.aip.org/history Interactive exhibits from the American Institute of Physics.
www.colorado.edu/physics/2000/index.pl Interactive site that demonstrates physics principles behind microwave ovens, lasers and more.
POLITICAL SCIENCE
thomas.loc.gov Library of Congress site includes updates on pending legislation.
www.psr.keele.ac.uk/official.htm Links to government sites worldwide.
PSYCHOLOGY
www.allpsych.com Glossary of basic terms is included as well as a timeline feature.
www.psychology.org Find links to publications and resources
REFERENCE
Dictionary.reference.com Type a word and get a definition.
www.encyclopedia.com Brief entries from the Columbia Encyclopedia.
www.infoplease.com Almanac of statistics and information on politics, business, sports weather and entertainment
SOCIAL STUDIES www.pibmug.com/files/map_test.swf A fun website which has a timed test of naming states
WORLD FACTS
www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook The CIA’s public directory of countries includes such information as a nation’s population, government type, terrain, agriculture, health systems and more.
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