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American Inventors

American Presidents

American Sign Language

Biomes  

Calvin and Photosynthesis

Civil War

Countries

Elements

Energy 

Evolution  

Great Depression/The New Deal

Health

Marine Science
Mental Health

Measurement

Puritan New England

Spanish Food and Culture

Sports Injuries

The Odyssey and Greek Mythology

American Inventors

 http://web.mit.edu/invent/i-main.html

 The National Inventors Hall of Fame

 

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American Presidents

  

http://www.americanpresident.org

http://www.potus.com

http://www.americanpresidents.org

http://www.cspan.org

http://www.whitehouse.gov  

 

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American Sign Language

 

http://www.ASLPRO.com

http://where.com/scott.net/asl

 

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Biomes

 

http://mbgnet.mobot.org/sets/index.htm

http://oncampus.richmond.edu/academics/as/education/projects/webunits/biomes/biomes.html  /

http://biology.about.com/library/weekly/aa061297.htm?terms=Biomes+of+the+World

http://www.runet.edu/~swoodwar/CLASSES/GEOG235/biomes/main.html

http://www.panda.org/about_wwf/where_we_work/ecoregions/global200/pages/terra.htm  

http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org

 

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Calvin and Photosynthesis

 

The following library databases have detailed information about Calvin and his experiments:

Biography Resource Center – each entry is a different essay about his experiments and life.

The New Book of Popular Science – select this encyclopedia on the left at the bottom.

Encyclopedia Americana – information about Calvin’s life.

eLibrary Science – search in “Famous Scientists” and also search box for “Calvin and Photosynthesis” and “Calvin Cycle.”

These databases are available at home by using the library passwords listed in Edline after you log in. The library is in the right column.

 

Web Links:

Calvin portraits (Emilio Segre Visual Archives)

Calvin bio and activities (TImelinescience)

National Academy of Sciences--Biographical Memoir of Calvin

Nobelprize.org (1961 Prize in Chemistry)

Four University of California Scientists--Calvin bio

 

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Civil War  - Mr. Weatherby

 

www.historyplace.com

www.ibiscom.com/cwfrm.htm

www.americanhistory.about.com

http://scriptorium.lib.duke.edu/collections/civil-war-women.html

http://sunsite.utk.edu/civil-war/warweb.html

http://www.civilwar.com

http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/cwphtml/cwphome.html

 

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Countries

 

Country Watch

Altapedia

CIA FactBook

Library of Congress

Background Notes

Latin American Network

Caribbean for Visitors

Also search in World News Digest

 

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Elements

http://sciencespot.net

http://pearl1.lanl.gov/periodic/

http://www.webelements.com/

http://www.chemicalelements.com/

http://library.thinkquest.org/3659/pertable/

 

YOGI’s Periodic Table: http://klbproductions.com/yogi/

MIT ‘s Periodic Table: http://the-tech.mit.edu/

Click on “Periodic Table” in left column.

 

History of elements and their names:

http://homepage.mac.com/dtrapp/Elements/elements.html

http://www.chemicool.com/

 

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Energy Web Sites

 

http://www.darvill.clara.net/altenerg – includes advantages and disadvantages of multiple alternative energy sources including fossil, nuclear, solar, wind, tidal, hydroelectric, pump storage, wave, geothermal energy and biomass.

http://www.nucleartourist.com/basics/why.htm – List of advantages and disadvantages of various types of energy.

http://www.1st-spot.freeservers.com/topic_energy.html  - Links to sites about coal, hydroelectric, nuclear, wind and solar power.

http://www.soton.ac.uk/~engenvir/environment/alternative/hydropower/energy2.htm– Links to more detailed information about hydroelectric, wind solar, tidal, geothermal power and biomass.

http://www.worc.ac.uk/departs/envman/staff/rowland/ums/env/env101/Lectures/Lecture01/Heat/Energy.html – Overview of solar and tidal energy.

http://questions.science.nus.edu.sg/Book/node3.html – Detailed information on energy sources.

http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/fil/pages/listenergysdr.html - An Internet Hotlist on Energy Sources for Mr. Bartlett's Class

 

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Evolution

Mr. Karakoudas and Mrs. Granger

 

http://www.puk.ac.za

Biological Diversity: Animals I: http://www.emc.maricopa.edu/faculty/farabee/BIOBK/BioBookDiversity_7.html

Biological Diversity: Animals II: http://www.emc.maricopa.edu/faculty/farabee/BIOBK/BioBookDiversity_8.html

Biological Diversity: Animals III:

http://www.emc.maricopa.edu/faculty/farabee/BIOBK/BioBookDiversity_9.html

Animal Diversity: http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/

 

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Great Depression/The New Deal


All programs:
http://history.acusd.edu/gen/20th/1930s/newdeal.html#1933 
http://www.socialstudieshelp.com/Lesson_86_Notes.htm
http://www.encyclopedia.com/html/N/NewD1eal.asp
Success and Failure of New Deal Programs
http://www.bergen.org/AAST/Projects/depression/successes.html

Federal Emergency Relief Act
http://history.acusd.edu/gen/20th/1930s/newdeal.html#1933

Public Works Administration
http://www.encyclopedia.com/html/P/PublicW1o.asp

Agricultural Adjustment Act
http://www.encyclopedia.com/html/A/AgrA1dj.asp

Tennessee Valley Authority
http://www.encyclopedia.com/html/T/TennV1A1.asp
http://newdeal.feri.org/tva/index.htm

Civilian Conservation Corps
http://www.encyclopedia.com/html/C/Civilian.asp

Home Owners Loan Corporation
http://www.encyclopedia.com/html/h/homeo1wne.asp

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
http://www.encyclopedia.com/html/F/FedD1.asp

National Recovery Administration
http://www.encyclopedia.com/html/n/natlr1eco.asp
http://infoplease.lycos.com/ce6/history/A0834965.html

Other Sites

http://newdeal.feri.org

http://memory.lov.gov Search “The Great Depression”

 

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Health – Ms. Rioux

 

www.geocities.com/Wellesley/4375/process.htm

www.w-cpc.org/fetal.html

dir.yahoo.com/health/reproductive_health        

http://www.w-cpc.org/sexuality/std.html

 

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Marine Science – Mrs. Roy

ebook: search for ocean habitat 

Encyclopedia of Biomes:

Science Encyclopedia with great information

New Book of Popular Science:

 Current magazine articles and science encyclopedias

eLibrary Science:

General and scientific magazines including Science News and  National Geographic.

EBSCO:

Search engine specializing in scientific information

Scirus:

 

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Mental Health – Ms. Rioux

  

http://www.mentalhealth.com

http://www.mentalhelp.net

http://www.4degreez.com

 

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Measurement

 

http://www.webster.com

http://www.unc.edu/~rowlett/units/dictG.html

http://www.brocktonmass.com/weights/history.html

http://www-gap.dcs.st-and.ac.uk/~history/HistTopics/Measurement.html

http://www.slcc.edu/schools/hum_sci/physics/tutor/2210/measurements/history.html

Dictionary of Measurement http://inventors.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?site=http://www.ex.ac.uk/cimt/dictunit/dictunit.htm

 

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Puritan New England -  Ms. Brown

Salem, Massachusetts

 http://www.furniturestyles.net

 

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Spanish Food and Culture

 

Spanish Food: Global Gastronomer

Latin American Network

 

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Sports Injuries

www.webmd.com

http://orthopedics.about.com 

www.pediatrics.about.com/health/pediatrics  (knee)

 www.medmedia.com

 www.whmentors.org/saf/fracture.html

 www.jeffersonhospital.org/e3front.dll?durki=5226  (respiratory)

 

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The Odyssey and Greek Mythology

 

Bulfinch’s Mythology: http://www.bulfinch.org/fables/

  Mythology: www.pitt.edu/AFShome/d/a/dash/public/html/folktexts.html

                      www.mythweb.com

                      www.pantheon.org/mythica.html  

 

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