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Dimond Library - Info Lair for Lynx
Learners.
Subject Links
These links will be added to as teachers and students tell us about this or that great web site about volcanoes in Antarctica, rat mutations, John Clare’s poetry, art and fractals, or……. Go to Questions & Suggestions and let us know about a web site that would be useful to students and teachers. We’ll check it out and add it here when we can.
Ancient Civilizations Back to Top Top
Discovery School’s Ancient & World History Kathy Schrock’s guide to world history and ancient history. Teachers and students can peruse.
Mr. Donn's Page Mr. Donn, a middle school teacher, has put together a great site with excellent links.
The Asclepion
A site devoted to the study of ancient medicine.
Seven Wonders of the Ancient World When the issue comes up and you can’t name them!
Kelsey Museum of Archaeology This U of Michigan museum includes thousands of artifacts from Mediterranean civilizations.
Art Back to Top
National Gallery of Art, Washington DC Images and information. Search by artist, title, subject, keyword.
National Gallery, London An enormous collection of European painting. Easy searching by name, title. Images enlarge easily.
Art Archive Broad collection of art works.
Web Museum, Louvre There’s only one Louvre, but this site connects to many other art sites.
Metropolitan Museum of Art Thousands of art pieces. Search by category. Timelines, art history, FAQ.
Museum of Modern Art (MOMA) “Dedicated to being the foremost museum of modern art in the world.” Many thousands of art works.
Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg Over 3 million items in the collection, featuring world culture and art from Stone Age to present. Digital work to display the collection is under way.
Astronomy & Space
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Astronomy Picture of the Day Great photos from NASA, archived and indexed. Lots of visual stuff, plus explanation and links to related information.
Hubble Site Hubble space telescope site with photo gallery, news, sci tech, discoveries, and fun & games. Teacher stuff in Amazing Space link.
NASA Space programs to the nth.
Aviation & Transportation
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Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Federal aviation rules and regulations, airline news, changes, reports.
Department of Transportation Highways, airlines, transit, railroads, maritime news, regulations, reports, info.
Biography
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Biography.com Short biographical profiles on thousands of individuals.
Presidents of the United States—POTUS
Biology & Life Science
Biology Online Tutorials, dictionary, forum, directory. No whiz-bang jazzy gimmicks, but many links, solid information.
Biomes, Environment, Wildlife
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Kids do Ecology Ecology, Biomes, Marine Mammals, Eco-links and conservation projects from Kids Do Ecology at the National Center for Ecological Analysis and Snythesis.
World Wildlife Fund
Society of Wetland Scientists Services, publications, info.
National Wildlife Federation Pics, info, connections.
Environmental Protection Agency Wetlands, pollution, wastes, clean air, lead, global warming, acid rain, pesticides, clean water, issues from all over.
Center for Disease Control: information on specific agents a –z, information for the general public, information for professionals and other links.
Food and Drug Administraton: general information, counterterrorism, food security, biological agents, anthrax, advice for citizens, and lots of good links.
Institute for Biosecurity: research, preparedness, pamphlets and more.
World Health Organization: related sites, research, publications.
American College of Physicians: overview, specific topics (anthrax, smallpox, nerve agents, plague, etc), additional resources, news links and more.
University of Alabama at Birmingham Bioterrorism and Emerging Infections Education: links to specific agents, emerging infections.
Medline Plus: latest news, overviews, treatment, research, glossaries, law and policy.
NIAID Biodefence: factsheets and overviews, biosafety labs, news releases, resources.
NOVA online: PBS Nova includes history of biowarfare, future germ defenses, interviews, video clips and more.
Chemical Elements Back to Top
Jefferson Lab Games and puzzles all related to periodic table (Hangman, Bingo, etc.).
Teacher resources, student zone.
Web
Elements A popular chem elements site. Color
and flash.
PeriodicTable.com Includes Alexander Arrangement (3-D version), comical elements (anagrams,
puzzles, cartoons), stuff for students, teachers, biologists, chemists.
The Chemical Elements Their Discovery and the Origins of their Names For chem buffs who just want to revel in arcane information.
Periodic Table of the Elements Los Alamos Lab site. Lots of color, solid info.
Chemical
Elements.Com An online, interactive periodic table of
elements.
Chemical
Elements Table Lots of related links.
Periodic Table Includes extended table, link to history of the periodic table.
Environmental Chemistry
Includes many sorting options, links to chem and related articles.
Periodic
Table of Comic Books References to the elements as found in comic books.
Includes immediate links to comic book pages.
Chemistry
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MadSciNet: 24-hr Exploding Lab Ask-a-Scientist, demos, “The Visible Human,” Mad Sci Lab.
Earth Sciences
Earth Science World Image Bank, Book Center, Geoscience Careers, Games.
Geology.com Articles, Careers, Maps, Satellite Images, Dictionary.
Tsunamis A slide presentation aimed at high school/college viewers.
Pacific Tsunami Museum Includes many other tsunami links.
NOAA The National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration includes the Pacific Marine Environmental Lab, which does tsunami research and monitoring.
Alaska Volcano Observatory Since Alaska has numerous volcanoes, this is a good place to track their activity. Click on Atlas of Alaskan Volcanoes.
Alaska Earthquake Information Center Reporting, FAQs, tsunami research, maps, preparedness, seismology lab, earthquake database.
Museum of Paleontology Fossils, time periods in geology, ancient life, tectonics.
Weather Underground Weather conditions anywhere, extreme weather, climate.
Careers in Earth Science
Earthworks-jobs An extensive listing of earthscience jobs.
Extreme Science Gallery of Scientists A directory of all the Extreme Scientists featured in Extreme Science. On each scientist's page you'll find a list of the his or her degrees.
Geology.com A listing of oil and gas related jobs.
Guide to Geoscience Careers & Employers An overview of geoscience human-resources supply and demand.
NASA Career Expo A look at possible careers in the earth sciences.
Economics Back to Top
Cost-of-Living Calculator Convert dollar values and adjust for inflation.
Economics America Economics lessons and activities for K-12 students.
History of Game Theory Outline of history of game theory.
OANDA Multilingual currency converter, exchange rates.
The Information Economy Economics of the Internet, intellectual property, information
goods, Network economics.
Investor Words Financial glossary with 5,000+ definitions, plus links.
House Committee on Financial Services Deals with legislation regarding banks, credit, securities
and exchanges, insurance, money, international finance.
Foundation for Teaching Economics The FTE aims at both students and teachers with up-to-date articles, new ideas, opportunities.
Forensics
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HBO Autopsy Links to an interactive autopsy, forensic timeline, video clips and more.
History World's History of Anatomy Overview of the science of anatomy.
Dream Anatomy More history and science of anatomy.
Genetics Back
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Your Genes Your Health Information on 15 genetic disorders
Medline Plus Directory of Genetic Disorders
Genetic Science Learning Center
Geography Back to Top
Country Studies Library of Congress country profiles and related links.
National Geographic Maps, articles, books, info.
Topographic Maps Professional and recreational maps.
World Flags Enormous country and flag database. Easy search.
The World Factbook Facts and figures from around the world provided by the Central Intelligence Agency.
Countries: Info for Travelers A gazeteer with links and useful information.
Geology.com Geology and Earth Science current events, news, articles, dictionary, satellite images, career information, reference maps, and more.
USGS Geology
Health, Body, Fitness, Physical Education
Mayo Clinic Health info on several fronts.
Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) The main federal agency dedicated to protecting people’s health and safety.
Kids Health for Teens A comprehensive site that focuses on teen health issues including nutrition, diseases, drugs and alcohol, and much more.
Your Genes Your Health Information on 15 genetic disorders
Medlineplus Health info from journals, magazines, etc., which can be heavy going, but useful.
4 Girls Health Sections on Body, Nutrition, Relationships, Safety, Fitness, Illness & Disability, and more, relate to girls in teen years and their decisions and behavior choices.
Fitness Jumpsite Different paths to fitness.
Frank & Mike’s Physical Education Page Sports activities, lessons, ideas, game rules, sport history, drills.
Nutrition Café Good nutrition info, plus games about what you eat.
History
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History World Amazing site with timelines, tours through time, articles and more.
Best of History Websites Annotated links to over 1000 history web sites as well as links to hundreds of quality K-12 history lesson plans, history teacher guides, history activities, history games, history quizzes, and more.
History Channel—This Day in History Lots of history info, ideas, and trivia. Enter date and category.
National History Day With Dimond 9th graders participating in this year-long history program and competition, this web site is a must.
On This Day Historical events in several categories organized by date.
American Memory Library of Congress history site with tons of stuff.
Holocaust Library Never to forget.
Discovery School’s Ancient & World History Kathy Schrock’s guide to world history and ancient history. Teachers and students can peruse.
Smithsonian Institution Lots of museums and historical connections.
Eyewitness to History Lots of original material from the time periods.
Invention
Invention & Innovation Lemelson Center is associated with the Smithsonian Institution.
How Stuff Works Explanations, examples, articles.
National Inventors Hall of Fame Biographical profiles and pictures.
Journalism
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Media History Project “Study of media history from petroglyphs to pixels.” From U of Minnesota School of Journalism & Mass Communication.
Law
& Criminology
Alaska Statutes Alaska Legal Resource Center site includes statutes, case law, Alaska Constitution, legal links.
FindLaw Entering a zip code gets laws pertinent to the state or locale on numerous topics or to find a lawyer. Legal info for public, students, legal professionals.
Legal Information Institute Includes Supreme Court decisions, constitutions and codes, analyses.
The Crime Library Narratives about well
known crimes and criminals throughout
history.
Federal Bureau of Investigation FBI history, reports, crime statistics, alerts, facts and figures, investigations.
Literature
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Literary Resources on the Net Comprehensive collection of web sites related to literature and the humanities.
Mr. William Shakespeare and the Internet A Shakespeare course all by itself. Connections to loads of other Shakespeare sites.
New York Times Book Review Book reviews archived back through 1980. Must
register, but there are 50,000 searchable reviews.
Literary Timeline Look up significant literary events for any day of the year.
Literary Criticism Collection Critical and biographical web sites about authors and their works searchable several ways.
Author Guides Contains pointers to individual author guides or other cumulative documents that deal with specific writers.
Hypertexts Links to many full-text works by American Writers.
Outline of American Literature An online
American Literature Textbook with good summaries of writers.
Math
Ask Dr. Math FAQs and math questions and answers from elementary through college
level. Students may submit
questions, browse the archives. Math
Forum is run by Drexel University.
Math.Com—The World of Math Online
Homework help, practice, tutoring, games--from basic, everyday math through
calculus.
Cool Math Lessons, ordinary math, games, plus fractals, polyhedra, tessellations,
other weird stuff.
Create-A-Graph Make statistical information easier to understand with bar, pie, area, line graphs.
Math Goodies This math help site has interactive lessons, puzzles and worksheets,
homework help.
Math Baseball
Links to Math Racing and other games that are educationally legitimate so
the filter lets them through.
AAA Math Basic and practical math through 8th/9th grade.
Helpful for arithmetic review.
A + Math Basic arithmetic lessons and games.
Military
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U.S. Dept. of Defense (DOD) Main DOD web site for DOD news, agencies, military areas.
U.S. Army Center of Military History Archives, FAQ’s, links, connections for research.
DOD Dictionary of Military Terms Approved military terminology, acronyms, abbreviations.
Music
Music Resources This Sibelius Academy site in Finland has every imaginable music link—pop, rock, jazz, composers, opera, instrumental, history, folk music, blues, theory, catalogs, magazines, church music, orchestras, music schools, computer music and MIDI, libraries & archives. Better than this you can’t do.
Mythology
& Folklore
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Greek Gods Family Tree Help keep all the convoluted relationships straight.
Encyclopedia Mythica Covers a lot of mythological territory.
Photography & Multimedia Design
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About.com: Photography Articles, forums, links.
Masters of Photography
Articles, bios, images.
Digitaltruth: Photo Source
Resources related to photography—film development chart,
formulas, how-tos, tech data, links.
Physics
& Physical Science
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Physics Central—Buckyball Web Guide Best physics sites and other neat stuff for teachers, students. If you don’t know what a buckyball is, it’s time to find out. Physics in action, pictures, people, news.
The Physics Classroom A high school physics tutorial.
Physics 2000 Physics 2000 is an interactive journey through modern physics! Have fun learning visually and conceptually about 20th Century science and high-tech devices.
Physics Today Online American Institute of Physics site with articles on every facet of physics. High level professional news and research info.
PhysLink Physics and astronomy news, articles, educational sites, reference, fun (cartoons, jokes, weird sites).
Fear of Physics Physics. Explained. Finally. Basic issues in physics/physical science.
Multimedia Physics Studios GIF animations help explain common physics principles from first-year high school physics.
Poems
& Poets
Academy of American Poets Poets, poems, listening, events, articles, links.
Poetry 180 This is a poem-a-day site for high school students, originally created by former Poet Laureate Billy Collins. The poetry Collins writes and the poems in this collection are quite readable and easy to understand. There is now a book, Poetry 180, two copies of which are in Dimond Library.
Poetry Outloud This is the site for the national recitation contest. It has information about the contest, links to poems and audio of various people reciting poems.
Poetry.com Individual poets and poems, collections.
Reading (go to Lists--Awards, Books, Movies) Back to Top
Religion & Philosophy
Religion Religions Religious Resources for study and interpretation of many world religions.
Religions Religious tolerance site describes numerous organized and non-organized religions, faith groups, ethical systems, philosophies, spiritual paths.
Dictionary
of Philosophical Terms & Names Terms and names found in the study of philosophy.
Philosophy of Religion Discussion on topics in the philosophy of religion.
Social Sciences
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Anthro.Net Links and references for anthropology, archaeology, history, linguistics, psychology, sociology and other social sciences.
Child Development Institute Info on parenting, child development, child psychology,
learning disabilities, ADHD, dyslexia.
Personality: What
Makes Us Who We Are? Concepts of personality, self-knowledge, knowledge of others.
Psychology in Daily Life Mental health and psychological issues people deal with in
daily life.
The Phobia List Long list of phobias and what is feared in each.
About.com: Psychology Articles, links, discussions of clinical, social, cognitive,
forensic, and animal psychology; psychoanalysis, psycholinguistics, dreams,
intelligence.
Sociology Timeline Events in sociology since 1600.
Science
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Alaska Science Forum From Geophysical Institute, University of Alaska Fairbanks. Alaska-related science articles from GI research.
Alaska SeaLife Center Major marine science research in Seward—visit online or in person.
AAAS American Association for the Advancement of Science. Many science connections, including Science Online. Membership in AAAS is open to anyone and allows more connections, especially to Science magazine.
NOAA--National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration Weather, marine science, advisories, storm tracker, planet pulse, hurricane info, news, nautical and navigational charts, maps, local and global weather, fisheries info--just about anything related to oceans and air.
U.S. Government
First Gov The U.S. Government’s Official Web Portal. Connects all over.
Government & Political Science Resources You can’t do better than this collection of political related web links.
World Languages
Evolution of Languages
Where
did the different languages come from?
Online Language & Translation Dictionaries
About Japanese Language Lessons and links.
Parlez-Vous? Connections to French castles, museums, cathedrals,
Francophone countries, Canadian links.
Writing (go to Research, Writing, & Surviving) Back to Top
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