Subject Sites

Gruening Middle School Library

The subject links show what their Dewey Decimal classification is. This will help you to find books in the library since the books are arranged using the Dewey Decimal system.

Science 500

Social Studies 300 and 900

Language Arts

Math Mathematics 500

Algebra 514 | Pre-algebra 514 | Math 7 510 | Math 8 510

Health 300 and 600

Leukemia 616.99 | Drugs and Alcohol | Body Systems | Nutrition

Electives

Marine Science | Business Ed | Fresh-water Science | Outdoor Adventure |

Abolition 306.3, 973.7:
Abolition from the African American Mosiac at the Library of Congress. This site contains links to digital versions of primary source documents.
Slavery the peculiar institution: from the African American Odyssey another site from the Library of Congress.
USA Slavery from the Spartacus Educational Group in the United Kingdom. Scroll down for slave accounts (excerpts from autobiographies), slave system, slave life, events and issues, campaigners against slavery, and more.
Africa
Africa: from the Sahara to the Serengeti: This is another great PBS website! Explore the Regions will take you to information on the people of Africa, and their customs, ecological information such as animals, and the series profile takes inside the life of a specific person or a group of people. Photoscope uses five photo essays to show contemporary Africa and Africa Challenge will test your knowledge of Africa.
Country Studies: Click on the modern day country and look through the table of contents. These websites are online versions of books done by the Federal Research Division of the Library of Congress.
The Story of Africa: this site is from the British Broadcasting Company. Use the menu on the left to find information.
African Voices: use the link for History at the bottom of the page. This will put you into the interactive timeline, click on the section you want.
Wonders of the African World: This is a PBS site. The information is a little thin at this site for Mr. Harper's project but if you dig a little there are some gems.
African Cultures: this site from the Minnesota State University has some great information on African cultures.
The Living Africa: this is a Thinkquest website. Brief descriptions of major ethnic groups can be found here.
Africa Guide: This site comes from Travel Insurance, a United Kingdom travel company. Scroll down to find the list of African Cultures.

Alaska

Official State of Alaska homepage: try using the links to Alaska Facts and Visitor Info and Kid's Web Stuff for information on Alaska
KidsKonnect Alaska: there are links to all kinds of information at the bottom of this page.
Community Database Online: this site is from the Alaska Division of Community Advocacy. Under 1. click on the community you are interested in. Under 2. leave it at General Information and then click on the Get Data button.
"Alaska History": this site is sponsored by the Anchorage School District, the Cook Inlet Tribal Council and CTG. It provides lessons, maps, a timeline, a glossary and more all on Alaska history.
"Alaska: A Nation within a State" this site was created for ThinkQuest and has great information on Alaska. Headings include: geography, wildlife, government, people, and more. Click on the link to visit the site, then choose the newer browser link.
The "Women in Alaska's History" page was created for ThinkQuest. It is divided into time periods from early history to today. There is information on groups of women and individuals.
"Animals of the Arctic" is a Thinkquest Junior site that covers many Alaskan animals.

Alaska Native Cultures
Alaska Native Heritage Center: use the Learn link to find information on the five cultural groupings that the Alaska Native Heritage Center uses.
Alaska Native Language Center: this site is part of the University of Alaska, Fairbanks website. Information can also be found using the Languages and Resources links at the top of the page.
Alaska Regional Profiles: this page is on the Alaskool web site. Pick a region, then use the link for People to find cultural information.

American History 973-979
American Memory: a site from the Library of Congress. This site is a digital compilation of many of the libraries collections that deal with the United States.
Rare Map Collection: these are digital pictures of old maps. The originals can be found at the Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library of the University of Georgia. Use the site contents links on the left to navigate to the maps.
United States Department of State Online Publications: There are three full-text books (textbooks) on this site that go with U.S. History: Outline of U.S. History, About America: how the United States is Governed, and The Principles of Democracy.

Anchorage:
The Municipality of Anchorage: Everything you want to know about Anchorage can be found here. For specific departments use the Go to Destination bar and pick the department you would like then click go.
Anchorage School District: Get information on buses, what's for lunch, every school in the district and a lot more!
Anchorage Municipal Libraries: you can find information here on library hours and the resources and collection at the library. There is also a link to the catalog near the top in the middle.
The Anchorage Daily News: Today's paper is available from the homepage and you can access articles from the last week using a free search function. To have access to anything older than last week, a subscription is needed or you must provide payment information.
The Anchorage Press: This is a weekly publication and the current edition is available on the home page. Past features, editorials, letters, and opinion pieces are available by using the search feature.

Ancient Civilizations:

The Odyssey: This site gives information on Egypt, Greece, Rome, Africa, and the Near East. Topics for each area can be found at the bottom of the page and include: Daily Life, Writing, Mythology, Archaeology, and more
Ancient Middle America: this site is from the University of Minnesota. Click on Cultures to find a list of ancient peoples.
Mr. Donn's Special Sections: links to sites on Ancient Egypt, Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome, Ancient India, Ancient China, Ancient Sumer, and the Incas and Mayans
Chinese History: pick the dynasty you are researching from the list. This information is from Regent China Tours.
Hammurabi's Code: Have some fun with this one! Try solving some of the problems that Hammurabi faced.
Country Studies: Click on the modern day country and look through the table of contents. These websites are online versions of books done by the Federal Research Division of the Library of Congress.

Mammal sites 599:
Critter Guide: This site comes from the Nature program on PBS. Basic information on each animal covered; where they live, what they eat, and a couple of cool facts.
Animal Diversity: This site has great information on a gazillion different creatures. You can hear sounds, see the classification scheme, pictures, and general information.
Mammals: this site from Enchanted Learning covers mammals in general.
Astronomy sites 524:

NASA's Jet Propulsion Lab: The Origins program takes up the challenge of answering questions as old as our species. Where did we come from? Are we alone?
Nine Planets: a tour of the galaxy! Scroll down to see links to most of the bodies in the galaxy.
Windows to the Universe: Links to all of the planets and other celestial bodies. This site is sponsored by the National Center for Atmospheric Research.
Solar System Exploration: a great site from the Office of Space Science at NASA. To navigate the site use the menu on the left or click on the objects in the picture.
Stardate Guide to the Solar System: information on the formation of the planets, a section on what if we went there for each planet, and when the best times to see them from earth (if possible), from the McDonald Observatory in Texas.

Aviation
The National Warplane Museum web site does have information on specific airplanes. Use the "Our Collection" link on the left to get a list airplanes covered on this site.
The National Aviation Hall of Fame web site contains hundreds of biographies of aviators. Use the link for NAHF Enshrinees to find them.
The Ninety-Nines is an international organization of women pilots. There is quite a bit of information here such as: past Ninety-niners, current Ninety-niners, how to become a pilot, and other organizations and programs for women pilots. For biographies use the links under "Women who paved the way".

Biology
Froguts - This site has become a subscription site but there are still some things available as demos. The squid activity gives you the opportunity to identify squid parts and the owl pellet activity allows you to reconstruct a small animal from the parts left in the owl's pellet.

Body Systems
Digestive System: This is part of a ThinkQuest Junior site that covers the human body. Links to others body systems can be found at the bottom of the page.
Body Systems: This site comes from the Gander Academy, a K-12 school in Canada. There are links to all of the body systems. Only go into the body systems you are covering. That means do not click on the reproductive system.
The Skeletal System: This site is part of the eMuseum at Minnesota State University. Information to be found here includes, functions of the skeletal systems, divisions of the skeletal system, types of bones, compostion of bones.
NeuroScience for Kids: a great site from the University of Washington on the brain and the nervous system.
The Yuckiest Site on the Internet: Click on Gross & Cool Body for Health class. Learn about all the gross and cool things that your body does.
Promoting Better Health for Young People Through Physical Activity and Sports: This report from the Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Secretary of Education gives 10 strategies for improving the physical fitness of teenagers and adults.

Career sites 371:
Occupational Outlook Handbook: THE source for career information. The handbook is produced by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Some information that can be found here is: training/education needed, earnings, working conditions, and more. Look for the blue underlined words: A-Z list or Search Box.
CollegeGrad.com: The information contained on this website comes from the Occupational Outlook Handbook. This site can be a little easier to navigate through than the BLS site. View All is an alphabetical list.
JobStar: This site is packed full of information! It is not the easiest site to use though. Use Career Guide for Specific Careers.
What Interests You?: Another site from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. This one is targeted to K-12 students.
Career InfoNet: This site is sponsored by the U.S. Labor Department. The section you will want to use is the CareerInfoNet, Occupation Information. One neat aspect of this site is its ability to compare job growth across all fifty states!
SLED: This is an Alaska site and will give you information on the job market in Alaska. Click on Job and Employment Resources.
Occupational Information Network: This is another format of the Occupational Outlook Handbook. Use the Find Occupations link.
Today's Military: Information on different careers in the military. Use the categories to find your career. This site is sponsored by the Department of Defense.

Cells 571:

CellsAlive: There is information on cell biology, microbiology, and more along with animations of mitosis, and the cell cycle.
Mitosis & Meiosis: This interactive quiz allows you to distribute genectic material by moving chromosomes and chromatids to the offspring cells.

Classification
Kingdom to Subphylum: Describes what the five kingdoms are and how they were started and also gives examples on how organisms are classified into kingdoms. This site also talks about phylum: what they are, how many there are, and gives examples from a few of the more recognizable ones. Briefly covered, is the subphylum of vertebrata (part of the chordata phylum).
Class: This site is a continuation of the previous site. It discusses the seven classes of vertebrates.
Subclass to Infraclass: Another continuation of the above. Using the class of mammalia, its subclasses and infraclasses are discussed.
Animal Diversity Web: from the University of Michigan School of Zoology. This site only covers the Animalia Kingdom.

American Colonies
Colonial Charters, Grants, and Related Documents: a collection of primary source materials provided by Yale University.
America's Story: use the Jump Back in Time link to find info on the Colonial period. This site is part of the Library of Congress.
Outline of U.S. History: Use the link for Chapter Two to get to information on the colonial period. This site is from the U.S. Department of State.
Daily Life in the Colonies: this is one part of the PBS web site Liberty!
13 American Colonies: this is part of the Social Studies for Kids web site.

Compounds 546:
Chemical Land 21: a commercial site for the purchasing of chemicals. If you can't find your compound in this first list use one of the links on the left for other lists.
MathMol Library: this is a library of 3-D molecular structures. Use the links down the middle of the page to get to a list of compounds. Use the gif or info link above each 3-D model to get to more information. This site is sponsored by New York University.

To find a MSDS sheet on your compound go to Google, in quotation marks type in the compounds name, then after a space type in MSDS. (ex. "sodium borate" MSDS)

Countries 900:

CIA World Factbook : contains economic, social, geographical, political, and historic information about countries. Click on Country Listing for an alphabetical list of countries.
EarthTrends: This complex site is from the World Resources Institute, an environmental think tank. Underneath the title is a list of subjects, put your cursor on the subject you are interested in then move down to a country profile to get information. The profile is a PDF document that opens in a new window.
Culture Quest World Tour: from the Internet Public Library website, this site covers 16 countries, giving information holidays, recipes, games, national parks, and museums in each country.
United Nations: The home page for the United Nations. Has links for history, member nations, projects and many others.
Africa: from the Sahara to the Serengeti: This is another great PBS website! Explore the Regions will take you to information on the people of Africa, and their customs, ecological information such as animals, and the series profile takes inside the life of a specific person or a group of people. Photoscope uses five photo essays to show contemporary Africa and Africa Challenge will test your knowledge of Africa.

Drugs and Alcohol

StreetDrugs: This site has a lot of information on it! Click where it says Select, then choose from the list.

Info-Facts: from the National Institute on Drug Abuse. This site covers a limited number of illegal drugs. The information here is excellent.
Parents - the Antidrug: Information on health hazards and effects can be found here! Look for the link at the bottom to get street names for each drug.

Partnership for a Drug Free America: Click on Drug Descriptions & Effects then choose from the menu to find information on the short and long term effects of each drug.

Whitehouse Drug Policy: There is a ton of information here. Take your time and look around. The drug fact sheets are excellent.

Selected Prescription Drugs with Potential for Abuse: This is another section of the site from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA). The chart on the left is divided into categories such as: depressants, stimulants, anesthetics, and morphine derivatives.

Drug Information: This site is part of the Drug Enforcement Agency of the United States Department of Justice. Be sure to scroll down to the bottom for the list of "Other Drugs". Also, look in the menu on the left, under the bold heading Drug Policy, click on Drug scheduling, this page will tell you what legal schedule your drug is. An easy way to find your drug is to do a find search (apple button-F), type in the drug name and it will find it on the page.

Ecology 577:

Wetlands, Oceans, and Watersheds: a site from the Environmental Protection Agency. Tons of information, be sure to check out the Watersheds for kids link.

America's Wetlands: also from the EPA. Gives a description of what a wetland is and its relationship to nature and to people.

Ways of Knowing Trail Simulation: Travel to Africa and the Ituri Forest to learn the secret of the Ways of Knowing trail.

Build a Prairie Simulation: Can you turn a dirt lot into a thriving prairie? Carefully choose plants, mammals, reptiles and insects to restore this ecosystem. This is an interactive simulation from the Bell Museum.

OceanLink: a site focusing on ocean education. Use the menu on the left to navigate to information, specifically the link for Ocean Info.

Elements 546:

Periodic Table of Elements: WebElements is a periodic table database originally from U of Sheffield, England. Click on an element in the Periodic Table to get information.

Periodic Table of the Elements: Click on an element to get more information. This site is from Los Alamos National Laboratory.

Chemical Elements.com: Again, just click on an element to get information. What is nice about this site is at the bottom of each elements page is the MLA citation for that page for you to use in your bibliography!

Chem4Kids: this link takes you directly to the Chem4Kids Element site. The first 18 elements on the Periodic Table are covered here. At the bottom of the page are links to other subjects that these authors cover, such as matter, and reactions.

Visual Elements Periodic Table: This site gives a small amount of basic information on each element and then a picture or movie of that element.

Evolution 575:

Evolution: This is a PBS web site. In Darwin's Diary, the Evolution Revolution, and Origin of Species are excellent resources. In Change, the Deep Time and All in the Family sections are really neat.

Evolution simulation: watch the evolution of the blue grabber and chart the progression of natural selection.

Sex and the Single Guppy: from the PBS website. Learn why guppies are so brightly colored, explore their habitat, and participate in a simulation of guppy survival.

Peppered Moth Simulation: from the Biology Corner: "Simulate changes in moth population due to pollution and predation, and observe how species can change over time."

North American Exploration 973:

Chronological Outline of Explorers: from the Library and Archives of Canada. The timeline starts with the 15th century.

French Explorers: there is information on a limited number of explorers. This site comes from the Canadian Museum of Civilization Corporation.

Age of Exploration: use the link to Biographies to find information on explorers. This site comes from the Mariners Museum in Virginia.

Explorers of North America: an alphabetical list of links to information on explorers. This page is part of Wikipedia the free online encyclopedia.

Zoom Explorers: very brief biographies on many explorers. This page is part of Enchanted Learning.

Frogs 597:

Froguts - This has become a subscription site. A small part of the from dissections is available as a demo.
Build the Virtual Frog: The site gives you the nervous system and you must put in the organs; but they must be in the right order! Start from the belly and work your way up. Check the organ you wish to place next then click where you think it should go. There is a tutorial that you can go to for help.
Frogs: an Exploratorium site devoted to frogs! Go to the Amazing Adaptable Frog to learn about the evolution of frogs and their uniqe qualities. To hear different frog sounds use the Frog Tracker.

Genetics 576:
Breeding Mice and Probability

Geology 550:
Geological Time Machine: Click on any era to get information on ancient life, tectonics and more. Each era is broken down into periods and epochs and information on these shorter time spans is also available.
Geologic Time: This site is part of the Classroom of the Future. Use the links towards the bottom to get information on different geological eras or click on the staircase.
Plate Tectonics: This site from the United States Geological Service (USGS), explains the theory of plate tectonics and continental drift.
Geologic Time: This is an online book from the USGS. Use the underlined links at the bottom of the page to get to the different chapters. Do not click in the picture.
Geological Time Scale: A short discussion of relative vs. absolute time is presented at the beginning of this page followed by a graphic representation of geologic time. It can be a bit confusing, look carefully and read the paragraph just above it for help.
Geology and Geologic Time: An interactive exhibit which includes some details on the various geological time periods.

Leukemia 616.99:
Leukemia: from the Mayo Clinic. This site covers signs and symptons, causes, risk factors, diagnoses, treatment, and more.
Leukemia: from the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. This site discusses the major forms of leukemia. Look for the link on the right to the Leukemia Facts and Statistics for more info.
Leukemia: from the OncologyChannel. This site is part of HealthCommunities Online and is physician created and monitored. Make sure to check out the links on the left (and bottom) for symptons, causes, treatments, and more.

Lewis and Clark 978.04:
Lewis and Clark from PBS. This site contains material from and supplemental to the Ken Burns documentary.
Ultimate Adventure, Lewis and Clark: from Time magazine. This site was put together for the bincentennial celebration of the journey of the Corps of Discovery.
National Council on the Lewis and Clark Bicentennial: this site has excerpts from the members diaries, short biographies of the members, and a list of links to the maps the the Corps of Discovery produced.

Maps 912:
World Site Atlas: "Using geography to explore the world." This link takes you directly to the Maps page. Choose from Maps of Countries and Territories, Maps of U.S. States, Maps of Canadian Provinces, or Quick-Reference World Atlas.
World Gazetteer: Use the list of countries on the right to find information. The clickable map of large cities is the best map.
InfoPlease Atlas: All kinds of maps and geography information can be found here.
World Atlas.com: Find the current time anywhere in the world, do currency conversions, get outline maps and find out all kinds of neat things about hundreds of countries.

Native Americans 970.004:
Nutrition
Nutrition Cafe: This site is filled with good nutrition information and there are several games to help you learn!

Plants 580:

Great Plant Escape: Click on the carrot to start and then move through the different cases to find information on the parts of a plant, soil, seeds, flowers and more.
Plants for a Future Species Database: this is a large database of specific plants and what they have been used for. Scroll down to where it says Search and click on US to get into the database. Now chose how you want to search; by plant name, use, geographic area, or habitat.
Alaska's Wilderness Medicines: this is an Internet version of a book by Eleanor G. Viereck. Scroll down to the table of plant names to choose one.

Rocks and Minerals 552:
Salmon:

Alaska Department of Fish and Game: This is the Wildlife Notebook Series. Find the specific salmon in the list.
Salmon Identification: This site is from the Department of Natural Resources in King County, Washington. Scroll towards the bottom to find links to individual kinds of salmon.

Science Fair sites 507:

The Ultimate Science Fair Resource: this page has links to help you in every step of the process of preparing your science fair project. For ideas, click on the Idea Bank.
Science Fair Project Resource Guide: This site from the Internet Public Library, has links for information on the Scientific Method, Choosing a topic, Sample Projects, Resources and more.

Science Olympiad 507:
Science Olympiad National Site: get information on this years events, handouts, topic links, past national winners, and much much more.


Scientists 925:
Threads: African American pioneers and legends in science. Use the links at the top to go to either the legends or the pioneers.
Eric Weissein's World of Scientific Biography: use the menu on the left to navigate. Biographies are grouped by nationality, ethnicity/minority, time periods, branch of science, prize winners, and alphabetically.

Sound 534:

The Soundry is a site from the Thinkquest competition. This site covers all the parts of the ear, the physics of sound, practical applications of sound wave principles, and a timeline of recorded sound. Click on the link to visit the site to enter.
Energy in the Air: This is another site from the Thinkquest competition. Click on visit site to enter. You can go through the different instruments in an orchestra or go to the bottom and click on Sound is Energy for information on sound waves.

U. S. Government:
United States House of Representatives home page.
United States Senate home page.
Supreme Court of the United States home page.
White House home page.
THOMAS: a database of legislation can be found on this site from the Library of Congress.

Volcanoes 551:

Types and Effects of Volcano Hazards: This site from the USGS has a lot of basic information.
Volcano World: The ultimate source for volcano information on the web.
Alaska Volcano Observatory: Use the link to the Atlas of Alaskan Volcanoes to get the best information.
Volcanic Hazards: this site is from the Exploring the Environment website. Descriptions of lava flows and explosive blasts are given here. There is also a link in the opening paragraph to more information.

Water 532:
Dihydrogen Monoxide Research Division: contains facts about dihydrogen monoxide.
Water Science for Schools: data from the United States Geological Survey on water and water usage in the U.S.
Water Properties: from the University of Northern Iowa. Additional links for water can be found at the bottom of the page.
Nature of Water: a great site from Evironment Canada.

Women's Suffrage 305.42:

Women's Rights National Historic Park: This site is from the National Park Service and outlines