ACADEMIC SUBJECT RESOURCES

A collection of sites to assist students and teachers.

GENERAL SITES

The Virtual High School
This is SO neat! cruise through the "for credit" course offerings; look at the student produced work, read their newsletter.
Community Learning Network
Canadian-Based site with over 1,200 links to education sites for curricular
content, lesson plans, info on technology integration
Finding Infomation On-line-Net Research
Compendium and links to the HOW to find information on-line
Internet Learning Environments & Methods
Go to "Education World" a searchable database of 35,000 educator's sites
Cable in the Classroom
Guide to Educational & Personal improvement cable TV with curriculum aids
One Stop Web Site for Teaching & Learning Resources
Quick access to hundreds of teaching/learning resources across the Federal Government. Sponsored by Federal Agencies from Dept of Defense to Council on Historic Preservation.
Bandaids and Blackboards
When chonic illness goes to school... links and resources for students, parents and teachers

Elementary School Links

School Stuff
4th-6th grade Math and Language Arts site
The Froggy Page
Learn all about frogs
The Internet Encyclopedia of Ancient Technology
Grades 4-8,graphical point & click investigation of ancient technologies

Art

Art Education Net
Links to museums,art education info, art chat, art history!. LOTS of images-Art, Architecture
Learning Through Architecture
K-12 site a laboratory of activities in built environments to explore

English

Research Papers
Stuck for a topic? The idea directory has subjects in the arts, sciences, business and other disciplines. Also included, tips for good writing, discussion boards and a chat room
Roget's Internet Thesaurus
Expand your vocabulary! The site is simple, just type in a word at the homepage.
Anne Frank
Scrapbook photos of Anne's life & family, info about how & why the Diary was created. In development, the site will have a Holocaust history link.Certainly worth a look.
Literature: Collection of Great Works
Nathaniel Hawthorne: Major Works
Novels on-line,links to vocabulary, places, names, dates from the text
Science Fiction Guide
The Page at Pooh Corner
A.A.Milne background info, stories and pictures all about POOH

Foreign Language

Interactive Language Guide
Take a quiz! Click on words to hear them pronounced for over 45
languages-VERY cool

Geography

Adventures On-Line
Running the Nile & Project South America-follow the expeditions of student
explorers
Bosnia- Virtual Field Trip
Learn about the people, geography and conflict in Bosnia
Geography
National Geographic Magazine

History

American Memory Collection
Make American History your best subject!
Doug Ingram's News & Politics Page
7 Wonders of the Ancient World
Great images and information with links to LOTS of other very cool stuff
Women's History 1830-1930
A collections of original letters and documents relative to history from a woman's persoective in terms of contributions from slavery through sufferage, Terrific resource!

Math

Algebra On-Line
Resources for students & teachers, chats, message boards & links to
personal tutors
Math Forum

Science

Anatomy:Visible Skeleton
Just like it says... very cool images
Biology Education
Virtual Presentations and student/teacher resources in botany,biology &
nature topics.
The Science Learning Network
A collection of terrific resources for hands-on science, K-12
Chemi-Cool Periodic Table
Click on an element or symbol & learn all about it!Site offers a conversion
calculator
Comic Period Table
Very cool, wildy imaginative periodic table using comic book characters. Great device to remember the stuff!
CHEMystery: Interactive Guide to Chenistry
Easy to understand diagrams & advanced placement topics in chemistry
Constellations & Their Stars
Background info on each constellation, interactive skycharts, star links &
images
Exploratorium! San Francisco Museum Site
Very cool site deatiling the hand-on museum, science topics and links to
other sites
Human Anatomy
Descriptions and storehouse of radiological images gathered into five
categories
National Science Foundation Fellow Al Bodzin's Page
120 links to biology,ecology & general science sites for k-12 education
Neuro-Science For Kids
K-12 activities,experiments & resources for teaching neuroscience
Nine Planets: A Multimedia Tour of the Universe
History,mythology & scientific knowledge of the planets & moons grades.7-12
River Source
Directory of links,general & specific for river info on the Web. Message
Boards helpful for students working on similar river related projects.
The Natural History of Genes
Genetic science curriculum, experimentation kits to investigate DNA
Sci-Ed
Repository of large collection of links related to science--every branch!
Volcano World
Everything you ever wanted to know about volcanos. Great images &
explanations
Windows to the Universe
Audio & Video info beginner-advanced astronomy enthusiasts- grades 7-12