Teens

Art

Art History Resources on the Web - A gateway to art history from prehistoric times to the twentieth century. Also covers prints, photographs, non-European art, research resources, museums and galleries around the world.

Book Lists

Berkeley Public Library Teen Booklists - Annotated booklist ranging from African American Voices to World Literature.
Bibliography Central - These bibliographies were written for teens by other teens. There are also links to other reading lists.
From Books to Movies - Need to read a book and watch the movie? Check out this list of books that have been made into movies. It was compiled by the Arrowhead Library System and Hedberg Public Library in Janesville, Wisconsin.
Genreflecting - A great source for teens and adults who like to read.
Horror in Literature - A horror literature database, horror related fiction on the internet, articles about the current movement of horror in literature and much more.
Mid-Continent Public Library Teen Book List - This list is divided up by subject and genre.
Novels about War - This Berkeley Public Library list war novels about World War I, World War II and the Vietnam War.
SIBL Project - Songs Inspired by Literature - A list of songs that were inspired by poems and books.
Summer Reading Lists - The 2007 summer reading lists for Norwalk High School, Brien McMahon High School and Norwalk Middle Schools.
YA Book Choices - From the International Reading Association a list of books chosen by "thousands of children, young adults, teachers, and librarians ... select their favorite recently published books to be included in the Choices annotated booklists."

Biographies

Authors 4 Teens - Interviews with today's YA authors by Don Gallo, biographies of YA authors, links to their websites and much more.
Biography Center - Over 10,000 biographies in English. Search by name or browse alphabetically.
Biography Resources - From the Association of College & Research Libraries a collection of links to biography websites from Biographical search engines to Scientific Lives. Each site was chosen for the "depth of their articles or the sheer bulk of biographical materials available."
Children & Young Adult Authors & Illustrators Internet Index - An index of links to webpages about specific authors & illustrators.
Contemporary Authors This biographical reference of 120,000 U.S. and international authors is a subscription database that Norwalk Library subscribes to. It is accessed using your Norwalk Library card number and is limited to one user at a time. If it is busy please try again later.
Lives, the Biography Resource "Links to thousands of biographies, autobiographies, memoirs, diaries, letters, narratives, oral histories and more."
Living Philosophers - A list of philosophers with birth year and link to a biography when possible.
People in Psychology - A directory of links for each person leading to biographical information and the history of psychology.
Scholastic's Author Studies - Biographies of authors and writing tips from writers.
Women Writers of Fantasy for Young Adults - Biographies, bibliographies, reviews and links of Tamora Pierce, J.K. Rowlings, Robin McKinley and Diana Wynne Jones.

Book Reviews

Favorite Teenage Angst Books - Reviews by Cathy Young, a freelance writer, critic and web developer, who has been reading teenage angst books for 25 years.
No Flying No Tights - Reviews of graphic novels, categories range from the superhero to the ordinary person.
Norwalk Teen Book Reviews - Book reviews by students at Nathan Hale Middle School.
Reading Rants - Slacker Fiction (Coming of age in the 90's) - This site has reviews of edgy fiction for older teens. Genres include hip history, GenX, graphic novels, boy meets book, fanging around (vampire fiction) and many more.
Teen Reads - Reviews, author interviews, and a newsletter.

Books Online

Children's and Young Adult Literature - A compilation of links to online text of children's and young adult literature.
Narnia - Discover the seven chronicles of Narnia by C. S. Lewis, read a chapter from each book, or listen to excerpts on a tour of Narnia.

Zines

NY Times UpFront - A news magazine for teens. Includes archives back to Sept. 4, 2000. Some articles online are full text. Also includes links to web sites that relate to articles in the current issue.
TeenInk - A magazine written for teens by teens. Read what other teens are writing or submit your own work.
Teens Only! - From the Center for Adolescent Studies at Indiana University this page contains teen zines, movie and TV listings, places on the web to hangout and have fun, organizations directory, and books and information to help in school and life.

Literary Criticism Online -

Bibliomania - 2000 classic texts online, study guides, biographies and reference books online for free.
IPL Online Literary Criticism - "The Internet Public Library Online Literary Criticism Collection contains 3265 critical and biographical websites about authors and their works that can be browsed by author, by title, or by nationality and literary period."
NovelGuide - Literary analysis of classic literature, such as, Canterbury Tales, Huckleberry Finn, Lord of the Flies, Crime and Punishment and many more. Each analysis has character profiles, metaphor analysis, theme, biography and a novel summary.
Sparknotes- A collection of literary study guides written by past and present Harvard students.

Choosing a Career

LifeWorks™ - Information on careers in the health industry by the National Institutes of Health Office of Science Education. Search for a career or browse by education required, interest area, median salary, or alphabetically. Each listing gives a summary, job description, education required, skills, and related jobs. Occupational Outlook Handbook - Searchable by occupation and has a printer friendly version in the acrobat reader format. Links with text to related areas.
O*Net - Occupational information network is searchable by occupation, by skills, and by other classification systems (DOT, SOC, MOC, RAIS)

Jobs
Finding a Summer Job or Internship
Getting Your First Part-time Job
Got a Job
Helpful Job-searching Hints for Teens
Job Ideas for Teens 15 and Younger
Summer Jobs
Teen Jobs

Homework -

About Homework Help - A large directory of links for homework help in all subject areas.
AlternaTime- An extensive collection of timeline links for History & Culture, Arts & Literature, Science & Technology, Popular Culture, and Science Fiction. This list was compiled by a librarian at Canisius College in Buffalo, NY.
Awesome Library - This is a well structured directory of 15,000 reviewed links for students, teachers, parents and librarians.
B. J. Pinchbeck's Homework Helper - One of the best all around homework sites on the web with over 625 educational links.
Discovery Channel - Discover science, history, geography and much more at this site.
Education Index - An index of websites listed by subject and by Lifestage (preschool, parents, careers, etc.) Each site is reviewed and and their content summarized saving you time in navigating the internet. Also included is Weasel World which has games and other fun stuff, as well as, the Coffee Shop for chatting with others with the same interests.
Fact Monster - Almanacs, encyclopedias, atlas, a homework center, games and quizzes can all be found at this site by Information Please.
Find Tutorials - A search engine and an index of free tutorials on a multitude of subjects.
High School Hub - A collection of links divided into subject categories.
Homework Haven - Morris County NJ librarians share tips on using search engines here.
Homework Spot - Links for K-12 on all subjects. This site is put together by students, parents, educators, librarians and journalists organized into grade-appropriate categories. There is also a reference area that provides free, immediate access to many of the world's best libraries, museums, and current event sources.
How to Study - "We encourage you to make full use of the study skills, study strategies, and study tips we have written and provided."
Infoplease - Infoplease offers an entire suite of reference materials, including an atlas, dictionary, encyclopedia, and almanacs.
iTools - Quick access to the best internet tools for research, language, financial, maps, and finding people.
Intuit - "Intute is a free online service providing access to the very best web resources for education and research. All material is evaluated and selected by a network of subject specialists to create the Intute database."
Library in the Sky - A searchable collection of links for teachers, students, librarians and parents. Includes links for lesson plans, ESL, language arts and much more.
Martindales's the Reference Desk - Find reference material for nearly everything, from medicine to weather.
Power to Learn - This student site by Cablevision has games, homework help, financial aid and scholarship information.
QuickMath - "An automated service for answering common math problems in algebra, equations, and calculus." A great way to check your the answers on your math homework.
Saints Index - A short description of the Catholic Saints. Also on this site are a listing of Patron Saints, Popular Saints and a Feastday list.
Sourcebook Online of Criminal Justice Statistics - Data from more than 100 sources about all aspects of the United States criminal justice. Data is displayed in tables from Sourcebook 2001.
Statistical Abstracts - From the U.S. Census Bureau this website has statistical data covering 1878-2006.
Stetson Middle School Library - A wonderful collection of sites to help with middle school assignments. From Biographies to Writing research reports this site covers it all. Follow the links for 'class assignments' and "web sites for students'
Study Guides & Strategies - Information on how to study, write, take test, evaluate websites, learn with others, participate in the classroom and much more.
Study Stack - Need help remember facts in math, geography, history, languages and science? Then this site will help, it includes, flashcards, matching game, word search puzzle, a hangman game all in a variety of subjects and grade levels.
TuTorz.com - Find a tutor in your area by subject.
World Book Encyclopedia Feature of the Month - "A collection of articles and activities gathered by editors from World Book products."
Virtual Reference Shelf - Selected resources compiled by the Library of Congress.
YourHomework.com - Choose your grade, choose the subject add a keyword and click a sort button to get a list of appropriate websites.

English Language

AskOxford- This site contains a word of the day, quote of the week, sound bites, writing help, a jargon buster, collective terms for animals, frequently asked questions about grammar, spelling, symbols and word origins. There is also a section with word games and the history of Scrabble, an ask the experts section and family history.
Blue Book Of Grammar - Easy to understand grammar rules with examples of each.
Citing Sources - Duke University's guide to citing sources in your research paper using MLA, APA, Chicago Manual of Style, and Turabian.
Slate Citation Machine - A free service from the Landmark Project that does citations in both the MLA and APA styles.

Images

AP Photo - Associated Press Image Archive- Over 750,000 photos and graphics from news worldwide. A Connecticut Library card is required to login into the database from home. After logging in scroll down to the 'Photograph' section and click on Associated Press Image Archive.
Images of American Political History - A collection of 500 public domain images form 1750 to 1950.
NASA Image Gallery - A large variety of images.
NYPL Picture Collection Online - From the New York Public Library a collection of 30,000 public domain pictures from books, magazines and newspapers mostly created before 1923. Includes images of New York, American History, costume and much more.
Planetary Photojournal - NASA's planetary images from all available satellites.

Country Studies

American Fact Finder- U.S. Census information on population, economic, housing and geographic data.
Background Notes - This site from the US Department of State contains.. "...information on all the countries of the world with which the United States has relations. They include facts on the country's land, people, history, government, political conditions, economy, and its relations with other countries and the United States."
BBC News Country Studies - "Full profiles provide an instant guide to history, politics and economic background of countries. They also include audio and video clips from the BBC archives."
CNNfyi - "News for students, resources for teachers." A combined effort by CNN Interactive and Turner Learning to provide a place - 'To help educators and students keep pace with the world's volatile and ever-changing geographic, scientific and political landscapes.' Students will find here multimedia news stories about U.S. and world events, and features on sports, entertainment and science & technology.
Country Studies - This site from the Library of Congress contains information about 101 of the lesser known countries and regions of the world.
CIA World Fact Book - Country information including climate, people, politics, economics, education, maps, charts, statistics and much more.
Data by Country - From the World Bank Group - Country at a Glance Tables, Data Profile tables, Information and communications technologies statistics, Edstats, which has statistics about education around the world, (HNPStats) Health, Nutrition, and Population Statistics, GenderStats, and much more.
Geography IQ - A world atlas with geographic, economic, political, historical and cultural information. Also includes maps, currency converter, rankings, flags, current time in major cities and much more.
Lands and Peoples - Grolier's online country database which includes an encyclopedia, atlas, cultural cross, global news stories, an almanac and Passport, the gaming section.
United Nations Cyberschoolbus - The InfoNation section of this site has country statistics on population, economy, technology, environment and health that can be compared to up to four other countries. The Country At A Glance section has basic country maps, statistics and links to news sources for individual countries.
U.S. State Department Travel Warnings & Consular Information Sheets - This site contains warnings issued by the State Department when Americans should avoid traveling in certain areas of the world. Consular Information sheets are available for every country and contain facts about the country, entry requirements, security information, health conditions and much more.
National Anthems of the World - Hear the anthems, no words.
National Anthems - Hear the anthem, see the words and country flag.
World Anthem Database - Words to all the anthems
World Atlas - Facts on File Online database has geographic & thematic maps of world regions. Compare and/or rank countries, states or provinces.

Culture

Africa

Art of the African Mask - An exhibit at Bayly Art Museum. Each image has a description explaining the name of the mask, where the mask is from, who created it and its purpose.
African Studies Center - A University of Pennsylvania site that has a multitude of resources on Africa. The 'Multimedia Archives' have a wealth of images on African sculpture, maps, people and places and more. The 'Country-Specific Pages' have links relating to each individual country in Africa.
Africana.com - 'The Digital Bridge' has current news from Africa, history, 200 biographical and general articles, African Radio links, Lifestyle channel, Heritage Channel, and more.

Egypt

Ancient Egypt - This British Museum site is a wonderful combination of storytelling, pictures, graphic and interactive media about the life, culture, geography, gods, mummies, pharaohs, pyramids and temples of ancient Egypt.
Ancient Near East Culture and Death - A list of links from About.com on funeral and death rites in ancient cultures.
Egypt, Secrets of an Ancient World - National Geographic and PBS collaborated on this site which ties in with their TV shows, 'Egypt: Secret Chambers Revealed' and 'Egypt Eternal: The Quest for the Lost Tombs.'
Gods and Mythology of Ancient Egypt - Information on the ancient gods of Egypt.
Tour Egypt - This site has information on both ancient and modern Egypt, including the history, photos, gods, recipes, and much more.

Food

America the Bountiful - An exhibit by the University of California, Davis, Nutrition Department showing how common American foods continue to play a major role in American culture.
Food Guide Pyramid - The Food and Nutrition Information Center has many different food pyramids including bilingual, and cultural ones. There are printable graphic pyramids for school projects and other activities involving nutrition and the food pyramid.
Food TimeLine - This site created by the staff of the Morris County Public Library has the dates when foods, such as salt, oysters and chewing gum, were first introduced into our diet. The names of the foods are links to more information about that particular food and on the right of the timeline are period recipes. A great place to start for reports on foods of a particular time.
Global Destinations - Recipes and facts about the cuisine of 36 countries around the world.

Greek & Roman

Classics Unveiled - Greek & Roman Gods, Roman History, culture and the Latin language.
Greek Mythology - Greek names vs. Roman names, origins of Greek myth, and information on the immortals as well a links to other mythology sites.
MythWeb - Devoted to the Heroes, Gods and monsters of Greek Mythology.
Roman Empire - First Century - Companion website to PBS series.

Middle Ages

Medieval Instruments - This site features pictures, histories, and sound files of a variety of medieval instruments from the bagpipe to the zink.
Middle Ages - Find out what live was like in the Middle Ages. This site is divided into to topics Feudal Life, Religion, Homes, Clothing, Health, Arts, and Town Life. It also includes links to other sites about the Middle Ages.

Music

I Hear America Sing - Library of Congress website that has Patriotic melodies, historic sheet music, and information on the musical life of Cincinnati in the Mid-late 1880s.

Mythology Around the World

Godchecker - Meet the Gods from different cultures around the world in this fun and informative site. Search by the God's name or by major attribute, such as, trickery, chaos, sea, sky, etc. Extensive bibliography in the reference library.

Native Americans

Native Americans - A directory of links from the Ancient American cultures of the Aztecs and Incas to Native American tribes, arts and crafts, history.

Current Issues

Learning Network - This site by the New York Times is for students in grades 3 to 12, teachers and parents. It contains current and historical news summaries, quizzes and crossword puzzles, lesson plans, family movie guides and much more.
Social Issues - A collection of websites with opposing viewpoints on today's social issues from abortion to world population. These links have been created by the librarians at the Multnomah County Library.

Government

CIA World Factbook - Need to know facts about a country such as the population, economy, government, geography and climate? Then this is the website to go to first.
First Amendment Center - Learn about current issues involving the First Amendment, the history of the First Amendment, and analysis/commentary.
This Nation - Current political events and links as well as the full text of historical documents, pictures of all the US presidents, and much more.
U.S. Medal of Honor Citations - The full citations for those receiving the Congressional Medal of Honor from the Civil War to Somalia. This site also includes a history of the medal.
Presidents' Hall - The White House website of biographies on all United States Presidents and their wives.
Presidents of the United States - Biographical information, presidential and academic library links, genealogy of the presidents' families, nicknames and much more.

History

American

American History Online- A Facts on File Online database containing biographies, events & topics, primary sources, timeline, image gallery, and maps and charts.
Connecticut History - Connecticut State Library state history links from Native Americans to post World War II.
Congressional History - This site has the number of republicans and democrats from the first to the 106th congress, who was president and vice-president and more.
Cuban Missile Crisis - This National Security Agency site includes a timeline of the crisis, full synopsis and a document archive.
dMarie Time Capsule - On this day in history- Discover the headlines, birthdays, songs, TV programs, toys and books on any selected day from the years 1800 to 2001.
History Place - From the American Revolution to Genocide in the Twentieth Century this site has concise timelines of major historical events, pictures, audio and much more. The editors of Britannica Encyclopedia have rated it a top internet site "when reviewed for quality, accuracy of content, presentation and usability...
Immigration: Stories of Yesterday and Today - From the people at Scholastic, this site has information on past immigrants and well as those of today. An Ellis Island interactive section and an oral history.
Making of America - Cornell University
Making of America - University of Michigan
"These two institutions are developing a thematically-related digital library documenting American social history from the antebellum period through reconstruction." They have scanned in images of entire books and journals from 1850 to 1900.
The Papers of George Washington from the University of Virginia. This site includes maps & portraits, documents and articles and much more.
Three Mile Island: The Inside Story - America's worst accident at a civilian nuclear power plant on March 28, 1979 near Harrisburg, PA.
U.S. History - Created by the Independence Hall Association this site has historical information on Benjamin Franklin, Betsy Ross, America's longest mile and much more. The Betsy Ross page also contains information on the US Flag including a timeline of its development.
Valley Forge Muster Roll - From the Valley Forge Historical Park a searchable database of the men at Valley Forge.
Valley of the Shadow - A University of Virginia project that compares two towns, one north the other south, before, during, and after the civil war by their newspapers, diaries, letters, maps, census records and much more.

Black History -

Black History Books @ Norwalk Public Library
African Heritage Project - "Our mission is to rediscover precious records that document the names and lives of former slaves, freedpersons and their descendants, and share those records on this free Internet site."
Black History Links - A directory of links about black history.
John Brown's Holy War - This PBS companion site follows the life and actions of abolitionist John Brown. It includes maps, timeline, people, events and a teacher's guide.
Powerful Days: the Civil Rights Photography of Charles Moore - A photojournalist for Life Magazine during the late 1950's and early 1960's Moore has captured the civil rights movement in his photos.
Dred Scott Digital Project - The Washington University has digital images of the documents in the Dred Scott case, a chronology of events and links to other sites about the case.
"The Scottsboro Boys" Trials - Chronology, biographies, the trials, images, links and a bibliography from Professor Linder at the University of Missouri-Kansas.

Civil War

American Civil War Homepage - A directory of links ranging from general resources to images and battles. A good resource for anyone interested in the Civil War.
Civil War Interactive - Find out historical information on the civil war as well as current information on historic civil war sites.
Military History Online - Details, maps, troop movements and much more on this site dealing with the battles of Gettysburg, Fredericksburg and Antietam. More battle sites will be included in the future.

Colonial Times

Archiving Early America -"is primary source material from 18th Century America-- all displayed digitally. A unique array of original newspapers, maps and writings come to life on your screen just as they appeared to our forebears more than 200 years ago."
Classics of Colonial America History - Scholarly books and articles on American colonial history published before 1923 reproduced online. Browse documents by author or subject.
Colonial American Labor - Social classes in preindustrial America and other aspects of the Colonial American Labor explained by Assistant Professor Mark Lause from the University of Cincinnati.
Colonial Crafts - Detailed directions for making a shadow puppet theater, a quill pen, a punched-tin picture and many more crafts from the Old Sturbridge Village Kids Club.
Colonial Soap Making History - Learn the history of soap making.
Rare Map Collection - Colonial America - The Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library at the University of Georgia maps of Colonial America.

Local History -

Norwalk Historical Society - Events, information on the Mill Hill Complex and award winning exhibits.

Norwalk Museum - A listing of the museum's archival holdings, events, museum collections, and the history of the museum.

SONO Switch Tower - A fully restored 1896-built Switch Tower used to house the mechanism of switching trains from one track to another.

Primary Sources -

American Memory - Digitized items form the Library of Congress including maps, photos, atlases, documents, manuscripts, audio files and much more.
American Rhetoric - Landmark American speeches by political, religious and cultural figures captured in print, audio and audiovisual formats.
Lifelines: Primary Documents -An index of links to primary documents throughout the world.
Our Documents - This site contains 100 milestone documents of American History form the National Archives. It includes digital images of the actual documents, a transcript of the document and background information.

World History

Anne Frank the Writer--An Unfinished Story - From the US Holocaust Memorial Museum an online exhibition of Anne Frank's original writings. It is a combination of audio and animation so visitors experience Anne's essays and diary entries read aloud along with photographs of Anne and her family. (Shockwave is needed to view)
Best of History Web Sites - A wide variety of history sites, rated for usefulness and accuracy, to help educators and students in their studies.
Center for History & New Media - An extensive history collection combining history and digital media from George Mason University.
eHistory - This site from Ohio State University's History Department is for history students, fans and enthusiasts. It includes 5300 timeline events, 800 battle outlines, 350 biographies, and thousands of images and maps.
Eyewitness to History - From Pliny at Pompeii to Roosevelt in Africa, this simply indexed Web site brings you descriptions of events from the people who experienced them.
Famous Trials - This site by Professor Douglas Linder from the University of Missouri-Kansas has detailed information on many famous trials, including the Rosenberg Trial, Scopes 'Monkey' Trial, Nuremberg Trials, My Lai Court Martial, and the OJ Simpson Trial.
Footnotes to History - This site features information on the nations you don't learn about in high school. Such as the "Republic of' Rough and Ready' a town in gold rush California that seceded from the Union over taxes in 1850 (and rejoined the next year). Extensive bibliography.
Hispanic Heritage Month - Gale Publishing's collection of activities, timelines and biographies celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month.
Historical Voices - An online database of spoken word collections throughout the 20th century.
Histor eSearch - An excellent resource of history links for students, educators and history buffs.
History Channel: Audio & Video - Speeches on subjects as diverse as politics, science, diplomacy and entertainment. Videos include this day in history, historical icons, military & war, arts & society, and science & technology. Each video clip includes a written description of the video.
History 101 - A portal to other websites categorized by subject. "The cultures of Africa, Aztec, China, Egypt, Greece, Mayan, Mesopotamia, Rome, Olmec, Prehistory, Middle Ages and World War II are divided into categories of Art, Biographies, Daily Life, Maps, Pictures and Research and more."
Mad Monarchs Series - Short biographies on the personal lives of history's mad royals. Bibliographies included.
Map Library -Need a map of the Ancient Persian Empire or a map of the1993 Somalia conflict? These and over 1000 more maps and atlases are available from the U.S. Military Academy's Department of History. Some maps are quite large so download time can be slow.
WWW-VL History: Central Catalogue - A directory of history and country links by the University of Kansas.
Year by Year - World history, timelines, sports and entertainment news from the last hundred years.

Women's History

Council of Women World Leaders
Powering the Electrical Revolution - Women and Technology
Women's History - Gale Publishing's collection of activities, timeline and biographies.
Women's History - A directory of links about women's history.

Science -

Scirus searches scientific websites, journals, peer-reviewed articles, and pdf files.

Beetle Science - A Cornell University website with everything you ever wanted to know about beetles.
Biomes - Find out about the major biomes of the world.
Biowarfare - A PBS companion website to the 'Bioterror' show which aired on November 13, 2001. The site includes a History of Biowarfare, Future Germ Defenses, Interviews with Biowarriors, Making Vaccines, and a teacher's guide.
Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists - NRDC Nuclear Notebook - Information on nuclear weapons and weapons facilities throughout the world.
Chemistry Guide -"..a comprehensive collection of annotated links for chemists and researchers involved in organic, biochemical, computational, medicinal and/or other chemistry research."
Creative Chemistry - Activities, worksheets, puzzles, molecular models and much more.
Top Ten Amazing Chemistry Video's
Drug Fact Sheets - This site by the Office of National Drug Control Policy has summaries of current research on drugs and related topics. Data and statistics on major drug categories and special populations with links to source material.
Electronic Musical Instruments 1870- 1990 - The instruments and their inventors can be found on this website. Includes a bibliography and links to other electronic music sites.
Elemental Data Index Physics Laboratory, National Institute of Standards and Technology.
eNature.com - Field guides to both plants and animals with color photos. Endangered and Threatened species, backyard habitats and much more.
Encyclopedia of Live -"... the Encyclopedia of Life is an ecosystem of websites that makes all key information about all life on Earth accessible to anyone, anywhere in the world."
Endangered Species - Endangered species lists, facts, data and pictures of endangered species.
Endangered Animals & Plants - Searchable database of threatened, endangered or vulnerable animals and plants by the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN).
Eric Weisstein's World of Science: A Wolfram Web Resource - contains budding encyclopedias of astronomy, scientific biography, chemistry, and physics.
Genetic Science Learning Center - From the University of Utah's Eccles Institute of Human Genetics this site has information on DNA, Genetic Disorders, Stem Cells, and hands on activites for the home or classroom.
Gray's Anatomy - "The Bartleby.com edition of Gray’s Anatomy of the Human Body features 1,247 vibrant engravings—many in color—from the classic 1918 publication, as well as a subject index with 13,000 entries ranging from the Antrum of Highmore to the Zonule of Zinn."
History of Science & Technology - Links to a variety of sites about science and technology by the University of Delaware Library. Slow loading due to size of site.
How Everyday Things Are Made - Find out how cars, airplanes, glass, and many other products are made.
Hubble Site - NASA's site about the Hubble Telescope including images, news, facts, games, and much more.
Inventors Hall of Fame - An alphabetical list of inventors inducted into the hall of fame with their induction date, invention and a short biography.
Landscape Horticulture - This database from Auburn University can be used to identify leaves, trees, plants and flowers. Search by Latin or common name or use the leaf identification questionnaire to narrow your search. Includes pictures and information about each plant.
Librarian's Index to the Internet: - Berkeley Public Library's science directory has links for different branches of science as well as links to biographies on scientists, mathematicians and inventors.
Microbworld - discover the world of microbes at the Microbial Literacy Collaborative (MLC) website. It includes microbial facts, stories, and images for the professional and lay audiences.
Multimedia Physics Studio - "The animations cover common physics principles discussed in a first-year high school physics course. The animation and discussion have been written specifically for high school physics students." An online tutorial is also part of this site in the Physics Classroom.
National Institute on Drug Abuse for Teens : The Science behind drug abuse - This site includes facts on drugs, real stories, ask Dr. NIDA and more.
National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) - All types of information on storms, oceans, fisheries, satellites, climate, research, coast, and charting and navigation. Also has climate maps for the United States on the Climate Page.
NatureServe - An online encyclopedia of life.
Nova - The Elegant Universe - Articles, interviews, slide shows, interactives and resources from the PBS show.
Plant Image Gallery - Identify trees, leaves, flowers, shrubs and grasses with detailed close up pictures and facts.
Planetary Science Websites - A list of websites compiled by Walter Kiefer, or the Lunar and Planetary Institute. The list is divided into categories including with NASA centers, Flight projects, data archives, the solar system, asteroids and comets, educational sites and much more.
PLoS: Public Library of Science - An 'open access' publication by scientists and physicians committed to making the world's scientific and medical literature freely available to the public.
Science Daily - "..delivering science news in its original, unedited format directly from the source (in this case, the news bureaus and public affairs offices of major universities and research institutions)." Also includes links to major science news sources and 300 science newsgroups.
Science Online- A Facts on File Online database that has biographies, essays, definitions, experiments and timelines.
Science Research - "...a free, publicly available web portal allowing access to numerous scientific journals and public science databases. It allows students, teachers, professors, researchers, and the general public to access pertinent science information quickly and easily."
WebElements™- The periodic table on the web. Click on an element to learn all about it.
Women's Adventures in Science

Science Fair Sites

Internet Public Library Science Projects - Links to sites with science fair experiments.
Science Buddies - Science project ideas, how to do a science project, ask an expert, and top science fair competitions.
The Science Club - From a nonprofit organization out of Washington state this site has science project ideas from simple to difficult, an idea exchange section and much more.
Science Fair Central - From the Discovery Channel science fair project ideas, science fair Questions & Answers, a handbook about creating a science fair project and tip sheets on particular types of science projects.
Science Online - "Find more than 600 experiments covering key science principles. Each experiment is indexed by grade range and subject."
Ultimate Science Fair Resource - This site by Dr. John W. Gudenas, a university professor, has information on ideas, project steps, project hints, writing reports and making display boards. Also included are a list of science fair books.

Scouting

Boy Scouts - A directory of boy scouting links including a camp directory and merit badge information.

Girl Scouts - The official Girl Scout website.

Self-Help

Al-Anon - A site for teens who have been affected by someone else's drinking. This site provides help, hope, and resources for Al-Anon members.
Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) - Help for anyone troubled with alcohol with links that lead to self examination. A special section for teens A Message to Teenagers.
Calorie King - Articles, recipes, a weight loss program, and a database containing the nutritional information on over 40,000 foods including 200 fast food restaurant chains. Find out the calories, fats, carbs. and proteins of your favorite foods. The food database is updated daily. For anyone on a special diet this is a wonderful resource.
Teen Central - "totally Real, totally Anonymous, totally Yours" Get advice from experts and other teens.
Teen Driving - Driving tips on parallel parking, passing, driving around school and town, buying a used car and much more.
Teen Drug & Substance Abuse - Help fight teen drug abuse, we provide information to help fight teen drug abuse by prevention, intervention and have a support network for those in need.
TeensHealth - Articles and advice on teenage health issues.

Sports
Auto Racing
NASCAR - News, drivers/teams, races, and results.

Baseball

Baseball America Online - Major league, miner league, college, and high school are covered in this online version of the print magazine.
Baseball Hall of Fame - The history of baseball & uniforms. Information about the inductees. Also, includes a research library.
Baseball Library - Contains profiles of over 8,800 professional baseball players.
Baseball-Reference - Browse statistics on players, teams leagues, leaders, awards and much more. Also has the Baseball Travel Guide - enter a city or zip code and find out what teams are playing in the area.
Major League Baseball - Scores, standings, stats, player biographies.
Ballparks of Baseball -This site is a tribute to past, present and future baseball parks. A brief history, quick facts and photos of each park are included. There are also seating charts, current attendance data for the teams and park news.

Basketball

Basketball.com - NBA, WNBA, men's college, women's college, and CBA scores, records/almanac, schedules, basketball camps and much more.
Basketball Hall of Fame - History of basketball, information on hall of famers, events, etc.

Football

Arena Football - Arena Football League
ESPN College Football - Scores, schedules, rankings and much more about your favorite college team.
NFL Internet Network - The official site of the National Football League..
Pro Football Hall of Fame - Hall of famers, enshrinement, history, etc.
Pro Football Weekly - Online edition of weekly magazine.

Golf

Golfweb - Find out about the current tournaments
LPGA - The official site of the Ladies Professional Golf Association
PGA - The official site of the Professional Golf Association
PGA Tour
World Golf Hall of Fame - Inductees, exhibits, events, etc.

Hockey

                Hockey Hall of Fame - Legends of hockey
                    International Ice Hockey Federation
                    National Hockey League

Olympics

Olympic Flame
Olympic Games: Past, Present & Future
Olympic Movement - Athletes, news, sports, Olympic games and information on the organization.
Summer Olympics - Beijing 2008
Torino 2006 - NBC's coverage of the Olympic Games
U.S. Olympic Team Official Website
Winter Olympic History
Yahoo's Olympic News

Skateboarding/Snowboarding

Transworld Skateboarding - Articles, buyers guide, tournament information, directory of skate parks around the country, message board and chat.
Transworld Snowboarding - Articles, buyers guide, competitions, directory of snowboarding resorts by state, message board and chat.

Tennis

Explore Tennis - News on professional, college and general tennis. Live pro scores, find a match, local courts, tournaments, instructors, and shopping for tennis equipment.
Tennis - The official site of Tennis Magazine
Tennis Hall of Fame - Enshrinees, events and hall of fame awards.
Tennis Server - A web site devoted to the game of tennis.

Track & Field

Track & Field Hall of Fame - Hall of fame biographies
Track & Field News - Results, lists, rankings, and this weekends events.

Miscellaneous Sports

CBS Sportsline - Information on baseball, basketball, golf, auto, tennis and football.
ESPN - Statistics, scores, schedules and much more.
EXPN - Winter X Games
Extreme Sports Channel
Girl Wrestler - A year in the life of Tara Neal
Journalist's Toolbox: Sports - A large site of links on sports law, medicine, social issues, psychology, news and offbeat sports.
Sports Central - Sports commentary
Sports Glossaries - Definitions of terms used in Ice Hockey, Football, Basketball and Soccer.
Sports Hand Signals - Diagrams of the hand signals used in ice hockey, football, basketball and soccer. Place mouse over picture for explanation.
Sports Links - From First Base Sports a list of links on various sports and sport scholarships.

Virtual Museums

- allows you to locate museums by city, state, country, name and topic; explore museums by type, search for exhibits by artist, access educational and industry resources, and much more.
Timeline of Art History - "The Timeline of Art History is a chronological, geographical, and thematic exploration of the history of art from around the world, as illustrated especially by the Metropolitan Museum of Art's collection."
Kyoto National Museum - An extensive online collection of Japanese art.
Smithsonian Institution Libraries
Marian Koshland Science Museum of the National Academy of Sciences - Located in Washington DC. The website has virtual exhibits and activities for teachers.
Museum of Web Art - An interactive web museum that will fascinate for hours.
National Gallery of Art - Virtual tours by school, medium, artist or study one work in depth.
Web Gallery of Art - "The Web Gallery of Art contains over 6,000 digital reproductions of European paintings and sculptures created between the years 1150 and 1750. A considerable number of the pictures are commented on and biographies of the significant artists are given. A versatile search engine allows you to find pictures in the collection using various search criteria. A number of guided tours make it easier to visit the Gallery and to understand the artistic and historical relationship between different artworks and artists included in the collection."

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