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African American History

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Africans in America: Judgment Day, 1450 - 1865
The Narrative orients you to the history and historical resources of this era. The Resource Bank provides annotated images and d

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part1/title.html
The African American Mosaic Exhibition (Library of Congress)
A LOC resource guide for the study of Black History and Culture, the Mosaic explores colonization, abolition, migration, and the

http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/african/intro.html
Black History Hotlist
A collection of Internet sites related to Black History Month, slavery, leaders, poetry, news and general resources

http://www.teachersfirst.com/getsource.cfm?id=7375
Sampling African America
African American history presented through personal narrativesand activities.

http://www.teachersfirst.com/getsource.cfm?id=7375
HistoryChannel.com
Black history milestones and features.

http://www.history.com/content/blackhistory
Biography.com
Black history biographies, timelines and trivia

http://www.biography.com/blackhistory/index.jsp
Library of Congress
Features African American history

http://www.africanamericanhistorymonth.gov/
Infoplease.com
Historyand timelines, 500 notable biographies, contemporary issues, special features, holidays, education and other resources

http://www.infoplease.com/spot/bhm1.html
Association for the Study of African American Life and History (Founders of Black History Month)
Features the 2010 theme: Black Economic Empowerment

http://www.asalh.org/
Black-African American History Facts
Over 2000 entries to "On This Day in Black History"

http://www.yenoba.com/
Surfnetkids
Offers links to great web sites on Black History Month

http://www.surfnetkids.com/blackhistory.htm
CNN
Great links on black history events since 1996

http://www.cnn.com/EVENTS/black_history/index.html
Smithsonian Education
The Smithsonian celebrates Black History Month

http://www.smithsonianeducation.org/heritage_month/bhm/index.html

Slavery

American Slave Narratives: an Online Anthology
Over two thousand former slaves, most born in the last years of the slave regime or during the Civil War, provide first-hand acc

http://xroads.virginia.edu/~HYPER/wpa/wpahome.html
Slave Voices
This is useful source for documents on slave life from the late 18th century through the 19th century.

http://scriptorium.lib.duke.edu/slavery/
Frederick Law Olmstead
Beginning in 1856, Olmstead traveled for fourteen months in the south as a journalist examining plantation life. Many modern his

http://odur.let.rug.nl/~usa/D/1851-1875/olmsted/jourxx.htm

Civil Rights Movement

Infoplease.com
Civil Rights Timeline

http://www.infoplease.com/spot/civilrightstimeline1.html
CNN
Timeline of Civil Rights events

http://www.cnn.com/EVENTS/1997/mlk/links.html
Civil Rights Movement Veterans
History, personal stories, discussions and commentaries by the veterans of the Civil Rights Movement

http://www.crmvet.org/
African American Odyssey: The Civil Rights Era
Library of Congress resources on the Civil Rights era

http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/aaohtml/exhibit/aopart9.html
We Shall Overcome: Historic Places of the Civil Rights Movement
National Park Service's story of the Civil Rights Movement

http://www.nps.gov/history/nR/travel/civilrights/
Britannica.com
Links to web sites on many of the people and events associated with the Civil Rights era

http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/119368/Civil-Rights-Movement
Best History Sites
Links to great resources on the Civil Rights Movement

http://www.besthistorysites.net/USHistory_CivilRights.shtml
Voices of Civil Rights
Ordinary people, extraordinary stories

http://www.voicesofcivilrights.org/
Infoplease.com
Civil Rights Movement Heroes

http://www.infoplease.com/spot/bhmheroes1.html

Famous African Americans

The Frederick Papers at the Library of Congress
The Frederick Douglass Papers at the Library of Congress, available on the American Memory Web site, contain approximately 7,400

http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/doughtml/doughome.html
Biography.com
Biographical information on many famous Black Americans

http://www.biography.com/blackhistory/index.jsp

Underground Railroad

The Underground Railroad (National Geographic)
informative and engaging site

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/features/99/railroad/

Abolitionist Movement

John Brown's Holy War
Special features of this PBS companion site include a QuickTime VR tour of the farmhouse where John Brown's army gathered before

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/brown/index.html
The Abolition Movement (Library of Congress)
This Library of Congress site has a plentiful amount of primary source documents and an introduction to the abolitionist movemen

http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/african/afam005.html

Amistad

Exploring Amistad
This site explores the famous slave ship revolt and offers a detailed narrative, time lines, teaching guides, a resource collect

http://www.archives.gov/education/lessons/amistad/

Ancient China

Ancient Egypt

Encyclopedia Britannica (Egypt)

http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9106015/Egypt
The Great Buildings Collection

http://www.greatbuildings.com/
Egyptian Architecture

http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/egypt/architecture/egyptarchit.htm
BBC - Ancient History: Egptians

http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ancient/egyptians/

Ancient Greece

Athens and Sparta

Ancient Greek Civilizations: Athens

http://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/prehistory/aegean/thecities/athens.html
Ancient Greek Civilizations: Sparta

http://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/prehistory/aegean/thecities/sparta.html
Ancient Greek Civilizations: The Culture of Sparta

http://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/prehistory/aegean/culture/spartaculture.html
Athens

http://www.wsu.edu:8080/~dee/GREECE/ATHENS.HTM
Athens and Sparta
Comparisons and contrasts of Athens and Sparta with links to other sites.

http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/Homework/greece/athens.htm
Athens and Sparta: Different Yet the Same

http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/articles/worldhistory/athenssparta.htm
BBC - Ancient Greece: Athens

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ancientgreece/athens/index.shtml
Greeks Fighting Greeks

http://library.thinkquest.org/CR0210200/ancient_greece/greeks_fighting_greeks.htm
Mr. Donn
Great comparisons and contrasts of Athens and Sparta!

http://greece.mrdonn.org/index.html
Roles of Men and Women
An interactive site that allows the user to compare and contrast the roles of men and women in Athens and Sparta.

http://www.ancientgreece.co.uk/dailylife/story/sto_set.html
Sparta
Pictures and good geographical info

http://www.crystalinks.com/sparta.html
Sparta
Info on Sparta from the British Museum

http://www.ancientgreece.co.uk/sparta/home_set.html
Sparta
Explores Spartan life and government.

http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/Homework/greece/sparta.htm
Sparta

http://www.wsu.edu:8080/~dee/GREECE/SPARTA.HTM
Spartan Army
Great info on the Spartan Army

http://digilander.libero.it/tepec/the_spartan_hoplite.htm
Spartan Women

http://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/prehistory/aegean/culture/womenofsparta.html
The Ancient Greeks: the Athenians

http://www.arwhead.com/Greeks/index.html#Theater%20of%20Dionysia
The City-State and Sparta

http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/articles/worldhistory/introancientgreece1.htm
The Culture of Athens

http://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/prehistory/aegean/culture/classesofathens.html
The Women of Athens

http://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/prehistory/aegean/culture/womenofathens.html
Education in Athens and Sparta
Comparison of education in Athens and Sparta

http://greece.mrdonn.org/education.html
Athens
Another interactive site that allows the user to choose a character and explore daily life in Athens

http://www.ancientgreece.co.uk/athens/story/sto_set.html

Biography

Culture

Ancient Greek literature

http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/greeks/literature/greeklit.htm
Ancient Greek economy (Coinage, Pottery, Bronze, Precious Oils and Cosmetics)

http://www.museum.upenn.edu/Greek_World/coinage.html
Ancient Greek games

http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/greeks/games/index.htm
The Glory that was Greece (history and culture in Ancient Athens)

http://www.watson.org/%7Eleigh/athens.html
Exploring Ancient World Cultures

http://eawc.evansville.edu/grpage.htm

Daily Life

Food and Feasts

General

Ancient Greece

http://www.ancientgreece.com/
Ancient Greece (e-guide book)

http://www.ancientgreece.dke-guides.com/
Ancient Greek People

http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/greeks/people/index.htm
Archaic and Classical Greece (Good info on Athens and Sparta)

http://www.wsu.edu/~dee/GREECE/CONTENTS.HTM
BBC - Ancient Greece (Elementary but good info on Athens)

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ancientgreece/main_menu.shtml
Crystal Links

http://www.crystalinks.com/greece.html
History for Kids

http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/greeks/
History Link 101

http://www.historylink101.com/ancient_greece.htm
Mr. Donn

http://ancienthistory.mrdonn.org/AncientGreece.html
Mr. Dowling - Ancient Greece

http://www.mrdowling.com/701greece.html
Yahooligans (Links to other sites on Ancient Greece)

http://search.yahooligans.yahoo.com/search/ligans?p=ancient+greece
Mr. Donn -- Ancient Greece
Great info on all aspects of Greek life

http://greece.mrdonn.org/index.html

Government

Ancient Greek Government

http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/greeks/government/index.htm
Oligarcy

http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/government/oligarchy.htm
Tyranny

http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/government/tyranny.htm
Democracy

http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/government/democracy.htm
Monarchy

http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/government/monarchy.htm

Images

Images of Gods and Goddesses

http://www.museum.upenn.edu/Greek_World/x_gods.html

Maps

Ancient Greek Maps (several links)

http://www.historylink101.com/ancient_greece/ancient_greece_maps.htm
Atlas of Ancient Greece (Cities and Regions)

http://www.wsu.edu:8080/%7Edee/GREATLAS.HTM

Medicine

Greek Medicine
This site covers loss and recovery of Greek medicine, timeline, vocabulary, Olympian healers, Hippocrates, Aristotle, Galen, and

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/hmd/greek/index.html

Religion (Mythology)

About Helen of Troy
Check here for background information on the Trojan War and 'The face that launched a thousand ships.'

http://www.english.uiuc.edu/maps/poets/g_l/hd/abouthelen.htm
Ancient Greek gods
History for Kids site with links on individual gods.

http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/greeks/religion/gods.htm
Aphrodite
The goddess of love and her background.

http://www.goddess.ws/aphrodite.html
Encyclopedia Mythica: Greek Mythology
A good place to begin a search.

http://www.pantheon.org/areas/mythology/europe/greek/
Greek gods -- Greek myth
Excellent background info.

http://www.allabouthistory.org/greek-gods.htm
Greek Gods, Myths, Monsters, and Everything Else Greek
In terms of Greek mythology, if you can't find it here or on links jumping off from here, it probably does not exist.

http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/Homework/greece/greekgods.htm
Greek Mythology

http://www.greekmythology.com/
Greek Mythology (info on individual gods)

http://www.ancient-mythology.com/greek/
Greek Mythology Link
A collection of myths retold by Carlos Parada.

http://www.maicar.com/GML/
Greek View of Death

http://www.museum.upenn.edu/Greek_World/death.html
Images of the Trojan War Myth
If you need pictures from the Trojan War... this is the place.

http://www.temple.edu/classics/troyimages.html
Living Myths: Paris
Background information about Paris and the golden apple story can be found here. Sets the foundation for the Trojan War.

http://www.livingmyths.com/Greek.htm#Paris
Mr. Donn -- Ancient Greece
Excellent info on all aspects of life in ancient Greece

http://greece.mrdonn.org/index.html
Mythology of the Constellations
We owe the greatest debt to the mythology of the ancient Greeks and Romans for their efforts to catalog the constellations

http://www.comfychair.org/~cmbell/myth/myth.html
Mythology: Starting Point
Many famous myths exist here or can be found through links connected with this site.

http://www-adm.pdx.edu/user/sinq/greekciv2/religion/mythology/han.htm
MythWeb
This site is devoted to the heroes, gods and monsters of Greek mythology.

http://www.mythweb.com/
Origins of Greek Mythology
Greek Myths are all that’s left of the ancient Greek religion. About 1200 b.c.e., the residents of, what we would call, Greece a

http://www.messagenet.com/myths/neomyth.html
Religion and Death

http://www.museum.upenn.edu/Greek_World/religion.html
Religious Games

http://www.museum.upenn.edu/Greek_World/games.html
Search Greek Mythology
Search for information about a person/god/goddess.

http://messagenetcommresearch.com/myths/index.html
Table of Greek Gods and Associates
Chart of all Greek gods with descriptions

http://www.mythome.org/greek.html
The Iliad of Homer: Search for Excellence
Neat slide show based on Homer and the idea of excellence found in his epics. Good place for images.

http://itw.sewanee.edu/Huber/homer_1/sld001.htm
The Immortals
Descriptions of the immortals

http://www.messagenet.com/myths/immortals.html
The Immortals
List of the Greek Immortals.

http://www.messagenet.com/myths/immortals.html
The Throne Room
Excellent descriptions of the gods

http://library.thinkquest.org/J002110/thrones1.htm
Theoi Project: /Guide to Greek Mythology
Excellent site full of information on just about everything related to Greek mythology.

http://www.theoi.com/
Windows to the Universe:Classical Mythology
Good images and info on Greek and Roman gods

http://www.windows.ucar.edu/tour/link=/mythology/myths.html
Winged Sandals
A tour through a magical place filled with awesome gods, daring heroes and fabulous monsters.

http://www.wingedsandals.com/

Roles of Men and Women

Ancient Greek Civilization: The Women of Sparta

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ancientgreece/athens/index.shtml
The Ancient Greek World: Daily Life -- Women

http://www.museum.upenn.edu/Greek_World/women.html
The Ancient Greek World: Daily Life -- Men

http://www.museum.upenn.edu/Greek_World/men.html
Ancient Greek Civliation: The Women of Athens

http://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/prehistory/aegean/culture/womenofathens.html
Ancient Weddings: Greek Weddings (Intro. and Types of Marriage)

http://ablemedia.com/ctcweb/consortium/ancientweddings1.html

Ancient India

Ancient India

http://www.ancientindia.co.uk/

Ancient Mesoamerica (Inca, Aztecs and Maya)

Courtly Art of the Ancient Maya
This online component of a 2004 exhibit at the National Gallery features objects from and essays about the Maya ruling class. Ex

http://www.nga.gov/exhibitions/mayainfo.shtm
Foundation for the Advancement of Mesoamerican Studies
FAMSI was founded in 1993 to foster increased understanding of ancient Mesoamerican cultures, this organizations's home page off

http://www.famsi.org/index.html
National Geographic Special Issue: Maya
Special issue of National Geographic which contains content on the Maya

http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2008/08/maya-issue/table-of-contents

Ancient Mespotamia

Ancient Mesopotamia: This History, Our History
Based on archaeological discoveries by the U. of Chicago, this site examines everyday life in Ancient Mesopotamia.

http://mesopotamia.lib.uchicago.edu/

Ancient Rome

Ancient Rome (Buildings)

http://www.kent.k12.wa.us/staff/DarleneBishop/rome/Rome.html
Roman Colisuem

http://www.eliki.com/ancient/civilizations/roman/
Roman Gladiators

http://www.historylink102.com/Rome/roman-gladiators.htm
Roman Farming

http://www.historylink102.com/Rome/roman-farming.htm
Roman Army

http://www.historylink102.com/Rome/roman-army-structure.htm
The Romans (Leisure, Families, Religion)

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/romans/
The Romans (Daily Life, Governent)

http://www.historyonthenet.com/Romans/romansmain.htm
Ancient Rome

http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/romans/index.htm
Roman Empire

http://www.roman-empire.net/children/index.html
The Romans: Families and Children

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/romans/families.shtml
Roman Clothing

http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/romans/clothing/index.htm
Clothing in Ancient Rome

http://www.crystalinks.com/romeclothing.html
Ancient Roman Diet

http://www.crystalinks.com/romefood.html
Food for Rich Romans

http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/romans/food/richfood.htm
Food of the Poor in Ancient Rome

http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/romans/food/medfood.htm
Roman Economy

http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/romans/economy/
Roman Economy

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Rome#Economy
Ancient Romans
Information on the city of Rome, Roman army, Roman jobs, Roman buildings, Roman history, Roman religion and Roman families

http://www.historylink102.com/Rome/index.htm
Ancient Rome
Information on a wide variety of subjects related to Ancient Rome.

http://www.teacheroz.com/romans.htm
Ancient Rome
Contains a variety of topics on Ancient Rome

http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/subjects/ancientrome.htm
Daily Life in Ancient Rome
Discusses how families lived.

http://www.ancient-rome.biz/daily-life.html
Roman art
Roman art, architecture, handcraft and sculpture

http://www.ancient-rome.biz/roman-art.html
Rome: Republic to Empire
Explore historical and cultural topics associated with Ancient Rome. Historical topics include slavery, rebellion, and leaders.

http://www.vroma.org/~bmcmanus/romanpages.html

Ancient Troy

The Treasure of Troy
Discusses Heinrich Schliemann's archaeology and discovery of Troy.

http://www.unmuseum.org/troy.htm
The Ruins of Troy
Good pictures of Troy as it presently looks

http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/cgi-bin/imbrow?lookup=Perseus%3aimage%3a1991%2e09%2e0160%3bPerseus%3aimage%3a1991%2e09%2e0161%3bPerseus%3aimage%3a1991%2e09%2e0162%3bPerseus%3aimage%3a1991%2e09%2e0163%3bPerseus%3aimage%3a1991%2e09%2e0164%3bPerseus%3aimag
Odyssey: Adventures in Archaeology
You can find lots of great articles and pictures here related to archaeology and Bronze Age history.

http://www.odysseyadventures.ca/articles/knossos/knossos_palace.htm
Knossos and the Minotaur
Site dedicated to explaining the background of the Minoans.

http://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/archaeology/sites/europe/knossos.html
Schliemann and Mycenae
Detailed account of the background of this mighty city and its discovery by Schliemann after his breakthrough at Troy.

http://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/archaeology/sites/europe/mycenae.html
Schliemann and the Treasure
A site that explains all things related to archaeology and Troy, plus 'The Treasure of Priam.'

http://www.thetroyguide.com/id23.html
News of Troy (from the Univ. of California at Davis magazine)
The local paper at U.C. Davis takes a look at the archaeology of Troy and the controversial findings there.

http://ucdavismagazine.ucdavis.edu/issues/su96/News&NotesTOC/News-Troy.html
The Labyrinth at Knossos
Interesting article that discusses the Minotaur myth and the labyrinth found at Knossos by archaeologists.

http://www.unmuseum.org/minot.htm
Mycenae: Myths and Ruins
Good site that explains the various myths related to the city of Mycenae. Also, some good images of the ruins as they look in mo

http://members.tripod.com/apollophotos/photos/greece/mycenae/
Bronze Age Art and Architecture
This web page looks at the architecture of Minoan and Mycenaean palaces,with links to further resources.

http://www.siu.edu/~dfll/classics/Johnson/Greeks/BArt/BArt.html
Middle Minoan Crete
A set of links which are particularly useful for palace architecture and weaponry

http://projectsx.dartmouth.edu/classics/history/bronze_age/lessons/les/10.html#8
Minoan Architecture: the Palaces
This web page focuses on the palaces of the Minoan civilization.

http://projectsx.dartmouth.edu/history/bronze_age/lessons/les/12.html
Minoan Art
These images are primary surces for the Minoan culture as well as the palace architecture of Knossos.

http://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/prehistory/aegean/galleryimages/minoanimages.html
Mycenean Culture
This is a gateway to a number of aspects of Mycenaean culture, from the mask of Agamemnon, to Mycenaean weaponry, the warrior va

http://faculty.etsu.edu/kortumr/05mycenae/mycenae.htm
Mycenaen Residential Architecture: Palaces and Ordinary Housing
A detailed site exploring features of the Mycenaean palaces.

http://projectsx.dartmouth.edu/history/bronze_age/lessons/les/20.html
The Bronze Age of Asia Minor
The use of bronze for tools and weaponry, particularly by Troy are discussed.

http://www.unr.edu/sb204/geology/asiamin.html
The Greek Dark Ages
The Dark Ages and their affect on the Mycenaean civilisation are discussed on this web page.

http://wsu.edu/~dee/MINOA/DARKAGES.HTM
The Minoan Culture on Crete
The images of Minoan culture provide insight into their lifestyle. These primary sources are powerful supporting evidence for yo

http://jade.ccccd.edu/Andrade/WorldLitI2332/SlidesofMinoan.html
The Minoans
This page provides an excellent entry point into aspects of Minoan culture such as bull-riding, religion, women, history and peo

http://wsu.edu/~dee/MINOA/MINOANS.HTM
The Mycenaen Palaces
The function and scope of the Mycenean palaces and the distribution of power and authority within the Mycenean kingdoms are the

http://classics.uc.edu/prmainland/Lectures/JohnBennet/mycpal01.html
The Mycenaens
This site provides a useful summary on the Mycenaean culture.

http://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/prehistory/aegean/pre-greece/mycenea/mycenean1.html
The Palace at Knossos
The palace of Knossos in Crete, as well as the myth of the Knossos and King Minos are the focus of this web site. There is also

http://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/prehistory/aegean/pre-greece/minoan/minoan.html

Architecture

Architect Studio 3D

http://architectstudio3d.org/AS3d/index.html

Art

Artcyclopedia

http://www.artcyclopedia.com/
Exploring Leonardo

http://www.mos.org/sln/Leonardo/LeoHomePage.html
Impressionism

http://www.impressionism.org/
Mark Harden

http://www.artchive.com/
National Archives: A New Deal for the Arts

http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/index.html
Printmakers A-Z

http://www.library.georgetown.edu/dept/speccoll/prints/printsA2Z.htm
World Wide Art Resources (Check Art History Resources)

http://wwar.com/

Audiobooks

LibriVox (free audiobooks for downloading)

http://librivox.org/

Biography

Biography Channel

http://www.biography.com/
Martin Luther King, Jr. Newspaper Archi ve (50,000 historical newspaper articles on King)

http://martinlutherkingjrarchive.com/

Hillary Clinton

Biography: Hillary Rodham Clinton: Changing the Rules

http://www.aetv.com/class/admin/study_guide/archives/aetv_guide.0078.html
On the Issues:Every Political Leader on Every Issue: Hillary Clinton

http://www.issues2000.org/senate/Hillary_Clinton.htm

Careers

Occupational Outlook Handbook

http://www.bls.gov/search/ooh.asp?ct=OOH
Virginia View

http://www.vaview.org/career/menu.htm

Specific Occupations

New Breed Vets: On the Cutting Edge

http://animal.discovery.com/fansites/newbreedvets/newbreedvets.html

Cartoons and Comics

MakeBeliefsComix.com
Create your own comic strips with this free website.

http://www.makebeliefscomix.com/

Chemistry

Soaps and Detergents
Chemistry of soaps and detergents

http://www.cleaning101.com/sdalatest/html/soapchemistry1.htm

Chemistry in Daily Life

Chemistry Behind Air Bags

http://www.chemistry.wustl.edu/~edudev/LabTutorials/Airbags/airbags.html
Fire Fighting
Fire extinguishers, smoke detectors, wild fires

http://home.howstuffworks.com/question346.htm
Chemistry of Fireworks Colors

http://chemistry.about.com/library/weekly/aa062701a.htm
How Stuff Works
Glow sticks

http://science.howstuffworks.com/light-stick.htm

Civil Rights

Academy of Achievement: Rosa Parks

http://www.achievement.org/autodoc/page/par0pro-1
The Voting Rights Act Turns 40

http://msnbc.msn.com/id/8487686
Martin Luther King, Jr. Research and Education Institute

http://www.stanford.edu/group/King//mlkpapers/
Save Our History: Voices of Civil Rights

http://www.history.com/classroom/voices/
Teachers' Domain Civil Rights Collection
A collection of arachival news footage, primary sources, and interview segments that capture the voices, images, and events of t

http://www.teachersdomain.org
Reel Moments in Black History

http://cnn.com/EVENTS/black_history/movies

Colleges and Universities

Textbooks

CollegeBooksDirect

http://www.collegebooksdirect.com/
Half.com (Buy and sell textbooks)

http://www.half.ebay.com/
Addall.com (Comparison shopping for books)

http://www.addall.com/

Landmarks Citation Machine

http://citationmachine.net/
QuickCite (Noodle Tools)

http://www.noodletools.com/
EasyBib (free trial)

http://www.easybib.com/
CopyRight - Copy Wrong

http://www.csus.edu/indiv/p/peachj/edte230/copyright/
How Not to Plagiarize

http://www.utoronto.ca/writing/plagsep.html
Copyright Guidelines

http://www.gslis.utexas.edu/~jansen03/WebReadings03.htm
United States Copyright Office

http://www.copyright.gov/
Source Aid (trial subscription)

http://www.sourceaid.com/
Online Writing Lab - Purdue University

http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/

Countries/Cultures

Afghanistan

Afghanistan Interactive Guides

http://www.guardian.co.uk/afghanistan/interactive/0,10981,576718,00.html
Understanding Afghanistan: Land in Crisis

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/landincrisis/

Disasters

Challenger Remembered

http://www.space.com/news/spacehistory/challenger_rem_000128.html
Historic Floods: 1993

http://www.e11th-hour.org/resources/timelines/floods.1993.nws.html
CNN: Major Oil Industry Spills

http://archives.cnn.com/2001/WORLD/americas/03/20/oil.accidents/
Librarians' Index to the Internet

http://lii.org/pub/topic/weather
Natural Hazards Center

http://www.colorado.edu/hazards/
Mount St. Helens

http://www.olywa.net/radu/valerie/StHelens.html
The Grave of theTitanic

http://octopus.gma.org/space1/titanic.html
Exxon Valdez Oil Spill

http://www.evostc.state.ak.us/
The Challenger Disaster

http://www.fas.org/spp/51L.html
The Triangle Factory Fire

http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/trianglefire/narrative3.html
The Molasses Disaster

http://edp.org/molasses.htm
Encyclopedia of the First World War

http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/FWW.htm
Space Shuttle Challenger Disaster

http://space.about.com/cs/challenger/a/challenger.htm
September 11: Chronology of Terror

http://archives.cnn.com/2001/US/09/11/chronology.attack/
Billion Dollar U.S. Disasters

http://lwf.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/reports/billionz.html
Weather Disasters WebQuest (scroll to links)

http://www.kn.sbc.com/wired/fil/pages/webweatherje.html
National Earthquake Information Center

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/regional/neic/
Enchanted Learning: Tsunami

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/tsunami/
USGS: Latest Earthquakes

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/index.php
Earth's Active Volcanoes

http://www.geo.mtu.edu/volcanoes/world.html
KidsStorm: Facts About Hurricanes

http://skydiary.com/kids/hurricanes.html
FEMA for Kids: Disasters by State

http://www.fema.gov/kids/whatnow/index.htm
Only You Can Prevent Forest Fires: Good Fires/Bad Fires

http://www.smokeybear.com/good-bad.asp
National Geographic: Natures's Fury

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/eye/wildfires/phenomena.html
Hurricanes: NOAA

http://hurricanes.noaa.gov/
USGS: Earthquakes

http://quake.wr.usgs.gov/recent/index.html
Hurricanes: Online Meteorology Guide

http://ww2010.atmos.uiuc.edu/(Gh)/guides/mtr/hurr/home.rxml
Volcanoes.com

http://www.volcanoes.com/

Earthquakes

USGS: Northern California

http://quake.wr.usgs.gov/
San Francisco Earthquake 1906

http://www.awesomestories.com/movies/seabiscuit/seabiscuit_ch2.htm

Economics/Finance

Practical Money Skills for Life

http://practicalmoneyskills.com/english/at_school/teachers/

Electronic Databases

Grolier

http://auth.grolier.com/login/go_login_page.html?bffs=N
World Book

http://www.worldbookonline.com/wb/Home
e-Library

http://elibrary.bigchalk.com/libweb/elib/do/search
Gale

http://find.galegroup.com/menu/commonmenu.do?userGroupName=va_s_068_0330
Readers Guide Full Text Select
Searchable, full-text database of popular periodicals

http://vnweb.hwwilsonweb.com/hww/jumpstart.jhtml
Daily Life Online
Examines cultures of the past and present.. Searchable by region or time period.

http://dailylife.greenwood.com
American Mosaic -- The African-American Experience
Examines African American culture in the United States.

http://aae.greenwood.com

Elizabethan Era

Elizabethan Era

http://www.elizabethan-era.org.uk/
Elizabethan Life

http://www.britainexpress.com/History/Elizabethan_life.htm
Elizabethan England

http://www.bardweb.net/england.html
Queen Elizabeth I

http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/Elizabeth+I+of+England
Queen Elizabeth I

http://www.elizabethi.org/us/
Queen Elizabeth I

http://tudorhistory.org/elizabeth/
Elizabethan Writers

http://www.luminarium.org/renlit/
Elizabethan Playwrights and Authors

http://www.william-shakespeare.info/william-shakespeare-biography-elizabethan-playwright-authors.htm
The Elizabethan World

http://elizabethan.org/
Elizabethan Costume

http://www.directcon.net/wander/lizcos.htm
Plague and Public Health in Renaissance Europe

http://www3.iath.virginia.edu/osheim/intro.html
Eyewitness to History: Middle Ages and Renaissance

http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/mefrm.htm
Crime and Punishment in Elizabethan England

http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/punishment.htm
Elizabethan England (Springfield High School)

http://www.springfield.k12.il.us/schools/springfield/eliz/elizabethanengland.html
Elizabethan Sports and Entertainment

http://www.springfield.k12.il.us/schools/springfield/eliz/sportsandentertainment.html
Tudor History

http://www.tudorhistory.org/
Elizabethan Recipes

http://www.elizabethan-era.org.uk/old-elizabethan-recipes.htm
Elizabethan Food and Drink

http://www.springfield.k12.il.us/schools/springfield/eliz/elizfood.html
Elizabethan Recipes

http://www.pbm.com/~lindahl/cariadoc/recipe_index.html
Gode Cookery

http://www.godecookery.com/ssite/ssite01.htm
Shakespeare and Elizabethan England

http://www.webenglishteacher.com/shakesgen.html
Shakespeare's England

http://www.barbweb.net/england.html
Life and Times of Elizabeth I

http://www.elizabethi.org/
Globe Theater Resources

http://www.bardweb.net/globe.html
Elizabethan Theater (Virtual Tour of the Globe)

http://shakespeare.palomar.edu/theatre.htm
Shakespearean Feast

http://www.teachersfirst.com/lessons/shak-feast.htm
Heraldry

http://elizabethan.org/heraldry/index.html

Evalualion of Web Sites

Kathy Schrock's Guide to the Evaluation of Web Sites

http://school.discovery.com/schrockguide/eval.html
The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

http://lib.nmsu.edu/instruction/eval.html
ICYouSee: T is for Thinking

http://www.ithaca.edu/library/training/think.html
Evaluating Web Sites: Criteria and Tools

http://www.library.cornell.edu/olinuris/ref/research/webeval.html

Geography

Visual Geography Books (homework helper)

http://www.vgsbooks.com/

Countries

CIA World Fact Book
Maps and information about countries.

https://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/
Embassy Web Sites
list of embassy Web sites

http://www.gksoft.com/govt/en/representations.html

Maps

Map Machine (National Geographic)

http://plasma.nationalgeographic.com/mapmachine/
Cities of Today, Cities of Tomorrow
A simulation dealing with urbanization.

http://www.un.org/Pubs/CyberSchoolBus/habitat/index.asp
David Rumsey Historical Map Collection
Over 14,800 rare historical maps of 18th and 19th century North and South America, as well as some from Europe, Asia and Africa

http://www.davidrumsey.com/
Maps.Com
A wide range of map resources

http://www.maps.com/maps.aspx?nav=RM
National Geographic Society
Interactive maps, outline maps and map projections.

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/homework/
About.com
A wide range of outline maps and information on flags of the world.

http://geography.about.com/
Maps.com
A wide range of map resources -- historical, political, physical, thematic and outline.

http://www.maps.com/maps.aspx?nav=RM

Simulations and Games

Government

FirstGov

http://www.firstgov.gov/
WhiteHouse.gov

http://www.whitehouse.gov/president/
Ben's Guide

http://bensguide.gpo.gov/9-12/index.html
AmericanPresidents.org

http://www.americanpresident.org/
Federal Court Concepts

http://www.catea.org/grade/legal/index.html
THOMAS Legislative Information

http://thomas.loc.gov/
Avalon Project (Yale Law School)

http://www.yale.edu/lawweb/avalon/avalon.htm
Rulers

http://www.rulers.org/
GPOAccess

http://www.gpoaccess.gov/databases.html

Political cartoons

Today's Best Cartoon
Daryl Cagle's Professional Cartoonists Index

http://cagle.msnbc.com/politicalcartoons/

Health

Nutrition and Fitness Center

http://health.discovery.com/centers/nutritionfitness/program/diet_program.html
The Daily Plate
Provides an easy-to-use template for creating a personal diary.

http://www.thedailyplate.com/
Center for Young Women's Health
Quick refernce material for girls; "Health Guides" for tweens and older girls.

http://www.youngwomenshealth.org
GirsHealth
Covers a wide range of health topics for girls ages 10 to 16.

http://www.girlshealth.gov
iEmily
Includes information on herbs, natural remedies and beauty tips and yoga.

http://www.iemily.com
LearntobeHealthy.org
A resource designed to help students make healthy choices.

http://www.learntobehealthy.org/

History (U.S.)

Best History Sites

http://www.besthistorysites.net/USHistory.shtml
Digital History (American History Studies)

http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/
Black History Month: Exploring African American Issues on the Web

http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/BHM/AfroAm.html
The Race to Build the Atomic Bomb

http://www.cccoe.k12.ca.us/abomb/
Culture & Change: Black History in America

http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/bhistory/
Flight-history.com

http://www.flight-history.com/
Frontline: The Invasion of Iraq

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/invasion/
Reporting Civil Rights

http://www.reportingcivilrights.org/
The Rise and Fall of Jim Crow

http://www.pbs.org/wnet/jimcrow/index.html
The September 11 Digital Archive

http://911digitalarchive.org/
The History Place

http://www.historyplace.com/
EyeWitness to History.com

http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/
Social Studies for Kids

http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/
Shorpy: the 100 Year Old Photo Blog
This photo blog about what life was like a hundred years ago is based on

http://www.shorpy.com/

American Revolution

The Battle of the Battlefields
Allows students to determine which was the most important battle of the American Revolution.

http://score.rims.k12.ca.us/activity/battle/

Civil War

The Crisis at Fort Sumter
Simulates the immediate crisis that caused the Civil War

http://www.tulane.edu/~sumter/
Flags of the Confederacy
A history of the flags of the Confederacy.

http://www.confederateflags.org/

Early America

Archiving Early America
Digital reproductions of primary source material rom 18th century America

http://www.earlyamerica.com/
Colonial Williamsburg
Learn about clothing, food, gardening and etc.; meet key people link to other Web sites. Scholarly articles and teacher resource

http://www.history.org/

Flags

Dave Martucci's Flag Pages
Excellent information on both historical American flags that miror the grouwth of the U.S.

http://www.vexman.net/

General

Jamestown

APVA Preservation Birginia
Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities owns the area known as "Old Towne.," the site of the first fort.

http://apva.org/
Historic Jamestowne
Lesson plans for teachers, interactive archaeological research exercises, and close-up photos and desriptions of unearthed artif

http://historicjamestowne.org/
Jamestown Rediscovery
Interacts with Historic Jamestowne and lalso links to more scholarly descriptions of the on-going excavation.

http://apva.org/jr.html
Historic Jamestowne
A self-guided tour of "New Towne" where the settlers expanded, complete with photographs and teacher notes.

http://www.nps.gov/jame
Virtual Jamestown
A digital research,teaching and learning porojectfeaturing full-text, firsthand accounts from the 16th and 17th centuries, a dig

http://www.virtualjamestown.org/
Jamestown Virtual Colony
Created by education students, this site offers a multitude of teacher resources -- lesson plans, webquests, lists of additional

http://curry.edschool.virginia.edu/socialstudies/projects/jvc/
Werowocomoco Research Project
Ongoing research on the grounds of Werowocomoco, the capital of the Powhatan chiefdom, provides information about Virginia India

http://powhatan.wm.edu/
Jamestown Settlement and Yourtown Victory Center: Jamestown Settlement
Includes information about the living-history museum and ecucational resources such as historical-background essays, lesson plan

http://www.historyisfun.org/jamestown/jamestown.cfm

Presidents

AmericanPresidents.org

http://www.americanpresident.org/
AmericanPresident.org
Describes how the Commander-in-Chjief has managed domestic & economic policy-making, legislative matters, and national security,

http://www.americanpresident.org
The American Presidency -- A Glorious Burden
Fasinating online exhibit covering various aspects of the presidency.

http://www.americanhistory.si.edu/presidency/home.html
POTUS -- Presidents of the United States
Quick-reference facts on the executive branch.

http://www.ipl.org/div/potus
U.S. Presidents -- United in Service
Presidential biographies, interactive online quizzes, and games

http://www.whitehouse.gov/kids/presidentsday

Underground Railroad

Flight to Freedom
Simulation allows a student to take on a persona of someone involved in escaping from Southern slavery to freedom in Canada

http://ssad.bowdoin.edu:9780/projects/flighttofreedom/intro.shtml

Vietnam War

The Wars for Viet Nam 1945 to 1975

http://vietnam.vassar.edu/

History (World)

BBC: Ancient History

http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ancient/
History Link 101
Free onlline resource for World History Topics. Covers topics from Prehistory to World War II

http://www.historylink101.com/

Flags

Flags of the World
Excellent samples of both modern and historical world flags.

http://flagspot.net/flags/

General

History Link 101
An excellent free online resource for World History Topics

http://www.historylink101.com/

Holocaust

The Last Expression: Art and Auschwitz

http://lastexpression.northwestern.edu/
Reflections on the Holocaust

http://school.eb.com/holocaust

Simulations and Games

World War One Trench Warfare
Simulation developed by the BBC

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/worldwarone/hq/
World War When
Web-based game to test one's knowledte of WWI

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/worldwarone/hq/worldwarwhen.shtml

World War One

Trench Warfare Simulation
Simulation on Trench Warfare in WWI.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/worldwarone/hq/trenchwarfare.shtml
World War When?
Web-based game on WWI

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/worldwarone/hq/worldwarwhen.shtml
Ms Weid's World War One Research Site
Sample WWI projects

http://www.fidnet.com/~weid/ww1.html
First World War Poetry and Prose
Excellent collections of WWI poems.

http://www.firstworldwar.com/poetsandprose/index.htm

Holidays

Ramadan

Council on Islamic Education

http://www.cie.org/
The Islam Project

http://www.theislamproject.org/education/education.htm

Images

Pics4Learning (Copyright-free images)

http://www.pics4learning.com/
Flickr

http://www.flickr.com/

Inventors and Inventions

Zoom Inventors and Inventions

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/inventors/us.shtml
American Inventors and Inventions

http://www.150.si.edu/150trav/remember/amerinv.htm
Famous Inventions A - Z

http://inventors.about.com/library/bl/bl12.htm
Native American Inventions

http://inventors.about.com/od/nativeinventors/
Asian-American Inventors

http://search.about.com/fullsearch.htm?terms=entors&IAM=URL_entors
More Famous Inventors and Inventions

http://www.tms.riverview.wednet.edu/lrc/inventions.htm
InfoPlease Guide to Discoveries and

http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0004637.html
Hall of Fame Inventions

http://www.invent.org/hall_of_fame/1_4_0_channels.asp

Literary Criticism

American and English Literature Internet Resources
Excellent links compiled for the Buley Library at Southern Connecticut State University.

http://library.scsu.ctstateu.edu/litbib.html#homeys
Book Spot

http://www.bookspot.com/litcrit.htm
English Literature on the Web

http://lang.nagoya-u.ac.jp/~matsuoka/EngLit.html
Librarians' Internet Index
"Web sites you can trust." Arts & Humanities > Literature & Books > Literary Criticism

http://lii.org/pub/subtopic/1267
Library Spot

http://www.libraryspot.com/litcrit.htm
Luminarium: 16th Century Renaissance English Literature (1485-1603

http://www.luminarium.org/renlit/
Luminarium: Anthology of Middle English Literature (1350-1485)

http://www.luminarium.org/medlit/
Luminarium: English Literature: Early 17rh Century (1603-1660)

http://www.luminarium.org/sevenlit/
Online Literary Criticism Guide

http://www.ipl.org/div/litcrit/guide.html
Poets.org

http://www.poets.org/
Representative Poetry Online

http://rpo.library.utoronto.ca/display/index.cfm
San Antonio College LitWeb

http://www.accd.edu/sac/english/bailey/litindex.htm
The Cambridge History of English and American Literature

http://www.bartleby.com/cambridge/
Literary Resource on the Net
Site maintained by an instructor at Rutgers University.

http://andromeda.rutgers.edu/~jlynch/Lit/
Voice of the Shuttle
Links to scholarly literature sources

http://vos.ucsb.edu/browse.asp?id=3

Martin Luther King

Eyes On the Prize
The companion website to the television series that covers major events of the civil rights movement.

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/eyesontheprize/
MLK Online
A repository of Martin Luther King Jr.'s biographical information, video and audio clips, image files, and text files of his spe

http://www.mlkonline.net/

Mathematics

Bar Grapher

http://illuminations.nctm.org/tools/bargraph/how.html
Ask Dr. Math (Drexel University)

http://mathforum.org/dr.math/dr-math.html
Internet Mathematics Library (Drexel University)

http://mathforum.org/library/
Virtual Manipulatives

http://nlvm.usu.edu/en/nav/grade_g_2.html
Fun Brain

http://www.funbrain.com/
Math Fun Facts

http://search.msn.com/results.aspx?srch=104&FORM=AS4&q=http%2f%2fwww.math.hmc.edu%2ffunfacts%2f
That Quiz

http://www.thatquiz.com/
Ifigure

http://www.ifigure.com/
Figure This!

http://www.figurethis.org/
National Library of Virtual Manipulatives

http://nlvm.usu.edu/en/nav/vlibrary.html
Algebra in Simplest Terms

http://www.learner.org/resources/series66.html
Practical Money Skills for Life

http://practicalmoneyskills.com/english/at_school/teachers/
Middle School Math Project

http://www.ctap4.org/math/index.htm
MathWorld

http://mathworld.wolfram.com/
Fun Mathematics Lessons

http://math.rice.edu/~lanius/Lessons/
Statistics

http://www.learner.org/exhibits/statistics/
VassarStats: Statistical Computation Web Site

http://faculty.vassar.edu/lowry/VassarStats.html
MathNerds

http://www.mathnerds.com/mathnerds/
Cool Math Sites

http://cte.jhu.edu/techacademy/web/2000/heal/mathsites.htm
Math Forum: Geometry Problem of the Week

http://mathforum.org/geopow/
Interactive Mathematics Activities

http://www.cut-the-knot.org/Curriculum/index.shtml
Math Cats

http://www.mathcats.com/
Math in Daily Life

http://www.learner.org/exhibits/dailymath/
MathDEN

http://www.actden.com/
Geometry

http://www.k12station.com/k12link_library.html?subject=NM&sub_cat=105098&final=105110

Middle Ages/Medieval Period

Art and Architecture

Middle Ages Art and Architecture
Lessons on art and architecture in the Middle Ages

http://www.historylink101.com/lessons/art_history_lessons/ma/index.htm
Art History Resources on the Web
Early Medieval art

http://witcombe.sbc.edu/ARTHmedieval.html
Glossary for Medieval Art and Architecture
Glossary defining art terms from the Middle Ages

http://www.pitt.edu/~medart/menuglossary/INDEX.HTM
History of Stained Glass
Great info on the history and process used in making stained glass

http://www.stainedglass.info/stainedglass_056.htm
European and Medieval Tapestries
Examples of fine European and Medieval tapestries and wall hangings.

http://www.tapestry-tapestry.com/

Black Death

The Black Death, 1347 -- 1350
Info on the rat flea, the transmission of the plague, attempts to stop the plague and its effects on Europe.

http://www.insecta-inspecta.com/fleas/bdeath/bdeath.html
Time Traveller's Guide to Britain
Info on the Black Death

http://www.channel4.com/history/microsites/H/history/guide12/part06.html
Mr. Dowling's Bubonic Plague Page
Info on the black plague

http://www.mrdowling.com/703-plague.html

Castles

Castles-of-Britain.com
Photos of castles.

http://www.castles-of-britain.com/castleg.htm
Castle Builder
Info on designing and building a castle

http://score.rims.k12.ca.us/activity/castle_builder/
Castles on the Web
Photos and tours of castles

http://www.castlesontheweb.com/
Life in a Medieval Castle
Visit the hall, kitchen, chapel and examine the accomodations in a castle. Provides info on the water supply in a castle.

http://www.castlewales.com/life.html
The Road to Ruins
The most comprehensive guide to medieval castles in Germany.

http://www.roadstoruins.com/
Life in a Medieval Castle
PBS NOVA series on medieval siege

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/lostempires/trebuchet/
Castles-of-Britain.com
Castle learning center --construction, materials, life in a castle, jobs and etc.

http://www.castles-of-britain.com/castle6.htm

Celts

Celtic Britain
History, family life, religion, farming and etc.

http://www.britainexpress.com/History/Celtic_Britain.htm
Celtic Druidism
History, beliefs, practices and myths of the Druids

http://www.religioustolerance.org/druid.htm

Clothing

Medieval Clothing Pages
Descriptions of medieval clothing and styles.

http://www.virtue.to/articles/
Footwear of the Middle Ages
The history and develoopment of footwear and shoemaking techniques.

http://www.personal.utulsa.edu/%7Emarc-carlson/shoe/SHOEHOME.HTM

Crime and Punishment

Medieval Crime Museum
Pictures of instruments of torture.

http://www.kriminalmuseum.rothenburg.de/Englisch/page1.html
Time Traveller's Guide ot Britain
Info and crime and punishment

http://www.channel4.com/history/microsites/H/history/guide12/part06.html

Daily Life

Learner.org
What was it really like to live in the Middle Ages? Info on homes, clothing, religion, health entertainment.and feudal life.

http://www.learner.org/exhibits/middleages/
mnsu.edu
Info on the role of knights, peasants merchants and the church

http://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/history/middleages/contents.html
The Estate of Wichamstow
Describes life on a medieval estate.

http://www.regia.org/estate.htm
Daily Life: Peasants

http://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/history/middleages/pdailylife.html
Medieval England: Medieval towns
Development of towns, merchant guilds, craft guilds, and daily life in medieval towns

http://www.britainexpress.com/History/Townlife.htm
Feudalism and Medieval Life
Describes life in the country on the manors

http://www.britainexpress.com/History/Feudalism_and_Medieval_life.htm
Farming in the Middle Ages
Short description of farming during the Middle Ages

http://www.historylink101.com/lessons/farm-city/middle-ages.htm
Medieval Life: Housing
Look into the home of a medieval peasant.

http://www.historyonthenet.com/Medieval_Life/houses.htm
Life of the Commoners

http://www.kyrene.k12.az.us/schools/brisas/sunda/ma/1derek.htm
Peasant Houses
Map and description of houses at Wharram Percy, a peasant village.

http://loki.stockton.edu/~ken/wharram/houses.htm
Medieval Society
Good descriptions of individuals in medival society

http://history.boisestate.edu/westciv/medsoc/

Famous People

"Medieval Times"
Famous people in the Middle Ages

http://www.schools.ash.org.au/elanorah/Med.htm

Food and Feasts

Food in the Middle Ages

http://www.kyrene.k12.az.us/schools/brisas/sunda/ma/1jon.htm
Gode Cookery: Food and Drink

http://www.godecookery.com/mtales/mtales14.htm
Medieval and Renaissance Food

http://www.pbm.com/~lindahl/food.html
Food Timeline
A detailed history and origin of thousands of types of food, including recipes.

http://www.foodtimeline.org/
History for Kids
Medieval Food

http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/medieval/food/index.htm
GodeCookery
Great info on food in the Middle Ages

http://www.godecookery.com/mtales/mtales14.htm

Games and Entertainment

The Ancient Art of Falconry
Background info on the sport of falconry

http://www.matrix2000.co.uk/falconry.htm

General Information

Medieval History
Great links to many topics on the Middle Ages!

http://score.rims.k12.ca.us/activity/castle_builder/
History Link 101's Page on the Middle Ages
Daily life, art, biography, art and architecture links as well as pictues and maps

http://www.historylink101.com/midieval.htm
Mr. Dowlling's Middle Ages Page

http://www.mrdowling.com/703middleages.html
History for Kids!
Links to many topics on the Middle Ages

http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/medieval/index.htm
Odin's Castle of Dreams and Legends
Wonderful for medieval history

http://www.odinscastle.org/odin5.html
Medieval and Renaissance Fact and Fiction
Contains links to many aspects of life during the Middle Ages.

http://www.angelfire.com/mi/spanogle/medieval.html
Middle Ages Cyber Library
Wonderful links info on history, knights, daily life, the Black Death, and KIng Arthur and other general information.

http://www.cybrary.org/medieval.htm
Life in the Middle Ages
Links to good sites on many topics

http://www.kyrene.k12.az.us/schools/brisas/sunda/ma/mahome.htm
Medieval Sourcebook
Good links

http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/sbook.html
Learner.org
Life in the Middle Ages

http://www.learner.org/exhibits/middleages/
Medieval People and Places
Detailed timelines outlining the history of Britain

http://www.btinternet.com/~timeref/
Exploring Ancient World Cultures
Genral info with links to other sites on Medieval Europe

http://eawc.evansville.edu/mepage.htm
Medieval Europe
Good information about knights, merchants, clergy and peasants

http://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/history/middleages/
Life in Medieval Times
Educaion, government, religion and everyday life

http://library.thinkquest.org/6105/index.html
The Middle Ages for Kids
Links to many different topics

http://www.kathimitchell.com/middleages.htm

Health and Medicine

Learner.org
Health and Medicine in the Middle Ages

http://www.learner.org/exhibits/middleages/health.html
Mythical Plants of the Middle Ages
Info on important plants of the Middle Ages

http://www.godecookery.com/mythical/mythical.htm
Medieval Medicine
Info on humors, epidemics, healing and hospitals, surgery and dissection.

http://www.maggietron.com/med/
Medieval Medical Practioners
A look at physicians, surgeions and medical practices

http://www.skell.org/explore/medprac.htm
Traveller's Guide to Medieval Britain
Diseases and health care

http://www.channel4.com/history/microsites/H/history/guide12/part06.html
The Art of Barbering
Development of barbering and barbers as surgeons

http://www.barberpole.com/artof.htm
Barber-Sugeons
Red Gold: Blood Basics:Early Practices

http://www.pbs.org/wnet/redgold/basics/barbersurgeons.html
Women and Medicine in the Middle Ages and Renaissance
Medicine's view of women, medical treatments for women, childbirth, children's medicine, women in medicine

http://www.gallowglass.org/jadwiga/herbs/WomenMed.html

Heraldry

Pimbley's Dictionary of Heraldry

http://www.digiserve.com/heraldry/pimbley.htm
Heraldry on the Internet

http://www.digiserve.com/heraldry/

Jousts and Tournaments

Jousts and Tournaments
Descriptions of jousts and tournaments

http://www.kyrene.k12.az.us/schools/brisas/sunda/ma/1brian.htm

King Arthur

King Arthur
Encyclopedia Mythica

http://www.pantheon.org/articles/a/arthur.html
King Arthur
Britannia: History

http://www.britannia.com/history/h12.html
King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table

http://www.kingarthursknights.com/

Knights, Nobles and Chivalry

Knights and Armor

http://www.knightsandarmor.com/
Knights and Their Armor
A studentj-designed web page on knights and chivalry.

http://www.kyrene.k12.az.us/schools/brisas/sunda/ma/1sean.htm
Chivalry Kidzone
Gives rankings and descriptions of duties of the various noblemen.

http://www.chronique.com/Kids/nobles.htm
Arador Armour Library
Pictures of armor

http://www.arador.com/gallery/index.html
The Steps of Knighthood

http://www.kyrene.k12.az.us/schools/brisas/sunda/ma/1jake.htm
Knights and Chivalry in Medieval England
Knights, Knightly Code and tournaments

http://www.britainexpress.com/History/Knights_and_Fights.htm
Boy 2 Knight
How a boy becomes a knght

http://tayci.tripod.com/boy2knight.html
The Code of Chivalry and Courtly Love

http://www.astro.umd.edu/~marshall/chivalry.html
Medieval Nobles
Royalty, feudalism, and nobles

http://www.chronique.com/Kids/nobles.htm

Literature

Medieval Weapons

PBS: Arms Race

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/lostempires/trebuchet/race.html
Medievalweapons.com

http://www.medievalweaponsinfo.com/Sword-and-Armor.html
Medieval Siege Weapons
Descriptions of siege weapons used in the Middle Ages

http://www.channel4.com/history/microsites/T/timeteam/siege_engines.html
Castles-of-Britain.com
Castles Learning Center: Medieval Weapons

http://www.castles-of-britain.com/castle36.htm
History Net.com
Medieval Warfare: How to capture a castle with siege

http://www.historynet.com/medieval-warfare-how-to-capture-a-castle-with-siegecraft.htm
Medieval-Castles.net
Castle Defenses

http://www.medieval-castles.net/castle_defenses/attacking_army.htm
Gray Company Trebuchet
How do trebuchets work?

http://members.iinet.net.au/~rmine/howtreb.html
Traction Trebuchet Spotter's Page

http://members.iinet.net.au/~rmine/htt/ttspot.html
Suite101
Glossary of Siege Warfare Terms

http://www.suite101.com/article.cfm/5650/73333

Music

Early Music
Links to information on Medieval and Renaissance music

http://www.medieval.org/emfaq/

Occupations

Medieval and Renaissance Occupations and Trades
A compilation of medieval occupations and their descriptions.

http://www.sirclisto.com/66.html
The Village of Wichamstow
Visit various craftsmen and see them at work in the town of Wichamstow.

http://www.regia.org/village.htm
Medieval Occupations
Extensive info on many occupations in the Middle Ages

http://members.tripod.com/hkcarms/occ.html

Religion and the Church

Medieval Religion
Info on the Christian church in the Middle Ages

http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/medieval/religion/index.htm
mnsu.edu
Linds to info on the Church, the Crusades and nuns and monks

http://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/history/middleages/nun.html
Medieval Nuns
Includes info on becoming a nun, the vows, clothing, convents, daily life of a nun and tthe various orders.

http://www.middle-ages.org.uk/medieval-nuns.htm
Medieval Monks
Onfo on monks and monastaries

http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/medieval/people/monks.htm
Medieval Churces and Monasteries
Duties of priests, church services and plays, monasteries

http://www.britainexpress.com/History/TheMedievalChurch.htm
Life in a Medieval Monsastery
Daily life in an English monastery

http://www.britainexpress.com/History/medieval-monastery.htm

Technology

Medieval Technology Pages
Info on technological innovation in Western Europe during the Middle Ages

http://scholar.chem.nyu.edu/tekpages/Technology.html

Timelines

TimeRef
Timelines illustrating the history of Great Britain through people and places. Create your own timeline.

http://www.btinternet.com/~timeref/

Viking Ships

Viking Ships
Pictures and info about Viking ships.

http://www.pitt.edu/~dash/ships.html
Hjemkomst-center.com
Description of the hull of a Viking ship

http://www.hjemkomst-center.com/ship/construction/hull/main.htm
Danish Viking ships
Pictures of Danish Viking ships from the museum in Copenhagen

http://www.copenhagenpictures.dk/vik_skib.html
The Viking Navy
Pictures of the Viking ship (Osberg)

http://naturecoast.com/hobby/viship.htm

Vikings

The Viking Network
Maps of the Viking world.

http://www.viking.no/e/maps/index.html
Vikings: the North American Saga
Info from the Smithsonian on the Viking voyages to North America.

http://www.mnh.si.edu/vikings/start.html
Ancient History: Vikings
Info on the Vikings from the British Broadcasting Company (BBC)

http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ancient/vikings/
Viking Age Foodstuffs
Info from the BBC on Viking food

http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ancient/vikings/food_01.shtml
Discover the Vikings
Info from the PBS NOVA series on the Vikings

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/vikings/

Music

America

http://www.americasstory.com/cgi-bin/page.cgi
Essentials of Music

http://www.essentialsofmusic.com/
Music Theory

http://www.musictheory.net/index.html
WholeNote -- The Online Guitar Community

http://www.wholenote.com/
Science of Music: Exploratorium

http://www.exploratorium.edu/music/
Culture & Change: Black History in America

http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/bhistory/
DSOKids (Dallas Symphony Orchestra)

http://www.dsokids.com/2001/rooms/DSO_Intro.html
The Symphony: An Interactive Guide

http://library.thinkquest.org/22673/index.html
Dismuke

http://www.dismuke.org/
Mozart

http://www.stringsinthemountains.org/m2m/1once.htm
Pianopedia

http://www.pianopedia.com/index.aspx
San Francisco Symphony Kids

http://www.sfskids.org/templates/home.asp?pageid=1
Jazz (PBS)

http://www.pbs.org/jazz/
Tinfoil.com: Dedicated to the Preservation of Early Recorded Sound

http://www.tinfoil.com/
ChoralNet

http://www.choralnet.org/
ArtsEdge

http://artsedge.kennedy-center.org/
Franklin Institute Music Education Hotlist

http://sln.fi.edu/tfi/hotlists/music.html
Worldwide Internet Music Resources

http://www.music.indiana.edu/music_resources/
New York Philharmonic Kidzone

http://www.nyphilkids.org/main.phtml

Music Midi Files and Free

See,Hear,Sing-LOC-American Memory

http://www.americaslibrary.gov/cgi-bin/page.cgi/sh
Best of Midi Music

http://midiallthebest.50webs.com/
National Anthems and Patriotic Midi Music

http://www.niceflag.com/music.htm

Mythology, Folklore and Legend

Encyclopedia Mythica

http://www.pantheon.org/mythica.html

Native Americans

Circle of Stories

http://www.pbs.org/circleofstories/
From the Andes to the Arctic (Music and Dance)

http://www.smithsonianglobalsound.org/cultural_heritage_02.aspx
Images of Native Americans

http://bancroft.berkeley.edu/Exhibits/nativeamericans/index2.html
Native American Cultures

http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/explorer/native_americans/index.asp
Online Exhibitions--National Museum of the American Indian

http://www.nmai.si.edu/subpage.cfm?subpage=exhibitions&second=online

Poetry

Magnolia

http://library.msstate.edu/magnolia/news/poetry.htm
First World War Poetry and Prose
WWI poems

http://www.firstworldwar.com/poetsandprose/index.htm

Primary Sources

Library of Congress: The Learning Page/American Memory

http://memory.loc.gov/learn/
National Archives and Records Administration

http://www.archives.gov/education/index.html
Repositories of Primary Sources

http://www.uidaho.edu/special-collections/Other.Repositories.html
AwesomeStories
Links to online primary sources from eminent museums, libraries, and national archives.

http://awesomestories.com/
Primary Access
Offers a suite of free online tools with which students can use primary source documents for assignments.

http://www.primaryaccess.org/

Problem Solving

Professional

English Resources

C-SPAN: American Writers

http://www.americanwriters.org/writers/
The Republic of Pemberley (Jane Austen)

http://www.pemberley.com/
Debate in the Classroom and the National High School Debate Toopic

http://www.webenglishteacher.com/debate.html

Genral Resources for Teachers

Intervention Central (Behavorial Intervention Strategies)

http://www.interventioncentral.org/
ERIC
The new streamlined and resturctured ERIC web site.

http://www.eric.ed.gov/
Promethean Planet
A free site celebrating collaborative teaching. Lesson plans, audio-visual resources and teaching techniques.

http://www.prometheanplanet.com/us/
Teachers Resource page
A great source for primary sources, lesson plans and professional development. A module of the American Memory section of the L

http://www.loc.gov/teachers/

Lesson Plans

Discovery School

http://school.discovery.com/lessonplans/
Alkali Metals

http://school.discovery.com/lessonplans/programs/alkaliMetals/
C.R.E.A.T.E Mississippi Lesson Plans

http://www.create4ms.org/
Columbia Education Center Lesson Plans

http://www.col-ed.org/cur/

Library Research

Literature

Math Resources

Kathy Schrock

http://school.discovery.com/schrockguide/math.html
SCORE Mathematics (California Mathematics Standards)

http://score.kings.k12.ca.us/
Interactive

http://www.shodor.org/interactivate/
Eisenhower National Clearinghouse for Math and Science

http://goenc.com/
Math.com

http://www.math.com/
Math Archives

http://archives.math.utk.edu/
MathMagic

http://mathforum.org/mathmagic/
Mu Alpha Theta

http://www.mualphatheta.org/

Media Literacy

Science

Discovery School: Forces and Motion Lesson Plan

http://school.discovery.com/lessonplans/programs/forcesandmotion/
Interactive

http://www.shodor.org/interactivate/
Edheads
A mutimedia approach to science. Designed for teachers and students.

http://www.edheads.org/index.htm

Social Studies

Facing History and Ourselves
Study guides and resources that promote an examination of racism and prejudice in order to promote the development of a more hum

http://www.facinghistory.org
Teachers' Domain Civil RLights Collectioon
A collection of archival news footage, primary sources, and interview segments that capture the voices, images, and events of th

http://www.teachersdomain.org
Smithsonian Education
Searchable database for teachers. Excellent student presentations. Info about field trips, lesson plans, Web sites, professional

http://www.smithsonianeducation.org

Reference

InfoPlease

http://www.infoplease.com/
RefDesk

http://refdesk.com/
Onelook.com
An online dictionary with a Jeopardy!-like twist. Type in a definition and the site returns a list of the best-fitting words.

http://onelook.com/reverse-dictionary.shtml

Research

NoteStar

http://notestar.4teachers.org/

SAT Prep

Science

Animals

Animal Diverstiy Web
Huge database of information about thousands of species. Includes pictures, videos, recordings and photos

http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/index.html"

Astronomy and Space Science

Destination: Space

http://www.history.com/minisites/space/
NASA: Solar System Exploration

http://solarsystem.jpl.nasa.gov
Pluto's Not a Planet

http://school.discovery.com/teachers/pluto
The Pluto Portal

http://www.plutoportal.net

Biology

Reptile Guide

http://animal.discovery.com/guides/reptiles/reptiles.html
Fun Facts about Fungi
Eye-appealing facts about fungi.

http://herbarium.usu.edu/

Chemistry

FunBrain.com: Proton Don

http://www.funbrain.com/funbrain/periodic/
Fun Zone: Shoot Phantom Fireworks Online

http://www.fireworks.com/interactive/fireworks%5Fshow/
Private Hand: Flashimation

http://www.privatehand.com/flash/elements.html

Forensic Science

Forensice FYI: Forensic Fun Box

http://www.courttv.com/forensics/fun_box.html

General

Science in Action

http://school.discovery.com/sciencefaircentral/dysc/scienceinaction/scienceinaction.html
Live Science
An integrated ultimedia content and commerce company featuring space, science and technological innovation

http://www.livescience.com/
Edheads
Multimedia approach to science. For students and teachers.

http://www.edheads.org/index.htm
ExploreScience.com
Engages kids with visual links to virtual experiments.

http://www.explorelearning.com/index.cfm?method=cCorp.dspLearnMore

Oceanography

Treasures @ Sea: Exploring the Ocean through Literature
This extensive Web resource consists of Web-based learning activities that integrate language arts with oceanography

http://fi.edu/fellows/fellow8/dec98/main.html
Space Available
This site includes over fifty lesson plans for learning activities and longer term projects on remote sensing, imaging science,

http://octopus.gma.org/surfing/space.html
The Cool Room
Home of the underwater weather for the New Jersey coast.

http://www.thecoolroom.org/funkynew.htm
Wayfinders: A Pacific odyssey
Details the adventures of the ancient Pacific Islanders in their traditional sailing canoes.

http://www.pbs.org/wayfinders/polynesian.html
Polynesian Voyaging Society

http://pvs.kcc.hawaii.edu/
Traditional Navigation in the Western Pacific

http://www.museum.upenn.edu/navigation/Intro.html

Shakespeare

Mr. William Shakespeare and the Internet
Biographical information on Shakespeare and criticism on each of the plays.

http://shakespeare.palomar.edu/

Snyder (Mrs. Jackie) 12th Grade Persuasive Paper

Choosing an African American College or University

Historically Black Colleges and Universities

http://hbcuconnect.com/
White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities

http://www.ed.gov/about/inits/list/whhbcu/edlite-index.html
African American Global Network

http://www.edonline.com/aanetwork/
Black Excel

http://www.blackexcel.org/
iZania Forum -- Are Historically Black Colleges Still Necessary?

http://www.izania.com/forums/archive/index.php/t-192
PBS.org - Online Newshour -- Saving Black Colleges

http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/education/jan-june04/college_02-25.html
PBS -- From Swastika to Jim Crow

http://www.pbs.org/itvs/fromswastikatojimcrow/blackcolleges_2.html
What Is a Historically Black College or University?

http://www.thehighschoolgraduate.com/editorial/UShbcu.htm

Choosing the Most Effective Charity

Charity Watch

http://www.charitywatch.org/
Give.org

http://give.org/
Charity Navigator

http://www.charitynavigator.org/
Evangelical Council for LFinancial Accountability

http://www.ecfa.org

Global Warming

National Resources Defense Council

http://www.nrdc.org/globalWarming/default.asp
Science Museum of the National Academy of Sciences

http://www.koshlandsciencemuseum.org/exhibitgcc/index.jsp
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change

http://www.ipcc.ch/index.htm
World View of Climate Change

http://www.worldviewofglobalwarming.org/
Stop Global Warming

http://www.stopglobalwarming.org/default.asp

Hybrid/Electric Car

FuelEconomy.Gov

http://www.fueleconomy.gov/
MSN Money -- Real Cost of Driving a Hybrid

http://moneycentral.msn.com/content/Savinganddebt/Saveonacar/P148868.asp
Gauging the Gas Alternatives

http://www.usnews.com/usnews/biztech/articles/060425/25gas_alternatives.htm
Cars Direct

http://www.carsdirect.com/home
EV World -- Dual Mode Hybrid Technology

http://www.evworld.com/
HowStuffWorks (Electric Cars)

http://auto.howstuffworks.com/electric-car.htm
ElectricCars.com

http://www.electriccars.com/index.cfm
Hyrid Electrc and Fuel Cell Vehicles

http://www.nrel.gov/vehiclesandfuels/hev/

Selecting a Business Location

Sperling's Best Places

http://www.bestplaces.net/city/
Employment Spot

http://www.employmentspot.com/features/bestcities.htm
CNN -- Best Places to Live

http://money.cnn.com/best/bplive/
Forbes -- Best Cities for Singles

http://www.forbes.com/lists/2002/06/05/singles.html
Home Town Locator Gazetteer (good statistics)

http://gazetteer.hometownlocator.com/
City Populations

http://www.citypopulation.de/
InfoPlease -- Info on U.S. Cities

http://www.infoplease.com/search?fr=iptn&query=city&in=all
Foreign City Info

http://www.citypopulation.de/World.html
Info on Countries of the World

http://www.loc.gov/rr/international/portals.html
Michigan Cities

http://www.kn.sbc.com/wired/fil/pages/listmichiganmr1.html

Selecting a Vehicle

IntelliChoice

http://www.intellichoice.com/
Kelley Blue Book

http://www.kbb.com/
CrashTest.com

http://www.crashtest.com/
Fuel Economy

http://www.fueleconomy.gov/
CarsDirect

http://www.carsdirect.com/home
Institute of Highway Safety

http://www.iihs.org/
IFigure (Auto Safety Issues)

http://www.ifigure.com/living/auto/safety.htm
Consumer Reports

http://www.consumerreports.org/cro/cars.htm
Autoshop 101 (Good links to other sites)

http://www.autoshop101.com/

The Most Effective Diet

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

http://www.cdc.gov/search.do?action=search&queryText=weight+control
AllRef.com -- Weight Management

http://health.allrefer.com/health/weight-management-info.html#definition
Discovery Health -- Weight Management

http://www.health.discovery.com/encyclopedias/illnesses.html?article=1833&page=1
Aetna IntelliHealth -- Weight Management

http://www.intelihealth.com/IH/ihtIH/WSIHW000/14220/14220.html
MedLine -- Weight Management (National Library of Medicine)

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/encyclopedia_W.htm
Yahoo! Health

http://health.yahoo.com/topic/obesity
Weight Watchers

http://www.weightwatchers.com/index.aspx
Jenny Craig

http://www.weightwatchers.com/index.aspx
NutriSystem

http://www.nutrisystem.com/
Fast Food Nutrition Fact Finder

http://www.fatcalories.com/index.cfm
CaloriesPerHour.com

http://www.caloriesperhour.com/
West Virginia Dietic Association

http://www.wvda.org/calcs/
Miracle Diets?

http://library.thinkquest.org/11960/miracle/index.htm
FitWatch.com -- Nutritional Profile

http://www.fitwatch.com/profile/nutritionprofile.html
MayoClinic.com

http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/food-and-nutrition/NU99999
Weight-control Information Center

http://win.niddk.nih.gov/publications/choosing.htm
Health Finder

http://win.niddk.nih.gov/publications/choosing.htm
WIN -- Very Low Calorie

http://win.niddk.nih.gov/publications/low_calorie.htm
South Beach Diet

http://www.startsouthbeach.com/index_sbd2.asp?np=1&gcid=S14058x001&keyword=south%20beach%20diet
Dr. Phil

http://www.drphil.com/articles/category/7
Consumer Search -- Weight Loss Program Reviews

http://www.consumersearch.com/www/health_and_fitness/weight-loss-programs/index.html
Sugar Busters

http://www.sugarbusters.com/

Speeches

American Rhetoric
Famous speeches

http://www.americanrhetoric.com/
American Rhetoric
"I Have a Dream" by Martin Luther King

http://www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/mlkihaveadream.htm

Technology

Timelines

Teachnology Time Line Maker

http://www.teach-nology.com/web_tools/materials/timelines/
Interactive Time Line (Builder)

http://www.readwritethink.org/materials/timeline/
The Food Timeline
Free content for students researching food from historical time periods.

http://www.foodtimeline.org/

United Nations