Lyman C. Hunt Middle School Library
"Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world."
Nelson Mandela
ARKive
With the help of the world's best wildlife filmmakers and photographers, conservationists and scientists, this website is creating an awe-inspiring record of life on earth.
http://www.arkive.org/
Biome Map of the World
Marietta College Department of Biology and Environmental Science
http://www.marietta.edu/~biol/biomes/biomes.htm
Biomes
A great selection of color photographs of biomes.
http://www.geo.arizona.edu/Antevs/biomes/
Blue Planet Biomes
http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/world_biomes.htm
Earth Floor: Biomes
A quick way to learn about the climate of a particular biome is to look at a climograph. This website will explain how to read a climograph.
http://www.cotf.edu/ete/modules/msese/earthsysflr/summary.html
Enchanted Learning
Lots of great links!
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/biomes/
Explore
Check out the live cams and videos of animals on this website!
http://www.explore.org
Introduction to Biomes
An excellent website that is part of the Virtual Geography Department Project and has been prepared for the Physical Geography Working Group of the Project. These materials may be used for study, research and education, but please credit the author and source: susan L. Woodward, The Virtual Geography Department Project and the Department of Geography, Radford University.
https://php.radford.edu/~swoodwar/biomes/
MGBnet
Website of Missouri Botanical Gardens includes: Biomes of the World, Freshwater Ecosystems, and Marine Ecosystems.
http://www.mbgnet.net/
A Research Guide for Students: Biomes and Ecozones
http://www.aresearchguide.com/biomes.html
worldbiomes.com
This website covers 5 of the major world biomes. "Selected by the SciLinks program, a service of National Science Teachers Association. "
http://www.worldbiomes.com
The World's Biomes
This website created at UCBerkeley includes the five major biomes: aquatic, desert,
forest, grassland and tundra and their subdivisions.
http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/glossary/gloss5/biome/
World Animal Foundation
A great resource for animal facts.
American Government
The Civil War
Canada
Biomes
Diseases
Greek Myths
Colonial America
Periodic Table of Elements
Llamas
Latin America
Westward Expansion
Country Reports.org
http://www.countryreports.org/
Factmonster.com- Countries of the World
http://www.factmonster.com/countries.html
Mayan Links
Collapse: Why Do Civilizations Fail?
http://www.learner.org/exhibits/collapse/mayans.html
Mayan History
http://www.crystalinks.com/mayanhistory.html
Mayan Civilization
http://www.indians.org/welker/maya.htm
Mayan Facts
http://www.mayankids.com/
Mayan Cities
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/spirits/html/body_maya.html
Incan Links
Inca Culture
http://incas.mrdonn.org/
Inca Civilization
http://www.crystalinks.com/incan.html
Inca Empire
http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2011/04/inca-empire/pringle-text
Inca Road System
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inca_road_system
Aztec Links
The Aztecs/ Mexicas
http://www.indians.org/welker/aztec.htm
Aztec Civilization Study Guide
http://archaeology.about.com/od/aztecarchaeology/a/aztec_sg_3.htm
Aztec Civilization
http://aztecs.mrdonn.org/
Aztec History
http://www.history.com/topics/aztecs
Aztec Life
http://library.thinkquest.org/27981/
Aztec AfterLife
http://library.thinkquest.org/08aug/01185/after.html
Aymara
Aymara Language
http://www.arch.cam.ac.uk/~pah1003/quechua/Eng/Sounds/Aymara/AymaraOriginsAndDiversity.htm#CentralAymaraJaqaruAndKawki
Aymara People
http://www.minorityrights.org/2405/bolivia/highland-aymara-and-quechua.html
Aymara History
http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/46515/Aymara
Yanomami
Survival of Culture
http://www.survivalinternational.org/tribes/yanomami
Yanomami History
http://www.gymmuenchenstein.ch/stalder/klassen/hie/indigenous/yan.htm
People of the Rainforest
http://library.thinkquest.org/27507/people.htm
Yanomami Culture
http://www1.broward.edu/~hsorkin/Lib-Arts/Projects/Fall2002/Hottinger/culture.html
Pele
Pele Life story
http://www.latinosportslegends.com/Pele_bio.htm
Pele's career
http://www.fifa.com/classicfootball/players/player=63869/index.html
Soccer Statistics
http://www.ifhof.com/hof/pele.asp
Bob Marley
Bob Marley's Life Story
http://www.bobmarley.com/life_and_legacy.php
Bob Marley Biography
http://www.biography.com/people/bob-marley-9399524
Bob Marley's career
http://niceup.com/bmbio.html
A Mini-biography with trivia
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0002490/bio
Evita Peron
Evita Peron Quick facts
http://www.biography.com/people/eva-peron-9437976
Evita Peron History
http://latinamericanhistory.about.com/od/historyofsouthamerica/a/evita.htm
Evita Peron Her Death and History
http://www.evitaperon.org/part1.htm#.UMD2BGegTTo
Biography
http://www.notablebiographies.com/Pe-Pu/Per-n-Eva.html
Pancho Villa
History of Pancho Villa
http://history1900s.about.com/cs/panchovilla/p/panchovilla.htm
Biography
http://www.biography.com/people/pancho-villa-9518733
Life Story
http://www.mexconnect.com/articles/1305-francisco-pancho-villa
Pirates
Regions Effected by Piracy
http://www.yachtpiracy.org/en/dangerous_regions.htm
Simon Bolivar
Biography
http://www.biography.com/people/simon-bolivar-241196
http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/72067/Simon-Bolivar
Military Career
http://www.militaryheritage.com/bolivar.htm
Fun Facts
http://www.eram.k12.ny.us/education/components/scrapbook/default.php?sectiondetailid=45407&PHPSESSID=2ddbf1cd54cdc514ec8e349bbbf5742a
Augusto Pinochet
Military career
http://latinamericanhistory.about.com/od/20thcenturylatinamerica/p/pinochetbio.htm
Pinochet's Biography
http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/461158/Augusto-Pinochet
Pinochet Legacy
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/12/10/AR2006121000302.html
Chili's Timeline(includes Pinochet)
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/1222905.stm
Che Guevara
History
http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/COLDguevara.htm
Biography
http://latinamericanhistory.about.com/od/thehistoryofcuba/a/09cheguevara.htm
http://www.biography.com/people/che-guevara-9322774
This Day in History
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/che-guevara-is-executed
Fidel Castro
Biography
http://history1900s.about.com/od/people/p/castro.htm
http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/fidel-castro-14.php
Fidel the Activist
http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/COLDcastroF.htm
Cesar Chavez
Biography
http://www.ducksters.com/biography/cesar_chavez.php
Facts and Timeline
http://www.factmonster.com/spot/cesarchavez.html
Cesar as an Activist
http://www.biography.com/people/cesar-chavez-9245781
Hugo Chavez
Biography
http://www.biography.com/people/hugo-ch%C3%A1vez-193225
Mititary History
http://latinamericanhistory.about.com/od/presidentsofsouthamerica/p/09HChavez.htm
Timeline
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/oct/08/hugo-chavez-timeline
Charles Darwin
The Galapagos Adventure
http://www.galapagosislands.com/blog/charles-darwins-galapagos-adventure/
Darwin in Galapagos
http://www.savegalapagos.org/galapagos/charles-darwin.shtml
Darwin's field notes
http://darwin-online.org.uk/EditorialIntroductions/Chancellor_Keynes_Galapagos.html
History of Darwin and Galapagos
http://www.galapagosexpeditions.com/islands/history-of-galapagos-islands.php
Papa & Baby Doc Duvalier
Biography
http://www.notablebiographies.com/Du-Fi/Duvalier-Fran-ois.html
Timeline
http://www.moreorless.au.com/killers/duvalier.html
Reasons why Jean-Claude(Baby Doc) Duvalier is Infamous
http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Americas/2011/0120/5-reasons-why-Haiti-s-Jean-Claude-Duvalier-is-infamous/Tonton-Macoutes
Biography of Baby Doc
http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/174720/Jean-Claude-Duvalier
History
http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/april/22/newsid_2525000/2525501.stm
CIA Involvement in Haiti
http://www.thirdworldtraveler.com/CIA%20Hits/Haiti_CIAHits.html
Amazon River
Physical features
http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/18722/Amazon-River
Amazon Extremes
http://www.extremescience.com/amazon-river.htm
Amazon Basin Facts
http://nationalzoo.si.edu/animals/amazonia/facts/basinfacts.cfm
Amazon Fun Facts
http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/sciencefacts/earth/amazonriver.html
WWF Environmental Initiative
http://wwf.panda.org/what_we_do/where_we_work/amazon/
Abraham Lincoln Online.Org
http://showcase.netins.net/web/creative/lincoln/education/educate.htm
About.com, another great site for Civil War photographs
http://712educators.about.com/od/historycw/a/cwphmenu.htm
The Battle Of Gettysburg Resource Collection
http://www.usa-people-search.com/content-the-battle-of-gettysburg-resourcecollection.aspx
Civil War – Educational Technology Center
http://edtech.kennesaw.edu/web/civwar.html
Civil War Online Resources
http://www.pbs.org/civilwar/classroom/annotated_list.html
Education World: The Civil War
http://www.educationworld.com/a_sites/sites022.shtml
National Park Service: The Civil War
http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/index.htm
Saving America’s Civil War Battlefields: Civil War Trust
http://www.civilwar.org/education/students/
Selected Civil War Photographs from The Library of Congress: American Memory Collection
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/cwphtml/cwphome.html
Social Studies for Kids
http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/subjects/civilwar.htm
Spartacus Educational: USA History: American Civil War
http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/USAcivilwarC.htm
American Heart Association
http://www.heart.org/HEARTORG/
American Lung Association
http://www.lungusa.org/
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
http://www.cdc.gov/DiseasesConditions/
Healthopedia.com: Your Health Encyclopedia
http://www.healthopedia.com/diseases.html
HealthyNJ: Information for Healthy Living
http://www.healthynj.org/a-z.html
KidsHealth for Kids
http://www.kidshealth.org/kid/health_problems
KidsHealth for Teens
http://www.kidshealth.org/teen/infections
MayoClinic.com
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/DiseasesIndex/DiseasesIndex
MedicineNet.com
http://www.medicinenet.com/diseases_and_conditions/article.htm
National Center for Infectious Diseases: Resources for Students
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/student.htm
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services
http://www.healthfinder.gov/
The Canadian Encyclopedia
http://www.the canadianencyclopedia.com
Travel to Canada - Canadian Tourism Commission
http://www.travelcanada.ca/tc_redesign/app/en/ca/home.do
Canada Tourist Attractions from iexplore
http://www.iexplore.com/dmap/Canada/Where+to+Go
Introduction to the Government of Canada Official Web Site
http://www.canada.gc.ca/main_e.html
History:
http://www.websterschools.org/classrooms/state_library/colonies.html
http://www.kidinfo.com/American_History/Colonization_Colonial_Life.html
http://americanhistory.about.com/library/charts/blcolonial13.htm
http://www.mrnussbaum.com/13.htm
http://www.history.org/almanack/life/life.cfm
http://www.memorialhall.mass.edu/activities/dressup/index.html
Famous people and places:
http://www.archives.gov/national-archives-experience/charters/constitution_founding_fathers.html
http://www.colonialhall.com/biodoi.php
Economic opportunities:
http://score.rims.k12.ca.us/score_lessons/market_to_market/index.html
Everyday life/religion/education:
http://www.rcs.k12.va.us/csjh/colonies.htm
http://www.history.org/history/clothing/intro/index.cfm
Maps:
The Ancient City of Athens
Ancient Greek Gods, Goddesses, Mythical Creatures & Myths http://greece.mrdonn.org/greekgods/index.html
Greek Mythology
Greek Mythology: The Labors of Hercules http://www.mythweb.com/hercules/ This website tells you about Hercules and his labors. You can read it in Spanish and in English.
Greek Mythology Today http://mythman.com/
Greek Mythology
Greek Mythology
Greek and Roman Mythology
Heracles http://www.windows2universe.org/mythology/heracles.html
Mythography: Greek Mythology and Art
Myths and Legends http://myths.e2bn.org/mythsandlegends/ A great site that lets you listen to the stories as well as read them.
The Olympian Gods and Goddesses http://www.factmonster.info/ipka/A0881990.html
Theoi Greek Mythology: Exploring Mythology in Classical Literature & Art The Theoi Project aims to provide a comprehensive, free reference guide to the gods (theoi), spirits (daimones), fabulous creatures (theres) and heroes of ancient Greek mythology and religion. |
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Winged Sandals
http://www.abc.net.au/arts/wingedsandals/default_lowband.htm
Click on "Who's Who" to find a list of the gods.
Breeds of Livestock - Llama
http://www.ansi.okstate.edu/breeds/other/llama/
Llama Question and Answer Page
National Geographic: Lewis and Clark
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/lewisandclark/
Lewis and Clark: The National Bicentennial Exhibition From the Missouri Historical Society
http://www.lewisandclarkexhibit.org/4_0_0/page_4_1_0_0.html
Web Elements Periodic Table
http://www.webelements.com
Chemical Elements.com
http://www.chemicalelements.com/
Environmental Chemistry.com
http://environmentalchemistry.com/yogi/periodic/
Jefferson Lab's Periodic Table of Elements
http://education.jlab.org/itselemental/
Rader's Chem for Kids
http://www.chem4kids.com
Los Alamos National Laboratory
http://periodic.lanl.gov/index.shtml
Dynamic Periodic Table
http://www.ptable.com/
Pathfinders
American Government, Biomes, Canada, The Civil War,
Colonial America, Diseases, Greek Myths, Latin America, Llamas,
Periodic Table of Elements, Westward Expansion