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This basic list should be useful for teachers, parents, and students.
General
Anatomy
Archaeology
Art
Astronomy
Biology
Chemistry
Dictionary
Encyclopedia
Geography
Government
History
Languages
Literature
Math
Music
Philosophy
Physics
Psychology
Writing
World Facts
General
www.google.com - The most valuable research site of all is a good search engine, and this one's the best. www.howstuffworks.com - An invaluable guide to the workings of things from the mundane (soap, pencil) to the complex (jet engine, brain). www.ipl.org - The Internet Public Library, sponsored by the University of Michigan, provides links to educational sites in the arts, sciences and other fields.
Anatomy
www.bartleby.com/107 - The unabridged, classic Gray's Anatomy of the Human Body includes nearly 1,300 etchings of body parts and systems.
Archaeology
archnet.asu.edu - Links to museums and resources. www.cyberpursuits.com/archeo - User-friendly index compiled by a Texas Web designer.
Astronomy
www.dustbunny.com/afk - An overview for younger students. Nine Planets - A comprehensive site on the nine planets, including music clips from Gustav Holst's The Planets suite. www.skymaps.com - Free, monthly sky maps.
Biology
The Biology Project - An online interactive resource for learning biology from the Univ. of AZ's Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics, an overview of major topics, plus links to scholarly sites. Bio Tech -- Life sciences resources and reference tools.
Chemistry
www.webelements.com - A guide to the periodic table.
Dictionary
www.m-w.com - A free dictionary and thesaurus from Merriam-Webster.
Encyclopedia
www.bartleby.com/65 - The Columbia Encyclopedia may not be the most comprehensive, but it's free and quite handy.
Geography
www.members.aol.com/bowermanb/games.html - Links of dozen to educational games on capitals, maps, etc.
Government
Ben's Guide -- Sponsored by the U.S. Government Printing Office, this guide for high school and younger students shows how laws are made and federal agencies operate. Thomas - Named for Thomas Jefferson, this Library of Congress site includes the daily Congressional Record. www.supremecourtus.gov - Info on opinions, current and upcoming cases.
History
www.metmuseum.org/toah/splash.htm - A work in progress, this timeline stretches from 20,000 BC to AD 1600. www.witcombe.sbc.edu/ARTHLinks2.html - An Art History index covering a variety of time periods, plus links to major museums and galleries.
Languages
Lexicool is a directory of bilingual and multilingual dictionaries--over 3500. Translate a phrase from or to nearly any language. www.verbix.com/webverbix/index.asp- Conjugate verbs in any of 102 languages, including some that are extinct.
Literature
www.gutenberg.net - It contains thousands of public domain books, including all of Shakespeare, Moby Dick, Aesop' s Fables and religious texts.
Math
www.algebrahelp.com - Loads of online practice problems. Education 4 Kids, Inc. - Here's the online version of flashcards. www.martindalecenter.com/Calculators.html - Links to calculators for needs ranging from higher math to sled-dog racing.
Music
www.stevenestrella.com/composers - Brief biographies of composers. www.emusictheory.com - Music theory games and exercises.
Philosophy
plato.stanford.edu/ - The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, created in 1995, is an ongoing project with new entries added regularly.
Physics
www.alcyone.com/max/physics/laws - Definitions of terms and an explanation of basic physical laws.
Psychology
www.psychology.org - Links to nearly 2,000 sites, including professional associations.
Writing
webster.commnet.edu/grammar - A guide to grammar usage, plus practice drills.
World Facts
www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook - The CIA maintains this guide to countries, with information on their populations, governments, geography, agriculture, health systems, languages, and more. |
