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Subject Links This page brings you starting links to begin web research for your classes. Start your research in the Information/Databases section of this website for subscription database information from online reference materials and magazines. General Reference Websites SchoolRooms This discovery portal includes all grade levels and all subjects, with web links, database resources and library catalog information. From home, you may need a username and password, which you can get from your building library staff. The Teens page of Shaker Heights Public Library provides starting points for homework and for free time. High School Ace General reference sites for all your classes plus drills on facts like chemical elements, presidents, French numbers, etc. Internet Public Library Subject listings for all study areas in a directory format, including sections for teens and a topical pathfinder section for starting research. Infomine This directory provides links to university level research and educational tools on the Internet, and is maintained by the University of California Riverside Libraries. Ohio Graduation Test Ohio Statewide Testing: OGT: Students Reading, Math, Science, Social Studies, Writing sample practice questions Art Websites Cleveland Museum of Art http://www.clevelandart.org National Gallery of Art http://www.nga.gov/collection/index.shtm English Websites Greek Mythology: Mythweb Literary Criticism (Internet Public Library) Critical and biographical websites about authors and their works that can be browsed by author, by title, or by nationality and literary period Make Lemonade web sites (Microsoft Word document) MLA Formatting and Style Guide Purdue OWL (Online Writing Center) Ms. Colquitt's Diagnostic_Test Ms. Colquitt's Links for Bible as Literature Ms. Mason's Harlem Renaissance lesson website Prufrock links Salem Witch Trails websites (Microsoft Word document) Web English Teacher Grammar, spelling, writing--all you want to know about the mechanics of using the English language. Windows to the Universe Mythology from around the world. Reduction layout poetry Reduction layoutCrucible Reduction layoutFPL Reduction layoutNTSJ Reduction layoutPoestories Sharon M. Draper Bibliography MLA 2010 Bibliography Guidelines PP Pathfinders provide links for specific topics for your study and research. The Brothers Grimm Foreign Language Websites Discovering French: classzone Mexico City information and links Quia Web National Spanish Exam Repaso Etapa Preliminar (Microsoft Word document) Repaso - Etapa Preliminar (Microsoft PowerPoint presentation) Health Websites Health Quiz Your_Body medlineplus.gov Science Websites Frank Potter's Science Gems Links to websites in all science topics developed by a physics professor Mad Science Library Part of the MAD Scientist Network site, the library gives you starting points for research arranged by scientific topic. This site also includes an "Ask the Scientist" function. Periodic Table Examines each element in terms of history, sources, uses, and properties Pathfinders provide links for specific topics for your study and research. Weather Pathfinder Bioethics clinical-research "Ethics of Clinical Research" decision-capacity Biology Cell Division Meosis (Microsoft Word document) Genetic Diseases (Microsoft PowerPoint slide presentation) Evidence for Evolution Insect Classification Research (Microsoft Word document) Tree Fruit Research (Microsoft Word document) Websites for Organic Compounds (Microsoft Word document) Mr. Moore's Passive Transport Links 2008 (Microsoft Word document) Mr. Moore's Mitosis Links (Microsoft Word document) Plastics Recycling Web Quest (Microsoft Word document) Biome Projects Biome websites (Microsoft Word document) Chemistry Mr. Cox's Internet Lab Geology Geology Web sites (Microsoft Word document) Physics Mr. Klapholz's Physics Links Dr. Bulgrin'sbubble tube data for library (Microsoft Excel spreadsheet) Mr. Scanlon Auto safety Science Careers Mr. Taylor's Career links (Microsoft Word document) Mathematics AB and BC Calculus Powerpoints High School Student Center Developed by the MathForum at Drexel University, with materials for high school students in all mathematical fields. Includes the popular "Ask Dr. Math" feature. Professor Freedman's Math Help This site addresses basic math, algebra, study skills, math anxiety and learning styles. Wolfram MathWorld Subtitled "the web's most extensive mathematics resource," each topic explained inlcudes a search link to other good math sites. Geometry review Jeopardy Social Studies Pathfinders provide links for specific topics for your study and research. Constitution Election Resources Inauguration of the President www.americanrhetoric.com Lesson Plans Cuban Missile Crisis Lesson Plan Cuban Missile Crisis Simulation NATO and the Warsaw Pact Lesson Plan New Deal Lesson Plan Japanese Internment Lesson Plan Landmark Cases Lesson Plan McCarthyism Lesson Plan Websites Best of History Web Sites Pick your time period and place and get a list of best links from the Center for Teaching History with Technology Guide to African American Resources Cornell University provides listings of links for all aspects of African American history, with "best" and "new" links sections. Map Machine National Geographic provides an online map creation tool for all sorts of maps. African American websites African Tribes American Cultural History: 1960s CIA World Factbook Foreign Governments Portals to the World American Government Congress: www.house.gov www.senate.gov Use these 2 sites for the House and Senate to to find support and information for any bill before Congress. First Amendment Schools http://www.firstamendmentschools.org/ Take the First Amendment 101 Challenge or look at materials about the Bill of Rights and citizenship. Landmark Supreme Court Cases http://www.landmarkcases.org/ FindLaw http://lawcrawler.findlaw.com/ Our Documents http://www.ourdocuments.gov/index.php?flash=true& Milestone documents in American government. Political Parties and Candidates www.gop.com www.democrats.org Use these 2 sites to find information from the Republican and Democratic political parties. Public Agenda http://www.publicagenda.org/ This siste provides information on topics before the government. THOMAS (Library of Congress) http://thomas.loc.gov/ Use this site to locate current laws and bills. USA.Gov http://www.usa.gov/ The U.S. government's portal to all offices and agencies with directories to those organizations as well as links for history, elections and more. The White House http://www.whitehouse.gov/ Your access point to visit the Administrative Branch and Executive, with links to other branches and agencies of government. Model Congress Bill Format Teacher Notes 2010 Model Congress Bill Template 2010 Evaluation for Bill 2010 American History APUSH: Mini-DBQ templete (Microsoft Word document) Digital History History Matters American Cultural History 20th C Decades pop.greenwood.com Careers and College Best_Careers_2008 Career Paths College Board College View Historically Black Colleges and Universities Occupational Outlook Handbook See also OCIS (Ohio Career Information System) from the Information/Database page for the high school. 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May 6, 2010