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Differentiated Instruction
Tomlinson

         
Disk 1          Disk 2         Disk 3         Disk 4

 

 

Engineering


Frank Potter's Science Gems - Engineering


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English

US Authors Southern
US Authors
Transcendentalism

American  poets
British Poets
British Authors
African-American Authors
How to Write Haiku
MLA Research Formats

Research Paper Writing
Myth and Folklore
Harlem Renaissance
K C Hurston
Edgar Allan Poe
Mark Twain
F Scot Fitzgerald
Langston Hughes
Charles Dickens


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Foreign Language

FRENCH
France, French Language & Culture, and  the Culture of Francophone Countries
The Louvre: History of museum, guide to collections, upcoming expositions
 Le Musee d”Orsay: Nineteenth century art, especially Impressionism.
General guide to French cuisine
Guide to different regions of France
General overview of French tourism
Detailed site describing Paris monuments, attractions, quarters
Le Centre Georges Pompidou: Twentieth century art
Francophone regions of Canada

ITALIAN 
Italy and Italian-American Culture
Italian-American Web Site
Famous Italians

SPANISH
Spanish Speaking Countries

Argentina
El Sur del Sur (English)
El Sur del Sur (Spanish)
Internet Directory, Information, Search Engine, & Web Guide
Human Rights

Bolivia
Bolivia

Central American Countries 

Chile
Universidad de Chile
Gobierno de Chile
Embassy of Chile-USA
Visit Chile

Colombia
Lonely Planet - Destination / Colombia
Colombia Report

Cuba
Cuba.com

Costa Rica
Art, Culture, Educaion, Government, Sports, etc.
Complete Costa Rica

Dominican Republic
Embassy of  The Dominican Republic - USA
DR1.com

Ecuador

El Salvador
News in Spanish

Guatemala
Guatemala Album

Honduras
About Honduras

Mexico
Cinco de Mayo
ABC Book of Mexico
Art and Culture
Universidad de Guadalajara

Nicaragua

Panama

Paraguay

Peru

 Puerto Rico

Spain

Uruguay

Venezuela

 


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History

Afro-American History

African-American Women
Africans in America
Afro-Amer. Pamphlet Collection
African-American Mosaic
African-American History
African-American History
Eras in Black History
Amistad Research Center
Gilder Learning Center
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture
Slave Voices
Afro-American Voices
Uncle Tom's Cabin and American Culture
Black History Quest
Connecticut Freedom Trail
Dr. King's "I Have a Dream" Speech
Sampling African America
Sojourner Truth
The Underground Railroad by: National Geographic
Timeline of The American Civil Rights Movement
Other Internet Resources

 

United States History
American Memory
America's Story: Colonial to Present
Digital History 
Prohibition
Documenting the Ameriac South
Early America
American Civil War
The Valley of the Shadow (Civil War)
Civil War Photographs
Civil War Women
Cuban Missile Crisis
Continental Congress & Consitutional Convention
The Gulf War
Korean War Project
Japanese Internment
Making of America
Joe McCarthey
Martin Luther King - Paper Project
The New Deal Network
A Hypertext on American History

General  History
The History Channel
ThinkQuest 

World History
Exploring Ancient World Cultures
More Ancient Egypt
Ancient Rome
Classics and Mediterranean Archaeology
Egyptian Book of the Dead
Elizabeth I
Hammurabi's Law
The Holocaust
History of Germany
Industrial Revolution 
Mayan Civilization 
Plague and Public Health in Renaissance Europe
Protestant Reformation

Government Web Sights 
Center for Civic Education
Close Up Foundation
Close Up, Executive Branch
Close Up, Judicial Branch
Young Politicians of America
Hillhouse High School Government Web Page

Sociology 
Electronic Journal of Sociology 
Sociology 
Sociology as a Career
Sociology Central
Sociology Classroom
Sociology Timeline
Yale Library Resources: Sociology

Psychology
American Psychology Association
Classics in the History of Psychology
Encyclopedia of Psychology
The History of Psychology
Psychology, Culture, and Evolution
Psych Web
Psychology - Virtual Library
Sport Psychology.com
Sports Psychology / Karlene Sugarman

 

Mr Barbero's Web Quest


Web Quest PowerPoint

 

Web Quest Focus Sheet For Printing

 

Web Quest Focus Sheet For Word Processing

 


 

 

Mr Garraty's History Class


Etruscan Government
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Rome#Monarchy

Etruscan History
http://www.mainlesson.com/display.php?author=church&book=livy&story=_contents
http://www.mysteriousetruscans.com/history.html

Etruscan Art
http://witcombe.sbc.edu/ARTHrome.html

Etruscan Technology
http://www.museum.upenn.edu/new/worlds_intertwined/etruscan/technology.shtml

Etruscan Architecture
http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/romans/architecture/etruscans.htm
http://www.archaeolink.com/etruscan_civilization_and_histor.htm

Farming
http://www.mysteriousetruscans.com/eng.html

Science
http://www.es.flinders.edu.au/~mattom/science+society/lectures/lecture11.html

Music
http://www.mysteriousetruscans.com/lifestyle.html

Influences on Rome
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Etruscan_civilization
http://www.hcc.hawaii.edu/distance/hist151/etrus.htm


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JROTC

Army Junior ROTC
Army ROTC

JROTC  History

United States Military Academy
U.S. ARMY


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Mathematics

Mathematics – Pre-Algebra – Algebra

ERIC
Clearinghouse For Science,Mathematics, andEnvironmental Education

MATHWORLD
A very comprehensive math site

Furman University Mathematical Quotations

Purple Math Your Algebra Resource
Internet Links For Algebra

Math.Com
References - Dictionaries - Encyclopedias - Math History

21st Century Problem Solving - H. McAllister
Need help solving equations, inequalities, Calculus, Matrices?

Ask Dr. Math by the SWAT
Elementary, Middle, High, and College levels: 100's of problems, favorite problems, and Problem of the Week, Problem of the Month

Quandaries and Queries - Math Central, University of Regina
Variety of problems and solutions for the high school student.

MEGA Mathematics! - Los Alamos National Lab
Important concepts for the teacher of the YOUNG MATH student!! including Background Info, Vocabulary, Activities, Prep & Materials, Evaluation, Further Study, etc. SELECT from "The Most Colorful Math of All" - map coloring; "Games on Graphs" - a splendor of lines and vertices; "Untangling the Mathematics of Knots" - knots and other objects are investigated; "Algorithms and Ice Cream for All" - problem solving the location of an ice cream stand; "Machines that Eat your Words" – machines that can identify patterns; "Welcome to the Hotel Infinity" - properties of infinity; "A Usual Day at Unusual School"- Students perform a play which takes place in a school where some of the students always lie and the rest always tell the truth.

Algebra Examples - Mathematics Online (University of Delaware)
Some key ideas and examples.

Quadratic Equation

Quadratic Equation Intro

 

Euclidean Geometry

EXPLORER science curriculum K-12 - University of Kansas
1000's of lessons in science and mathematics usually need ClarisWorks or equivalent to use.

Geometry Java Applets for Euclid's Elements
Author is setting up all the propositions in Book 1 of Euclid's Elements via Java script!

What Is a Tessellation? - S. Alejandre, Swarthmore
Tessellations are usually considered to be made up ofcongruent regular polygons, and only three regular polygons tessellate in the Euclidean plane. In middle school mathematics a regular tessellation is a tiling of the plane using a triangle, a square, or a hexagon...

Pythagorean Triples

Virtual Polyhedra- G.W. Hart
Welcome to this collection of thousands of virtual reality polyhedra for you to explore.

Algebra II

NEWTON'S METHOD: Calculator - D. Sumner, University of South Carolina
Enter an equation in terms of the variable x. Then enter a starting guess for x. For example, to find the square root of 2 you might enter x^2-2 for the equation, and 1 as an initial guess.

Matrix Calculator

Trigonometry

A Simple Calculator
Can handle numerical operations using +, -, *, ^, sqrt, pi, sin, cos, and so on. For example, you could try sqrt(6+sin(pi)).

Graphing Vector Calculator
Calculator (Java Applet) - P. Flavin Practice vector operations.

Trigonometry Examples
Mathematics Online (University of Delaware) Some key ideas and examples.

Calculus

Graphics For The Calculus Classroom
Collection of graphical demonstrations for first year calculus. MPEG Animation, text, etc.

 

Ms. Tillotson  Math Classes

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Music

Shows - Calendar - Pictures - Videos


 

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Photography

History of Photography

History of Photography Timeline
History of Photography

Photography History

General Photography

Artcyclopedia: Photo
Focus on Photography
Museum of Photography
American Photography
Yahoo! Photographers
Ted's Photographics
Photogenesis Gallery
Legends OnlineAlfred 
Life on Line

Temple Photography
The Zone System

Women In Photography
George Eastman House
Photo.Net
Center for Photo Art
Eastman Kodak
Time Life Photo
Masters of Photography

Famous Photographers

Ansel Adams
Ansel Adams
Diane Arbus
Richard Avedon
Mathew Brady
Robert Capa
Robert Capa
Henri Cartier-Bresson
Henri Cartier-Bresson

Alfred Eisenstaedt 
Walker Evans
Dorothea Lange
Annie Leibovitz
Edward Steichen
Alfred Stieglitz
Weegee


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Science

Electricity

Energy Story

IPPEX, Electricity and Magnetism

PBS, Generate Electricity

NDT Resource Center: Series Circuit

United Streaming Electricity and Magnetism


General Science

National Science Digital Library
Views of the solar system
Gives sea-views that show data about global ocean phytoplankton activity
Science activities
Library of Congress
Space, environmental, and earth science section
The future of flight
The earthquake hazards program
Kids can find information on protecting their bodies and minds.
The Smithsonian
San Francisco’s science museum
A tour of our solar system
National Center for Atomospheric research

Chemistry
Chemical Elements
ChemTutor
Chem4Kids.com!

Physics
Nature of Existence 
PhysLINK

Biology
BioWorld Online
BioLinks
The Biology Place

Analogies
Nova / Stem Cells
Wayne's Word
U. of Delaware / DNA (needs sound)
AP Bio Help

www.howstuffworks.com – ask questions, great answers

www.yahooligans.com  - ask questions, great answers

www.sciencepage.org

www.dnaftb.org – genetics

www.sciencemadesimple.com

www.extremescience.com – world records

www.science-city.com  – science kits and projects

www.nsf.gov – national science foundation

www.drscience.com - ask questions, great answers

Biology            www.ashariff.pageout.net – course content – E learning sessions, quizzes

                         http://stemcells.nih.gov/staticresources/info/scireport/PDFs/chapter1.pdf

Chemistry            www.chem4kids.com – good review basic chemistry

                           www.chemicalelements.com – interactive periodic table

Earth Science  www.homeworkspot.com – basics of Earth science

Oceanography www.fieldtrip.com/ct

                     http://www.onlyinternet.net/preceptor/rm118/grandpa.htm

APBio website to

 


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Ms. Baker's Science Class

 

GENETIC DISEASE WEB SITES:

http://dir.yahoo.com/Health/Diseases_and_Conditions/Genetic_Disorders/

http://www.kumc.edu/gec/support/

http://dmoz.org/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Genetic_Disorders/

http://www.noah-health.org/en/genetic/

http://medgen.genetics.utah.edu/photographs.htm

http://www.ncusd203.org/north/research/genetics/disease.htm

http://www.ygyh.org/

VOLCANO RESEARCH WEB SITES

http://www.answers.com/topic/list-of-volcanoes

http://www.volcano.si.edu/world/allvolcs.htm

http://www.avo.alaska.edu/volcanoes/region.php/atlas.htm

http://volcano.und.edu/vwdocs/volc_images/north_asia/north_asia.html

http://volcano.und.edu/vwdocs/volc_images/sorted_by_region.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_volcanoes

 

Mrs. Beitler's Science Class


Polymer Webquest with hyperlinks

 

MICROSCOPE IMAGING STATION