Encyclopedia Brittanica - For general research needs.  Covers a broad range of topics. EBSCO Research Databases - Resources include magazines, scholarly journals, images, primary source documents, and more. Gale Virtual Library - Reference materials of all kinds, including subject specific, in all subject areas. Google Custom Search - Recommended web sites organized by subject and topic.  Facts On File- Subject indexed resources on a variety of topics. Facts on File Curriculum Resource Center Intute - Web resources for research... Just enter your search term. K-12 Teaching and Learning Center - Exceptional learning resource provided by Region XI.

Answers.com - Internet search tool, searches multiple web reference sources. Clusty.com - Internet metasearch  tool (one search covers many search engines), delivers answers in clusters of related information. Google.com - Internet search tool   Noodletools Provides help with composing bibliographies. Information Please - a ready-reference source with keyword searches to brief entries taken from commercial almanacs, a dictionary, and an encyclopedia  Dictionary.com includes foreign language dictionaries, a thesaurus, and answers questions about language and usage. Biographies - biography.com - Search over 25,000 biographies biography.about.com African-American Biographies

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Video Streaming

United Streaming  Student Center for United Streaming.  Simply enter the passcode your teacher has given you and your first and last name. 

Art

Inside Art an adventure in art history.

Career Investigations

Occupational Outlook Handbook Use this site to learn about jobs - The type of work, education, training requirements, earnings, and job outlook information.

Career Guidance Online - Facts on File Reference Database
What Do They Do? -Teaches about what people do in different jobs or occupations or careers. Each explanation is followed by a short story, which portrays a day on the job.

Forensic Careers
Career Information  Presents potential careers ranging from dancing to accounting based on students' interests. From the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
FirstGov for Kids/Careers  Directory of sites designed to help children and teens explore possibilities for their futures
Manufacturing is Cool
AVID Online
What Can I Do With a Major in???
College Board

Foreign Languages

iLoveLanguages - your guide to languages on the web.
FreeTranslation.com
Mezzofanti a variety of translation resources.
Recipe Hound Lots of recipes by type of food or by country

Keyboarding

Music

All Music Guide - indexes to recordings, songs and reviews; articles on styles, genres, artists and a glossary
Open Directory: Music - subject directory on all sorts of music and music-related subjects
RockMine - archive of biographical and historical resources with timeline and encyclopedia
Medieval and Renaissance Instruments
Motherland Music - pictures of African musical instruments and descriptions of the sounds they make.
Instrument Encyclopedia - search or browse a database of instruments from a wide variety of different cultures, performance contexts, and structural materials.

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Virtual Manipulatives - contains online manipulatives to help with understanding of math concepts. Tech Learning - free math web sites Online Statistics Textbook - includes free analysis tools Figure This! Math Challenges for Families - assortment of mathematical challenges based on real life situations. Includes hints, answers, and explanations. Cool Math - an "amusement park of math." NIST Metric Information and Conversions  Puzzles and Problems: the Sword of Knowledge

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Science Fair Resources

I Keep Bookmarks - Recommended web sites organized by subject and topic.  (Account - T A Howard Middle School) (no password)

How Stuff Works - interesting site with search capabilities to find out how a variety of things work. 

Science Online - Facts on File Reference Database

Resort Tycoon

FEMA For Kids

CIA World Factbook - Information on any country in the world.

Missouri Botanical Gardens - Biomes

Enchanted Learning - Biomes

Blue Planet - Biomes

World Conservation Union - Information on endangered species.  Choose <expert search>, then scroll down to <check country>.

Earth Science  and Environmental Issues  

Science Online - Facts on File Reference Database
Secrets of the Ocean Realm - a PBS site dedicated to ocean life and ecology. 
Earth Systems from Classrooms of the Future.
Virtual Geology - interactive Web-based programs. There is a new Virtual Earthquake experience that lets you locate an epicenter and determine magnitude. You can also try the new Virtual River experience. 
Volcanoes - interactive WebQuest field trip with nine tasks for students. View volcanos in action (link to live cam on Mt. Fuji). 
Environmental Issues Directory - listing by topics of current information from about.com
Sierra Club - non-profit organization devoted to environmental issues.  

Elements

SchoolScience's Periodic Table

Scientist Biographies

Scientists: Biographical Information from Yahooligans.
Links to Women in Science
20th Century Scientists
4000 Years of Women in Science
The Scientists
The Faces of Science - "profiled here are African American men and women who have contributed to the advancement of science and engineering."
Great Chemists who aren't dead white guys - "Not all great chemists are ancient, gray-haired dead white guys. Some are still very much alive, are women and are minorities. They have all contributed a great deal to our understanding of modern chemistry."
Notable Women Scientists
The History of Mathematics, Science, and Technology: A Culturally Affirming View

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General Resources History Reference Center - Facts on File reference database Landmark Documents - Facts on File reference database The World Atlas Online - Facts on File reference database Around the World - a Yahooligans website that lets you pick your country - pictures, facts, videos  Atlapedia - contains full color physical and political maps as well as key facts and statistics on countries of the world. (May have limited access certain times of the day.)  CIA World Factbook - get important information on any country in the world  Country Studies - reports on more than 70 countries from the Federal Research Division. Countries of the World - from InfoPlease Almanac

Texas History

I Keep Bookmarks Username: T A Howard Middle School

Handbook of Texas Online  The Handbook of Texas Online is a multidisciplinary encyclopedia of Texas history, geography, and culture sponsored by the Texas State Historical Association and the General Libraries at UT Austin.
Lone Star Junction  "Texas history resource provided for the benefit of both Texans and "foreigners" alike."
Lone Star 'Net
Texas History  People, places and events from the Lone Star State.
Texas Beyond History  An illustrated popular guide to archeological sites across the state from Texas Archeological Research...
Texas Treasures Online exhibit of historical artifacts and documents sponsored by Texas State Library
Ethnic Settlements - Provides maps and information on ethnic settlements in Texas.

US History

America's Story - presented by the Library of Congress
The History Place
THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
World War II- The Best Internet WWII Resources

Holidays

Hanukkah Learn about the traditions of this Jewish holiday. Click on Activities for songs to commemorate this historic event.
Ramadan on the Net This colorful site tells how Islam began and how Muhammad received the Quran (Koran). Read about the fast of Ramadan, the Night of Power, and the Five Pillars of the Muslim Faith.
Christmas Stories and Poems This treasury includes The Gift of the Magi, 'Twas the Night Before Christmas" in English and Spanish, An Elf Named Freddie, and One Cool Yule.
Worldwide Holidays and Festivals - Collection of public holidays, national celebrations, and religious festivals from all over the world.

Teaching Books- Includes lesson plans for hundreds of books Texas Education Agency - Student Assessment Division, includes information for parents, students, and teachers.  Curriculum Resource Center - Facts on File Reference Database Answers.com Teacher Toolkit - Includes free downloads, worksheets, blogs, and more.  ArtsEdge Teaching Materials: Curriculum Web Links K-12 Teaching and Learning Center - Exceptional learning resource provided by Region XI. Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators The Gateway to Educational Materials Literacy Matters - a great set of resources to support the effective integration of young adult literature into the curriculum.  Readers' Theater is an activity in which students, while reading directly from scripts, are able to tell a story in a most entertaining form. Links to instructions and scripts. DonorsChoose.org- Teachers ask for classroom project materials and donors choose whom to sponsor.

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