Links II

last updated December 18, 2008


Education Sites, Teacher Resources, Administrators Resources
Student Resources, News, Software,
Libraries/Encyclopedias, Museums, Homework, Miscellaneous,
Art, English, Geography, History, Health, Science
Math
, Music, Physical Education,
Information, Search Engines


Homeworkheaven-Lightning fast homework and school research.
French Heaven- For Students who read French, other subjects in French, Mathematiques, Sciences de la vie et de la terre

Search Engines
Metacrawler - utilizes AltaVista, Excite, Infoseek, Lycos, Webcrawler, and Yahoo search engines
Dogpile - Searches: The Web: Yahoo!, Lycos' A2Z, Excite Guide, GoTo.com, PlanetSearch, Thunderstone, What U Seek, Magellan, Lycos, WebCrawler, InfoSeek, Excite & AltaVista. Usenet: Reference, Dejanews, AltaVista and Dejanews' old Database. FTP: Filez and FTP Search. (Only the first word will be passed on to FTP Search.) News Wires: Yahoo News Headlines, Excite News and Infoseek NewsWires.
Google 

Yahoo
WebCity Canada - a Canadian Internet Navigation website
Yahoo Canada
All-In-One -
utilizes a variety of search engines and lists related topics for your search topic


ART

NativeTech - the music, history, and architecture of Native American technology and art is far from "primitive"

ENGLISH - [DRAMA]

The Shakespearean Homework Helper-Need help with Shakespearean homework? This is the place; resources, epitaphs, even ask your own questions.
Jane Austens's Writings-Bringing together Austen's writing in the same Web location with rich depositories of related commentary. There a genealogical charts for the characters. The contemporary drawings by Charles E. Brock of Austen's characters and scenes from her novels help to revisit the era.
16th Century Renaissance English Literature- English literature in the digital multimedia of text, image, and music. This century includes Shakespeare, Marlowe, and more.
Academy of American Poets
University of Virginia Hypertext Colletion - Great for book reports, full text and original illustratioins, sources, contemporary reviews, literary attributions, etc.
Outline of American Literature - from early American and Colonial American writing up to American prose since 1945

A Digitized Record of Southern Literature: Beginning to 1920 (Edgar Allan Poe, Booker T. Washington, etc.)
The Blake Web-A page by David W. Downie. A page dedicated to William Blake with paintings, illuminations, a biography and the bard's poetry.
John Milton (1608-1674)-A page about his life, books, quotes, essays, works and more.
Link Grammar and the Carnegie Mellon Interactive Parser

DRAMA

Carnegie Hall Timeline - centennial site from Carnegie Hall has material
National Theatre Design Archive - scene designs, costume desgins, and lighting desgins - accessible by title, playwright, designer, and producer
Introduction to Greek Stagecraft - instructive resource for drama studies. Schematics of ancient stage, theater and temple. 3D digital reconstruction of the theater of Dionysus.
Theatrefolk - free Theatre in Education catalogue, scripts, workshops, Fringe Festivals 1998

GEOGRAPHY

National Atlas Information - Canada
Defacto, Geographical Facts About Canada
Canadian Time Zones
Interactive Map of Canada
1996 Census
CIA Factbook about Canada
Language populations in Canada
Canadian and Provincial Flags and Arms
Tour Canada without leaving your desk

Canada's Aquatic Environments - oceans, lakes, rivers, wetlands
Virtual Earthquake - Virtual Earthquake is an interactive computer program designed to introduce you to the concepts of how an earthquake EPICENTER is located and how the RICHTER MAGNITUDE of an earthquake is determined
Plate Tectonics Exhibit with Animations - As you ponder animations of shifts in the continents, you can click an adjacent box to move to a geological period section
Environment Canada - El Nino Information page
El Nino Theme Page-A page form the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration that tell and explains all about El Nino.
SouthEast Asia Fire and Air Pollution - for the study of environments, weather, and immediate challenges to our species and the natural world
Slovenia - sections on culture, history, towns, economy and government
Maps of Jerusalem - printed maps beginning from the 14th century

HISTORY [Canadian] [United States] [Other]

This Day in History - from the History Channel
This Day in History - from MB.Sympatico
History Page
- Learning, teaching, and researching Canadian and American History
The History Channel - Where the past comes alive online!
Manitoba's History 1910 - 1920 interactive Web Site

CANADIAN

Historical Document Collection (courtesy CPAC ONLINE)
Canadian Confederation
Canada's National History Society On-line
CANADISK Canadian History Archive
Canadian Institute for Historical Microreproductions
Canadian Archival Resources on the Internet
History Alive Media Library
The Parliament of Canada

Debates of the House of Commons - Hansard Archive
Debates of the Senate - Hansard Archive

Supreme Court of Canada
Hudson Bay Archives
Diefenbaker Web
Canadian Economic History Page
The British Columbia History Page
Association of Newfoundland and Labrador Archives
Religious History of Newfoundland and Labrador
The Beaton Institute: Cape Breton History and Heritage
Arctic Dawn -- The Journeys of Samuel Hearne

Political material
Canadian Pulse On-Line Poll
Canada at War: The Valour and the Horror
The Books of Remembrance: remembering Canada's war dead
Mountain men and the fur trade-Source of the history of the fur trade in the Rocky Mountain west.

UNITED STATES

Get on board the Mayflower
Core Documents of U.S. Democracy - American history, political science, law and economics
American History: Who's Who, Civil War to Present
The 50 States and Capitals of the United States - Key facts with maps, land area, population, cities, the names of Congress, and more
The Avalon Project - from the Yale Law School - major collections: American History: A Chronology 1492 - 1964, Confederate States of America: papers, Nuremberg War Crimes Trail, visit the Magna Carta
Ghosts of the Klondike Gold Rush

OTHER

Seven Wonders of the Ancient World - text, colour illustrations, maps, and a timeline; plus info and/or photos of forgotten wonders and natural wonders
Library Map collection - comprehensive collection of historical maps from every continent, often from the hands of travelers from past centuries
Exploring Ancient World Cultures- explorations of the ancient cultures of China, Europe, Egypt, Greece, India, Islam, the Near East, and Rome
Yaxuna Archaeology Project
- Follows progress at this Yucatan dig
Theban Mapping Project - Valley of the Kings
Muslim Scientists, Mathematicians and Astronomers - Before European Renaissance, 700 - 1500 C.E.
Government of Tibet in exile-a whole page on Tibet: their culture, government, status, latest news, and how you can help free Tibet.
A Chronology of Russian History-This site is a perfect study spot for students of history to acquire the macro and micro time frames for understanding Russia. First dividing the nation's history into 4 major periods.
Medieval Studies
Akkadian Language

Health

Mayo Clinic the only Web site that gives you access to the experience and knowledge of the more than 2,000 physicians and scientists of the Mayo Clinic.The mission of MayoClinic.com is to help people find the answers and the support they need to manage illness and stay healthy.
Nutrition
- We are here to promote and support the ability of Canadians to
strengthen and maintain their healthy eating practices by fostering and creating supportive environments and providing leadership in areas of policy, programs, knowledge development, education, and public awareness.
Dietitians of Canada - Eat Well, Live Well. Healthy eating tips, advice, recipes and to locate a dietitian in your area.
Nutrition Month (March) - English and French
Fitness & Active Living - The latest news and updates from Fitness and Active
Living.
Tobacco Facts -
The Canadian Lung Association
Quit 4 Life - Have you resolved to quit smoking?  Quit 4 Life is a site for teens!.
Commit - a site for adults who have resolved to quit smoking.  Online planning guides explain everything from why people smoke to how-to-quit strategies.
"GROWING UP DRUG-FREE: A Parent's Guide to Prevention" It includes suggestions on....Talking with your children effectively; What to do if you think your child might be using drugs; How to teach your child about drugs; Where to get information & help, & more
Alcohol & Other Drugs - Health Canada Site. The purpose of our efforts is to
prevent the use of drugs by those not currently using them, reduce the harm caused by alcohol and other drugs for those who use them, and enhance treatment and rehabilitation for those affected by substance abuse.
HIV/AIDS - renewed Canadian Strategy on HIV/AIDS, a pan-Canadian approach that advances HIV/AIDS prevention, care and treatment, research, surveillance and community development in Canada and abroad!
The Heart: an Online Exploration - outstanding review of the human heart, anatomical drawings interlinked and accompanied by text, movie illustrating blood circulation, etc.
Your Diet and Dental Health - American Dental Association
Allergy Internet Resources - General Allergy Texts, Asthma Texts, Food Allergies, Kids' Allergies, Latex Allergy, Hay Fever, Airborne and Seasonal Allergies, Skin Allergies, Stings, Testing and Anaphylaxis, Electronic Mailing Lists, USENET Newsgroups
AMPA: Wart & Feet - FAQs by the American Podiatric Medical Association
Help Numbers for Canada - National and Provincial registry of agency phone numbers

 

SCIENCE [Biology] [Chemistry] [Physics]

The Brainium engaging, entertaining, and educational science-based Web site
Exploratorium: Exploranet. On-line Exhibits in science, art, and human perception.
Science resource site for teachers and students - get the login and password from your Science teacher
Virtual Science Fair Saskatchewan's Prairie View School Division is pleased to announce the First Annual Canada Wide Virtual Science Fair.  K-12 students from Canadian schools are invited to participate.
Science Fair Central - is supported by the Discovery Channel.  It features tips and instructions for a successful and meaningful science-fair experience and  "Project Ideas".
The Ultimate Science Fair Resource - this site is developed and maintained by a computer science professor and is designed for teachers and students as an all-purpose resource.  
National Science and Technology Week - promoting science and technology in Manitoba
National Research Council of Canada
Canadian Science and Engineering Hall of Fame
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC)
Canadian Federal Laboratories

Great Canadian Scientists Page-You will meet some Great Canadian Scientists and learn about their sciences
Albert Einstein - links to sites worldwide covering nearly every aspect of the man, the myth, and the legend that was Einstein.
ScienceWeb
Québec Science magazine
[French]
Frank Potter's Science Gems-Resources for all types of science Physical, Earth, Life, etc. Sorted by category, subcategory, and grade level.
El Nino Theme Page-A page form the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration that tell and explains all about El Nino.
SouthEast Asia Fire and Air Pollution - for the study of environments, weather, and immediate challenges to our species and the natural world. One page is currently tracking Hurricane Pauline, with statistics and images
Stalactites
International Year of the Ocean 1998 - OceansCanada English or Francais - virtual tours, educational resources, free stuff
The Internet Directory of Botany - massive index of online botany information. Thousands of links to arboretums, botanical museums, private garden pages and university botany departments.

BIOLOGY

Arctic Circle - Natural resources, history and cultures, social equity, and enivronmental justice
Canada's Aquatic Environments - oceans, lakes, rivers, wetlands, invertebrates, fish, birds, reptiles, amphibians, mammals, phytoplankton, macrophytes, aquatic biology (interactive educational web site)
California Turtle and Tortoise Club-This is a perfect place to put together a report about turtles and tortoises.
Frank Potter's Science Gems-Resources for all types of science Physical, Earth, Life, etc. Sorted by category, subcategory, and grade level.
Virtual Fly Lab - source for studying genes and the genome, do-it-yourself evolution
Book of Insect Records
Amphibian Embryology Tutorial
North American Reporting Center for Amphibian Malformations -dedicated to solving the mystery of malformations in amphibians, and enlists the collaboratioin of scientists, students and the general public
Fishing for Solutions - competing issues surrounding fishing and seafood
Tools for learning about birds-Pictures of Birds, Songs of Birds--everything you need to know about birds.
Environment Australia - animals, plants, bird and bat banding, and other subjects
Georgia's Critters- needs and preferences of birds and butterflies are described. Habitat page links to other wildlife subjects for more study of plants and animals, and of their conservation.

CHEMISTRY

Encyclopedia of Chemistry - listed alphabetically, definitions are often accompanied by formulas and illustrations
Chemistry Visualized - the Sensus Bureau: highly graphic review of general and physical chemistry
Download Free 2D and 3D ChemArt Sampler

PHYSICS

Virtual Earthquake - Virtual Earthquake is an interactive computer program designed to introduce you to the concepts of how an earthquake EPICENTER is located and how the RICHTER MAGNITUDE of an earthquake is determined
Physics News Graphics-This web page is the American Institute of Physic's archive of images. Choose from the earth's core, cosmic snowballs, nanodimonds and dozens more images with explanations and resources.
International Space Station - NASA
Concentrating Solar Power Program - US Dept. of Energy
The Bridge Builders Education Information Center-Your link to the best in online educational resources. An award winning site.
Tall Office Buildings - origins of the skyscraper from MIT

MATH

Math Central-Need help with math? This site has help for K-12 math.
The Four Colour Theorem
Introduction to Algebra
Algebra 1 - Graphing Linear Equations
Algebra Online
Girls to the 4th Power Algebra Program
Algebra - Fun with Calendars
Geometry Online
Calculus
Slope as Rate of Change
Fractions

MUSIC

Johann Sebastian Bach - his life, complete works, information

PHYSICAL EDUCATION

CAHPERD (Canadian Association of Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance brings together teachers, administrators, researchers, coaches, students and others who have an interest in the fields of physical education, physical activity,
health, fitness, sport, recreation and dance.
Manitoba Physical Education Teachers Association
Manitoba High School Athletic Association  
PE Central - The Ultimate Web Site for Health and Physical Education Teachers, and students
Outdoor Recreation
Dance - Step Aerobics, Country and Western Dance, etc.
Special Needs - information on including people with special needs (visually impaired, physically and other health impaired, mentally challenged, behaviourly challenged and hearing impaired) into physical education and recreational activities
Canadian Sport - NEWS Releases, Links by Sport, Links by Category, National Sport Centres, Physical Education and Sport Sciences Programs in Canada, Halls of Fame and Museums, Directory (addresses, phone numbers)
Sport Canada - supports and promotes high performance sporting excellence by Canada's athletes who compete internationally, nationally, and interprovincially while demonstrating strong ethics and fairness.

Grade12 Notes and Lessons.

New Physical Education  Curriculum

 

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