The following web resources have been selected as relevant and factual sources of information
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Information Literacy - provides information on search tehniques and web navigation
Science
NASA - official site
Scirus - search engine for journal articles and science news and information
BioCrawler - lifescience search engine
Virtual Cell - information about the cell
Cold Spring Harbor Lab - DNA learning center
Physics Central - The American Physical Society
EPA - Environmental Protection Agency
Greenpeace - environmental protection
ANS - American Nuclear Society
IGA - International Geothermal Agency
NHA - National Hydropower Association
MAd Scientist Network - scientists from around the world answer your questions
The Why Files - the science behind the headlines
http://www.cdc.gov/datastatistics/ Health and Disease
http://www.cdc.gov/nceh/ Environmental Health
ttps://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/ Geology
http://www.usclimatedata.com/ Climate
http://www.usda.gov/wps/portal/usda/usdahome?navid=DATA_STATISTICS Climate
Science Direct - online journal articles
PMC - National Library of Medicine
DOAJ - Directory of Open Access Journals
English
IPL - Internet Public Library
RefDesk - virtual free reference desk - news, pictures, links
LiteraryGuide.com - Novel Guide - literary criticisms
Shakespeare Online - Plays, poems weekly quotes
English and American Lit - UConn Website
The Lexile Framework for Reading
Classic Shorts - Classic short stories online
Bibliomania - History of American Literature
Timeline - Timeline of American Literature
Literary Themes - analysis of themes
Economics
World Bank - information on global economics
Federal Reserve Bank of NY
Economic History - How much is that worth today?
EPI.ORG - Economic Policy Institute
Criminal Justice
Corrections.com - information on corrections - many links
Disastercenter.com - statistics on crime by state
TruTV.com - crime library
Psychology
American Psychological Association
Social Studies
Data.gov - statistical information
US Gov - information about the government
Repositories of Primary Sources
Library of Congress also an excellent source for primary documents
History Guide - contains on line lectures involving the history of Western Civilization
Univ. of Minn Prehistory Exhibits
Global History 2 and European History
Internet Encyclo of Philosophy
Altapedia - Information on 250 countries
US Department of State background information on other countries
Country Reports - information on world nations
World Bank - financial information for countries around the world
Modern History Sourcebook - Imperialism
WWI - British Site
WWI - Extensive information
Remember.org - Virtual Tour of Auschwitz
The American Experience - D Day
US History and IB Americas
History Central - American history - primary documents
Avalon Project - documents in law and history - from Yale Law School
Internet Public Library - presidents of the US
History Out Loud - historic speeches
Phttp://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part4/4p2944.htmlBS Underground Railroad - Underground Railroad
Duke Univ - African American Women
Civil War - archives
Cornell - Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire
Women's Suffrage - Rochester Univ
Industrial Revolution - provides many links for information including major inventions
US Holocaust - American soldiers/liberators
The Manhattan Project - history of the atomic bomb and its use in WWII
Civil Rights Movement - Timeline
Oklahoma City - Bombing of federal building
WTC Bombing - 1993
American Rhetoric - Famous Political Speeches
Commission on Presidential Debates