Libraries
Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh
American Library Association Resources for Parents and Kids
Librarians' Index to the Internet
English
A+ Reasearch and Writing for High School and College Students
^ How-to on research papers. Links to online grammer handbooks. From Internet Public Library.
^ Links to more than 5,000 books online.
The Children's Literature Web Guide
^ Information on children's books. Links to author Web sites.
Geography
^ Click on resources for maps, including state maps and information.
^ CIA information on every country in the world.
^ Click on countries and cities to find current weather, attractions.
^ Information on parks' histories, natural resources, facilities.
Government
^ State constitution, listings of the executive branch, state agencies, boards, budget, regulations. Links to the legislative branch, other state governments, the federal government.
Thomas Legislative Information on the Internet
^ Information on Congress, including active bills, Congressional Record, selected House commitee transcripts. Historical documents, including Declaration of Independence, Federalist Papers, U.S. Constitution. Operated by Library of Congress.
^ Information on current administration, federal government, presidential history, library of White House Documents. Kids section provides information presented by Socks the cat.
^ Decisions of top court from May 1990, more than 300 of the court's most important historic decisions, background on current cases. Links to a site with 7,400 decisions between 1937 and 1975.
History
^ Resources, documents from the Civil War.
^ Colonial period to modern times. Prepared by American studies students in the Netherlands.
^ More than 20,000 biographies of famous people worldwide.
^ Links to various sources, including the African-American Mosaic at the Library of Congress. More resources listed on Web pages of Westinghouse High School librarian Linda Savido.
Index of Native American Resources on the Internet
^ Resources on history, culture, language, health, education, indigenous knowledge.
^ Connects to the library's American Memory, a collection of historical documents, photographs, sound recordings. Also connects to library's Learning Page.
^ Listen to great speeches. "This Day in History" covers any date. Traveler section has much historical information, including the Holocaust.
Math
Math Forum at Swarthmore College
^ Click on student center for resources by subject, K-12 and college, and Dr. Math. Ask Dr. Math questions or read answers to frequently asked questions. Parents and citizens section on teaching math.
Mathematical Quotations Server
^ Software including math database and calculator.
Astronomy & Space
The Nine Planets: A Multimedia Tour of the Solar System
^ Information, photos on all nine planets as well as comets, asteroids, other solar systems and spacecraft. Prepared by Bill Arnett, a software engineer with an interest in astronomy.
The Constellations and Their Stars
^ Explains constellations, gives technical information on stars and constellations.
^ NASA space projects, including Mir. Letters home from Mir. Has answers from frequently asked questions.
Good introductory material and images of planetary nebulae and related sites.
Chemistry
^ Reactions, measurements, equations, gases, lab safety, temperature, periodic table.
Periodic Table of the Elements
^ Tutorials and simulations.
Earth Science
^ E-mail questions on volcanoes, earthquakes,mountains, rocks, maps, ground water, lakes, or rivers to a U.S. Geological Survey scientist.
^ Business compiled, scientific listing of minerals by class, other groupings.
Volcanoes and Earthquakes, U. S. Geological Survey Learning Web
^ Volcanoes section. Living in the Learning Web for information on earthquakes, radon, water, acid rain.
^Frequently Asked Questions.
General Science
Battlefield Middle School (Virginia) Science Fair Page
^ Steps, ideas for science fair projects.
Scientific Quotations Dictionary
Life Science
American Zoo and Aquarium Association
^ Links to Web pages at member zoos and aquariums under contact information. List includes Pittsburgh Zoo and Oakland Zoo in California, which has student info.
Endangered Species Fact Sheets
^ Information on law, success stories, some endangered and threatened animals, and instructional slide show near bottom of Kid's Corner of the U.S. Geological Survey.
^ Veterinarian provides information on domestic and wild animals.
Living Things Page of the Franklin Institute Science Museum in Philadelphia
^ Information on classifying animals, ecosystems, cells, life cycles.
Solutions for Environmental Problems
Physics
^ Pledges to answer e-mailed questions on quarks in quantum fluctuations.
Museums
^ Information on more than two dozen museums, research centers and affiliates.
Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago
^ A new and unique medium for artistic presentation, combining elements of video, photography, language, image and time.
Museum of Modern Art, New York
^ Readers can display and download images of the museum's more famous works.
University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archeology and Anthropology, Philadelphia
^ The online features are in addition to richly illustrated chapters on the the museum's real-world exhibits, with rotating virtual exhibits.
University of California Museum of Paleontology, Berkley
^ The online exhibit area lets you board a virtual "lift" to explore any era of evolution.
Franklin Institute Science Museum, Philadelphia
^ Visitors can conduct online science experiments or visit the virtual pets in the Robot Zoo.
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, Cleveland
^ The King of music Web pages with 500 Songs That Shaped Rock and Roll.
Carnegie Museum of Natural History
College & Career
^ Information on Web page links to colleges and universities. Online college applications and financial aid info.
^ Prepared by Stanford Math, verbal lessons Prepared by Stanford Testing Systems Inc.
^ Bureau of Labor Statistics publication on current and future job market.
Colleges & Universities Home Pages
^ Alphabetical listings of Home Pages.
Graduate School Financial Aid Information
Music
^Guitar Lessons Online
^Guitar, Piano, & Harmonica Lessons. Pop & Rock Lyrics Archive.
Languages
Miscellaneous
^ "Surfing the Net with Kids" (from the syndicated newspaper column of the same name) ferrets out the best of the online world for kids, parents and teachers. Each weekly column rates and reviews five fun, educational Web sites on topics as diverse as Stock Market Simulations, Gargoyles and Monarch Butterflies.
American Journalism Review News Link
^ Current online issues of more than 3,600 newspapers worldwide in a variety of languages. Includes college newspapers.
^ Topics related to TV shows in history, technology, nature, exploration, science, animals.
^ Information and activities on the characters in TV shows, including the popular children's literary character Arthur.
Bradford Woods Elementary School in North Allegheny School District
^ A city public school site.
Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators
Berit's Best Sites for Children
Help Your Child Learn to Write Well
American Sign Language Dictionary
Attention Deficit Disorders Information
Humanities Texts on the English Server at Carnegie Mellon University
Animated Children's Educational Software
Thomas Register of U.S. Manufacturers
Original list was copied from the article "How to surf through school", published in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Thursday, November 13, 1997.
Additions from numerous sources.
One warning: The addresses of some Web sites can change or sometimes are temporarily unavailable.
In those cases, the sites may be found by trying later, using a link that has a forwarding address or using
a search engine with key words.
If you should find an address change, please E-mail me. I will try to keep this page updated.