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Mitchell Community Schools http://www.mitchell.k12.in.us/
The links to Mitchell High School and Mitchell Junior High are here, with links to Burris and to Hatfield Elementary Schools being constructed.
Care for Animals Kids Corner (American Veterinary Medical Association) www.avma.org/careforanimals/kidscorner/default.asp
How to choose a pet that is right for the family, a section on grief and dealing with the possibility a pet may need to be euthanised, and general safely tips are provided.
Popcorn! www.popcorn.org
October may be National Popcorn Popping Month, but this site is fun every month (just like popcorn). Play "popcorn pong" or "astrocorn" or learn some fascinating trivia.
Do you love The Lord of the Rings? Check out these sites!
Welcome to Tyalie Tyelellieva
www.geocities.com/Athens/Parthenon/9902/
"This website and the related publications and projects are intended to encourage and assist people in learning to speak, read and write the Elvish languages."
Dan Smith's Fantasy Fonts for Windows www.geocities.com/TimesSquare/4948/
A collection of fonts you can download to your computer (--but not ours)
A Tolkien Dictionary www.quicksilver899.com/Tolkien/Tolkien_Dictionary.html
Taken from the indexes of The Lord Of The Rings and The Silmarillion by Robert Ireland
National Geographic Beyond the Movie www.nationalgeographic.com/ngbeyond/
Information about Tolkien, the myths that inspired him, plus more
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ON BOOKS AND WRITERS AND WRITING
KidzPage www.veeceet.com
Humorous children's poetry with entries by Ogden Nash, Lewis Carroll, Hilaire Belloc, and others, plus a sing-along for younger children, make this site fun, even if you think you don't like poetry. Music is provided for well-known nursery songs.
Guide to Grammar and Writing ccc.commnet.edu/grammar
Spelling rules, punctuation, sentence construction, subject and verb agreement, and many other topics for those struggling with writing accompany 150 grammar quizzes.
The Children's Literature Web Guide www.acs.ucalgary.ca/~dkbrown/index.html
Links to author pages, book awards, the full-text of books currently out of print, bibliographies, and many more resources are here for those interested in children's books and literature.
Jan Brett's Home Page www.janbrett.com/
Coloring pages, craft activities, masks to help tell the Brett stories, plus activities associated with her books make this a wonderful site for early and middle elementary kids.
Bungalo Books (Frank B. Edwards and John Bianchi) www.bungalobooks.com
A dot-to-dot page that magically becomes a colored illustrations once the dots are connected, a drawing lesson with John Bianchi providing step-by-step instructions, pages to print and color, and a short Bungalo story not available in any library are waiting for Bungalo fans.
Judy Blume Home Page www.judyblume.com
Judy Blume's home page, for upper elementary ages and up, offers writing tips, a very brief biography, a few photos from her life, and a personal cry against censorship.
221b Baker Street http://221bakerstreet.org
The full text of 48 of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's tales of Sherlock Holmes including separate pages of the original illustrations is quite a treasure to Holmes' fans.
Author and Illustrator Dav Pilkey's Extra Crunchy Web Site O' Fun -- Stays Crispy in Milk www.pilkey.com
A brief, funny, sad, probably true biography of the author/illustrator is an encouragement to children who feel like they don't quite fit in. On "Dav Pilkey's Page O' Fun" pictures are available for 'painting' online, and 'jigsaw' puzzles can be put together. Printable activities are also available.
Occupational Outlook Handbook www.bls.gov/oco
Information about careers of all kinds is provided by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, including what you would be doing on the job, working conditions, the training and education needed, average earnings, and expected job availability over time.
The Math Forum Student Center http://mathforum.org/students
For math fanatics and those who struggle, choose the category that fits from elementary school on up. The 'Reference Shelf' for both elementary and middle school students have 'Flash Cards', where you can practice your math facts. Questions about math can be emailed to 'Ask Dr. Math'. Past answers are available.
Human Anatomy On-Line www.innerbody.com/htm/body.html
Animations, lasting several minutes each, of nine different organs and 10 different anatomical systems make this an enjoyable site, useful for upper elementary students through adults. The illustrations are clear and the information ranges from basic to more scientific in tone, depending upon the topic.
Washington Post www.washingtonpost.com
The full text of the Washington Post is online, including the crossword puzzle and the comics section! This is not a children's site, but it is useful for current event assignments. Other newspapers online include:
B.J. Pinchbeck's Homework Helper www.bjpinchbeck.com
A very popular source for homework information, there are pages and pages of links, divided into categories such as science, history, and social studies. Some sites belong to businesses and some are homepages for 'regular people', but they seem to have quality information.
Archiving Early America earlyamerica.com/earlyamerica/index.html
Original documents from the colonial period through the early part of our nation's history have been digitized and are presented online. The plain text for each is also provided for ease of reading. Common Sense by Thomas Paine, The Declaration of Independence and other important documents are accessible through this site. Other writings provide a feeling for the time and the people.
Word Central www.wordcentral.com/
Type in the word to learn its meaning, play word games, and submit 'new' words. Watch your spelling. Words must be spelled correctly to find their meaning. Look at the 'word of the day'.
WWWebster On-line www.m-w.com/home.htm
There are more definitions here than in Word Central, plus you can use the thesaurus to find other words that mean the same as the one you typed.
Biographical Dictionary www.s9.com/biography/
Type in the name of a person, from ancient times to the present. There are more than 27,000 names in the dictionary. Find out why the person is important and learn where and when he or she lived.
American Sign Language
The basic fingershapes are taught. Use the fingerspelling converter to see a word you have typed signed. Use the interactive quiz: a word is fingerspelled, you type the word. If wrong, keep trying. For beginners it is difficult, but it is extremely rewarding when you "get it right"!
Fact Monster www.factmonster.com/
Look at the 'Word of the Day', 'Today in History', 'Today's Birthday', and 'Homework Center'. If you like to look at almanacs and record books, you will enjoy this site.
World Factbook www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html
Find out information about a country and its history, economy, political systems, landforms, and population. Maps covering regions are available but take several minutes to download. There are no other illustrations.
E-Conflict World Encyclopedia countryreports.org
Information on the economy, defense, and geography plus the added bonus of the national anthem with both text and music make this site great for studying any foreign country.
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Although the following Internet links are helpful, this is one project that is covered very well in books held on reserve. Look in the index for the tribe you are researching.
Native Web www.nativeweb.org/resources.php?type=1
The Native Web has, what appears to be, the largest collection of links to Native American information on the Internet. Click on the tribe you are researching.
WWW Virtual Library - Index of Native American Cultural Resources on the Internet www.hanksville.org/NAresources/indices/NAculture.html
This is a very large collection of links. Scroll down until you find the tribe you are researching.
First Nations site www.dickshovel.com/www.html
This website has a lot of information that may be useful for the Native American reports and a ton more that is not. Click on the link to go directly to the most useful part of the site for your reports. To find your tribe, scroll down to 'Geographic Overview of First Nations Histories' and click on your tribe.
Luxton Museum of the Plains Indian collections.ic.gc.ca/luxton/
Information on the Plains Indians has been gathered to provide a better understanding and appreciation of native societies. This site includes information divided into four categories: history/backround; spiritual life; daily life; hunter/warrior.
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American Civil War Homepage sunsite.utk.edu/civil-war/warweb.html
A good well-mapped resource on the Civil War, this collection of links is excellent for junior high students' American History assignments. Links to information on lesser-known as well as major battles, secession, documentary records (including links to Jefferson Davis inaugural and farewell speeches), and to sites of the 'images of war' are here.
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The Internet Public Library Science Fair Project Resource Guide www.ipl.org/youth/projectguide/
This is a great starting point for finding Internet resources for a science project. Here you will find links to pages that will help you understand the scientific method, choose a topic, see examples of projects, or find resources that can help you with your chosen topic.
The National Student Research Center E-Database of Student Research: Science Index youth.net/nsrc/sci/sci.index.html
To find a science project you will enjoy doing, just click on any line. The science project titles are listed first, and then the details for each follow. You may have to click on several before you find one you will like. There are more than 400 projects in all.
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Mrs Donn's Daily Life Site Index members.aol.com/Donnclass/indexlife.html
Information here covers the daily life and culture of those who lived in ancient Egypt, Greece, Rome, India, and China. This site was developed specifically to answer the kinds of questions middle school students are assigned by their teachers.
Odyssey Online
www.emory.edu/CARLOS/ODYSSEY/index.html
Odyssey Online looks at the ancient peoples of the Near East, Greece, Rome, and Egypt. The areas that are presented cover daily life, death and burial, mythology, and archeological digs in those areas. The people of the Near East include the Sumerians, Akkadians, Assyrians, Babylonians, Persians, and others.
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EASTERN EUROPEAN RECIPES PROJECT SITES
The following list has been created to help seventh grade students find recipes from the following countries: Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Estonia, Georgia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Poland, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Ukraine, and Yugoslavia.
Berkeley University's SOAR Recipe Collection recipesource.com
You will find recipes here for Armenia, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Russia, and the Ukraine, plus many of the other nations of the world.
Russian Empire Cuisine http://www.russia-in-us.com/Cuisine/Dadiani
You will find recipes from Russia, Ukraine, Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, and the Baltics.
June Meyer's Authentic Hungarian Heirloom Recipe Index Page homepage.interaccess.com/~june4/recipes.html
Scroll down beyond the advertisment and find a variety of Hungarian recipes.
Vicky's Modern Ukrainian Recipes www.geocities.com/NapaValley/4795/modern.html
World in Your Kitchen's Russian Recipes
http://wwkitchens.com
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