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7-12 Curriculum Links

Ag | Art | Computers/Technology | English | Math | Music | Science | Social Studies |                        English 11
Eventually there will be links for the above categories, but for right now, use the sites below. Let Mrs. Seddon know what you think of these websites (are they any good?) or if you know of any other good websites that she can add to the list. Thanks!
 
 
Cool Math - for those who struggle with math, and for those who love it! give it a try -- for ages 13-100!
 
Finance Freak - finance lessons for teens
 
 
 
 
Intelligence in the Civil War - an online publication from the CIA
 
Learner.org Interactives - several interactive activities to enhance your learning of content-area topics
 
 
Shmoop - they want you to be a better lover...of literature, U.S. history, biographies, music, and poetry -- give these study guides a chance
 
Teen Health & Wellness - info not just for school but for your personal life, too!
 
 
TotallyStressedOut.com - a site for stressed out students and teachers
 
USDA Forest Service Find-a-Photo - thousands of copyright free wildlife, fish, wildflower and environmental education photographs
 
 
Webopedia - look up definitions of computer and technology terms
 
World Book Web - start your research in this general encyclopedia enhanced with photos, multimedia, links to other websites, and citations; ask your teacher or librarian for username and password
 
World Factbook - from the CIA; "provides information on the history, people, government, economy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues for 266 world entities"
Internet Public Library for Teens - a directory of useful websites for you, categorized by subject (homework help, sports/entertainment/arts, health/sexuality, technology, etc.)
 
Great Prairie AEA and Iowa AEA Online provide you access to several reliable resources and databases for your educational needs--all for free!
 
(encyclopedias, dictionaries, almanacs, etc.)
Remember, the library has reference books in print, too...and sometimes, it takes less time and is just as easy to find what you need in a book than online!
 
Web Search Tools
Use general web search engines to find more web sources for your topic.
  • Ask.com - rank is based on # of subject related pages linked from
  • Google - rank is based on popularity (# of pages linked to it)
  • Yahoo - rank is based on relevancy (occurence of items)
  • Altavista - rank is based on connectivity of pages
  • Dogpile - combines the best of different search engines
  • MSN - rank based on amount paid for rank.
 
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