Pathfinders & Links

Math - Kite design & construction

• Books in the Media Center

• Links & other kite resources

Ancient Culture Museum Project

• Sample e-books: Egyptian Economy; Greek Life; Roman Gov't.

Science - Water contaminants

• Link to curated resource page

Genre Studies

Link to Livebinder for Literary Genre Studies

Music - Orchestra Notes

Orchestra Winter Concert Notes Resources

Music - Guitarist Biographies

Grove Music Online

Groves from home (OsseoApps login required)

Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Musicians (e-book)

History Sources

• American Journeys: Eyewitness accounts of early American exploration and settlement

• Becoming Minnesotan: Stories of recent immigrants and refugees

• Digital Public Library of America

• Library of Congress Classroom Materials

• Minnesota History Center - Minnesota History Topics

• Minnesota Digital Library

• Museum of the Moving Image

• National Archives

  • National Archives: Teacher Resources

• PBS Learning Media

• Smithsonian Education Resource Library

  • Smithsonian History Explorer

• Today in History (Library of Congress resource)

• World War II:

  • Civilian Public Service Story

  • Densho (Japanese-Americans)

  • U.S. Holocaust Encyclopedia

Social Studies/Humanities

Country Studies

Atlapedia

Atlapedia Online contains full color physical maps, political maps as well as key facts and statistics on countries of the world.

www.atlapedia.com

CIA World Factbook

https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/

Extensive, updated information about every country, including geography, people, government, economy, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues.

Flags of the World at CIA Factbook

https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/references/flags-of-the-world/

US Department of State: Country Background Notes

http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/

These publications include facts about the land, people, history, government, political conditions, economy, and foreign relations of independent states, some dependencies, and areas of special sovereignty. For more detailed information, go to the Country Pages, which can be found on the main background page for that country.

BBC News: Country Profiles

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/country_profiles/default.stm

Full profiles provide an instant guide to history, politics and economic background of countries and territories, and background on key institutions. They also include audio or video clips from BBC archives.

Library of Congress Country Studies

http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/cshome.html

The Country Studies Series presents a description and analysis of the historical setting and the social, economic, political, and national security systems and institutions of 101 countries throughout the world. Sponsored by the United States Army.

Country Reports

http://www.countryreports.org/index.aspx

“The Leader in Historical, Cultural, and Statistical Country Information.” Updated daily, this site offers more than 26,000 pages of content covering a wide range of statistical data and cultural information. Includes National Anthems of the World, at: https://www.countryreports.org/topic/national-anthems.htm

Yahoo! Kids: Countries

http://kids.yahoo.com/directory/Around-the-World/Countries

Includes an extensive directory of countries, but the home page opens very slowly. A high-speed connection is essential for using this site. Each country includes links to sites like the others on this pathfinder, especially the CIA World Factbook and flag charts.

NationMaster

http://www.nationmaster.com/index.php

A massive central data source and a handy way to graphically compare nations. NationMaster is a vast compilation of data from such sources as the CIA World Factbook, UN, and OECD. Generates maps and graphs on all kinds of statistics. You can also view profiles of individual countries including their maps and flags, use correlation reports and scatterplots to find relationships between variables, and refer to fully integrated encyclopedia with over one million articles.

National Geographic Map Machine

An online atlas including satellite images and street maps.

http://maps.nationalgeographic.com/map-machine

International Digital Children’s Library

http://www.childrenslibrary.org/

The full text of books and resources in many languages, listed by continent and language.

WorldAtlas.com

http://www.worldatlas.com/aatlas/world.htm

In addition to maps, this site shows flags, distances, currency conversions, current time and date anywhere, populations, various specific aspects of maps, customizable maps, and free map clip art. Fun interface.