February is African American History Month:
The Library of Congress, National Archives and Records Administration, National Endowment for the Humanities, National Gallery of Art, National Park Service, Smithsonian Institution and United States Holocaust Memorial Museum join in paying tribute to the generations of African Americans who struggled with adversity to achieve full citizenship in American society.
African American History Month
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Your one-stop guide to all things teen— The "Teen" section of the School Library Journal provides teen-related articles, information, and resources. Check it out:
MyHomework is an app that assist students in keeping well organized for assignments, quizzes, test, etc. It gives you the option to set your reminders for your assignments across all platforms. It can be used on your chrome-book, phone, tablet, and desk top computer.
The Schomburg Center presents IN MOTION: The African-American Migration Experience presents a new interpretation of African-American his history, one that focuses on the self-motivated activities of peoples of African descent to remake themselves and their worlds.
The African - American Migration Experience
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Academic Earth was launched on the premise that everyone deserves access to a world-class education. In 2009, we built the first collection of free online college courses from the world’s top universities. The world of open education has exploded since then, so today our curated lists of online courses are hand selected by our staff to show you the very best offerings by subject area. We also make sure there is something for everyone: whether you want to explore a new topic or advance in your current field, we bring the amazing world of academia to you for free. Information from Top Accredited Schools.
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Your source for the latest research news, discoveries and breakthroughs in science.
Welcome to TeenSpace in the IPL. They have put together information to assist you with life, school, friends, and work. You'll find articles written especially to help you solve problems, links to web sites you can use for homework, and a place to ask questions. There's lots more, too. Explore!
This workshop allows you to work through all the steps in the writing process with online resources.
"The 9/11 Memorial is located at the site of the former World Trade Center complex, and occupies approximately half of the 16-acre site. The 9/11 Memorial features two enormous waterfalls and reflecting pools, each about an acre in size, set within the footprints of the original twin towers."
National September 11 Memorial and Museum
Student Connection Gds. 6-12
The New York Times - Learning Network
The Big6 integrates information search and use skills along with technology tools in a systematic process to find, use, apply, and evaluate information to specific needs and tasks.
How to stop being teased and bullied without really trying.
CDC as it is refered to is the nation's health protection agency, working 24/7 to protect America from health and safety threats, both foreign and domestic. CDC increases the health security of our nation.
Center for Disease and Control Center
Quizzes, tests, exercises and puzzles to help you learn English as a Second Language.
The worlds premier site for ESL learners.
Play Vocabulary games (word-search, crosswords, hangman, quiz, and match game) while you learn.
Learning Vocabulary Can Be Fun
Homework Related Content Online.
HUMANMETRICS - Jung Typology Test.
According to Jung's typology all people can be classified using three criteria. These criteria are: Extraversion - Introversion, Sensing - Intuition, Thinking - Feeling. Isabel Briggs-Myers added a fourth criterion: Judging - Perceiving.
See what personality type describes you. Go and take the test. You may be surprised at what you discover about yourself!! Upon completing the test view Mr. Butts' link for the description provided for your specific personality type. Also peruse link to see other people who have similar traits as yours.
NPR is an internationally acclaimed producer and distributor of noncommercial news, talk, and entertainment programming. With original online content and audio streaming, npr.org offers hourly newscasts, special features and eight years of archived audio and information.
AFI is a national institute providing leadership in screen education and the recognition and celebration of excellence in the art of film, television and digital media.
How to select ,prepare, and enjoy healthy foods.The George Mateljan Foundation is a non-profit organization with no commercial interests. There purpose is to show you a healthier way of eating that's enjoyable, affordable, quick and easy to fit your personal needs and lifestyle.
MyPyramid Plan can help you choose the foods and amounts that are right for you. For a quick estimate of what and how much you need to eat, enter your age, sex, and activity level in the MyPyramid Plan box.
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The Be A Champion Foundations vision is to encourage and empower our youth, to live by the principle ⌠Be A Champion In All You Do. Program goals are designed to enhance the quality of community life and to inspire youth to "Be A Champion" in the way they interact and interface with their peers and family members, in the classroom, in the community, and on the athletic field; encouraging them to set examples for their fellow youth and to set high expectations for themselves.
Provides biographies written for students, brain teasers, and children's book club. Includes summaries and information on such books as Harry Potter.
Specturm Home and School Network
Provides book reviews of favorite teenage angst books on categories of sex and love, fitting in, mixed-up families, journeys, awakenings, and creativity.
Exercise your brain. Have fun!
Each month, Teenreads.com will be spotlighting some of the books that are newly available in paperback. This is the perfect opportunity to catch up on the titles you may have missed when they originally released in hardcover---or re-read past favorites.
The Science@NASA websites' stories range from astronomy and astrophysics to living in space to Earth science to physical sciences and biology. From microscopic scale to human scale, to astronomical scale, NASA science covers them all! Cutting edge physics for space transportation beyond rocketry and computer applications to improve weather forecasts. Our goal is that the Science@NASA team will be here to give you the context and background of what you hear from other sources.
Homework and study tips are provided from About.com.
Read the powerful verse of some very talented teen writers from the Roxbury Literary Annual including Sofia Snow's poem, "Everyday," where she shares her determination to keep going everyday and to hope for change.
Teens from around the country mark the five-year anniversary of September 11th with their poetry.
A fun study site for learners of English as a Second Language. Word games,puzzles, quizzes, exercises, slang, proverbs and much more.
Interesting Things for ESL Students
Provides a sampling of art work from the (2006) emerging artist exhibition of high school students past and present.
Art Administrators of New Jersey
Provides reviews of books from various genres.
How do you read? What elements are required? Here are books and other resources related to reading.
How earthquakes happen. Provides an animated version and a non-animated version of a graphic of how earthquakes occur.
How Smart Are You? A 12 minute, 32 question free IQ test to reveal your true I.Q. score. The I.Q. Test and scoring system are rigorously designed to provide the most accurate results available in an online intelligence test.
Public Broadcasting Station - On the Net - Public Broadcasting Station for Students.
Over 1000 Project Ideas to choose from! Topic Selection Wizard: Looking for a science fair project? The Topic Selection Wizard will recommend a science fair project idea that is just right for you.
Science Fair Project Ideas Directory: Browse through a list of all of our science fair project ideas organized by area of science. Science Fair Project Guide: A step by step guide to help you do a science fair project.
Real Time United States Debt Clock and Related Revenues and Debts.
Your personalized path to classroom success in literature.
The New York Times presents a comprehensive library of medical topics,including in-depth articles on diseases, conditions, tests, symptoms, injuries and surgeries. The New York Times presents a comprehensive library of medical topics, including in-depth articles on diseases, conditions, tests, symptoms,injuries and surgeries.
Their mission is to provide free online learning opportunities to anyone who wants to improve the technology, literacy and math skills needed to be successful in both work and life.
"Learnist makes it super easy to share what you know by curating the web. You can use videos, blogs, books, docs, images or anything on the web to explain how to learn something."
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Free Resources Science of the Olympic Winter Games.
https://www.nbclearn.com/science-and-engineering-of-the-2014-olympic-winter-games
https://www.nbclearn.com/portal/site/learn/science-of-the-summer-olympics
http://www.nsf.gov/news/special_reports/olympics
http://btc.montana.edu/olympics/default.htm
http://www.edutopia.org/blog/winter-olympics-2014-learning-resources-matt-davis
http://sportsnscience.utah.edu
Money X Live is the primer financial literacy program in the country that has support from over forty top celebrities and sports stars, plus the hottest entertainers today. It’s no secret we all need to know how to handle our money. It impacts us every single day of our life – from our clothes, to who we are able to help out, to the fun activities we are able to experience. In today’s age if you don’t know about money or you’ll miss out on a lot of the things you want to do and you may be stuck working for a boss you don’t like.
Word of the day, as well as archived words of the week. Insightful and persuasive words you can use every day!
The ultimate collection of online courses. Over 1000+ courses from Archaeology to Urban Studies. If you have at least an hour of free time every day, it’s a great opportunity to gain some new knowledge and broaden your mind. We’ve collected about 1000 online courses you may take without even leaving your room. And they’re perfect not only for finding a better job but primarily for your personal development.
A resource for information about the sixteenth president of the United States,including speeches and writings, frequently asked questions, resource listings, and links to other Lincoln-related sites.