SEAS Library
Student Links
Sites listed within this website are not under the control of Grand Traverse Area Catholic Schools and are not guaranteed to be or remain acceptable for student use. If a student enters a site that has inappropriate material, they must leave it at once. Please notify our Technology Director, Cindy Mason at chodge@gtacs.org so that the link can be removed from our web site.
Michigan Electronic Library (maintained by the Michigan State Library)
Awesome Library http://awesomelibrary.org
The Internet Public Library http://www.ipl.org
Ask Jeeves for Kids (a filtered search engine)
Library Spot http://libraryspot.com
National Geographic Society (Interactive features, maps, kids, info on National The Geography Bee, and an index of publications including its magazine.)
Yahooligans! (a filtered search engine)
American History
Declaration of Independence, the Constitution and the Bill of Rights http://www.nara.gov/exhall/charters/ http://lcweb.loc.gov/exhibits/declara/declara1.html
American Presidents http://www.americanpresidents.org
The Presidents of the United States http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/presidents/index.html
Presidents of the United States http://www.presidentsusa.net/
Best of History Websites http://www.besthistorysites.net/USHistory.shtml
Library of Congress America’s Story http://www.americasstory.com/cgi-bin/page.cgi
Annenberg: A Biography of America http://www.learner.org/biographyofamerica/index.html
Library of Congress: American Memory http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/ammemhome.html
Historical Maps of the United States http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/histus.html
13 Originals http://www.timepage.org/spl/13colony.html
Astronomy
Students for the Exploration and Development of Space http://www.seds.org
NASA http://www.nasa.gov/home/
Science@NASA http://www.science.nasa.gov/
Windows to the Universe http://windows.ucar.edu/
Virtual Solar System http://www.nationalgeographic.com/solarsystem/splash.html
Welcome to the Planets (NASA) http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/planetary/planetfact.html
Planetary Fact Sheets http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/planetary/planetfact.html
Adler Planetarium & Astronomy Museum http://www.adlerplanetarium.org/
Aztecs, Mayas, Incas
The History Channel http://www.historychannel.com
National Geographic Society http://www.nationalgeographic.com/index.html
National Museum of Anthropology: Cultures of Ancient Mexico http://www.mesoweb.com/features/jpl/index.html
Canadian Museum of Culture: Mystery of the Maya
http://www.civilization.ca/civil/maya/mminteng.html
Smithsonian Institution: Unmasking the Maya
http://www.mnh.si.edu/anthro/maya/pastpage1.html
Worldviews: Maya Ceramics from the Palmer Collection
http://www.umaine.edu/hudsonmuseum/Online%20Exhibits/Worldviews/WorldViewHome.htm
Science Museum of Minnesota: Maya Adventure
http://www.sci.mus.mn.us/sln/ma/index.html
Minnesota State University: Latin America Prehistory
http://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/prehistory/latinamerica/index.html
Bacteria and Viruses
http://www.microbe.org/index.html
http://www.beyondbooks.com/lif72/2.asp
Biography
Biography.com (A & E Television) http://www.biography.com
Biographical Dictionary http://www.s9.com/biography/
The Nobel Prize Internet Archive http://nobelprizes.com
Biology
Cells Alive http://www.cellsalive.com/toc.htm
Interactive Frog Dissection http://curry.edschool.Virginia.EDU/go/frog/
Microbe Zoo http://commtechlab.msu.edu/sites/dlc-me/zoo/
Nanoworld Image Gallery http://www.uq.edu.au/nanoworld/images_1.html
Monarch Watch http://MonarchWatch.org/
Tree of Life Web Project http://tolweb.org/tree/phylogeny.html
The National Library of Medicine Visible Human Project http://www.nlm.nih.gov/research/visible/
The Whole Brain Atlas http://www.med.harvard.edu/AANLIB/home.html
Natural Perspective (Kingdoms) http://www.perspective.com/nature/index.html
Phylogeny of Life http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/exhibit/phylogeny.html
Guide to the Animal Kingdom for Students and Educators http://www.biosis.org/training/ak-guide/
Careers
Occupational Outlook Handbook http://www.bls.gov/oco/home.htm
Career Zone http://www.explore.cornell.edu/newcareerzone/
Career Explorer http://www.careerexplorer.net
Mapping Your Future http://www.mapping-your-future.org
Career Voyages http://www.careervoyages.gov/
Health Opportunities for Today & Tomorrow http://www.mihott.com
Life Works http://science.education.nih.gov/LifeWorks.nsf/feature/index.htm
Catholicism
Catholic Online http://www.Catholic.org
The Vatican http://www.Vatican.va/phome_en.htm
American Catholic http://www.americancatholic.org
Catholic.net http://www.Catholic.net
Catholic Community Forum http://www.Catholic-forum.com/saints/indexsnt.htm
Catholic Encyclopedia http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/
New American Bible http://www.nccbuscc.org/nab/index.htm
Chemistry
Chemistry www.chemicool.com
WebElements http://www.webelements.com
Periodic Table http://pearl1.lanl.gov/periodic/default.htm
Element Tables http://www.cs.ubc.ca/cgi-bin/nph-pertab
Copyright
Copyright Kids http://www.copyrightkids.org/
What Is Copyright? http://www.whatiscopyright.org/ (updated 2/05)
Countries
CIA World Factbook http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/
Library of Congress Country Studies http://memory.loc.gov/frd/cs/cshome.html
UN Infonation http://www.un.org/Pubs/CyberSchoolBus/infonation/e_infonation.htm
World Bank http://www.worldbhank.org/countries
Geographia http://www.geographia.com
Country Reports http://www.countryreports.org
Country Watch http://www.countrywatch.com/
World Flag Database http://www.flags.net/index.php
Canada http://www.canada.gc.ca/main_e.html
Canada http://www.cs.cmu.edu/Unofficial/Canadiana
Canada Inventors http://www.inventors.about.com/cs/canadianinventors/ Earth Science
Understanding Earthquakes http://www.crustal.ucsb.edu/ics/understanding/
U.S. Geological Survey http://www.usgs.gov/
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration http://www.noaa.gov
EPA Student Center http://www.epa.gov/students/
Oceanic: The Ocean Information Center http://diu.cms.udel.edu
PSC Meteorology Program Cloud Boutique http://vortex.plymouth.edu/clouds.html/
Volcano World http://volcano.und.nodak.edu
Earth Day http://earthday.envirolink.org/
USGS Live Internest Seismic Server http://nat.crgq.com/
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration http://www.noaa.gov
Earth & Sky http://www.earthsky.com
Fun Educational Sites
FunBrain.com http://www.funbrain.com
Disney Online http://disney.go.com/home/today/index.html
Geography
americasroof.com (highest points in the world) http://www.americasroof.com
Geographic.org http://www.geographic.org/maps
National Geographic http://www.nationalgeographic.com
Health
Human Anatomy Online http://www.innerbody.com
Mayo Clinic http://www.mayoclinic.com/index.cfm
MedScape from Web MD http://www.medscape.com/px/urlinfo
Health Finder (U.S. Dept of Health & Human Services) http://www.healthfinder.gov/library/
Environmental Health Factsheets and Pamphlet http://www.niehs.nih.gov/oc/factsheets/fsmenu.htm
Net Wellness Consumer Health Information http://www.netwellness.org
KidsHealth http://www.kidshealth.com
MedlinePlus Health Information http://www.medlineplus.gov/
American Heart Association http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention http://www.cdc.gov
Holocaust
Cybrary of the Holocaust http://www.remember.org
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum http://ushmm.org/
Mathematics
Absurb Math http://www.learningwave.com/abmath
Brain Teasers http://www.eduplace.com/math/brain/
Brain Boosters http://school.discovery.com/brainboosters/
Explorlearning (experience math and science with gizmos) http://www.explorelearning.com/
Figure This! http://figurethis.org
Math Journey http://www.quia.com/mathjourney.html
Math Stories for the Internet Generation http://www.mathstories.com
Mrs. Glosser's Math Goodies http://www.mathgoodies.com
Wolfram Research Mathworld http://mathworld.wolfram.com
Science
Science Learning Network http://www.sln.org
Science A GoGo http://www.scienceagogo.com
HowStuffWorks http://www.howstuffworks.com/
National Inventors Hall of Fame http://www.invent.org/
Explorelearning (experience math & science with gizmos) http://www.explorelearning.com/
Frank Potter’s Science Gems http://www.sciencegems.com
Mad Sci Network http://www.madsci.org
SciCentral http://www.scicentral.com
Bill Nye the Science Guy http://www.billnye.com/flash.html
Internet History of Science Sourcebook http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/science/sciencesbook.html
A Science Odyssey http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aso
Discover (magazine) http://www.discover.com
Eurekalert http://www.eurekalert.org/
Popular Science (magazine) http://www.popsci.com/popsci/
Science Friday http://www.sciencefriday.com
Science Magazine Online http://www.sciencemag.org
Science News Online http://www.sciencenews.org
Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum http://www.nasm.si.edu
Scientists
National Inventors Hall of Fame http://www.invent.org/
Black Inventors http://www.inventors.about.com/science/inventors/cs/blackinventors/index.htm
Inventors Museum http://www.inventorsmuseum.com/
Women Inventors http://www.inventors.about.com/science/inventors/cs/womeninventors/
Distinguished Women http://www.distinguishedwomen.com
National Women’s Hall of Fame http://www.greatwomen.org/home.php
4000 Years of Women in Science http://www.astr.ua.edu/4000WS/
Sports
2004 Olympics http://www.olympic.org/uk/sports/index_uk.asp
US Olympic Team http://www.olympic-usa.org/
Martial Arts http://library.thinkquest.org/C0112643/english/main.php
The Internet Public Library http://www.ipl.org/div/subject/browse/ent80.00.00/
Awesome Library http://www.awesomelibrary.org/Classroom/Health_PE/Sports/Sports.html
U.S. Government
Project Vote Smart (enter zip code and find your government representatives) http://www.vote-smart.org/index.phtml
Ben’s Guide to U.S. Government http://bensguide.gpo.gov/6-8/index.html
The U.S. Government’s Official Web Portal http://firstgov.gov
Federal Statistics http://www.fedstats.gov/
GovSpot http://www.govspot.com
The White House http://www.whitehouse.gov
U.S. Census Bureau http://www.census.gov
A Guide to American Flags http://www.law.ou.edu/hist/flags/
Netstate http://www.netstate.com/states/index.html
National Park Service http://www.nps.gov
U.S. Department of the Interior http://www.doi.gov/
U.S. Dept. of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management http://www.blm.gov/nhp/index.htm
U.S. States
50 States http://www.50states.com/
The US 50 http://www.theus50.com
Explore the States http://www.americaslibrary.gov/cgi-bin/page.cgi/es
World Wars
Best of History Websites http://www.besthistorysites.net/USHistory.shtml
Library of Congress: America’s Story http://www.americasstory.com/cgi-bin/page.cgi/jb
Library of Congress: American Memory http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/index.html
Smithsonian National Museum of American History http://americanhistory.si.edu/
BBC History http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/
World Almanac for Kids http://www.worldalmanacforkids.com/explore/timeline.html
World War I – Trenches on the Web http://www.worldwar1.com
Scholastic http://library.thinkquest.org/12663/
USAF Museumhttp://www.wpafb.af.mil/museum/history/wwii/wwii.htm
National Museum of the United States Air Force http://www.wpafb.af.mil/museum/search.htm
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