GENERAL LINKS:

• Jewel LMC Book Catalog
  • Search the catalog for books and online resources.  You can even search from home! 
• World Book Encyclopedia Online
  • Login: westhome ... see librarian for password
• Marshall Cavendish Digital
  • Login: jewelms ... see librarian for password
• Wikipedia
  • Don't use the main article; use the "External Links" section at the bottom!
• Schoolnotes.com
  • Find assignment listings for your teacher or team.  (School ZIP Code = 60542)
• D129 Teacher Web Pages for Jewel Middle School

CURRENT PROJECTS:

Science: Elements

• World Book: Periodic Table chart with links
• World Book: Periodic Table main article index
• ChemicalElements.com: Interactive Periodic Table of the Elements
• Periodic Table of the Elements (with samples/images)
• ChemiCool Periodic Table (includes cost)
• Radiochemistry Society Periodic Table (includes cost) 
• Spectrum Periodic Table
• WebElements: Periodic Table of the Elements
• Los Alamos National Laboratory's Periodic Table of the Elements
• It's Elemental
• Marshall Cavendish: Periodic Table
• Wikipedia: Periodic Table
• CONVERT Kelvin to Celsuis

ARCHIVED PROJECTS:

Tech Center: Careers

• Occupational Outlook Handbook (OOH) -- Career Search (bls.gov)

Mathematics: Mathematicians

• Brookyln Bridge: Historic Overview (nycroads.com)
• George Washington Bridge: Historic Overview (nycroads.com)
• Roebling's Bridge Division (inventionfactory.com)
• Golden Gate Bridge: Construction Data
• Mackinac Bridge
• Tacoma Narrows Bridge (nwrain.net)
• Tacoma Narrows Bridge Oscillation (video clip) (pbs.org)
• Verrazano-Narrows Bridge (nycroads.com)
• Building BIG: Bridges (pbs.org)
• PBS/NOVA Build a Bridge! (pbs.org)
• Build a Virtual Toothpick Bridge (worsleyschool.net)
• Puzzlemaker (puzzlemaker.com)

Social Studies: Thirteen Colonies

• Wikipedia: Thirteen Colonies
• About.com: Colonial America links
• About.com: Overview of Colonial America 1607 - 1754
• About.com: Chart of the Thirteen Original Colonies
• World Book: United States, History of the (The American Colonies (1607-1753))

Science: Prairie Organisms

• eNature Plant and Animal Field Guides
• Field Guide to the Prairie (Minnesota)
• FermiLab Prairie Plant database 
• Prairie Wildflowers of Illinois 
• Prairie Plants: Field Guide 
• Plant Species of the James Woodworth Prairie
• Animal Species of the James Woodworth Prairie
• Prairie Animal Printouts
• Prairie Animals: Mammals
• Wild about Mammals!
• Birds of the Tall Grass Prairie
• Prairie Animals: Birds
• FermiLab Bird List
• Field Guide to Iowa Reptiles and Amphibians
• Prairie Animals: Reptiles
• Frogs at FermiLab
• Herpetology Species List (Reptiles and Amphibians)
• Prairie Animals: Insects 
• FermiLab Insect Search
• The Insects Home Page
• Insect Identification Key
• FermiLab Butterfly Search
• Classification of Plants and Animals

Social Studies: Countries

• CountryReports.org
  • Login: jewelms ... see librarian for password
• CIA World Factbook
• World Atlas Maps
• US Dept. of State Background Notes
• Sheppard Software Geography Games
• Countries of the World (infoplease.com)
• Lonely Planet World Travel Guide
• Flags of the World (crwflags.com)

Social Studies: World War II

• Wikipedia - World War II (main article) [look within for links to articles on subtopics]
• TeacherNet World War II Navigation Links List [hundreds of links!] (www.aol.com)
• BBC History World War Two
• Timeline - World War Two in Europe (www.historyplace.com)
• Timeline - The Holocaust (www.historyplace.com)
• Timeline - World War Two in the Pacific (www.historyplace.com)
• Pictures of World War II (www.archives.gov)
• Leaders during World War II (www.teacheroz.com)
• World War II Biographies (ehistory.osu.edu)
• List of Principal Battles of World War II (ehistory.osu.edu)
• Classic Weapons of World War II [includes vehicles and aircraft] (www.channel4.com)
• American Experience - The Great Depression (www.pbs.org)
• The Manhattan Project - An Interactive History (www.cfo.doe.gov)
• Dawn of the Atomic Era (includes bombings in Japan) (www.cfo.doe.gov)
• WWII POW Camps in the United States

Social Studies: Civil War Battles

• The Civil War At A Glance (pueblo.gsa.gov)
• Civil War Battle Summaries By State (cr.nps.gov)
• Civil War - Index and Links to Battlefield Parks (cr.nps.gov)
• Battles of the American Civil War (wikipedia.org)
• Women in the American Civil War (wikipedia.org)
• The Civil War (sonofthesouth.net)
• American Civil War (americancivilwar.com)
• CivilWar.com (civilwar.com)
• United States Civil War (us-civilwar.com)