Northwestern High School  Library Media Center  Assignment Links

African American History

The African-American Mosaic -- A Library of Congress for the Study of Black History & Culture

U.S. Department of State Gateway to African American History -- includes links to biographies, museums, etc.

Thomson Gale Black History Month site -- Activities and information for Black History

PBS African American World -- A guide to African American history and culture

Black Facts Online - Searchable database of Black history by date, word or category.

Librarians' Internet Index -- A list of reliable sites on Black History

 

Constitution of the U.S. - Analysis and interpretation of the Constitution prepared by the Library of Congress.

Constitution Society Home Page - Information about constitutional issues and links to primary documents.

Maryland State Archives Home Page - Historical as well as current information about Maryland.

students.gov - Site whose goal is to give college students and those planning for college easy access to the information and services they need from the U.S. Government.

Law4U (Maryland Youth Law) - This site gives Maryland youth up-to-date, reliable answers to the questions they have regarding their rights.

• Country Reports

CIA Factbook - Detailed listing of each country from the CIA.

Travel Warnings & Consular Information Sheets - Information from the State Department on traveling to different countries.

E-Conflict World Encyclopedia - Country information, flags, weather and national anthems.
 

Internet Public Library English as a Second Language Resources -- Information about studying English as a second Language

University of Maryland Reading Room - Original documents that have gone out of copyright, including historic documents.

Prince George's County Public Library - Check here for a book  if we don't have it.

Academy of American Poets -- Get information on poets and poems.  Even hear some poets recite their works.

Poetry 180 -- The Library of Congress site for poetry for high school students.

Printer Friendly Handouts from the Perdue Online Writing Lab -- Tips about grammar, researching, etc.

Washington Post - The last two weeks of the Post online.

Newseum - The Interactive Museum of News -- Glance at the front pages of newspapers from more than 40 countries

Pictures

New York Public Library Digital Gallery -- Over 363,000 images digitized from primary sources

Getsmarter.org - Math and Science resources, including a test and "MSTV," "Math and Science Television."  Do you measure up?

How Stuff Works - A treasure trove of answers to how all the technology we live with, or can't live without, works.  

Medline Plus - Produced by the National Library of Medicine, this is an extensive data base of health-related information.  Begin your disease report here.

National Science Digital Library - Funded by the National Science Foundation, this website gives good math, science and health sites.

Periodic Table – Basic information about the elements.

Mineralogy Database – Technical database with 4,102 individual minerals described.

Little Shop of Physics – Colorado State University's hands-on science outreach program

The Ultimate Science Fair Resource – Idea boards and advice on writing science fair reports

The Internet Public Library Science Fair Project Resource Guide – Explains the scientific method and helps with choosing a topic

Louisiana State University Science Fair Internet Resources  – List of Internet Resources for science fair projects and science in general

Science Buddies -- Science Fair Project Ideas, Guides, and Competitions

What makes a good science project? – Advice from a former judge from Energy Quest