LHS Instructional Links
Internet Search Tools
Art
AskArt– artist’s bluebook
Art Project (Google) – virtual visits to famous museums around the world
Science & Biology
Chemistry
Current Events
Election Resources – Kidtopia
Information Please Almanac – What happened the year you were born?
Opposing Views– current issues
Political Fact Checker– Annenberg
ProCon – hot topics for discussion
Today in History– History Channel
Today’s Front Pages – Newspaper front pages from 42 countries
Foreign Language
Interdisciplinary
Earth Calendar– holidays around the world
Make Beliefs Comix– create a comic strip
Library Resources
Google Scholar– search ONLY journals & scholarly publications
Project Gutenberg – free ebooks, classic titles
Sync 2016 – free audiobooks for teens
Literature and Reading
NoodleTools– bibliography tool
Poetry 180– Library of Congress
- Vocabulary Builder/Dictionary
Writing
Citation Machine – MLA or APA formats, search by ISBN
Copyright Comic – Duke University
EasyBib– bibliography writing tool
- OWL – Purdue Online Writing Lab
Music / Multimedia / Images
Creative Commons – search for CC license materials
ImageBase – creative commons photos
Pixabay – copyright free images
Soundzabound (Royalty-Free music)
Physical Education
Health
Medline Plus – Health Information
History / Social Studies / Government
AP U.S. History Study Guide – Gilder Lehrman Institute
Digital Vaults– National Archives
History Matters– gateway to web resources for U.S. History
Our Documents– a National initiative on American History, Civics, and Service
- Statistical Abstracts 1878-1900
- DoHistory
- International Data Base – U.S.Census Bureau
- Pictorial Congressional Directory
- Texas Legal System
Election/Politics
270 to Win– electoral college maps since 1789
- FactCheck.org
World Cultures / Geography
Kiosko — Today’s news around the world
- United Nations Data
Vocations / Careers / College
Best Colleges – guide to colleges and programs
Best Nursing Degree – career and school information
College Sports– search schools by sport
Mapping Your Future – career and college planning
- RN to BSN Programs