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Links for Students 

(Most of our updated research guides are now in our pathfinders

We are currently phasing this space out!)


Homework Help Gateways

A+ Guide to Research and Writing (IPL) http://www.ipl.org/teen/aplus/

Multnomah County Library Homework Center http://www.multnomah.lib.or.us/lib/homework/

StudyWeb http://www.studyweb.com

Library Spot Writing a Paper http://www.libraryspot.com/paperfeature.htm

Garbl's Writing Resources Online http://www.members.home.net/garbl/writing/

High School Hub http://highschoolhub.org/hub/hub.cfm

Homework Spot http://www.homeworkspot.com/

Best Information on the Internet http://www.sau.edu/CWIS/Internet/Wild/index.htm

B.J. Pinchbeck’s Homework Helper http://school.discovery.com/homeworkhelp/bjpinchbeck/

Carnegie Library Pittsburgh (Homework Help sites) http://www.clpgh.org/teens/school.html

Fact Monster http://www.factmonster.com/

High School Hub http://highschoolhub.org/hub/hub.htm

My Virtual Reference Desk Homework http://www.refdesk.com/homework.html

New York Times Student Connections http://www.nytimes.com/learning/students/index.html

LA Times Launch Point http://www.latimes.com/launch/

Mr. Dowling's Electronic Passport http://www.mrdowling.com/

New York State Regents Prep http://regentsprep.org/regents.cfm

Homework Help http://www.startribune.com/stonline/html/special/homework/

Hot Paper Topics http://www.sau.edu/CWIS/Internet/Wild/Hot/hotindex.htm

Hot Sheet http://www.hotsheet.com

Refdesk.com http://www.refdesk.com/

Researchpaper.com http://www.researchpaper.com

S.O.S. Mathematics Tables and Formulas http://www.sosmath.com/tables/tables.html

University of California at Irvine's General Reference Resources http://www.lib.uci.edu/rraz/genref.html

Virtual Reference Desk (THOR) http://thorplus.lib.purdue.edu/reference/

Virtual Reference Desk http://www.vrd.org/

World Factbook http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html

World Lecture Hall http://www.utexas.edu/world/lecture/

Yahoo Reference http://www.yahoo.com/Reference


AP Links

General:

College Board Advanced Placement Program http://www.collegeboard.org/ap/students/index.html

AP Essay Prep http://cbweb6.collegeboard.org/writewellCB/student/ap/html/apintro.html

Cram Central http://www.apexlearning.com/er/

English:

Royal High School English Resource Page http://www.leanleaper.com/

Mt. Ararat High School AP English: Literature and Composition Curriculum Guide http://www.mta.link75.org/curriculum/english/ap4.html

European History:

Advanced Placement European History http://home.earthlink.net/~jpharmon/euro.html

Advanced Placement European History http://www.mcps.k12.md.us/schools/churchillhs/ss/

Advanced Placement European History Bullard High School http://www.fresno.k12.ca.us/schools/s090/lloyd/european_history_index.htm

AP European History http://www.sauguscenturions.com/apeuro/apeh.html

APEH Wizard's Wand http://thecaveonline.com/APEH/

History Wiz http://historywiz.com/medievalhistory.htm

Modern European History http://www.kirschnet.com/euro/

U.S. History:

Mr. Dunch's Home Page for AP US History http://www.gouchercenter.edu/dunch/

Teaching With Documents http://www.edteck.com/dbq/

US History for AP Students http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Styx/1070/index.html

North Shore Country Day School AP US HISTORY page http://www.nscds.pvt.k12.il.us/nscds/us/apushist/finalweb/home.html

Torrey Pines High School AP United States History http://www.sduhsd.k12.ca.us/sites/tp/ss/apuspage.htm

Government

AP Government Links http://www.inwave.com/schools/Parker/washlinks.html

Biology:

Advanced Placement Biology at the University of Georgia http://apbio.biosci.uga.edu/

Albemarle High School Advanced Placement Biology Page http://k12.albemarle.org/Instruction/apbiology/

AP Biology On-Line Syllabus (North Warren Regional High School http://www.users.nac.net/challoran/apbio.htm

Bucko's AP Biology Menu http://ekcs.neric.org/~jbuckley/apbio/

Physics:

AP Physics http://oasis.bellevue.k12.wa.us/himmelman/apphysics.html

Glenbrook South Physics Home Page (not AP, but too good to miss) http://www.glenbrook.k12.il.us/gbssci/phys/phys.html

Chemistry:

AP Chemistry Practice http://www.geocities.com/crazytwo2000/

Math:

Kentridge AP Calculus http://www.go.to/KRCalc/

AP Calculus Teacher Reference http://www.seresc.k12.nh.us/www/teachref.html

AP Calculus Alvirne High School http://www.seresc.k12.nh.us/www/alvirne.html

AP Calculus on the Web http://www.seresc.k12.nh.us/www/apsum.html

AP Statistics on the Web http://www.woodward.edu/faculty/us/math/apstat/

Art:

Mrs. Lefler's AP/Honors Art History http://www.ursuline.org/faculty/lefler/index.htm

Foreign Language:

Strategies for AP Spanish language http://www.gis.net/~ruben/anne.html

Psychology

AP Psychology Network http://www.appsychology.net/

Computer

Pascal for the AP Exam http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Park/2818/pascal.htm


Social Studies

General:

AlternaTime (timelines) http://www2.canisius.edu/~emeryg/time.html

History Day http://www.thehistorynet.com/NationalHistoryDay/

History of Food food.html

History Wiz http://historywiz.com/

History & Social Studies Web Sites http://www.execpc.com/~dboals/

Teacher's Oz History Kingdon http://members.aol.com/Tchrfromoz/frames.html

Timeliner http://www.exovedate.com/ancient_timeline_one.html

Geographia http://www.interknowledge.com

Life Magazine's Top 100 Events of the Last Millennium http://www.pathfinder.com/Life/millennium/events/100.html

Industrial Revolution

Historical Fiction Reading Lists

OAS Delegation Members

Ancient History

Anthropology

Sociology

European Travel

For current events

For countries and cultures

Government

For States

For Philosophy (Mr. Wagman)

For Presidents

For Psychology

For Economics

For Economic Thinkers

For Holocaust Studies

American History

World History

Western Cultures: Renaissance

Romanticism and Napoleon


Art

Artists Museums Photography Pottery Landscapes
Architecture Sculpture Mosaics Gargoyles  

 

Abstract Expressionism http://artnetweb.com/artnetweb/abstraction/abexpress.html

ADAM: Gateway to Art http://adam.ac.uk/

Alors, les impressionnistes! http://www.stanford.edu/~golnas/impressionism/impressionists.html

Architecture in Education http://whyy.org/aie/page2.html

Architecture Through the Ages http://library.advanced.org/18778/

Armore Gallery (Impressionists) http://www.mcs.csuhayward.edu/~malek/Amore.html

Art Atlas: Art Galleries of the World http://artatlas.com/

Art History Research Centre http://www-fofa.concordia.ca/arth/AHRC/index.htm

Art History Resources on the Web http://witcombe.sbc.edu/ARTHLinks.html

@rt room http://www.arts.ufl.edu/art/rt_room/

Art Studio - http://www.cartooncorner.com/artspage.html

Art Studio Chalkboard http://www2.evansville.edu/studiochalkboard/

Artchive http://lonestar.texas.net/~mharden/artchive/H/hartley.html

Artcyclopedia - http://artcyclopedia.com/

ARTSEDGE http://artsedge.kennedy-center.org/artsedge.html

ArtsEdNet http://www.artsednet.getty.edu/

ArtServe: Australian National University https://rubens.anu.edu.au/index2.html

AskART.com http://askart.com/

Big Cartoon Database http://www.bcdb.com/bcdb/page.cgi

Contemporary Art Experience http://library.thinkquest.org/26183/

Comics: The Language of World http://library.advanced.org/3177/

Cyburbia http://www.arch.buffalo.edu/pairc

Digital Archive of Art http://www.bc.edu/bc_org/avp/cas/fnart/art/

Exploring Themes in American Art http://www.nga.gov/education/american/aasplash.htm

First Impressionist Exhibit http://www.artchive.com/74nadar.htm

Fleeting Image: An Interactive Journey into the World of Impressionism http://www.fwkc.com/art/high/fleetingimageframeset.html

Gateway to Art History http://www.harbrace.com/art/gardner/

German Expressionism http://www.german-expressionism.freeserve.co.uk/

History of Art Textbook http://www.prenhallart.com/html/learn/book1.htm

Impressionism WebMuseum http://www.oir.ucf.edu/wm/paint/glo/impressionism/

Impressionism (Stanford) http://www.stanford.edu/~golnas/impressionism/impress.html

Impressionist Art http://longwood.cs.ucf.edu/~MidLink/Impress.html

Impressionist Artists (Yahoo) http://dir.yahoo.com/Arts/Art_History/Periods_and_Movements/Impressionism/Artists/

Impressionists http://www.biography.com/impressionists/

Incredible Art Department http://www.artswire.org/kenroar

Leonardo da Vinci http://www.museoscienza.org/english/leonardo/

Modern Masterworks http://hyperion.advanced.org/17142/home.shtml

New Deal for the Arts http://www.nara.gov/exhall/newdeal/

Renaissance and Impressionist Artist http://www.geocities.com/Paris/Gallery/2892/

Symbols in Christian Art and Architecture http://www.stonecircle.com/homepages/wegast/symbols/symbols.htm

Vision and Art http://psych.hanover.edu/Krantz/art/

Web Gallery of Art http://www.kfki.hu/~arthp/index.html

WebMuseum Artists Index http://metalab.unc.edu/wm/paint/auth/

Yahoo Masters http://dir.yahoo.com/Arts/Artists/Masters/Painters/

Yahoo: Art History: Periods and Movements http://dir.yahoo.com/Arts/Art_History/Periods_and_Movements/


Artists

In Catalogs and Databases check out GaleNet's Biography Resource Center, Wilson Biographies, and Grove Dictionary of Art!

Artcyclopedia http://www.artcyclopedia.com/

Artchive http://www.artchive.com/

Art History Resources on the Web http://witcombe.sbc.edu/ARTHLinks.html

Beyond Books: Art http://www.beyondbooks.com/bbsuites/art11.asp

CFGA: A Virtual Art Museum http://cgfa.sunsite.dk/

Grove Dictionary of Art http://www.groveart.com/index.html

Masters of Photography http://masters-of-photography.com/

Mother of all Art History and Art History Links Pages http://www.art-design.umich.edu/mother/

Timeline of Art History (Metropolitan Museum) http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/splash.htm

Web Gallery of Art http://gallery.euroweb.hu/

WebMuseum Artists Index http://metalab.unc.edu/wm/paint/auth/

Wilson Biographies http://hwwilsonweb.com/

Yahoo! Art History Periods http://dir.yahoo.com/Arts/Art_History/Periods_and_Movements/

Yahoo! Masters: Painting http://dir.yahoo.com/Arts/Visual_Arts/Painting/Artists/Masters/

Yahoo! Masters: Photography http://dir.yahoo.com/Arts/Visual_Arts/Photography/Photographers/Masters/

Directory: Google: Artists http://directory.google.com/Top/Arts/Art_History/Artists/


Mosaics

Art and History of Mosaics http://members.tripod.com/eliathan12/mosaic-history.htm

Mosaic Matters http://www.users.dircon.co.uk/~asm/index.htm

Indirect Method of Mosaic http://members.telocity.com/~mosaics/gfhowto.htm

Mosaic Tile Arts http://www.mosaictilearts.com/

Open Directory: Mosaics http://dmoz.org/Arts/Crafts/Glass/Mosaics/

Universe of Mosaic Art http://www.umamosaics.com/flash/flashframe.html


Gargoyles

Don't forget to use: AltaVista Image Finder http://www.altavista.com/cgi-bin/query?mmdo=1&stype=simage and Ditto http://ditto.com

Gargoyles http://www.kent.wednet.edu/staff/cspears/middle_ages/gargoyles.html

Gargoyles Home Page http://www.ils.unc.edu/garg/garghp4.html

Gargoyles and Grotesques: Carved in Stone http://www.stonecarver.com/gargoyle.html

Gargoyles and Architectural Details in New York City http://www.aardvarkelectric.com/gargoyle/

Gargoyles and Cathedrals: An Internet Hotlist http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/fil/pages/listgargoyles.html

Gargoyles in New York City http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/medny/garg1.html

Medieval Culture as Evidenced by Gargoyles http://web.lemoyne.edu/museums/begieral/museum.html

National Cathedral: Gargoyles and Grotesques http://www.cathedral.org/cathedral/kids/gargoyles.shtml

Notre Dame de Paris http://elore.com/el04ho01.html

Washington University: Gargoyle Gallery http://library.wustl.edu/units/spec/archives/gargoyle/


Architecture

* Great Buildings: A Menu of Architectural Types http://www.greatbuildings.com/types.html

* Great Structures http://greatstructures.info/index.htm

*Building Big http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/buildingbig/

About.com: Architecture http://architecture.about.com/library/bl-buildings.htm

archInform: International Architecture Database http://www.archinform.net/

ArchPedia http://www.archpedia.com/Architecture.html

* Bridge Building: Art and Science http://www.brantacan.co.uk/bridges.htm

Build a Bridge Game http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/bridge/build.html

Built in America: Historic American Buildings Survey/Historic American Engineering Record, 1933-Present http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/hhhtml/hhhome.html

*Old House Style Guide http://www.cmhpf.org/kids/Guideboox/OldHouseGuide.html

Architecture Asia http://www.architectureasia.com/

Architecture Slide Library (Berkeley) http://shanana.berkeley.edu/spiro/

ArtServe http://rubens.anu.edu.au/index2.html

Art Source http://www.ilpi.com/artsource/

Emporis Building Database http://www.emporis.com/en/bu/

City/Buildings Database http://content.lib.washington.edu/cgi-bin/go.exe?CISOROOT=/buildings

*Digital Archive of Architecture http://www.bc.edu/bc_org/avp/cas/fnart/arch/contents_europe.html

*Digital Archive of American Architecture http://www.bc.edu./bc_org/avp/cas/fnart/fa267/

*Digital Archive of European Architecture http://www.bc.edu/bc_org/avp/cas/fnart/arch/

Digital Imaging Project http://www.bluffton.edu/~sullivanm/

Frank Lloyd Wright http://lcweb.loc.gov/exhibits/flw/flw.html

Frank Lloyd Wright (PBS) http://www.pbs.org/flw/

Gaudi: His Work and More http://www.gaudi2002.bcn.es/english/index.htm

Glass, Steel and Stone http://www.glasssteelandstone.com/

Greek Architecture http://www.bc.edu/bc_org/avp/cas/fnart/arch/greek_arch.html

Italy in Virtual Reality http://ww2.webcomp.com/virtuale/us/home.htm

Kidder Smith Images Project (architecture of the United States) http://libraries.mit.edu/rvc/kidder/kiddhome.html

Medieval Art and Architecture http://www.pitt.edu/~medart/

New York City Skyscrapers http://www.nycskyscrapers.com/index.html

Pritzker Architecture Prize http://www.pritzkerprize.com/

Renaissance and Baroque Architecture http://www.lib.virginia.edu/dic/colls/arh102/

Roman Theatres http://www.theatron.co.uk/romeperm.htm

Sapling: Architecture Portal http://www.sapling.org.uk/architecture/

Shakespeare's Globe http://www.shakespeares-globe.org/navigation/frameset.htm

Skyscraper Museum http://www.skyscraper.org/

SPIRO: Architecture Slide Library http://shanana.berkeley.edu/spiro/

SAH Image Project http://www.brynmawr.edu/Acads/Cities/imgb/nextone/main4.html

Sydney Opera House http://www.sydneyoperahouse.com/h/home.asp

Timeline of the World's Tallest Buildings  http://www.skyscraper.org/TALLEST_TOWERS/tallest.htm


Museums (Mostly)

Art Atlas: Art Galleries of the World http://artatlas.com/

MuseumSpot http://museumspot.com

Musee: Directory of Museums Worldwide http://www.musee-online.org

Museum Network.com http://www.MuseumNetwork.com

Museums of the World: museum.com http://www.museum.com/jb/start.html

MuseumStuff: Gateway to the World of Museums http://www.museumstuff.com

American Museum of Photography http://www.photographymuseum.com/

Art Institute of Chicago http://www.artic.edu

Art Museum Network http://www.amn.org/

Artcyclopedia (most popular) http://www.artcyclopedia.com/mostpopular.html

Asian Arts http://www.webart.com/asianart/index.html

Brooklyn Museum, New York http://www.brooklynart.org/

Carnegie Museum of Art http://www.cmoa.org/

Dallas Museum of Art http://www.dm-art.org/

Delaware Art Museum http://www.udel.edu/delart/index.html

Detroit Institute of the Arts http://www.dia.org

J. Paul Getty Museum http://www.getty.edu/museum

National Museum of Women in the Arts (NMWA) http://www.nmwa.org/

State Hermitage Museum http://www.hermitagemuseum.org/

LACMA Collections Online (Asian and Islamic art) http://mweb.lacma.org/

Leonardo da Vinci Museum http://www.louvre.fr

Official Louvre Site http://mistral.culture.fr/louvre/louvrea.htm

Metropolitan Museum of Art http://www.metmuseum.org/

Minneapolis Institute of Arts http://www.artsmia.org/

Musee http://www.musee-online.org

Museum Index at World Wide Arts Resources http://wwar.com/museums.html

MuseumSpot http://www.museumspot.com/

Galleria degli Uffizi http://www.televisual.it/uffizi/

Guggenheim Museum http://www.guggenheim.org/

Museum Network http://www.MuseumNetwork.com/

Museum of Modern Art, New York http://www.moma.org/docs/menu/index.htm

National Gallery of Art-The Collection http://www.nga.gov/

National Museum of American Art http://nmaa-ryder.si.edu/

National Museum of Women in the Arts http://www.nmwa.org/index.htm

Philadelphia Museum of Art http://pma.libertynet.org

Salvatore Dali Museum http://205.245.81.103/works1.html

San Francisco Museum of Modern Art http://www.sfmoma.org

Smart Museum of Art http://csmaclab-www.uchicago.edu/SmartMuseum/index.html

Smithsonian Institution http://www.si.edu

Smithsonian American Art Museum http://www.americanart.si.edu

Splendors of Imperial China http://www.asianart.com/splendors/index.htm

State Hermitage Museum http://www.hermitagemuseum.org

Tate Gallery - http://www.tate.org.uk/

Thinker Fine Art Museums of San Francisco http://www.thinker.org/

USC Interactive Art Museum at the Fisher Gallery http://digimuse.usc.edu/museum.html

Virtual Museums http://www.vol.it/UK/EN/ARTE/ingvirtual.html

WebMuseum http://sunsite.unc.edu/louvre/

WebMuseum Artists Index http://metalab.unc.edu/wm/paint/auth/


Photography

Technique

BetterPhoto.com http://www.betterphoto.com/home.asp

Digital Truth Photo Source: Links http://www.digitaltruth.com/links.html

Exposure: Photographic Concepts http://www.88.com/exposure/

Fodors: How to Take Travel Pictures Like a Pro http://www.fodors.com/focus/

Foto Info http://www.fotoinfo.com/

Kodak: Taking Great Pictures http://www.kodak.com/US/en/nav/takingPics.shtml

Library of Photography http://www.libraryofphotography.com/

New York Institute of Photography http://www.nyip.com/

PhotoLinks: Resources http://www.photolinks.com/cgibin/webc.cgi/resources.html?
sid=9lICaz0HOMFl1bQ-34101207555.cf

Photography: The Art of Light http://library.thinkquest.org/25473/?tqskip=1

Photography Tips.com http://www.photographytips.com/

Photography Workshop http://members.tripod.com/%7Epworkshop/

PhotoResource Magazine http://www.photoresource.com/

Shutterbug Magazine http://www.shutterbug.net/

Take Better Photos http://betterphotos.cjb.net/

Archives

Photographic Libraries http://www.photographiclibraries.com/

American Memory Collection (Library of Congress) http://rs6.loc.gov/amhome.html

American Photography: A Century of Images http://www.pbs.org/ktca/americanphotography/

AP Photo Archive http://ap.accuweather.com/apphoto/index.htm

California Museum of Photography http://www.cmp.ucr.edu

Center for Creative Photography http://dizzy.library.arizona.edu/branches/ccp/

Digital Photography Review http://www.dpreview.com/

European House of Photography http://www.mep-fr.org/

George Eastman House Museum http://www.eastman.org/menu.html

Helios: National Museum of American Art: Photography http://nmaa-ryder.si.edu/collections/exhibits/helios/index.html

History of Photography http://www.kbnet.co.uk/rleggat/photo/index.html

History of Photography: From its Beginnings to the 1920s http://www.rleggat.com/photohistory/

International Center of Photography http://www.icp.org/

Kodak Picture Playground http://alts1.kodak.com/US/en/corp/playground/index.shtml

Light Factory http://www.lightfactory.org/

Masters of Photography http://masters-of-photography.com/

National Museum of Photography, Film and Television http://www.nmsi.ac.uk/nmpft/

Smithsonian Photographs Online http://photo2.si.edu/index.html

Time-Life Photo Sight Home Page http://www.pathfinder.com/photo/index.html


Pottery/Ceramics

Clayzee: World of Ceramics http://www.clayzee.com/

About.com Ceramics http://ceramics.about.com/hobbies/ceramics/

About.com Ceramics Styles http://ceramics.about.com/hobbies/ceramics/cs/ceramicstyles/index.htm

American Ceramic Society: Art Links http://www.ceramics.org/cic/cLinks/clinks.asp?pageid=40

WWW Virtual Library: Ceramics http://www.ikts.fhg.de/vl/VL.conventional.ceramics.html

Yahoo Ceramics http://dir.yahoo.com/Arts/Visual_Arts/Ceramics/

Ceramica Online http://www.dinamica.it/col/english/default.htm

Ceramic Resources http://archnet.uconn.edu/topical/ceramic/

Ceramics Monthly http://www.ceramicsmonthly.org/

CeramicsWeb http://art.sdsu.edu/ceramicsweb/

Clay Art Center http://www.clayartcenter.org/

Pottery Studio http://www.studiopottery.com/

Potter's Page http://users.iafrica.com/t/tv/tvn/potpage.htm

Potters.org (discussion group) http://www.potters.org/

Smithsonian: Ceramics and Glass http://www.si.edu/resource/faq/nmah/ceramics.htm

Agape Southwestern Pottery http://www.agapesw.com/

Ancestral Pueblo People http://www.co.blm.gov/ahc/anasazi.htm

Earth Survives: 1400 Years of Pueblo Pottery http://www.indart.com/milborn/pots/home1.htm

Hollister Collection of Southwestern Native American Pottery http://www.umass.edu/arthist/pots/main.html

IPL Pueblo Pottery http://www.ipl.org/exhibit/pottery/index.html

Pueblo Cultural Center http://www.indianpueblo.org/

Tracing the Art of Pueblo Pottery http://www.cmnh.org/research/cultural/pueblo-pottery/tracing.html


Landscapes

National Gallery of Art: Beginnings of Impressionist Landscape http://www.nga.gov/collection/gallery/gg87/gg87main1.html

Historic Landscape Initiative National Park Service http://www2.cr.nps.gov/hli/hli_t.htm

Japanese Landscape Painting http://www.degener.com/landscap.htm


Experts to Email/Keypals

KidsConnect send e-mail to: AskKC@ala.org or http://www.ala.org/ICONN/kidsconn.html

Pitsco’s Ask an Expert http://www.askanexpert.com/

All Experts.com http://www.allexperts.com/

Ask A+ Locator http://www.vrd.org/locator/

Ask An Expert Page http://www.k12science.org/askanexpert.html

Ask Dr. Math http://forum.swarthmore.edu/dr.math/

Intercultural E-Mail Classroom Connections http://www.stolaf.edu/network/iecc/

E-pals Classroom Exchange http://www.epals.com

Mighty Media Keypals Club http://www.mightymedia.com/keypals/

Pitsco Keypals http://www.keypals.com/


Debate

1997-98 High School Debate Topic Online http://kuhttp.cc.ukans.edu/cwis/units/kulib/docs/debate97.html

The Lincoln-Douglas Debate Complex http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/Under_World/

The L-D Debate Master List http://incolor.inetnebr.com/andyring/


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