EMPORIA MIDDLE SCHOOL LIBRARY

                                                                   2300 Graphic Arts Rd., Emporia, KS 66801

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                                                                                                 Mary Beth Janssen, Librarian mjanssen@usd253.org    

                                                                                                   Karen Hudson, Library Clerk khudson@usd253.org  

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DICTIONARIES AND ALMANACS:

  

50STATES.COM- i Provides state and US territory information including state symbols, flags, nicknames, songs, birds, flowers, elected officials, and many other facts.formation about each state in the USA- Click on name ofe.
CIA WORLD FACTBOOK 2005 - Current facts about every country in the world.
INFO PLEASE -- Authoritative reference that provides a comprehensive encyclopedia, almanac, atlas, dictionary and lists current events. almanac, encyclopedia, and atlas for students, teachers and parents.
ROGET'S THESAURUS  -

NEWSPAPERS:

INTERNET PUBLIC LIBRARY - Links to newspapers from around the world.

KANSAS NEWSPAPERS - links to Kansas newspapers and Kansas college newspapers.

NEWSPAPER LIST - Links to Newspapers in all 50 states.

TOPEKA CAPITAL-JOURNAL- Ne on-line access to our capital city newspaper.

UPI - United Press International's latest in news, politics, business, sports, news from the around the world.

 

BIOGRAPHY:

AFRICAN AMERICAN BIOGRAPHIES ON-LINE - influential African Americans, past and present.

BIOGRAPHY.COM - Oriented toward the contemporary scene and the arts and entertainment world.

CELEBRATE HISPANIC HERITAGE - Focuses on Hispanic Biographies.

PEOPLE IN KANSAS HISTORY- meet people through time who have connection with Kansas history.

LANGUAGE ARTS:

AUTHORS AND ILLUSTRATORS ON THE WEB - links to author's home pages.

SERIES and SEQUELS -  Ever wonder what book comes next in the series.  Does a book you are reading have a sequel?  Check this site for a listing of series and sequels.

CALDECOTT MEDAL HOME PAGE - awarded annually to the artist of the most distinguished American picture book.

LEXILE- search the lexile book database.

NEWBERY MEDAL HOME PAGE - award yearly to author of superior American children's literature.

POET'S CORNER - Discover poems and concepts behind them. Learn about poets.

PROJECT GUTENBERG - long list of full-text books published before 1923 that are now online.

STORYTELL.NET - online stories, games, puzzles, story starters.

USA TODAY -Top 150 Best-selling books - updated weekly.

SOCIAL STUDIES: 

AMERICAN CIVIL WAR HOMEPAGE - General info., biographies, history, images, battles. Great site!!

American Civil War - Links to Civil War topics such as people, battles, medicine, music and poetry, a day in the life of a soldier, photographs, women in the war

AMERICAN HISTORY from About.com - American History from 18th century to present for middle school students.

THE AMERICAN WEST - history and development of the American West. Many Kansas links on this site.

THE BUFFALO SOLDIERS - history of the Buffalo Soldiers in the American West.

GEOGRAPHIA - explore geography and cultures of the world,--especially for middle school students.

THE HISTORY PLACE - six-part chronological history of the American Revolution. award winning site with great links.

INVENTIONS FROM A to Z - American inventions from air conditioning to zippers. Listed alphabetically and covers 16th through 20th century inventions.

INVENTORS - Famous American inventors throughout history. Listed Alphabetically.

KANSAS TOWNS - Find over 4,360 Kansas towns (past and present.)

KANSAS INTERACTIVE MAP - click on any Kansas county for links to web sites pertaining to that county.

KANSAS HERITAGE - Links to history, towns, forts, immigration, trails, Native American tribes, cowboys and gunfighters of Kansas.

LIBERTY! THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION - Chronicles of the revolution, daily life in the colonies, the Road to Revolution game.

MEXICO CONNECT - overview of Mexico's history, a timeline, and historical figures. Includes mythology, legends, traditions and art.

ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY - How much did a loaf of bread cost when you were born? Find out here. This site provides news, headlines, popular songs, names of people born on your birthday.

POPULAR SONGS IN AMERICAN HISTORY - American traditional and folk songs with lyrics, and history behind songs. Arranged by time period.

REVOLUTIONARY WAR LINKS - Links to Colonies before and during the revolution, battles, uniforms, diaries, people, and documents.

SANTA FE TRAIL INTERACTIVE SITE - exploring the trail- history, maps, primary sources, and the trail today.

TERRITORIAL KANSAS - Information on the people and events that shaped the founding of Kansas.

WOMEN OF THE CENTURY - get to know 100 years of phenomenal women.

MAPS:

AMERICAN CIVIL WAR MAPS - Library of Congress collection of Civil War Maps. Includes battle maps
ATLAPEDIA - Physical and political maps the world.
EARTH AND MOON VIEWER - Images of the Earth showing the day and night regions in real time and other images of the the earth and moon.
MAP MACHINE - Complete atlas with physical, political and historic maps, as well as flags and facts about countries. From National Geographic.
MAPS OF THE WORLD - detailed political and reference maps of world countries.
NATIONAL ATLAS OF THE UNITED STATES - Illustrates the complex relationships between environments, place and people. Multimedia maps show active volcanoes and more.
OUTLINE MAPS - a selection of outline maps that may be downloaded.
U.S. GAZETTEER - allows students to type in a city and state to generate a map. Then customize by zooming in or out and adding features such as cities, street names and bodies of water.
XPEDITIONS- Provides an atlas with hundreds of printable one-page maps.

ART / MUSIC:

ALL GUITAR CHORDS.COM - lists over 2,000 guitar chords and 86 scales.

ARTCYCLOPEDIA - Art encyclopedia where you can browse or search for an artist and their art.

THE ARTCHIVE - Biographies and other info on artists.

ASK ART - database on American artists.

CHORD FIND - guide to guitar tabs

CHORDIE -  site for guitar chords, tabs and lyrics.

DALLAS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA - musical fun & learning for students, parents and teachers.

GRAFFITI  CREATOR -  Have fun generating your own graffiti on-line.

METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART - over 3,500 objects from its collection and a Timeline of Art History.

MUSEUM OF WEB ART - Fun site to browse and play. Divided into categories of things that work, move, change, or just stay the same.

TAB CRAWLER - this site has lots of music tabs, articles and lyrics.

TEORIA - A great Music Theory site.

- VIRTUAL INSTRUMENT MUSEUM -  Amazing Pictures, actual Sounds and fascinating History of musical instruments from around the world.

SCIENCE

ASTRONOMY - WHAT'S UP THIS MONTH- The best star chart on the web!

BIOMES OF THE WORLD - plants, animals and climate of the major world biomes.

THE DIRT ON SOIL - find out what's really going on down there!

CHEM FOR KIDS - Fun look at Atoms, Elements, Matter, Reactions, etc... with activities.

DLESE - Teachers, Students and Scientists working together to teach and learn about Earth Science.

ELECTRONIC ZOO - information and image of animals from Amphibians to Zoo animals.

GALLERY OF SUPER SCIENTISTS - biographies of famous scientists and additional links.

GEO KANSAS - Learn about eleven different regions of Kansas with unique geology.

INVENTIONS FROM A to Z - From air conditioning to zippers. Alphabetical listing of famous inventions from the 16th through the 20th century.

INVENTORS THROUGHOUT AMERICAN HISTORY - Learn about famous American inventords. Listed alphabetically.

THE KID'S GUIDE TO SCIENCE PROJECTS - provides everything you need to develop a successful science project, including project ideas, sample projects, online help, project steps and more.

PERIODIC TABLE OF ELEMENTS- information on each element.

SCIENTIST BIOGRAPHY PROJECT - Biographies of living American scientists. Highlights Native American, Chicano and Latino scientists, methematiciant and engineers.

THE WEATHER CHANNEL - Up to date weather reports.

WATERSHED QUIZ - Examine the issues in each area of the watershed, then see the impacts of your choices!

WINDOWS TO THE UNIVERSE - interactive site exploring Earth and Space sciences. Includes fun stuff to do.

MATH:

BRAIN BOOSTERS - Bend your mind around word, number and logic puzzles.

COOL MATH.COM - great math site for students.

FUNBRAIN.COM - Learning math is fun with creative games for middle school students.

INTERACTIVE MATH PUZZLES - puzzles for arithmetic, algebra, geometry and probability.

MATH FORUM - interactive site for middle school students. Math puzzles, games, homework help and activities.

MATHLETICS - what does Math have to do with Sports? Insights on how math is used in everyday life.

TEACHER RESOURCES:

AskERIC - Provides excellent information and resources for teachers, librarians, counselors, administrators, and parents.

GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS - collection of graphic organizer templates.  Downloadable in MS Word or Adobe PDF formats - and preview them with a mouse rollover before you do so..

KANSAS STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

KNEA

THE LEARNING PAGE - designed to help educators use the American Memory Collection to teach history and culture. There are tips and tricks, activities, and discussion groups, in addition to relevant lesson plans.

PUZZLEMAKER - create customized word search, crossword and math puzzles.

THE STAFF ROOM "RUBRICS" - Rubrics across the curriculum. Helps you easily create a rubric.