The Fantastic in Art and Fiction
 | Angels and demons, danse macabre, weird science, bestiary, the marvelous, the grotesque, possession and insanity, freaks, monsters, and prodigies! This beautiful browsable and searchable "visual resource for the study of the Fantastic or the supernatural in fiction and art," has them all.
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Dia Center for the Arts: Artists' Projects for the Web
 | Here you will find lots of interesting, interactive Web art.
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Wigged.net: Interactive Television
 | This Web-zine is for "audiences seeking innovative alternatives to traditional forms of entertainment." Visit this site to watch innovative short videos, animations, and more! You will need both the free RealPlayer and Flash Player to enjoy many of the features on this site.
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What is a Print
 | What is a print? Find out at this great interactive multimedia exhibition. You will need the Flash Player.
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The Glory of Chinese Printing
 | This site explores the ancient history of Chinese printing. There is a wealth of photos of ancient artifacts and texts that illustrate concepts and periods throughout history.
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The Last Expression: Art from Auschwitz
 | This site explores the role of art to prisoners of Auschwitz. You can read about the artists' lives, view their work, and watch video interviews of surviving artists (you will need Windows Media Player for this). You can also read related articles and essays, and take a chilling virtual visit to Auschwitz (you will need the QuickTime Player 4 Plug-in for the tour).
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NASA Kids
 | Fun interactive games, educational cartoons, puzzles, and more make learning astronomy fun!
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SOHO: Exploring the Sun
 | Learn about the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) that was designed to study the internal structure of the sun. You can view spectacular images of the sun, watch movies of solar events, and see on-line exhibits.
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University of Michigan Detroit Observatory
 | Take a virtual tour of an historic astronomical observatory! You'll find 360 degree panoramic views of the building, a movie that shows how the observatory's dome rotates and its shutter opens, and more.
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Bad Astronomy
 | The author of this great site uses popular misconceptions about astronomical phenomena and "bad astronomy" from the movies and on television as a starting point for astronomy education. His approach makes learning astronomy relevant and fun!
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Food and Science
 | Students can learn chemistry through cooking! This site for teachers has lots of fun lesson plans that link chemistry and food preparation.
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The Periodic Table of Comic Books
 | Comics and chemistry together? What could be better? Click on an element in the periodic table and see the comics associated with that element.
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The pH Factor
 | This site will help teachers introduce the concepts of acid and base to middle school students. There are lesson plans, classroom activities, and a teachers guide.
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Virtual Cave
 | Does popcorn grow in caves? Do sharks' teeth exist there too? Find out by checking out the beautiful photos of natural cave features at this site.
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Volcano Expedition
 | Follow scientists on an exciting volcano research expedition to Central America! This well-organized site explains how volcanoes work and offers images of volcanoes, the research exhibition, and the scientists. You can browse the volcano Q&A section or submit your own questions. The exhibition begins January 4, 2001.
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Red Wolves of Alligator River
 | Join scientists in the preservation and study of the Red Wolf in North Carolina. You will learn the role of wolves in culture, how radio telemetry is used to track wolves, you can ask the experts questions, and more. Lesson plans for the classroom are also available.
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Ocean Oasis
 | Though this is the companion site for the giant screen film by the same name, it has some great resources on Mexico's Sea of Cortés and the Baja California Desert. Check out the field guide and teacher's guide sections.
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Water on the Web (WOW)
 | This nicely designed site aims to teach high school and college students to solve real-world environmental problems. Lesson plans and interactive modules are available for both teachers and students.
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NASA Earth Observatory
 | Through informative articles and spectacular images you will learn how NASA scientists are unraveling the mysteries of climate and environmental change.
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Natural Resources, the Environment, and Ecosystems (from the University of Illinois Extension
 | This site has a nice set of teacher's guides/classroom activities on topics such as ecosystem and climate to integrated pest management.
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WWF: Climate Change Campaign
 | What's Global Warming? Why is it bad and what can we do about it? This site concisely addresses these issues along with providing a series of related articles and coverage of world climate news.
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Nobel e-Museum
 | Learn about past Nobel Prize winners and play related educational games! You will need the Flash Player 5 and Shockwave 8 plug-ins to play.
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Exploration: The Online Research Journal of Vanderbilt University
 | Find out how robot bug legs work, learn about a newly unearthed Mayan palace, and see how one culture uses cannibalism as part of mourning the dead!
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Science Playwiths
 | A great compilation of science activities, inquiries, and explanations! In the author's words, " Simple science is often done with junk, and it involves using everyday things to pose interesting questions." A must visit!
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Fun Science Gallery: Scientific Experiments for Amateur Scientists and Schools
 | Did you ever want to make your own microscope or telescope? How about making your own herbarium? If these activities sound interesting, then this site is for you!
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The Reconstructors
 | At this fun, interactive kid's site, you'll "travel into the future to solve medicinal mysteries from the past." (You will need the Flash Player Virtual Reality to play.)
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Scientific Explorations and Adventures with Paul Doherty
 | You'll find hundreds of terrific science activities and virtual adventures on the home page of one of the Exploratorium's most amazing senior scientists.
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Hunkin's Experiments
 | At this site you will learn how to do "Russian" multiplication, how to make a potato find its way through a maze, and how to make paper screech, and more!
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Linus Pauling: A Centenary Exhibit
 | Explore the life and artifacts of the only person to have won two Nobel Prizes granted to a single individual.
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Cleopatra: The Field Museum
 | This beautiful, interactive site from the Field Museum sheds some light on this powerful, mysterious historical figure.
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Dismuke's Virtual Talking Machine
 | Transport yourself to the early decades of the twentieth century with the sweet music of the era. Lots of recordings from the author's personal collection have been converted to Real Audio format and are available for listening.
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The Sport of Life and Death: The Mesoamerican Ballgame
| Category: History | Cool Site: October 2001 |
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 | Explore the history of the ancient Mesoamerican ballgame, which had strong religious and ceremonial importance, at this beautiful, highly interactive site. There is also a set of fun classroom activities. You will need the Flash Player.
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AKA Kurdistan
 | With no central library, historical archive, or place for safekeeping, thousands of images documenting the history of Kurdistan have been lost. This Web site stands in the place of such institutions and adds an interactive element. Along with the many interesting photographs and personal stories about Kurdistan, there is a place for you to add your own.
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History and Politics Out Loud
 | Hear Politically and historically important speeches at this searchable audio archive.
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Looking for the Light
 | This beautiful, yet sad multimedia essay recounts a photographer's experience over a fifteen-year period documenting the lives and stories of people with AIDS. Viewing is best if you have the free QuickTime Player.
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Leaves of Gold
 | Did you know that all books in Europe were hand-written until 1452 when the printing press was invented? At this site you will learn about these pre-press books called illuminated manuscripts.
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Institute and Museum of the History of Science, Florence, Italy
 | Check out the online exhibits! There is a 360 degree view of the room where Galileio Galilei's equipment is housed. You can click and see close-ups of each piece along with descriptive text. There are also detailed photos of Leonardo da Vinci's manuscripts as well as other artifacts from the history of science. You will need the QuickTime Player for the Galileo room.
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Explore your Family History at Ellis Island
 | You can search for ancestors who came to America through Ellis Island, create your own family scrapbook, and learn about the immigrant experience at this nicely designed site.
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The History of Eating Utensils
 | When and why did we humans start using utensils to aid us in eating? At this site you can find the answers to these questions and view images of ancient utensils from the Rietz Food Technology Collection.
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Epact: Scientific Instruments of Medieval and Renaissance Europ
 | Want to know what astrolabes, quadrants, and compendia are? Check out this cool database of medieval and Renaissance scientific instruments made before 1600 A.D. There are over 500 entries with pictures of each instrument and descriptive text.
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Camping with the Sioux: Fieldwork Diary of Alice Cunningham Fletcher
 | This is the field journal of an amazing woman who, in 1881, lived with Sioux women and recorded their way of life. She had no formal anthropological training, no funding, and no knowledge of Native American languages. Few people believed she could succeed. This Web site is a testament to her success.
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The Complete History of the Discovery of Cinematography
 | This site is unusual in that it documents ancient history leading to the birth of cinematography. This historical chronicle starts with the discovery of the pinhole image around 900 B.C., and ends in the late 1800s A.D.
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Making the Macintosh
 | This electronic archive covers the social history of the Macintosh computer's early development. Through historical photos, interviews, memos, and diagrams, you will learn about counterculture and computing, the early Macintosh, development of the Apple mouse, and more.
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Museum of Ancient Inventions
 | Did you know the first battery was invented around 250 B.C.E.? Can you imagine what it looked like? This cool virtual museum of ancient inventions has photos of replicas of fascinating inventions and tells how these models were made.
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Wearable Computing
 | Can a person wear a computer? Find out at this incredible site.
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Innovative Lives
 | Want to get inspired? Come to this site to read about the lives and inventions of modern-day inventors.
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Early Recorded Sounds and Wax Cylinders
 | Before compact disks, before records and tapes there were wax cylinders. Visit this site to learn how music was recorded in the late 1800s. Look at the photos of early recording devices and listen to recordings from the early 1900s!
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Invention Dimension
 | Learn who invented what at this MIT Web site. You can browse by the invention or last name of the inventor, or perform a search.
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Robotics: Sensing, Thinking, Acting
 | Explore robotics! Learn the history of robotics and ffind out about the ethical dialogue emerging around modern robotics.You can also check out the studios of several Bay Area "robot artists," and play an on-line game.
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Humanioder Robot from Honda
 | Meet the P3 humanoid robot by Honda, and watch videos of it in action. To check out the P1 and P2 and get more technical information about the robots, go to http://world.honda.com/robot/
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Pathfinder Science
 | Online community of teachers and students using technology to promote and engage in science learning. The web site includes threaded discussion areas, organizing protocols, data submission, retrieval from interactive databases, background information on the research areas and a publication area for students to submit their own research work.
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LEARN NC
 | This site is a great resource for teachers! You will find lesson plans, thought provoking articles, and other tools that stimulate teachers to teach with excellence.
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My First Garden
 | Learn how to grow your own food! This terrific site for kids will help you plan your garden and teach you the gardening basics. A teacher's guide is also available for each section.
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Kidsgardening
 | At this site you will find fun classroom and home activities for teaching science to children through gardening.
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Michigan 4-H Children's Garden Kids' Tour
 | Take a virtual tour of a very cool garden! While you're there you can make music with dance chimes, hide in the secret garden, and learn a little American Sign Language. Teachers will find useful activities at: http://4hgarden.msu.edu/kidstour/credits.html You will need the QuickTime Player.
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Cool Science for Curious Kids
 | Fun interactive pages for kids on such topics as "Airjunk," "Classifying Critters," and "Plant-Parts Salad."
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Thinking Fountain
 | Learn how to grow your own mold, find out why a spider is not an insect, and make your own Shrinky Dinks from clear plastic cup lids!
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Mexico Para Niños: En Espanol Mexico for Kids: In Spanish
 | Explore Mexico through its culture, government, history, states, and wildlife! This site is in Spanish.
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My First Garden
| Learn how to grow your own food! This terrific site for kids will help you plan your garden and teach you the gardening basics. A teacher's guide is also available for each section.
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Ology
 | Fantastic, fun and educational site! Interactive games teach about astronomy, paleontology, and other "ologies." You will need the Shockwave Player to play some of the games.
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Artificial Anatomy: Papier-Mâché Anatomical Models
 | How did papier-mâché revolutionize the study of human anatomy? Find out at this site. You can also learn anatomy by playing "Place the Part" in the "Body Parts" section.
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Salmon: Spirit of Land and Sea
 | Join an expedition to the coastal waters of Alaska and British Columbia and learn why salmon is vitally important to the ecosystem there. This site is rich with multimedia elements. You will need the Flash Player, and either the QuickTime Player or the RealPlayer to view the highband version of this site (you won't need these for the lowband version that is available).
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MicroAngela's Electron Microscope Image Gallery
 | This site is a collection of beautiful electron microscope images of insects, parasites, cells, pollen, and more. They have been lovingly colorized to enhance your viewing pleasure.
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The Horseshoe Crab
 | Did you know that an extract of horseshoe crab's blood is used to ensure that injectable medications are free of bacterial contamination? Visit this Web site to find out more about this intriguing creature.
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Willo: The Dinosaur with a Heart
 | Willo is the first dinosaur ever found with a fossilized heart! This site has pictures, an animation of the CT scans of the heart, and explains why paleontologists think this dinosaur was warm-blooded! You will need the QuickTime Player to view the animation.
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DNA from the Beginning
 | Immerse yourself in the field of genetics! Animations, video interviews, an image gallery, and problems to solve make this site a fun and great place to learn genetics!
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E-Zoo Videos
 | o you like baby rhinos and cheetahs, pandas and hippos? Watch videos of these adorable creatures at this site! You will need the RealPlayer to view the videos.
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Madagascar: Biodiversity and Conservation
 | Learn why Madagascar is such a special place. Visit this simple, yet informative site that hosts terrific photos of the diverse and amazing plant and animal life on Madagascar!
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Extreme 2000: Voyage to the Deep
 | Join scientists on a deep-sea expedition! They are searching for organisms that have never before been seen! This site is rich with videos, photos, and multimedia learning tools. You will need the QuickTime Player to enjoy all the features on this site.
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Sighting the First Sense
 | Great site! Worth Seeing! Learn about vision through interactive demonstrations, illustrations, and photos. You will need the free Flash Player to view some elements of this site.
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American International Rattlesnake Museum Albuquerque
 | Rattlesnake fangs, rattles, and venom! Learn rattlesnake facts and "meet" the snakes that live at the museum. Also check out the terrific rattlesnake memorabilia section!
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Brain Connection: The Brain and Learning
 | This is an excellent site about the brain and learning! You will find articles, brain building activities (for kids and adults), animations of brain processes, a library, a gallery, an anatomy section and more. You will need the free Flash Player and Shockwave Player for the activities and animations.
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Organ Farm
 | Frontline reports on the controversial topic of xenotransplantation, the transplantation of genetically modified pig cells and whole organs into human beings. You can watch videos of people who have been subjects in cutting edge studies, learn about the risks and animal welfare concerns, and form your own informed opinions on this provocative subject. You will need the free RealPlayer to view the interviews.
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CityBugs
 | This site has lots of bug-related lesson plans and activities for teachers, fun bug activities for kids, and a "bug finder" searchable database. You can also ask the bug experts your burning bug questions through e-mail.
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Molecular Expressions: Images from the Microscope
 | This site has one of the largest collections of photomicrographs (photos taken through an optical microscope) on the Web. You can also view movies taken through an optical microscope and examine different sample images through virtual microscopes.
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Jaguar: Lord of the Mayan Jungle
 | Join a group of scientists and photographers on an expedition to search for the rarely seen jaguar in the Yucat^n jungle. Learn about the jaguar, jungle ecology, Mayan history, and ecological preservation efforts.
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Poetry Portal
 | An informative collection of links about poetry from styles, literary appreciation, and online poetry to workshops, and how to get published.
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Scribbling Women
 | Listen to dramatizations of stories by American women writers! You will also find accompanying classroom resources for teaching and learning. You will need the RealPlayer to listen to the plays.
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Poets.org: Listening Booth
 | Poetry is best when read aloud. Head to the listening booth to hear music made from words. You will need the RealPlayer.
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Multiflyer
 | As the pilot of a space ship far in the future, you must save the solar system from gravitational anomalies while learning and memorizing the multiplication table. You will need the Flash Player to play.
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Mathematics Lessons that are Fun! Fun! Fun!
 | The title says it all!
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American Radioworks
 | Very cool interactive documentary journalism. Check it out!
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Shutters Sprockets and Tubes: How Moving Image Machines Work
 | This nicely designed site uses text and animation to explain everything from how sound is recorded to how TV works. (You will need the Flash Player to view this site).
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DIA DE LOS MUERTOS
 | This site explains the meaning, history, and description of the holiday along with lovely images.
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360 Degrees
 | This very interactive site gives a personal perspective to U.S. criminal justice system.
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Collected Visions Museum
 | This amazing site lets you create photo essays using your own photos or by using photos from their image database. You will also find stories others have contributed that range from touching to hilarious.
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Cultures on the Edge
 | Explore various cultures around the world through articles and photos at this stunningly designed site.
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Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF)
 | Through articles, audio interviews, and documentary essays you will learn how this humanitarian group of medical professionals is helpingpeople in need of healthcare worldwide.
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The Stem Cell Debate
 | Watch an animated presentation that explains the science of stem cell research and watch videos that delineate the issues, the science, and the politics involved in this debate. You will need the Flash Player and QuickTime Player for the interactive portions of this site.
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Typographic
 | What's a font? What are jaggies? See why tracking is so important to being able to read things online. You will need the Shockwave Player for some portions of this interactive and educational site.
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Make Your Own Kite!
 | Learn how to make your own simple kite! You can also find out how kites fly, and read stories from around the world that explain the origins of kites!
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The I Ching on the Net
 | This site hosts an extensive set of links on the ancient Chinese divination manual/book of wisdom, "I Ching," or "Book of Changes."
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The Telegarden
 | Does survival in this day and age really favor those who work together? Explore this concept as you and other visitors to this site tend a living garden with the help of a remote industrial robot.
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Burma: Grace Under Pressure
 | Beautiful photos, text, and voice-overs tell the stories of those struggling to survive in Burma. You will need the free Flash Player to view this clean, elegantly designed site.
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theory.org.uk
 | As they say on their site, "Social theory for fans of popular culture. Popular culture for fans of social theory." This spoof store features trading cards of such personalities as Bell Hooks and Anthony Giddens. You can also "buy" a Michel Foucault action figure!
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Color Matters
 | Can color suppress your appetite, raise your blood pressure, or help you save on energy consumption? Find out at this site that explores color from an interdisciplinary perspective.
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Indivisible: Stories of American Community
 | Looking for America? You can find at least a part of it here at this site that explores community life in America through documentary style photography and interviews.
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The Encyclopedia Mythica
 | This is an encyclopedia on mythology, folklore, legends, and more. It contains over 5700 definitions of gods and goddesses, supernatural beings, legendary creatures and monsters from all over the world.
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Pluralism and Unity
 | Can members of diverse cultural or social backgrounds live together in a common civilization while maintaining their diversity? This question is as relevant today as it was when William James first spoke about Pluralism at the end of the nineteenth century. Learn the history of Pluralistic thought by looking at images and hearing actual speeches given by Margret Sanger, Booker T. Washington, Charlie Chaplin, and others.
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Your Expedition
 | This site will inspire you to follow your dreams as you join two women who are living theirs. Join Ann Bancroft (USA) and Liv Arnesen (Norway) in their quest to be the first women to ski and sail across Antarctica. They'll travel 2400 miles in 100 days with 250 pound sleds in temperatures of 30 degrees below zero. You can watch pre trip video interviews as well as videos from the field.
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Serengeti - The National Park's Official Site
 | Take a virtual journey to the Serengeti National Park of Tanzania, and discover stunning photos and videos of wildlife, and panoramic landscapes. You can also learn about the different groups of people who live in the park, and even learn a few words of Swahili.
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The Leakey Foundation
 | Learn the results of the latest research into human origins!
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What is a Trilobite?
 | Find out all about these ancient sea creatures at this in-depth and complete site.
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Becoming Human
 | Beautiful, informative site that's filled with great multimedia features on the topic of human evolution. There is an interactive documentary, photos that you can turn to see 360 degree views, a glossary, articles on paleoanthropology, hot news, and more. You will need the Flash Player.
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Kite Aerial Photography
 | It's hard to imagine that such beautiful photographs were taken using a kite! Go see the pictures and learn about the equipment used to take them!
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Albumen Photographs: History, Science, and Preservation
 | What role did eggs play in the history of photography? Find out through the videos, photos and articles on this site. Through these features you will explore the art, history, and preservation of albumen photographs.
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Paper Airplane
 | The author of this site holds the Guinness world record for time aloft for paper airplanes. This site is a good resource for paper airplane aerodynamics, paper airplane history, and instructions for building super paper airplanes!
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Fear of Physics
 | This site will erase any fear of physics you may have by showing you just how much fun it can be! You will be entertained and educated by the animations and interactive games.
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