AccessMyLibrary
 | Free access to 30 million magazine, journal and newspaper articles from top publications available at your library. All you need is your library card to get the full text.
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Chivalry Today
 | Chivalry isn?t dead. People everywhere are reevaluating the things that are important in their lives, and they're rediscovering the virtues that the code of chivalry stands for ? hope, kindness, respect, integrity and courage.
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Famous Scientists
 | Summaries of the contributions to society of 13 scientists and a fun "rumor has it" part devoted to nothing more than misinformation, chicanery and tomfoolery.
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KinderSite
 | Offers preschool and kindergarten age children and English learners a safe and engaging environment where they can find and use appropriate content on the Internet, in the form of games, stories and songs.
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Litscape.com
 | Includes works of literature contained in books in the public domain. Can find works by author, themes, fables, songs, and more.
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Museum of Online Museums
 | Includes links to online collections and exhibits covering a vast array of interests and subject. Also has links to brick-and-mortar museums with an interesting online presence.
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Off the Map
 | A look at backyard paradises created by visionary artists. These people did not consider themselves to be artists ? but what they have built is amazing and very difficult to categorize.
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SledDoggin
 | Learn about dog sledding from informative articles and blog postings from mushers.
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SnakeTracks
 | Forums, snake care sheets, conservation, field herping, and photographs and information on more than 2,000 species of snakes worldwide.
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Visual Dictionary
 | This site uses images to explain objects, listing all their component parts in English and French. Detailed views show all relevant details. Some animations are included.
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ARKive
 | A unique collection of thousands of videos, images and fact-files illustrating the world's species, both endangered and in the U.K.
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Florida-Friendly Landscaping
 | Irrigation of lawns and landscaping in Florida represents the single largest use of water from municipal water supplies. In addition, fertilizers and pesticides used on lawns are major sources of pollution in its lakes, rivers and bays. Get ideas on how to make your yard more earth friendly, no matter where you live. Interactive garden planner is very cool.
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Free Science
 | Large collection of free books, articles and websites about science. In Italian and English.
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Free Video Lectures
 | A large collection of links to video and audio lectures on science, technology , law, and other topics from colleges and other educational institutions in several countries, but mostly the United States.
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Learning Science
 | Links and descriptions of interactive websites teaching science. Free and based on the 1996 National Science Education Standards. Includes inquiry, life, earth, space, and life sciences, and more.
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Middle School Portal
 | Created for middle school teachers: A direct path to selective online resources for instruction and professional development from the National Science Digital Library. Enter each subject pathway below to browse a list of topics and take an in-depth look at teachable concepts in science and mathematics.
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The Package Museum
| Category: History | Cool Site: August 2008 |
| Recommended 1 time |
 | Take a walk down memory lane with many images of American package design from the early decades of the 20th century. Has an index by product name and 3D images of some of the products.
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Planet Perplex
 | A gallery of optical illusions, word games, puzzles, abigrams and more.
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Slide Rule Museum
 | Fun activities and facts about slide rules. Slide rule course and loaner program available for educators.
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World of Teaching
| Category: Media | Cool Site: August 2008 |
| Recommended 2 times |
 | Collection of free PowerPoint presentations for teachers, covering science, language, English and more.
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ASPCA, Henry's Book Club
 | Online book club named in honor of ASPCA founder Henry Bergh. Two books are featured each month. Henry's Book Club aims to help children (ages 5 and up) develop literary and language skills. Through the club, they meet new people, are exposed to other's ideas and perspectives, gain a deeper understanding of books and learn to analyze what they read.
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Anatomy of a Harbor: Halifax Harbour, Canada
 | The science behind Halifax Harbor: location, origin, the geologic process of shaping the harbor, human effects and harbor myths.
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The Animal Detector
 | Very cool blog kept by a family who set up an automated device to video the animals that come at night to feed in their backyard. Features a grey fox, raccoons, possum, various birds, cats and even a human!
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Centre of the Cell
 | The London museum's website, which features numerous links for students to access to further cell understanding. Includes teacher and students areas with activities, ethics of cell research, and more.
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Chalkbored
 | Hundreds of Power Point lessons, labs, worksheets and activities created by a high school chemistry teacher. Information is free for educators and others. (See also http://www.chalkbored.com/lessons/chemistry-12.htm)
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Endeavor Botanical Illustrations (Natural History Museum, London)
 | The voyage of HMS Endeavour (1768-1771) was the first devoted exclusively to scientific discovery. This site presents most of the botanical drawings and engravings prepared by artist Sydney Parkinson before his untimely death at sea, and by other artists back in England working from Parkinson's initial sketches.
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Math Vids
 | Site featuring hundreds of math instruction videos: teachers create math lessons using Smartboard technology and post them to the Math Vids site. Students access & watch videos and can rate them. Aimed at middle through college students. Must register, but is free.
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NASA's First 50 Years: An Interactive Journey
 | An interactive tour of NASA's first five decades of exploration, featuring virtual pavilions, clickable models and exhibits, video galleries, astronauts, presidents, and a robot guide named Automa.
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Soungle
| Category: Media | Cool Site: December 2008 |
| Recommended 3 times |
 | Free searchable database of hundreds of downloadable special effects and musical instrument samples.
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Space Time TV
| Category: Media | Cool Site: December 2008 |
| Recommended 2 times |
 | Site that features video clips from National Geographic, PBS, History Channel and others focusing on math and space. Users can watch up to 50 hours of free content (with commercials). Includes a fun arcade gallery of mind games, such as Tangram House.
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