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Resource Links
Alternative Sources to Google
Internet Public Library
Ref Seek
Seattle Public Schools Online Resources
Ancient World
Ancient and Classical Cultures
Ancient India - British Museum
Ancient India - Gupta Empires
Ancient India - Indus Valley
Ancient India - Timeline
Ancient India - Verdic Period
Ancient World Cultures
Anti-Bullying Resources
Stop Bullying (Video)
Art
Art History Resources
How to Make a Mask (Paper & Foil)
How to Make a Paper Mache Mask
How to Make a Paper Mache Pig
How to Make a Venetian Mask
Artist Portfolios
Art History Timeline
Barbara Hepworth
Christo and Jeanne-Claude
Chuck Close
Dale Chihuly
Diego Rivera
eLibrary
Use for artists:
Alexander Calder
Auguste Renoir
Berthe Morisot
Brunelleschi
Claude Monet
David Hockney (adv.)
Diego Velasquez
Edgar Degas
Eduard Manet
Edward Hopper
Eugene Delacroix
Frank Gehry
Frank Lloyd Wright
Frida Kahlo
Henri Matisse
Henry Moore
Horace Pippin
Jackson Pollock
Jean Michel Basquiat
Joan Miro
Leonardo Da Vinci
Marc Chagall
Mark Rothko
Mary Cassatt
Michelangelo
Mies Van De Rohe
Pablo Picasso
Paul Cezanne
Piet Mondrian
Raphael
Rober Rauschenberg
Rodin
Salvador Dali
Vincent Van Gogh
William Turner
Emily Carr
Faith Ringgold
George Rodrigue
Ingres
Jacob Lawrence
John Constable
Jose Clemente Orozco
Katsushika Hokusai
Le Corbusier
Magritte
Preston Singletary
Romare Bearden
Toulouse L'Autrec
Wassily Kandinsky
Civics
iCivics - fun games about government
Civil Rights
ACLU Key Issues
Army Desegregation - 1948
Army Desegregation - Gays in the Military
Army Desegregation - Milestones Gays in Military
Army Desegregation - Timeline
Army Desegregation - Women in Military
Army Desegregation - Women Military Timeline until 2008
Citizenship Issues Timeline
Civil Rights Chronology
Civil Rights Digital Library
Civil Rights Timeline in America - History Learning
Disability Rights - Info by Century
Disability Rights - Timeline starting with Ancient World
Education Issues - Special Education
Education Issues - Timeline
Latinos - Civil Rights Timeline
Latinos - Food for Thought Prison Industrial Complex
Latinos - Food for Thought School to Prison Pipeline
Marriage Equality - History and Timeline
Seattle Civil Rights and Labor History
Voting Rights History
Computer Science
Cell Webquest
CodeAcademy - teach yourself to code!
Dog Island
Dogs and More Dogs
Gidget - Computer programming website (Use in Chrome or Firefox)
Ripley's Believe it Or Not!
Save the Pacific Northwest Tree Octopus
Copyright Free
Flickr Creative Commons
Free Digital Photos
Free Range Stock
Incompetech
Internet Archive copyright free music
Musopen Copyright Free Music
Royalty Free Music
Sound Bible Free Music
Sound Gator Free Sound Effects
Stock Vault
SXC Copyright Free Images
Digital Storytelling
FlipSnack - create online flip books
InkleWriter - Write interactive stories
My Histro - Stories with Maps
Geology
Geology Resources
Speleogenesis Glossary
USGS Geologic Glossary
Volcano Terminology
GLBT Resources
Avoiding LGBTQ stereotypes in YA Fiction
CCBC Gay and Lesbian Books
Epic Reads Gay Protagonists
GLBTQ Encyclopedia
Goodreads - Gay YA
GSA Recommended LGBT Books for Youth
It Gets Better Project
Stonewall Award for GLBT Books
Great Book Websites
Based on the Book
BiblioNasium - Virtual bookshelves
Children's Book Council Diversity Books
Disability in Kid Lit
Gay YA book recommendations
GoodReads
Guys Read
International Children's Digital Library
Juvenile Series
Mystery Book Awards
Novelist
Needs login, talk to Ms. Sterling
Readergirlz
Read if you like...
Read Kiddo Read
Series & Sequels
Good Reads
Teen Fiction Series
Teen Reads
What Should I Read Next?
YALSA Book Awards
YALSA Hub - Your connection to teen reads
Grit videos
Can Skateboarding Save Schools?
Flu Game (short)
Michael Jordon Flu Game
Polar bear
History
JFK Library
Oregon Trail
Russian Revolution
Russian Revolution symbolism
Russian Revolution Timeline
Soviet History
Tribal Sovereignty in Washington State
U.S. Presidents
Washington History
Hour of Code Week
Codec Academy
Use in Chrome or Firefox!
CodeAvengers - create Javascript game
CodeCombat - wizard coding game!
CodeHS - Give commands to Karel the dog!
Code.org
Use in Chrome or Firefox!
Code.org - sign-up here with code below
Use code DPBJRK and create an account!
Hour of Code Week Information
Khan Academy - Hour of Code Tutorials
LightBot
Use in Chrome or Firefox
MIT App Inventor - Make mobile Android apps
Scratch
Tynker - play games and learn to code!
Infographics - create your own!
Easel.ly
Piktochart
Visual.ly
Interesting
50 State Facts
Digital Public Library of America
Do the Dewey
Free Rice
How Stuff Works
iCivics
Story of Stuff
Wonderopolis - Wonders of the day
Young Readers Center
Japanese
Quizlet Japanese 1
Managing and Organizing Information
BlendSpace - gather, annotate, share information
Padlet - Post things on internet easily
WorkFlowy - giant to-do list
Math
Dividing Decimals
Media Sharing
Pinterest
Smore - Design online flyers
Mesopotamia
Babylonia
Collapse: Why do civilizations fail?
History of Plumbing - Babylonia
Mesopotamia
Mesopotamia Google Site
Sumerians - History Whiz
Research
EasyBib
Easy Guide to Plagiarism
Guide to Grammar and Writing
Internet Public Library
Plagiarism Tutorial
Primary Source Nexus
Rudiments of Wisdom
Thesis Builder
Purdue Online Writing Lab - information about the writing process and citations
Claim/Thesis Generator - learn how to create an effective claim or thesis statement
Choose a Topic - steps to writing a good research paper
Are you plagiarizing? - Watch this to find out what plagiarism is
Science
5 Essential Oils That Heal
Cell Information
Essential Oils Found Antibiotic Against Tonsillitis Bacteria
Facing the Future
Garbology - fun website on where waste goes
Life Has a History
Live Science - Great articles
Museum of Science and Industry
Rock Cycle Diagram
Science is Fun
Smithsonian Seriously Amazing
Squishy Circuits Lab
Stop the Population Explosion!
Yes! Magazine about Sustainability
Science Fair
Symbaloo - Geology Science Fair
Symbaloo - Human Body Science Fair
Symbaloo - Environment Science Fair
Symbaloo - Chemistry Science Fair
Symbaloo - Force & Motion Science Fair
Symbaloo - Light & Sound Science Fair
Symbaloo - Magnetism & Energy Science Fair
Symbaloo - Technology and Math Science Fair
Symbaloo - Engineering Science Fair
Astronomy: Science Experiments
Earth Science Classroom Activities
Easy Science Experiment Projects
Exploratorium Activities
Exploratorium: Snacks
Fun Science Gallery
Government Challenges
Hundreds of Science Fair Projects
Reeko's Mad Scientist Lab
Science Experiments You Can Do
Science Explorer
Science Fair Project Guide
Science Buddies Project Ideas
Science Project Corp
Supported Projects for Grades 7 and 8
Science Fair - Diseases
7th Grade Diseases and Disorders Compiled
7th Grade Science Note-Taking Template
Alzheimer's
Alzheimer's - KidsHealth
Arthritis
Asthma
Breast Cancer - KidsHealth
Breast Cancer - Medline
Cataracts - KidsHealth
Childhood Cancers
Diabetes
Diseases and Conditions - TeenHealth
Diseases - IPL
Diseases - Live Science
Heart Disease - KidsHealth
Lou Gehrig's Disease - KidsHealth
Multiple Sclerosis
Osteoporosis - KidsHealth
Parkinson's - KidsHealth
SARS
Skin Cancer
Stroke - KidsHealth
Ulcers - KidsHealth
STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math)
Edudemic - One-stop-shop for everything technology
Science NetLinks
Typing Practice
Dance Mat Typing
e-Learning for Kids
Fun to Type
Keybr
Power Typing
Speed Typing Online
Typing Test
Typing
Typing Word Games
Paleontology
Dinosaurs Were Not Alone (PBS Nova)
Endangered Plants Not Living Fossils (Yahoo News)
Eosinopteryx feathered dinosaur offers clues on bird evolution (BBC)
Fossils and Rocks (USGS)
How Did the Bird Get His Wings? (PBS Nova)
Hundreds of Dinosaur Egg Fossils Found (Yahoo News)
Reviving Extinct Animals - Mammoth (Live Science)
Siberian Discovery about Cloning Wooly Mammoths (Time.com)
The Permian Puzzle (PBS Nova)
Whatever Happened to the Brontosaurus? (UnMuseum)
World Geography
Geo Guessr
World Geography Quiz Game
Actively Learn
Award winning library of royalty free music from RoyaltyFreeMusic.com
Copyright Free Images
Discovery Education
Information Literacy Survey
Read 180 Link
Stop the Population Explosion!
For Teachers
Want to reserve laptop carts, computer labs, or iPads? Find out what's available at the Tech Calendar here!