MCHS Learning Resource Center

 

General Library Links:
In order to access the links below, please obtain the passwords from the library.

First Search	Facts.com
Infotrac	Britannica Web

Mythology Web Sites:

Encyclopedia Mythica	Greek Mythology Link	Greek Mythology
Myth Web	Myth Man

Film Project:

Ebert's Reviews	New York Times Reviews
James Berardinelli's Reviews	Movie Review Query Engine

 1920's Project:

History Matters	Learning Page
Between the Wars	American Memory
American History	World Wide Art Resources

Animal Adaptions Project:

http://www.uen.org/utahlink/activities/view_activity.cgi?activity_id=4750

Animal Project Links

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African Hedgehog

http://www.awf.org/content/wildlife/detail/hedgehog

American Alligator

http://www.whozoo.org/Intro98/mindfinc/mindfinc1.htm

Lions—Check all of these sites about Lions

http://www.lpzoo.org/animals/factsheet.php?contentID=182

http://www.whozoo.org/Intro98/verodona/verodona.htm

http://www.torontozoo.com/animals/details.asp?AnimalId=379

Bactrian Camel—Check both sites

http://www.lpzoo.org/animals/factsheet.php?contentID=196

http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/bactrian-camel/

Koala—Read the Fun Facts

http://www.seaworld.org/animal-info/animal-bytes/animalia/eumetazoa/coelomates/deuterostomes/chordata/craniata/mammalia/diprotodontia/koala.htm

Sea Otters

http://www.mnh.si.edu/arctic/html/sea_otter.html

Burmese Python

http://www.whozoo.org/students/stamoo/pythonhtml.html

White-cheeked Gibbon

http://www.lpzoo.org/animals/factsheet.php?contentID=162

South African Burrowing Bullfrog

http://www.oaklandzoo.org/animals/amphibians/south-african-burrowing-bulfrog*/

California King Snake

http://www.oaklandzoo.org/animals/reptiles/california-king-snake*/

Beaver Facts

http://www.wildlife.alaska.gov/index.cfm?adfg=funfacts.beaver

White Throated Savanna Monitor

http://www.oaklandzoo.org/animals/reptiles/white-throated-monitor/

Hippopotamus

http://nationalzoo.si.edu/Animals/AfricanSavanna/fact-hippo.cfm

http://animal.discovery.com/mammals/hippopotamus/

Giraffe

http://www.oaklandzoo.org/animals/mammals/giraffe-reticulated/

Lappet-faced Vulture

http://www.mbgnet.net/sets/desert/animals/vulture.htm

Manatees—Go to FAQ’s, Anatomy, and scroll to the last question

http://www.savethemanatee.org/faq.htm

Wallaroo

http://www.australianstamp.com/Coin-web/feature/nature/commwall.htm 

http://www.oaklandzoo.org/animals/mammals/eastern-wallaroo+/

Polar Bears

http://www.mnh.si.edu/arctic/html/polar_bear.html

Platypus

http://rainforest-australia.com/platypus.htm

Pacific Walrus

http://www.marinebio.net/marinescience/04benthon/arcwalrus.htm

Squirrel Monkey
http://www.oaklandzoo.org/animals/mammals/squirrel-monkey/

Mountain Goat

http://www.zoo.org/animal-facts/mtngoat

Gila Monster

http://www.sandiegozoo.org/animalbytes/t-gila_monster.html

Red Panda

http://nationalzoo.si.edu/Animals/AsiaTrail/RedPanda/factsheet.cfm

Snow Leopard

http://www.snowleopard.org/catfactsclassroom/catfacts/physicalfeatures

Canada Lynx

http://library.fws.gov/Pubs/lynx.pdf

Round Island Day Gecko

http://www.thewildones.org/Animals/riGecko.html

Biology Phyla Project:

Natureworks	enature	biosurf
Kidsplanet	Seaworld	Oakland Zoo
Waynesword	Animal Diversity	Enchanted Learning

 Environmental Science Web Sites: Biome Project

Evergreen Project	The World's Biomes (Berkeley University)
Biomes (Radford University)	Learn About Biomes (Richmond University)

 Environmental Science Web Sites:  Solar Energy Project:

U.S. Dept. of Energy Solar Projects	U.S. Dept. of Energy
Renewable Energy Project	Solar Greenhouses
Arizona Solar Center	Solar Energy Science Projects

 Genetic Disease Web Sites:

Genes and Diseases	Genetic Disorders
University of Kansas Medical Center	Better Health Channel
National Organization for Rare Diseases	Your Genes Your Health
National Center for Biotechnology Information	Medlineplus Health Information

Genetic Disorder Inormation on the Web                          

 Medieval History Project:

Annenberg Learner	Britannia (British History)
Ancient World Cultures	Medieval Technology Pages
New Catholic Encyclopedia	The Labyrinth
	Netserf

 Constitution Amendment Project:

United States Constitution

U.S. Constitution Center

Find Law

 Social Justice Project:

Center for Concern	Poverty U.S.A.
Hill Connections	Salt of the Earth

                                                                                     

Catholic Web Sites:

Catholic Online Saints	Catholic Community Forum
American Catholic	Catholic Pages
Vatican of the Holy See	United States Catholic Conference of Bishops
Catholic Encyclopedia	Catholic World News

 Pi Day:

The Ridiculously Enhanced Pi Page

English Senior Research Selections:

Reading Group Guides	Amazon
Bibliomania	Penguin Group Reading Guides
BookRags

 Spanish News Web Sites:

Periodicos en espanol	El Universal
Reforma