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Ms. Kelley's math class in action

Electronic Resources and Links by Subject Area

English

Shmoop offers guides in classic literature.
A+ Research & Writing for high school and college students from the Internet Public Library.
Get MLA style help from Purdue University Online Writing Lab.
Need some grammar help? Use this site from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Need to know how to pronounce a word? Use Forvo to help you with pronunciation.
Fact Monster can help you improve your writing skills. 
Read all the letters written by Elizabeth Barrett to/from Robert Browning. 

Math

WolframAlpha gives you access to the world's facts and data and calculates answers across a range of topics.
If you need help in solving algebra problems try Purplemath.
This math dictionary defines all the math terms you need to know. 

New Orleans and Louisiana

The Historic New Orleans Collection has an extensive digital collection. 
The LSU Ag Center has lots of info on your favorite crustacean, crawfish. 
Maps from the Library of Congress for the Louisiana Purchase. 
The BBC travels to New Orleans. 

Science

Use this LiveBinder to help you with your science research.
ArXie from the Cornell University Library has a multitude of links in science and math.
The National Science Digital Library is a national online portal for education and research on learning in STEM.
Are you required to use APA style for a science paper? Get help from Purdue.
The Encyclopedia of Life as 700.000 pages on individual species. 
The Encyclopedia of the Earth has expert-reviewed information about the Earth. 
Breathing Earth is a real-time simulation of CO2 emissions around the world. 
Turfmutt from Discovery Ed is all about the environment.
Calculate your carbon footprint. 

Social Studies

World history at your fingertips from HyperHistory Online.
Want to experience U. S. History in a new way? Try this site from the National Archives.
Everything you want to know about the US government here through C-SPAN.
Great resource for primary documents through history and all over the world.
The World Factbook from the CIA provides information on many topics for 267 world entities. 
Britannica's World Data Analyst can expand your understanding of the world. Use the Britannica user name and password.
The search engine Sweet Search has a portal just for social studies research. 
Jurn is an academic search engine where you can information from online journals. 
The US Code website is an index for all federal laws of the United States.

Physical Education

National Association for Sports and Physical Education student section
Little League Baseball and Softball
Major League Baseball Statistics
Alabama 4-H Leading with Character: Sports Ethics
National Collegiate Athletic Association 
Universal Sports Network
Michelle Obama's Let' s Move program for healthy living
President's Council on Fitness, Sports & Nutrition
The Olympic Games

Visual Art

Smart history is an amazing website about art history from Khan Academy.
Search for art history by artist, title of piece or by museum at Artcyclopedia. 
Arts' Edge from the Kennedy Center has resources for students. 
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