South Amherst Middle School Library152 West Main Street Amherst, Ohio 44001 |
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600-699 Technology & Applied Sciences
Technology | Inventions | Medicine | Human Anatomy | Diseases | Pediatrics and Geriatrics | Engineering | Pets | Home Economics | Management
600s: Technology
How Everyday Things are Made is a fun and interactive site. If you've ever wondered how things are made or if you are interested in the manufacturing process this is the site to explore. |
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How Stuff Works will tell you how just about anything works including a section on how things in the future will work. |
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Live Science focuses on the innovative and intriguing in science and technology. It covers news, views and scientific inquiry with articles by respected science journalists and contributors. |
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At the Museum of Science and Industry you can take a virtual tour of the U-505 submarine, learn about genetics at a chick hatchery, or visit a coal mine. |
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Find interesting science articles as well as suggestions for hands-on-activities, books, articles, Web resources, and other useful materials at Science News for Kids. |
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Sodaplay combines art and engineering at this home of creative play. |
Use this easy A to Z list of Famous Inventors to find biographical information on each inventor. |
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At the Greatest Engineering Achievements of the 20th. Century you can explore the list of the top 20 achievements and learn how engineering shaped a century and changed the world. |
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The mission of Innovative Lives is to document, interpret, and disseminate information about invention and innovation and to encourage inventive creativity in young people. |
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Inventing Modern America: From the Microwave to the Mouse celebrates the best of American ingenuity and inventiveness. In-depth profiles of 35 inventors tell the often surprising stories of the creation of everyday objects, from Kevlar and the personal computer to the pacemaker. This site explores the life and work of five of these intriguing innovators. |
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Find information on inventors and inventions at Invention Dimension. |
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Inventors and Innovations is the Smithsonian Invention site on models and inventors. |
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Find Dozens of links to inventors, inventions, wacky inventions, and patents at this Inventors and Inventions site. |
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The National Inventors Hall of Fame honors the women and men responsible for the great technological advances that make human, social and economic progress possible. |
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The U.S. Patent & Trademark Office Kid's Pages is filled with games and puzzles for students to explore while learning about inventors and inventions. |
610: Medical Sciences/Medicine
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About Face | The mission of About-Face is to equip women and girls with the tools to understand and resist harmful media messages that affect self-esteem and body language. |
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Above the Influence | The goal of Above the Influence is to help you stay above the influence. The more aware you are of the influences around you, the better prepared you will be to stand up to the pressures that keep you down. We're not telling you how to live your life, but are giving you another perspective and the latest facts. You need to make your own smart decisions. |
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American Council on Exercise | The American Council on Exercise is a nonprofit organization committed to enriching quality of life through safe and effective exercise and physical activity. As America’s Authority on Fitness, ACE protects all segments of society against ineffective fitness products, programs and trends through its ongoing public education, outreach and research. ACE further protects the public by setting certification and continuing education standards for fitness professionals. |
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The Body Positive | The Body Positive transforms individual and societal beliefs about body image, health, and identity. The result of this work is a growing national movement of healthy, confident individuals contributing to positive change in the world. |
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Caloric Needs Calculator | The Marathon Guide provides the Caloric Needs Calculator to help you keep, loose or gain weight. |
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Council on Size & Weight Discrimination | The Council on Size and Weight Discrimination is a not-for-profit group which works to change people's attitudes about weight. They act as consumer advocates for larger people, especially in the areas of medical treatment, job discrimination, and media images. |
Discovery Health contains a wealth of health information. |
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For Kids and Teens contains articles, games and book reviews for children and adolescents interested in understanding mental health issues. |
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Health for Kids offers an extensive subject index, an experiments page, a common symptoms guide, and many other links. |
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Healthfinder is a government portal to sites dealing with health news, medical journals, databases and information for teens and children. |
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Kids Health is sponsored by the Nemours Foundation, a nonprofit organization devoted to children's health. |
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Diseases and their treatment are discussed through major periods of history at Medicine Through Time. |
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| Mecidine Net | Medicine Net is an excellent site if you want to learn more about medicine. It includes a medical dictionary, an encyclopedia of diseases and treatment and an encyclopedia which explains the make up and uses of different drugs. This site is for educational purposes only. |
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| Medline Plus | MedlinePlus is the National Institutes of Health's Web site for patients and their families and friends. Produced by the National Library of Medicine, it brings you information about diseases, conditions, and wellness issues in language you can understand. MedlinePlus offers reliable, up-to-date health information, anytime, anywhere, for free. |
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Office of Dietary Supplements | The Office of Dietary Supplements strengthens the knowledge and understanding of dietary supplements. |
Solve Medical Mysteries is an interactive web adventure for middle school students in which explorers unravel the history and science of opioids. |
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Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration | The mission of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration is to reduce the impact of substance abuse and mental illness on America's communities. |
At Teen Health you will find answers and advice on all kinds of health issues for teens. |
Bones and Skeletal System contains the names of the bones in the skeletal system along with a glossary. |
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Brain Facts contains copious amounts of facts and figures on the brain this site is a must see. |
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Get Body Smart | Body Smart is an online textbook about human anatomy and physiology. Visually learn about the human body using their interactive “flash” animations. |
Visit the Franklin Institute's online Heart exploration and follow the blood through vessels. You can also learn the structure of the heart, and learn how to keep a healthy heart. |
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Inner Body | The Inner Body web site is an inner exploration of Human Anatomy. Each topic has animations, examples of anatomy graphics, and thousands of descriptive links. You can study the anatomy of the human body online using anatomy charts, models and diagrams. |
Drag and drop body parts and then connect it to the correct area of the body to reveal how the human body operates at the Interactive Body site. |
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Mr. Bones is a human skeleton assembly activity allowing you to take apart a skeleton and then put him back together again while learning about the human skeletal system. |
The Big Picture Book of Viruses is intended to serve as both a catalog of virus pictures on the Internet and as an educational resource to those seeking more information about viruses. |
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| Center for Infectious Disease Research & Policy | CIDRAP is a member of the Consortium on Law and Values in Health, Environment & the Life Sciences, which aims to support work on the legal, ethical, and policy implications of problems in health, environment, and the life sciences. The Consortium coordinates among and builds on the strength of 17 centers and programs at the University of Minnesota. Its goal is to advance knowledge, public understanding, and sound policy. |
The Common Cold site provides a comprehensive, updated and reference source of information on the common cold. |
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Mental health is covered at For Kids and Teens including information on ADD, phobias, dealing with bullies, and other topics of interest to kids and teens. |
618: Pediatrics and Geriatrics
The ADD & ADHD Home Page provides links to articles on ADD and ADHD and a link to famous people with ADD. |
620: Engineering
At Aviation History Online Museum you can find airplanes from the past with the histories, images and manufacturing specs as well as a collection of biographies of famous airmen. |
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Brief History of Rockets traces the development of the rocket, from Chinese fire-arrows to Nazi scientist Wernher von Braun's devastating V-2 rockets to the U.S. space program at this site. |
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Find out more about the world of engineers at Discover Engineering. |
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How Cars Work is an interactive site that allows students to explore the anatomy of a car and learn how it all comes together to make it work. |
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Here you can experience NASA through their great selection of images, video, and interactive features. |
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Explore Planet Earth and all the other planets including a fun assortment of science-based activities from the world's most visited museum, the National Air & Space Museum. |
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Biographies and portraits of individuals enshrined in recognition of achievement in the development of aviation are found in the National Aviation Hall of Fame. |
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Discover the history of the bicycle at the online museum, Pedaling Bicycle History Museum, which includes links to other sites. |
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The Wright Brothers interactive exhibit from the Smithsonian Institution offers film footage, historical artifacts, and information on the story of the first flight. |
630: Agriculture
Care for Animals provides information about pets, training, and includes animated information for young children. |
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Print out simple outlines of many dogs and learn information about them as well at this Dog Printouts site. |
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The PBS site, Woof! It's a dog's life, answers questions that dog lovers and owners may have. |
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The National Geographic site, Cats: Plans for Perfection brings us the beautiful blueprints behind the cat. |
640: Home Economics & Family Living
Do It Yourself Network is your source for the latest do-it-yourself projects and videos, including home improvement; crafts; gardening and woodworking. |
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Food history presents a fascinating buffet of popular lore and contradictory facts. This extensive Food Timeline and food products will help you sort out the fact from the fiction. |
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"Cooking With Kids" was inspired by the reality of childhood eating disorders. The program shows how easy it is for kids to prepare snacks and meals that taste good and that are good for them – using the five food groups as a platform for nutrition messages. |
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The History of Pizza gives you the history of pizza, how to cook it, and then let you design your own pizzeria with a creative pizza menu. |
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My Pyramid.gov, sponsored by the US Department of Agriculture offers a guide to daily food choices. |
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At Recipe Source you will find a database of more than 170 recipes geared to kids who want to cook. You can also browse for other recipes by regions of the world or by type. |
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The Science of Cooking lets you explore recipes, activities, and web casts that will enhance your understanding of the science behind food and cooking. |
650: Management & Public Relations
Good Typing offers a free online typing course. |
Updated: September 28, 2011