Background Information
- The Holocaust: A Learning Site for Students
- Holocaust Encyclopedia
- A Teacher’s Guide to the Holocaust
- The Holocaust History Project
- Remember.org
- Yad Vashem: The Holocaust Martyrs’ and Heroes’ Remembrance Authority
Victims’ and Survivors’ Stories
- Auschwitz : An Eyewitness Account of Mengele’s Infamous Death Camp
- Silent Witness: The Story of Lola Rein & Her Dress
- Life After the Holocaust: Stories of Holocaust Survivors After the War
- Anne Frank the Writer: An Unfinished Story
- Telling Their Stories: Oral History Archives Project
Holocaust Rescuers
Nazi Concentration Camps
The Warsaw (Poland) Ghetto
- The Warsaw Ghetto Today
- Photographs From the Warsaw Ghetto
- Kristallnacht: The November 1938 Pogroms
- Holocaust Encyclopedia: Warsaw
America and the Holocaust
- Holocaust: The Untold Story
- America and the Holocaust
- Open Hearts, Closed Doors: The War Orphans Project
Other Aspects of the Holocaust
Periodical Articles
- Share alike: genes from bacteria found in animals
Science News, September 1, 2007 - Key Player Found for a Cancer Typical in Down Syndrome
PR Newswire, February 28, 2010 - Down on the pharm: pharmaceutical companies turn genetically modified livestock into drug factories
Popular Science, September 2010 - Green eggs and ham: are genetically modified animals the solution to the environmental problem of a growing market for meat?
Maclean’s, October 25, 2010 - Genetic analysis reveals clues to autism’s roots: diverse disorder has common molecular changes in brain
Science News, June 18, 2011 - Genetic basis for crime: a new look
New York Times June 20, 2011 - Vast Gene Study Yields Insights On Alzheimer’s
New York Times April 4, 2011
Online Special Reports
Health Resources
- MedlinePlus
- Adolescent Health
- Quick Information For Your Health
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- National Center for Health Statistics
Infectious Diseases
- MRSA – Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus
- Influenza (Flu)
- Antimicrobial Resistance
- Travelers’ Health
Genetic Diseases & Birth Defects
Foodborne Diseases
- Food-borne Illness A to Z
- CDC: Escherichia Coli O157:H7
- CDC: The Food-borne and Diarrheal Diseases Branch
Cancer
- National Cancer Institute
- Inside Cancer: Multimedia Guide to Cancer Biology
- American Cancer Society – Health Information Seekers
- OncoLink
- Cancer Prevention and Control: Choose Your Cover
- Complementary and Alternative Therapies for Cancer Patients
Sexually Transmitted Diseases
The Brain & Mental Conditions
- NIMH: National Institute of Mental Health
- National Alliance on Mental Illness
- UCSF Department of Psychiatry: Psychiatric Conditions
- Traumatic Brain Injury
- Suicide Prevention
- Developmental Disabilities: Mental Retardation
Chronic Diseases
- National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS)
- Arthritis Foundation
- Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
- Diabetes Public Health Resource
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Fact Sheet
- Scleroderma Foundation
- Lupus Foundation of America
Environmental Health
- Periodic Table of the Elements
- It’s Elemental: The Periodic Table of Elements
- WebElements Periodic Table
- A Visual Interpretation of the Table of Elements
- Visible Spectra of the Elements
- Spectra of Gas Discharges
- What’s That Stuff?
- Rader’s Chemistry4Kids
- Chemical Heritage Foundation: Polymers: Molecular Giants
- The Macrogalleria: A Cyberwonderland of Polymer Fun
- Chemguide: Helping You to Understand Chemistry
- Periodic Table of Comic Books
Spanish & Latin American Artists
- Museo Nacional del Prado
- On-Line Picasso Project
- Guernica: Testimony of War
- Special Exhibition: Goya’s Last Works
- LatinArt.com
- Mexico: Splendors of Thirty Centuries
- Archivos Virtuales: Papers of Latino & Latin American Artists
- Museum of Latin American Art (MoLAA)
- Colección Cisneros.org
Holidays & Celebrations in Spanish-Speaking Countries
- U.S. Census Bureau Facts for Features: Hispanic Heritage Month
- Oaxaca’s Tourist Guide: “Noche de Rábanos” (Radishes Night) – December 23rd
- Christmas in Mexico
- Christmas
- New Year’s Celebrations From Around the World
- Cinco de Mayo
Foods of Spanish-Speaking Countries
- DEA: Drug Information
- NIDA for Teens: The Science Behind Drug Abuse
- Alcohol and Other Drug Information for Teens
- Street Terms: Drugs and the Drug Trade
- Heroin: Abuse and Addiction
- OxyContin: Questions and Answers
- In the Spotlight: Club Drugs
- MDMA (Ecstasy) Abuse
- Marijuana: Facts for Teens
- Frequently Asked Questions About Crystal Methamphetamine
- The Meth Epidemic
- Tips for Teens: The Truth About Inhalants
- Inhalant Abuse
- Drugs and Chemicals of Concern: Salvia Divinorum and Salvinorin A
- World Drug Report: Global Illicit Drug Trends
Poe Links
- PoeStories: An Exploration of Short Stories by Edgar Allan Poe
- Perspectives in Am. Lit. Guide: Edgar Allan Poe
- Knowing Poe
- The Works of Edgar Allan Poe
Goth Links
Machu Picchu
- City of Machu Picchu
- A Brief Overview of Machu Picchu
- National Geographic: Machu Picchu Flashback
- Photographs of Machu Picchu
- National Geographic: Inca Mummies, Secrets of a Lost World
Chichen Itza
- Atomic theory
U*X*L Encyclopedia of Science, July 16, 2007
Overview of the history of atomic theory. - Bohr model
The Gale Encyclopedia of Science, 2008
Includes a diagram of the model, as well as a detailed description. - Models of the Atom
Science and Its Times, 2001
History of the development of atomic models. - Nucleus, atomic
World of Scientific Discovery, 2007
In-depth history of the discovery of the nucleus of the atom. - Niels Bohr
Scientists: Their Lives and Works, 2006
Biography. - Niels Bohr
Discovering Biography, 2003
Includes a list of events occurring in the world at the time he was born and when he died, as well as other famous people who lived at the same time. - Democritus
World of Scientific Discovery, 2006
Biographical information and explanation of his contributions to atomic theory. - John Dalton
Scientists: Their Lives and Works, 2006
Biography and overview of his scientific achievements. - J. J. Thomson
Scientists: Their Lives and Works, 2006
Biography and overview of his scientific achievements. - J. J. Thomson
DISCovering Biography, 2003
Includes a list of events occurring in the world at the time he was born and when he died, as well as other famous people who lived at the same time. - Ernest Rutherford
Scientists: Their Lives and Works, 2006
Biography and overview of his scientific achievements. - Ernest Rutherford
Discovering Biography, 2003
Includes a list of events occurring in the world at the time he was born and when he died, as well as other famous people who lived at the same time.
