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LINKS FOR GRADES 9-12
Students and teachers, please feel free to
send in your
links to other
sites.
MyRoad - An
online planning tool that helps student make informed decisions about
college, majors, and careers.
PSATextra - Online explanations to all test questions - for both correct
and incorrect answer choices.
Education
Registry - Finding the right college
out of the thousands of colleges and universities in America doesn’t have to
be difficult.
These links were compiled from a variety of resources
including Morgan School teachers. Visit your teacher at TeacherWeb by
clicking on his/her name below:
Bridge Building Contest - This site from the West Point U.S. Military Academy offers free software to build a bridge and put it
through a simulated-load test. Students from age 13 through high-school seniors may register for the competition, whose goal
is the strongest bridge for the lowest cost.
Bridges (virtual) - This Public Broadcasting website allows students to take part in the construction of virtual domes, skyscrapers,
and other structures.
General
Broader insights.
Here is some background on Emily Bronte and the text of Wuthering
Heights.
http://www.victorianweb.org/authors/bronte/ebronte/ebronteov.html
Poets - locate a poem, read about a poet, listen to poetry, and learn about poetry.
http://www.poets.org/poems/search.cfm
Greek Theater and the
Hero's Journey
Ancient Greek Theater
http://users.panafonet.gr/ekar/
Intro to Greek Tragedy
http://depthome.brooklyn.cuny.edu/classics/dunkle/tragedy/index.htm
Aeschylus
http://www.theatrehistory.com/ancient/aeschylus011.html
http://www.theatrehistory.com/ancient/aeschylus001.html
http://www.theatrehistory.com/ancient/aeschylus003.html
http://www.perspicacity.com/elactheatre/library/greektheatre/index.html#aeschylus
Oedipus
http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~loxias/myth.htm
http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~loxias/oedipustyrannos.htm
http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~loxias/oedipus/oedipusindex.htm
Antigone
http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~loxias/antigone.htm
http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~loxias/antigone02.htm
http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~loxias/creon.htm
Antigone game. Click on the
site below and see how well you do at this game. It's not that easy
http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~loxias/creon.htm
Anglo Saxon Riddles and
solutions
http://www2.kenyon.edu/AngloSaxonRiddles/texts.htm
Code of chivalry. How
did it shape gender expectations for medieval men and women?
http://www.courses.fas.harvard.edu/~chaucer/special/lifemann/love/ben-love.htm
Excerpts from Jerome's
writing. Note how doctrines such as this shape how medieval women
were perceived by society, especially the Church.
http://www.courses.fas.harvard.edu/~chaucer/canttales/wbpro/jer-theo.html
The Hero's Journey first
articulated by Joseph Campbell is summarized in the following link.
Think about how or if the heroes of "The Hobbit" and "Cold Mountain"
fit these traits.
http://www.yourheroicjourney.com/Journey.shtml
Hero's Journey summary
http://www3.cerritos.edu/fquaas/resources/English102/HeroNotes.htm
Hero's Journey chart
http://www3.cerritos.edu/fquaas/resources/English102/HeroChart.htm
Visual representation of the
hero's journey. Scroll over the sections for a more complete
summary.
http://ias.berkeley.edu/orias/hero/
Writing
Guide to Grammar and
Writing. MLA in-text citation and general guidelines for
writing literature analyses.
http://webster.commnet.edu/grammar/composition/literature.htm
Prompt Generator
http:/208.183.128.3/write/create.htm
The official SAT site. Here you can do
everything from registering to take the test to test prep, finding
the right college and paying for it.
http://www.collegeboard.com/student/testing/sat/about.html
Perdue University's Online Writing Lab.
This site contains everything you will ever need to know about
academic writing.
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/
Persuasive Research Paper Links -
Below you will find sites that will help you to make writing a research paper
easier.
Works Cited: This is an excellent
example of a Works Cited page, but you will need Adobe to view it.
(You can download Adobe for free and safely.)
http://www.dianahacker.com/pdfs/Hacker-Daly-MLA-WC.pdf
Works Cited: This site contains the
formulas for your Works Cited Page. Note: #28 is for websites.
http://www.dianahacker.com/resdoc/humanities/list.html
MLA in-text citation: This site
shows you the formulas for in-text citation as well as excellent
suggestions for how it should appear in your paper.
http://www.dianahacker.com/resdoc/humanities/intext.html
Research Paper: This is the main
index from Purdue's Online Writing Lab. Here, there are a
plethora of links that will
help you with any aspect of the writing process (especially helpful
if you are absent).
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/workshops/hypertext/ResearchW/index.html
Works Cited: For those of you who do
not have Adobe Reader, here is a different example of a Works Cited
page.
http://www.aresearchguide.com/10works.html#sampleworks
Homework: MLA citation: How to Avoid
Plagiarism.
http://www.dianahacker.com/writersref/flash/rs_menu.asp
Beowulf Research: Anglo Saxon
Society
http://www.regia.org/Saxons1.htm
Beowulf Research: Ancient Anglo
Saxon and Danish held territories.
http://www.anglo-saxons.net/hwaet/?do=get&type=map&id=submap900
Beowulf Research: Anglo Saxon elegy,
also sung by Aragorn in The Lord of the Rings as the song of Rohan.
http://www.anglo-saxons.net/hwaet/?do=get&type=text&id=Wdr
Beowulf Research: This hyper text
site is loaded with information about Beowulf and his society.
http://www.humanities.mcmaster.ca/~beowulf/
Macbeth: Use these prompts to take
notes as you read. In other words, if you can answer these
questions,
you understand the basic storyline of the play.
http://www.studyguide.org/macbeth_guide.htm
Macbeth: The true history of the
Scottish king named Macbeth and his wife.
http://netmedia.co.uk/history/week-12/
Language Arts
Translate words or phrases into/from
different languages
http://babel.altavista.com/translate.dyn?translate_me=yesl
Library/Research
Internet Public Library
http://www.ipl.org
Connecticut State Digital Library
http://www.iconn.org
Henry Carter Hull Library (Clinton Town Library)
http://www.hchlibrary.org
Reference Desk
http://www.refdesk.com
The Homework Spot
http://www.homeworkspot.com/
Search Engine
http://www.google.com
Works
Cited: This site contains the formulas for your Works Cited Page. Note: #28 is
for websites.
http://www.dianahacker.com/resdoc/humanities/list.html
Research Paper: This is the main index
from Purdue's Online Writing Lab. Here, there are a plethora of
links that will help you with any aspect of the writing process
(especially helpful if you are absent).
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/workshops/hypertext/ResearchW/index.html
Works Cited: For those of you who do not
have Adobe Reader, here is a different example of a Works Cited
page.
http://www.aresearchguide.com/10works.html#sampleworks
Works Cited: This site contains the
formulas for your Works Cited Page.
http://honolulu.hawaii.edu/legacylib/mlahcc.html
Math
The Problem Site.
http://www.theproblemsite.com/problems.asp
Fun Math Puzzles and Games for High School Students
http://www.funmaths.com/worksheets/ws07.htm
Ask Dr. Math
http://mathforum.org/library/drmath/drmath.high.html
Math and Science Gateway
http://www.tc.cornell.edu/CTC-Main/Services/Education/Gateways/Math_and_Science/
Music
General historical information
http://www.ipl.org/div/mushist/rom/index.html
Composer biography and musical selections
http://www.members.tripod.com/~dorakmt/music/romantic.html
Base site to Art, Music, Architecture
http://www.humanitiesweb.org.html
Overview of early 20th century music with links to composers
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modern_classical_music.html
Relationship between early 20th music and jazz
http://ccma-www.stanford.edu/~blackrise/freejazz.html
The Baroque Period
http://www.baroquemusic.org
PCMEA - Connecticut Music Educators Association - Adjudication Festival,
Solos, etc., Regional & All State Music Festivals
http://www.ctmea.org/
MENC - Music Educators National Conference - The National Association for Music Educators
http://www.menc.org/
Tri-M National Music Honor Society
http://www.menc.org/information/trim/TriMMain1.html
The Woodwind & Brasswind Store (Retail Musical Instruments)
http://www.wwbw.com/
Giardinelli's (Retail Musical Instruments)
http://www.giardinelli.com/
Interstate Music (Retail Musical Instruments)
http://www.interstatemusic.com
Conn - Selmer Instrument Co. - Home page information regarding musical instruments from Conn,
Selmer, Armstrong, Artley, Bach, Benge, Buescher, Emerson, King, and Ludwig.
http://www.conn-selmer.com/
LeBlanc Musical Instruments Co. - Home page information regarding musical instruments from Leblanc,
Vito, Holton, Martin Yanagisawa, and Sankyo.
http://www.gleblanc.com/
Yamaha Musical Instruments Co. - Home page information regarding Yamaha musical instruments.
http://www.yamaha.com/yamahavgn/CDA/Home/YamahaHome/
Footlight Records - Broadway Cast Recordings
http://www.footlight.com/
Music Theatre International - musicals for liscensing
http://mtishows.com/
Tuba Christmas information, dates, times.. all Tuba, Baritone & Euphonium players welcome!
http://www.tubachristmas.com/
Choral net
http://www.choralnet.org/
Physical Fitness
A part of the Governor's Connecticut State Mastery Test. It must be given by law to all school children.
http://khs.westport.k12.ct.us/physed/connecticut_physical_fitness_test.htm
This site gives info on the President's fitness tests and ways to stay physically active.
http://www.presidentschallenge.org/
Puzzles & Games
High School Ace Quizzes - Daily News Quiz, SAT Prep,
Word of the Day, Math and more!
Vocabulary University
http://www.vocabulary.com/VUlevel3S138.html
Quiz Hub
http://quizhub.com/quiz/quizhub.cfm
IScience
National Geographic
http://www.nationalgeographic.com
SciLinks
http://www.scilinks.org
Chemistry
Safety: The Importance of
Wearing Proper Eye Protection (Your GOGGLES)!!
http://fp.arizona.edu/riskmgmt/eye_hazards.htm
Chemical Burn Injuries
http://www.burnsurgery.org/Modules/initial/part_two/sec6.htm
How do things work? Check
out this site.
http://www.howstuffworks.com
There are many websites on
the Periodic Table. View this award winning site.
http://www.webelements.com
Here are some more Periodic
Table sites.
http://www.chemicool.com
http://www.elementsdatabase.com
ChemTutor can help you
better understand atomic structure, atomic numbers and
weight, electron configuration, and Lewis structures of the
elements.
http://www.chemtutor.com/struct.htm
Atomic Structure Timeline:
Shows how the theory about the structure of the atom has
changed over time.
http://www.watertown.k12.wi.us/HS/Staff/Buescher/atomtime.asp
Element Song by Tom Lehrer
along with an animation!
http://www.privatehand.com/flash/elements.html
Here's a great site for
showing electron configurations.
http://lectureonline.cl.msu.edu/~mmp/period/electron.htm
Here's a great site
for showing electron configurations.
http://lectureonline.cl.msu.edu/~mmp/period/electron.htm
Here is another
Periodic Table site.
http://www.chemicool.comhttp://www.chemicool.com
Interesting
chemistry demonstrations and Advanced Placement information - see
the wave demonstration
http://www.chemmybear.com
Environmental Science
Connecticut Department of Environmental
Protection
http://dep.state.ct.us/index.htm
Genetics
Genetics 101
has a great review of genetics and human genetic problems
http://www.mydna.com/genes/genetics/
Nova genetic tutorial
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/genome/dna.html#
Outer Space
NASA for high school students
http://www.nasa.gov/audience/forstudents/9-12/features/index.html
Social Studies
Civics
Civics/U.S.History
H Soph.Year
http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/fil/pages/listdocumentpa.html
Honors Civics
Am.Pag.
http://college.hmco.com/history/us/kennedy/am_pageant_brief/6e/students/ace.html
Lesson in
Immigration
http://www.rapidimmigration.com/usa/1_eng_civics_less9.html
CSpan
http://www.c-span.org/homepage.asp
Government
Government Websites
for Kids
The Electoral College
http://www.archives.gov/federal-register/electoral-college/
The Electoral College Calculator
http://www.archives.gov/federal-register/electoral-college/calculator.html
American Presidents
http://www.americanpresidents.org/
Jeffersonian
Democracy From Jefferson to Jackson
http://members.aol.com/mrremm/private/USHIST/jeffersontojackson.html
History
History through the eyes of those who lived it
http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com
PBS Sites
http://www.pbs.org/greatwar/timeline/
http://www.pbs.org/greatwar/
Web links for
Social Studies (over 3000 links), 40 Categories include Ancient
History, American History, World Wars, Renaissance & Medieval,
Europe, Asia, Victorian Era, Government, Maps, Flags and Anthems,
Geography and more
http://killeenroos.com/links.htm
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