Student Resources
General Information
Career and Technical Education
English
- Grammar Bytes
- Guide to Grammar & Writing
- Nonstop English
- Project Gutenberg
- The Never Ending Tale
- Thesaurus
- Wikipedia
- MythWeb
- Find IT Va
- Digital Information Fluency Micromodules
- Big 6 Research
- OWL - Purdue's Online Writing Lab
- Citation Machine
- Digital Universe
- MyNoteIt
- GoogleDocs
- Instant Poetry
- Diamante Poems
- Drama Map
- Essay Map
- Literary Elements Map
- Multi-Genre Text mapper
- Persuasion Map
- Interactive Notetaker
- Literary Graffiti
- Paint by Idioms
- Magnetic Poetry
- Princeton Review - Vocab Minute
- Word Play
- Common Grammatical Errors
- Visual Thesaurus**
- The Giver - Simulation
- Adobe PageMaker Tutorials
- Web English Teacher
- UBC Writing Centre Toolbox
- Online Poetry Classroom
- Shakespeare Library
- Fact Check Ed
- Interactive Poetry
- Bio - Cube: Biographies & Autobiographies
Fine Arts
- Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Crayola Art Resources
- Artcyclopedia
- World Wide Art Resources
- Animator vs Animation
- Deviant Art
- ArtsEdge - Kennedy Center
- The Elephant's Memory - visual language
- Art Teacher o Net
- Art Teaching
- Art Net
- Nat. Endowment for Arts
- Elements of Art
- Teach Animation
- National Art Education Assoc.
- World Art Treasures
- Art Jobs/Careers
- Princeton Art Careers
- Crayola Art Resources
- Invention at Play
- Create a Sculpture
- Art in Technological Times
- Fake or Foto?
- Photographic Truth
- Adobe Photoshop Tutorials
- Animation Bureau
- Art Career Network
- 40 Essential Snare Drum Rudiments
- Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
- Instrument Encyclopedia
- Stearns Instrument Collection
- International Saxophone page
- Piano Nanny
- Dallas Symphony Orchestra
- Music Careers
- Music Industry Career Center
- Music Careers.Net
Math
- J-Lab SOL Practice Tests
- Interactive Maths
- Shodor Interactive Math Activities
- Math Manipulatives
- BasketMath
- Calculus Graphics
- Geometry Machine
- Cut-the-Knot
- Number Magic
- BrainPop Math
- Explore Learning Gizmos
- Math Words
- Language of Algebra
- Variables in Algebra
- Venn Diagrams
- Labyrinth- preAlgebra
- MathBits
- Math Manipulatives
- Graphing Calculator Lessons
- Calculus in motion for GSP
- Calculus o Web
- Math Forum
- Create a Graph
- Simple Plot
- Matrix tutorial
- Matrix Multiplication
- Box Plot
- Mean, Median, Mode
- Solving Equations
- Linear Function Machine
- Graph It - Linear
- Statistics WebQuest
- Algebra 1 - Quizzes
- Visual Calculus
- Interactive Pythagoras
- Interactive Algebra
- Interactive Geometry
- Interactive Trig
- Interactive Calculus
- That Quiz
- PBS MathLine
- MathTools
- Interactive Maths
- Shodor Interactive Math Activities
Science
Science Practice Tests
Earth Science
- EarthComm - VA
- Hands o Land
- How Volcanoes Work
- World Climate map
- BBC Space
- Build a Solar System
- GondwanaLand
- Global Warming Animation
- Water Cycle Animation
- Carbon Cycle Animation
Chemistry
- Interactive Periodic Table
- Chemical Elements
- Science of Cooking
- What is sugar?
- Molecular Workbench Activities
Physics
- Interactive Physics
- Open Door Science
- Skateboard science
- Chaotic Pendulum
- Science of Cycling
- Watt's a Joule?
- Collisions on Ice
- Accelerate the particle(CERN)
- Antiproton production(CERN)
- Depth Spinner(Optics)
- Changing Illusions(Optics)
- Molecular Workbench - Physics
General Science
- WISE
- Active Science
- Create a Graph
- Mr. O's Protista Lecture- Vcast
- Protista lecture- podcast
- California Released Tests
- VAST.org
- TELS-WISE
- The Open Door Science Web Site
- Science Careers - AAAS
- BioSpace Careers
- Science & Nature Careers
- Marine Science Careers
- Life/Health Science Careers
Biology
- Children's Hospital Interactives
- Human Anatomy Online
- 3-D Cells
- Biologica Dragon Genetics
- Biologica Mendel's Peas
- Biology Online Tutorials
- Gray's Anatomy
- Cells alive!
- Diffusion & Brownian Motion
- Berkeley Lab Science
- DNA Interactive
- Exploratorium
- Interactive Body
- Comparative Muscle Chart
- Interactive Plant/Animal Cell
- WISC Interactive cell
- Molecular Workbench Biology
- Fungi Powerpoint (with videos)
M.O.B. Science
Shoe-Box Glider
For maximum height the throw must be within 10 of vertical. Also, the throw must be as fast as possible.
Launch Phase:
- Short wings better
- Trim at zero lift
- Heavy better (thick paper)
Gliding flight:
- Long wings better
- Trim at high lift
- Light better (thin paper)
- South Fayette Glider design
- Shoebox Gliders - click on Pictures & Design
- Paper Airplane Aerodynamics
- World record paper airplanes 4 designs
- 25 glider/ airplane designs
- Best Paper Airplane
- Dynamics of Flight
- Launching - Balancing Act
- Wiki- glider design
- J-Lab SOL Practice Tests
- WISE
- Active Science
- Create a Graph
- North Carolina - shoebox challenge
- Chilicothe HS entry
- S. Fayette entry
Social Studies
- Democracy Starts Here- National Archives
- America's Story
- Ancient Worlds
- Best of History
- History Matters
- LOC Words & Deeds in American History
- Ancient Spaces
- Cultural Exchange wiki
- World History 2 Review
- National Geographics Xpeditions
- Geography - About.com
- Atlapedia
- United Nations CyberSchool
- Mr. Neal's Virtual Class
- NNPS Social Studies
- NG Geography Awareness
- My Wonderful World blog
- Eye Witness to History
- Social Studies Careers
- Riley Guide - Jobs in Social Science
- Careers in Law
- Geographic Inquiry
- National Geograpic
- MapMachine
- NG Geography Awareness
- My Wonderful World blog
- Eye Witness to History
- World Mapper - cartograms
- Vladu's World Geography Blog
- Cane Geography wiki
- NNPS Social Studies
- Opposing Viewpoints
- Geographic Inquiry
- Amazon River Virtual Trip
- NBC Learn - K-12
- NBC Learn - Higher Ed
- Social Studies School Service
- Social Studies Powerpoints
- Human Rights Watch
- Fact Check Ed
- Earth Observatory Images
- Xpeditions - maps
- Geography Games