Websites for Ms. Porter's Classes  3/1/02

TOPIC	STUDENT/PERIOD	POSSIBLE SITE
Women’s history	Margues2	http://www.yahooligans.com/School_Bell/Social_Studies/History/ http://memory.loc.gov http://www.biography.com/features/womenhist/ http://lii.org/search?title=Women;query=Women;searchtype=subject http://www.biography.com/features/millennium/
Sojourner Truth	Margues2	http://search.yahooligans.com/search/ligans?p=Sojourner+Truth http://memory.loc.gov http://lii.org/bhmonth
Football biographies	Margues2	http://www.sf49ers.com http://www.nfl.com/ http://www.biography.com http://www.yahooligans.com/school_bell/social_studies/History/ http://www.yahooligans.com/Sports_and_Recreation/Football__American_/ http://lii.org/search?title=People;query=People;subsearch=People;searchtype=subject
Basketball biographies	Margues2	http://www.nba.com/warriors/ http://www.nba.com http://www.biography.com http://www.yahooligans.com/sports_and_recreation/Basketball/ http://lii.org/search?title=People;query=People;subsearch=People;searchtype=subject http://www.yahooligans.com/school_bell/social_studies/History/
Marco Polo	Daniel R.2	http://www.yahooligans.com/School_Bell/Social_Studies/History/ http://marcopolo.worldcom.com/index.shtml/ http://www.marcopolosearch.org
European history	Daniel R.2	http://lii.org/search/file/history http://www.yahooligans.com/School_Bell/Social_Studies/History/
Animals, habitat, life cycle	Daniel R.2/ Aldjana2/ Jessica Mejia 2	http://www.yahooligans.com/Science_and_Nature/Living_Things/Animals/ http://www.calacademy.org http://www.yahooligans.com/Science_and_Nature/
Earthquakes	Daniel R.2	http://search.yahooligans.com/search/ligans?p=earthquakes&y=y&r=Science+and+Nature http://quake.usgs.gov http://www.usgs.gov
Comedians, career in	Daniel R.2	http://search.yahooligans.com/search/ligans?p=comedians&y=y&r=Arts+and+Entertainment http://www.aande.com http://www.bls.gov/oco/home.htm
Black History	Frank Truong2	http://memory.loc.gov http://www.biography.com/features/blackhist/ http://lii.org/bhmonth http://www.yahooligans.com/school_bell/social_studies/History/
Homework	Frank Truong2/ Brynn S.2/ Aldjana2	http://www.bigchalk.com http://www.ajkids.com/ http://www.yahooligans.com/ http://www.askdrmath.com/ http://www.infoplease.com/ http://www.graphic.org/ http://www.refdesk.com/ http://www.dictionary.com/ http://www.almanac.com/index-2.html http://www.50states.com/
Doctor	Frank Truong2 ,Alex2	http://www.bls.gov/oco/home.htm http://medlineplus.gov/ http://search.yahooligans.com/search/ligans?p=doctor&y=y&r=Science+and+Nature
Tuberculosis	Alex2	http://search.yahooligans.com/search/ligans?p=tuberculosis http://medlineplus.gov/ http://pubmed.gov/ http://nnlm.gov/ http://nnlm.gov/psr/ http://nnlm.gov/psr/chld.html
Break dancing	Alex2	http://search.yahooligans.com/search/ligans?p=breakdancing&y=y&r=Arts+and+Entertainment%02Music http://www.breakdance.com
Dentist	Alex2	http://www.bls.gov/oco/home.htm http://medlineplus.gov/ http://search.yahooligans.com/search/ligans?p=dentist&y=y&r=Science+and+Nature
Music, Hip Hop, Latin	Jessica Mejia2/ Aldjana2	http://search.yahooligans.com/search/ligans?p=hip+hop&y=y&r=Arts+and+Entertainment%02Music http://www.hiphopgateway.com/ http://lii.org/search/file/music
People, Biographies	Jessica Mejia2/ Brynn S.2/ Aldjana2	http://search.yahooligans.com/search/ligans?p=biographies&y=y&r=School+Bell%02Social+Studies http://www.biography.com http://www.yahooligans.com/ http://www.pbs.org
Sports	Jessica Mejia2	http://www.yahooligans.com/Sports_and_Recreation/
Bands	Brynn S.2	http://search.yahooligans.com/search/ligans?p=bands&y=y&r=Arts+and+Entertainment%02Music http://grammy.aol.com http://www.openhere.com/music/bands-and-artists/j/ http://lii.org/search/file/music
Music, career	Brynn S.2	http://www.yahooligans.com/Arts_and_Entertainment/Music/ http://www.careerbuilder.com/ http://www.bls.gov/oco/home.htm http://www.careerjournal.com/Default.asp?cookie%5Ftest=1
Art	Brynn S.2	http://search.yahooligans.com/search/ligans?p=art http://lii.org/search/file/arts
Cats	Brynn S.2/ Aldjana2/ Claudia 6	http://www.yahooligans.com/Science_and_Nature/Living_Things/Animals/ http://lii.org/search/file/arts http://www.cats.org.uk http://www.aspca.org/site/PageServer
Dogs	Brynn S.2/ Aldjana2	http://www.yahooligans.com/Science_and_Nature/Living_Things/Animals/ http://lii.org/search http://www.aspca.org/site/PageServer http://akc.org/index.cfm
Scientists	Aldjana2	http://www.yahooligans.com/science_and_nature/Careers/ http://lii.org/search?title=People;query=People;subsearch=People;searchtype=subject http://www.ucsusa.org/index.htm
Music, Rap	Aldjana2	http://lii.org/search?query="Rap+Music";searchtype=subject http://www.yahooligans.com/arts_and_entertainment/music/Rap/
Samurai	Sandra Yu2/ Amanda Yu1	http://search.yahooligans.com/search/ligans?p=samurai&y=y&r=School+Bell%02Social+Studies http://lii.org/search
Gardening, Japanese	Sandra Yu2/ Amanda Yu1	http://lii.org/search/advanced http://search.yahooligans.com/search/ligans?p=gardening
Wrestling	Bennett1/ Anthony1	http://www.yahooligans.com/sports_and_recreation/Wrestling/ http://lii.org/search http://www.themat.com
Cuisine, world	Bennett1	http://search.yahooligans.com/search/ligans?p=food http://lii.org/search/file/food http://www.foodtv.com/cuisine/wc-g1/0,1973,,00.html
Baseball	Bennett1	http://www.yahooligans.com/sports_and_recreation/Baseball/ http://sanfrancisco.giants.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/sf/homepage/sf_homepage.jsp http://mlb.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/mlb/homepage/mlb_homepage.jsp
Weapons	Bennett1	http://search.yahooligans.com/search/ligans?p=weapons http://memory.loc.gov http://www.brook.edu/dybdocroot/fp/projects/nucwcost/weapons.htm http://www.historicalweapons.com
Cameras	Bennett1	http://search.yahooligans.com/search/ligans?p=cameras http://www.yahooligans.com/Arts_and_Entertainment/Art/Photography/Make_a_Camera/ http://lii.org/search (photography) http://lii.org/search (cameras) http://www.earthcam.com/ http://www.kodak.com
Saint Patrick’s Day	Anthony1	http://www.yahooligans.com/Around_the_World/Countries/Ireland/Cultures_and_Traditions/Saint_Patrick_s_Day/ http://lii.org/search (holidays) http://www.st-patricks-day.com/index.asp
Julius Caesar	Luis Corena1	http://search.yahooligans.com/search/ligans?p=Julius+Caesar&y=y&r=School+Bell%02Social+Studies http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/JC/ http://www.virgil.org/augustus/
Food,Japanese	Amanda Yu1	http://search.yahooligans.com/search/ligans?p=Japanese&y=n&r=Around+the+World%02Food+and+Eating http://lii.org/search/file/food http://www.bento.com/tokyofood.html http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=food%2C+japanese&btnG=Google+Search http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e620.html
Japan	Amanda Yu1	http://www.yahooligans.com/Around_the_World/Countries/ http://www.state.gov/
Guatemala	Claudia M. 6	http://www.yahooligans.com/Around_the_World/Countries/ http://www.state.gov/  http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html
Parrots	Claudia M. 6	http://search.yahooligans.com/search/ligans?p=parrots&y=y&r=Science+and+Nature%02Living+Things%02Animals
R & B Music	Delpheanea Holmes	http://search.yahooligans.com/search/ligans?p=R+%26+B&y=y&r=Arts+and+Entertainment%02Music
Aaliyah	Delpheanea Holmes	http://www.yahooligans.com/arts_and_entertainment/music/musicians/Aaliyah/
Alicia Keys	Delpheanea Holmes	http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=keys%2Calicia&btnG=Google+Search http://www.aliciakeys.net/
Fashion (Clothing) design)	Delpheanea Holmes	http://search.yahooligans.com/search/ligans?p=fashion+design
Juvenile	Jessica Harrison	Could not find; try http://www.openhere.com/music/bands-and-artists/j/ http://www.yahooligans.com/arts_and_entertainment/music/Musicians/
Lil Bow Wow	Jessica Harrison	http://www.yahooligans.com/Arts_and_Entertainment/Music/Rap/Lil__Bow_Wow/
Adolescent Psychology	Jessica Harrison	http://search.yahooligans.com/search/ligans?p=psychology&y=y&r=Science+and+Nature http://lii.org/search(psychology) http://www.join-hands.com/psychology/ http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=juvenile+psychology&btnG=Google+Search

1. U.S. Department of state (http://www.state.gov/)

– Diplomatic List
– Chiefs of State of Foreign Countries
– U.S. Embassies and Consulates
– Department of State Country Offices
– Background Notes
– International Organization Affairs

·Regions

– African Affairs
– East Asian and Pacific Affairs
– European and Eurasian Affairs (includes New Independent States of the Former U.S.S.R.)
– Near Eastern Affairs
– South Asian Affairs
– Western Hemisphere Affairs

2. The best search engine to use is Google (http://www.google.com//). 

3. World Factbook http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html

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