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<center><h2>The Middle Ages</h2></center>
<h3><a href="http://www.worldbookonline.com/wb/Article?id=ar099200&st=Castle">
World Book Online "castle"</a>
Contains information about the structure of a castle, castle defenses
and life in a castle
<a
href="http://www.worldbookonline.com/wb/Article?
id=ar302740&st=Knights+And+Knighthood">
World Book Online "knights and knighthood"</a>
Contains information about knights and their clothing and armor
<a href="http://www.worldbookonline.com/wb/Article?id=ar030820&st=Armor">
World Book Online "armor"</a>
Contains information about a knight's armor
<a
href="http://www.school.eb.com/ebk/article?tocId=9352922&query=castle&ct=">
Encyclopedia Britannica Online "castle"</a>
Contains information about the structure of a castle and castle
defenses

<a 
href="http://www.school.eb.com/ebi/article?query=middle+ages&ct=&eu=297840&toc
id=204638#204638.toc">Encyclopedia Britannica "Middle Ages"</a>
Contains information about life in a castle

<a 
href="http://www.school.eb.com/ebi/article?query=armor&ct=&eu=294701&tocid=196
700#196700.toc">Encyclopedia Britannica "armor"</a>
Contains information about a knight's armor
<a href="http://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/history/middleages/">
Minnesota State University: the Middle Ages</a>
Contains general information about life in the Middle Ages
<a href="http://www.btinternet.com/~timeref/castles.htm">
Medieval History Timelines</a>
Contains information about castles
<a href="http://www.castles-castles.com/medievalcastles.html">
Castles-Castles.com</a>
Contains information about Medieval Castles
<a href="http://www.medieval-castle.com/history.htm">
Medieval Castles</a>
Information about the history of castles, their defenses, and their weaknesses
<a href="http://medievalcastles.stormthecastle.com/">
Storm the Castle</a>
General information about castles and knights, including weapons of defense 
and photos

<a href="http://www.castles-of-britain.com/castle6.htm">Castles of Britain</a>
Contains information about knights, life in a castle, the structure 
of a castle, castle defenses and medieval weapons
<a href="http://www.castles.org/kids/parts_of_his_castle.htm">
Castles of the World</a>
Contains information about the structure of a castle, residents of
a castle and a knight's clothing and armor
<a href="http://www.learner.org/exhibits/middleages/feudal.html">
Annenberg/CPB's The Middle Ages</a>
Contains information about medieval clothing
<a href="http://castlewales.com/home.html#Please%20Select">
Castles of Wales</a>
Contains information about castles in Wales
<a href="http://www.themiddleages.net/index.html">
Middle Ages.Net</a>
Links to lots of information about the Middle Ages
<a href="http://www.medieval-life.net/">
Medieval Life.Net</a>
Information about life in medieval times
<a
href="http://www.britainexpress.com/History/Feudalism_and_Medieval_life.htm">
Feudalism in Britian</a>
Information about feudal life

<a
href="http://www.historyonthenet.com/Medieval_Life/feudalism.htm">Feudalism</a
>
Lots of information about life in feudal times
<a href="http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/lostempires/trebuchet/castle.html">
Nova: Life in a Castle</a>
How did the people in the castle really live?

<center><h2>Tessellations</h2></center>

<a href="http://tessellations.org/index.htm">Tessellations.org</a>

<a href="http://mathforum.org/sum95/suzanne/whattess.html">Math Forum</a>

<center><h2>Explorers</h2></center>
<h3><a href="http://www.worldbookonline.com/wb/Home">
World Book Online</a>
Contains information about all explorers

<a href="http://www.new.school.eb.com/">Encyclopedia Britannica Online</a>
Contains information about all explorers

<a href="http://www.enchantedlearning.com/explorers/">Enchanted Learning</a>
Contains information on all explorers
<a href="http://epe.lac-bac.gc.ca/100/206/301/lac-bac/passages-ef/passages/h8-
247-e.html">
National Library of Canada</a>
Contains information about Columbus, John Cabot, Champlain,
Cartier and others
<a href="http://www.mariner.org//educationalad/ageofex/">
The Mariners'Museum</a>
Contains information about Prince Henry, Columbus, da Gama,
Magellan, Francis Drake, Henry Hudson, John Cabot, Cartier,
the Vikings and others
<a href="http://www.pbs.org/weta/thewest/people/a_c/coronado.htm">
PBS:  The West</a>
Contains information about Coronado and others
<a
<a href="http://www.worldofbiography.com/9107%2DMarco%20Polo/historical.htm">
Information about Marco Polo</a>
<a href="http://www.worldofbiography.com/9015%2DChristopher%
20Columbus/index1.htm">
About the life of Christopher Columbus</a>

<a href="http://www.viking.no/">Viking Network</a>
Contains information about Viking life

<a href="http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/vikings/">Nova Vikings</a>
Contains information about the Vikings</h3>
<center><h2>Solar System</h2></center>
<h3><a href="http://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/">
NASA's Planetary Photojournal</a>
<a href="http://www.nationalgeographic.com/solarsystem/ax/low.html?2d"> 
National Geographic Virtual Solar System</a>
<a href="http://www.windows.ucar.edu/">
University of Michigan Windows to the Universe</a>
<a href="http://www.frontiernet.net/~kidpower/astronomy.html">
Astronomy for Kids</a>
<a href="http://www.exploratorium.edu/learning_studio/auroras/">
The Exploratorium Auroras</a>

<a href="http://www.nineplanets.org/">Nine Planets</a>
<a href="http://library.thinkquest.org/J002809/main.html">
Planet, Moons, and Stars Thinkquest</a>
<a href="http://amazing-space.stsci.edu/resources/explorations/">
Amazing Space</a></h3>

<center><h2>Natural Disasters</h2></center>
<h3><a href="http://www.photolib.noaa.gov/search.html">
NOAA Photo Library</a>
Contains pictures of all natural disasters and their after-effects
<a href="http://www.crh.noaa.gov/sgf/?n=disaster_preparedness">
National Weather Service for Kids</a>
Contains information about tornadoes, floods, hurricanes and
blizzards
<a href="http://www.nationalgeographic.com/forcesofnature/">
National Geographic Forces of Nature</a>
Contains information about volcanoes, earthquakes, hurricanes and tornadoes

<a href="http://www.fema.gov/kids/protect.htm">FEMA for Kids</a>
Contains information on preparing for floods, hurricanes,
tornadoes, earthquakes and fires

Volcanoes
<a href="http://www.worldbookonline.com/wb/Article?id=ar587920&st=volcano">
World Book Online "Volcanoes"</a>

<a href="http://volcano.und.nodak.edu/">Volcano World</a>
<a href="http://www.fi.edu/earth/earth.html">
The Franklin Institute Online's Earthforce</a>
<a href="http://www.geology.sdsu.edu/how_volcanoes_work/Home.html">
How Volcanoes Work</a>
<a href="http://www.learner.org/exhibits/volcanoes/entry.html">
Volcanoes by Annenberg/CPB</a>

Hurricanes
<a 
href="http://www.worldbookonline.com/wb/Article?id=ar267860&st=hurricanes">
World Book Online "Hurricanes"</a>
<a href="http://www.accuweather.com/wx/school/hurricane.htm">
AccuSchool's Hurricane Center</a>
<a href="http://www.weather.com/encyclopedia/">
weather.com's Storm Encyclopedia</a>
<a href="http://hurricanes.noaa.gov/">
NOAA Hurricane Center</a>

Tornadoes
<a href="http://www.worldbookonline.com/wb/Article?id=ar561620&st=tornadoes">
World Book Online "Tornadoes"</a>
<a href="http://www.weather.com/encyclopedia/">
weather.com's Storm Encyclopedia</a>
<a href="http://www.usatoday.com/weather/tornado/wtwist0.htm">
USA Today's Tornado Information</a>
<a href="http://whyfiles.news.wisc.edu/013tornado/index.htm">
The Why Files Tornadoes</a>

Earthquakes
<a 
href="http://www.worldbookonline.com/wb/Article?id=ar171680&st=earthquakes">
World Book Online "Earthquakes"</a>
<a 
href="http://earthquake.usgs.gov/4kids/">
US Government Earthquake Hazards Program</a>
<a href="http://www.thetech.org/exhibits_events/online/quakes/intro/">
The Tech Museum of Innovation's Earthquakes</a>
<a href="http://www.pbs.org/wnet/savageearth/">
PBS Savage Earth</a>

Floods
<a href="http://www.worldbookonline.com/wb/Article?id=ar201020&st=floods">
World Book Online "Floods"</a>
<a href="http://www.weather.com/encyclopedia/">
weather.com's Storm Encyclopedia</a>
<a href="http://water.usgs.gov/pubs/FS/OFR93-641/index.html">
USGS Floods and Flood Plains</a>
<a href="http://www.pbs.org/newshour/infocus/floods.html">
PBS Infocus Floods</a>

Blizzards
<a href="http://www.worldbookonline.com/wb/Article?id=ar064760&st=blizzards">
World Book Online "Blizzards"</a>
<a 
href="http://www.loep.state.la.us/factsheets/Deceptivewinterstorms.htm">
Louisiana Office of Emergency Preparedness Winter Storms</a>
<a href="http://www.weather.com/encyclopedia/">
weather.com's Storm Encyclopedia</a>

Fires
<a 
href="http://www.worldbookonline.com/wb/Article?
id=ar197560&st=preventing+fires">
World Book Online "Preventing and Fighting Fires"</a>

<a href="http://www.spotfireimages.com/hotshots.html">
Hot Shot Photo Journal</a> wilderness firefighter's photo journal with 
related links

<a href="http://www.smokeybear.com/">Smokey the Bear</a>
site includes information about fire fighting and 
the prevention of forest fires</h3>
<center><h2>Biographies</h2></center>
<h3><a href="http://www.galegroup.com/free_resources/bhm/bio/index.htm">
Gale Resources for Black American Biographies

<a 
href="http://www.nisd.net/elrod/internet_resources/Black_History/old_blkhistor
y.htm">Biographies of Black Americans</a>
<a href="http://www.galegroup.com/free_resources/whm/bio/index.htm">
Gale Resources for Biographies of Distinguished Women
<a href="http://www.infoplease.com/spot/womenhistbios.html">
InfoPlease Biographies of Notable Women</a>
<a href="http://www.achievement.org/autodoc/pagegen/index.html">
Academy of Achievement, Biographies and Interviews</a></h3>

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