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Library Media Specialist:  Ms. Ahart

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Helpful Links!

To create a Works Cited page, go to:

http://www.easybib.com

SPHS Databases--Please see Miss St. John for the usernames and passwords for the following sites:

Grolier

EBSCOhost

Gale

Learn360

Career Cruising

Class Resources:

Web Site Links for Ms. Roffe's Project

Black Death Resources

http://www.middle-ages.org.uk/black-death.htm

http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/british/middle_ages/black_01.shtml

http://science.nationalgeographic.com/science/health-and-human-body/human-diseases/plague-article/

http://www.pbs.org/wnet/secrets/previous_seasons/case_plague/index.html

http://www.ucalgary.ca/applied_history/tutor/oldwrld/merchants/plague.html

http://health.howstuffworks.com/plague.htm

http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/sbook1w.html

http://www.mrdowling.com/703middleages.html

http://medievaleurope.mrdonn.org/

http://www.ancientgreece.co.uk/knowledge/challenge/cha_set.html

http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/science/medicine/plague.htm

http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/england_medieval.htm

lAIDS Resources

http://aids.gov/

http://www.avert.org/aids.htm

http://www.health.state.ny.us/diseases/aids/

http://www.amnh.org/exhibitions/epidemic/

http://www.trust.org/alertnet/crisis-centre/topic/health-and-disease/

http://www.mic.stacken.kth.se/Diseases/C20.html

http://www.aegis.com/

http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/resources/factsheets/http://www.time.com/time/2001/aidsinafrica/

http://www.noah-health.org/en/infectious/std/

http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/DiseasesIndex/DiseasesIndex

http://www.health.state.ny.us/healthaz/

http://hivinsite.ucsf.edu/

http://www.howstuffworks.com/immune-system.htm

http://www.cellsalive.com/toc_immun.htm

http://youthink.worldbank.org/issues/

http://www.time.com/time/2001/aidsinafrica/

http://www.aidsinfo.nih.gov/

http://www.ashastd.org

http://kidshealth.org/teen/sexual_health/stds/std_hiv.html

http://www.multcolib.org/homework/sochc.html

http://www.irinnews.org/irin-africa.aspx

http://www.microbiologybytes.com/video/index.html

http://www.path.cam.ac.uk/~mrc7/mikeimages.html

http://library.med.utah.edu/WebPath/TUTORIAL/TUTORIAL.html

http://molo.concord.org/database/browse/concept/Biology/592.html

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/aids/

http://profiles.nlm.nih.gov/VC/

http://www.sciencefriday.com/program/archives/200805096

http://www.cellsalive.com/toc_immun.htm

http://www.unaids.org/

http://www3.niaid.nih.gov/topics/HIVAIDS/Understanding/

http://www.who.int/hiv/en/

http://www.achievement.org/autodoc/page/hoa0pro-1

http://people.ku.edu/~jbrown/hiv.html

Web Site Links for Ms. Greenspan's Project

Sample Dance Studio Web Sites:

http://www.youshouldbedancing.net/viewDanceStyle.aspx

http://www.steppingoutstudios.com/content/latin-dances-0

http://www.nysalsa101.com/search/label/Health%20and%20Fitness

Dance Sites in Spanish

http://www.flamenco-world.com/index.htm

http://www.elportaldeltango.com/frnews.htm

http://www.red2000.com/spain/flamenco/1index.html

http://www.todotango.com/Spanish/Home.aspx

http://surdelsur.com/identidad/index.html

http://www.iasorecords.com/bachata-dance.cfm?language=es

http://www.justsalsa.com/salsa/history/articles/mambo/

http://www.buenosairestango.com/home.htm

http://surdelsur.com/

http://www.welcomeargentina.com/tango/

General:

http://www.centralhome.com/ballroomcountry/history.htm

http://www.come.to/ballroomdance

http://www.ballroomdancers.com/Dances/

http://surdelsur.com/identidad/indexingles.html

http://web.singnet.com.sg/~telemati/dance/steps/index.html

http://linus.socs.uts.edu.au/~don/pubs/modern.html

http://library.thinkquest.org/J002194F/mainpage.htm

http://www.turnstep.com/Moves/index.html

Bachata

http://worldmusic.nationalgeographic.com/view/page.basic/genre/content.genre/bachata_690

http://www.iasorecords.com/bachata-dance.cfm

http://www.ehow.com/bachata-dancing/

http://www.2step2.net/history%20Bachata.htm

http://www.bachatacrazy.com/bachata-dance.htm

http://www.buzzle.com/articles/bachata-dance-history.html

Cumbia

http://cumbiaexhibition.blogspot.com/2008/09/history.html

http://www.metacafe.com/watch/793861/cumbia_dance/

http://www.grupofantasia.com/cumbia.htm

http://www.dancing-latin.com/cumbia-dance.php

http://www.afropop.org/explore/style_info/ID/31/Cumbia/

Merengue

http://www.centralhome.com/ballroomcountry/merengue.htm

http://www.dancingthrulife.com/history-of-merengue.html

http://www.salsa-merengue.co.uk/revealit/dancemer.html

Salsa

http://www2.si.umich.edu//chico/salsa/

http://www2.si.umich.edu//chico/salsa/texts/chronology2.html

http://www.cam.net.uk/~aaa023/content/health/dancing/salsa.html

 Mambo

http://www.centralhome.com/ballroomcountry/mambo.htm

http://www.justsalsa.com/salsa/history/articles/mambo/roots/

http://www.justsalsa.com/salsa/history/articles/horacioriambau/

http://www.justsalsa.com/salsa/history/articles/mambo/

http://www.laventure.net/tourist/mambo.htm

 Cha cha cha

http://www.ballroomdancers.com/Dances/dance_overview.asp?Dance=CHA

http://www.centralhome.com/ballroomcountry/cha-cha-cha.htm

http://www.dancesport.uk.com/training/chacha.htm

http://www.ehow.com/how_4673_cha-cha.html

http://web.singnet.com.sg/~telemati/dance/latin/chacha.txt

 Rumba
http://ballroomdancemusic.info/Rhythm/Rumba.htm

http://web.singnet.com.sg/~telemati/dance/latin/rumba.txt

http://web.singnet.com.sg/~telemati/dance/steps/rumba.html

http://www.ibiblio.org/mao/cuba/trip_to_cuba.html

http://dictionary.infoplease.com/rumba

Tango

http://www.todotango.com/spanish/home.aspx

http://www.soundjunction.org/thetango.aspa

http://www.esto.es/tango/english/default.htm

http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/0312/sights_n_sounds/media2.html

http://argentour.com/en/tango/tango.php

http://buenosairestango.com/batingles/homengFRMOD.htm

http://www.dancesport.uk.com/training/tango.htm

http://www.studyspanish.com/comps/tango.htm

http://www.sonypictures.com/classics/tango/thetango.html

http://www.centralhome.com/ballroomcountry/tango.htm

 

Duranguense

http://www.ehow.com/how_4422162_dance-duranguense.html

http://ezinearticles.com/?How-to-Dance-Duranguense&id=4407839

http://latindancehistory.wordpress.com/2010/11/28/duranguense-norteno/

Flamenco

http://www.flamenco-world.com/flamenco.htm

http://www.red2000.com/spain/flamenco/

http://www.andalucia.com/flamenco/home.htm

www.flamenco-world.com/magazine/marie/cante/cante.htm

http://www.flamenco.org/glossary.html

http://www.flamenco-world.com/magazine/colab/foreign/foreign.htm

http://www.flamenco-world.com/magazine/dance/dance.htm

http://www.flamenco-world.com/what/what.htm

http://www.flamenco-world.com/magazine/frames1.htm

http://www.flamenco-world.com/artists/pacodelucia/tradicion2.htm

 

http://www2.si.umich.edu//chico/flamenco/

 Reggaeton

http://www.reggaetonfever.com/reggaeton_history.php

http://www.reggaetonfever.com/reggaeton_significant.php

http://www.reggaetonfever.com/reggaeton_articles.php

Zumba

http://dance.about.com/od/typesofdance/a/Zumba.htm

http://zumbaofmichigan.com/What2Expect.html

http://www.zumba.com/en-US/about/

http://zumbaworkout.org/

http://articles.cnn.com/2008-09-18/health/hm.zumba.dance.exercise_1_alberto-beto-perez-zumba-classes-zumba-fitness?_s=PM:HEALTH

http://abcnews.go.com/video/playerIndex?id=8539499 (ABC News Video)

http://www.doctoroz.com/videos/learn-zumba (Dr. Oz Video)

Web Site Links for Ms. Roman's Flag Project

General Country Information (Geographical, Cultural, Historical, etc.)

General info in Spanish:
http://www.americas-fr.com/es/geografia/geografia.html

General info in English:
http://www.latinworld.com/section/latin-america-country-profiles

http://www.worldatlas.com/aatlas/world.htm

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/country_profiles/default.stm

http://go.hrw.com/atlas/norm_htm/world.htm

https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/index.html

http://lanic.utexas.edu/

Biographical Information

http://www.infoplease.com/people.html

Cultural Information

http://lanic.utexas.edu/

http://marilee.us/intrntlfoods.html

http://www.worldtravelguide.net/

Peru

http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/453147/Peru

http://www.factmonster.com/ipka/A0107883.html

http://www.atlapedia.com/online/countries/peru.htm

http://www.history.com/topics/peru

http://travel.nationalgeographic.com/travel/countries/peru-facts/

Puerto Rico

http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/482879/Puerto-Rico

http://www.history.com/topics/puerto-rico

http://www.factmonster.com/ipka/A0113949.html

http://americanhistory.si.edu/vidal/

Venezuela

http://www.factmonster.com/ipka/A0108140.html

http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/625197/Venezuela

http://travel.nationalgeographic.com/travel/countries/venezuela-facts/

Dominican Republic

http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/168728/Dominican-Republic

http://www.factmonster.com/ipka/A0107475.html

http://travel.nationalgeographic.com/travel/countries/dominican-republic-facts/

Ecuador

http://www.factmonster.com/ipka/A0107479.html

http://travel.nationalgeographic.com/travel/countries/ecuador-facts/

http://www.atlapedia.com/online/countries/ecuador.htm

Cuba

http://www.atlapedia.com/online/countries/cuba.htm

http://www.factmonster.com/ipka/A0107443.html

http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/145542/Cuba

http://www.history.com/topics/cuba

http://travel.nationalgeographic.com/travel/countries/cuba-facts/

Colombia

http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/126016/Colombia

http://www.factmonster.com/ipka/A0107419.html

http://travel.nationalgeographic.com/travel/countries/colombia-facts/

 

Equatorial Guinea

http://www.factmonster.com/ipka/A0107493.html

http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/190664/Equatorial-Guinea

Argentina

http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/33657/Argentina

http://www.atlapedia.com/online/countries/argentin.htm

http://www.factmonster.com/ipka/A0107288.html

http://www.history.com/topics/argentina

http://travel.nationalgeographic.com/travel/countries/argentina-facts/

http://www.argentinaturistica.com/datosargen.htm

Costa Rica

http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/139528/Costa-Rica

http://travel.nationalgeographic.com/travel/countries/costa-rica-facts/

http://www.history.com/topics/costa-rica

http://www.factmonster.com/ipka/A0107430.html

http://www.atlapedia.com/online/countries/costa.htm

Panama

http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/440722/Panama

http://www.factmonster.com/ipka/A0107870.html

http://www.history.com/topics/panama

http://www.atlapedia.com/online/countries/panama.htm

http://travel.nationalgeographic.com/travel/countries/panama-facts/

Mexico

https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/mx.html

http://travel.nationalgeographic.com/travel/countries/mexico-facts/

http://www.factmonster.com/ipka/A0107779.html

http://www.atlapedia.com/online/countries/mexico.htm

http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/379167/Mexico

http://www.guiamundialdeviajes.com/country/170/general_information/Am%E9rica-del-Norte/Mexico.html

Honduras

http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/270769/Honduras

http://www.atlapedia.com/online/countries/honduras.htm

http://www.factmonster.com/ipka/A0107616.html

http://www.history.com/topics/honduras

http://travel.nationalgeographic.com/travel/countries/honduras-facts/

Chile

http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/111326/Chile

http://www.history.com/topics/chile

http://www.atlapedia.com/online/countries/chile.htm

http://www.factmonster.com/ipka/A0107407.html

http://travel.nationalgeographic.com/travel/countries/chile-facts/

Spain

http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/557573/Spain

http://www.factmonster.com/ipka/A0107987.html

http://www.atlapedia.com/online/countries/spain.htm

http://travel.nationalgeographic.com/travel/countries/spain-facts/

http://www.sispain.org/

Web Site Links for Ms. Ramos' Persepolis Social Class Collage

Yahoo! Creative Commons Search: http://search.yahoo.com/cc

Creative Commons: http://creativecommons.org

Every Stock Photo: http://www.everystockphoto.com/

Wikimedia Commons:  http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Main_Page

  

Web Site Links for Ms. Merizalde's Natural Disasters Project

General Sites

Earthguide

http://earthguide.ucsd.edu/

Exploring Earth

http://www.classzone.com/books/earth_science/terc/navigation/home.cfm

Discovering Plate Boundaries

http://terra.rice.edu/plateboundary/resources.html

Plate Tectonic Movement Visualizations

http://serc.carleton.edu/NAGTWorkshops/geophysics/visualizations/PTMovements.html

NASA’s Earth Observatory

http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/category.php?cat_id=12

Earthquakes

The World-Wide Earthquake Locator

http://tsunami.geo.ed.ac.uk/local-bin/quakes/mapscript/home.pl

Seismic Monitor

http://www.iris.edu/seismon/

USGS Earthquakes

http://www.usgs.gov/science/science.php?term=304

Volcanoes

Global Volcanism Program

http://www.volcano.si.edu/

USGS Volcanoes

http://www.usgs.gov/science/science.php?term=1209&type=feature

Volcano World

http://volcanoworld.wordpress.com/category/volcano-activity-reports/

Earth’s Active  Volcanoes

http://www.geo.mtu.edu/volcanoes/world.html

Volcano Images Page

http://www.ruf.rice.edu/~leeman/Volcano_images.html

Michigan Technological University’s Volcanoes Page

http://www.geo.mtu.edu/volcanoes/index.html

Web Site Links for Ms. Maldonado's Da Vinci Project

Sites about Leonardo's Inventions

Leonardo da Vinci:  Scientist, Inventor, Artist http://www.mos.org/leonardo/

The Renaissance Connection http://www.renaissanceconnection.org/

Leonardo: The Man & His Machines http://www.lairweb.org.nz/leonardo/

British Library Online Gallery Leonardo da Vinci  http://www.bl.uk/onlinegallery/features/leonardo/leonardo.html

Museo Nazionale della Scienza e della Tecnologia -- Leonardo da Vinci [English] http://www.museoscienza.org/english/leonardo/

The Drawings of Leonardo da Vinci http://www.drawingsofleonardo.org/

Universal Leonardo: Leonardo da Vinci online http://www.universalleonardo.org/

Sites that compare Leonardo's Inventions to Modern Versions

Visions of the Future: http://www.mos.org/sln/leonardo/visionsofthefuture.html

Leonardo da Vinci Invention: Genuis and Mastery  http://www.gadgets-gizmos-inventions.com/Leonardo-Da-Vinci-invention.html

Leonardo da Vinci's Inventions: http://www.boston.com/business/personaltech/Galleries/DaVinciGadgets?pg=10

General Sites about the Renaissance

WebMuseum:  Leonardo da Vinci: http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/glo/renaissance/

Renaissance:  http://www.learner.org/interactives/renaissance/

 Web Site Links for Ms. Maldonado's Middle Ages Project

Middle Ages

http://www.themiddleages.net/

http://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/history/middleages/contents.html

http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/medieval/index.htm

http://www.teacheroz.com/Middle_Ages.htm

http://www.historylink101.com/midieval.htm

http://www.medieval-life.net/life_main.htm

http://www.middle-ages.org.uk/middle-ages-timeline.htm

Feudalism

http://www.historyonthenet.com/Medieval_Life/feudalism.htm

http://www.regentsprep.org/Regents/global/themes/politicalsystems/feudalism.cfm

http://www.kidspast.com/world-history/0259-japanese-feudalism.php

http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/medieval/government/feudalism.htm

Kings

http://www.middle-ages.org.uk/kings-in-middle-ages.htm

http://library.thinkquest.org/10949/fief/medfeudal.html

Pope

http://www.middle-ages.org.uk/popes-middle-ages.htm

http://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/history/middleages/church.html

http://medievaleurope.mrdonn.org/popeleo.html

 

Knights

http://www.knightsandarmor.com/index.htm

http://www.middle-ages.org.uk/middle-ages-knights.htm

http://www.themiddleages.net/life/knights.html

http://library.thinkquest.org/10949/fief/medknight.html

http://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/history/middleages/knighthood.html

Samurai

http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e2127.html

http://www.history.com/topics/samurai-and-bushido

http://www.factmonster.com/dk/encyclopedia/samurai.html

http://dictionary.factmonster.com/bushido

http://historymedren.about.com/gi/o.htm?zi=1/XJ&zTi=1&sdn=historymedren&cdn=education&tm=40&f=00&tt=14&bt=0&bts=0&zu=http%3A//www.samurai-archives.com/

http://historymedren.about.com/od/japan/Medieval_Japan.htm

http://www.sscnet.ucla.edu/anthro/faculty/fiske/135b/japan.htm

Ms. Greenspan's Flag Project

Additional Online Resources

General Country Information (Geographical, Cultural, Historical, etc.)

General info in Spanish:
http://www.americas-fr.com/es/geografia/geografia.html

General info in English:
http://www.latinworld.com/section/latin-america-country-profiles

http://www.worldatlas.com/aatlas/world.htm

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/country_profiles/default.stm

http://go.hrw.com/atlas/norm_htm/world.htm

https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/index.html

Mexico:
http://www.guiamundialdeviajes.com/country/170/general_information/Am%E9rica-del-Norte/Mexico.html

Argentina:
http://www.argentinaturistica.com/datosargen.htm

Puerto Rico

http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puerto_Rico

Biographical Information

http://www.infoplease.com/people.html

Cultural Information

Collection of Puerto Rican Art:  http://americanhistory.si.edu/vidal/

Biographical information on Conquistadors:  http://www.pbs.org/conquistadors/

Latin American Network Information Center:  http://lanic.utexas.edu/