Links to Reference and Information Sites
WWWinfo BABEL FISH
Translate anything into anything else.
http://world.altavista.com/
Choose the Best Search for Your Information Need
http://www.noodletools.com/debbie/literacies/information/5locate/adviceengine.html
...this informative and up-to-date page provides students and you with the information needed to make educated decisions about the places to search for specific types of data
WWWinfo Want some answers get them here - this is a great site
for students and it access many fantastic resources including Wiki
This resource offers an encyclopedic responses to questions, and
is continually updated. http://www.answers.com/
English, Medical, Legal, Financial, and Computer Dictionaries, Thesaurus, Acronyms, Encyclopedia, a Literature Reference Library, and a Search Engine all in one!
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WASH YOUR HANDS
Infection Detection Protection
http://www.amnh.org/nationalcenter/infection/infectionindex.html
"Microbes are the oldest form of life on Earth. Some types have
existed for billions of years. These single-cell organisms are invisible
to the eye, but they can be seen with microscopes. Microbes live in
the water you drink, the food you eat, and the air you breathe. Right
now, billions of microbes are swimming in your belly and crawling on
your skin. Don't worry, over 95% of microbes are harmless." This
entire exhibit (from the American Museum of Natural History) is
fabulous, but the best clicks are the Shockwave games with names
like Bacteria in the Cafeteria and Infection!
Microbe.org
http://www.microbe.org/
Developed by the American Society for Microbiology, Microbe.org
introduces middle school students to microbiology with colorful
images and friendly text. They even have a special section on
hand washing, where I learned that although 94% of Americans
say they wash their hands after using the bathroom, only 68%
really do. Ughh! Other excellent clicks are the science experiments
for home or classroom, and the career section.
Microbe Zoo
http://commtechlab.msu.edu/sites/dlc-me/zoo/
Using a zoo metaphor, Microbe Zoo explores microbe ecology,
the study of microbes in their environment. Created for upper-elementary
and middle school students, the site is divided into five environments:
Animal Pavilion (with instructions on building a dung chamber in
Poo Corner) , DirtLand (Who knows what evil lurks in that dirt pile? Microbiologists
do.), Snack Bar (hmm . . . yummy yogurt), Space
Adventure (microbes on Mars?) and Waterworld.
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