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30 Organug Rd.
York, Maine 03909 • (207) 363-4214
Today is: Thursday,17 May,2012 09:22:37 AM

Online Resources for Students
Grade 6

Arctic Animals
Astronomy Sites
Canada
Alberta's Endangered Species

Arctic Refuge: Wildlife

Arctic Studies Center, this site contains information about the people, history ,animals, and environment of the arctic

Enchanted Learning-Arctic Animals

Excellent site for tons of stuff such as many arctic and Antarctic animals, including simple sketches of many of them. Also plant life, weather conditions, and much more!!!

Kids Planet ESPECIES Animal Fact sheets

Sea World/Busch Gardens Animal Resources

Here you can find information on Polar Bears, Walruses, Baleen, Beluga, and Killer Whales


Funbrain Constellation Quiz

Moon and Earth Phase Viewer

The Nine Planets

Phases of the Moon and Percent of the Moon Illuminated

StarChild: A Learning Center for Young Astronomers

Views of the Solar System

Windows to the Universe
To change American Dollars to Canadian dollars, use this Currency Converter:

For information about Canada and the provinces:

General facts for each province with links to other sites

Symbols of the Province

About.com portal for Canadian Provinces

Encyclopedia articles

Links to all provinces and general facts on Canada

General Information on Canada

Site portal for Canadian provinces and cities. Links organized into 22 major categories and by province, regions, and major cities.

InfoPlease.com General information on Canada, map, and flag

Introduction to the Government of Canada Official Site
The official web site of the government of Canada

Statistics on Canada

Traveling in Canada

Canada WorldWeb Travel Guide: Tourism and travel information for Canada.

Excellent site for planning a trip in Canada

Parks Canada
(Link to the National Parks in Canada, by province)

Traveling Canada
Chemistry
International Day
Native Plants
Chem4Kids

Chemical Elements

Periodic Table

WebElements
United Nations--Infonation Data Base

US Census Bureau Summary Demographic Data

US Department of State Background Notes

The Virtual Tourist

World Fact Book

LATIN AMERICA, general sites

Latin America arts and culture etc.

Latin America Network Information Center

Latin America on the Net

South American Adventures

Patagonia
The Living Edens:  Patagonia
Manu
The Living Edens:  Manu, Peru's Hidden Rainforest

The Pampas of Argentina
If you are using a search engine to find information on your plant you may have better luck if you use the plant's scientific name

eNature Field Guides

List of endangered plants by state

Maine Native Plant Recommendations:  Common Name Index

Nature Watch-Celebrating wildflowers

Northeast Wetland Flora

PFAF Database Search

Try this search engine first to find your plant's scientific name

Plant of the Northeast and their uses by Native American Indians

USDA Forest Service - CELEBRATING WILDFLOWERS Coloring Book

United State Department of Agriculture Plant Database

Shakespeare
Science in the News
South American First People
Collected Works of William Shakespeare with search engine to locate lines in plays

Shakespeare.about.com portal to resources

Mr. William Shakespeare and the Internet

Shakespeare's Grammar: Glossary search engine

Shakespeare Online

Welcome to the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust

Astronomy Today-News

Discovery News

Environmental News Network

Space.com

National Geographic News (Articles on many different science topics)

Scholastic News Zone: Super Science

ScienceDaily Magazine

Science in the Headlines

Science News Online

Scientific American News Briefs

Time for Kids/News

Aztec

Aztec calendar to convert dates

Nahuatl Culture
resources about Aztec culture including beauty tips

Inca

Ice Treasures of the Inca

The Inca Trail and Machu Picchu

Mayans

Welcome to Maya Adventure (a virtual Mayan trip)

Maya Mathematics

Maya Astronomy page






 


 



 


 





 


 






 Last Modified: 11 May,2012