Staples High School Library Media Center
Resources by Subject

Arts & Theater:


Websites:

Jewlery

   
Lang Antique & Estate Jewelry
My Jewelry Box

 

 
 
Elizabethan Costuming 19th Century Artists Renaissance Art
Elizabethan
Elizabethan Costume and How to Starch a Ruff
Elizabethan Costume Page
Elizabethan Period Costumes
The Elizabethan Theatre
Surviving Elizabethan Costumes
Medieval and Renaissance Weddings
Renaissance Theatre History
Shakespeare's Globe Online
The Tudor Shoppe (commercial but interesting)

Theater

   
History of Theater
Theater History on the Web
Wild, Wonderful World of Theater History
Theater History.com
   
 



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Child Development:


English:



 

Health & Phys Ed:

Databases:

Health & Wellness Resource Center
Health Reference Center Academic
Health Source - Consumer Edition
MAS Ultra - School Edition
Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center
Teen Health and Wellness

Websites:
Health Education Sites
Ms. Garrity
 
American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
Canadian Child Welfare
Centers for Disease Control & Prevention
Club Drugs Home Page
Connecticut State Laws on Alcohol
Drug Enforcement Administration
Facts About Marijuana
Healthfinders
Kid's Health - Teen Suicide
Medline
Mothers Against Drunk Driving
National Institute on Drug Abuse
National Institute of Mental Health
National Institutes of Health
NOAH-New York Online Access to Health
Substance Abuse Statistics
Teen Decision Making
Teen Health Home Page
Top 20 Medical Websites
WebMD

 

Science:


Websites:
Human Biology
Horticulture
 Marine Biology

Penn State Integrated Pest Management Program Pest Problem Solver Site
UCONN Integrated Pest Management Program

NY State pest management
CT DEP: Wildlife Division
American Horticulture Society
Composting
The Horticulture Web
Landscaping - about.com
International Carnivorous Plant Society
Pennsylvania Horticulture Society
Essential Oils and Aromatherapy
Beneficial Insects
Pest Tracker at Purdue
 

Echinodermata
Florida Museum of Natural History Ichthyology Dept.
Links for Kingdoms
Marine Biology Phyla Brochure Project
Monterey Bay Aquarium
Museum of Paleontology
Six Kingdoms of Life
Trinity College Site:
Animal Classifications
Life in Captivity Dying to Entertain You-Whales
Brochure sample
 



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Social Studies:


Websites:
African Studies - Modern Day Nations
Early Americans

Famous Romans

Library of Congress - Country Studies
Ancient Roman Empresses
Famous Men of Rome
Famous Romans
Plutarch's Lives of Famous Romans and Greeks

Roman Women-BBC
Women in Rome

Founding Fathers
Israel-Palestine Conflict
World War II

Alexander Hamilton-NY Historical Society
American Memory - LOC
Colonial Hall
Founding Fathers info
Founding Fathers-Wikipedia
Letters of John and Abigail Adams-Mass. Historical Society
 

African-Americans in WWII
Best of History-World War II
Foreign Policy during WWII-ibiblio

Japanese Internment Collections
National Archives-African-Americans
National Archives-WWII Newsreels
Najavo Code Talkers
Native Americans in WWII
Primary Documents WWII
Rosie the Riveter-Homefront
WWII Documents-Yale
WW II Electronic Archives
WWII Maps and Atlases
WWII-Teacher Oz
WWII Video Clips-YouTube
WWII Sourcebook-Including Homefront

Zoot Suit Riots-PBS



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Technology:


Websites:
Organic Sound Effects for Radio Shows

A Catalog of Live Sound Effects by Tony Palermohttp://www.ruyasonic.com/sfx_catalog.htm

Audio Theater.com

http://shs.westport.k12.ct.us/staplesLMC/

Live Sound Effects by Professor Ebersolehttp://www.radiohour.wrek.org/links/uscolosfx.html

Old Time Radio Sound Effects by Jack Frenchhttp://www.old-time.com/sfx.html

Sound Effects by Dan Haefelehttp://www.otrsite.com/articles/sound.html

 Sound Effects in Early Radio Had Some Surpriseshttp://www.mwotrc.com/rr2004_12/earlysfx.htm

Sound Effects—The Art of Noise: Tony Palermo’s Sound Effects Closet http://www.ruyasonic.com/sfx_closet.htm

 


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World Language:


Websites:
World Language News Sources
Food Sources
Archaeological Digs
BBCMundo
Foreign Language News (from MIT)
Internet Public Library (worldwide newspapers)
OnlineNewspapers (original languages)
World-News (Newspapers, magazines, and sites)

 
Food Network (recipes)

Les Desaparecidos
 

El Norte El viaje de su vida
Mayan Culture Project

 

The Vanished Gallery http://www.yendor.com/vanished
Project Disappeared http://www.desaparecidos.org/arg/eng.html
(also see links at bottom)
bbcmundo
Guatemalan president to US
Testimony re genocide
Library of Congress
Rigoberta Menchú
Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles

The Maya Astronomy page
National Museum of Anthropology

Go Mexico
Lonely Planet Mexico
Minnesota State University Museum

Images of the Maya
The British Museum

Celebrando los dias festivos

Año Nuevo, España

http://www.bme.es/peques/ELBUSINFANTIL/MATERIALES/VOCABULARIO/navidad/Diccionario/ano%20nuevo.html

Carnaval, Uruguay

http://www.uruguaytotal.com/03_cultura/carnaval.htm

http://www.chasque.net/vecinet/carn2005.htm

Día de la Rosa y del Libro, Barcelona, España

http://www.oh-barcelona.com/es/guide_data/part_guidefiestas/

Día de los Muertos, México

http://www.dayofthedead.com/

http://www.mexonline.com/daydead.htm

Día de los Reyes Magos, España

Festival del Apostol, Santiago, España

http://www.red2000.com/spain/santiago/index.html

Los San Fermines, Pamplona, España

http://www.spanish-fiestas.com/spanish-festivals/pamplona-bull-running-san-fermin.htm

La corrida de toros,España

http://www.andalucia.com/bullfight/bullfighters/home.htm

http://www.spanishunlimited.com/spain/bullfight/index.asp

http://www.spain-info.com/Culture/bullfighting.htm

http://www.dlynnwaldron.com/Bullfighting/index.html

La Navidad, España

http://www.the-north-pole.com/around/spain.html

La quinceañera, el Ecuador

http://www.quinceanera-boutique.com/quinceaneratradition.htm

http://www.mexconnect.com/mex_/travel/dpalfrey/dpquince.html

http://www.mv-voice.com/morgue/2005/2005_03_04.teen1.shtml

La Tamborrada, San Sebastian, Basque Country

http://www.donquijote.org/culture/spain/fiestas/tamborrada.asp

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Sebastian

La Tomatina, España

http://www.lonelyplanet.com/theme/festivals/festivals_tomatina.htm

http://www.donquijote.org/culture/spain/fiestas/tomatina.asp

http://www.globalgourmet.com/destinations/spain/tomatina.html

Las Fallas de Valencia, España

http://www.euroresidentes.com/Fiestas/fallas.htm

http://www.2camels.com/festival_photos113.php3

http://www.fallas.com

Semana Santa, España

http://www.topics-mag.com/internatl/holidays/spain/easter-spain.htm

http://64.78.9.217/modulo.asp?IdProvincia=41&IdContenido=169#

http://www.spanishunlimited.com/spain/fiestas/semana-santa.asp

http://spainforvisitors.com/archive/features/semanasanta.htm

La noche de los rábanos, México 

http://www.lonelyplanet.com/bluelist/index.cfm?fa=main.viewList&list_id=995

http://gomexico.about.com/od/festivalsholidays/ig/Radish-Festival-Photos/

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

La feria de abril, Sevilla, España

http://www.spanish-fiestas.com/spanish-festivals/seville-april-fair.htm

http://www.donquijote.org/culture/spain/fiestas/feriadeabril.asp

Hogueras de San Juan, España

http://www.spanish-fiestas.com/spanish-festivals/hogueras-de-san-juan.htm

Feria de Pedro Romero, España

http://www.spanish-fiestas.com/ronda/feria-pedro-romero.htm

Fiestas del Pilar, España

http://www.spanish-fiestas.com/zaragoza/pilar-festival.htm

Festes de la Merce, Barcelona, España

http://www.spanish-fiestas.com/barcelona/festes-merce.htm

Fiesta de San Isidro, Madrid, España

http://www.spanish-fiestas.com/madrid/san-isidro.htm

Dia de Los Reyes Magos

http://www.euroresidentes.com/navidad/reyes-magos/dia-de-los-reyes-magos.htm


eBooks:
Encyclopedia of World Biography 2nd ed., 23v, 1998
Encyclopedia of World Biography Vol. 24, 2nd ed., 2005
Encyclopedia of World Biography Vol. 25, 2nd ed., 2005
Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia of Foods and Recipes of the World 4v, 2002


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