This page contains links to web sites submitted by the faculty and librarian of Marple Newtown High School. All of the web sites listed here contain accurate information for student research. Please take the time to thoroughly browse these links for the information you need before 'surfing' the web. We are certain that most of your research needs for projects here at Marple Newtown High School can be met with these links.
Hobson's Collegeview - search for a college/university using CollegeView; lots of virtual tours & scholarship information
FinAid - the "Smart Student Guide to Financial Aid"
Peterson's - comprehensive website for investigating colleges/universities, careers, finances, employment
Sallie Mae: Student Loan Marketing Center
U.S. News College and Careers Center
Art
Art History Network - a one stop resource for Art History, Archaeology and Architecture resources on the web.
Artcyclopedia - the fine art search engine
Olga's Gallery - dedicated to the works of the artists all over the world. New artists added weekly.
WebMuseum - general collections and special collections of art from around the world. Most of the classic works of art can be found here.
Music
Music History 102 - a collection of web links related to western music -- composers, styles, guides.
Music History Resources - an archive of outlines and notes compiled on Music History while completing doctoral studies at Harvard University.
Francisco Goya - a pictoral review of Goya's work
Francisco Goya - biographical information on Goya
Spain - information about the country of Spain, in spanish
Dr. Koop - medical web page sponsored by the former Surgeon General of the U.S
Get Active Stay Active - A site to motivate teens to become physically active.
Global Fitness - fitness, exercise, healthy weight loss programs
Healthfinder - an Award Winning Federal Web site designed for consumers, developed by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, along with other Federal agencies.
InnerLearning On-line - human anatomy online
President's Challenge - a challenge that encourages all Americans to make being active a part of their everyday lives.
Weddings
Court TV's Legal Cafe - getting married
Everything to do about Weddings
Marriage Law & Name change - what it takes to get married today, and the name options after marriage
Ultimate Internet Wedding Guide
Wedding Pages - guide to wedding information and services
WeddingChannel.com - "everything you need to plan the perfect wedding"
Weddings Online - guide to wedding information and services
Wedding Details - an online wedding planning service
| CHAUCER | ETYMOLOGY | HUMANITIES | LITERATURE | SHAKESPEARE |
British Library's Caxton's Chaucer - two editions of Chaucer's Canterbury Tales, printed in 1476 and 1483. View the original text and follow links to the life and times of Chaucer, as well as sites useful for critical analysis.
Canterbury Tales - A web site created to facilitate Studies in the Age of Chaucer. Biblical allusions as well as general literary analysis.
Geoffrey Chaucer - Harvard University web page Chaucer course web site. Good for general Chaucer and his times information as well as text analysis and literary allusions.
Behind the Name - the etymology and history of first names
Etymology - Easton Language Education's web page with lots of links to pages of special interest to individuals exploring the English language
Fun with Words - is the website dedicated to amusing quirks, peculiarities, and oddities of the English language. The aim is to provide a site about wordplay which is both entertaining and educational
A Little Etymology - the Greek and Latin roots of words are provided, as well as links to other useful etymology web sites.
Martha Barnette's Fun Words Archive - pronunciation, derivation and meaning of many words, along with examples of how they're used in speech
Merriam Webster's Dictionary Online
Online Etymology Dictionary - a wonderful source for "explanations of what our words meant and how they sounded 600 or 2,000 years ago.
Word Wizard Portal - all kinds of wonderful stuff about the English language including word origins, meanings, etc. This is a VERY busy web page so do your best to get onto it early in the day!
Web Quest: King Arthur and the Search for the Holy Grail - web site created for a Humanities course at Marple Newtown High School
A Literary Index - provides both an overview and a review of the more significant collections of Internet literary resources of interest to scholars, students, and lovers of literature.
Celebration of Women Writers - links to literary sources about specific women authors
Reviewsofbooks.com - A one-stop shop for reviews of recently released books.
Women Writers - a Literary Online Zine For and By Women
Hamlet Online - a wonderful site for anyone wanting to know more about Hamlet.
Mr. William Shakespeare and the Internet
Shakespeare - Shakespeare site hosted at MIT
The Tragedy of Hamlet Prince of Denmark
Altapedia Online - full color physical and political maps, facts and statistics
Biography - home page of the A&E's Biography; biographies on historical and contemporary figures
CIA World Factbook - an excellent resource for information about most countries on all of the continents
Corbis Photos - a large collection of photographs and fine art for viewing
Country Studies - Library of Congress "Area Handbook" series
Discovery Channel Online - a great web site to "discover" the world around us
Information Please - on-line dictionary, encyclopedia & almanac
Internet Public Library - first public library of the internet
KidsConnect Favorite Sites - collection of sites found useful by librarians who answer questions on-line for students
Library of Congress - the Nation's Library contains lots of specific collections, primary source documents, and links to a variety of REALLY useful web sites.
LibrarySpot - on-line library
National Archives and Records Administration
Public's Library - the public's internet "library and digital archive."
Surname Registry - Surname's geneology search engine
WWWebster Dictionary - online Mirriam-Webster's dictionary
Web Museum - network of museums with part or whole collections viewable on the internet
Worldbook Online - an online version of the classic World Book Encyclopedia -- lots of multimedia
AP Statistics
David Lane's site - has links to other sites on the web
Omega Stats Questions - more than 500 multiple choice questions contributed by students
Simon Fraser Univ. Statistics -- Multiple Choice - multiple choice statistics questions
Simon Fraser Univ. Statistics -- Long Answer - long answer statistics questions
StatSoft -this Electronic Statistics Textbook offers training in the understanding and application of statistics.
SticiGui - Statistics Tools for Internet and Classroom Instruction with a Graphical User Interface
General
Statistics - a page, hosted by Drexel University, of links for statistics
Mrs. Greene-Larsen's web page - created for students taking AP Computer Science, Introduction to Computer Programming, Web Programming, and Pre-Calc.
Platonic Solids
Imaging the Imagined: Platonic Solids & Polyhedra
Platonic Solids - from the online Mathematics Encyclopedia
Smoke & Mirrors: Platonic Solids in Orbit
AMDOCS - documents for the study of American history: 1400 - present day.
American Colonist's Library - a collection of historical works which contributed to the formation of American politics, government, culture and ideals.
American Memory Collection - a digitized collection of primary source print and nonprint materials.
Digital History - this site contains resource guides, encyclopedias, essays, biographies, and Primary Source documents for variety of American studies.
EuroDocs - primary historical documents from Western Europe.
From Revolution to Reconstruction - an index on the primary sources and transcripts this project contains and provides.
The Nine Planets - a multimedia tour of the solar system.
Solar System - the solar system as presented by the National Geographic Society's web page. Also contains links to useful, related resources.
Solar System - in-depth text and illustrations of the planets in our solar system
Sky and Telescope's Comet Page - information about bright comets of interest to amateur astronomers
Sky and Telescope's Moon & Planets Page - illustrated articles from the magazine about the planets & moon
Views of the Solar System - multimedia presentation of the solar system
Chemical Manufacturers
ICN Pharmaceuticals - biochemical data sheets provided by MP Biomedicals -- formerly ICN Pharmaceuticals
Sigma-Aldrich - search page for chemical information
Spectrum Chemical - chemical search page
General Chemical Information
ChemFinder - chemical structure queries
NIST Chemistry WebBook - National Institute of Standards & Technology Chemistry reference book
Ingredients & Functions
Review of Food Chemistry - digestion and food chemistry
Materials and Safety Data
EXTOXNET Global Search - EXtension TOXicology Network
Material Safety Sheets - links to find material data sheets on the internet
Vermont SIRI MSDS Collection - Vermont Safety Information Resources Material Safety Data Sheets
Biosphere - explores the principals of ecology
Canadian Genetic Disease Network - links to network web sites; all address genetic diseases
GeneticOrg Home - Kleinfelter's Syndrome and associated genetic disorders
GenLink - a multimedia database resource for human genetics and telomere research
Rare Genetic Diseases - various resources and links regarding rare genetic diseases
CNN Interactive: World Regions: Africa - world news Africa
Columbia University African Studies Internet Resources
Discovery Channel's Africa: first page of an extensive index of countries in Africa
National Geographic - home page
Rift Valley Safaris - home page
Tales from Africa - graphic wildlife and travel cyberdiaries
Civil War Home Page - home page for information from (and about) the Civil War
CBS MarketWatch - stock market data, portfolios, personal finance & mutual funds
Entrepreneur Magazine - the "online small business authority"
USA Today - online version of this daily newspaper
American History - a self-explanatory online database purchased by MNHS the Library from ABC-Clio. To use from home, you must have the user name and password, which you can get from the librarian.
American Memory Collection - historical collections from the Library of Congress' National Digital Library
BBC News - British Broadcasting Corporation's News web page
CIA World Factbook - an excellent resource for information about most countries on all of the continents
Country Studies - Library of Congress "Area Handbook" series
Current History - journal of contemporary world affairs
History & Social Studies @ EdSitement/MarcoPolo - a collection of valuable web links to sites from the 'Arctic Studies Center' to 'Goethe Institute' to 'Galileo Project' to 'Perseus Project.'
History Channel - search "Any topic. Any time. By the world's leading historians."
History Matters - site serves as a gateway to Web resources and offers unique teaching materials, first-person primary documents and threaded discussions on U.S. history.
Internet History Sourcebooks - collections of public domain and copy-permitted historical texts presented cleanly (without advertising or excessive layout) for educational use.
PBS [Public Broadcasting System] Online
Teaching World History on the Internet - a listing of web sites classified by specific periods and events in history.
World History - a self-explanatory online database purchased by MNHS the Library from ABC-Clio. To use from home, you must have the user name and password, which you can get from the librarian.
American Government - a self-explanatory online database purchased by MNHS the Library from ABC-Clio. To use from home, you must have the user name and password, which you can get from the librarian.
U.S. Congress on the Internet - legislative information on the internet
Atlapedia Online - full color physical and political maps, facts and statistics
Caste System - pattern of social classes in Hinduism
Japan - Japan web page from King Middle School
Maps of India - a collection of maps of India depicting the major features of the country
Russian Studies Materials - a collection of web links to sites that pertain to Russian history and culture. Several of the links contain primary source materials.
Department of Conservation and Natural Resources
Pennsylvania - Growing Greener - land use and 'green space' preservation in the state
State of Pennsylvania Home Page
Centre for Reformation and Renaissance Studies - links to related web sites
Martin Luther - biographical and timeline-type information on Martin Luther and the protestant reformation
The Smalcald Articles - Articles of Christian doctrine which were to have been presented to the council in Mantua, or wherever else the council was to have been convened, in the year 1537.
Reformation Guide - links to web sites that address the reformation period
Scottish History - over 6,000 pages of great accounts of battles, regiments, and general history of Scotland. You'll also find complete books to read.
Virtual Renaissance - a text "tour" through Renaissance society
Web Museum - Renaissance - text on the art & artists of the Renaissance
Daily Life in Ancient Civilizations - daily life in ancient Egypt, Greece, Rome, India & China
EuroDocs - Western European primary historical documents
Internet Modern History Sourcebook - scientific, political & industrial revolution
Index of Oral History - collection of personal accounts of the events of World War II
World War II Oral History - oral histories from individuals as well as stories and diaries written by WWII-era individuals
World War II Poster Collection - Northwestern University Library's government pub poster collection
World War II Posters - poster art from World War II
World War II Timeline - timeline by date and topic with links
All Clip Art Site - 1000's of clipart, animations, images, web graphics and more.
Free Backgrounds - over 1,000 backgrounds for absolutely nothing!
Freewalls - free wallpaper site. Most are about music but some are about games
Mrs. Greene-Larsen's web page - created for students taking AP Computer Science, Introduction to Computer Programming, Web Programming, and Pre-Calc.
Original Clipart - searchable database of free graphics sites on the web
PezAtlas - site created by two digital artists with free backgrounds and wallpapers