Social Studies

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This site covers most major historic events.
This is an evolving digital library for searching the ancient world.
21 great websites for Social Studies – for students and teachers!
English – Language Arts
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http://www.ncte.org
The National Council of Teachers of English includes sites on literature and writing.
This is an interactive language arts and journalism project for middle students.
FIGMENT – place for posting your own writing.
Teen Ink – a site for submitting your writing
New Works Cited template based on MLA 8.
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Internet Reference Resources
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Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners
North of Boston Library Exchange
Swampscott Public Library – books, databases, CDs, DVD’s and ebooks!
Looking for a quotation? Try Bartlett’s online
NOBLE for Kids – resources, including homework help and pages for teachers & parents
Foreign Language
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List of free online language dictionaries
There are vast amounts of information here about France.
General Interest
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Public Broadcasting
USA Today
National Middle School Association
Boston Globe Newspapers in Education
Teen Health – site for health information
Boston Herald Newspapers in Education
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The American Association for the Advancement of Science contains everything that’s current in science from daily news stories to electronic product information.
Khan Academy – math, science, art history, test prep – all for free!
NASA for students
SCRATCH program
This is the site of The Highline Advanced Math Program
Try your math wits at Funbrain.
Harvard Museum of Natural History resources for teachers – videos and lectures