BIOGRAPHY

Academy of Achievement http://www.achievement.org/
A good place to start in any search for biographical material.

Anne Frank http://www.annefrank.com/
Student information about Anne's life & diary

BOOKS & READING

Internet public Library www.ipl.org/div/teen/
Teenspace -features include, what to read, careers, homework help, style etc.

Kidsreads http://www.kidsreads.com/
Links to authors, book reviews & series

Teen Reading www.ala.org/teenread/
Links to surveys, resources & teen reading lists

HEALTH

Doctor over time www.pbs.org/wgbh/aso/tryit/doctor/#
Visit a doctor at three different periods in time 1900, 1950, & 1998. Choose a symptom & the doctor will diagnose & treat you.

Eating Disorders Association http://www.edauk.com/
Various eating disorders are defined & discussed.

The Fitness Jumpsite http://primusweb.com/fitnesspartner/
A calculator lets you work out how many calories you'll burn in various activities.

The reconstructors http://reconstructors.rice.edu/
Cartoon style interactivity - Earth 2252, it's ten years after a Plague killed millions- your task is how to find out how they used to make "painkillers"

Your gross & cool body http://yucky.kids.discovery.com/flash/index.html.
Poop, gas, dandruff, sweat, zits, ear wax & more. Pick a body function & investigate

HISTORY

Become a Spice trader www.learner.org/exhibits/renaissance/spicetrade/begintrip.php3
Set sail in your fully rigged galleon to trade cloth, copper & iron for spices. Will your decisions be profitable?

Holocaust www.remember.org/
Information & survivor stories.

Underground Railroad http://www.nationalgeographic.com/railroad/
Make your own journey to freedom - will you make the right choices?

MOVIES

Hollywood www.hollywood.com/
News, features, interviews etc.

Internet Movie database www.imdb.com/
Research popular movies, news, information on stars & directors & movie trivia.

VOLCANOES

Volcano World http://volcanoworld.wordpress.com/