Cool Site of the
Day - this site picks a cool site every day and allows you to vote on
exactly how cool (or uncool) it is. At the end of the year they let you
vote on Cool Site of the Year. This site also has cool sites under
specific categories. This should be your first stop for web surfing!!
Wired Antarctica - From the site:"In these pages, you will learn
about the fragile environment of Antarctica, the science that takes
place there and the people who actually like working in this cold
place."
Ancient Stone of
Scotland - If Stonehenge intrigues you, you may be interested in this.
The site pictures and very briefly describes hundreds of ancient stone
circles and cairns in Scotland. Unfortunately, it doesn't tell you much
about why the stones are there, but it's neat to look at anyway.
America's
Story - A fun American History site from the Library of Congress.
Next Generation -
A monthly forum written by teenagers, for teenagers.
Printz
Award for Excellence in YA Lit.
- check out the winner and runners up for the latest national award.
CyberTeens - where
creative teens rule.
Interpret -
A Net publication: "Interpret is about telling your story,
your way." Submit and/or read others' true stories from your
past, fictional stories, and poetry.
Absolute
Trivia - Trivia and a totally trivia search engine!
Everything
Everest - A directory of all stories related to Mt. Everest including
photos of expeditions.
Homework Central's Spotlight on Black History Month -
A great site to visit for information on Black History Month.
Frontline:
Apocalypse! -
Feel let down from the Y2K hype? Read about all the other apocalyptic
scares from the very beginning of civilization.
Youdraw Humanity at
Human Proportions - The home for a project that attempts to visually
express exactly how large the world's population is. Your drawing could
become part of the project!
Africam - This site
hosts multiple web cams on different game reserve sights. You may see
elephants, giraffes, and other animals! If it's night in Africa when
you're surfing, try the highlights page
for the best picture of the day. (The link also is found among all the cam
links listed at the very bottom of the page.)
How Christmas
Works
Alcatraz Official Web Page -
The National Park Service's official web site for Alcatraz includes many
pictures, links and information about the famous (and infamous) jail and
island of Alcatraz.
The
Sports Cliche List - Ever get sick of hearing the same old sayings
during the Steelers/Penguins/Pirates games coverage? Everyone must have
memorized their lines from this sight! Extensive lists of all those
phrases you hear over and over and over....
Useless Knowledge Trivia Site -
Fun site with trivia toons; quote, fact, and word of the day; quizzes and
more! Why does this stuff seem easier to remember than what you learn in
school?
Internet Public Library's Teen Section
-
Home-made pages about career searching and paper writing, along with a
great collection of links chosen by a librarian and teens. The links
collection has 13 different subject areas covering just about
everything you're looking for!
The
Mayflower Web Pages - Absolutely everything you would ever want or
need to know about the Mayflower and its passengers the Pilgrims.
Includes info about the ship, documents related to the Mayflower,
passenger lists, and historical information. Even has a section that
guides students to possible helpful parts of the page (see the Message to
Students section).
Teen
Hoopla - For those of you not big on change, this is the site that was
linked to from Mt. Lebanon's main page.
Student Center
- A web community for students. Info, links, and chat are some of the
features.
Embark.com -
The site to visit if you are thinking about going to college. Aids in
choosing the right school, applying, financial matters, and what to do once you
get there!