Wooster School - John D. Verdery Library

Astronomy and Stars

• The Hubble Deep Field: The Most Important Image Ever Taken
• NASA, Stars, and Galaxies
• NASA page on the Universe with index and searches available topics range.
• NASA Homepage
• Astronomy.com - Solar System
• Astronomy For Kids - Thinkquest
• Windows to the Universe
• Astronomy for Kids ....and supervised adults
  

Flight and Rocketry

• What vehicles are best for space travel?
• This website is about one vision, based on today's technology, on how we can make Affordable to the Private Individual Space Flight a reality.
  

Space Exploration

• NASA Centennial of Flight
• Wright Brothers: First in Flight
• CNN article on the Pathfinder and exploring Mars
• CNN Space Exploration page
• The Hubble Site
• Deep Impact
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The Sun

• Sun Facts
• More fun with the Sun
  

Planets

• An Overview of the Solar System
• All about the Planets
• Mission to Mars
  

Problems in Space Exploration

• Lots of space info, problems, and interesting stuff
• Problems of thinking about humans and space
  

• Secrets of Ancient Navigation
  

Who's Who in Space

• Further Links source

• Big Bang
• Enchanted Learning - All About space
• NASA - Space Place
• Amazing Space
• StarChild
• NASA Kids
• NASA Sky Watch
• Kennedy Space Center
• Johnson Space Center

• KidsAstronomy.com
• Mysteries of Deep Space- PBS
• SETI Institute Online
• Shambles Space LINKS
• Images from Mars
• The Nine Planets- A Multimedia Tour of the Solar System

• Virtual Skies Main Menu
  
  
• Digital Photo Collection - Lockheed Martin

Grolier Resources (click here to access)
Available at home too, ask librarian for user name and password

• Grolier Multimedia
• Land & Peoples
• New Book of Knowledge
• Popular Science

Encyclopedia Britannica On-line
Available at home too, ask librarian for user name and password

• Encyclopedia Britannica
• Compton's Encyclopedia
• Britannica Elementary
• Web Site Links
• Videos

Student Research Center - History & Science
For projects and class assignments, this is the place to start! Choose content sources (Magazines, Newspapers, Biographies, Country Reports, Film & Video), browse by topic headings, use an online dictionary and encyclopedia, explore top searches of the day, and even limit searches according to reading levels.

• The Middle Ages
• Blooodaxe's History Links
• The Labyrinth
• The Cathedral Church of Saint John the Divine
• St. John the Divine
• Ian's Land of Castles
• Castles of Britain
• The English Medieval Castle
• Middle Ages Web Pathfinder
• Bulfinch's Mythology: The Age of Chivalry
• The Medieval Technology Timeline
• Medieval/Renaissance Food
• Renaissance and Baroque Architecture
• Renaissance Architecture
• Renaissance Art and Architecture
• Renaissance Exhibits Collection
• Renaissance: What Inspired This Age of Balance and Order?

• Mrs. Newman's Intermediate Multiage
  Presents... The Middle Ages
• The Middle Ages
• Odin's Castle of Dreams & Legends
• PBS Medieval Siege

• Castles of the World
• The Medieval Atlas
• The Middle Ages (Annenberg/CPB)

• WebQuest - Birth of the Early Middle Ages

• The Mummy's Tomb
• Frankenstein's Lightning Laboratory
• Chernobyl: A Nuclear Disaster
• Meltdown at Three Mile Island - PBS
• Inside Three Mile Island
• Three Mile Island Alert

• EduGreen - Energy
• Energy Information Administration - Energy for Kids
• Energy Quest - California Energy Commission

• Amusement Park Physics - Annenberg/CPB
• Design a Roller Coaster

• Six Flags
• Universal Orlando
• Hershey Park
• Lake Compounce
• Cedar Point

• Planet Energy
• Energy Quest
• CA Consumer Energy Center
• Renewable Energy and Sustainable Energy Systems in Canada - Links to other sites
• Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Network - U.S. Dept. of Energy
• Energy Information Administration - Energy for Kids

Katherine Paterson

• The Official Katherine Paterson Website
• Children's Literature Newsletter - Katherine Paterson
• Katherine Paterson - Penguin Books
• Authors On-line - An Interview

• LEARNING ABOUT THE AUTHOR AND ILLUSTRATOR PAGES
• Children's Literature: Meet Authors & Illustrators
• Author's Gallery
• Wooster School's LS Classroom Authors
• Biographical Links
• Familiar Authors - Creative Writing for Kids Net Link

Jane Yolen

• The Official Jane Yolen Website
• Authors On-line - An Interview
• BookPage Interview with Jane Yolen
• Bibliography of her books

Kid Authors Web Site

Island of the Blue Dolphins - WebQuest