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Smithsonian Institution

National Museum of Natural History: Invertebrate Zoology Collections Search

For Students 9th - 10th
A searchable database of the collections of invertebrates at the National Museum of Natural History. You can search by keyword, or in a more scientific way, such as by phylum or expedition.
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University of Calgary

Arctic Institute of North America: Photographic Database

For Students 9th - 10th
This page takes you to a database of over 8000 photographs of the Arctic from the late 1800s through the 20th century. The photos are from scientific expeditions, military and police patrols, explorers, etc. The largest set is from the...
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Other

Learning Link Finders: Filtering an Excel Database

For Students 9th - 10th
This course will teach you to filter an existing Microsoft Excel database and extract records meeting your criteria. It will cover Data Form Searches, AutoFiltering, Filtering to Match a Selection, and Advanced Filters. A Live Database...
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Smithsonian Institution

National Museum of Natural History: Department of Mineral Sciences Collections

For Students 9th - 10th
A searchable database of minerals and gems. Search by keyword or pre-defined characteristics. A Help section is available as well for aid in searching.
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Other

L Soft: Cata List Catalog of Listserv Lists

For Students 9th - 10th
This site is the catalog of LISTSERV lists. From this page, you can browse any of the 72,524 public LISTSERV lists on the Internet, search for mailing lists of interest, and get information about LISTSERV host sites. This information is...
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Academy of American Poets

Poets.org: Poets

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides a searchable database of the biographies of more than 2500 contemporary and classic poets. Browse all poets, filter the list by state and schools & movements, or search by name.
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Smithsonian Institution

National Museum of Natural History: Department of Mineral Sciences Collections

For Students 9th - 10th
Search the database of the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History for gems & minerals, meteorites with images, or petrology & volcanology.
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Other

Flags.net

For Students 3rd - 8th
Flags.net is a database of current and historical flags for countries, political subdivisions, organizations, and the like. Flags can be searched with virtually any criteria, from the name of a country to their colors.
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Lumen Learning

Lumen: Research Process: Finding Sources

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson plan focuses on how to find sources including information on research strategies: preliminary, intermediate, and advanced. It provides a variety of resources available in each level including videos: " How To Google Like A...
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University of Oxford (UK)

Beazley Archive: Greek Pottery

For Students 9th - 10th
Access to the pottery database and an introduction to Greek pottery. Techniques and styles including shapes and inscriptions are explained in detailed accompanied by photos. Search by a painter and/or potter and view their work, or use...
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Colorado State University

Colorado State University: Guide to Poisonous Plants

For Students 9th - 10th
A database that is very helpful when searching for info on different reactions to the poisons in the plants - mainly for animals though.
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Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Blast Into the Past Identify T. Rex's Closest Living Relative

For Students 9th - 10th
Believe it or not, scientists were recently able to recover tissue and partial sequence information for protein molecules from a 68-million-year-old Tyrannosaurus rex fossil. In this genomics science fair project, you will use the T....
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University of Utah

University of Utah: Ehsl: Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library Home Page

For Students 9th - 10th
Search this sizable library database for a variety of health sciences resources.
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College Grad

College Grad: Get the Job Guide

For Students 9th - 10th
College Grad is a site developed for specifically for entry-level individuals looking for a job. There is a variety of job-realted information that assists you in getting the job you want!