MATH and SCIENCE

MATH

• From Homework Kansas use live online tutoring
• Could You Pass 8th-Grade Math?
• National Council of Teachers of Mathematics read the latest NCTM standards
• American Math Society
• KSU math dept.
• KU math home page
• OSU Math Dept. home page
• HRW's parent helps
• Algebrahelp.com is a nice site with many study tips
• For help in algebra, try also Purplemath.com
• How about learning math on-line at GoMath.com
• Try ExploreMath for an interactive flash multimedia presentation of several topics
• Interactive Mathematics Miscellany and Puzzles
• PBS mathline for teacher resources
• Math in our Daily Lives, created to increase public awareness about its importance
• Rick's Math Web resources for all
• The Geometry Center for various resources
• BBC's Education WebGuide helpful list of websites for students, parents, & teachers
• CRC concise encyclopedia of mathematics
• Dave's Math Tables a good informational site
• Mrs. Glosser's Math Goodies interactive exercises for pre-algebra
• Math tools
• QuickMath for automatic math solutions
• Math Forum: K-12 Algebra, classroom materials, software, and internet projects by topic
• Ask Dr. Math email your own question, or peruse lots of archived Q & A
• math in the movies just for fun
• 9th grade proficiency test
• archives.math an excellent jump site - just type in your topic
• Mathmagic for the inquiring mind needing a challenge
• Try Fantasy Stock Market to learn how to invest and play monthly or yearly games with $100,000 Fantasy money!
• another stock market game
• Understanding Money - everything you wanted to know about the value of a dollar!
• Factasia's Logic, everything from an 80 word definition of "truth" to intriguing introductions to symbolic, philosophical, mathematical and many other forms of logic
• Having problems with factoring? Try factoring by types!
• celebrate Happy Pi Day, or try here - yessir, every March 14th!
• this site can read your mind

• various on-line calculators
• more on-line calculators
• Convert just about anything
• download a calculator from ZDNet; just type in "super calculator" in the search box
• Time and date. Check out this high tech internet clock, or how about creating a countdown clock to show how much time is left before a significant date or event in your life?
• adjust your watch to the US Naval Observatory atomic clock time, or the NIST official time clock

• Check out LivingInternet to discover the hows and whats of the internet
• Timeline of Computer History
• The PC Technology Guide
• Try TechWeb for helps and downloads, also check Dux Computer Digest
• WindowsForumz.com
• If you need or have lost a driver, try WinDrivers.com, or Driver Guide
• Windows Users Group Network, or better known as Wugnet for computing tips and support
• XP tweaks and helps
• Interested in designing your own webpage? Check out Webdev Tips for source code and code generators
• Try Web Reference for special characters in Html
• check out Awards Scoop for accurate facts and information about various Website awards
• whatis.com the IT-Specific encyclopedia for thousands of the most current IT-related words. Also try webopaedia

• check out PCMag.com, and then there's always The Easter Egg Archive
• Computer virus myths, or also check out TruthOrFiction.com, or Symantec, or datafellows; for the latest email hoaxes, try F-Secure
• The SANS Institute provides real time "threat-driven" security intelligence on intrusions and internet viruses, also check out the Top 20 Internet Security Vulnerabilities
• Interesting Hacks To Fascinate People: The MIT Gallery of Hacks

• Check your browser security here
• The DMA is the place to go if you get too much junk mail and you wish to be put on the no-mail list
• Try the free virtual computer analyzer to check how optimal your computer is running. Go here, click the three buttons at the top, and wait for your total score. Compare the total score to the menu at the bottom. Also check your bandwidth with a comparison of your connection to DSL, cable modems, and more; or, try here
• Browser Capabilities Test Page
• Determine your IP address
• Test your E-mail Defenses
• IP Address Locator - enter an IP address to find it's geographic location - cool!
• Startup Applications follow step-by-step instructions and tweak Windows for optimum performance
• PC World downloads
• MouseTool is software that clicks the mouse buttons, so you don't have to. Also check out the helpful Links page for sites to teach your old mouse some new tricks.
• ZDNet's software updates searches the internet for available updates for software installed on your system
• For Simtel's top 100 downloads, check here
• And for sweet deals on computer memory and SD cards check out Memory Suppliers

• University of Liverpool's Tutorials on such software as Paint Shope Pro, AutoCad, Pagemaker, and others
• Microsoft.com Tutorials on Microsoft products
• Try ShortCourses.com for free advise on anything dealing with digital photography
• Try the HP Learning Center for online classes relating to computers
• Freeskills.com offers over 200 free online training courses in everything from the basics of Microsoft Word to NT system admin

• Computer Stupidities, dedicated to all those clueless computer users, or try Techtales, or Stupid Computer Tricks
• Say it in Binary
• Netscrap compiled "scraps" from all that funny e-mail

SCIENCE

• National Science Teachers Association
• Dictionary of quotations
• Science NetLinks
• Science, Optics, and You, a cool site with interactive java tutorials
• Popular Science ezine
• Stephen Hawking's Universe of strange stuff explained
• Last Word - Why is the sky blue? Why don't penguins' feet freeze? This collection of everyday science questions and answers is drawn from the pages of New Scientist.
• Science myths

• The Virtual Body - a visual, auditory and interactive exploration of parts of the body, including the brain, skeleton, heart and digestive tract
• National Library of Medicine
• DNA from the Beginning - an animated primer on the basics of DNA, genes, and heredity.

• Energy Science Made Simple
• check out Physics questions for fanatics
• click TheTech for the latest technology news
• Mad Science experiments
• The Science Museum - see the exhibitions in 3-D, or do cool hands-on experiments
• Franklin Institute Science Museum
• Amateur science club links
• ScienceMaster.com, an online science primer

• Virtual periodic chart
• The Periodic Table of Comic Books, a cool site for learning properties of the elements, and another called Periodic Videos which includes short videos for each element

• click here for the latest exhibits at the Exploratorium (cool stuff!)
• Ever go spelunking? Try the Virtual Cave!
• Rocklist for rock climber adventures and advice
• all tied up into a knot

• Nutri-facts for nutrition information on almost 6,000 different foods!
• use this Environmental Scorecard site to find how your community compares

• Useless Knowledge for a break from your meaningful thoughts, or try Useless Information, and for its antithesis, try Useful Trivia
• check out Wackyuses.com for a different slant on uses of name-brand products you have around the house
• Got a question? Get the Straight Dope
• Science Songs - learn science principles with catchy tunes

• Homework helpers: How to study, BJPinchbeck.com, Schoolwork.org, Internet Public Library, Homework Spot, * High School Hub * encarta, and check out Education Planet
• *Library Spot* is an excellent reference jump site

• Encyclopedia.com - sounds useful, doesn't it?! Or, how about Britannica?
• Wikipedia, the latest and greatest collective scholarship and a free encyclopedia
• Ever wonder what all those Clichés and Figures of Speech mean? This site is complete with definitions and explanations. Or, try Cliché Finder, or World of Quotes, or Idioms and their origins
• Acronym Finder
• World Wide Words and their meanings, and then there's that English to American word dictionary
• FindArticles.com - Search for quality articles in more than 300 reputable magazines and journals.
• Librarians' Index to the Internet - we all know how thorough librarians are!
• Dictionary.com or dict.org has dictionaries, a thesaurus, translators, and other writing resources, also check here for strange and unusual dictionaries
• Webster's online dictionary
• VoyCabulary.com transforms any webpage into links to Dictionary or Thesaurus lookups.
• Visual Thesaurus: a spatial map of linguistic associations, or for something more simple, see WordSmyth and, for the new world of words, try Word Spy
• For something fun, check out Dictionaroke, the singing dictionary!
• Are you a poor speller? Try Spellcheck.net

• Check the grammar lady the beehive for any question you have on grammar, but were afraid to ask! Another source is Dr. Grammar
• Need to "read" a book fast? Remember Cliff notes? Try SparkNotes for study notes written by Harvard students covering classic novels and other books
• how about this oxymoron list!
• How about a list of Palindromes, a word, phrase, verse, or sentence that reads the same backward or forward

• Brain teasers

• Need help in historical facts? Try History Link 101 or HyperHistory
• American Memory, a gateway to rich primary source materials relating to the history and culture of the United States (check out Today in history), the 1970's and 80's memory lane, American Rhetoric, Archive, Open video, The Library of Congress, Legislative Information, or Earth Calendar
• How far is it? calculates the distance from two points on the globe using the latitude and longitude
• Ever wonder how stuff works?

• Refdesk.com: best source for facts on the net
• The Old Farmer's Almanac online!

• Discover your learning style
• do you have a phobia? Check out this list!

• try Botspot for your very own search robot!
• Check Pricegrabber for the best price shopbot including taxes and shipping

• Hotsheet for hundreds of categorized links

• local weather radar picture, updated every 20 min.
• Leavenworth, KS Homepage
• Kansas City Homepage
• And for local news ... KC Star newspaper headline news
• Leavenworth Times newspaper
• Check your flight status by Airline and Flight number
• The Budget Traveller's Guide to Sleeping in Airports
• How safe is your neighborhood? Find out at the APB Center just by typing in your zip code!

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• Do you have the Magic Eye ? Dare to ask yourself why stereogram algorithms work!
• check out Optical Illusions and Mind Tricks, or Grand Illusions, or EncycloZine, or Subliminal messages; and those that move, and here! And one more: Mighty illusions
• Check this out: Get relaxed with soothing sounds online, or for a variety of listening pleasure try SoundClick
• For other amazingly stupid videos try here, or strange cosmos
• take your stress out here (zip file download)
• or try this as a de-stressor (zip file download)
• kilroy is STILL here! (zip file download)
• ever drink a soda too fast?! Well, sometimes your computer gets an overload, so....give your computer a little relief! (requires speakers - zip file download)
• Web-based hypnotizer
• Or, how about a digital jigsaw puzzle? And then there's Random nonsense
• the FBI's new Web use tracking tool

• Funny pictures
• Check out MiniClip.com for short cartoons, movies and interactive games small enough to be freely sent through e-mail
• Or, check out Watch Films for free from this site
• Movie-a-Minute, ultra-condenced synopsis for those with no time to watch the movie
• How about a real web fortune cookie?
• TheDumb.com for dumb facts and laws on the books, also check here, or, try dumb warnings
• Dull Men's Club for the ordinary things of everyday life
• check out Fark.com for humorous articles and news bits from genuine media sources, and try Bozo Criminal of the Day
• The Brothers Grinn parodies news stories and other things
• Making fun of music. One song at a time...
• pseudodictionary.com where all of your made up words, slang, webspeak and colloquialisms become part of the dictionary as well
• Use the Dialectizer for changing text or whole websites to dialects such as redneck, jive, cockney, Swedish chef, pig latin, and others
• Like riddles? Try Riddlenut

• Left or right-brained? click for download
• the age guesser page
• What's in an age? and here
• what's in a name?, and here
• celebrities' real names
• the idiot page
• press any key
• Then there's the the Weirdsite

• test your IQ and also here, and here, or Mind bluff if you have time to fill
• Are you a geek? and what do YOU think about?
• try did you know? for answers to fun facts
• The Stella Awards, remember Stella? - the lady who spilled McDonald's coffee on herself and won $2.9 million in damages, but that's not the whole story...
• National Geographic's Family Geography Challenge with interesting multimedia presentations
• dMarie Time Capsule - see what was happening on the day you were born or any other time, or here
• Feeling a little nostalgic? Try TVparty! for fun facts from yesterday's shows, or trivia, or, for fun trivia, or useful trivia

• interactive magic
• What are you Willing To Try?, a combination of animation and imagination
• Is your screen dirty? Check this out: cat lover's screen cleaner
• Check this out: A 4-dimensional Rubik's cube!
• Wildbrain.com for the world's best animations
• outstare Sally if you can
• How long can you hold the left "hold" button?
• change your sign
• Email Capsules to send yourself a message sometime in your future
• Silly Putty Portal 50 years young!
• Internet Bumper Stickers

• are you compatible, if not there, try here
• not compatible? click here for your perfect mate (zip file download)
• so what kinda personality are you anyway? (zip file download)
• Color matters - check it out!
• for a serious and legitimate list of resources for determining your personality type, try Netlinks for the MBTI where you can take an on-line test and determine immediately your personality traits
• Erratic Impact, I click, therefore I am: philosophies of life and research
• You are what you like!, try it out!
• Mind Tools, thinking your way to excellence, or try Mind games, and then try Umbra a revealing tool for self-knowledge

• The Book of Threes - ever hear the expression "all things come in threes"?
• Hilfe!! German UFOs!
• Nitpicks, mistakes made by moviemakers and caught by moviegoers
• Rube Goldberg's inventions of another mind, also see Totally Absurd Inventions
• check out the Twinkies Project for anything and everything you can do to a Twinkie!
• A Day in the Life of a McDonald's burger flipper!
• Bored.com for those with nothing else to do (check out the Life's Unanswered Questions section), or how about Get Odd for free stupid stuff
• FunKlix
• did you say hamsters?
• advertising parody
• foil your friends with A Real Good Time (zip file download)
• and finally, an image that should always be indelibly imprinted on your mind!