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References

Find-it

Find and use the resources of Washington State.

Search Engines Worldwide.

Use this list of search engines around the world for finding specific geographic information

AskERIC Home Page

This site offers very strong word searching of more than 100,000 articles, books and reports exploring educational topics - all published since 1986.

EduHound

EduHound is a commercial K-12 search engine for a huge link library, divided into 30+ sections, including Lesson Plans, Employment, Publications and more. It is searchable by keyword. Links to vendors.

Visit Sink or Swim: Internet Search Tools & Techniques.

For an online course about searching with the Web

Maps

MapQuest: Use the Interactive Atlas. Type in a street address and this great mapmaker creates a map of the neighborhood. Zoom in. Zoom out. Look for restaurants. Shopping? Parks? A great way to visit a foreign city or a nearby town.

Maps101: Over 4,000 up to date maps available for immediate download and printing. Try our interactive maps, check out Africa from space, or get metro maps on over 100 U.S. cities. Great for Social Studies, History, Art, Geography and more!

Expedia. com: Find detailed maps of North America and Europe, or see the world with topographic maps of places around the globe. Get accurate directions throughout North America and Europe.

Test your Geography Knowledge: Take a quiz on the following: Africa, Asia, Canada, Caribbean, Central America, Europe, Middle East, South America, USA, World. Serves as a great study guide for learning locations of countries around the world.

Graphics

Google

Barry's Clip Art Server

Clipart.com

Animationfactory.com

Webshots

FlamingText.com

Pics4Learning

Artcyclopedia

Libraries

Blaine High School Library

Whatcom County Library

Western Washington University Library

 Local Museums

National/International Museums

Whatcom Museum of History & Art

Seattle Art Museum

Bellvue Art Museum

Frye Art Museum

Vancouver Art Gallery

Western Gallery

California Museum of Paleontology

Franklin Institute

Ontario Science Center

SeaWorld Animal Database

The Louvre

The Metropolitan Museum

The Smithsonian

The WebLouvre

National Gallery, London

National Gallery of Art, Washington DC

Guggenheim Museum

The Museum of Modern Art, New York

Searching is permitted only by students with parental permission for independent Internet use.