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Learning Express Library - Free Online Practice tests for AP Exams, ACT, SAT, GED, and so much more. An account must first be created using a computer at Rolla High School.
UserName: firstlast.rolla
Password: studentID

Missouri Connections - An online resource sponsored by the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education that takes career planning to a higher level. Designed to guide students through the career planning process, the system opens the door for career awareness, eases students into college and career exploration, and directs preparation for transition into postsecondary education and the world of work.

Communication Arts

The Joy Luck Club Project

A History of Chinese Americans in California: Introduction

Locke & Walnut Grove: Havens for Early Asian Immigrants in Calilfornia

Locke & Walnut Grove--Setting the Stage

Locke, California

A History of Chinese Americans in California: Historic Sites

A History of Chinese Americans in California: The 1900s

Books on Japanese War Crimes

Foreign Language

Mathematics

Ask Dr. Math
Free Graph Paper
Online Algebra Tutorial and Lessons
S. O. S. Math
Cool Math: Fun math activities like tessellation
Mudd Math Fun Facts!: Ideas and puzzles that will change the way you think

Research Resources

Infotrac: Full-text database of periodicals, primary source documents, reference books, images, and biographies. (Galenet, Ebscohost, and Infotrac are now all together.) School access only at this time
NewsBank: Newspapers including: Kansas City Star, Springfield News-Leader, and St. Louis Post-Dispatch School access only at this time
Bartleby: Dictionary, thesaurus, quotations, Bible, Shakespeare, anatomy, gazetteer
Google Scholar: Search engine for scholarly material
American Heritage Dictionary
Merrian-Webster Dictionary
Word Central
Switchboard: Addresses and phone numbers
MapQuest: Maps, directions and more
Thomas Legislative: Legislative information from the Library of Congress
Newspaperindex: Newspapers in all countries
PubMed: Life science, health, biomedical articles
Library Portals: Rolla Public Library, UMR Library, Library Spot, Internet Public Library, Awesome Library, Digital Librarian, WWW Virtual Library, Teenspace at Internet Public Library, ERIC, and DiscoverySchool.com Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators
Writing Tools: MLA, APA, Citation Maker, Citation Machine, EasyBib, OttoBib, Research Process Steps, Research & Report Support, Writing Center, Rhyme Zone, Fair Use & Copyright
Bibliography Example - Rolla Public Schools
Various Online Full-text Resources: Representative Poetry Online, American Verse Project, Bibliomania, Aesop's Fables, Encyclopedia Mythica, Cambridge School Classics Project, Shakespeare Online)
Government Sources: Missouri Secretary of State, USA.gov, White House/Presidents, National Archives, American Memory from Library of Congress, CIA World Factbook, Chronology of U.S. Historical Documents, Ben's Guide to U.S. Government for Kids, Federal Resources for Educational Excellence
States and Capitals
Statistics: Federal Statistics including the Statistical Abstract of the United States, Bureau of Labor, Bureau of Justice, Census Bureau, Statistical Resources on the Web, Historical Census Browser
Sports Statistics: Major League Baseball, NBA, NFL, Olympic Games
Study Skills: How-To-Study
General: Infoplease, Old Farmer's Almanac
Electronic Zoo: Animal resources
Periodic Elements Table: Information about the elements
Weather
Writeboard.com: blogging assignments by teachers.
AR BookFinder: You can search for book titles based on authors, topics, or titles of books. You will be able to sort your search results, select book titles to add to your AR BookBag, print a list of your search results, or start a new search. Search Rolla High School Library's available selection by using keycode HA737316.
Picnik: Free photo editing.
Poetry Out Loud
TIME magazine archives

Science

Mitosis Tutorial: An animation that demonstrates the stages of mitosis
Another Mitosis Animation: Mitosis in a simple animal cell with only one pair of chromosomes
Onion Root Tip - Online Activity: Onion root cells in different phases of the cell cycle
Mitosis in Whitefish & Onion Roots: Stages of mitosis in whitefish and onion

Plants Database: USDA information about vascular plants, mosses, liverworts, hornworts, and lichens of the U.S. and its territories
The Nine 8 Planets: History, mythology, and current scientific knowledge of planets, moons and other objects in our solar system
NASA: Archive for space science mission data
Earthquakes: Information about earthquakes
Snow Crystals: Your online guide to snowflakes, snow crystals, and other ice phenomena
Digital Library for Earth System Education: Information About the Earth Funded by the National Science Foundation

Social Studies

Google News: Current events listed by newspaper & exact time published
CNN News: Current events from CNN news stories
USA Today: Current events from USA Today
Christian Science Monitor: Current events from Christian Science Monitor
New York Times: Current events from the New York Times newspaper
Washington Post: Current events from the Washington Post newspaper
National Public Radio: Current events from National Public Radio
Rolla Daily News: Current events from the Rolla Daily News
St. Louis Post Dispatch: Current events from St. Louis Post Dispatch
Springfield News Leader: Current events from Springfield News Leader
Columbia Tribune: Current events from the Columbia Tribune news
Jefferson City News Tribune: Current events Jefferson City News Tribune
On This Day: Highlights in History from the New York Times
Today in History: History from Library of Congress
Teaching with Historic Places: National Park Service and National Register of Historic Places
Eyewitness to History: History through the eyes of those who lived it
Landmark Supreme Court Cases: Key Supreme Court cases

Technology

PhotoStory3 - Create movies from digital photos
Paint.net - Free photo editing software (similar to PhotoShop)
OpenOffice - Free word processing, spreadsheet and presentation download (similar to MS Office Suite)