A Few Interesting K-12 Links

Links by topic that crossed the writing of
The Orchid Grower

A juvenile science adventure novel
By Julian T. Rubin

More by Julian Rubin:
Jokes and Science
Scientists, Inventors and Explorers
Science Gates
Science Fair Projects and Experiments
Bible Jokes and Study Online

Bedouins
Bees
Cell Phone Technology
Chemistry
Christopher Columbus
Desert
Desert Orchid
Detective Mysteries and Police Work
Dimona
Dogs
Dolls
Electricity/Electrical Safety
Electronic Surveillance/Radar/Radio Technology
Environment
Galileo Galilei
General
Genetics/Genetic Engineering/Cloning
Gold
Human Genome Project
Internet and Computer Technology
Internet Safety
Israel
Microscope
Middle East
Negev
Nobel Prizes
Orchids
Periodic Table
Plants
Robin Hood
Space
Sports
Teacher’s

Bedouins
Bedouins - Mr. Dowling's Electronic Passport
The Bedouin in Israel - The Jewish Virtual Library
Bedouin - Midreshet Sde Boker (Israel)
Desert People - Midreshet Sde Boker (Israel)
The Bedouin - Geographia
The Negev Bedouin: A Photographic Exhibit - Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (Israel)

Bees
Alternative Pollinators: Native Bees - ATTRA
honey.com - Just for Kids!
Bee Alert! - Montana University
Bees in the Curriculum - bees4kids.org.uk
Insects - Insecta Inspecta World
Bee - World Almanac for Kids
Carl Hayden Bee Research Center

Cell Phone Technology
How Cell Phones Works - HowStuffWorks

Chemistry
Mendeleev Jokes and Chemistry - Julian Rubin
Rader's Chem4Kids
Chemtutor
see also Periodic Table, Gold

Christopher Columbus
The Columbus Navigation Homepage

Desert
Deserts - Mr. Dowling's Electronic Passport
Desert - Missouri Botanical Garden
Living Deserts - BBC
Deserts and the Sahel - Mr. Dowling's Electronic Passport
Biomes: Desert - COTF
Deserts and Desertlife - panda.org
A Desert Navigator - Midreshet Sde Boker (Israel)
Desert USA
Deserts - UCMP
See also Bedouins, environment, Negev

Desert Orchid
Desert Orchid (racehorse)

Detective Mysteries and Police Work
MysteryNet's Kids Mysteries
The Sherlock Holmes Museum
An Unofficial Enid Blyton Homepage
221B Baker Street: Sherlock Holmes
Sherlockian.Net
How DNA Evidence Works - HowStuffWorks
Investigations and Crime-Fighting Department - Israel Police
Interpol
mysterynet.com

Dimona
Dimona - Fact Monster
Dimona Wikipedia
Dimona on the Map - The CIA World FactBook
Dimona Images - Midreshet Sde Boker (Israel)
Dimona on the Map - BBC
Dimona Nuclear Research Center - GlobalSecurity.org
Vanunu's Photos of Dimona, 1986 - www.nonviolence.org
Nuclear Weapons: Israel - FAS

Dogs
American Kennel Club: Kid's Corner
Canines - ATF
CIA's Dogs
Guide to Dog Breeds - Walters & Shackles
American Kennel Club
Dog - World Almanac for Kids
Dogs - Enchanted Learning

Dolls
Doll Collecting - about.com
Doll Crafts for Kids - Enchanted Learning
What are Kachinas?

Electricity/Electrical Safety
Electricity Activities - NASA
What is Electricity? - DOE
Frankenstein's Lighting Laboratory - Miami Museum of Science
Electrical Safety World - Edison

Electronic Surveillance/Radar/Radio Technology
Echo the Bat - NASA
RADAR - ology - The Franklin Institute Online
Radio Astronomy - World Almanac for Kids
The Electromagnetic Spectrum - NASA
How Radar Works - HowStuffWorks
How Radio Works - HowStuffWorks

Environment
Animal Information Database
Kids Do Ecology - NCEAS
Rainforest Action Network Kids Corner
Young People's Trust for the Environment
Natural Inquirer's Website - USDA
Biomes of the World - Missouri Botanical Garden
Franklin's Forecast - The Franklin Institute
Endangered Species
Wild Species and Wild Places - panda.org
Encyclopedia of the Atmospheric Environment - ARIC
Encyclopedia of the Sustainable Development - ARIC
The World's Biomes - UCMP
UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre
see also plants, desert.

Galileo Galilei
The Galileo Project - Rice University

General
Science fair Projects and Experiments - Julian Rubin
Jokes and Science - Julian Rubin
Scientists, Inventors and Explorers - Julian Rubin
DiscoverySchool.com
Sci 4 Kids - USDA
Encarta
Fact Monster
Science and Technology - Smithsonian
Ben's Guide: U.S. Government Web Sites for Kids
FirstGov for Kids

Genetics/Genetic Engineering/Cloning
Dolly Jokes, Genetics and Cloning - Julian Rubin
Genetic Science Learning Center - GSLC
Kids' Quest on Disability and Health - CDC
Understanding Heredity - PBS
Journey into DNA - PBS
Genetic Engineering: A Guide for Kids by Tiki the Penguin
Gene Stories - BBC
DNA for the Beginning
The Gene Scene - Ology
How Designer Children Will Work - HowStuffWorks
How Human Cloning Will Work - HowStuffWorks
see also the human genome project, detective mysteries and police work.

Gold
Gold - The Gold Institute
Gold - Bayer
see also chemistry, periodic table

Human Genome Project
Darwin Jokes and Evolution - Julian Rubin
1990 Human Genome Project - PBS
Student Guide to the Human Genome Project - ORNL
In Depth: Human Genome - BBC
Introduction to Human Genome Project - National Human Genome Research Institute
see also genetics/genetic engineering/cloning

Internet and Computer Technology
Ada,Babbage and Computer Jokes - Julian Rubin
The Internet Library - HowStuffWorks
How Internet Infrastructure Works - HowStuffWorks
Computer Channel Homepage - HowStuffWorks
see also Internet safety

Internet Safety
CyberNetiquette - Disney
Internet Safety - FBI
Parents Guide to the Internet - ed.gov
Internet Safety

Israel
Israel - The World Fact Book (CIA)
Battle for the Holy Land - PBS
World Flag Database: Israel
Israel - aneki.com
Israel - Mr. Dowling's Electronic Passport
Israel - The Jewish Virtual Library
The Dead Sea - Mr. Dowling's Electronic Passport
Israel and Palestinian Autonomous Areas - BBC
Israel: A Country Study - Library of Congress
see also Bedouin, Negev, Dimona, Middle East

Microscope
History of the Microscope - about.com
Microscopy Primer - Frithjof A. S. Sterrenburg
The Scanning Electron Microscope - Museum of Science

Middle East
Global Connections: The Middle East - PBS
Conflicts in the Middle East - Mr. Dowling's Electronic Passport
Many Things in Common - Mr. Dowling's Electronic Passport
See also Bedouins, Israel.

Negev
Negev - Fact Monster
Trips to the Negev Highlands - Midreshet Sde Boker (Israel)
The Negev Album - Midreshet Sde Boker (Israel)
Virtual Israel Experience: The Negev - The Jewish Virtual Library
The Negev and Other Deserts - Midreshet Sde Boker (Israel)

Nobel Prizes
The Nobel Prize Internet Archive
Jewish Nobel Prize Winners - The Jewish Virtual Library

Orchids
The Internet Orchid Photo Encyclopedia
Obsession with Orchids - PBS
Papua New Guinea Orchid News
All About Orchids
Orchid Express - Smithsonian
Discover Orchids - Smithsonian
Orchids Asia
Linda's Orchid Page
The Orchid House
The Orchid Web
The London Orchid Society
Orchid - botany.com
see also plants

Periodic Table
Mendeleev Jokes and Chemistry - Julian Rubin
Periodic Table - chem4kids.com
The Visual Elements Periodic Table - chemsoc.org
see also chemistry, gold

Plants
Champion Trees and Ancient Forests - TERRA
Urban Programs Resource Network - University of Illinois Extension
Plants - Sci4Kids(USDA)
Kid's Stuff on Plants - CNPS
Gardening - BBC
Palm and Cycad Societies of Florida (PACSOF)
American Iris Society
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew: Home Page
see also orchids, environment, desert

Robin Hood
Robin Hood - Official Visitors' Guide to Nottinghamshire
The Magic Scroll - BCPL

Space
Astronomy Jokes and Space Explorers - Julian Rubin
NASA Kids
U.S. Space & Rocket Center

Sports
Sports Illustrated For Kids
Sports and Recreation Sites
Sports News - Yahooligans
Sports Directory - World Almanac for Kids

Teacher's
Jokes and Science - Julian Rubin
Scientists, Inventors and Explorers - Julian Rubin
The Eisenhower National Clearinghouse (ENC)
Science Netlinks - AAAS
Science Education - NIH
PBS Teacher Source
Human Genome Project Education Resources - ORNL
National Human Genome Research Institute Education Kit
Teacherlink - NASA(Utah State University)
Babies and Birth Defects - CDC
Bees For The Classroom
Honey Teacher's Guide - honey.com
Bees in the Curriculum - bees4kids.org.uk
Wondernet: Your Science Place in Cyberplace - The American Chemical Society