General Links


Specific Links

  • Centers For Disease Control & Prevention ..."CDC serves as the national focus for developing and applying disease prevention and control, environmental health, and health promotion and education activities designed to improve the health of the people of the United States"
  • Dept. of Health & Human Services ..."The Department of Health and Human Services is the United States government's principal agency for protecting the health of all Americans and providing essential human services, especially for those who are least able to help themselves"
  • Health Care Information Resources ..."Health Care Information Resources makes information about health and disease accessible in the belief that the informed consumer is a more satisfied consumer of health care."
  • Health World Online ..."HealthWorld Online is your 24-hour health resource center--a virtual health village where you can access information, products, and services to help create your wellness-based lifestyle."
  • Healthfinder ..."healthfinder® is a free guide to reliable consumer health and human services information, developed by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services."
  • National Health Information Center ..."The National Health Information Center (NHIC) is a health information referral service. NHIC puts health professionals and consumers who have health questions in touch with those organizations that are best able to provide answers."
  • National Institutes of Health ... "Begun as a one-room Laboratory of Hygiene in 1887, the National Institutes of Health today is one of the world's foremost medical research centers, and the Federal focal point for medical research in the U.S."
  • Virtual Hospital ..."The Virtual Hospital is a digital health sciences library created in 1992 at the University of Iowa to help meet the information needs of health care providers and patients. The goal of the Virtual Hospital digital library is to make the Internet a useful medical reference and health promotion tool for health care providers and patients."
  • Building Materials and Wood Technology...practical articles and links to wood technology sources on the Internet
  • Environmental Defense Fund WorldWide ..."Environmental Defense is a leading national nonprofit organization representing more than 300,000 members. Since 1967, we have linked science, economics, and law to create innovative, equitable, and cost-effective solutions to the most urgent environmental problems."
  • TERC ..."Founded in 1965, TERC is a not-for-profit education research and development organization in Cambridge, Massachusetts. TERC's mission is to improve mathematics, science, and technology teaching and learning."
  • IGC Environmental Educational Resources... "a global partnership of computer networks that link activists around the world"...with links to informational and educational resources on the WWW
  • MBGnet's Virtual Biomes ...virtual exhibit on biomes
  • PlumbNet ..."information and resources for new construction, remodeling, renovation, and restoration"
  • U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ...a variety of government-issued information such as safe use of pesticides, natural landscaping, regulations,and government publications
  • GardenMart ...searchable database on products, services, retailers, growers, and green goods; gardening information
  • US EPA Pollution Prevention... links to the definition of problem, prevention initiatives, links to other resources on the web
  • AEC ......architectural, engineering, construction and home building industry; it includes articles, specs, etc.
  • Automotive Encyclopedia ... basic terms; great site
  • DoItYourself.com ..."Our 'Home Improvement How-To Info and Home Repair Tips' help answer basic questions... in most Do It Yourself projects."

Teacher Resources

  • Online Learning Environment ..."The Online Learning Environment is a site developed by Ed Schmidt of Putnam County High School (Illinois) for the purpose of using the Internet as part of his Technology/Engineering curriculum. This site is aimed at students in grades 8-12 and in the areas of Science, Junior Engineering, Intro to Technology and Principles of Technology."