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Yuckiest Site on the Internet Discovery.Com explains the yuckiness of everyday life, including belches, pimples, mud and more. Scientific American Not just a magazine, Scientific American's website has polls, experts, and special sections on current cutting-edge science topics. Science Projects The Internet Public Library offers advice, research help, and links to many cool sites for you science project. Looking for science info? Follow "resources" link. PBS Kids PBS created this site for the younger web surfer, Sesame Street, Arthur, Barney, the Teletubbies, and Clifford the Big Red Dog can all be found here. One of the Best Portal Sites on the Web A "portal" is not a "porthole!". It is a door. On the web it is a big site of links that creates a door to all kinds of other sites. This one was created by the American Library Association. Look for the "700 web site" link or look for award winning books. National Wildlife Federation Ranger Rick , "Your Big Backyard," and lots more on this kid's site for learning about protecting nature and the environment. National Geographic This site is packed with cool photos, fun activities, interesting articles, and of course maps. It also has a special kid's section for you younger web surfers Museums The American Library Association lists some of the world's leading museums. No; GLCM isn't on the list yet. Maybe someday. Internet Public Library This amazing portal site is well maintained by the University of Michigan's School of Information. With special sections for both youth and teens. Girl Tech Original poetry, sports, science, and games. Especially unique is "Chick Chat" which provides safe, monitored forums for communication between girls. Explore Space NASA (the National Aeronautics & Space Administration) has a cool site for kids. On it you can follow shuttle flights or learn the current location of the International Space Station. Also check out our SETI page Exploratorium This San Francisco Museum of science, art, and human perception web site features great links and virtual exploration of the Exploratorium's current exhibits Back to the top Games Sketch.net It's pictionary online! Enter a room where the game is being played, and try to guess what your teammates are drawing. Requires Flash plug-in. Kid Wizard Online crosswords, mazes, dot-to-dot, word searches, and more Back to the top Great Lakes T.E.A.C.H. Great Lakes Mini-lessons on many Great Lakes topics - environment, history & culture, geography, pollution and careers & business. Geared for elementary through high school students. Lake Levels by the Army Corp of Engineers Does Lake Michigan seem low? It has been this low before - in 1926, 1934, and 1964. The Corp of Engineers studies and keeps records of the levels in the Great Lakes. Inland Seas Education Association Our friends in Suttons Bay, Michigan run a great shipboard education program that studies Great Lakes science, history, and navigation. They have a neat History of the Manitou Passage section. Great Lakes Regional Climate Assessment Global warming? What will happen to the Great Lakes, the land around them, and people who live here if there is a continuing trend toward a warmer drier climate? Great Lakes Information Network The Great Lakes Information Network (GLIN) provides one place online to find lots of information relating to the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence region of North America. Great Lakes Atlas A very detailed environmental atlas and resource book with award winning maps produced by the US and Canadian governments' environmental agencies. Great Lakes Aquarium The largest freshwater aquarium in the world is located right in Duluth harbor and features lots of cool stuff. Take their virtual tour. Exotic Species Discovered It was the summer of 1998. A nine-year old angler from Escanaba cast a line into Little Bay de Noc-a walleye hot spot in northern Lake Michigan. When he hauled up his line, he discovered an unusual fish. Its large head and raised eyes resembled those of a tadpole. Recognizing the fish as a possible exotic species, the boy took samples to the DNR office in Escanaba for positive identification. The verdict? The invasive round goby, native to the Black and Caspian Seas. The catch marked the goby's first documented appearance in northern Lake Michigan. Michigan Sea Grant tells the story in its exotic species section. Back to the top History Mastodons in Michigan Did you know that their were once Mastodons in Michigan? A professor at the University of Michigan identified fossilized mastodons tracks near Saline, Michigan. Lighthouses The Coast Guard has a directory of Great Lakes lighthouses from Duluth to the St. Lawrence river with photos and data on over 150 Great Lakes lighthouses. Life on the Manitou Passage Learn about the life of early settlers in the area around the Manitou Islands and Leelanau County's Lake Michigan shoreline, known as the Manitou Passage. Christmas Tree Ship They used to bring Christmas trees to Chicago from up in Michigan and Wisconsin by schooner. The Coast Guard web site tells the story of one that sank in 1912. Back to the top Shipping Soo Locks The Soo Locks page has web cams watching the locks and a really cool animated graphic of how a lock works. Lake Carriers' Association An association site that has many interesting facts mixed in with some technical and trade items that might only be of interest to those that work in Great Lakes shipping. Back to the top Shipwrecks Underwater Archeology The University of Wisconsin has a program where college student divers explore shipwrecks every summer. This site has a special "kid's corner" just for you. Shipwreck Museum The Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum is located at Whitefish Point on Lake Superior. A cool site with a virtual tour of the lighthouse and inside of the museum. Shipwreck Discovered Ten-year-old David Head noticed its shape in the sandy bank of the Millecoquins River in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. He wasn't sure what he had discovered but he certainly knew it was something out of the ordinary and needed to be explored by authorities. So begins an odyssey that led to the excavation of a mystery Great Lakes shipwreck in 1990. This story has become an exhibit at the Michigan Historical Museum Back to the top |
