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African-American History
Born in Slavery: Slave Narratives from the Federal Writer’s Project, 1936-1938
First person accounts of slavery.
Civil Rights Digital Library
Primary sources and other educational materials from and about the civil rights movement.
Algebra
Biography
Biography Channel
Search over 25,000 biographies of well known people, many entries include multimedia features.
Biology
Learn.Genetics
Clear and helpful information on genes and cells including interactive and video features.
Animal Diversity Web
Biological information for thousands of animal species including habitat and scientific classification.
Chemistry
Khan Academy Chemistry
Did you know that everything is made out of chemicals? Chemistry is the study of matter: its composition, properties, and reactivity.
Countries of the World
CIA: World Fact Book
The World Factbook provides information on the history, people, government, economy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues for 267 world entities.
English & Literature
Geometry
Geometry Khan Academy
Learn high school geometry for free—transformations, congruence, similarity, trigonometry, analytic geometry, and more.
Government & Civics
The Supreme Court
Biographical and procedural information for the Supreme Court of the United States.
Languages
Transparent Language Online
This language-learning resource offers instructional courses for over 100 languages and is provided by Musser Public Library.
Music
Mythology
SurLaLane Fairly Tale
49 annotated fairy tales, including their histories, similar tales across cultures, modern interpretations and illustrations.
Poetry
Physics
Physics Khan Academy
Learn about the basic principles that govern the physical world around us. Solid understanding of algebra and a basic understanding of trigonometry necessary.
US History
U.S. History Khan Academy
The United States of America is a nation with a rich history and a noble goal: government of the people, by the people, for the people. Its citizens’ struggle to achieve that goal is a dramatic story stretching over hundreds of years.
History Matters
Large collection of primary documents and an extensive and carefully chosen list of online history resources.
Library of Congress American Memory
Materials about the historic places, people, events, and ideas that make America.
Visual Arts
Art History Khan Academy
We understand the history of humanity through art. From prehistoric depictions of woolly mammoths to contemporary abstraction, artists have addressed their time and place in history and have expressed universal human truths for tens of thousands of years.
Artcyclopedia
Large collection of art information links searchable by artist name, name of work, and museum name.
Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History|The Metropolitan Museum of Art
A chronological, geographical, and thematic exploration of the history of art from around the world, as illustrated by the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s collection.
Web Gallery of Art
A virtual museum and searchable database of European painting and sculpture from 11th to mid-19th centuries.
The Figge Museum
Located 25 miles from Muscatine, the Figge Art Museum is the premier art exhibition and education facility between Chicago and Des Moines.
World History
World History Khan Academy
From the earliest civilizations to the modern world, geography, religion, trade, and politics have bound peoples and nations together — and torn them apart. Take a journey through time and space and discover the fascinating history behind the complex world we inhabit today.