Cat anatomy

http://biology.kenyon.edu/heithausp/cat-tutorial/welcome.htm

Gray’s anatomy:
http://www.bartleby.com/107/

Human anatomy  http://www.bio.psu.edu/people/faculty/strauss/anatomy/biology29.htm

E-skeletons

http://www.eskeletons.org/

Medical Mnemonics

http://www.medicalmnemonics.com/

Human Anatomy Online
http://www.innerbody.com/htm/body.html

links to human systems: skeletal, digestive, muscular, lymphatic, endocrine, nervous, cardiovascular, and reproductive.

Museums
http://icom.museum/vlmp/

Stuck in Altoona in a snowstorm? Need an art fix? “Travel” to museums around the world. This is another website where you can practice reading in foreign languages.

Music

http://www.music.indiana.edu/music_resources/

Stuck in Altoona in a snowstorm? Need a music fix? This website has thousands of resources.

Theater

http://www.americantheaterweb.com/

Stuck in Altoona in a snowstorm? Need a theater fix? At this website, you can read about theater productions around the country.

Stuck in Altoona . . . you know. This website has hundreds of links to information about ballet, modern dance, jazz, ethnic dance, and more.

Film
http://www.duke.edu/~kennethl/filmsite.html

For your film fix, visit this website. There are links to information about foreign films, film folks, film festivals, funny films, and more.

Chemistry

http://www.chemtutor.com/

basic information provided for high school and college students. It can help you review the basics.

Computer Terminology
http://whatis.techtarget.com/

So you thought an ASP was Cleopatra’s pet? It’s also an Active Server Page. Find out more about this and other Internet terms from @ to ZV port by checking this webpage. Links to “New Technology” and “Cyberculture” may be of interest.

Excel
http://www.usd.edu/trio/tut/excel/

a tutorial on the Excel spreadsheet. It covers the basics such as types of data and specific formulas. There’s even a practice quiz. 

How to study economics

http://www.howtostudy.org/resources_subject.php?id=7

links to hints for studying economics, including how to work with graphs.

Environmental issues

http://environment.about.com/mbody.htm?once=true&

topics from acid rain to whales. There’s also a link to environmental news.

Environmental Scorecard
http://www.scorecard.org/

information from governmental records complied by the Environmental Defense Fund.

French/German/Spanish
http://www.vokabel.com/

Practice vocabulary tests. It keeps track of your score for you. Categories of words include business vocabulary, animals, weather, travel, professions, and more. There’s a section on verbs, and you can also make up practice exams.

How to study foreign languages
http://www.howtostudy.org/resources_subject.php?id=11

very practical tips for studying languages

More Spanish
http://spanish.about.com/?once=true&

lots of great links, including “about verbs,”  “irregular verbs,” and “La Guía Rápida” (a quick guide to sports, news, and music or television Spanish-language sites on the Web).

Lots of Spanish
http://www.colby.edu/~bknelson/SLC/index.php

exercises on verb conjugations, use of correct tenses, verb-preposition combinations, and translations of prepositional phrases.

Spanish
http://www.emporia.edu/biosci/span/flshcrd.htm

electronic flash cards

Poetry
http://www.poets.org/

a keyword search feature. Need some inspiration? Need a quote for a paper? Just want to relax? Enjoy great art? At this site, you’ll find hundreds of poems to provide what you need.

So you didn’t get the bit about the asp? Check out the complete works of William Shakespeare at this site.

More Shakespeare
http://shakespeare.palomar.edu/default.htm

links to Shakespeare resources on the Internet and a fantastic search feature.

Calculators
http://education.ti.com/us/student/main.html

 “software applications and programs available, as a non-commercial service to benefit TI graphing calculator owners.”

Graphics for the calculus classroom
http://www.ima.umn.edu/~arnold/graphics.html

Professor Douglas Arnold of Penn State University Park has animated demos of calculus graphs at this site.

Math
http://archives.math.utk.edu/topics/
 

40 links to topics ranging from algebra to calculus to industrial mathematics to the history of mathematics. There is a statistics link, too. Fractals fans, find fantastic IFSs here. Icons are used to indicate the minimum level of training expected for a reader of the links.

More math
http://mathforum.org/

lots of helpful information for math students and teachers.

Psych
http://psychology.about.com/

information on a wide range of psychological topics, including online practice exams for Psych. 

Online Reference Resources
http://www.libraries.psu.edu/psul/researchguides/matbytype/onlineref.html

numerous links to information about citation styles, dictionaries, encyclopedia, almanacs, travel resources, news, biographies, consumer information, Pennsylvania state government information, directories, and much more from Penn State’s LIAS system. This website is golden.

Learning styles
http://www.engr.ncsu.edu/learningstyles/ilsweb.html

This site is an online, interactive version of Solomon and Felder’s “Index of Learning Styles Questionnaire.” You get instant feedback: explanations of your scores and the implications of your preferences. It’s a very good idea to analyze your approach to study. This site can help. 

APA style
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01/

APA style links for research papers in the social sciences.

MLA style

http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/557/01/

MLA style links for research papers in the liberal arts.

Penn State Altoona OWL
writlink.htm

The OWL is offline while we search for a new writing specialist, but the OWL website has additional links to help you with your writing.

Purdue University’s Online Writing Lab (OWL)
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/

links to many useful online resources such as grammar explanations and online journals. Some parts of the site—writing lab schedules, for example—are useful for Purdue students only. However, the “Resources for Writers” section, has links to over 130 instructional handouts, help with English as a Second Language (ESL), and links to relevant sites for writing resources. This site is large, and it will not be useful as a last-minute resource when it is 3:00 a.m. and your paper is due at 8:00 a.m.0 But if you take some time to browse this OWL, you’ll find lots of help.

The Elements of Style
http://www.bartleby.com/141/index.html

the entire text of Strunk and White’s The Elements of Style, one of the best overviews of grammar and composition ever written.

Useful websites for argument and persuasion
http://academic.pg.cc.md.us/~wpeirce/MCCCTR/110urls.html

If you need links to research sites for public policy issues, media archives, and guidance for web searchers, you’ll find them, and more, here. 

Logical fallacies
http://www.nizkor.org/features/fallacies/

What’s the difference between an Ad hominem and a horse laugh? This website will help you understand more fallacies than you ever knew existed. (Thanks to Prof. Lennox for sending this URL.)

Where Does the Time Go?
http://www.ucc.vt.edu/stdysk/TMInteractive.html

an interactive website that will help you pinpoint areas where you could find more time. 

Overcoming Procrastination
http://ub-counseling.buffalo.edu/stressprocrast.shtml

Estimates are that 90% of college students procrastinate. For 25% of students, procrastination is so severe that they end up dropping out of college. 

Ask an Expert
http://www.cln.org/int_expert.html

links to dozens of experts in various areas such as math, science, computers, health and fitness, and careers. 

Albert Einstein
http://www.westegg.com/einstein/

Lots of info about the Time Person of the 20th Century. 

Aurora Borealis
http://finland.fi/Nature_Environment/aurora/index.html

Or from Finland

http://finland.fi/Nature_Environment/aurora/index.html

Great links and a bibliography about the Northern Lights. Outstanding photos. 

The Cave of Lascaux, France
http://www.culture.gouv.fr/culture/arcnat/lascaux/en/

This site, which features the prehistoric art at Lascaux, might be just for fun, or you could use it to practice French, Spanish, or German. (You can select which language the page uses.) Students who are taking anthropology, geology, history, or geography might enjoy browsing this page. There are links to other caves with prehistoric art. 

Hummingbirds

http://www.pgc.state.pa.us/pgc/cwp/view.asp?a=494@&q=153884

Learn how to host hummingbirds here.

About Penn State
http://www.psu.edu/ur/about.html

This site gives you an overview of what Penn State is. Share this URL with family and friends. We are . . . an impressive university. 

Space
http://www.sec.noaa.gov/

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) provides space weather alerts, so you can find out when to expect auroras, meteor showers, and more.

Birds
http://www.birdsource.org/index.html

When can you expect to see that first American Robin of spring? This site provides GIS maps of migrations and other birdy things.

Weather
http://www.met.psu.edu/weather/

The Penn State Department of Meteorology has a fascinating web page devoted to weather. Topics include observations, satellite and radar imagery, weather questions and answers, lots of interesting links, and forecasts.

Frank Lloyd Wright
http://www.franklloydwright.org/

Lots of links to photos and information about Frank Lloyd Wright’s architectural masterpieces.