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Help Sites

The links listed here are some that we have found helpful.  Check back often for updates to this web page.

Math Help

Khan Academy - http://www.khanacademy.org/

Math2.org - http://math2.org/

Purple Math--Your Algebra Resource - http://www.purplemath.com/

SOS Mathmatics - http://sosmath.com/

Fact Monster - http://factmonster.com/

Free Math Help - http://freemathhelp.com/

Trigonometry Tutoring - http://www.hyper-ad.com/tutoring/math/trig/

About Math - http://math.about.com/

The World of Math Online - http://www.math.com/

Calculus Tutorials - http://calculus-help.com/

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Science Sites

Links of general Interest:

Khan Academy - http://www.khanacademy.org/

Cell Biology Interactives and Animations - www.cellsalive.com

Interactive Periodic Table of the Elements - www.webelements.com

The Exploratorium in San Francisco - www.exploratorium.edu

The Franklin Institute in Philadelphia - www.fi.edu

The United States Geological Survey - http://education.usgs.gov/

American Museum of Natural History - http://www.amnh.org/education/resources/index.php

NASA Homepage - www.nasa.gov

U.S Department of Energy Ask-a-Scientist Page - http://www.newton.dep.anl.gov/archive.htm

Links of Specific Interest

X-ray images of the human skeleton - http://www.accessexcellence.org/RC/VL/xrays/index.php

Practice Tests for the HOBET Exam - http://www.testpreppractice.net/HOBET/hobet-test-format.aspx

Video of an actual dissection of a cow's eye - http://www.exploratorium.edu/learning_studio/cow_eye/

Planetary Data - http://astrogeology.usgs.gov/Projects/BrowseTheSolarSystem/

Glossary of Earth Science Terms - http://www.amnh.org/education/resources/card_frame.php?rid=897&rurlid=852

Structure and Function of the Endocrine System - http://www.vivo.colostate.edu/hbooks/pathphys/endocrine/hypopit/anatomy.html

Animation of Mitosis and Meiosis - http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/baby/divi_flash.html

Reading Help

Assess Your Reading Habits - http://www.academic.marist.edu/alcuin/tut/reading.html

SQ3R A Reading/Study System - http://www.ucc.vt.edu/stdysk/sq3r.html

How to Read Your Textbook More Efficiently - http://www.utexas.edu/student/utlc/handouts/1422.html

Reading Your Textbooks - http://www.mtsu.edu/~studskl/Txtbook.html

How to Read Essays You Must Analyze - http://www.ucc.vt.edu/stdysk/essays.html

How to Read a Difficult Book - http://www.ucc.vt.edu/stdysk/readbook.html

Six Reading Myths - http://www.dartmouth.edu/~acskills/doc/6_reading_myths.doc

Mark Your Books - http://www.utexas.edu/student/utlc/handouts/1420.html

Suggestions for Improving Reading Speed - http://www.ucc.vt.edu/stdysk/suggest.html

CNN Interactive Learning Resources - http://cnnsf.com/education/education.html

Reading Strategies and Critical Thinking - http://www.academic.marist.edu/alcuin/ssk/stratthink.html

San Jose State's Interactive Critical Thinking Tutorial - http://www.sjsu.edu/depts/itl/graphics/main.html

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Study Skills Help

How to Study - http://www.howtostudy.org

Study Skills Self-Help Information - http://www.ucc.vt.edu/stdysk/stdyhlp.html

Ten Traps of Studying - http://www.ncsu.edu/tutorial_center/download/pdfs/tentraps.pdf

Jim Davidson's Faculty Page--Click on Study Skills Resource Links - http://www.chesapeake.edu/faculty/fac_pg.asp?fid=108

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Note Taking Help

Note Taking & In Class Skills - http://www.ucc.vt.edu/stdysk/notetake.html

Study Skills Library - http://www.sas.calpoly.edu/asc/ssl/notetaking.systems.html

Concept Maps--A Powerful approach to Note Taking - http://www.mindtools.com/mindmaps.html

Evaluate your Note Taking Skills - http://www.arc.sbc.edu/notes.html

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Stress Management

Stress Management Techniques - http://www.mindtools.com/smpage.html

Stress Management Tips and Resources - http://www.stresstips.com/

Stress Management - http://www.pp.okstate.edu/ehs/links/stress.htm

Stress Management for College Students - http://stress.about.com/od/studentstress/Students_and_Stress_Study_Habits_Organization_Skills_Stress_Help.htm

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