The web sites below come from Neat New Stuff I Found This Week
Copyright, Marylaine Block, 1999-2007.

60 Second Science – Scientific American
News, articles and daily 60-second podcasts from Scientific American.
Search or browse the archive by category. Recent podcasts have tackled issues like brain sex differences, false memories, the Dover “Scopes Trial,” “superdupernovas,” etc.

Christmas Traditions Around the World
An annotated guide to numerous sites detailing international Christmas traditions. Teachers and librarians may especially be inspired by an elementary school’s internet scavenger hunts.

List of Films Based on Poems – Wikipedia
And far more of them than you would ever guess. It’s not just Beowulf and Dr. Seuss books that have inspired moviemakers, but also Gunga Din, The Raven, Jabberwocky, The Cremation of Sam McGee and many others.

My Family Health Portrait
Construct your family medical history here and print it out whenever you go to a new doctor; it will save you the effort of trying to remember once again who in your extended family had what medical condition.

NPR Music
A new service that National Public Radio calls “a free, multi-genre, multimedia Web site that presents the best of public radio music.” Listen to or watch concerts, studio sessions, and interviews, and check out news and reviews.

Periodic Table of Comic Books
“Click on an element to see a list of comic book pages involving that element,” then click on thumbnails to see the whole strip. Another wonderfully sneaky way to interest kids in science.