Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids - Tobacco's Toll: 644,086 kids have become regular smokers in 2006. 206,108 will die prematurely from their addiction. What is being done to change these statistics? This organization is a leader in the fight to reduce tobacco use and its devastating consequences in the United States and around the world. It strives to change public attitudes and public policies on tobacco and to prevent kids from smoking, help smokers quit and protect everyone from secondhand smoke.

The Library of Congress - Women's History Month - In celebration of Women's History Month, the LOC has developed this web site highlighting the many resources on women's history and culture available from their extensive online collections.

The Presidential Timeline of the Twentieth Century - The Presidential Timeline allows you to explore the digitized collections of the twelve Presidential Libraries of the National Archives. Among these are documents, photographs, audio recordings, and video relating to the events of the presidents’ lives. Educators can bring the resources of the Presidential Libraries into the classroom with educational activities provided on the site.

Black Holes: Gravity's Relentless Pull - This Hubble site introduces Black Holes by presenting an interactive, in-depth exploration of the astronomy and physics of black holes, probably the most extreme objects in the Universe. The site offers astronomical images, animations, interactive experiments, and an encyclopedia of accurate, up-to-date information. The site shows that even the most mysterious of things can be understood through scientific inquiry.

One World Journeys: Florida's Springs - Join this expedition of online explorers and follow their journey of water from sky to ground, through Florida's aquifers and up from the springs. Rising up from deep within the aquifer, cool clear water flows from hundreds of springs that dot the Florida landscape. Florida springs are natural wonders to treasure. Experience the magic of Florida springs and learn about threats to their future and how to protect nature's gems.

The Supreme Court - Designed to support the teaching and learning of the Supreme Court's impact on American history, the Web site ties video material from the series to social studies and civics education. The site includes standards-based lesson plans, downloadable video clips, interactive history games and other classroom resources. This is a companion website to the four part PBS series which will debut on Channel 13 on January 31.

Images of Empire - This online collection of the British Empire & Commonwealth Museum's Commercial Archives Department is an archive comprising over one million still images and 400 hours of film footage, dating from circa 1860 to the present day. Its images provide a range of perspectives on the British Empire & Commonwealth and cover a variety of topics across a diverse range of countries. Key themes include colonial life, indigenous cultures, political and royal events, wars and conflicts, notable personalities, ceremonial and sporting occasions, industrial and commercial activities, and labor and leisure.

Polar Bears - From the Center for Biological Diversity comes the warning that Polar Bears may become extinct due to Global warming. It filed a scientific Petition with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to list the polar bear as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act in Feb., 2005. On this site you can keep up to date with the status of that petition.

Cartoon America - This Library of Congress exhibition of The Art Wood Collection of Cartoon and Caricature contains more than 36,000 original cartoon drawings. The collection of Wood, an editorial cartoonist, includes political illustrations, gag cartoons, comic strips, illustrations, animation, and caricature.

National Book Festival - This is the site of the annual National Book Festival hosted by the Library of Congress. This year's festival featured more than 70 award-winning authors, illustrators and poets. representing such diverse genres as children & teens, fiction & Fantasy, history, biography, mystery and more. The site has the webcasts and podcasts of authors' presentations and interviews.

Franklin Remixed: Ben – the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly - This website is the end result of a middle school project whose goal was to deepen students understanding of Benjamin Franklin. The process involved immersion in lessons and activities involving Philadelphia based exhibitions and lessons designed specifically for it. Once students acquired content knowledge, they learned to use such technology tools as Blogs, Flickr, and Podcasting in order to create the online exhibition.

The Democracy Project - Students can take part in our electoral process at this interactive site. They can take the role of President for a day and find out how federal agencies on all levels affect their lives. They can also step inside a voting booth to learn of the importance of voting.

Smithsonian Source - Resources for Teaching American History - This site contains teacher developed resources to enhance the classroom experience of students. Find primary sources, video, lesson plans and DBQs. The historical topics covered include Colonial America, Civil Rights, Invention, Native Americans, Transportation and Westward Expansion.

Primary Source Learning - Virginia schools' educators in partnership with the Library of Congress created this outstanding website to support educational communities of the Library of Congress. Educators and students will find resources and help in understanding ways to use the digital primary source materials of the LOC. Investigate the three main sections of Professional Development, Learning Experiences and Students to gain knowledge and ways to apply and integrate all that is available in the LOC's vast resources.

Universal Leonardo - a highly innovative project that aims to radically extend public understanding and appreciation of the depth and extraordinary diversity of Leonardo da Vinci’s work in all his fields of endeavour. Universal Leonardo reveals new dimensions in the legacy of the greatest visual thinker of all time.

The Micropolitan Museum of Microscopic Art Forms - Traditional artists have always depicted the human figure, still-lifes, landscapes, etc. but have neglected one subject: Micro organisms! The exhibits here are the overlooked works of art only visible with the aid of the microscope. Investigate the microscopic beauty from the Insect, Botanical, Freshwater, and Marine Collections at this site.

Timeline of Art History from the New York Metrolpolitan Museum of Art, provides an overview of history through chronologies, maps and themes. Art works in the museum's collection are highlighted through 1400 and will be continually updated and revised to the present. Historical background information, key events and resource links, from within the MET's collection and on the Internet, are given for the objects and eras in the timeline. This is a really well done site - go view it and then go to the MET.

The Mariners' Museum - The museum, located in Virginia, is one of the largest international maritime history museums and is filled with prized artifacts that celebrate the spirit of seafaring adventure. Its online exhibitions present excellent resources for the Social Studies curriculum. Online Exhibitions of historical interest include the Age of Exploration, Story of the USS Monitor, The Transatlantic Slave Trade, Chesapeake Bay, and WW II Battle of the Atlantic.

The Red List - The World Conservation Union, through its Species Survival Commission (SSC) assesses the global conservation status of species in order to highlight those taxa threatened with extinction and promote their conservation. The Red List of Threatened Species provides taxonomic, conservation status and distribution of information. It is committed to providing the world with the objective, scientifically based information on the current status of globally threatened biodiversity.

The Mind of Leonardo - This site approaches the study of Leonardo da Vinci in terms of his exploration of the laws that control the physical world and how he expressed this in his drawings and paintings. On the site you can view the drawings and read descriptions of the principles of the laws of nature they illustrate.

U.S. Holocaust Museum - The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum is America’s national institution for the documentation, study, and interpretation of Holocaust history, and serves as this country’s memorial to the millions of people murdered during the Holocaust. On this site you will find in depth information, testimony, primary source documents, video, etc.

Life in Elizabethan England: A Compendium of Common Knowledge 1558-1603 - Read about everyday life in Tudor England - food, occupations, games, pastimes, religion, fashion, manners, attitudes, and education in the time of Queen Elizabeth I and Shakespeare.

Ingenious - Take a voyage of discovery through the content of this website partnership that brings together images and viewpoints to create insights into science and culture. It weaves unusual and thought-provoking connections between people, innovations and ideas. Drawing on the resources of the UK's National Museum of Sceince & Industry (NMSI), the site contains over 30,000 images which are used to illustrate over 30 different subjects, topics and debates.

Exploring Space: The Quest for Life - Could alien life be looking up at its own sky and asking, "Is there life out there?" This PBS program examines the search for life — that begins on Earth and extends into space. At this site you can explore the mysteries of outer space and the origins of life through the innovative use of computer-animated deep-space imagery and interactive features.

Pobediteli: Soldiers of the Great War - This Russian multimedia website explores the "The Great Patriotic War" in the Eastern Front in World War II. The site uses resources of animation, video, images, audio, primary sources, maps and more. It explores the history of World War II and what it represented for Russia and its people. This is an excellent resource for the study of WW II.

Benjamin Franklin - In His Own Words - This Library of Congress exhibition, Benjamin Franklin: In His Own Words, covers the depth and breadth of Franklin's public, professional, and scientific accomplishments through important documents, letters, books, broadsides, and cartoons. Marking the tercentenary of Franklin's birth, this exhibition, concentrates on his achievements as a printer and writer, an inventor and scientist, and, particularly, as a politician and statesman.

James River Plantations - Discover this historical destination through the The National Register of Historic Places' visually appealing online virtual tour. Take a trip down the James River and explore 33 plantations listed in the National Register. Explore these architectural treasures, ranging from Piney Grove, which began as a log corncrib c. 1790, to grand brick homes like Bacon's Castle, and learn about Virginia plantation life in the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries. Learn about the features of each plantation by linking to sections describing colonization, the gentry and architecture.

Google Earth - Google Earth is a unique and super geographic tool which combines satellite imagery, maps and the power of Google Search to give you a 3D interface to the planet. Google Earth puts a planet's worth of imagery and other geographic information right on your desktop. View exotic locales as well as points of interest such as local restaurants, hospitals, schools, and more. Enter an address and fly to it, use the tools to zoom, tilt and rotate the map, and you can print, save and email the images.

British Museum Online Gallery: Turning Pages - The British Library contains many millions of books, manuscripts, maps, newspapers, magazines, patents, music scores, sound recordings, photographs and stamps. On this unique website you will find 15 of these treasures which you can leaf through by turning the pages. Read such works as Mozart's Muscial Diary and listen to excerpts of his music, the original Alice in Wonderland, Leonardo da Vinci's sketchbook, Jane Austin, illuminated manuscripts, etc.

Winslow Homer in the National Gallery of Art - Highlighting a wide and representative range of Homer's art, this Website feature traces his extraordinary career from the battlefields, farmland, and coastal villages of America, to the North Sea fishing village of Cullercoats, the rocky coast of Maine, the Adirondacks, and the Caribbean, offering viewers the opportunity to experience and appreciate the breadth of his remarkable artistic achievement.

Random Acts of Kindness - The Random Acts of Kindness Foundation seeks to inspire people to practice kindness and to pass it on to others. The site provides free educational and community ideas, guidance, and other resources.

The Renaissance Connection - This is a unique interactive educational website that will transport you back 500 years to explore the innovations and visual arts of the Renaissance. Here you will explore digital images of art works in the Allentown Art Museum collection. Find interactive online activities, lesson plans, a timeline maps, and more.

Zoom into Maps - This website introduces historical maps from the American Memory collections and represents only a fraction of the 4.5 million digitized map treasures of the Library of Congress' Geography and Map Division. At this site, you will find not only a sampling of a variety of maps in the collection, but also activities to help in analyzing maps and what can be learned from historic maps.

Sharks: Myth and Mystery - Sponsored by the Monterrey Bay Aqaurium, this online exhibit will take you on an around the world tour to view sharksand rays and the cultural traditions they inspire. You will experience dance, art, stories and music traditions from Africa to the Amazon. Learn about the many species of sharks through vidieos, photos and cool facts. Take part in the many fun activities provided on the site.

MarcoPolo New York - MarcoPolo: Internet Content for the Classroom is a nonprofit consortium of premier educational organizations and the MCI Foundation providing high quality Internet content to teachers and students. It includes content rich web sites created by seven of the nation's leading education organizations. These sites provide lesson plans, student interactive content, downloadable worksheets, links to panel-reviewed Web sites and many more additional resources.

Constitution Day - On September 17, 1787, the delegates to the Philadelphia Convention completed and signed the U.S. Constitution.

Educational institutions receiving Federal funding are required "to hold an educational program on the United States Constitution on September 17 of each year." Since this date falls on a Saturday in 2005, schools can celebrate Constitution Day on Friday, September 16.

Monticello - Explore the mountaintop home of Thomas Jefferson, the only home in America on the World Heritage List of the United Nations. Explore the house and gardens on nearly 2,000 of Jefferson's original 5,000 acres. The Monticello Explorer offers an array of new ways to experience Monticello, from 3-D models that allow virtual visitors to tour the house room by room to an interactive map that shows the buildings, roads, gardens, and fields of Monticello mountain over the decades.