RESEARCH HOTLISTS

RESEARCH HOTLISTS
An Internet Hotlist on RESEARCH HOTLISTS

created by Marilyn Abramowitz
Mineola High School Library

Introduction
Some of these lists are cross-discipline topics that can be used for both English & Social Studies, or Social Studies & Science, etc. I have listed them in their primary category, but they can be used in more than one subject area. Also check out the REFERENCE LINKS Hotlist, listed here under Social Studies. *New hotlists and links are always being added, so check back often.

The Internet Resources

Social Studies & Social Science

**PRIMARY SOURCES - in American and World history
*REFERENCE LINKS -
ABSOLUTE RULERS IN HISTORY -
AGE OF EXPLORATION - links to info on: Age of Exploration & Explorers, Heliocentric Theory, Slave Trade & Middle Passage, Aztecs, Incas, Conquistadors, Spanish Rule, Latin American Independence
AMERICAN DECADES - links to sites from 1900 - present, American History, Timelines, U.S. Presidents
AMERICAN WEST - links to info on westward expansion, development of the western frontier, lifestyles of the people who settled the west and info on Native Americans in that era
ANCIENT ASIAN CIVILIZATIONS - includes China, India/Indus River, Japan, Polynesia and more
ANCIENT CIVILIZATIONS - includes Mesopotamia & Fertile Crescent, Greece, Rome, Egypt, Asia, Africa, Meso & South Americas, Indo-Europeans + more
ANCIENT EGYPT -
ANCIENT GREECE -
ANCIENT ROME -
BASEBALL RESOURCES -
BUSINESS & COMPANY RESEARCH - links to sites giving company profiles, annual reports, etc.
CHILD DEVELOPMENT ISSUES - info on impact of the following on a child's development: divorce, media violence, parenting sytles (including abusive), obesity, birth order, bullying, video games & computers, certain personality disorders
CHILDREN & YOUTH - services, rights, advocacy, adoption & foster care, abuse (sexual, physical, verbal, neglect), cults, parental dysfunction & problems, juvenile crime & justice, and many topics related to children & adolescents
CHILDREN'S ISSUES - US & INTERNATIONAL - topics include child soldiers, child labor, child abuse and many more
CHINA: HISTORY & CULTURE -
CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT -
COLD WAR HOTSPOTS - Wars/Revolutions/Conflicts in: Korea, Cuba, Vietnam, Cambodia, Iran, and Afghanistan
COLD WAR RESOURCES -
CONFLICTS: ETHNIC, NATIONAL & RELIGIOUS - areas covered: Middle East, Asia, Africa, Europe, Latin America
COUNTRY STUDIES - includes maps and ethnic populations
CRIME, CRIMINALS, JUSTICE - many links on juvenile crime & justice
CYBERBULLYING -
DICTATORSHIPS - 1930s -
DISCOVER THE '50s -
ECONOMIC INDICATORS & HISTORY - links to stats, analysis & related info on historic and current U.S. economic conditions, and The Federal Reserve
GOVERNMENT RESOURCES: FED,STATE,LOCAL (Incl NYS,NYC,LI) - gov't sites & links, as well as other info re: NYS,NYC,LI
GREAT BRITAIN & THE UNITED KINGDOM - History and related info on England Scotland, Wales, Republic of Ireland & Northern Ireland
HISTORIC SPORTS - famous events in all areas of sports
HOLOCAUST RESOURCES -
HOT TOPICS - includes: Teen Issues (Pregnancy, Gangs & Crime, Rights, etc.), Drug & Alcohol Abuse, Gender Issues, Child Rts, Welfare, Adoption, Religion, etc.
HUMAN RIGHTS - activist organizations, rights violations, national & international, women, children, minorities + more
IMMIGRATION IN AMERICAN HISTORY -
INTEREST GROUPS -
IRISH HISTORY & CULTURE -
ITALIAN RENAISSANCE -
JOURNEY THROUGH U.S. HISTORY -
LABOR AND INDUSTRY HISTORY - includes Industrial Revolutions in US & England, Women & Child Labor, Unions, Inventors & Inventions + more
LEGACY OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT - links to info on the Women's Rights Movement (Second Wave), the Anti-Vietnam War Movement, American Indian Movement, Cesar Chavez & United Farm Workers, and other protest movements
MESOPOTAMIA & The Fertile Crescent -
MIDDLE EAST RESOURCES -
MIGRATIONS - history of the spread and movement of peoples of the world
MODERN EUROPEAN HISTORY - from the eras after the Middle Ages to the present
NATIVE AMERICANS - PAST & PRESENT -
NEW YORK CITY - links to info on neighborhoods, history, architecture & govt
OUR FIFTY STATES -
POLITICS, ISSUES & INTEREST GROUPS - links to info on political parties & platforms, sites to research a variety of social & political issues & interest groups
POVERTY & HUNGER in AMERICA - past & present
RENAISSANCE BIOGRAPHIES - links to biographical info on artists, scientists, political figures, etc. of the Renaissance era
REVOLUTIONS - includes: French, Haitian, Latin American, Mexican, Chinese, Russian, Cuban, Hungarian, Velvet, Iranian
SADAKO - her story, and info on the atom bomb, the bombing of Hiroshima & Nagasaki, Japan & WW II
TEEN ISSUES - Part 1 - topics include gangs & youth crime; risky behavior (incl. self-mutilation) & self-image; stress, abusive relationships, cliques & alienation; steroid use, sleep deprivation; teen pregnancy/parenting, cyberbullying & other teen issues
TEEN ISSUES - Part 2 - topics include eating disorders, depression, suicide; personality & behavior disorders; cults; smoking; substance abuse + more
TERRORIST ORGANIZATIONS -
THE ENLIGHTENMENT & THE ENLIGHTENED -
THIRTY YEARS WAR -
TOPICS ON 'THE BAD SEED' - links on: Adoption, Suicide, Juvenile Crime & Justice, School Violence & Prevention, Nature/Nurture, Sigmund Freud
U.S. PRESIDENTS - incl info on first ladies, vice pres et al
U.S. SUPREME COURT & CONSTITUTIONAL LAW -
WOMEN'S ISSUES - links include: women's bias & rights issues; health (incl reproductive rights & abortion); sports equity; workplace (incl sexual harassment & discrimination); violence; + more
WOMEN: ABUSES WORLDWIDE -
WOMEN: PAST & PRESENT - national and international, celebrated individuals, feminist theories, fashion, literary characters +
WORLD HISTORY -
WORLD OF ISLAM - history, philosophy & religion, its women & children, art & architecture, radicalism & terrorism
WORLD RELIGIONS - info on major & minor religions of the world
WORLD WAR II -

ELA

BANNED BOOKS -
AP ENGLISH REVIEW - Ms Connolloy's exam prep
AUTHORS - American & World, Past & Present - also YA and Children's, Poets, Playwrights + more
BIOGRAPHY RESEARCH - links to general & specific sites for biographical info
BREATHING UNDERWATER Topics -
CINEMA LITERACY - motion picture research
COMPRENENSIVE LITERATURE - American, English, World, Eras & Movements, Poetry & Drama, Genres + more
CRITICAL ANALYSIS & INTERPRETATION OF LITERATURE -
ELIZABETHAN ENGLAND & THE WORLD OF SHAKESPEARE - links to info on: Shakespeare's life, times, works, criticism, Globe Theatre, authorship debate, films & more
FACTS MEET FICTION - topics from novels: Catcher in the Rye | Fahrenheit 451 | Breathing Underwater | Hamlet | Sunrise Over Fallujah | Kite Runner
GREAT GATSBY ERA - links to info on the 1920s era
I AM NUMBER FOUR Topics - UFO/ET visitation & sightings links throughout history
IBSEN - A DOLL'S HOUSE -
MYSTERIES OF THE UNIVERSE - UFOs/ETs (incl Roswell & Alien Abductions),Vampires, Werewolves,Bermuda Triangle,Stonehenge,Atlantis,Bigfoot, Loch Ness,Dragons,Mayans & 2012,Nostradamus Predictions, Witchcraft & Wicca
MYTHS & LEGENDS -
OF MICE AND MEN - topic-related links
POE Resources - info on Edgar Allan Poe - including biographies, full texts of his work, literary criticism and more
POETRY RESOURCES -
STUDYING ANTIGONE -
STUDYING BEOWULF -
STUDYING FRANKENSTEIN -
STUDYING HAMLET - links to sites that offer text, summaries, criticism, etc. on Shakespeare's Hamlet
STUDYING MACBETH -
STUDYING OTHELLO -
Topics from ANIMAL FARM -
Topics in SUNRISE OVER FALLUJAH - includes WWI, Vietnam War, Iraq War
YA/TEEN AUTHORS & READING -

Science & Math

ASTRONOMY & SPACE SCIENCES -
BIOLOGY RESOURCES -
CHEMISTRY & PHYSICS -
ENDANGERED SPECIES - links to info on endangered species
ENERGY RESOURCES - renewable, fossil fuels, nuclear, fusion, etc.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES - includes links on Ecology, Ecosystems & Biomes, Pollution, Climate Change, Garbage, Recycling & Waste Management, Toxic Waste, Conservation, Energy & Sustainable Development, Endangered Species + more
FORENSIC SCIENCE - links to info dealing with the evidence from criminal investigations, such as DNA fingerprinting & ballistics findings
GEOLOGY & EARTH SCIENCES -
INVENTIONS - and Inventors
MATH RESOURCES -
NATURAL DISASTERS & WEATHER - links to info on hurricanes, tornadoes, volcanoes, floods, wildfires & other natural phenomena of destruction
SCIENCE RESEARCH - all branches of science
SUMMER SCIENCE PROGRAMS -
TRANSFORMATIONS - Geometry and Art
UNSOLVED CRIMES/COLD CASES -

Health & Medical

DREAMS & SLEEP -
FAMILY LIVING - Topics include: Child Development Issues(Nutrition,Birthing,Breastfeeding,Toys,etc); Discipline Issues; Safety Issues; Impact of Violence in Media (Movies,TV,Music,Video Games); Sex Education; Gender Stereotyping; Autism
HEALTH & MEDICAL RESOURCES -
HISTORY OF ANATOMY & MEDICINE - Prehistory, Native American, Ancient & Middle Ages, Renaissance through Genetic Revolution to the present
INFECTIOUS DISEASES Part1 - included: All-Inclusive info on: Infections, Bacteria, Viruses, Diphtheria, Tuberculosis, Influenza, Avian Flu, Hantavirus,Typhoid & Yellow Fevers,Malaria,Cholera,Dengue, Legionnaires' disease, Scarlet Fever, Bubonic & Pneumonic Plague, Anthrax, Salmonellosis, E. coli, Botulism, Dysentery, Measles, Mumps, Roseola, Mad Cow, PID
More INFECTIOUS DISEASES Part 2 - included: Spinal Meningitis, Pneumonia, Strep Throat, Leprosy, Typhus, Tetanus, Rocky Mt. Spotted Fever, Whooping Cough, Tularemia, Otitis media, Cystitis, Gas Gangrene, Teeth Cavities, Food Poisoning, Gonorrhea, Syphilis
PERSONALITY & BEHAVIORAL DISORDERS - links to info on disorders that include: Depression,Anxiety & Stress,DID,ADD,OCD,Schizophrenia,Autism,Eating Disorders, etc.

College, Careers, FYI

CAREER EXPLORATION - career guidance, Assessment tools
COLLEGE SEARCH - These links will help find the right college for you, as well as give you guidance for financial aid, college majors and more. Some sites require you to register (most of those are free).
FYI for STUDENTS - info on Colleges, YA Reading, Teen Health & Nutrition, Fashion, Sports & Entertainment + much more

Art

ART & ARTISTS - includes 'schools of art,' art movements, how tos, individual biogs + more

Content by Marilyn Abramowitz, mnora68@yahoo.com
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Last revised Thu Jan 26 14:17:13 US/Pacific 2012