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  • National Earthquake Hazards Program - Canada provides information on earthquakes in Canada, including maps, hourly plots and monthly reports.
    www.seismo.nrcan.gc.ca/english

  • The National Eating Disorder Information Centre (NEDIC) is a Toronto-based, non-profit organization, established in 1985 to provide information and resources on eating disorders and weight preoccupation. NEDIC began as a result of the concerted efforts of a group of health-care providers.
    www.nedic.on.ca

  • Mirror Mirror: Eating Disorders Shared Awareness is a comprehensive Canadian web page on eating disorders.
    www.mirror-mirror.org/eatdis.htm

  • Oak Ridges Moraine Project is an environmental mapping initiative of the Geological Survey of Canada, carried out in collaboration with the Ontario Geological Survey. The study area extends from the Niagara Escarpment to Trenton and from Lake Ontario to Lake Simcoe. The principal goals are: to map the surface and subsurface geology; to identify regional aquifers; and to apply this geological understanding to more detailed hydrogeological investigations on an aquifer or watershed scale. Detailed geological diagrams are provided.
    http://sts.gsc.nrcan.gc.ca/page1/envir/orm/orm.htm

  • Oak Ridges Moraine Maps provided at various levels of detail by the Geological Survey of Canada.
    http://sts.gsc.nrcan.gc.ca/page1/envir/orm/geol/surf/left.htm

  • Save the Oak Ridges Moraine (S.T.O.R.M.) was formed in 1989 in response to increased developmental pressures on the Oak Ridges Moraine and to The Planning Act that was not addressing the environmental needs of this fragile ecosystem. STORM is a non-profit organization, reflecting the goals and objectives of individuals and many member organizations.
    www.stormco.org

  • Oak Ridges Moraine Properties of the Ontario Heritage Foundation. The Foundation acquires natural heritage properties and conservation easements through donation as well as purchase. Protected land includes the habitats of endangered species, rare Carolinian forests, wetlands, sensitive features of the Oak Ridges Moraine, nature reserves on the Canadian Shield and the spectacular Niagara Escarpment.
    http://www.heritagefdn.on.ca/userfiles/HTML/nts_1_2768_1.html

  • Biomes of the World provides extensive information on the desert, rain forest, tunda, temperate (deciduous forest) and grasslands biomes, and links to other related sites.
    http://mbgnet.mobot.org

  • Ecozones of Canada: information pages presented by Environment Canada, including maps.
    www.ec.gc.ca/soer-ree/English/Framework/NarDesc

  • Introduction to Biomes presented by California State University. A biome is an area with a specific climate together with the animals and plants that live there. This web page includes detailed descriptions of DECIDUOUS and CONIFEROUS forest biomes, as well as grasslands, tundra, deserts, rain forests and aquatic communities.
    http://curriculum.calstatela.edu/courses/builders/lessons/less/biomes/introbiomes.html

  • Statistical Resources on the Web in the areas of foreign and international economics, a comprehensive set of links presented by the University of Michigan.
    www.lib.umich.edu/govdocs/stecfor.html

  • SparkNotes Unlike other study guides written by disgruntled academics and stodgy old professors, SparkNotes are written exclusively by students and recent graduates. Over 100 Harvard students and graduates have contributed to SparkNotes. All of our writers specialize in the subjects they cover--you'll find History PhDs writing on The Fall of Rome and Astrophysics grads covering the Planets. SparkNotes has expanded its literature collection and now also features over a dozen channels with guides on everything from ancient Greek philosophy to special relativity.
    www.sparknotes.com

  • Gateway to Education Materials (GEM) project is a consortium effort to provide educators with quick and easy access to the substantial, but uncataloged, collections of educational materials found on various federal, state, university, non-profit, and commercial Internet sites.
    www.thegateway.org

  • The World Wide School site is dedicated to the collection, preservation and presentation of educational material. To participate in the World Wide School all you need to do is to invest your time. The courses are cutting edge, interactive online applications and are free to all!
    www.worldwideschool.org

  • Teaching and Learning on the World Wide Web links to more than 640 sites demonstrating just how effective the Web can be as a learning tool. Search by subject or keyword to uncover such educational adventures as an online exploration of the inner workings of the automobile and a virtual journey to the center of the sun--plus all manner of academia in between.
    www.mcli.dist.maricopa.edu/tl

  • Best Education Sites on the Internet as selected by Teacher Quest.
    www.useekufind.com/tqaward.htm

  • Canadian Education on the Web brings together everything relating to Canada and education that has a presence on the World Wide Web.
    www.oise.utoronto.ca/~mpress/eduweb.html

  • Canada's SchoolNet showcases an exciting set of innovative, award winning Internet-based educational resources and services. More than 1,000 learning resources, as well as links to Canadian schools that have home pages on the Internet.
    www.schoolnet.ca

  • Canadian Homeschooling Resource Page provides a wealth of information for homeschooling in Canada.
    www.flora.org/homeschool-ca

  • District School Boards and School Authorities provides information on Ontario Public and Catholic School Boards as well as links to their web sites. Included are the Durham District School Board (www.durham.edu.on.ca) and the Durham Catholic District School Board(www.durhamrc.edu.on.ca).
    http://sbinfo.edu.gov.on.ca/brdfind.asp

  • Ontario Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities. In Ontario, the Minister of Education and the Minister of Training, Colleges and Universities are responsible for the administration of laws relating to education and skills training.
    www.edu.gov.on.ca

  • The School and Board Finder provides contact information for Ontario schools and school boards. Using this database, you can perform a simple search on school and board names or an advanced search that allows you to also include city, language, level and type in your search criteria
    http://sbinfo.edu.gov.on.ca/

  • Curriculum and Policy Documents The Ministry of Education and Training is currently developing new provincial curriculum policy and curriculum materials for grades 1 to graduation. All previously developed curriculum documents and materials will be reviewed to ensure that they are consistent with the new curriculum policy. Electronic and print versions of new and evaluated curriculum materials will be released simultaneously.
    www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/document/curricul/curricul.html

  • Ontario Student Assistance Program web page including online application and frequently asked questions.
    http://osap.gov.on.ca

  • Interactive Training Inventory provides information on more than 2,000 training courses offered by 520 institutes in Toronto and York Region.
    http://www1.on.hrdc-drhc.gc.ca/pls/ITIv38/common.opening_screen

  • Egyptology Resources was the first web page set up specifically for the benefit of those interested in Egyptology, whether laymen or professionals. The links you can go to from here from are grouped into hopefully helpful divisions, with those which have their homes on this site separated at the top.
    http://www.newton.cam.ac.uk/egypt

  • Egyptian Hieroglyphics Alphabet presents the basic hieroglyphics alphabet and some common words.
    http://homepages.ihug.co.nz/~mr-m/glyphics.htm

  • Hieroglyphic Alphabet provided by the Royal Ontario Museum, with further information on Egyptian mummies and a quiz on ancient Egypt.
    www.rom.on.ca/egypt/hiero/hiero.html

  • Elections Canada provides official and extensive information about federal elections in Canada and has many links to other related sites.
    www.elections.ca

  • Elections - Ontario is where you'll find everything you need to know to vote in Ontario provincial elections. Find out if you're eligible to vote. Learn how the Permanent Register of Electors has changed the election process. Enter your address and locate the new electoral district you live in, then zoom in on the riding map for a closer look. Look up the address and phone number of your returning office.
    www.electionsontario.on.ca

  • Liberal Party of Ontario official web site.
    www.ontarioliberal.on.ca

  • New Democratic Party of Ontario official web site.
    www.publicpower.ca

  • Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario official web site.
    www.ontariopc.com

  • Emergency Preparedness Canada (EPC) is a federal government organization within the Department of National Defence that plays a key role, on behalf of the Minister Responsible for Emergency Preparedness, in the development and maintenance of an appropriate level of civil emergency preparedness across Canada.
    www.ocipep.gc.ca

  • The Employment Page lists web pages related to finding employment, employment standards and career development.

  • Species at Risk in Canada is the Environment Canada page on endangered Canadian wildlife. Information on legislation, recovery efforts, as well as a species database, a kid's zone and links to related sites.
    www.cws-scf.ec.gc.ca/sara

  • EE-Link Endangered Species Page provides information and resources on vanishing species.
    http://eelink.net/EndSpp

  • Energy Quest is a site where kids can research energy and learn about conservation and safety.
    www.energyquest.ca.gov

  • Guide to Grammar and Writing provides guides to grammar and writing at the sentence, paragraph and essay level, as well as over 150 challenging computer-graded quizzes to test your knowledge of grammar! Under "Forms of Communication" this site provides samples (in .pdf format) for business letters, memos, application letters, thank-you letters, resumes, meeting minutes and agendas, and the research paper.
    www.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar

  • TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) offical web site with tutorials and practice questions.
    www.toefl.org

  • Web Guide: English as a Second Language provides links to many helpful ESL related sites.
    http://babel.uoregon.edu/yamada/guides/esl.html

  • EFL Playhouse (English as a Foreign/Second Language) is a resource for teachers of young learners. The site contains a number of songs, fingerplays, crafts and games, as well as tips for teachers in categories like "Be Positive" and "Be Patient".
    http://members.tripod.com/~ESL4Kids

  • Cornerstone's Canadian English Page explains the major differences between Canadian English and its British and American compatriots, follows the debate over colour and color, talks about place names and French, then looks at some unique Canadian vocabulary and ends with a short essay on pronunciation and regional variations.
    www.cornerstoneword.com/misc/cdneng/cdneng.htm

  • The Word Detective is the online version of The Word Detective, a newspaper column answering readers' questions about words and language. The Word Detective is written by Evan Morris and appears in finer newspapers in the U.S., Mexico and Japan
    www.word-detective.com

  • Environment Canada provides an award winning web site entitled: The Green Lane on the Information Highway.
    www.ec.gc.ca/envhome.html

  • Environmental Education on the Internet is dedicated to spreading information and ideas that will help educators explore the environment and investigate current issues with students. We are building this resource for students, teachers and professionals that support K-12 environmental education, such as media specialists, inservice providers, nature center staff and curriculum developers.
    http://eelink.net

  • Inside Camp X provides exerpts and pictures from the book, Inside Camp X by L. H. Hodgeson, about the top secret World War II Secret Agent Training School strategically placed in Canada on the shores of Lake Ontario.
    http://webhome.idirect.com/~lhodgson/campx.htm

  • CIA Kids Page aims to put a human face on this mysterious agency for the benefit of children. The CIA Kids Page uses animated characters, such as a winking golden eagle and Bogart, the bomb-sniffing canine cop, to provide basic explanations of what the agency does. The site also includes geography quizzes, a world fact book, and an interactive disguise game that lets users dress up agents.
    www.odci.gov/cia/ciakids

  • Euthanasia and Physician Assisted Suicide (PAS) provides information on all sides of the argument as well as links to other sites.
    www.religioustolerance.org/euthanas.htm

  • MtEverest.Com provides extensive information on Mount Everest as well as links to other related mountain sites.
    www.mteverest.com

  • Evolution: Directory of Online Resources provides links to a wide variety of websites devoted to understanding evolution.
    http://www.academicinfo.net/evolution.html

  • Discoverers Web gathers all kinds of information found on the web about voyages of discovery and exploration.
    www.win.tue.nl/cs/fm/engels/discovery

  • Henry Hudson, Explorer is a collection of data about, and a chronology of the life and voyages of English explorer, mariner and adventurer, Henry Hudson, as well as some additional notes on his times, contemporaries and his crew.
    www.ianchadwick.com/hudson

  • Arctic Dawn -- The Journeys of Samuel Hearne: Explorations from Prince of Wales's Fort in Hudson's Bay to the Northern Ocean undertaken by order of the Hudson's Bay Company for the Discovery of Copper Mines, a North West Passage, &c. In the Years 1769, 1770, 1771, & 1772 by Samuel Hearne (with many hyperlinks describing life in the arctic).
    http://web.idirect.com/~hland/sh/title.html

  • University of Waterloo School of Optometry provides a set of links to eye related sites, as well as to other North American Schools of Optometry
    www.optometry.uwaterloo.ca/links

  • Eye Resources on the Internet was compiled originally on behalf of the Association of Vision Science Librarians in 1996 by Trish Duffel, Librarian at the University of Iowa Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences.
    http://webeye.ophth.uiowa.edu/dept/websites/eyeres.htm

  • Webvision Retinal Anatomy provides extensive information on the anatomy of the eye, particularly the retina.
    http://webvision.med.utah.edu/index.html

  • Glaucoma Research Foundation a non-profit group dedicated to combatting the second-leading cause of blindess. Glaucoma slowly strips victims of their sight if undetected, but with proper diagnosis and treatment vision can be restored. GRF's site provides comprehensive information about glaucoma including research underway and answers to frequently asked questions.
    www.glaucoma.org

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