Other Web Sites
Other web sites that we found interesting or useful,
many of them on subjects related to the Economic Adventure, are
linked here. For convenience and searchability, sites have been
sorted into subject categories. Many sites fall into more than one
category, so you will find them listed multiple times across several
subjects.
All Sites
"History of" Sites
Banking/Finance
Commerce/Trade/Industry
Communication/Transportation
Connecticut
Daily Life
Economic/Personal Finance Education
Especially for Kids
Health
BAM! Body and Mind (CDC Kids' Page)
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) created this useful reference page on health for kids ages 9-13, delivered in colorful, comic book fashion. Subjects tackled include diseases, nutrition, safety, hygiene, physical activity, and even adolescent pressures. Games, quizzes, and other interactive features are used to help kids absorb the facts they need to make healthy lifestyle choices; teachers can find fun activities for students that are linked to national education standards for science and health.
http://www.bam.gov/
Innovation Odyssey
Take and insightful trip through Boston's prolific, centuries-long history of discovery on the Innovation Odyssey web site. Explore the region's pivotal roles in important advancements in education, health care, bio- and info-technologies, and other areas. Educators and private groups can also book a “living history” performance tour for their students and members (for a fee). The tours are a unique educational bus excursion through Boston in which actors portraying some of the Hub's famous inventors reenact some key moments of our innovation history.
http://www.innovationodyssey.com/
The Public Health Museum in Massachusetts
Read about the beginnings of public health as a science in America and the city of Boston's role in its development on this concise but informative site.
http://www.publichealthmuseum.org
Infrastructure
Invention/Entrepreneurship
Maine
Massachusetts
Museums/Historical Societies/National Historic Sites and Parks
New England
New Hampshire
Pop Culture
Research/Reference Sites
Rhode Island
Science/Technology
Social Change
Vermont
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