| Directory: | Home / Gardening / Plants / Trees |
| Title: | Ice Damage On Trees |
| Description: | Heavy accumulations of snow and ice can cause major structural damage to trees and shrubs. The damaged limbs should be properly removed. The following links will provide a guide for homeowners seeking to repair damaged plant material.U.of Illinois |
| Location: | http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/icedamage/ |
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| Directory: | Home / Gardening / Plants / Vegetables |
| Title: | Urban Programs Resource Network: Watch Your Garden Grow |
| Description: | Features a guide to growing, storing, and preparing different vegetables. Includes varieties, recipes, and nutritional value. |
| Location: | http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/veggies/ |
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| Directory: | Home / Gardening / Plants / Vegetables |
| Title: | University of Illinois Extension: A Taste of Gardening |
| Description: | Discussing composting, disease control, growing transplants, harvesting vegetables and herbs. |
| Location: | http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/tog/ |
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| Directory: | Home / Gardening / Plants / Vegetables / Giant_Pumpkins |
| Title: | Urban Programs Resource Network: Pumpkins and More |
| Description: | Information about pumpkins from the University of Illinois Extension. |
| Location: | http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/pumpkins/ |
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| Directory: | Home / Gardening / Soil_and_Additives / Compost |
| Title: | The Adventures of Herman |
| Description: | Information about earth worms. |
| Location: | http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/worms/ |
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| Directory: | Home / Gardening / Soil_and_Additives / Fertilizers |
| Title: | Lawn Talk |
| Description: | A range of lawn fertilizing articles beginning with "Choosing Fertilizers for Home Lawns". |
| Location: | http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/lawntalk/lawntalk10.html |
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| Directory: | Home / Homemaking / Frugality / Publications |
| Title: | Thrifty Living |
| Description: | Provides information on money management, consumer skills, nutrition, and well being to families and individuals. Maintained by the staff at the University of Illinois. |
| Location: | http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/thriftyliving/ |
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| Directory: | Home / Homeowners / Pest_Control |
| Title: | IPM: Brown Rat Management |
| Description: | Fact sheet on rat identification and control measures from the University of Illinois. |
| Location: | http://www.ipm.uiuc.edu/hyg/pests/brown_rat/ |
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| Directory: | Home / Personal_Finance |
| Title: | Is Your Financial Security at Risk? |
| Description: | Provides information and a guide to developing a plan for managing financial risks. |
| Location: | http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/risk/ |
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| Directory: | Home / Personal_Finance / Money_Management |
| Title: | Working Woman's Guide To Financial Security |
| Description: | A series of financial planning guides for women. |
| Location: | http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/ww1/ |
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| Directory: | Kids_and_Teens / Arts / Dance / Ballet |
| Title: | Ballet Terms |
| Description: | Glossary of terms used in ballet compiled by Francois Hofstede. |
| Location: | http://www.acm.uiuc.edu/signet/JHSI/dance.html |
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| Directory: | Kids_and_Teens / Games / Outdoor_and_Yard_Games |
| Title: | Healthy Hopping |
| Description: | A collection of skipping stunts and rhymes, as well as suggestions for healthy snacks to eat when jumping rope. |
| Location: | http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/hopping/ |
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| Directory: | Kids_and_Teens / Games / Party_Games |
| Title: | Party Games |
| Description: | Provides directions for more than 20 games, along with tips for successfully leading games. |
| Location: | http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/Party/games.html |
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| Directory: | Kids_and_Teens / Health |
| Title: | Walk in My Shoes |
| Description: | Learn what it feels like to be older and what happens to our bodies as we age. |
| Location: | http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/wims/wimsproject.html |
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| Directory: | Kids_and_Teens / Health / Conditions_and_Diseases / Diabetes |
| Title: | Your Guide to Diet and Diabetes |
| Description: | Discusses the relationship between diabetes and diet and answers common questions about nutrition, carbohydrates, blood glucose and food groups. |
| Location: | http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/diabetes2/ |
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| Directory: | Kids_and_Teens / Health / Emotional_Health_and_Wellbeing |
| Title: | Out on a Limb: A Guide to Getting Along |
| Description: | It's not easy to get along. Help Maria and her friends solve their problems peacefully. |
| Location: | http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/conflict/index.html |
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| Directory: | Kids_and_Teens / Health / Nutrition |
| Title: | Food and Nutrition Solutions |
| Description: | Explains proper food preparation techniques, discusses ways that food is preserved, the nutrition of various foods, and how to safely store food. |
| Location: | http://www.solutions.uiuc.edu/index2.cfm?series=3 |
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| Directory: | Kids_and_Teens / International / Arabic |
| Title: | دليل الانسجام |
| Description: | المشاعر اللانسجام الاستماع للآخرين. |
| Location: | http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/conflict%5Far/ |
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| Directory: | Kids_and_Teens / International / Español / Actividades_escolares / Ciencia_y_tecnología / Seres_vivos |
| Title: | Los árboles son fabulosos - Aprende más con Pedro |
| Description: | La historia de un árbol e información sobre sus partes y funciones. |
| Location: | http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/trees1_sp/ |
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| Directory: | Kids_and_Teens / International / Español / Actividades_escolares / Ciencia_y_tecnología / Seres_vivos |
| Title: | Explorando la vida secreta de los árboles |
| Description: | Explicación interactiva que informa sobre la función y las partes que componen un árbol. |
| Location: | http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/trees2_sp/ |
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| Directory: | Kids_and_Teens / International / Español / Actividades_escolares / Ciencia_y_tecnología / Seres_vivos |
| Title: | El Gran Escape de la Planta |
| Description: | Aprende sobre las plantas a través de la investigación de casos misteriosos. |
| Location: | http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/gpe_sp/ |
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| Directory: | Kids_and_Teens / International / Español / Actividades_escolares / Ciencia_y_tecnología / Seres_vivos / Animales / Invertebrados |
| Title: | Las Aventuras de Herman |
| Description: | Descubre como es la vida de los gusanos a través de esta narración. |
| Location: | http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/worms_sp/ |
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| Directory: | Kids_and_Teens / International / Español / Actividades_escolares / Ciencia_y_tecnología / Seres_vivos / Animales / Invertebrados / Insectos |
| Title: | Directorio de insectos |
| Description: | Información y detalles acerca de las características, hábitat e imágenes de diferentes especies. |
| Location: | http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/bugreview_sp/index.html |
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| Directory: | Kids_and_Teens / International / Español / Actividades_escolares / Ciencia_y_tecnología / Seres_vivos / Animales / Invertebrados / Insectos |
| Title: | Hablemos de insectos |
| Description: | Animación que informa y educa acerca de su vida, características y medio ambiente. |
| Location: | http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/insects_sp/ |
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| Directory: | Kids_and_Teens / International / Español / Preescolar |
| Title: | Extensión de la Universidad de Illinois |
| Description: | Historia de los arboles, formas de comportamiento, misterios de la vida de una planta y anécdotas de un gusano. Relatos audibles y en 2 idiomas. |
| Location: | http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/espanol/kids.html |
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| Directory: | Kids_and_Teens / International / Español / Tu_familia |
| Title: | Perdido sin saber qué hacer - Una guía para llevarse bien |
| Description: | Historia interactiva que ofrece ayuda para aprender a resolver peleas y conflictos. |
| Location: | http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/conflict_sp/ |
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| Directory: | Kids_and_Teens / People_and_Society / Careers |
| Title: | Looking Your Best for Work |
| Description: | Offers clothing and grooming advice, aimed at helping men and women improve their appearance and self-esteem. |
| Location: | http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/dress/ |
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| Directory: | Kids_and_Teens / People_and_Society / Psychology |
| Title: | Visual Cognition Lab |
| Description: | Presents several videos used in cognition studies and the results of the studies. Includes change blindness and inattention blindness examples. |
| Location: | http://viscog.beckman.uiuc.edu/djs_lab/demos.html |
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| Directory: | Kids_and_Teens / Pre-School / Plants / Trees |
| Title: | A Walk in the Woods |
| Description: | Listen to the story and look at the photos. |
| Location: | http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/woods/ |
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| Directory: | Kids_and_Teens / Pre-School / Plants / Trees |
| Title: | Trees Are Terrific: Travels with Pierre |
| Description: | Listen and read along to find out about trees. Includes animated pictures. |
| Location: | http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/trees1/flash/ |
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| Directory: | Kids_and_Teens / School_Time / Math / Math_for_Fun |
| Title: | Java Kali |
| Description: | This geometry applet is similar to a kaleidoscope in the images it creates. |
| Location: | http://www.geom.uiuc.edu/java/Kali/program.html |
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| Directory: | Kids_and_Teens / School_Time / Math / Statistics |
| Title: | The Birthday Problem: A Short Lesson in Probability |
| Description: | Find out how likely it is that two people in a class have the same birthday. With an explanation of the math behind this problem and a simulation. |
| Location: | http://www.mste.uiuc.edu/reese/birthday/ |
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| Directory: | Kids_and_Teens / School_Time / Science / Astronomy_and_Space / Black_Holes |
| Title: | Anatomy of A Black Hole |
| Description: | Educational sequence suitable for high school students. |
| Location: | http://archive.ncsa.uiuc.edu/Cyberia/NumRel/BlackHoles.html |
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| Directory: | Kids_and_Teens / School_Time / Science / Astronomy_and_Space / Black_Holes |
| Title: | Numerical Relativity Movies |
| Description: | Virtual reality and informational movies on black holes. This site is associated with the National Center for Supercomputing Applications(NCSA), and is for students in middle school and above. |
| Location: | http://archive.ncsa.uiuc.edu/Cyberia/NumRel/MoviesEdge.html |
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| Directory: | Kids_and_Teens / School_Time / Science / Environment |
| Title: | Environmental Awareness: Knowing Your World |
| Description: | Learn about global warming, acid precipitation, earth's energy systems, natural resources, and water conservation. |
| Location: | http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/world/ |
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| Directory: | Kids_and_Teens / School_Time / Science / Farming |
| Title: | The Great Corn Adventure |
| Description: | An animated history about corn, where it came from, how it is grown, what it is used for. |
| Location: | http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/corn/ |
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| Directory: | Kids_and_Teens / School_Time / Science / Living_Things / Animals |
| Title: | Animals Past and Present |
| Description: | Includes a history of animals that lived in Illinois 65 million years ago, 10 million years ago, and today. Also offers an explanation about what happened to the dinosaurs. |
| Location: | http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/animals/index.html |
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| Directory: | Kids_and_Teens / School_Time / Science / Living_Things / Animals / Birds |
| Title: | Moving Day |
| Description: | Find out how birds migrate and why. |
| Location: | http://www.inhs.uiuc.edu/chf/pub/virtualbird/student/les8.html |
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| Directory: | Kids_and_Teens / School_Time / Science / Living_Things / Animals / Birds |
| Title: | What Makes a Bird a Bird? |
| Description: | Learn about the unique characteristics that make birds differ from other animals. |
| Location: | http://www.inhs.uiuc.edu/chf/pub/virtualbird/student/les1.html |
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| Directory: | Kids_and_Teens / School_Time / Science / Living_Things / Animals / Birds |
| Title: | Home Tweet Home |
| Description: | Discover the various habitats of birds. |
| Location: | http://www.inhs.uiuc.edu/chf/pub/virtualbird/student/les2.html |
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| Directory: | Kids_and_Teens / School_Time / Science / Living_Things / Animals / Birds / Chickens |
| Title: | What is a Chicken? |
| Description: | Article about the biology and classification of chickens, which descended from the wild Red Jungle Fowl (Gallus bankiva, also called Gallus gallus) of Southeast Asia. |
| Location: | http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/eggs/res08-whatis.html |
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| Directory: | Kids_and_Teens / School_Time / Science / Living_Things / Animals / Birds / Chickens |
| Title: | Chickscope 1.5 |
| Description: | Students raise chicken embryos in the classroom and obtain magnetic resonance images through the Internet. |
| Location: | http://chickscope.beckman.uiuc.edu/ |
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| Directory: | Kids_and_Teens / School_Time / Science / Living_Things / Animals / Invertebrates / Insects |
| Title: | Let's Talk About Insects |
| Description: | Explains what is and isn't an insect. Includes the parts of the body, how they eat, see, and breathe, why insects are helpful and when they are pests. |
| Location: | http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/insects/01.html |
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| Directory: | Kids_and_Teens / School_Time / Science / Living_Things / Animals / Invertebrates / Insects |
| Title: | Earwig |
| Description: | Lists where they can be found, what they eat, and what they look like. |
| Location: | http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/bugreview/earwigs.html |
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| Directory: | Kids_and_Teens / School_Time / Science / Living_Things / Animals / Invertebrates / Worms |
| Title: | The Adventures of Herman the Worm |
| Description: | Learn about worm history, anatomy, feeding, and care from Squirmin' Herman. |
| Location: | http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/worms/ |
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| Directory: | Kids_and_Teens / School_Time / Science / Living_Things / Plants_and_Trees |
| Title: | The Great Plant Escape |
| Description: | Help Detective LePlant and his partners Bud and Sprout unlock the amazing mysteries of plant life. |
| Location: | http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/gpe/index.html |
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| Directory: | Kids_and_Teens / School_Time / Science / Living_Things / Plants_and_Trees |
| Title: | Trees are Terrific |
| Description: | Travel with Pierre as you learn all about how trees are important to us. |
| Location: | http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/trees1/index.html |
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| Directory: | Kids_and_Teens / School_Time / Science / Living_Things / Plants_and_Trees |
| Title: | Dr. Arbor Talks Trees |
| Description: | Learn how the roots, trunk, leaves, twigs, and buds are put together. Tells how to identify trees and what happens inside the tree. |
| Location: | http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/trees3/02.html |
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| Directory: | Kids_and_Teens / School_Time / Science / Living_Things / Plants_and_Trees |
| Title: | Exploring the Secret Life of Trees |
| Description: | Tells what different parts do and why they are important to the health of the tree. |
| Location: | http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/trees2/ |
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| Directory: | Kids_and_Teens / School_Time / Science / Physics / Light_and_Optics |
| Title: | Light and Optics: Online Meteorology Guide |
| Description: | Introduces optical effects resulting from light interaction with air, dust and haze particles, ice crystals and water droplets. |
| Location: | http://ww2010.atmos.uiuc.edu/(Gh)/guides/mtr/opt/home.rxml |
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