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* African Culture
Created by the World History students at Arthur High School in Arthur, Illinois. This project was sponsored by the Illinois State Board of Education. Research information was provided by the University Museum at Southern Illinois University- Carbondale.

* Endangered Lake County Animals
Students at Gavin are researching an endangered Lake County animal and its habitat. They use the data to identify, graph, and explain the changes that have occurred over time.

* Endangered Plants and Animals in Illinois.

* Endangered Species
Students at Millstadt Consilidated School are researching endabgered species of St. Clair County.

* Creating a Newspaper
Project to create a newspaper around an historical event. Developed by Mrs. Julis and Mrs. Apter of Twin Groves Junior High School, Buffalo Grove, IL.

* Cyber Mummy Project
One of the most spectacular artifacts housed at the World Heritage Museum at the University of Illinois in Urbana is this mummy acquired in 1989 from a Chicago antiquities dealer. Unlock its secrets with the help of modern medical imagery, a supercomputer, and an archeologist.

* Futurism
The students are studying Futurism and its relationship to both the end of the 19th century and the end of our century in Mr. Pinchot's 8th grade U.S. History class at Lake Zurich School District 95.

*pi Mathematic Project at Yankee Ridgee Elementary School, Urbana, Illinois
Mathematics, a collaborative project, using the concept of as the focus, is a home page on the WWW. This multidisciplinary project which includes math, history, English and thinking skills is designed for fifth through eighth graders.

* Plant And Animal Populations
Simmon Middle School students are studying plant and animal populations and wetland conditions at the Wolfe Wildlife Refuge Restoration Project in Oak Lawn.





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