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GOVERNMENT / PARLIMENTARIAN / CIVICS
Robert's Rules of Order [1915 (public domain)] [2-sheet PDF motion guide (source: Jim Slaughter)]
ART
Color Visualizer at Sherwin-Williams. [here]
Open Clipart Project [here] The Open Clipart project is a user-supplied database of royalty-free art.
Clipart Creation Software [here] A discussion and compilation of means for creating vector graphics from bitmaps.
Inkscape [Inkscape] Free clipart conversion software
Google Sketchup [here] Free Computer Assisted Design (CAD) software for creating 3-D models. Powerful. [Tutorials] here.
ART
Open Clipart Project [here] The Open Clipart project is a user-supplied database of royalty-free art.
Clipart Creation Software [here] A discussion and compilation of means for creating vector graphics from bitmaps.
Inkscape [Inkscape] Free clipart conversion software
Google Sketchup [here] Free Computer Assisted Design (CAD) software for creating 3-D models. Powerful. [Tutorials] here.
SCIENCE
Animal Encyclopedia at National Geographic. [here]
Outer Space Exploration at NASA.GOV [Gr. K-4] [Gr. 5-8] [Gr. 5-8]
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