1999

ThinkQuest Internet Challenge
Winning Teams

This site explores the physics, practical applications, and history of electricity as an engagingly interactive online study that encourages the user to contribute to the site's information database and to pursue the study of electricity beyond the scope of the site.

Arts & Literature Category

Platinum

This entry focuses on contemporary women artists and their work. Students learn about living artists and interact in the Cafe, where users can ask the artists questions about their art and receive answers.

Fusion of Form and Function -- Art We Live In Students: Neuilly sur Seine, France
Lancaster, PA, USA
Berlin, Germany
Coaches: Lititz, PA, USA
Berlin, Germany
Site: http://www.thinkquest.org/library/26491.shtml

This site provides students with an overview of different architectural styles, as well as insight into architecture's technical aspects, including the physics of construction and engineering.

The true essence of this ancient and sophisticated culture is revealed through the traditional Japanese arts (sculpture, paintings, practical arts, gardens, architecture, and origami). These arts are toured through detailed reports, flash animations, and picture galleries.

The Man - The Mahatma deals with the life of the man largely responsible for India's freedom from British rule. Mahatma Gandhi is portrayed not only as a man who gave India its independence but also as a father, son, philosopher, and spiritual leader.

This site appears in chronicle format, tracing some of the key people, events, and discoveries that have shaped this past century. The site focuses on specific aspects of life in the 20th century. Visitors are encouraged to contribute their views, opinions, knowledge, and artwork.

Travel to Oriland
Students: Rostov-on-Don, Rost, Russia
Coachs: Rostov-on-Don, Rost, Russia
Travel to Oriland is a unique opportunity to plunge into the world of paper imagination using Origami - the magic transformation of ordinary sheets of paper into surprising creations. You can learn practical skills, listen to lectures, and learn about the art of origami.

The Environment: A Global Challenge is a comprehensive site providing information on many aspects of the environment. Visitors can use the multimedia and interactive features to learn about such subjects as economics, history, science, and health concerns.

Colour My World revolves around a wonderful characteristic of matter: colour. The site explores the relationship between colour and our world. The workings of the human eye are included to better understand how colour is perceived.

Innovations: The Digital Revolution looks at the many aspects of the technology of the late 20th and early 21st centuries. The site contains historical events and presents the anticipated future, such as the miniaturization of objects and the progression of the Internet.

eBiz4Teens (eB4T) is an eBusiness resource created especially by teens for teens. eB4T is a teen community, which provides essential vocabulary, main concepts, and great resources related to eBusiness and entrepreneurship.

A web site that introduces users to photography as well as providing more advanced information for experienced users. Topics cover both the technical and artistic aspects of photography.

AeroNet is an interactive, fun, and informative site designed to educate its users about topics involving aviation. The information presented appeals to a visitor casually interested in flight, someone thinking about aviation as a profession, and/or a physics student conducting research. Sections include History, Parts of Airplanes, Aerodynamics, and Career Opportunities.

A comprehensive "cyte" with resources for students who wish to learn about unicellular biology. This site features an interactive simulation in which users create their own species of life and then put it to the test in a virtual petrie dish where it responds to varying environmental conditions and interacts with other organisms.

Explore such topics as the expansion of the universe, the galaxies, and the mystery of dark matter. This site provides easy-to-understand information on cosmology for everyone.
There is also a Virtual School, which permits you to participate in courses.

This site on the science and technology of communicating is helpful, fun, and provocative. More than 100 years of telecommunications are covered; from Samuel Morse and Alexander Graham Bell to Yahoo! and the explosion of the Internet.

Journey thorough the What, Why, and How of Endangered Species. This site includes Species Profiles, where users immerse themselves and become acquainted with the different endangered species that exist throughout the world.

This site delves into four areas examining how Asia has achieved its rise to global recognition. It covers key events that occurred in the 20th century and looks into Asia's unique culture and people, all with the purpose of encouraging site visitors to do further research and learn about the continent.

The growth of the World Wide Web has created several unique legal issues which existing laws cannot always solve. Computer ethics seek to find a balance between the beneficial and adverse effects of this new technology.

The site explores 20th century China, offering an interactive insight into the major influences on twentieth century Chinese history - from Colonialism to Marxism, and from monarchy to democracy and communism - with a particular eye on the Cultural Revolution.

The Vietnam War was unique as it gave rise to the largest and most successful antiwar movement in United States history. The goal of this site is to educate the visitor about this "forgotten era" in American history and relate the past of the Antiwar Movement to the present.

This entry provides a comprehensive overview of organ transplantation and donation. Focus is on the commonly transplanted organs and tissues, the history of organ transplantation, new advances and technologies, and topic-specific concerns and issues.

Since ancient times, people have been diving - a most challenging method of conquering the ocean depths. This site traces the development of diving both as an extreme sport for amateurs and as a main occupation for professionals, prompted by the necessity of exploring the ocean realm.

Gold

Although "eating an apple a day to keep the doctor away" is said to be a traditional form of preventative medicine, this site explores alternative methods to good health. Users are encouraged to use this site as a tool to help them understand themselves and discover a fun way to cope with life, have fun, and laugh out loud!

Begin a journey into the world of sleep. Discover the complexity and importance of your daily biological ritual. Your vocal cords will vibrate with "Oohs" and "Ahhs" as you discover fascinating facts beyond your wildest dreams!

The aim of this site is to examine aspects of the contemporary medical world and look ahead to the effects of developments, such as Monoclonal Antibody Technology and Genetic Engineering.

If you want to learn American Sign Language (ASL), practice, or just need to look up a word, here's a descriptive dictionary of 200 signed words which include the word and demonstrations of each sign. You can also read about grammar, punctuation, and tenses. Helpful practice suggestions teach you how to communicate using ASL.