Resources for Students
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Language Arts
ClassZone- The Language of Literature, Grade 7 - This link will take you to additional resources for our blue literature textbook. It lets you work on Words to Know, take practice tests, research authors, and much, much more! Date visited - 5/21/05
http://www.classzone.com/books/language_of_lit_gr07/index.cfm
MSA Reading- BCR Rubric - This is the actual rubric that your teachers use to score the BCRs you write. You can use it to check your work when you have a BCR for homework. That way you an see if you are on the right track before you actually hand it in for points. Date visited - 5/21/05
http://mdk12.org/mspp/k_8/readingscoring_bcr.html
Knowing Poe - Be afraid, be very afraid! As we study the life and works of Edgar Allen Poe at the end of October, you'll may want to check out this site. You can learn more about his life, read additional works by him, and even play around with adding sound effects and images to enhance his stories and poems. Date visited- 5/21/05
http://knowingpoe.thinkport.org/default_flash.asp
David Perdue's Charles Dickens Page - When it comes time to read A Christmas Carol right after Thanksgiving), this web site will have lots of useful information for you. Dickens Fast Facts and Dickens Glossary will provide you with extra help learning about the author and handling the tough vocabulary of Victorian era writing. Date visited- 5/21/05
http://www.fidnet.com/~dap1955/dickens/index.html
Scholastic.com - This is the kid's portion of Scholastic's web site. There are a lot of fun activities and games here, as well as, links pages about your favorite books and authors. Date visited -5/21/05
http://www.scholastic.com/kids/
NCTE- Students - Do you consider yourself to be a good writer? Here is a place to find out information about writing contests and how to get your work published. Be sure to read all contest rules and regulations carefully, and ask your teacher or a parent/guardian for help if you don't understand something. Date visited 5/21/05
http://www.ncte.org/library/files/Parents_Students/NCTEWebResources.pdf
So, you think you're ready to publish?
Here are a few sites that I have reviewed and deemed worthy of spectacular student work. In order to be deemed worthy, the site had to meet several criteria, which I list on the page. There is also a permission to publish online form that you can access and print out.
http://www2.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/vangelderd/publish.html
Tailing the Samurai's Tale - An internet webquest on The Samurai's Tale. Date visited 4/23/06
http://edtech.suhsd.k12.ca.us/actnow/act/dfickett/japan/samuraistale.htm
Math
Math Brain - So, you finished your homework and now you're looking to have a little fun while practicing your math skills. Can you beat all 25 arcade style math games? Date visited- 5/21/05 http://www.funbrain.com/brain/MathBrain/MathBrain.html
Villainy, Inc. - Ready for some more math fun? You are a secret agent. Your mission: thwart the evil plans of Dr. Eugene Wick
by using your math skills. Date visited- 5/21/05
http://villainyinc.thinkport.org/
Math.com - If your are looking for some extra practice, then look no further. Just click on your subject area, then click on math concept you wish to review. There are even practice quizzes you can take to check your progress. Date visited- 5/22/05http://www.math.com/
Mrs. Glosser's Math Goodies - This site offers free homework help. It has over 400 interactive lessons, puzzles, and activities for
you to try out. Date visited- 5/22/05
http://www.mathgoodies.com/
Science
Science Fair Central - Discovery School has lots of tips and ideas to help you as work on your project. Date visited - 5/21/05
http://school.discovery.com/sciencefaircentral/
Bay Trippers - Enjoy an online field trip to the Chesapeake Bay. This is a great site to extend your studies as you cover ecology in class. You can learn more about the bay today, check out timelines about how the bay has changed, and take a virtual 6 day sailing. Date visited- 5/21/05
http://baytrippers.thinkport.org/
My Body- This interactive site has lots to offer while you study the human body in class. This is a great place to review identifying parts, vocabulary, or just read an article or two to sharpen your skills as you journey through the human digestive and skeletal systems. There is even a scavenger hunt! Date visited 5/21/05
http://kidshealth.org/kid/body/index.html
Cells Alive! - This website represents over 25 years of experience capturing film and computer-enhanced images of living cells and organisms for education and medical research.
A stock video library provides producers with a range of subjects, and includes both live recording and computer animation. A variety of immune cells, bacteria, parasites, and aquatic organisms are available for licensing for educational, broadcast, and commercial use. Date visited 4/23/06
http://www.cellsalive.com/
Roller Coaster Physics - Fun web sites that you can use to discover more about the physics behind roller coasters. Date visited 4/23/06 http://www2.yk.psu.edu/~mer7/rollercoasters.htm
Social Studies
National History Day - Even though your teacher went over the History Day Fair information over and over again, you still have questions. Well, here is everything you need to know about History Day Fair. Date visited - 5/21/05 http://www.nationalhistoryday.org/
HyperHistory - This website covers over 3,000 years of world history. If you want to do a bit of additional research on one of the topics you are covering in class, then this is a good place to come. You can learn about specific people, places, and time periods. There is a lot of information crammed into this site, so it is a little overwhelming at first. Those of you who are serious history buffs will love it! Date visited- 5/21/05
http://www.hyperhistory.com/online_n2/History_n2/a.html
African Voices- While you study the continent of Africa in class, you might want to check out this online exhibit of African history and culture. You can hear the stories and voices of the people of Africa. You may even discover your own personal connections to Africa. Date visited- 5/21/05
http://www.mnh.si.edu/africanvoices/
SunSITE- Country Information - This web site has a wealth of information about the countries of Japan and India. You can gather general information, see pictures, hear audio clips, learn crafts, read about culture, look at maps and flags, and much more! Date visited - 5/21/05
http://sunsite.sut.ac.jp/asia/
China: 50 Years Inside the People's Republic - This website is put out by the Asia Society. It contains many photographs, an essay, and a chronology of China's history. Date visited- 5/21/05
http://www.asiasociety.org/arts/chinaphotos/
China The Beautiful - Did you enjoy learning about China in class? Do you want to know more? Perhaps you are interested in looking at some Chinese art or maybe even learning a little of the language? If you answered yes to any of those questions, then you must check out this site! Date visited- 5/21/05
http://www.chinapage.com/china.html
Electric Samurai - Explore East Asia with this fun website. If you are the investigator in you next literature circle discussion on The Samurai's Tale or The Ghost in Takaido Inn then you might share this site with your group. You can see pictures of samurais and temples, and learn lots of facts about both. Date visited- 5/21/05 http://www.kiku.com/electric_samurai/index.html
Research
Bibliography Cheat-Sheet - Click here to print out a worksheet you can use while gathering your research to make sure you are getting all of the information you will need to write a flawless bibliography. http://www2.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/vangelderd/slm502/bibcheatsheet.htm
Citation Machine - This useful site can help you to create a bibliography with ease. Date visited 4/23/06
http://citationmachine.net/
Library Research from Home - From this site you can gain at home access to SIRS, Grolier, ProQuest, United Streaming, and much more. Remember to get the username and password from Mrs. Schaefer or your teacher so that you log in and begin researching. Date visited- 5/22/05
http://www.ccboe.com/library/
Best Search Engines for Students - If you a reliable and easy to use search engine to conduct some research, look for pictures, or just enjoy surfing the web, then check out one of these! Date visited- 5/21/05
http://www2.mcdaniel.edu/slm/student/vangelderd/engines.htm
Charles County Public Library - Check out all that the public library has to offer! There are great booklists here and lots of information about any upcoming events that the library may have going on. Also, you can search for great books, check your account, and put items on hold right from your home computer. Date visited - 5/21/05
http://www.ccplonline.com/
P.E. Central - This site contains detail desriptions and links to several really cool websites related to fitness, nutrition, and other health related topics. Date visited 4/23/06 http://www.pecentral.org/websites/kidsites.html
Art Kids Rule - Fun activities, resources, and tutorials for kids and grown-ups. Date visited 4/23/06
http://artkidsrule.com/
The Art Room - Like art rooms in schools everywhere, this virtual art room is meant to be a "special" place. Within its "walls," kids are offered opportunities to create, to discover, to imagine, to invent, to learn, and to make their thoughts become things. In short, the @rt room is a place for kids to explore their inner and outer worlds. Date visited 4/23/06
http://www.arts.ufl.edu/art/rt_room/index.html
NGA Kids -The National Gallery of Art has created this website espeically for kids. It has lost of places to explore and fun activites to inspire your inner artist. Date visited 4/23/06
http://www.nga.gov/kids/kids.htm
Music
Jazz- This PBS website is a wonderfull place to learn more about jazz music and musicians. Date visited 4/23/06
http://pbskids.org/jazz/
Morton Subotnick's Creating Music- Creatingmusic.com is a children's online creative music environment for children of all ages. It's a place for kids to compose music, play with musical performance, music games and music puzzles. Come discover fun and easy ways to make music!
Date visited 4/23/06
http://www.creatingmusic.com/
Mrs. Cannons Computer Lab- This site is packed with computer activites and tutorials. You can learn about computer parts, fine tune your keyboarding skills, learn how to play a game or use a new program, etc. Date visited 4/23/06
http://www.computerlab.kids.new.net/
Fun
Brain Bashers - An exciting collection of brain teasers, puzzles, riddles, games and optical illusions. With thousands of brain teasers and puzzles, over one hundred awards, BrainBashers is updated with optical illusions and games regularly and has 5 new puzzles added each week. Date visited 4/23/06
http://www.brainbashers.com/
Discovery School's Puzzlemaker - Are you looking a fun way to review important vocabulary and facts for an upcoming test? Are you the Word Wizard in your next literature circle? Here is a place to make puzzles galore! Date visited - 5/21/05 http://puzzlemaker.school.discovery.com/
FunBrain- Lots of fun games and activities! Date visited 4/23/06
http://www.funbrain.com/
Please contact me at dvangelder@ccboe.com
Last updated: April 23, 2006
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