The Library

Topic Ideas:

Y2KYouth.org
Giraffe Heroes Project
ACLU Stand Up
Student Activism Resource Book
Seattle Civil Rights and Labor History Project

Finding Articles:
SeattlePI Search Page
Seattle Times Search

Shah of Iran Group

Islam Group

Society in Iran, PRE-Islamic Revolution Group

Society in Iran, POST-Islamic Revolution Group

Culture in Iran, PRE-Islamic Revolution Group

Culture in Iran, POST-Islamic Revolution Group

All Characters
150 Years of Seattle History from the Seattle Times
HistoryLink: online encyclopedia of Washington State

Chinese Immigrants
Chinese Exclusion from Washington State History Museum
Rail Conflict: Chinese Immigrants from Washington State History Museum

Klondike stampeder
Klondike Gold Rush from UW Libraries Special Collections
Klondike Gold Rush Resource Guide from National Park Service. Also includes information about Seattle shopkeepers.

Suquamish tribe member
American Indians of the Pacific Northwest Collection from UW Libraries Digital Collections

Issues
Issues and Controversies (look for the light blue icon on the right)
Proquest for newspaper and magazine articles on the issue

Contemporary Novels and Novelists
Look up your book at Seattle Public Library to find reviews.
Novelist for reviews and articles.
Check the author’s website for links to articles and interviews.

Frankenstein
Proquest for articles from academic journals, magazines, and newspapers
Literature Resource Center at Seattle Public Library: best online source for literary criticism. Requires SPL library card number and PIN

Use these expert scholarly sources to research topics related to your science project.

World Book Encyclopedia (SPS Online Resources)
EVERYONE should use World Book for your related study! Look up an article like Plants, Color, Vision, Psychology, or whatever topic is related to your science project. To get the online version outside school, log on to Source and click LIBRARY to get the password. The print version of World Book (which is the same as the online version) is in the WMS Library and your SPL branch library.

Science Databases at Seattle Public Library

Ask a Scientist: Search the Archive

Mad Sci Network

Check the WMS Library Catalog and the Seattle Public Library catalog for books related to your science project. (Remember, it’s RELATED–if your science project is about how well people can hear different types of music, look up books about EARS or HEARING.)

Go to the SPS Online Resources Page. Country resources here include:

CultureGrams (be sure to use this one)
World Book Encyclopedia
ABC-Clio World Geography

Check for books at Seattle Public Library and WMS Library.

Besides Excel, another way to make graphs and charts is to use the Create a Graph website from the Department of Education.

Create a Graph

You can get to the website with this link, or by Googling the words: create a graph

Try out Create a Graph by making a graph of your choice with this data:
John’s weight varied from the beginning of 1991 to the beginning of 1995.

1. Title your graph
2. Label the X and Y axis.
3. John’s weight was

What does your graph look like? What kind of graph did your neighbor create with the same data?

Thank you, Mr. Vigil, for assistance!

7TH GRADE HEALTH RESEARCH
Today: Start collecting information on your topic from reliable sources

Open a Word document and keep a list of sources for your bibliography. To get the right bibliography format, go to Citation Machine or EasyBib
Today: Start collecting reliable information on your topic.

Medline Plus is a great resource (from the National Institutes of Health) for choosing a topic and getting lots of information on it. Click on Health Topics to choose a topic for your research.

More recommended websites:
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention http://www.cdc.gov
Kids Health http://kidshealth.org/
Medline Plus http://medlineplus.gov/
National Institutes of Health http://health.nih.gov/
World Health Organization http://www.who.int/en/

Go to Online Student Resources and look up your topic in World Book. (Remember, World Book lets you email articles and gives you the bibliography info at the end of the article.)

Check the Library Catalog for books.

If you need more reliable sources on your topic:
-Perform a Google search and click “From medical authorities” to get reliable sources
-Use Health and Wellness Resource Center at Seattle Public Library (this is a fabulous database; enter your library card number and PIN to use.

7TH GRADE HEALTH RESEARCH
Today: Start collecting information on your topic from reliable sources

Open a Word document and keep a list of sources for your bibliography. To get the right bibliography format, go to Citation Machine or EasyBib

Today: Start collecting reliable information on your topic.

Medline Plus is a great resource (from the National Institutes of Health) for choosing a topic and getting lots of information on it. Click on Health Topics to choose a topic for your research.

More recommended websites:
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention http://www.cdc.gov
Kids Health http://kidshealth.org/
Medline Plus http://medlineplus.gov/
National Institutes of Health http://health.nih.gov/
World Health Organization http://www.who.int/en/

Go to Online Student Resources and look up your topic in World Book. (Remember, World Book lets you email articles and gives you the bibliography info at the end of the article.)

Check the Library Catalog for books.

If you need more reliable sources on your topic:
-Perform a Google search and click “From medical authorities” to get reliable sources
-Use Health and Wellness Resource Center at Seattle Public Library (this is a fabulous database; enter your library card number and PIN to use.

Manga Resources
Wired Magazine “Inside the Manga Industrial Complex”