Nutrients (Ms. Miller)
December 14th, 2009They’re so good for you.
Recommended resources
NutritionData.com Click on “Foods by Nutrient” and select your nutrient. The Nutrition Glossary has definitions.
KidsHealth.org Search for your nutrient
MedlinePlus.gov Search for your nutrient
World Book Encyclopedia: click Online Student Resources and go to World Book Student. Search for your nutrient.
Reading Marathon
December 4th, 2009Reading Marathon is this Saturday!
What is the Reading Marathon?
• An annual competition between three middle schools (Aki Kurose, Mercer, and Washington) sponsored by The Seattle Public Library.
• Students and staff from the three schools can visit any of three library branches (Columbia, Douglass-Truth, or Rainier Beach) any time between 11:00 am and 5:00 pm on Saturday, December 5, 2009.
• Participants will log in and out of the program in the library meeting rooms so we can keep track of how much time is spent reading. There will be pizza, other snacks, and prizes in between reading sessions.
• The school with the most hours of reading (after adjusting for school size) wins a dance party with a DJ from KUBE 93.
The Reading Marathon is a fun, relaxed event with lots of great reading material provided by Seattle Public Library. Students can read for ANY amount of time—fifteen minutes, or all six hours. While only student and staff hours will be counted for the total, parents/guardians/family members are welcome to join in the reading.
And the winning school wins a dance! Will Washington beat Aki and Mercer? Only if readers show up on Saturday. Hope to see you there.
Math Facts
November 20th, 2009http://it.seattleschools.org/blog/2008/04/learning-math-facts/
Touching Spirit Bear (Ms. Lockenvitz)
November 17th, 2009Part I: Alaska
Find a map with CultureGrams on Alaska
http://alaska.pinnacle-travel.org/index.htm
Part IV: Circle Justice
http://justice.uaa.alaska.edu/forum/17/4winter2001/a_circle.html
Discovering Ardi (Ms. Lockenvitz)
November 9th, 2009Go to this page: Discovering Ardi website
Science Fair Links
October 28th, 2009Science Buddies
Use the Topic Selection Wizard if you need ideas for a topic/question.
Great Science Fair Project Ideas
IPL Science Fair Project Resource Guide
Science Fair Central (Discovery Channel)
National Student Research Center
Social Justice Issues (Ms. Deering)
May 14th, 2009Persepolis: Exploring Iran (Ms. Linden)
May 13th, 2009Seattle 1850s-1890s Research (Ms. Deering)
April 30th, 2009All 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