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    Periodic Table (8th Grade Science)

    Thursday, January 28th, 2010

    ChemicalElements.com

    ChemiCool

    Photographic Periodic Table

    It’s Elemental

    The Science Spot: Periodic Table

    Touching Spirit Bear (Ms. Lockenvitz)

    Tuesday, November 17th, 2009

    Part 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)

    Monday, November 9th, 2009

    Go to this page: Discovering Ardi website

    Social Justice Issues (Ms. Deering)

    Thursday, May 14th, 2009

    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

    Persepolis: Exploring Iran (Ms. Linden)

    Wednesday, May 13th, 2009

    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

    Seattle 1850s-1890s Research (Ms. Deering)

    Thursday, April 30th, 2009

    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

    Frankenstein Research (Ms.Becerra/Ms. Hill)

    Friday, April 24th, 2009

    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

    Science Fair Related Study

    Monday, April 13th, 2009

    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.)

    Spanish Research (Ms. Francois)

    Friday, April 10th, 2009

    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.

    Creating Graphs (Ms. Brodniak)

    Thursday, April 9th, 2009

    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

  • 68 kg in 1991<\li>
  • 70 kg in 1992
  • 74 kg in 1993
  • 74 kg in 1994
  • 73 kg in 1995
  • What does your graph look like? What kind of graph did your neighbor create with the same data?

    Thank you, Mr. Vigil, for assistance!