II-Form Links (Grade 8)

Health

Science: Biomes

Social Studies: Current Events News

Social Studies: Developing Nations

Social Studies: Holocaust

Stock Market

 

 

 

 

 


Health

Birth Contol.Products
http://www.birthcontrol.com/products.html

JAMA: Introduction to Sexually Transmitted Disease
http://womenshealth.about.com/health/womenshealth/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?site=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ama-assn.org%2Fspecial%2Fstd%2Fsupport%2Feducate%2Fstdinfo.htm

Planned Parenthood: Birth Control Choices
http://www.plannedparenthood.org/bc/

WebMD: Sexually Transmitted Diseases Statistics
http://my.webmd.com/content/article/1680.50904

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Latin: Roman Ball Games

Roman Ball Games
http://www.personal.psu.edu/wxk116/romeball.html

Trigon: Roman Ball Games
http://www.bsu.edu/web/00eabousman/ss395/unit3/trigon.htm

 


 

 

Science: Biomes

Biome Summary
http://www.cotf.edu/ete/modules/msese/earthsysflr/biomesum.html

Biomes
http://ths.sps.lane.edu/biomes/index1.html

Introduction to Biomes
http://www.runet.edu/~swoodwar/CLASSES/GEOG235/biomes/intro.html

Introduction to Biomes
http://curriculum.calstatela.edu/courses/builders/lessons/less/biomes/introbiomes.html

The World's Biomes
http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/glossary/gloss5/biome/

 

 

Science Fair Projects

EA's Middle School Science Web Sites
http://www.ea1785.org/htm/Units/middle/science/SciLinks.htm

Discoveryschool.com: Science
How-to handbook, project ideas and links to resources

Hundreds of Science Fair Projects for Students
A search-tool for science fair projects by keyword

IPL (Internet Public Libary) Kidspace: Science Fair Project Resource Guide
A variety of web site resources, leading one through the necessary steps to successfully complete a science experiment

Science Buddies: Science Project Ideas, Answers & Tools for Serious Students
A topic selection tool with lists of projects by science area

Science Fairs Homepage: Intermediate Projects
Project ideas listed by specific science fields to help you find an idea to research/test

 

 

 

 

Social Studies: Current Events News

PBS Online News

CNNPolitics.com: Campaign Issues

 

 

 

 

Social Studies: Developing Nations

Amnesty International
AI is a worldwide movement of people who campaign for internationally recognized human rights.

Arab-Net
The Resource for the Arab World in the Middle East and North Africa.

Child Rights Information Network
The Child Rights Information Network (CRIN) is a global network that disseminates information about the Convention on the Rights of the Child and child rights amongst non-governmental organisations (NGOs), United Nations agencies, inter-governmental organisation (IGOs), educational institutions, and other child rights experts.

China Today
A China information base.

Countries of the World
Cultural,historical and statistical country information.

Information Pleas: Countries of the World
Facts on world and country flags, maps, geography, history, statistics, disasters, current events, and
international relations. Profiles of every country.

International Relations and Security Network
The ISN's news services offer security-related news stories, reference and background information,
and analyses every weekday.

Library of Congress: Country Studies
The Country Studies Series presents a description and analysis of the historical setting and the social,
economic, political, and national security systems and institutions of countries throughout the world.

NationMaster
NationMaster is a massive central data source and a handy way to graphically compare nations,
compiled from such sources as the CIA World Factbook, UN, and OECD.

United Nations
Global association of governments facilitating cooperation in international law, security, economic development,
and social equity.

World Health Organization
WHO is the directing and coordinating authority for health within the United Nations system. It is responsible for
providing leadership on global health matters, ... and assessing health trends.

World Bank Group: Countries and Regions
The World Bank is a vital source of financial and technical assistance to developing countries around the world.

 

 

 

Social Studies: Holocaust

Florida Center for Instructional Technology: Teacher's guide to the Holocaust
An overview of the people and events of the Holocaust through photographs, documents, art, music, movies, and literature

Genocide Watch:
Site dedicated to the international irradication of genocide

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Website for our national institutiondedicated to the documentation, study, and interpretation of Holocaust history, and serving as this country’s memorial to the millions of people murdered during the Holocaust

University of Minnesota Center for Holocaust & Genocide Studies
A resource for information and teaching about the Holocaust and contemporary aspects of genocide as defined by the UN Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of Genocide (1948)

Yad Vashem Shoah Resource Center
The Jewish people’s memorial to the murdered Six Million containing the world’s largest repository of information on the Holocaust

 

 

 

Stock Market

Virtual Stock Exchange
Class homepage

CNNMoney: Hot Stocks
Gives company name, percentage change and range

Forbes.com Best of the Web Stock Picking Sites
Forbes best sites for picking stock investments