II-Form Links (Grade 8)
Social Studies: Current Events News
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
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
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
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.
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
Class homepage
Gives company name, percentage change and range
Forbes.com
Best of the Web Stock Picking Sites
Forbes best sites for picking stock investments