Grade 7
Return to Student Resources
The Giver Project
Visual Resources: 
Unitedstreaming  contains a massive library of images; get password in library
Copyright Friendly Resources
Timeliner Resources -- includes links to numerous images
Scrapbooking  links to help you get ideas


 Digital Storytelling
Template for Digital Story -- you will need to print a few of these and also add to the storyboard the type of camera shot you wish to take [close-up/distant/medium shot etc.}
Digital Storytelling Cookbook
The Art of Digital Storytelling -- complete guide
10 Tips for Taking Great Digital Photos
Camera Shots  Learn about the kinds of camera shots that the pros use.
Guide to Making a Digital Story:  Use some of the information in this  lesson to help you understand the process.
Complete Guide for Teachers and Students from U of Mass.
A Guide to Digital Storytelling -- for those who wish to gain a complete teacher guide to the process.


Microsoft PhotoStory3:  from Microsoft, this site provides tips and tutorials








Spanish Project

Culturegrams Trial  -- password is "welcome"

Nationmaster --huge database of country statistics





Middle Ages:  Day in the Life.....
Medieval Occupations  Click on the jobs at bottom of screen to gain a general overview
Comprehensive Middle Ages site
History Channel Medieval guide
Gallery of Arms and Armour
Castles of Britain:  Includes lots of information on middle ages
Life in a Medieval Castle
The Black Death in Middle Ages
More on Bubonic Plague, or Black Death
Medieval Arms Race -- Learn about war!
Life in medieval times:  health, religion, feudal life, homes, clothes
Peasant Houses
Lives of Medieval Women
Medicine in the Middle Ages
Medieval Medicine
King Arthur
What do the symbols mean?  Fleur de Lis Designs
Endangered species
Endangered species
Fish and Wildlife Site:  Why Save Endangered Species?
World Wildlife
Wellness Websites
Kids Health.
Vitamins and Nutrition Center. 
Tufts Nutrition Navigator.  
My Pyramid.gov.  Here is the new food pyramid!
NIDA for Teens.  Science behind Drug Abuse. 
Alcohol and Drug Information.  
Health Information for Teens.
Health Finder
WebMD
Kids Health
4 Girls Health
Girl Power
The Cool Spot
Mr. G's Country assignment
 Print encyclopedias in the library will help you with obtaining a nice overview of your country.  You may also visit the online encyclopedia Grolier Passport from school. 

Nettrekker d.i
1.  Register for your own account, otherwise logon as marblehead, then use trial for password.
2.  At top of menu, make sure you are on middle school.
3.  Select the tab that says English Learner.
4.  Go into the Multicultural Pavilion and select Culture.  Then, locate your country.
Unitedstreaming
1.   Log into this video streaming account with username:  discoveryatlas and password atlas.
2.  From Teacher Center, select Discovery Atlas Interactive Map. 
3.  Navigate to your assigned country.  Watch video clips and take notes!
NationMaster Nations of the World
Here you will obtain statistics that will help you with your writing.   Select your country and  examine statistics.  Notice the section on "top rankings" and "bottom rankings."
Copy this citation for nationmaster for this assignment:

"Nations of the World." www.nationmaster.com. 11 Sept. 2007 
      <http://www.nationmaster.com/countries>.


Evaluation of Web Sites. 

Anatomy of a URL Learn the various parts of a website address.
Allwhois Use this site when you do not know the source of the site and the dates.  Just copy and paste the main domain web address [for example, kidshealth.org] you wish to check up on into the box  to find out the sponsor of the site, the date created, and the last date updated.

Use the sites below to learn about the five criteria used to evaluate websites.
TBA
 Authority:
Can you find out who is the sponsor of this site?
Can you find out about this organization and whether it is authoritative?
Wikipedia


 		Accuracy:
What is it about this site that makes it possibly inaccurate?   Explain why you would or would not use this site to conduct school library research.
Friends of
  Tobacco

Crystalinks
    
Objectivity or Bias:
What makes these  sites biased?  What does it mean to present objective information?

Look at the site Crystalinks, which contains a lot of information on gods and goddesses.  Find out about the author of the site, and comment on what kind of bias she might have when she writes her site [hint:  read her biography!].  Who is she?  Who is she writing for?  Would you use this site to research for a school project?  Why or why not?
Space        Exploration
Currency or Dates: Dates have different meanings:  it could be date page was created, date the site first placed on the web and date site was last revised or updated.
Does the date on the home page indicate the last date this page was updated?
Does the date make a difference for a site like this one?
   
  Chips Ahoy
 		Coverage:
Can you easily tell where content ends and advertising begins?
What is this site intending to "cover" ?
      





Mrs. Kriteman's Human Systems Project


Excellent Websites at three levels of reading from easiest to more complex:
1. The Virtual Body includes interesting information about the brain, the digestive system, the heart, and the skeleton in a highly interactive format.
2. BodyQuest  informative exploration of the human body.  Includes sensory systems here.
3. Human Anatomy Online is a fascinating and fact-filled tour of the human body; includes endocrine and urinary but this site is more advanced.

You may also want to try  Nettrekker d.i., for obtaining information.
The library media center has a number of books to help you.  They have been placed on display in the 612 section and in the Reference 612 section.  And don't forget, the World Book encylopedia is excellent, too.!


Mrs. Lovely's Global Warming Project
In addition to using Nettrekker d.i., for obtaining information, try these sources:

Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center database
Trial subscription:  User ID:  educator/ Password:  reference
[Locate this database from righthand column}

Authoritative Web Sites:
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Climate Change site  Comprehensive information on this topic. 
ARM Global Warming information  Good background information
National Geographic's Global Warming information
Mrs. Wesley's Mesopotamia Artifact Project: 
Looking at Ancient History artifacts:  questions to ask
Ancient Mesopotamia: This History, Our History   Exellent resource for looking at artifacts and getting ideas for what you will do.

Museums can be excellent resources!
British Museum:  Ancient Mesopotamia
Metropolitan Museum New York

Ancient writing systems
Mr Schaffnit's Letter Writing Project.:  How Do I Locate a Middle School to Write a Letter to?

How to find a middle school:  determine the US State, then find a city.  The  Public School Review lists middle schools throughout the country.  But you need to search this site by zipcode.  Follow these steps.

 1.  Decide on a state of interest:  look at atlases in the library to spark your interest.   Locate a city on the maps, or use the US Census site below to find a city. 
2.  Use the US Census site to determine the city of interest.  Select a state in the dropdown menu, then using the state's dropdown menu, choose a city.
3.  Find the  zipcode of the city.   Best place for zipcodes?  The US Postal Service.
4.  Once you know the zipcode or the county of a particular city,  use  Public School Review to find the address of a middle school!

Shakespeare:
Mr. William Shakespeare and the Internet.   Your gateway to all things Shakespeare including full-text
of all plays plus numerous links to great sites.
In Search of Shakespeare.  Based on the PBS series [library has full series on DVD.]
Virtual Globe Theater
Shakespearean Insulter  Methinks ye will have a dizzy-eyed time of it here!


Cooking with Mrs. Terpos!
Family Fun Recipes
Cooking with Kids
Cooking.com
Very Best Baking.com
Epicurious
Food Network
Science of Cooking
Kidshealth
Health and Human Services