Resources - Hillside Middle School

 

Art

Impressionism

 

Career Research

AIGA – American Institute of Graphic Arts – Career Guide

Career Key:  Choosing a Career - survey helps students narrow some choices
Career Browser – explore from general to specific careers

Career Zone

Careers in Aviation and Aeronautics
Careers in Marine Sciences
HOSA - Health Occupations Students of America (Career Center)

Job Profiles
JobStar Central – guides for specific careers

Mapping Your Future (Middle School Students) – ten steps for planning your future
Myfuture.com – Military Opportunities
Occupational Outlook Handbook

Vault Career Library  ask for password

What You Need to Know About Career Planning – detailed descriptions of careers

Family and Consumer Sciences

My Pyramid

 

General Research
Microsoft Encarta
Roget's Interactive Thesaurus

Merriam-Webster Dictionary
Infoplease.com
ICONN - the CT Digital Library

Citing Sources – Ohio State University

Citation Machine - tool for citing resources

Easy Bib – tool for citing resources

Web Feet – web links by subject

Waterbury Republican American – local newspaper

 

Language Arts

Author’s Den

Biography Research

Houghton Mifflin - Power Proof Reading
Lit Finder

Famous Quotations

    Bartleby.com:  Familiar Quotations - most comprehensive; 11,0000 quotations
    Creative Quotations - clever methods for searching; fun site
    Famous Quotations Network - search by author or topic
    Quotation Center - search by author, quote, subject, or key word
    A Short Dictionary of Scientific Quotations - memorable quotes by famous scientists

Titanic

    Britannica On-line Exhibit

    Dr. Dodge's Wife Tells Story of Titantic Wreck - Museum of the City of San Francisco           

    Estate of Hans Jensen vs. The White Star Line (The Trial)
    Floating Palace

    Memorial Hall Museum – period clothing

    RMS Titanic's Final Resting Place - Judith Gradwohl, Smithsonian Institution
    Titanic Encyclopedia - Encyclopedia Titanica
    Titanic Historical Society
    TitanicNewsChannel.com

    The Unsinkable RMS Titanic

VietnamWall.org

 

Math
A Plus Math - flashcards and worksheets for interactive and off-line basic math skills practice
AAA Math  - basic math skills, word problems, and challenge games

Glencoe:  Mathematics On-line Study Tools and 
Ch. Review Quizzes   Grade 6       Grade 7      Grade 8       Pre-Algebra     Algebra
Jordan House Project

Math Forum.org

Math Goodies - probability

Purplemath.com – algebra instruction

Stock Market Sites:  Stock Market Game
       NYSE
       NASDAQ   Yahoo! Finance
Visual Fractions  - pie charts and number lines used to teach fractions (naming, comparing, and basic operations)
Webmath.com

 

Science 

Biology in Motion

Bridges

Digestive System – Colorado State University (advanced info.)

DNA Files – audio files

How the Body Works – Nursing Resource

Natural Disasters

Numerous Human Body Resources – easier level
Plate Tectonics
Rollercoaster Web Site

Science Learning Network – student inquiry questions

SIRS Knowledge Resource – magazines, newspapers, documents – ask for password

Solar Energy – Naugatuck High School

Space Programs – (NASA Space Flight History,  JSC Digital Collection)

Teen Health and Wellness – diseases, drugs, alcohol, nutrition – ask for password

Web Elements – scientific table

Windows to the Universe – solar system, astronomy, etc.
Yuckiest Site on the Internet (body systems)
 

Social Studies

America's Story from America's Library

* Animal Database

Black History/Slavery Sites

* Bronx Zoo Animal Profiles

* Bronx Zoo Project

* Bronx Zoo Power Point Template
Christopher Columbus - A Culinary History 

Columbus Monuments
The Columbus Navigation Homepage 
Countries of the World - individual states as well
CultureGrams – world and state cultural resources – ask for password

* Current Events Worksheet 

Election Activities

* Five Themes of Geography

Mariner’s Museum

Memorial Hall Museum Online – period clothing, artifacts, etc

* New York Times Learning Network

* On-line News Hour Extra

* National Geographic For Kids

ProQuest – Historical newspapers, periodicals, etc.

* Scholastic News

SIRS Knowledge Resource – magazines, newspapers, documents – ask for password

Social Studies for Kids

*Time for Kids

World Conflicts Today – ask for password
World Sites Atlas
- political and physical maps; travel info.

 

 

Native American Web Sites
Outline Maps

The Revolution

        Freedom Project - reference sheet
        Spy Letters of the American Revolution
        Archiving Early America - primary source material from the 18th century


Stately Knowledge

This Day in History
U.S. States - (Enchanted Learning)
U.S. Census Bureau: Kids' Corner Fun Facts
The U.S. 50
50 states.com
The 50 States - (Teachersfirst.com)
State Reports - maps and information by Classbrain.com
 

 Spanish

Education World
Coloquio.com
Infoplease.com

 

Miscellaneous Tutorials

Find Sounds - wav files listed by subject and searchable database

Fun Brain - math baseball, grammar gorillas, create quizzes, etc. 
Rubistar - create rubrics that measure student performance
Puzzlemaker - create customized word searches, crossword puzzles, and more!
Quiz Hub - online interactive learning center
Evaluating Web Sites  - tool for evaluating web sites