Library Resources

 

 

Encyclopedia
 

Encyclopedia Britannica 
(username: name of school
in lower case)
(password: the best room in the school
lower case)

 

Columbia Encyclopedia

Encyclozine

National Geographic

Library of Congress

Dictionaries

    

Cambridge

Your Dictionary

Translation Dictionary 

Oxford Dictionary 

Merriam Webster 

Guide to Grammar & Writing  

Acronyms and Abbreviations

Other
 
Bartlbey.com 

Writer's Resource

Kids OLR 

Art Resources

Science Resources

Info Please

The Idealist for kids and teens

Homework Help Sites

     

BJ Pinchbeck's

National Geographic Homework Help

Algebra Help

Jiskha

Free Book Notes

Multnomah Homework Center

Homework Spot

 

Funsites

 

Dr. Alice A. Christie

Kids Online

E-pals

 

 

 

 

Phobias

 

Public Library Databases and Pathfinders

 go to Info Guides by topic

-find the health section

-see Health Conditions, Disorders and Diseases

-Choose one of the Top Web Picks

 

Encyclopedia Britannica 

(username: name of school
in lower case)
(password: the best room in the school
lower case)

 

Research Notes Template click here for the template.

Then save as a file in your documents with your name.  For example, TopeteResearchNotesTemplate.doc.

 

 

Cornucopia clipart Columbian Exchange  Prickly_pear_cactus : Cactus Vector

 

Essential question for your summary:

 

Why is the Columbian Exchange Important?

-Why do we call the Columbian Exchange "When Worlds Collide" ?

-How are we still feeling the impact today?

-Is there anything similar to the Columbian Exchange today?  Explain why or why not.

 

[food & population, European wealth, diseases, mercantilism & trade, slave trade, encomienda, etc]

 

Watch these short 3 minute videos for visuals and good background.

New World Crops in Americas  http://video.pbs.org/video/1587032630/

New World Crops in Europe http://video.pbs.org/video/1587027103/

Origin of the Color Red video  http://video.pbs.org/video/1580121704

  

Crop List

 

  • Corn
  • Potato
  • Sweet Potato
  • Tomato
  • Chilis
  • Peanuts
  • Chocolate
  • Vanilla
  • Manioc
  • Pineapples
  • Strawberries
  • Avocados

 

Resources for researching your crops, animals, diseases

 

Websites:

 

Related articles:

 

 Resources for researching the slave trade

  • Great databases, maps, and other showing numbers of captives
and where they came from to where they ended up over a few hundred years
http://www.slavevoyages.org/tast/index.faces

 

Sample Interactive Map

http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?msid=204643225900108577758.0004
b739997aa768bf32d&msa=0&ll=3.978787,15.996094&spn=172.556361,90

 

Cornell Notes 

http://www.biologyjunction.com/cornellnotes.htm

 

Bibliography

Use Easybib.com

Sample bibliography

 

Just for fun - Tomato Fight

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0hwLAy5Z7II

Research Databases

 

EbscoHost  magazine, journals, and newspaper articles
(username: name of school
in lower case)
(password: the best room in the school
lower case)

 

Public Library Databases and Pathfinders

(You will need a public library card to access these resources)

 

Arizona State Library Databases 

(This can be accessed from home and has access to EbscoHost)

 

 

Mr. Hall's American Authors and Literature Project

  

Click here for project guidelines

Click here for lists of authors and eras 

Cornell Notes for Project

Here are approved sites that you may use to begin your research :

http://encyclopedia2.thefreedictionary.com/American+literature
http://www.csustan.edu/english/reuben/pal/alpha.html
http://quizlet.com/3187676/major-american-literary-eras-flash-cards/
http://public.wsu.edu/~campbelld/amlit/1880.htm
http://www.americanwriters.org/chapters/seven.asp
http://encyclopedia2.thefreedictionary.com/American+literature
http://www.readliterature.com/american.htm
http://www.zeroland.co.nz/american_literature_2.html
http://aalbc.com/famous-african-american-authors.html
http://www.akoot.com/  (poets)
http://thinkexist.com/quotes/top/nationality/american/occupation/author/  (quotations)
http://famouspoetsandpoems.com/country/america/american_poets.html

 

 

 

Mr. Hall's "The Big What if" Project

Click here for guidelines to project

Cornell Notes for Project

Here are approved sites that you may use to begin your research :

http://shakespeare.mit.edu/romeo_juliet/full.html (text of complete play)
http://shakespeare.palomar.edu/
http://folger.edu/
http://www.bardweb.net/england.html (Elizabethan England)
http://elizabethanenglandlife.com/the-life-and-roles-of-elizabethan-era-women.html
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http://www.timelessmyths.com/classical/trojanwar.html
http://www.ancientgreece.com/s/People/Homer/
http://www.allabouthistory.org/greek-gods.htm
http://classics.mit.edu/Homer/odyssey.html (text of complete play)
http://www.discoveryeducation.com/teachers/free-lesson-plans/the-odyssey.cfm
http://www.maicar.com/GML/AboutGML.html#howreliable (Greek Mythology)
http://historylink102.com/greece3/men-women-roles.htm
http://www.womenintheancientworld.com/

Teen Issues Project

http://www.kidshealth.org/teen/
Almost everything is here: drugs, alcohol,
drinking, physical health, divorce, m
ental health, diseases/disorders, depression,
self mutilation and so much more. 

 

National Institute of Health  Worlds largest medical library
Centers for Disease Control

 

http://www.nimh.nih.gov/index.shtml  Mental Health

 

American Lung Asssociation 

 

American Heart Association

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/eatingdisorders.html  
Eating disorders 

 

National Eating Disorders Association

http://www.focusas.com/SelfInjury.html 
Self Injury and other teen mental health issues 
http://www.samhc.com/ 
Southern Arizona Mental Health Corporation

 

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/childabuse.html 
Child Abuse

 

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/childsexualabuse.html 
Child Sexual Abuse

 

http://kidshealth.org/teen/your_mind/problems/date_rape.html 
Date Rape
http://www.nationalgangcenter.gov/  National Gang Center

 

Local Referral Services

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