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Choose an article from "In This Week's News" section for your
current event. Use the form under "Current Events" link to
complete the current event assignment.
Read to Know
Amnesty International
Serves to Protect the Rights of Humans WORLDWIDE!
EXCELLENT SOURCE!
http://www.amnesty.org/
National Geographic for Kids
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/kids/
The History Channel
The History Channel
Homework help from National Geographic
Homework Help
Learn more Migration issues and the displacement of peole around
the world...Excellent source for
reports on Current events, History, Geography and other issues
affecting children around the globe!
(good for current event assignments)
Unicef.org
The Travel Channel
Visit far away cities, towns and cultures.
The Peace Corps
(good for current event assignments)
Visit a volunteer
NASA for middle-school students
http://www.nasa.gov/audience/forstudents/5-8/features/index.html
NEW! Practice Modules
Provides a rich library of sites for the teacher and students!
Alerting Humanitarians to Emergencies
(good for current event assignments)
Reuters Foundation
Animal Planet
Animals in their habitats
Your source for an unbiased, multi-disciplinary sciences that
focuses on
biology, geography, geology, geospatial information, and water,
we are
dedicated to the timely, relevant, and impartial study of the
landscape, our
natural resources, and the natural hazards that threaten us.
U.S. Geological Survey
World Fact Book - This site can tell you just about
anything you would want to know about a place or country.
Go to WORLD FACT BOOK
The National Archives
Historical documents locator.
The National Archives
Other Historical Documents
More Archived Documents
The Globalist
(good for current event assignments)
Dedicated to Global Understanding
Review Games for Chapter One -
play games, study for quizzes/tests, sharpen your skills!
Chapter One Review Strategies (fun stuff!)
Cool Website to test your worldly knowledge. Really fun and easy
to use!
How much do you know?
Miami-Dade County Youth Fair and Exhibition Center
GO TO THE YOUTH FAIR'S HOME PAGE
Internet For Classrooms
Helping you use the internet more effectively...
PowerPoint Presentation
The Five Themes of Geography
This site contains PRIMARY Source Documents! That means by
people who witnessed the event.
Read one of the saddest first person accounts of the Execution of
Russia's Tsar Nicolas II, and his entire family during the
Russian (Bolshevik)Revolution. Warning - this account is very
chilling, and very sad, unfortunately, it is what happens in
war.
To read this real story click this link, then in the new window
select "20th Century," then scroll down to the 5th story from the
bottom, on the left side, called The Execution of Tsar Nicholas
II, 1918. Read the story and share what you think on our blog.
Rated R. (for violence)
This assignment equals an extra credit grade.(good for current
event assignments)
Eye Witness to History - One of the Blog postings
This site will help you to find information that is effecting our
environment such as: acid rain, climate change, disease, lead,
mold, recycling and much more. Use this site for research on
environmental topics relevant to Social Studies, Science or any
other educational related activities.
The United States Environmental Protection Agency
As part of our school-wide initiative to increase student
achievement in reading students are asked to complete the lessons
on Reading Plus as often as possible.
Students who complete one assignment a week will receive a
homework grade. Using the Reading Plus Program will also
contribute to the technology grade in class.
READING PLUS
For Hispanic Heritage Report.
Hispanic Heritage Research Starter Page