Peter and the Starcatchers, by Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson
Soon after Peter, an orphan, sets sail from England on the ship Never Land, he befriends and assists Molly, a young Starcatcher, whose mission is to guard a trunk of magical stardust from a greedy pirate and the native inhabitants of a remote island.
Shark Life: True Stories about Sharks and the Sea, by Peter Benchley
The Penderwicks: A Summer Tale of Four Sisters, Two Rabbits, and a Very Interesting Boy, by Jeanne Birdsall
While vacationing with their widowed father in the Berkshire Mountains, four lovable sisters, ages four through twelve, share adventures with a local boy, much to the dismay of his snobbish mother.
The World According to Humphrey, by Betty Birney
Humphrey, pet hamster at Longfellow School, learns that he has an important role to play in helping his classmates and teacher.
The Last Holiday Concert, by Andrew Clements
Life is usually easy for popular fifth grader Hart Evans, but when his music teacher puts him in charge of the holiday concert, Hart must use all of his leadership skills to unite the other students.
Sing a Song of Tuna Fish: Hard to Swallow Stories from Fifth Grade, by Esmé Raji Codell
Hilarious, quirky, and poignant, this unusual memoir recounts episodes from the transformative fifth-grade year of an acclaimed author.
The Legend of Spud Murphy, by Eoin Colfer
When their mother starts dropping them off at the library several afternoons a week, nine-year-old William and his brother dread boredom and the overbearing librarian, but they are surprised at how things turn out.
The Big House, by Carolyn Coman
When Ivy and Ray's parents are sent to jail, and they are left in the custody of their parent's accusers, they decide to look for evidence that will "spring" their parents.
Lionboy, by Zizou Corder
In the near future, a boy with the ability to speak the language of cats sets out from London to seek his kidnapped parents and finds himself on a Paris-bound circus ship learning to train lions.
The People of Sparks, by Jeanne DuPrau
Having escaped to the Unknown Regions, Lina and the others seek help from the village people of Sparks.
Last Shot: A Final Four Mystery, by John Feinstein
After winning a basketball reporting contest, eighth graders Stevie and Susan Carol are sent to cover the Final Four tournament, where they discover that a talented player is being blackmailed into throwing the final game.
A Writing Kind of Day: Poems for Young Poets, by Ralph Fletcher
This collection includes twenty-seven short poems on a variety of subjects.
Eager, by Helen Fox
Unlike Grumps, their old-fashioned robot, the Bell family's new robot, Eager, is programmed to not merely obey but to question, reason, and exercise free will.
Ghosthunters and the Totally Moldy Baroness!, by Cornelia Funke (Book #3 of the Ghosthunters series)
Mrs. Worm and Gloomsburg castle are taken over by ghosts.
The Liberation of Gabriel King, by Kelly Going
In Georgia during the summer of 1976, Gabriel, a white boy who is being bullied, and Frita, an African American girl who is facing prejudice, decide to overcome their many fears together as they enter fifth grade.
Princess Academy, by Shannon Hale
While attending a strict academy for potential princesses with the other girls from her mountain village, fourteen-year-old Miri discovers unexpected talents and connections to her homeland.
Ida B…and Her Plans to Maximize Fun, Avoid Disaster, and (Possibly) Save the World, by Katherine Hannigan
In Wisconsin, fourth-grader Ida B spends happy hours being home-schooled and playing in her family's apple orchard, until her mother begins treatment for breast cancer and her parents must sell part of the orchard and send her to public school.
Blow Out the Moon, by Libby Koponen
A fictionalized account of the author's childhood experiences moving from the United States to London, England, and attending a boarding school.
Leon and the Champion Chip, by Allen Kurzweil
Employing scientific methods learned in Mr. Sparks's class, fifth-grader Leon competes in a potato chip tasting contest and takes revenge against Lumpkin the bully.
Worth, by A. LaFaye
After breaking his leg, eleven-year-old Nate feels useless because he cannot work on the family farm in nineteenth-century Nebraska, so when his father brings home an orphan boy to help with the chores, Nate feels even worse.
A Dog’s Life: The Autobiography of a Stray, by Ann M. Martin
Squirrel, a stray puppy, tells her life story, from her nurturing mother and brother to making her own way in the world, facing busy highways, changing seasons, and humans both gentle and brutal.
Stink and the Incredible Super-galactic Jawbreaker, by Megan McDonald
Seven-year-old Stink Moody discovers that he can get free samples by writing letters to candy companies and plans a surprise for his best friend's birthday.
Project Mulberry, by Linda Sue Park
While working on a project for an after-school club, Julia, a Korean American girl, and her friend Patrick learn not just about silkworms, but also about tolerance, prejudice, friendship, patience, and more. Between the chapters are short dialogues between the author and main character about the writing of the book.
The Lightning Thief, by Rick Riordan (Book #1 of the Percy Jackson & the Olympians series)
After learning that he is the son of a mortal woman and Poseidon, god of the sea, twelve-year-old Percy is sent to a summer camp for demigods like himself, and joins his new friends on a quest to prevent a war between the gods.
Listening for Lions, by Gloria Whelan
Left an orphan after the influenza epidemic in British East Africa in 1918, thirteen-year-old Rachel is tricked into assuming a deceased neighbor's identity to travel to England, where her only dream is to return to Africa and rebuild her parents' mission hospital.
Wednesday, October 17, 2007
Thursday, September 20, 2007
Seven Wonders of the Ancient World
Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, from Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia
Learn about each of the ancient wonders at this terrific site:
Great Pyramid of Giza
Hanging Gardens of Babylon
Statue of Zeus at Olympus
Temple of Artemis at Ephesus
Mausoleum of Maussollos
Colossus of Rhodes
Lighthouse of Alexandria
Grolier Online Passport
Enter "Seven Wonders of the World" in the search field, and find a great deal of information from the Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia and the New Book of Knowledge.
Social Studies for Kids: Seven Wonders of the Ancient World
CNN Interactive Destinations: Seven Wonders of the Ancient World
Click on the Ancient Wonder you'd like to learn more about:
The Pyramids of Egypt
The Pharos (Lighthouse) of Alexandria
Hanging Gardens of Babylon
The Temple of Artemis (Diana) at Ephesus
The Statue of Zeus
The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus
The Colossus of Rhodes
Time Traveller Tours: Seven Wonders of the Ancient World Tour
The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, from WonderClub.com
The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, from ThinkQuest.org
The Seven Wonders of the World, from InfoPlease.com
New 7 Wonders vs. Ancient 7 Wonders, from National Geographic News
Now that you've learned about the seven ancient wonders of the world, try to guess which human-made marvels were selected as the "New 7 Wonders" through a global poll organized by the New7Wonders Foundation. Visit this site to find photographs of these ancient and "new" wonders of the world.
BrainPOP
Watch "Seven Wonders of the Ancient World", hosted by Tim and Moby! To see this video, log in, click on "Social Studies", and click on the "Seven Wonders" icon. (You will need a Username and Password to log in to BrainPOP.)
Learn about each of the ancient wonders at this terrific site:
Great Pyramid of Giza
Hanging Gardens of Babylon
Statue of Zeus at Olympus
Temple of Artemis at Ephesus
Mausoleum of Maussollos
Colossus of Rhodes
Lighthouse of Alexandria
Grolier Online Passport
Enter "Seven Wonders of the World" in the search field, and find a great deal of information from the Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia and the New Book of Knowledge.
Social Studies for Kids: Seven Wonders of the Ancient World
CNN Interactive Destinations: Seven Wonders of the Ancient World
Click on the Ancient Wonder you'd like to learn more about:
The Pyramids of Egypt
The Pharos (Lighthouse) of Alexandria
Hanging Gardens of Babylon
The Temple of Artemis (Diana) at Ephesus
The Statue of Zeus
The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus
The Colossus of Rhodes
Time Traveller Tours: Seven Wonders of the Ancient World Tour
The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, from WonderClub.com
The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, from ThinkQuest.org
The Seven Wonders of the World, from InfoPlease.com
New 7 Wonders vs. Ancient 7 Wonders, from National Geographic News
Now that you've learned about the seven ancient wonders of the world, try to guess which human-made marvels were selected as the "New 7 Wonders" through a global poll organized by the New7Wonders Foundation. Visit this site to find photographs of these ancient and "new" wonders of the world.
BrainPOP
Watch "Seven Wonders of the Ancient World", hosted by Tim and Moby! To see this video, log in, click on "Social Studies", and click on the "Seven Wonders" icon. (You will need a Username and Password to log in to BrainPOP.)
Thursday, September 13, 2007
Learning About Landforms: Selected Resources
This annotated resource list features suggested online full-text resources, other web sites and print resources available in the Collins Instructional Media Center's collection. Are you unable to find the information you need? Please stop by the IMC, or send Mrs. O'Keefe (joanneokeefe@salem.k12.ma.us) an e-mail message asking for help!
IMC ONLINE FULL-TEXT COLLECTIONS
BrainPOP / Volcano: Lotsa Lava!
(Stop by the IMC for the User Name and Password you'll need to use BrainPOP.)
SIRS Discoverer and WebFind
This full-text collection includes domestic and international newspapers, magazine articles, reference books, government documents, pictures and recommended web sites.
(Stop by the IMC for the User Name and Password needed to access this collection. After entering these, click the "SIRS Products" button.)
STUDENT RESOURCE CENTER
The Gale Encyclopedia of Science article "Landform", available in this collection, features definitions of many landforms, as well as an explanation the formation of tectonic landforms - volcanoes, faults, and earthquakes. (Stop by the IMC for the ID you'll need to use this resource.)
WEB SITES
ILLUSTRATED GLOSSARY: LANDFORMS AND BODIES OF WATER
Visit this outstanding EnchantedLearning.com resource for brief but complete definitions of many landforms, often accompanied by nice illustrations or photographs.
LANDFORM: FROM WIKIPEDIA, THE FREE ENCYCLOPEDIA
This article features an extensive list of landforms, each with its own Wikipedia entry, including a definition, and explanation of the way in which it forms, and several examples located throughout the world.
GEOGRAPHY GLOSSARY
Visit this About.com site to search for brief definitions of "key terms in geography", including many landforms.
A Geographical Dictionary, from First School Years
LANDFORM TERMS
This resource features a simple A to Z list of terms and their definitions.
MAPS AND GLOBES GLOSSARY
This site features a nice A-Z lising of words about maps, globes and study of the Earth. Visit How the Earth Formed, also available from this site, for a nice explanation of how oceans are formed.
LANDFORMS
This site features information and illustrations about selected landforms.
LANDFORMS OF THE WORLD
This site features a long list of landforms. Students can simply click on a landform to learn about its main characteristics, locate at least one example, and see two illustrations/photographs.
Worldatlas.com
This site features annotated lists of notable landforms for each of the continents. Students can search for information about continents, countries, dependencies, islands, territories, bodies of water, and more.
LONGITUDE & LATITUDE
USGS: U.S. Board on Geographic Names
U.S. Census Bureau: U. S. Gazetteer
Longitude and Latitude: Where is it?, from Infoplease.com
EARTHQUAKES
British Geological Survey: Earthquakes
Earthquake Museum: Famous Earthquakes
Earthquakes - Historical Earthquakes
Earthquakes for Kids
Factmonster: Famous Earthquakes
FEMA: Earthquakes
HowStuffWorks: How Earthquakes Work
Natural Hazards in California
Plate Tectonics, The Cause of Earthquakes
The Virtual Museum of the City of San Francisco: The Great 1906 Earthquake and Fire
TheTech: Earthquakes
Understanding Earthquakes
USGS: Earthquakes
VOLCANOES
Factmonster: Famous Volcanoes
How Volcanoes Work
Michigan Technological University Volcanoes Page
USGS
USGS: Cascades Volcano Observatory
USGS: Volcanoes of the United States
Volcanic and Geologic Terms
Volcanoes
Volcano World
Volcanoes
Volcanoes Online
PRINT RESOURCES AVAILABLE IN THE REFERENCE COLLECTION
Atlas of Geology and Landforms. Cally Oldershaw. New York: Franklin Watts, 2001. (REF 550 Old)
This atlas provides facts and information about the study of geology and how it helps to explain the history and development of Earth's various landforms.
Earth Science: Discovering the Secrets of the Earth. Landforms. Danbury, CT: Grolier Educational, 2000. (REF 550 Ear)
This resource features color illustrations and photographs of various landforms as well as a glossary of terms.
Encyclopedia of Earth and Physical Sciences. New York: Marshall Cavendish, 1998. (REF 500.2 Enc)
Encyclopedia of World Geography. Editorial Director: Graham Bateman. Marshall Cavendish, c1994. (R 910.3 Enc)
This encyclopedia features coverage of physical geography, economics, government and peoples, and includes color photographs, charts, maps, an index (vol. 24), and glossary (very useful for defining landforms).
Exploring Your World: The Adventure of Geography. Prepared by the Special Publications Division, National Geographic Society. National Geographic Society, 1989. (R 910.3 Exp)
This terrific resource includes 334 alphabetically arranged entries, more than 1,000 illustrations, featuring maps, charts, and photographs, and an index. Useful for landform mapping assignments, it provides a definition of each landform, and an explanation of the way(s) in which it occurred. In many cases, maps are included providing location(s) of one or more examples of landforms.
Grolier International Dictionary. Danbury, CT: Grolier, 1980. (R 423 G)
This is a useful general dictionary - but be sure to read each definition carefully. In some cases, the first definition may not be relevant to a student's research. (For example, the first definition of the word basin provides a description of a kitchen sink! The definition for the landform basin is definition #4.)
Lands and Peoples. Danbury, CT: Grolier, 1999. (R 910.22 Lan)
This resource, organized into six volumes, features a helpful "Important Geographical Terms section (vol. 6, pp. 350-352), including definitions for many landforms.
National Geographic Atlas of the World. 6th ed. Washington, D.C. : National Geographic Society, 1992. (R 912 Nat)
This atlas includes discussion of "Continents Adrift: The Concept of Plate Tectonics," including detailed maps of "Tectonic Earth: Earthquakes, Volcanoes, and Age," and features world climate, population, food, minerals, and energy maps. It is arranged by continent, and for each includes population, land use/land cover, resources and industry, transportation and environmental stress maps.
National Geographic Picture Atlas of Our World. Washington, D.C. : National Geographic Society, 1991. (R 912 Nat)
This resource features an index and glossary (pp. 242-243), which includes definitions of many landforms. Maps of the world are helpful to students trying to determine longitude and latitude of continents, and place continents in proper locations on maps they are asked to draw.
Rand McNally World Atlas. Chicago, IL : Rand McNally, 1992. (R 912 Int)
This atlas features a nice section on map symbols, including political boundaries, transportation, and topographic features. It includes listings of principal mountains, oceans, seas, gulfs, lakes, rivers and islands, and an idex.
World Almanac and Book of Facts 1999. Mahwah, NJ: World Almanac Books, 1999. (Ref 317.3 Wor Pbk.)
This handy resource includes lists featuring locations of major rivers, mountains, volcanoes, etc., in the world. Students will find the World Almanac useful as they attempt to locate landforms on maps they create. One of its best features is a comprehensive index.
The World Book Student Discovery Encyclopedia. Chicago: World Book, 2002. (Ref 031 Wor)
Young People's Science Encyclopedia. Chicago: Children's Press, 1985. (Ref 503 You)
This resource offers detailed definitions, causes, and illustrations/photographs of many landforms.
FICTION BOOKS ABOUT EARTHQUAKES, VOLCANOES, AND OTHER NATURAL DISASTERS
Earthquake in the Early Morning, by Mary Pope Osborne ; illustrated by Sal Murdocca
The magic tree house takes Jack and Annie to San Francisco in 1906, in time for them to experience one of the biggest earthquakes the United States had ever known.
New York: Random House, 2001, 72 p.
Earthquake Terror, by Peg Kehret
When an earthquake hits the isolated island in Northern California where his family is camping, twelve-year-old Jonathan must find a way to keep himself, his partially paralyzed sister and their dog alive until help arrives.
New York: Cobblehill Books, copyright 1996, 132 p.
Earthshake: Poems From the Ground Up, by Lisa Westberg Peters ; pictures by Cathie Felstead
Presents twenty-two poems about geology. End notes provide information about the earth's surface and interior, types of rocks, and how volcanoes, glaciers, and erosion modify the landscape.
New York: Greenwillow Books, 2003, 32 p.
Escaping the Giant Wave, by Peg Kehret
When an earthquake creates a tsunami while thirteen-year-old Kyle is babysitting his sister during a family vacation at a Pacific Coast resort, he tries to save himself, his sister, and a boy who has bullied him for years.
New York: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2003, 151 p.
High Tide in Hawaii, by Mary Pope Osborne
Jack and Annie travel in their Magic Tree House back to a Hawaiian island of long ago where they make friends, learn how to surf, and encounter a tsunami.
New York: Random House, 2003, 96 p.
PaperQuake: a Puzzle, by Kathryn Reiss
Certain that she is being drawn by more than coincidences into the lives of people living nearly 100 years ago, Violet, who feels like the odd sister in a set of triplets, searches for clues to help her avert an imminent tragedy.
San Diego, CA: Harcourt Brace, copyright 1998, 264 p.
Quake!, by Joe Cottonwood
With their parents away at the 1989 World Series, fourteen-year-old Franny, her younger brother, and their cousin try to cope with the frightening events following an earthquake that destroys their home on Loma Prieta mountain.
New York: Scholastic Inc., 1995, 146 p.
Quake!: Disaster in San Francisco, 1906, by Gail Langer Karwoski
Tells the story of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake as seen through the eyes of Jacob, a thirteen-year-old Jewish boy who lives in a boarding house with his father and younger sister.
Atlanta: Peachtree, c2004, 153 p.
A Sea So Far, by Jean Thesman
After surviving the 1906 San Francisco earthquake and fires, two teenage girls, a wealthy semi-invalid and her hired companion, travel together to Ireland and discover they share much in common, from a love of romance novels to grief over the loss of their mothers.
New York: Viking, 2001, 195 p.
The Shark Callers, by Eric Campbell
Two teenage boys, one on a shark hunt and the other traveling with his family, face the challenge of their lives when a volcano erupts, causing a massive tidal wave in the South Seas.
San Diego, CA: Harcourt Brace, 1994, 232 p.
Storm-Blast, by Curtis Parkinson
Regan, Matt, and Carol have to depend on each other to survive when their small boat gets swallowed up in a fierce Caribbean storm.
Toronto, Ont.; Plattsburgh, N.Y.: Tundra Books, c2003, 156 p.
The Strange case of Baby H, by Kathryn Reiss
In the aftermath of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake, twelve-year-old Clara finds a baby left on the doorstep of her family's boarding house, and sets out to unravel the surrounding mysteries.
Middleton, Wis.: Pleasant Co., 2002, 163 p. (from the American Girl History Mysteries series, no. 18)
The Tears of the Salamander, by Peter Dickinson
When Alfredo, a twelve-year-old choir boy in eighteenth-century Italy, loses his family in a fire, he goes to live with Uncle Giorgio, who he discovers is a sorcerer in control of the fires of Mt. Etna with sinister plans for his nephew.
New York, N.Y.: Wendy Lamb Books, c2003, 197 p.
IMC ONLINE FULL-TEXT COLLECTIONS
BrainPOP / Volcano: Lotsa Lava!
(Stop by the IMC for the User Name and Password you'll need to use BrainPOP.)
SIRS Discoverer and WebFind
This full-text collection includes domestic and international newspapers, magazine articles, reference books, government documents, pictures and recommended web sites.
(Stop by the IMC for the User Name and Password needed to access this collection. After entering these, click the "SIRS Products" button.)
STUDENT RESOURCE CENTER
The Gale Encyclopedia of Science article "Landform", available in this collection, features definitions of many landforms, as well as an explanation the formation of tectonic landforms - volcanoes, faults, and earthquakes. (Stop by the IMC for the ID you'll need to use this resource.)
WEB SITES
ILLUSTRATED GLOSSARY: LANDFORMS AND BODIES OF WATER
Visit this outstanding EnchantedLearning.com resource for brief but complete definitions of many landforms, often accompanied by nice illustrations or photographs.
LANDFORM: FROM WIKIPEDIA, THE FREE ENCYCLOPEDIA
This article features an extensive list of landforms, each with its own Wikipedia entry, including a definition, and explanation of the way in which it forms, and several examples located throughout the world.
GEOGRAPHY GLOSSARY
Visit this About.com site to search for brief definitions of "key terms in geography", including many landforms.
A Geographical Dictionary, from First School Years
LANDFORM TERMS
This resource features a simple A to Z list of terms and their definitions.
MAPS AND GLOBES GLOSSARY
This site features a nice A-Z lising of words about maps, globes and study of the Earth. Visit How the Earth Formed, also available from this site, for a nice explanation of how oceans are formed.
LANDFORMS
This site features information and illustrations about selected landforms.
LANDFORMS OF THE WORLD
This site features a long list of landforms. Students can simply click on a landform to learn about its main characteristics, locate at least one example, and see two illustrations/photographs.
Worldatlas.com
This site features annotated lists of notable landforms for each of the continents. Students can search for information about continents, countries, dependencies, islands, territories, bodies of water, and more.
LONGITUDE & LATITUDE
USGS: U.S. Board on Geographic Names
U.S. Census Bureau: U. S. Gazetteer
Longitude and Latitude: Where is it?, from Infoplease.com
EARTHQUAKES
British Geological Survey: Earthquakes
Earthquake Museum: Famous Earthquakes
Earthquakes - Historical Earthquakes
Earthquakes for Kids
Factmonster: Famous Earthquakes
FEMA: Earthquakes
HowStuffWorks: How Earthquakes Work
Natural Hazards in California
Plate Tectonics, The Cause of Earthquakes
The Virtual Museum of the City of San Francisco: The Great 1906 Earthquake and Fire
TheTech: Earthquakes
Understanding Earthquakes
USGS: Earthquakes
VOLCANOES
Factmonster: Famous Volcanoes
How Volcanoes Work
Michigan Technological University Volcanoes Page
USGS
USGS: Cascades Volcano Observatory
USGS: Volcanoes of the United States
Volcanic and Geologic Terms
Volcanoes
Volcano World
Volcanoes
Volcanoes Online
PRINT RESOURCES AVAILABLE IN THE REFERENCE COLLECTION
Atlas of Geology and Landforms. Cally Oldershaw. New York: Franklin Watts, 2001. (REF 550 Old)
This atlas provides facts and information about the study of geology and how it helps to explain the history and development of Earth's various landforms.
Earth Science: Discovering the Secrets of the Earth. Landforms. Danbury, CT: Grolier Educational, 2000. (REF 550 Ear)
This resource features color illustrations and photographs of various landforms as well as a glossary of terms.
Encyclopedia of Earth and Physical Sciences. New York: Marshall Cavendish, 1998. (REF 500.2 Enc)
Encyclopedia of World Geography. Editorial Director: Graham Bateman. Marshall Cavendish, c1994. (R 910.3 Enc)
This encyclopedia features coverage of physical geography, economics, government and peoples, and includes color photographs, charts, maps, an index (vol. 24), and glossary (very useful for defining landforms).
Exploring Your World: The Adventure of Geography. Prepared by the Special Publications Division, National Geographic Society. National Geographic Society, 1989. (R 910.3 Exp)
This terrific resource includes 334 alphabetically arranged entries, more than 1,000 illustrations, featuring maps, charts, and photographs, and an index. Useful for landform mapping assignments, it provides a definition of each landform, and an explanation of the way(s) in which it occurred. In many cases, maps are included providing location(s) of one or more examples of landforms.
Grolier International Dictionary. Danbury, CT: Grolier, 1980. (R 423 G)
This is a useful general dictionary - but be sure to read each definition carefully. In some cases, the first definition may not be relevant to a student's research. (For example, the first definition of the word basin provides a description of a kitchen sink! The definition for the landform basin is definition #4.)
Lands and Peoples. Danbury, CT: Grolier, 1999. (R 910.22 Lan)
This resource, organized into six volumes, features a helpful "Important Geographical Terms section (vol. 6, pp. 350-352), including definitions for many landforms.
National Geographic Atlas of the World. 6th ed. Washington, D.C. : National Geographic Society, 1992. (R 912 Nat)
This atlas includes discussion of "Continents Adrift: The Concept of Plate Tectonics," including detailed maps of "Tectonic Earth: Earthquakes, Volcanoes, and Age," and features world climate, population, food, minerals, and energy maps. It is arranged by continent, and for each includes population, land use/land cover, resources and industry, transportation and environmental stress maps.
National Geographic Picture Atlas of Our World. Washington, D.C. : National Geographic Society, 1991. (R 912 Nat)
This resource features an index and glossary (pp. 242-243), which includes definitions of many landforms. Maps of the world are helpful to students trying to determine longitude and latitude of continents, and place continents in proper locations on maps they are asked to draw.
Rand McNally World Atlas. Chicago, IL : Rand McNally, 1992. (R 912 Int)
This atlas features a nice section on map symbols, including political boundaries, transportation, and topographic features. It includes listings of principal mountains, oceans, seas, gulfs, lakes, rivers and islands, and an idex.
World Almanac and Book of Facts 1999. Mahwah, NJ: World Almanac Books, 1999. (Ref 317.3 Wor Pbk.)
This handy resource includes lists featuring locations of major rivers, mountains, volcanoes, etc., in the world. Students will find the World Almanac useful as they attempt to locate landforms on maps they create. One of its best features is a comprehensive index.
The World Book Student Discovery Encyclopedia. Chicago: World Book, 2002. (Ref 031 Wor)
Young People's Science Encyclopedia. Chicago: Children's Press, 1985. (Ref 503 You)
This resource offers detailed definitions, causes, and illustrations/photographs of many landforms.
FICTION BOOKS ABOUT EARTHQUAKES, VOLCANOES, AND OTHER NATURAL DISASTERS
Earthquake in the Early Morning, by Mary Pope Osborne ; illustrated by Sal Murdocca
The magic tree house takes Jack and Annie to San Francisco in 1906, in time for them to experience one of the biggest earthquakes the United States had ever known.
New York: Random House, 2001, 72 p.
Earthquake Terror, by Peg Kehret
When an earthquake hits the isolated island in Northern California where his family is camping, twelve-year-old Jonathan must find a way to keep himself, his partially paralyzed sister and their dog alive until help arrives.
New York: Cobblehill Books, copyright 1996, 132 p.
Earthshake: Poems From the Ground Up, by Lisa Westberg Peters ; pictures by Cathie Felstead
Presents twenty-two poems about geology. End notes provide information about the earth's surface and interior, types of rocks, and how volcanoes, glaciers, and erosion modify the landscape.
New York: Greenwillow Books, 2003, 32 p.
Escaping the Giant Wave, by Peg Kehret
When an earthquake creates a tsunami while thirteen-year-old Kyle is babysitting his sister during a family vacation at a Pacific Coast resort, he tries to save himself, his sister, and a boy who has bullied him for years.
New York: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2003, 151 p.
High Tide in Hawaii, by Mary Pope Osborne
Jack and Annie travel in their Magic Tree House back to a Hawaiian island of long ago where they make friends, learn how to surf, and encounter a tsunami.
New York: Random House, 2003, 96 p.
PaperQuake: a Puzzle, by Kathryn Reiss
Certain that she is being drawn by more than coincidences into the lives of people living nearly 100 years ago, Violet, who feels like the odd sister in a set of triplets, searches for clues to help her avert an imminent tragedy.
San Diego, CA: Harcourt Brace, copyright 1998, 264 p.
Quake!, by Joe Cottonwood
With their parents away at the 1989 World Series, fourteen-year-old Franny, her younger brother, and their cousin try to cope with the frightening events following an earthquake that destroys their home on Loma Prieta mountain.
New York: Scholastic Inc., 1995, 146 p.
Quake!: Disaster in San Francisco, 1906, by Gail Langer Karwoski
Tells the story of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake as seen through the eyes of Jacob, a thirteen-year-old Jewish boy who lives in a boarding house with his father and younger sister.
Atlanta: Peachtree, c2004, 153 p.
A Sea So Far, by Jean Thesman
After surviving the 1906 San Francisco earthquake and fires, two teenage girls, a wealthy semi-invalid and her hired companion, travel together to Ireland and discover they share much in common, from a love of romance novels to grief over the loss of their mothers.
New York: Viking, 2001, 195 p.
The Shark Callers, by Eric Campbell
Two teenage boys, one on a shark hunt and the other traveling with his family, face the challenge of their lives when a volcano erupts, causing a massive tidal wave in the South Seas.
San Diego, CA: Harcourt Brace, 1994, 232 p.
Storm-Blast, by Curtis Parkinson
Regan, Matt, and Carol have to depend on each other to survive when their small boat gets swallowed up in a fierce Caribbean storm.
Toronto, Ont.; Plattsburgh, N.Y.: Tundra Books, c2003, 156 p.
The Strange case of Baby H, by Kathryn Reiss
In the aftermath of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake, twelve-year-old Clara finds a baby left on the doorstep of her family's boarding house, and sets out to unravel the surrounding mysteries.
Middleton, Wis.: Pleasant Co., 2002, 163 p. (from the American Girl History Mysteries series, no. 18)
The Tears of the Salamander, by Peter Dickinson
When Alfredo, a twelve-year-old choir boy in eighteenth-century Italy, loses his family in a fire, he goes to live with Uncle Giorgio, who he discovers is a sorcerer in control of the fires of Mt. Etna with sinister plans for his nephew.
New York, N.Y.: Wendy Lamb Books, c2003, 197 p.
Sunday, March 25, 2007
Ancient Egypt: Selected Information Sources
Learn about your assigned research topic by visiting the links below. Are you unable to find the information you are looking for? If so, please ask Mrs. O'Keefe for help.
Ancient & Classical Cultures: Egyptians, from Multnomah County Library
Click on "Egyptians" and find a lengthy list of links to timelines, webquests, museums, and other interesting sources of information about life in ancient Egypt.
Carnegie Museum of Natural History: Life in Ancient Egypt
Take the virtual tour of "Life in Ancient Egypt", and learn about its geography, daily life and culture, gods and religion, and funerary customs.
Ancient Egypt Online
Learn about the daily life, hieroglyphics, pharaohs, and gods of Egypt at this site.
Pyramids: The Inside Story, from NOVA
Learn about the people who built ancient Egypt's pyramids, how they were constructed, and the pharaohs for whom they were intended at this site.
Mr. Dowling's Ancient Egypt Page
If you are looking for information about the Nile, the Rosetta Stone, pharaohs, or Cleopatra, this site is a good place to begin your research.
Anthony's Egyptology and Archaeology
Among this site's many features are a directory of ancient Egyptian gods, a chronology of the pharaohs, and a biography of Tutankhamen.
Mrs. Donn's Lessons & Activities: Ancient Egypt for Kids
Visit this site for information about geography & the Nile River, hieroglyphics, mummies & the afterlife, famous pharaohs, women in ancient Egypt, and much more.
Kings and Queens: Dynasties of the Old, Middle and New Kingdoms, from Mark Millmore's Discovering Egypt
The Hieroglyphs: The Writings of Ancient Egypt
This nice site also features information about the religion, government, and monuments of ancient Egypt, as well as a timeline.
THE NILE RIVER
Nile: from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
(At the contents listing, click on "Role in the founding of Egyptian civilization".)
Egyptian Civilization. Geography: Nile Valley, from the Canadian Museum of Civilization Corp.
GODS AND GODDESSES
BBC Ancient History: Ancient Egyptian Gods Gallery, by Barbara Waterson
(Also see Sacred Animals of Ancient Egypt Gallery.)
The Gods and Goddesses of Ancient Egypt, from Ancient Egypt, by the BBC.
Ancient Egypt: the Mythology, created and maintained by April McDevitt
The Goddesses and Gods of Ancient Egypt
Ancient Egypt Antiquities, from Tour Egypt, by InterCity Oz, Inc.
DAILY LIFE IN ANCIENT EGYPT
Daily Life in Ancient Egypt, from Minnesota State University's EMuseum
Mr.Donn's Daily Life in Ancient Egypt
SOCIAL CLASSES IN ANCIENT EGYPT
Ancient Egyptian Social Life
Learn about the classes that made up ancient Egypt's "social pyramid", from pharoah to soldiers, farmers, and tomb builders, at this site. (Also visit this site to learn about the religions and mythology, hieroglyphics, and art of ancient Egypt.)
The Social Classes in Ancient Egypt
Learn about the social classes - including the nobility, scribal class, working class and outcasts - that comprised ancient Egypt's social structure.
ANCIENT EGYPT AND THE ARTS: MUSEUMS
The British Museum: Egypt
The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston: Egyptian Art
Egyptian Museum: Official Site
The Art of Ancient Egypt: A Web Resource, from The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Quest for Immortality: Treasures of Ancient Egypt, from the National Gallery of Art
Ancient Egypt at the Brooklyn Museum of Art
Ancient & Classical Cultures: Egyptians, from Multnomah County Library
Click on "Egyptians" and find a lengthy list of links to timelines, webquests, museums, and other interesting sources of information about life in ancient Egypt.
Carnegie Museum of Natural History: Life in Ancient Egypt
Take the virtual tour of "Life in Ancient Egypt", and learn about its geography, daily life and culture, gods and religion, and funerary customs.
Ancient Egypt Online
Learn about the daily life, hieroglyphics, pharaohs, and gods of Egypt at this site.
Pyramids: The Inside Story, from NOVA
Learn about the people who built ancient Egypt's pyramids, how they were constructed, and the pharaohs for whom they were intended at this site.
Mr. Dowling's Ancient Egypt Page
If you are looking for information about the Nile, the Rosetta Stone, pharaohs, or Cleopatra, this site is a good place to begin your research.
Anthony's Egyptology and Archaeology
Among this site's many features are a directory of ancient Egyptian gods, a chronology of the pharaohs, and a biography of Tutankhamen.
Mrs. Donn's Lessons & Activities: Ancient Egypt for Kids
Visit this site for information about geography & the Nile River, hieroglyphics, mummies & the afterlife, famous pharaohs, women in ancient Egypt, and much more.
Kings and Queens: Dynasties of the Old, Middle and New Kingdoms, from Mark Millmore's Discovering Egypt
The Hieroglyphs: The Writings of Ancient Egypt
This nice site also features information about the religion, government, and monuments of ancient Egypt, as well as a timeline.
THE NILE RIVER
Nile: from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
(At the contents listing, click on "Role in the founding of Egyptian civilization".)
Egyptian Civilization. Geography: Nile Valley, from the Canadian Museum of Civilization Corp.
GODS AND GODDESSES
BBC Ancient History: Ancient Egyptian Gods Gallery, by Barbara Waterson
(Also see Sacred Animals of Ancient Egypt Gallery.)
The Gods and Goddesses of Ancient Egypt, from Ancient Egypt, by the BBC.
Ancient Egypt: the Mythology, created and maintained by April McDevitt
The Goddesses and Gods of Ancient Egypt
Ancient Egypt Antiquities, from Tour Egypt, by InterCity Oz, Inc.
DAILY LIFE IN ANCIENT EGYPT
Daily Life in Ancient Egypt, from Minnesota State University's EMuseum
Mr.Donn's Daily Life in Ancient Egypt
SOCIAL CLASSES IN ANCIENT EGYPT
Ancient Egyptian Social Life
Learn about the classes that made up ancient Egypt's "social pyramid", from pharoah to soldiers, farmers, and tomb builders, at this site. (Also visit this site to learn about the religions and mythology, hieroglyphics, and art of ancient Egypt.)
The Social Classes in Ancient Egypt
Learn about the social classes - including the nobility, scribal class, working class and outcasts - that comprised ancient Egypt's social structure.
ANCIENT EGYPT AND THE ARTS: MUSEUMS
The British Museum: Egypt
The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston: Egyptian Art
Egyptian Museum: Official Site
The Art of Ancient Egypt: A Web Resource, from The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Quest for Immortality: Treasures of Ancient Egypt, from the National Gallery of Art
Ancient Egypt at the Brooklyn Museum of Art
Thursday, March 15, 2007
Solar System: Selected Resources
SELECTED SITES
Windows to the Universe
Begin your research at this great site, searchable in both English and Spanish, and featuring information at beginning, intermediate and advanced levels, to learn about "Our Planets", "Our Solar System", and "Astronomy & the Universe".
The Planets
This terrific Enchanted Learning site provides a general description of each of the planets, including relative size, a discussion of inner (those planets that orbit close to the sun) vs. outer (those planets that orbit far from the sun) planets, temperature, density, mass, gravitational force, and a day on each of the planets (a day is the length of time that it takes a planet to rotate on its axis (360%) ). It also features a table of information about each of the planets, including distance from the sun, period of revolution around the sun, period of rotation, mass, diameter, apparent size from earth, temperature and number of moons. An interactive puzzle on the solar system and "Find It", a quiz about the planets, can also be found at this site.
Curious About Astronomy? Ask an Astronomer, hosted by the Astronomy Department at Cornell University
This wonderful site is loaded with helpful information about "Our Solar System", "Our Universe", "Observational Astonomy", and much more. Each subject includes an extensive list of questions that have been asked and answered, and links to other great information, as well as a search feature.
Views of the Solar System, by Calvin J. Hamilton
Learn about the sun, planets, moons, comets, asteroids, and much more at this site.
Cool Cosmos
This site features information, images and games. Move your cursor to "Cosmic Kids", and "Ask an Astronomer", play games (including Concentration, Slider Puzzles, Hangman, Hide and Seek, Word Search, and others), see videos, and more.
An Overview of the Solar System
This site provides general information about the sun, the nine planets, satellites of the planets, and more, as well as links to images of the planets, and other related sites. (Be sure to scroll down the entire page, so that you don't miss any of the useful links available!)
The Nine Planets: A Multimedia Tour of the Solar System, by Bill Arnett, offers an overview of the history, mythology and current scientific knowledge about the planets and moons in our solar system, and features text, images, some movies, and references to related information.
NASA: for Students (Grades 5-8)
Visit this rich site, with links to such resources as Solar System Exploration, Planets, and much more, or enter your own term(s) into the search field. (See NASA's Planetary Fact Sheets, too.)
NASA's Space Place
Visit this fun and informative site, available in English and Spanish.
(Click on cool subjects to find information about the "Planets and the Solar System".)
BBC Science & Nature: Space
Learn about the sun, planets, moons, asteriods, comets and much more at this site.
Virtual Solar System
This National Geographic site's virtual solar system tour includes profiles of the sun and each of the planets, and overviews of comets, asteroids and meteoroids.
Eric Weisstein's World of Astronomy
This resource offers a great deal of information about the solar system, including the planets, as well as asteroids and meteorites, comets, planetary orbits, rings, satellites and more.
Solar System
This site, featuring easy-to-understand text, includes information about the sun, the planets, the moons of our solar system, asteriods and comets.
Our Solar System
This helpful ScienceMonster.com site offers lots of information organized into such categories as "Vital Statistics" (average distance from the Sun, diameter, mass, temperature, # of moons/rings (if any), length of day, and length of year), "Can I Live There?", "How Much Would I Weigh There?" (featuring a nice built-in weight calculator), and much more.
Our Solar System
This StarChild site, created in conjunction with NASA, provides information about the solar system, as well as about each of the planets. (This site offers two reading levels. These links, to information about the solar system and each of the planets, challenge the reader with more sophisticated text.)
How Planets and Satellites got Their Names, by Fact Monster, from Information Please
(Be sure to also visit Fact Monster's The Solar System.)
Wikipedia: the free encyclopedia
Search this terrific wiki to find a detailed article (featuring links to many other helpful resources) on virtually any topic, or click on one of the links available below, to learn more about the solar system.
Solar System
Sun
Moon
Inner Planets (or "Terrestrial Planets") - those planets that are closer to the sun: Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars
Outer Planets (or "Gas Giants") - those planets that are farther away from the sun: Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto
Animals in Space
BRAINPOP VIDEOS
(Ask an IMC staff member for the User Name and Password you'll need to use BrainPOP.) Check out these BrainPop animated movies:
"Planets of the Solar System: What's Your Favorite Planet?"
"Jupiter: Why Do They Call It a 'Gas Giant'?"
"Milky Way: There's No Galaxy Like Home!"
"Sun: Good Day, Sunshine"
"Venus: Earth's Weird Twin"
"Solar System: Planetary Madness"
"Mars: Are There Really Martians?"
"Neptune: The Other Blue Planet!"
"Uranus: a Gas Giant on Its Side!"
"Eclipse: It's Dark, But Don't Go To Sleep"
"Satellites: Orbital Helpers!"
Space Today Online: Stories of Our Solar System, edited by Anthony R. Curtis, Ph.D.
This wonderful online news magazine is loaded with information "covering space from Earth to the end of the universe."
USGS: Astrogeology Research Program
the-solar-system.net: The Solar System in Pictures
Visit this site to find lots of information, as well as great pictures.
PRINT RESOURCES AVAILABLE IN THE IMC
Books about the solar system can be found under the Dewey decimal numbers 520 to 525. (Please remember that when many students are working on the same or similar projects, you may each borrow one book about the subject overnight, and are asked to return your book early the next morning. In this way, classes visiting the IMC to research their topics may use these resources during the day. Thanks for your cooperation!)
SELECTED REFERENCE COLLECTION RESOURCES:
New Book of Knowledge Encyclopedia. Danbury, CT: Grolier, 2000 (REF 031 New)
New Book of Popular Science Encyclopedia. Danbury, CT: Grolier, 2002 (REF 500 New)
This terrific six-volume subject encyclopedia provides in-depth information about the solar system, as well as each of the planets. Use the index to find the correct volume and pages for information.
World Book Encyclopedia of Science: vol. 4 - The Planet Earth. Chicago, IL: World Book, 2001 (REF 500 Wor)
World Book's Young Scientist: vol. 6 - Planet Earth/Water. Chicago, IL: World Boook, 2001 (REF 500 Wor)
The Solar System, by Robin Kerrod. Minneapolis, MN: Lerner Publications Co., 2000 (REF 520 Ker) (Volumes in this set include Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto, The Sun, The Moon, Planet Earth, Saturn, Mars, Jupiter, and Asteroids, Comets, and Meteors.
Windows to the Universe
Begin your research at this great site, searchable in both English and Spanish, and featuring information at beginning, intermediate and advanced levels, to learn about "Our Planets", "Our Solar System", and "Astronomy & the Universe".
The Planets
This terrific Enchanted Learning site provides a general description of each of the planets, including relative size, a discussion of inner (those planets that orbit close to the sun) vs. outer (those planets that orbit far from the sun) planets, temperature, density, mass, gravitational force, and a day on each of the planets (a day is the length of time that it takes a planet to rotate on its axis (360%) ). It also features a table of information about each of the planets, including distance from the sun, period of revolution around the sun, period of rotation, mass, diameter, apparent size from earth, temperature and number of moons. An interactive puzzle on the solar system and "Find It", a quiz about the planets, can also be found at this site.
Curious About Astronomy? Ask an Astronomer, hosted by the Astronomy Department at Cornell University
This wonderful site is loaded with helpful information about "Our Solar System", "Our Universe", "Observational Astonomy", and much more. Each subject includes an extensive list of questions that have been asked and answered, and links to other great information, as well as a search feature.
Views of the Solar System, by Calvin J. Hamilton
Learn about the sun, planets, moons, comets, asteroids, and much more at this site.
Cool Cosmos
This site features information, images and games. Move your cursor to "Cosmic Kids", and "Ask an Astronomer", play games (including Concentration, Slider Puzzles, Hangman, Hide and Seek, Word Search, and others), see videos, and more.
An Overview of the Solar System
This site provides general information about the sun, the nine planets, satellites of the planets, and more, as well as links to images of the planets, and other related sites. (Be sure to scroll down the entire page, so that you don't miss any of the useful links available!)
The Nine Planets: A Multimedia Tour of the Solar System, by Bill Arnett, offers an overview of the history, mythology and current scientific knowledge about the planets and moons in our solar system, and features text, images, some movies, and references to related information.
NASA: for Students (Grades 5-8)
Visit this rich site, with links to such resources as Solar System Exploration, Planets, and much more, or enter your own term(s) into the search field. (See NASA's Planetary Fact Sheets, too.)
NASA's Space Place
Visit this fun and informative site, available in English and Spanish.
(Click on cool subjects to find information about the "Planets and the Solar System".)
BBC Science & Nature: Space
Learn about the sun, planets, moons, asteriods, comets and much more at this site.
Virtual Solar System
This National Geographic site's virtual solar system tour includes profiles of the sun and each of the planets, and overviews of comets, asteroids and meteoroids.
Eric Weisstein's World of Astronomy
This resource offers a great deal of information about the solar system, including the planets, as well as asteroids and meteorites, comets, planetary orbits, rings, satellites and more.
Solar System
This site, featuring easy-to-understand text, includes information about the sun, the planets, the moons of our solar system, asteriods and comets.
Our Solar System
This helpful ScienceMonster.com site offers lots of information organized into such categories as "Vital Statistics" (average distance from the Sun, diameter, mass, temperature, # of moons/rings (if any), length of day, and length of year), "Can I Live There?", "How Much Would I Weigh There?" (featuring a nice built-in weight calculator), and much more.
Our Solar System
This StarChild site, created in conjunction with NASA, provides information about the solar system, as well as about each of the planets. (This site offers two reading levels. These links, to information about the solar system and each of the planets, challenge the reader with more sophisticated text.)
How Planets and Satellites got Their Names, by Fact Monster, from Information Please
(Be sure to also visit Fact Monster's The Solar System.)
Wikipedia: the free encyclopedia
Search this terrific wiki to find a detailed article (featuring links to many other helpful resources) on virtually any topic, or click on one of the links available below, to learn more about the solar system.
Solar System
Sun
Moon
Inner Planets (or "Terrestrial Planets") - those planets that are closer to the sun: Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars
Outer Planets (or "Gas Giants") - those planets that are farther away from the sun: Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto
Animals in Space
BRAINPOP VIDEOS
(Ask an IMC staff member for the User Name and Password you'll need to use BrainPOP.) Check out these BrainPop animated movies:
"Planets of the Solar System: What's Your Favorite Planet?"
"Jupiter: Why Do They Call It a 'Gas Giant'?"
"Milky Way: There's No Galaxy Like Home!"
"Sun: Good Day, Sunshine"
"Venus: Earth's Weird Twin"
"Solar System: Planetary Madness"
"Mars: Are There Really Martians?"
"Neptune: The Other Blue Planet!"
"Uranus: a Gas Giant on Its Side!"
"Eclipse: It's Dark, But Don't Go To Sleep"
"Satellites: Orbital Helpers!"
Space Today Online: Stories of Our Solar System, edited by Anthony R. Curtis, Ph.D.
This wonderful online news magazine is loaded with information "covering space from Earth to the end of the universe."
USGS: Astrogeology Research Program
the-solar-system.net: The Solar System in Pictures
Visit this site to find lots of information, as well as great pictures.
PRINT RESOURCES AVAILABLE IN THE IMC
Books about the solar system can be found under the Dewey decimal numbers 520 to 525. (Please remember that when many students are working on the same or similar projects, you may each borrow one book about the subject overnight, and are asked to return your book early the next morning. In this way, classes visiting the IMC to research their topics may use these resources during the day. Thanks for your cooperation!)
SELECTED REFERENCE COLLECTION RESOURCES:
New Book of Knowledge Encyclopedia. Danbury, CT: Grolier, 2000 (REF 031 New)
New Book of Popular Science Encyclopedia. Danbury, CT: Grolier, 2002 (REF 500 New)
This terrific six-volume subject encyclopedia provides in-depth information about the solar system, as well as each of the planets. Use the index to find the correct volume and pages for information.
World Book Encyclopedia of Science: vol. 4 - The Planet Earth. Chicago, IL: World Book, 2001 (REF 500 Wor)
World Book's Young Scientist: vol. 6 - Planet Earth/Water. Chicago, IL: World Boook, 2001 (REF 500 Wor)
The Solar System, by Robin Kerrod. Minneapolis, MN: Lerner Publications Co., 2000 (REF 520 Ker) (Volumes in this set include Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto, The Sun, The Moon, Planet Earth, Saturn, Mars, Jupiter, and Asteroids, Comets, and Meteors.
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