Fall 7th Grade Project

You and a partner will choose a book that you have both already read. Incorporating research about the book's author, you will review the book and explain why you did or did not enjoy reading it.

Research Relay

Use the links to your right to begin researching your assigned Olympic topic. The footage we have been watching is from The Olympic Series: 1920-2002 box set. Next Friday we will conclude our relay with the Beijing 2008 Highlights DVD.

Signs of Spring

Journey North is a website devoted to tracking the migration of animals. Students from all over North America share their own observations of butterflies, birds, and other living organisms.

To learn more about monarch butterfly migration, click here

To learn more about the migration of robins, click here

5th Grade Biome Project

Before your team begins their biome newspaper, you must locate answers to the following questions:

• What is the climate of the region like? Rainfall and temperature?
• Where is each biome found and what is the geography like? Landforms and bodies of water?
• What are the special adaptations of the vegetation?
• What types of animals are found in the biome and what are their physical and behavioral adaptations to the environment?

* Remember to include references (the website, encyclopedia, or book where you found your science facts) in your notes for the final project. To use a website as a reference, write down the url, or address, of the site and the date you accessed the site. Google is not a reference; it is a search engine that helps you find another site. Mrs. Haftel recommends
http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/index.htm
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Experiments/Biome/

8th Grade Assignment 9/19/11

Use the following two websites to find two new facts on your ultimate vacation spot. If you and another student have the same topic, you must find different facts.

Questions? See me- Miss Turk

https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/

http://www.travelforkids.com/main.htm

Science Sites

Hi 5th Graders!

Mrs. Haftel recommends the two websites below as sources for your human body books. If you need notetaking supplies, help citing, or other website suggestions, please see me.

Happy researching,

Miss Turk

Click for KidsHealth

Click for Nat Geo's Human Body

Glogster@CMS

The virtual poster above is an example of what you can do to showcase the research you do in library. It was made using Glogster EDU. This semester we will continue to learn how to do e-research and use media without infringing on the rights of artists and writers.