Grade 7 Class Assignments
20th Century Year by Year
American Cultural History: The
Twentieth Century
Today in History
Remember to make use of the Philbin Library Media Center when completing these assignments. |
| Historical Fiction & Folklore | Social Studies | Science / Math | World Nations |
Historical Fiction and Folklore
Historical Fiction Page for Children and Young Adults
Myths and Legends
- tales from around the world
Grimm's Fairy Tales - 209 tales
collected by the brothers Grimm.
Folklore, Myth and Legend
Fairy Tales
Aesop's Fables
Fairy Tale & Folk Tale Cyber Dictionary
Science and Math
Mathematicians
MacTutor
History of Mathematics - biographical index
Biographies of Women
Mathematicians
Biographies of
Mathematicians
Science
Science News Articles
Science News For Kids
Feature Stories / Jet Propulsion
Laboratory
Discovery Channel News
Science News Online
USGS Newsroom
How Stuff Works
CNN
News
www.popularscience.com
http://kids.yahoo.com/science
http://kids.nationalgeographic.com
CobblestoneOnline
Magazine Index -
http://www.cobblestoneonline.net/ Login: overlook Password: eagle
Make sure you narrow your search - Under Magazine select Odyssey
Science Magazine.
National Geographic
Online -
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/resources/ngs/publications/explore.html
Click on the picture of one of the
publications shown at the bottom of the page.
Invertebrate Study
Sponges
Sponges
Sponges Sponges
Echinoderms Echinoderms
Echinoderms
Cnidarians -
jellyfish, corals
Cnidarians
Coelenterates -
jellyfish, corals
Mollusks
Sea Worms
Crustaceans
- shrimp, crabs, lobster, barnacles
Lobster
Animal Information Database - info about animals, Scientific classification, habitat, characteristics, senses, behavior, diet etc.
Endangered Species
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service - The
Endangered Species Program
Roger Williams Park Zoo, Rhode Island
The Human Body and Diseases of the
Human Body
Human Body
Hotlist: Health
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention Home Page
Diseases
-Kid's Click Search Results
Explore
the Brain and Spinal Cord
Health Windows for kids
- human body, nutrition and fitness, safety & more
Nutrition Navigator -
nutrition and health information
AIDS Information -
aids.org
Rainforests
Rainforestweb.org - Why are
rainforests important?
Ecosystems 
Nearctica -
the plants, insects, animals and physical environment of North America.
Ecosystems
-Environmental Protection Agency Student Center
What's It like
where you live?- deserts, tundra, rainforests, etc.
Gander Academy's
Ecosystems-Related Resources...
Fresh Water and Fresh
Water Pollution Web
Ecosystems:
Wetland Web Resources for Students"
Gander Academy,
Rain Forest Theme
Environmental Organizations Web
Directory
Environmental Sites- air,
water, forests, climate, food, biodiversity, waste, energy
National Audubon Society - online
field guides
Nations
of the World 
World Geography
World Nations
CultureGrams - world
geography and culture
United Nations Global School Bus --info
on countries of the UN
United
Nations Global School Bus - info and comparison of UN countries
Lonely
Planet - profiles on countries
Multi Cultural
Calendar - search by country, month or holiday
Currencies of the World
-great for your Math assignment.
The Interactive Currency
Table -great for your Math assignment.
CIA World
Factbook alphabetical listing of countries; exchange rates etc.
Nations of the
World Resources Students
Country
Reports.org/
InfoNation -
choose a country
Countries
of the World
Asia Society - Culture
and history of Asian countries
Foreign.Governments
Around the World
All of the
Embassies of Washington D.C.
Constitution
Finder - examines the constitutions of nations around the world
Milieux: The
Costume Site- costumes from many parts of the world
World Maps
Encarta maps
Atlas of the World -
Holt, Rinehart and Winston
International Date Line
The International Date Line
International Date
Line - map
International Date Line -explanation of why Kiribati moved the dateline in
1995
Rainforests
Rainforestweb.org - Why are
rainforests important?
Southeast Asia, Australia and Oceania
Lonely Planet Travel Destinations
Great Barrier Reef - National Geographic - Virtual tour underwater, info on
animals
Tropical Oceans -
coral reefs, animals
Maori - site on Maori
culture
Maori place names -
language examples of Maori words
Hmong Culture
The Hmong
Culture
Angkor Wat
- history
Angkor Wat - religious monument
Ankor Wat -
photos
Buddhist Art &
Architecture - Temple of Borobudur
Borobudur_stupa - Java, Indonesia
Temple at Ananda - Bagan temple
Ananda
Temple-facts and figures
Vietnam
Vietnam
Online
The Vietnam War -important people
The
Vietnam War
China
Africa
Global Studies Unit: The
Journey to Africa
Middle East
Middle East News - countries of the Middle East
and Arab world.
India and Gandhi
-
India's history, Gandhi, and Peaceful Resistance
Mahatma
Gandhi Gandhi
Mahatma
Gandhi
Recipes
Asia - Recipes
World recipes
Spices McCormick Herbs and Spices
Clothing and Costume
Traditional
Clothing Around the World
Folklore from around the world 
Tales of Wonder
Myths and Legends
: Gander Academy
Kids
Ask Jeeves Answer - Folklore, Myth and Legends
IPL Culture-Quest World Tour
Page
Immigration Study
Statue of
Liberty and Ellis Island - -National Parks Service
American Immigration
Atlas of
American Immigration
Origins
of Foreign-Born Population in 1860
Immigration
Link Page
museum3.htm
(Ellis Island Museum)
INS Statistics
(Immigration and Naturalization Service Statistics)
Patriotic Songs
List
Patriotic Songs
HISTORY
in Song (Table of Contents)
Vietnam Veterans Memorial
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