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My Wonderful Students, Going to a common search engine for your research but not finding what you want? Well check out the links below to find more specific information for your project. The sites are organized by subject and by whether it is a free site or a subscription database that we have here at school. These sites will be valuable resources during your time here in middle school. Be sure to stay tuned, new sites and topics added throughout the school year!

||= ** Link ** ||= ** Free or Subscription ** ||= ** Description ** || **__Language Arts__** 
 * [[image:science.jpeg width="38" height="54"]] __SCIENCE__**
 * = ** Website **
 * = Nasa || http://www.nasa.gov/ || Free || Here you'll find the official NASA website, complete with photos of space and other interesting information. ||
 * = PSU || http://www.astro.psu.edu/ || Free ||  Penn State University has a page designed to help students understand astrophysics. You'll quickly notice the Penn State logo and can navigate to other Penn State sites from this page. ||
 * = Franklin Institute || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">http://www2.fi.edu/ || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Free || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> The Franklin Institute, located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, offers a great science site. On the main page you'll find a picture of a giant heart (check it out for more info), as well as exhibits and upcoming events. ||
 * = <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Student Resource Center || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">http://infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb/stat81178 || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Subscription: enter your ID number || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Student Resource Center will open up to a page that says "Mount Nittany Middle School" and will prompt you for your library ID. Once logged in you will have numerous search options available. ||
 * = <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">IPL KidSpace || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">http://www.ipl.org/div/kidspace/ || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Free (find Science link) || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">IPL KidSpace opens up to a page with 9 circles that help you to navigate to the appropriate location. For science, look for the link for Math and Science on the right side. ||
 * = <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">POWER Library || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">http://www.powerlibrary.org/interface/power.asp?ID=pl2546 || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Subscription: check out the Googledocs link on our main website for At Home passwords! || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">POWER Library will offer you a range of starting points for your research. To locate the science information I suggest starting with the box titled Health/Science or even the Children's Resources which will provide numerous quality resources for you. ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">**<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Website ** || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">**<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Link ** || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">**<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Free or Subscription ** || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">**Description** ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Student Resource Center || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">http://infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb/stat81178 || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Subscription: enter your ID number || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Student Resource Center will open up to a page that says "Mount Nittany Middle School" and will prompt you for your library ID. Once logged in you will have numerous search options available. ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">POWER Library || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">http://www.powerlibrary.org/interface/power.asp?ID=pl2546 || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Subscription: check out the Googledocs link on our main website for At Home passwords! || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">POWER Library will offer you a range of starting points for your research. To locate the language arts information I suggest starting with the box titled Literature or even the Children's Resources which will provide numerous quality resources for you. ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Noodletools || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">http://www.noodletools.com/login.php || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Free with account || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Noodletools will open to a blue page that asks you for your login information. Once you enter your information you will see buttons to click that will walk you through setting up notecards, a list of citations for your project or class, and other helpful tools. ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">TeachingBooks || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">http://www.teachingbooks.net/home/ || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Free || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Teaching books will show you a main page with a search screen as well as a log in screen. Search by author, title, or subject to find information, podcasts, author commentary, and more! ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">IPL Kidspace || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">http://www.ipl.org/div/kidspace/ || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Free- find Reading Zone or Reference || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">IPL KidSpace opens up to a page with 9 circles that help you to navigate to the appropriate location. For language arts, look for the Reference circle OR the Reading Zone circle. ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">KidsClick! || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">http://www.kidsclick.org/ || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Free || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">The first thing you will probably notice is the little green alien in the corner! He will help you navigate through the site. For language arts information check out the FACTS and REFERENCE link, the READING, WRITING, SPEAKING link, or the LITERATURE link. ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Greek Mythology || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">http://www.mythweb.com/encyc/index.html || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Free || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">The Encyclopedia of Greek Mythology site opens up to a main page that offers a link for teachers as well as a SEARCH link. Do you recognize the building in the picture? ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Read/Write/Think || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">http://www.readwritethink.org/ || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Free || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Read, Write, Think welcomes you to their website with a home page organized by topics. On the left you will see four links, one for: lessons, standards, web resources, and students. Choose the student link and get started! ||


 * <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> [[image:globe.jpeg width="30" height="44"]]__Social Studies__ **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">**Website** || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">**Link** || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">**Free or****<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> Subscription ** || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">**Description** ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">CIA World Factbook || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/index.html || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Free || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">CIA World Factbook is a website that is offered to give free and up to date information about countries all over the world. Start by selecting your country or location from the top right drop down box and proceed from there to find your information. Need current news? The home page offers up to date news about the updates to the site. ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Time For Kids || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">http://www.timeforkids.com/TFK/ || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Free || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Time For Kids is a student version of Time Magazine. The website offers current events in a fun and attractive way. There are games and student links. Explore the page to read more about the headline topics that they show you on the main page! ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Gov Spot || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">http://www.govspot.com/state/pa.htm || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Free || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">GovSpot offers pages for all 50 states, this link will take you directly to information about Pennsylvania government. On the main page you will find subheadings for numerous sections of information including Branches of Government and Departments and Agencies . ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Ben's Guide || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">http://bensguide.gpo.gov/6-8/index.html || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Free || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Seeing Ben Franklin and a chalkboard? Then you are in the right place! Ben's Guide offers information and resources for students in grades 6-8 but if you want more advanced information check out the kites at the top of the page! ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">World Book Online || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">http://www.worldbookonline.com/ || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Subscription - see Googledocs page on our school site for passwords || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">This link will take you to the home page for World Book Online. Log in using the information from our school library page or click on the links for SCHOOL to find out more information about what this resource has to offer. ||

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">The first thing you will probably notice is the little green alien in the corner! He will help you navigate through the site. For math information click on the SCIENCE and MATH link.
 * <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> [[image:math.jpeg width="40" height="37"]]__Math__ **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">**<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Website ** || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">**<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Link ** || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">**<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Free or Subscription ** || **<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Description ** ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-weight: normal;">CMP2 - Prentice Hall || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-weight: normal;">http://www.phschool.com/cmp2/ || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-weight: normal;">Free (these are for your math texts) || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Use your math book and locate the web-codes throughout the problems or the homework. Enter those codes on the left side of the screen for homework help, games, and other activities that will help you to understand your math work. ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-weight: normal;">Kids Click! || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-weight: normal;">http://www.kidsclick.org/ || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-weight: normal;">Free ||  ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-weight: normal;">Math Challenges || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-weight: normal;">http://mathforum.org/library/resource_types/pow_pom/ || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-weight: normal;">Free (may require subscription to view complete answer) || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Offered by Drexel University, this site offers links to problems of the week. For example, once you click on the link the page you will be directed to gives you the option of an Algebra or Geometry problem at the top of the list. Choose your subject area and get started! ||

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 * [[image:reminder.jpeg width="40" height="37"]] __Great Search Engines:__ **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">**Website** || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">**Link (some subscription, some free..see our school site for details on accessing subscription databases)** ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">World Book Online || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">http://www.worldbookonline.com/ ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Kids Click! || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">http://www.kidsclick.org/ ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">POWER Library || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">http://www.powerlibrary.org/interface/power.asp?ID=pl2546 ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Student Resource Center || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">http://infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb/stat81178 ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">IPL KidSpace || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">http://www.ipl.org/div/kidspace/ ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> Hot Bot || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">http://www.hotbot.com/ ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> WWW Virtual Library || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">http://home.istar.ca/~obyrne/ ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Complete Planet || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">http://aip.completeplanet.com ||
 * [[image:music.jpeg width="35" height="39"]]__Fun Games__** - need a break from research? Check out some of these sites for some fun, educational, and approved games!
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">**Website** || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">**Link (all game sites are free)** ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Free Rice || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">http://www.freerice.com/ ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">TravelPod || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">http://www.travelpod.com/traveler-iq ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">I Like To Learn || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">http://www.ilike2learn.com/ilike2learn/ ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Geography Quizzes || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">http://www.mccollam.com/fun/geoquiz/ ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Fun Brain || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">http://www.funbrain.com/ ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Great Auk - Knowledge Masters || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">http://www.greatauk.com/ ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">A Game A Day || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">http://www.agameaday.com/ ||

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