Ms. Raeford's Forensic Science Project

Follow the Project-Powerpoint lesson page that Ms. Raeford handed out to you. Make sure that you log in to your PC computer with your name and save all work to your folder not "my documents." Pick a name from the lesson page for your research topic. You will present your project using Powerpoint. The presentation should be no longer that 10 minutes. Prepare a cover page followed by 5-7 slides of information/picutres and include your bibliography on the last slide.

Use the following Electronic Resources to help you find information of the history behind the individual/event, evidence collected - forensics, spectrometry, DNA, ballistics, toxicology, forgery, and physical evidence. Include possible solutions and outcomes.
Student Resource Center

Today's Science

Ebsco Masterfile Select

Books have been pulled and placed on a book cart for you to use.

Citation Machine is also a valuable resource when completing your bibliography.

Remember to ask for help when needed.

Ms. Miller
Ms. Raeford

Ms. Ramsaroop, Ms. Gallo-Slade, Mr. Neives Let's Visit Latin America!

Research a Spanish speaking country using "Electronic Resources" found on the "Library Links" page at www.youseemore.com/scsd.
Locate three images of country that include tourist attractions and flag.
Find information including but not limited to: population, leader, climate, capital, chief export (product), economy status, popular foods, tourist attactions, holidays.
Take notes on relevant information.
Develop a report (written or typed) in Spanish.
Present an oral overview in English and Spanish.

Open Safari as your browser in the Mac Lab. Your page will automatically open to the "Library Links" page.

On PCs your page will open to the SCSD home page. Click on 'Library Links", click on "Electronic Resources."

To complete this project as directed in the lesson plan provided to you by your teacher. You can use the following resources on the "Library Links" page by clicking on the "Electronic Resources" button:

World Culture Grams

World Book Encyclopedia

Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia

World Almanac Encyclopedia

World Almanac

Student Resource Center Junior

CIA World Factbook

If you are going to use the "Advanced Databases" from home or the public library, ask Mrs. Miller for the remote access login and password.

Look for the book wagon with your teacher's name. You will find a hard cop ofCulturegrams and books about your country.

Ms. Miller

Mrs. Gannon's Science - African American Scientists and Inventors

Students will be able to:
*Research information using the Internet and the library.
*Understand the important role that some African American scientists have played in science.
*Write a paragraph based on research and creativity. *Discuss the accomplishments of one scientist.Use of the Internet: Students use the Internet as a research tool. They participate in a guided online search.

Use the following "Electronic Resources" below to start research 0n your scientist/inventor.
When you open Internet Explorer you will see the school district homepage. Click on the RED Button that is marked "Library Links." Click on the tab on the task pane to the left of your screen that says, "Electronic Resources." Suggested resources for this project are:

Student Resource Center Junior

Grolier Electronic Multimedia Encyclopedia

Science Reference Center

Web Links in order of relevance:

Black Scientists and Inventors
http://www.infoplease.com/spot/bhmscientists1.html

The Faces of Science: African Americans in the Sciences
https://webfiles.uci.edu/mcbrown/display/faces.html

Afro-American ALMANAC Biographies
http://www.toptags.com/aama/bio/bio.htm

Blacks in Technology: Past & Present
http://www.users.fast.net/~blc/xlhome2.htm

Check out the yellow book cart in the library. It will have all the books the library has related to this topic.

Click on Citation Machine to site the resources you used to find information.

Ask Mrs. Gannon or Mrs. Miller for assistance.

Mrs. Argus' Thirteen Colonies Webquest

1. Use the following web addresses to complete a chart on why each of the Thirteen Colonies was settled. You can click on the chart below and type your answers or print it out and write on the paper.
http://www.timepage.org/spl/13colony.html

2. Would You have survived life in the colonies? Take this Quiz and find out. Quiz yourself and record your score.
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/colonialhouse/quiz_pop/index.html

3. What have you learned in the past about the colonies. What is true and what is false. Test yourself and record your score.
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/colonialhouse/quiz_pop/myth.html

4. The Colonies Chart
Colonies.doc