Middle School Resources

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Application for Admission to Advanced Middle School Programs

Welcome Middle School Students! If you are a student in Grade 6 to Grade 8, you will find lots of interesting information on this site. There are links to sites that can help you do research for special projects at school, homework help, and lots of web sites for topics that you are studying in school like Math, Science, English and Social Studies. Don’t forget to check out the games and brain-teasers on different school topics.

                                                                                         
     Reading/Language Arts            Social Studies              Mathematics                 Science

Reading/Languange Arts

American Library Association – 700+ Great Sites (for kids, teachers and parents)
http://www.ala.org/parentspage/greatsites/amazing.html

Citing Internet Resources http://www.classroom.com/community/connection/howto/citeresources.jhtml

Grammar, Spelling and Punctuation (from Purdue University On-Line Writing Project) http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/grammar/index.html

Internet Public Library Reference Center – Resources for Education (List of on-line resources from University of Michigan, reviewed by librarians for quality) http://www.ipl.org/ref/RR/static/edu30.00.00.html

Theusarus.com web site provides reference materials for students to assist in the writing process, plus word games, “Word of the Day” and other resources. http://www.thesaurus.com/

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Social Studies

A New Look at Ancient Egypt World (Web site by the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archeology and Anthropology. Site contains information about past and present expeditions, archeological artifacts, a virtual gallery tour, daily life in ancient Egypt) http://www.upenn.edu/museum/Exhibits/egyptintro.html

Odyssey On-line (Web resources and activities about ancient cultures, including the Near East, Egypt, Greece, Rome and Africa, as a complimentary site to the Carlos Museum at Emory University) http://carlos.emory.edu/ODYSSEY/MidElem_Home.html

Basic Readings in U.S. Democracy (Links to important U.S. documents, court cases, and other texts crucial to the development and definition of democracy in the United States. From the Mayflower Compact through debates of the 1990s, and also including letters and speeches related to democracy. Compiled by the U.S. Information Agency of the U.S. Department of State)
http://usinfo.state.gov/usa/infousa/facts/democrac/demo.htm

Virtual Marching Tour of the American Revolution: An Internet Exploration of the American Revolutionary War (Excellent, extensive resources about the events leading up to and including the American Revolution, with many resources geared towards students. Web site created by the Independence Hall Association) http://www.ushistory.org/march/index.html

Ben’s Guide to U.S. Government for Kids (Web site with information and resources for kids, by grade level, and also resources for teachers and parents, about U.S. Government, by the U.S. Government Printing Office)
http://bensguide.gpo.gov/k-2/index.html

“A Nation Divided: The U.S. Civil War – 1861-1865” (Timeline, photographs and narrative about events of the Civil War, from The History Place web site) http://www.historyplace.com/civilwar/index.html

The Civil War (This web site from Small Planet Communications includes a lesson plan, plus lists of activities, books and on-line resources related to the Civil War)
http://www.smplanet.com/civilwar/civilwar.html

National Geographic Xpeditions (Maps, lesson plans, and geography activities from National Geographic) http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/

Working With Maps (Map skills activities for grades K-12 from the U.S. Geological Survey)
http://interactive2.usgs.gov/learningweb/students/index.htm

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Mathematics

Ask Dr. Math – Middle School Math (from Drexel University) http://mathforum.org/library/drmath/drmath.middle.html

BEATCALC – Beating the Calculator in Your Head (from Drexel University) http://mathforum.org/k12/mathtips/beatcalc.html

Funbrain Games for Kids http://www.funbrain.com/kidscenter.html

Fast Food Combinations: How many possible combinations can be made from a special menu of eight items? http://mathforum.org/dr.math/faq/faq.mcdonalds.html

Math problems for grades 5-11 (from Drexel University) http://mathforum.org/k12/mathtips/

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Science

Chesapeake Bay Foundation (Educational resources for teachers, students and parents related to the Chesapeake Bay, including field trips, teacher training, educational programs, lesson plans and activities) http://www.cbf.org/site/PageServer?pagename=homev3

Lesson Plan links for Marine Science (Various lesson plans and activities related to marine science, by level – K-12, Elementary, Middle or High School. From the Bridge web page, sponsored by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration [NOAA] and the National Marine Educators’ Association) http://www.vims.edu/bridge/lesson.html

U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Learning Web - Resources for Teachers and Students http://www.usgs.gov/education/index.html

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