Researchers of the Roundtable 2006

Researchers of the Roundtable
students working in the Media Center

Curriculum-related links for student work at Richards Middle School; Lawrenceville, GA
Scroll down for your teacher or project name to explore your research topic. Updated February 4, 2008

Mr. Hickman--6th Grade Science-Energy Resources

Solar Energy	U.S. DOE Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy	Main Page - Wikipedia
Energy: Renewable Technologies	The Energy Story	World Book Online
EIA Kids Page - Energy Facts	Natural Gas	Nuclear World

Ms. Coleman--6th Grade Science-The Solar System

Astronomy Magazine	SOHO Comet Images	NASA - Welsome to the Planets
NASA Planetary Photo Journal	The Virtual Sun	JPL Solar System Simulator
SOHO - Real Time Solar Imagery	The ~~Nine~~ Eight Planets	National Geographic Virtual Solar System

Mr. Edge--8th Grade Science--Physical & Chemical Science Topics

Science Resource Center -- Home	atomic concepts	Encyclopedia.com
Kids InfoBits - Chemistry & Physical Sciences	Chemical Elements.com - An Interactive Periodic Table	Main Page - Wikipedia
World Book Online	All about chemical bonding	Balancing Chemical Equations

Ms. Reavis--7th Grade Probe Science--Unusual Cold-blooded Vertebrates

Animal Diversity Web	Animal List at WhoZoo	Main Page - Wikipedia
BBC - Science & Nature - Animals	Encyclopedia of Animals (Searchasaurus)	ANIMAL INFO - Animal Bytes

Ms. Pollock--7th Grade Science--Protozoa, Protist, & Parasite

The Ciliate Protozoans Gallery from BioMEDIA	Pictures of Protists (Protozoans) and Parasites	Mic-UK [site A]: Image gallery
Protozoa - Wikipedia	BM Gallery - Life in a drop of pond water	micro*scope
PROTOZOA	Protozoa and Photomicrography	Alphabetical list of genera - Microscopy of the Protozoa

Mr. Foster--7th Grade Science--Biomes

Biome/Habitat--EnchantedLearning.com	Biomes of the World / Ecosystems	EO Laboratory: Mission: Biomes
Biome - Wikipedia	Blue Planet Biomes - World Biomes	The Virtual Zoo: Habitats
The World's Biomes	WorldBiomes.com - Explore Five of the World's Main Biomes	CyberZoo

Ms. Taylor--8th Grade Language Arts & Social Studies--World War II

WWII (Univ. of Houston Digital Library)	American Experience \| Battle of the Bulge (PBS)	Atomic Bomb in Japan
World War II - Wikipedia	Churchill and the Great Republic (Library of Congress)	Japanese Internment in the U.S.
American Experience \| D-Day	The History Place - World War Two in Europe	Essential Pearl Harbor
General George S. Patton	THE GOOD WAR And Those Who Refused To Fight It	World War 2 Timeline 1939-1945

Ms. Taylor--8th Grade Language Arts & Social Studies--The Holocaust

Jewish Virtual Library - Homepage	Auschwitz: Inside the Nazi State \| PBS	The Holocaust - Wikipedia
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum	The Holocaust (About.com)	The Nuremberg Trials \| PBS
The American Experience \| America and the Holocaust	The Holocaust Chronicle	The Holocaust, Crimes, Heroes and Villains

Mr. Edge--8th Grade Science--Solar System Project

The Nine Planets Solar System Tour	Planets - Zoom Astronomy	Planet (World Book Online)
EXPLORING THE PLANETS	Astronomy Magazine	World Book (Search for people & space stuff)
The Solar System - Pictures of the planets	Solar Views (astronomy info)	Science Resource Center (Do Keyword Search)

Ms. Pendergast--7th Grade Science--Vertebrates

ANIMAL INFO - Animal Bytes (Sea World)	Five Classes of Vertebrates
Animal Pictures (JungleWalk.com)	Vertebrates: Animals with Backbones

Mr. Curtright--8th Grade Social Studies--Inventors of the Progressive Age

Inventor of the Week (MIT)	Invent Now \| Hall of Fame \|	Science Resource Center (use keyword search)
Famous Inventions - A - History of Inventions	Inventors & Inventions	World Almanac Encyclopedia
Inventors and Inventions: A - EnchantedLearning.com	Inventor Profile-Great Idea Finder	Wikipedia, free online encyclopedia
Encyclopædia Britannica Online School Edition	HW Wilson: Biographies	World Book Online Reference Center

Mr. Burt--6th Grade Social Studies--Latin American Culture

Art Projects from Latin American Cultures	Latin America Trek: Basecamp	Brooklyn Expedition \| Latin America
Traditional Children's Games from Around the World	AmericArtes: Expresiones Latinas	NOVA Online/Warriors of the Amazon
Cultural Profiles Project	Food For The Ancestors (Mexico)	Latin American Society and Culture
Latin American Culture (About.com)	Let's Dance--Latin Style	Foods And Dining Out In The Americas
Geographia - Latin American Destinations	Central American Cultural Adventures	Latin American Markets

You may also hit the Home key on Internet Explorer and use any of the resources on the GCPS Database Page. Try searching for a particular country in Latin America.

Ms. Mathews--6th Grade Science--Earth's Science Lessons

Savage Earth: Hell's Crust	How Plates Move	Igneous Rocks	EARTHFORCE
Earth's Layers	Volcanoes	Sedimentary Rocks	Geography4Kids.com: Earth Structure
Plate Tectonics--Pangaea	Rocks	Metamorphic Rocks	Structure of the Earth
USGS Water Science for Schools	Barrier Islands		MATH - Divisibility

Ms. Sikuade--6th Grade Science--The Nine Planets

Fact Sheets - All Planets (Use this for chart)	The Nine Planets Solar System Tour
The Solar System - Pictures of the planets	Planets - Zoom Astronomy (Enchanted Learning)

Ms. Weeks--7th Grade Language Arts

Something for Joey Research

Meet Coach Paterno	Heisman Trophy History	Chicken Pox/ Varicella (CDC)
Big Ten Conference	Penn State	Leukemia

8th Grade Social Studies--The Civil War--Thorne

World Book Encyclopedia--Civil War	The History Place - U.S. Civil War	Civil War Battle Summaries by State
American Civil War -- Encyclopædia Britannica	Encyclopaedia of USA History: American Civil War	Battles of Civil War & Maps
Civil War--History Central	Civil War Battles	Various Sources for Civil War Battles
The American Civil War Homepage	Civil War Photographs: Search	American Civil War Battles-Maps & Iinfo

7th Probe LA--Themes of the Middle East/Nonfiction Reading--Pople

PBS Global Connections: The Middle East (Topic Introductions)

SIRS Knowledge Source: Quick Search	BBC NEWS \| Middle East	Middle East and North Africa - US Department of State
Facts On File World News Digest--Internet Database	Google News	Middle East Times
eLibrary Search	CNN.com	Middle East Studies Internet Resources
EBSCOhost from Galileo	Middle East News Information	Middle East Online

8th SS--American Revolution--Corkery

LIBERTY! Chronicle of the Revolution--PBS	Revolutionary War in America - World Book Online	America's Story Revolutionary Period
The History Place - American Revolution	Virtual Marching Tour of the American Revolutionary War	The American Revolution @ USF
American Revolutionary War-about.com	Yahooligans! American Revolutionary War	American Revolutionary War--Wikipedia

General Music--Composers

Biography Databases

Junior Reference Collection

HW Wilson Biography

World Book Online

General Composer Links

Composers Index	Karadar Classical Music Dictionary Bios
The Timid Soul's Guide to Classical Music	Classical Composers Database

8th Grade Social Studies--Georgia Counties

New Georgia Encyclopedia County Links	Georgia County Web Sites--UGA Government Site
Online access to government county info: georgia.gov	U.S. Census Bureau Quick Facts--GA Counties

8th Grade Probe--Science Fair Projects

New Book of Popular Science overview	Canada Wide Virtual Science Fair	Energy Quest - Science Projects	Step-by-Step Science Fair Projects
Exploratorium Learning Studio: Science Fairs	Discovery Channel: Science Fair Central	Welcome to SciFair.org!	Future Scientists and Engineers of America
WWW Virtual Library: Science Fairs	IPL: Science Fair Project Resource Guide	Science Fair Project Center - Homework Spot	Science Buddies: Everything You Need for Your Science Fair Projects and Experiments.

Mr. Dawson's 7th Grade - Africa Research

Africa Guide	World Atlas	Africa Online Resources at U. Penn	CIA World Fact Book
CultureGrams: Africa (works at school only)	World Book Online (works at school only)	Lands and Peoples: Africa (works at school only)	Wikipedia: Africa (scroll down the page for a clickable map to choose your country)

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Jump to RMS Home Page Media Center Home Page GCPS Online Resources

Ancient Greek Mathmatics	Greek Numerals (Wikipedia)	Cuneiform Numbers
Greek Number Systems	History of Numbers	Numbers in Ancient Babylon
Ancient Greek Number Codes	Babylonian Numerals	Babylonian Mathematics

Babylonian Mathematics (Wikipedia)	Ancient Egyptian Number System	Mayan Numbers
Egyptian Math	Mayan Arithmetic	Maya Mathematics
Ancient Egyptian Math	Mayan Numbers and Math	Maya Mathematical System

Mayan History	Daily Life in Ancient Rome
Roman Numerals	Roman Numerals Continued
Chart of Roman Numerals