8th grade Hotlist

8th grade Hotlist
An Internet Hotlist on 8th grade

Introduction
Especially for eighth graders: a collection of web links to help you with specific homework assignments, or just for EDUCATIONAL browsing. Use this hotlist for quick sources for your research projects.

The Internet Resources

Children of the Holocaust Webquest -
Encyclopedia Britannica -
Kids Hub - Homework help and GAMES
Mad Sci Network - Use the search engine
New York Stock Exchange -
Research helps - Basic steps in the research process
School web site -
Tesselation Project -
Tessellation samples -
Thunder Hill - Mr. Ebinger's website

Colonial Life

Colonial clothing -
Colonial etiquette -
Colonial foods -
Costumes - Mostly women's dress
Games and entertainment -
Kids Info on Colonial America - An index site to a lot of other good sites
Life in colonial America - a good general site
Revolutionary War clothing - Look at the photo gallery.
What's Cooking America - history of food

Elements

Adopt an Element - Also contains links to other useful websites
Chemical Elements - The Periodic Table
Chemicool - Way down at the bottom, you'll find prices.
Los Alamos Periodic Table - COST for elements is on the bottom
Science Spot - This will take you directly to the Adopt-An-Element links
Speclab on elements - Kind of hard to read, but use it for extra information on your element.
Webelements.com -

Biography Links

American Civil War Society - Civil War era clothing
American National Biography -
Brainy Quote -
Distinguished Women - Lots of links
Great Women - The National Women's Hall of Fame Click on 'The Women of the Hall'

Mrs. Howard's links

ALF - Animal Liberation Front
ASPCA - American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
Ag Careers -
FFA website -
Food timeline -
Humane Society -
Occupational Outlook Handbook - Works best if you use the A-Z index in the middle of the page.
PETA - People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals

Washington D.C.

About the Vietnam War -
Aerial Views of D.C. -
Arlington National Cemetary - Also info about the Unknown Soldier and JFK's tomb
Betsy Ross -
Birdseye Views -
Botanical Gardens (usbg) -
Bureau of Engraving and Printing - Check the facts and trivia section
Holocaust Museum web page -
Independence National Park - in Philadelphia: Liberty Bell, Independence Hall, Library Hall and more.
Iwo Jima - Lots of information on building the memorial. Look under Statues.
Library Hall - In Philadelphia
Map Network -
Monument pictures -
Mount Vernon -
National Archives -
National Monuments - Monuments for Washington D. C.
National Parks - Use the In Depth button. After your report is done, find a place for your next vacation.
Pentagon -
Smithsonian Institute - Official web site
The White House -
Twilight Tattoo--2010 -
Union Station - Especially look under 'history'
United States Capitol -
Vietnam Veterans Memorial -
WWII Memorial Pictures -
Washington D. C. Pictures -
Washinton D.C. Homepage - Links to lots of useful websites
White House history - On-line tour of the White House

Mr. Marshall's links

Aerospace Guide -
Apollo Program -
Dihydrogen-monoxide - Don't believe everything you read on the internet.
Gemini project -
Mercury Project -
NASA - Browse individual planets
National Air and Space Museum - You will be going here on the Washington D.C. trip.
Planetary.org - Browse all space topics: Look for planets
Space Shuttle -

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