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Home HRMS Choose Database: 6th Grade 7th Grade 8th Grade Peabody Institute Library Dream Teams	Feature Article Project *Databases:* Issues: Understanding Controversy and Society http://www.issues.abc-clio.com/Login/Login.aspx Use the username and password Mrs. Woo gave you on the access directions sheet. Click on "Issues" in the horizontal menue and browse the topics by clicking on them. ProQuest - Mass. Newsstand http://mblc.state.ma.us/cgi-bin/remote.pl?db=Proquest_Newsstand Search this database for articles from 12 Massachusetts newspapers. This database may only work in Firefox. In Firefox, click "Continue." You should be taken to the search screen. Key in your search term(s) and click "Search." If the link above doesn't work, try accessing Mass. Newsstand this way: On the library homepage: Scroll down in the left-hand menu and click on Peabody Institute Library. In the left-hand menu, click on Information Services. In the right-hand menu, click on Databases. In the list of choices, choose Newspapers. Try clicking on "in library" and if that doesn't work try "at home" underneath ProQuest Mass. Newsstand. INFOTRAC: Junior Edition K-12 http://www.danverslibrary.org/ref/databases3.htm#stures Search this database for articles from magazines, newspapers, and reference books - information on current events, the arts, science, popular culture, health, people, government, history, sports & more. This database may only work in Firefox. In Firefox, click "Continue." Key in your search term(s) and click "Find." If you'd like to search only magazines, for example, click the box next to the word before clicking on "Find." If the link above doesn't work, try accessing INFOTRAC this way: From the library homepage: In the left-hand menu, click on Peabody Institute Library. In the left-hand menu, click on Information Services. In the right-hand menu, click on Databases. Scroll down underneath "For Students" and click on INFOTRAC: Junior Edition Gr. K - 12. E-books: http://infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb/danv55816?db=GVRl Endangered Species Grzimek's Student Animal Life Resource Encyclopedia of Biomes Encyclopedia of Water Science Fashion, Costume, and Culture Alternative Energy Complete Life Science Resource Enter the password given to you on your access directionssheet. Then type in your key word(s). You will search all the e-books at once. *Free Web Sites:* BMR Calculator http://www.bmi-calculator.net/bmr-calculator/ Calculate your basal metabolism to find out your recommended daily caloric intake. FDA Kids' Home Page http://www.fda.gov/oc/opacom/kids Learn about food safety, vaccines, children and tobacco, medicine and more. KidsHealth.org http://kidshealth.org A website devoted to the health of children and teens. Calories in Drinks http://www.caloriesindrinks.com/cid/ What's in your drink? Compare the calories, caffeine and carbs in your favorite soft drinks, sport drinks and energy drinks. Don't forget to update the serving size! Fast Food Calorie Counter http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/flash/health/caloriecounter/caloriecounter.html The Washington Post provides an interactive calorie counter for fast food restaurants. Select the items you want to eat then see how many total calories & grams of fat are hidiing inside your favorite meal Kids Bank http://www.kidsbank.com/index_3.asp Learn where money comes from, how to save it, what interest means, how to manage a checking account and answers to your money questions. Bagheera: A Website for Earth's Endangered Animals http://www.bagheera.com/ An interactive, multimedia site about endangered species. Requires a video player for some sections. Especies Fact Sheets http://www.kidsplanet.org/factsheets/map.html Fact sheets on over 50 endangered species worldwide Rabbit Care: The 411 http://www2.aspca.org/site/PageServer?pagename=kids_pc_rabbit_411 This site from the ASPCA gives the information you need to care for your pet rabbit. Dog Care: The 411 http://www2.aspca.org/site/PageServer?pagename=kids_pc_dog_411 This site from the ASPCA gives you the information you need to care for a pet dog. Forces of Nature http://www.nationalgeographic.com/forcesofnature/ This site is a companion to a National Geographic film about four of the most destructive natural forces: hurricanes, earthquakes, volcanoes, and tornadoes. Features a description of the science behind the natural disasters along with an interactive activity for each. Also includes introductory facts, a list of famous forces, a glossary, and lesson plans. Waves of Destruction: Tsunamis http://www.pbs.org/wnet/savageearth/tsunami/ Provides information and multimedia features on tsunamis. Discusses historical tsunamis, causes and effects, and related information. Part of the site accompanying the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) program "Savage Earth." Summer Fun Brings More Emergency Room Visits http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml02/02182.html Includes links to safety fact sheets for biking, skating, skateboarding, all-terrain vehicles, swimming pools, charcoal grills, gas grills, home playgrounds, baseball-related injuries, movable soccer goals, trampolines, window guards, and more. From the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). Baseball Bat Materials http://www.baseball-bats.net/baseball-bats/baseball-bat-materials/index.html Why Aluminum Bats Can Perform Better Than Wood Bats http://www.kettering.edu/~drussell/bats-new/alumwood.html The Merchants of Cool http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/cool/ Website companion to a PBS Frontline program about "the merchants of cool: creators and sellers of popular culture who have made teenagers the hottest consumer demographic in America." Features a look at the work of cool hunters (researchers specializing in youth culture), teen opinions of the program, themes of the report, interviews, and holdings of media giants. Includes the full program, classroom guide, and related material about cool hunting. National Archives Records Management-Instant Messaging http://www.archives.gov/records-mgmt/initiatives/im-faq.html Frequently asked questions about instant messaging How Americans Use Text Messaging http://www.pewinternet.org/PPF/r/133/report_display.asp Text Messaging http://www.tcnj.edu/~technj/2003/testmessaging.htm Provides an overview of text messaging (known as SMS, or short messaging service) on cell phones, including how to send messages, who uses text messaging, and benefits of text messaging for the deaf community. Includes links to related resources. The Joy of Text http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/breakfast/3024891.stm Collection of fun features related to text messaging, including facts and figures (emphasis is on UK statistics), video clips, examples of emoticons and abbreviations, and hundreds of funny, romantic, and weird text messages. From the British Broadcasting Corporation Stop Bullying.gov http://stopbullyingnow.hrsa.gov/index.html What is bullying? How do you recognize the warning signs? How do you get help? Includes cyberbullying. Cyberbullying Research Center http://www.cyberbullying.us/ Presents research statistics, tips, prevention strategies, stories, fact sheets, handouts, and other downloads to combat cyberbullying. Clean Snowmobile Facts http://deq.mt.gov/CleanSnowmobile Within this site you'll find the best and most current scientific studies, opposing points of view, news stories, rules and regulations, and links to useful sites. National Center for Catastrophic Injury Research http://www.unc.edu/depts/nccsi/ This research center at the University of North Carolina "collects and disseminates death and permanent disability sports injury data that involve brain and/or spinal cord injuries." The center's website features annual reports and data on catastrophic sports injuries, with an emphasis on football injuries. The center's general annual report includes a "Special Section on Cheerleading" with samples of cheerleading injuries. Cheerleading.Net http://www.cheerleading.net/index2.html For cheerleaders and cheerleading fans, this site has links to personal pages, associations, professional cheerleading sites, and suppliers. Nascar http://www.nascar.com/ The official NASCAR web site, with full news, results, and standings. Browsable by topic. Teen Safety on the Information Highway http://www.safeteens.com/ This is a place for you to learn more about safety and privacy on the Internet. Find out how innocent activities on the web could be used to exploit you or your privacy. This is written just for teens and applies to teen interests. Council for a Livable World http://livableworld.org/ The Council for a Livable World is an organization "... committed to ridding the world of weapons of mass destruction and eliminating wasteful military spending." This site includes information on the U.S. military budget, arms control treaties, and national security legislation. There are also sections highlighting ballistic missile defense, United Nations peacekeeping, and the conventional arms trade.
	This site was last updated on March 17, 2011 10:01 PM by Mrs. Woo, Librarian Contact Us

Feature Article Project

Databases:

Issues: Understanding Controversy and Society
http://www.issues.abc-clio.com/Login/Login.aspx
Use the username and password Mrs. Woo gave you on the access directions sheet.
Click on "Issues" in the horizontal menue and browse the topics by clicking on them.

ProQuest - Mass. Newsstand
http://mblc.state.ma.us/cgi-bin/remote.pl?db=Proquest_Newsstand
Search this database for articles from 12 Massachusetts newspapers.

This database may only work in Firefox. In Firefox, click "Continue."
You should be taken to the search screen.
Key in your search term(s) and click "Search."

If the link above doesn't work, try accessing Mass. Newsstand this way:

On the library homepage:
Scroll down in the left-hand menu and click on Peabody Institute Library.
In the left-hand menu, click on Information Services.
In the right-hand menu, click on Databases.
In the list of choices, choose Newspapers.
Try clicking on "in library" and if that doesn't work try "at home" underneath ProQuest Mass. Newsstand.

INFOTRAC: Junior Edition K-12
http://www.danverslibrary.org/ref/databases3.htm#stures
Search this database for articles from magazines, newspapers, and reference books - information on current events, the arts, science, popular culture, health, people, government, history, sports & more.

This database may only work in Firefox.
In Firefox, click "Continue."
Key in your search term(s) and click "Find."
If you'd like to search only magazines, for example, click the box next to the word before clicking on "Find."

If the link above doesn't work, try accessing INFOTRAC this way:

From the library homepage:
In the left-hand menu, click on Peabody Institute Library.
In the left-hand menu, click on Information Services.
In the right-hand menu, click on Databases.
Scroll down underneath "For Students" and click on INFOTRAC: Junior Edition Gr. K - 12.

E-books: http://infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb/danv55816?db=GVRl
Endangered Species
Grzimek's Student Animal Life Resource
Encyclopedia of Biomes
Encyclopedia of Water Science
Fashion, Costume, and Culture
Alternative Energy
Complete Life Science Resource
Enter the password given to you on your access directionssheet. Then type in your key word(s). You will search all the e-books at once.

Free Web Sites:

BMR Calculator
http://www.bmi-calculator.net/bmr-calculator/
Calculate your basal metabolism to find out your recommended daily caloric intake.

FDA Kids' Home Page
http://www.fda.gov/oc/opacom/kids
Learn about food safety, vaccines, children and tobacco, medicine and more.

KidsHealth.org
http://kidshealth.org
A website devoted to the health of children and teens.

Calories in Drinks
http://www.caloriesindrinks.com/cid/
What's in your drink? Compare the calories, caffeine and carbs in your favorite soft drinks, sport drinks and energy drinks. Don't forget to update the serving size!

Fast Food Calorie Counter
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/flash/health/caloriecounter/caloriecounter.html
The Washington Post provides an interactive calorie counter for fast food restaurants. Select the items you want to eat then see how many total calories & grams of fat are hidiing inside your favorite meal

Kids Bank
http://www.kidsbank.com/index_3.asp
Learn where money comes from, how to save it, what interest means, how to manage a checking account and answers to your money questions.

Bagheera: A Website for Earth's Endangered Animals
http://www.bagheera.com/
An interactive, multimedia site about endangered species. Requires a video player for some sections.

Especies Fact Sheets
http://www.kidsplanet.org/factsheets/map.html
Fact sheets on over 50 endangered species worldwide

Rabbit Care: The 411
http://www2.aspca.org/site/PageServer?pagename=kids_pc_rabbit_411
This site from the ASPCA gives the information you need to care for your pet rabbit.

Dog Care: The 411
http://www2.aspca.org/site/PageServer?pagename=kids_pc_dog_411
This site from the ASPCA gives you the information you need to care for a pet dog.

Forces of Nature
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/forcesofnature/
This site is a companion to a National Geographic film about four of the most destructive natural forces: hurricanes, earthquakes, volcanoes, and tornadoes. Features a description of the science behind the natural disasters along with an interactive activity for each. Also includes introductory facts, a list of famous forces, a glossary, and lesson plans.

Waves of Destruction: Tsunamis
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/savageearth/tsunami/
Provides information and multimedia features on tsunamis. Discusses historical tsunamis, causes and effects, and related information. Part of the site accompanying the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) program "Savage Earth."

Summer Fun Brings More Emergency Room Visits
http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml02/02182.html
Includes links to safety fact sheets for biking, skating, skateboarding, all-terrain vehicles, swimming pools, charcoal grills, gas grills, home playgrounds, baseball-related injuries, movable soccer goals, trampolines, window guards, and more. From the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC).

Baseball Bat Materials
http://www.baseball-bats.net/baseball-bats/baseball-bat-materials/index.html

Why Aluminum Bats Can Perform Better Than Wood Bats
http://www.kettering.edu/~drussell/bats-new/alumwood.html

The Merchants of Cool
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/cool/
Website companion to a PBS Frontline program about "the merchants of cool: creators and sellers of popular culture who have made teenagers the hottest consumer demographic in America." Features a look at the work of cool hunters (researchers specializing in youth culture), teen opinions of the program, themes of the report, interviews, and holdings of media giants. Includes the full program, classroom guide, and related material about cool hunting.

National Archives Records Management-Instant Messaging
http://www.archives.gov/records-mgmt/initiatives/im-faq.html
Frequently asked questions about instant messaging

How Americans Use Text Messaging
http://www.pewinternet.org/PPF/r/133/report_display.asp

Text Messaging
http://www.tcnj.edu/~technj/2003/testmessaging.htm
Provides an overview of text messaging (known as SMS, or short messaging service) on cell phones, including how to send messages, who uses text messaging, and benefits of text messaging for the deaf community. Includes links to related resources.

The Joy of Text
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/breakfast/3024891.stm
Collection of fun features related to text messaging, including facts and figures (emphasis is on UK statistics), video clips, examples of emoticons and abbreviations, and hundreds of funny, romantic, and weird text messages. From the British Broadcasting Corporation

Stop Bullying.gov
http://stopbullyingnow.hrsa.gov/index.html
What is bullying? How do you recognize the warning signs? How do you get help? Includes cyberbullying.

Cyberbullying Research Center
http://www.cyberbullying.us/
Presents research statistics, tips, prevention strategies, stories, fact sheets, handouts, and other downloads to combat cyberbullying.

Clean Snowmobile Facts
http://deq.mt.gov/CleanSnowmobile
Within this site you'll find the best and most current scientific studies, opposing points of view, news stories, rules and regulations, and links to useful sites.

National Center for Catastrophic Injury Research
http://www.unc.edu/depts/nccsi/
This research center at the University of North Carolina "collects and disseminates death and permanent disability sports injury data that involve brain and/or spinal cord injuries." The center's website features annual reports and data on catastrophic sports injuries, with an emphasis on football injuries. The center's general annual report includes a "Special Section on Cheerleading" with samples of cheerleading injuries.

Cheerleading.Net
http://www.cheerleading.net/index2.html
For cheerleaders and cheerleading fans, this site has links to personal pages, associations, professional cheerleading sites, and suppliers.

Nascar
http://www.nascar.com/
The official NASCAR web site, with full news, results, and standings. Browsable by topic.

Teen Safety on the Information Highway
http://www.safeteens.com/
This is a place for you to learn more about safety and privacy on the Internet. Find out how innocent activities on the web could be used to exploit you or your privacy. This is written just for teens and applies to teen interests.

Council for a Livable World
http://livableworld.org/
The Council for a Livable World is an organization "... committed to ridding the world of weapons of mass destruction and eliminating wasteful military spending." This site includes information on the U.S. military budget, arms control treaties, and national security legislation. There are also sections highlighting ballistic missile defense, United Nations peacekeeping, and the conventional arms trade.