Additional Resources for Inquire Middle School Student Edition

Web page: Framework for 21st Century Skills

Web page: What Is Problem Solving?
Web site: What Is Inquiry-Based Learning?

Web site: Cell Phones for Soldiers

Web site: Lois Lowry

Web page: Lois Lowry Says 'The Giver' Was Inspired By Her Father's Memory Loss

Web page: Albert Einstein Bio

Web page: Revised Bloom's Taxonomy

Web site: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Article: Deductive vs. Inductive Reasoning

Web page: Creative Process
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Web page: 9 Types of Mnemonics to Improve Your Memory

Web page: Acronyms and Rhyming

Web page: Acrostics

Web page: Literary Devices—Simile
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Web page: Mind Map

Web site: Booksie (Online Publishing, Reading, Sharing)
Web site: All Poetry (Online Publishing, Community, Contests, Classes)
Web site: Lulu.com (Free Self-Publishing Service)
Web site: PiktoChart (Publish Infographics, Online Multimedia Posters)

Web site: U.S. Geological Survey

Web page: Latest Earthquakes in the World

Web page: 6 Ways to Speak with Greater Confidence

Web page: Why Are We Scared of Public Speaking

Web page: Conquering Stage Fright

Web site: Public Speaking Glossary
Web page: Professional and Technical Writing Glossary

Activity: Deciding When to Use Formal and Informal Language

Web page: Standard American English

Web page: The Importance of Teamwork

Web site: Roberts Rules of Order

Web page: Brainstorming

Web page: Training for Conflict Resolution

Web page: Emotional Intelligence Test: Facial-Expressions

Web site: The World Factbook

Web page: Types of Logical Fallacies

Web page: Encyclopedia of Fallacies

Web site: French Cave Paintings & Rock Art Archive

Web page: Cuneiform

Web page: Write Like a Babylonian

Video: Hieroglyphic and Papyrus

Web site: Writing - Scribes, Hieroglyphs, and Papyri

Video: Fun Facts from Printing's Past

Web page: How Product Placement Works

Web site: The White House

Web site: NASA

Web site: Central Intelligence Agency

Web site: Library of Congress

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Web site: Twitter

Web page: How Secure Is My Password? 

Web page: Second Life

Web page: Second Life - Business

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Web page: Second Life - Entertainment

Video: Wikis in Plain English

Web site: Wikipedia

Web site: Skype

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Web page: Zoom

Web page: K-W-L

Web page: Carl Sandburg Biography

Web site: Poets.org

Web site: Poetry Foundation

Web site: Merriam-Webster
Web site: Four Types of Context Clues
 

Web site: Thesaurus.com
Web site: Merriam-Webster
Web site: Thinkmap Visual Thesaurus

Web site: Know Your Roots

Web site: Basic Rules of Punctuation
Web site: Minilessons: Punctuation Exercises

Web page: Multiple-Choice Test Tips
Web page: Fill-in-the-Blank Tips

Web page: Study Skills

Web page: Stress

Web page: 9 Quick Tips for Students Struggling with Time Management

Web site: Youth and Labor

Web site: Teen Jobs

Web site: Free Printable Job Applications Online

Web page: Workplace Etiquette: 21 Do's and Don'ts

Web page: 7 Tips on How to Manage and Resolve Conflict in the Workplace

Web page: How to Write a Check

Web page: How Debit Cards Work

Web site: Free Printable Job Application Forms

Web page: Question Mark

Web page: The Inquiry Cycle

Web page: Fun Questions to Ask

Web page: The Five (and More) Senses

Photos: Train Trestles

Web site: Ancient Egypt

Web site: Ancient-Greece.org

Web site: Timeline: Ancient Rome

Web page: Ming Dynasty

Web site: Declaration of Independence

Web site: American Civil War Time Line

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Web site: Burma-Myanmar

Video: The Sahara: Earth's Largest Hot Desert

Web page: Socrates

Web page: Socratic Questions

Video: Westward Expansion

Web page: Delta Landforms

Web site: All About Birds - Peregrine Falcon

Web page: Empathy

Video: What Is Social Networking?

Web page: The Note Card System

Slide Show: Two-Column Notes Made Easy

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Web page: Metasearch Engine

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Web site: Modern Language Association

Web page: MLA Formatting and Style Guide

Web page: How to Identify Reliable Information

Web page: Writing by Order of Importance

Web page: Problem-Solution Essays

Web page: How to Write a Plot Summary

Web pages: 11 Brilliant Problem-Solving Techniques Nobody Taught You

Web page: What Is Problem Solving?

Web page: Steps to Revising

Web page: Proofreading

Web page: William Shakespeare Biography

Web page: How to Summarize an Article

Web page: How to Summarize a Reading Assignment

Web page: Email Etiquette for Students

Video: The Key Forms of Business Writing: Instructions

Web page: Writing Topics by Grade and Mode
Activity: Discovering Narrative Strategies

Activity: Starting Stories: 5 Great Beginning Strategies

Activity: Using Time Order Transitions
Web site: Transition Words

Web page: Playwriting 101

Web page: How to Create Vivid Characters

Web site: How to Create a Believable Character

Web site: How to Create Good Personalities for Your Characters

Web site: School Journalism

Web page: How to Set Up an Online School Newspaper

Web site: Interviewing

Web site: How to Conduct a Journalistic Interview

Web site: The Writing Center: Argument
Video: How to Write a Good Argumentative Essay

Infographic: 7 C's for Building a Rock-Solid Argument

Web site: MLA Formatting and Style Guide
Web site: APA Style Workshop

Web site: How to Make a Table Using Word

Web site: How to Make a Table Using Microsoft Excel

Web site: How to Make a Table Using Google Docs

Web site: WordClouds.com

Web page: Best Free Word Cloud Generators to Visualize Data

Web site: Information Is Beautiful

Web site: Create Now with Venngage's Free Infographic Maker

Web site: Daily Infographic

Web site: Cool Infographics

Web site: Writing Infographics

Web site: Glogster EDU

Web site: Storycenter

Web site: Student Digital Stories

Web site: Animoto

Web site: Storybird

Web site: Flickr Creative Commons

Web site: Thoughtful Learning Blog

Web site: Audacity: Free Audio Editor and Recorder

Web site: GarageBand (Apple only)

Web page: How To Start A Podcast: A Complete Step-By-Step Tutorial

Web page: Video Podcast: Why & How to Create Your Own in 7 Simple Steps

Web site: Ad Council Campaigns

Web site: The More You Know

Web site: How to Write a PSA

Web site: Comic Creator

Web site: Library of Congress American Political Prints 1766-1876

Web site: The Presidential Elections 1860-1912

Video: Learn How to Screen Print Your Own T-Shirts

Web site: Screen Printing: Cheap, Dirty, and At Home

Web site: Design Your Own T-Shirt Online

Web site: How to Create Pamphlets & Flyers in Microsoft Word

Web site: Free Brochure Maker

Web site: Brochure Templates for Schools and Classrooms

Web site: Sketchup

Video: Sketchup Channel

Web site: Setting Up Blueprints in Sketchup

Web site: Floor Planner

Web site: How to Make a Blueprint Online

Web site: The Official Rube Goldberg Website
Web site: Mythbusters Christmas Rube Goldberg Machine
Video: OK Go - This Too Shall Pass - Rube Goldberg Machine version
Video: Honda - The Cog

Web page: 130+ Demonstration Speech Topics

Web site: Crazy Horse Memorial

Web site: International Debate Education Association

Web page: How to Plan an Event

Web site: 100+ Unique and Easy Fundraising Ideas

Web site: Ashoka's Youth Venture

Web page: Free Student Council Poster Templates

Web page: 200 Best School Campaign Slogans, Posters and Great Ideas