For addition information on Careers and College, click on the COLLEGE & CAREER page to you left.  There you will find many helpful links and information on colleges, tuition, loans, and careers — including vocational and military careers.

http://www.google.com/coop/cse?cx=003792100115913542655%3Aqnwdef9xk4u

CHINESE INVENTION PATHFINDER

ACUPUNCTURE http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acupuncture

ABUCUS http://www.ee.ryerson.ca:8080/~elf/abacus/history.html

http://www.chinavista.com/experience/abacus/abacus.html

http://ideafinder.com/history/inventions/abacus.htm

COMPASS http://www.smith.edu/hsc/museum/ancient_inventions/compass2.html
http://www.computersmiths.com/chineseinvention/compass.htm

http://inventors.about.com/od/cstartinventions/a/Compass.htm

Compass – Student Resource Center Junior – password needed

GUNPOWDER/FIREWORKS http://www.silk-road.com/artl/gun.shtml
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_gunpowder

http://tinyurl.com/2978gr

KITE http://www.chinavista.com/experience/kite/kite.html
http://www.travelchinaguide.com/intro/arts/kites.htm

MEDICINE http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smallpox
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acupuncture

PAPERhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paper

http://www.silk-road.com/artl/papermoney.shtml
http://www.silk-road.com/artl/papermaking.shtml
http://www.computersmiths.com/chineseinvention/paper.htm

http://www.ricet.net/paper/paper2.htm

http://ipst.gatech.edu/amp/collection/museum_invention_paper.htm

PRINTING http://www.computersmiths.com/chineseinvention/blockprint.htm
http://www.silk-road.com/artl/printing.shtml
http://www.computersmiths.com/chineseinvention/movtype.htm

PORCELAIN http://www.travelchinaguide.com/intro/arts/porcelain.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_porcelain

http://www1.chinaculture.org/gb/en_artqa/2003-09/24/content_37884.htm

RUDDER – JUNK http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rudder
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Junk_(ship)

http://library.thinkquest.org/04oct/00450/chinesejunk.htm

SILK http://www.silk-road.com/artl/silkhistory.shtml
http://tinyurl.com/ytvdz9

TEA http://www.silk-road.com/newsletter/2004vol2num1/tea.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_tea_in_China

http://www.wtea.com/about-tea_history.aspx

WHEELBARROW http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wheelbarrow

http://inventors.about.com/library/inventors/blwheelbarrow.htm

http://tinyurl.com/yhrj7yc

PAPER, PRINTING, COMPASS, GUNPOWDER

http://casp.us/justin/china/index.html

http://sln.fi.edu/tfi/info/current/inventions.html
http://library.thinkquest.org/15618/inventor.htm#INDEX & SILK
http://www.travelchinaguide.com/intro/focus/inventions.htm
http://www.hyperhistory.com/online_n2/connections_n2/chinese_inventions.html

http://www.discoverychannel.co.uk/ancient_china/inventions/index.shtml & SILK

http://www.bcps.org/offices/lis/models/chinahist/han.html

http://www.vhinkle.com/china/inventions.html

CHINESE INVENTION PAGE — SILK, TEA, PORCELAIN, PAPER, PRINTING, GUNPOWDER, COMPASS

BOOKS

TITLE CALL #
Ancient China 931 DEA
Ancient China 931 SIM
The Ancient Chinese 951 SHU
The Ancient Chinese World 931 KLE
Exploring Ancient China 931 LAN
The History of Invention 609 WIL
The Technology of Ancient China 609 GRE

GALE DATABASES (Student Resource Center Junior — INFOTRAC

GALE DATABASES

SPORTS

OFFICIAL OLYMPIC SITE

http://www.olympic.org/uk/sports/

OFFICIAL CHINA 2008 SITE

http://en.beijing2008.cn/sports/

NBC OLYMPICS

http://www.nbcolympics.com/

WIKIPEDIA

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page Enter the name of your Olympic sport in the search box on the main Wikipedia page.

BBC SPORT

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/olympics/default.stm. The British Broadcasting Company (BBC) website. News and explanations of all events from a British perspective.

COUNTRY WEBSITES

1. https://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html Use this site to find country information. Click on the drop down menu to find your country.

2. http://www.countryreports.org See Mr. Barnett for the username and password.   Use this resource to find information on your country.

Online Databases

GALE DATABASES (INFOTRAC) See Mr. Barnett for the password.

Olympic Ring & Torch/Flame

http://www.olympic.org/uk/utilities/faq_detail_uk.asp?rdo_cat=10_39_0

Olympic Creed and Motto:

http://www.mapsofworld.com/olympic-trivia/olympic-motto.html

1. http://www.olympic.org/uk/sports/index_uk.asp. This UK site of the Olympic Movement offers some good information on the sports and events, but requires the user to make multiple clicks to get to the information. Flash videos are available on each sport, explaining rules and techniques.

Bibliography Help — How to cite the resources that you used.

http://secondary.oslis.org/resources/cm/mlacitationss This site helps students put information in the correct order.

BOOKS

The World Book Encyclopedia: 2002, 2003, 2004 & 2007. REF 030 WOR (Location: General Collection, 5th shelf — 14 sets available)

Sports: the complete visual reference REF 796.022 FOR (Location: Reference Room). Text, pictures, and photographs explain the history, rules, strategies, and equipment for 127 sports. (3 copies available)

The everything you want to know about sports encyclopedia REF 796.03 EVE (Location: Reference Room). A fact-filled encyclopedia loaded with answers to sports questions. (1 copy available)

Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia of World Cultures (9 volumes) REF 306.03 JUN (Location: Reference Room). Information arranged by country then by culture – subheadings include “sports” and “recreation”

Chronicle of the Olympics 796.48 CHR. A photographic chronicle of the Olympics, presenting highlights from each of the summer and winter games, from the first Olympiad in Athens in 1896 through the Atlanta games in 1996, with a look at what’s in store for the 1998 Nagano event. (1 copy available)

Olympic games. 796.48 OXL. Surveys the history and traditions of the Olympics, highlighting memorable events from ancient Greece to present day. (3 copies available)

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a. Enter password: see the whiteboard

b. Click on the “proceed” button

c. Click on “Biography Resource Center”

d. Enter the last name of your person, click on “start of last name” button

e. Click the “Search” button
f. Next, click on one of the articles about your person.

2. STUDENT RESOURCE CENTER JUNIOR (InfoTrac)
http://infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb/fres89581
a. Enter password: See whiteboard or handout

b. Click on the “proceed” button
c. Click on “Student Resource Center – Junior”
d. Type the name of your person in the find box and click on “search”
At least one link containing an article on your person will now be displayed. Click on one of them. If more than one appears, click on the one that has the name of your person prominently displayed.

E. Click on the “BOOK” tab and you will be taken to a list of reference books.

3. WIKIPEDIA http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page

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WorldBook – to access World Book locally on your computer, simply click on the oval blue icon at the bottom of your dock. If it asks you to register, just click on later – click “no” if it asks you to update.
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PRINT TO PRINTER B

****** B O O K S ******
1) REF 030 WOR
The World Book Encyclopedia: 2002, 2003, 2004 & 2007. Use the index in volume 22 to help you find your information.
(Location: Fifth shelf and between OPAC computers)

2. REF 920.003 ENC
Encyclopedia of World Biography
Presents brief biographical sketches that provide vital statistics as well as
information on the importance of the person listed. Information is organized
alphabetically. (Location: Reference Room)

3. REF 920.02 PEA
Explorers & Discovers
Use both the alphabetical “Content” page at the front of each book and the “index” at the back of the book to locate the information you need.
(Location: Reference Room)

4. REF 910 EXP
EXPLORERS AND EXPLORATION
Provides information on explorers — arranged alphabetically – Index in vol. 11.
(Location: Reference Room)

5. 92
Biographies
There are many fine biographies in the biography section of the library.
(Location: Fourth Shelf – General Collection)
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For citation help, please go to http://old.oslis.org/MLACitations/secondary/index.php Select the type of publication you are using and follow the prompts.
You may copy and paste information you find into “Word.” SAVE ALL WORK!!!!
DO NOT PRINT OUT MULTIPLE PAGES. CONSULT WITH MR. BARNETT, MRS. TUCKER, MRS. HAYASHI, OR MRS. MARHENKE BEFORE PRINTING.

BIOGRAPHY_PAPER_POWERPOINT

1. BIOGRAPHY RESOURCE CENTER (InfoTrac) http://infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb/fres89581

a. Enter password: see the whiteboard or handout for this information

b. Click on the “proceed” button

c. Click on “Biography Resource Center”

d. Enter the last name of your person, click on “start of last name” button

e. Click the “Search” button
f. Next, click on one of the articles about your person.

2. STUDENT RESOURCE CENTER JUNIOR (InfoTrac)
http://infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb/fres89581
a. Enter password: See whiteboard or handout

b. Click on the “proceed” button
c. Click on “Student Resource Center – Junior”
d. Type the name of your person in the find box and click on “search”
At least one link containing an article on your person will now be displayed. Click on one of them. If more than one appears, click on the one that has the name of your person prominently displayed.

3. WIKIPEDIA http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page

4. INFOPLEASE. http://www.infoplease.com/
********************************************************
WorldBook – to access World Book locally on your computer, simply click on the oval blue icon at the bottom of your dock. If it asks you to register, just click on later – click “no” if it asks you to update.
*******************************************************
PRINT TO PRINTER B

****** B O O K S ******
1) REF 030 WOR
The World Book Encyclopedia: 2002, 2003, 2004 & 2007. Use the index in volume 22 to help you find your information.
(Location: Fifth shelf and between OPAC computers)

2. REF 509.2 BIO
Biographical Encyclopedia of SCIENTISTS: Use the index in volume 5. Information is organized by the scientist’s last name. (Location: Reference Room)

3. REF 510.92 BIO
Biographical Encyclopedia of MATHEMATICIANS: The index is in volume. (Location: Reference Room)

4. REF 909 PRO
Profiles in World History
Most of the information you seek is found in volumes 3 & 4. Use the index in the
back of each volume. (Location: Reference Room)

5. REF 920.003 ENC
Encyclopedia of World Biography
Presents brief biographical sketches that provide vital statistics as well as
information on the importance of the person listed. Information is organized
alphabetically. (Location: Reference Room)

6. REF 920.02 PEA
Explorers & Discovers
Use both the alphabetical “Content” page at the front of each book and the “index” at the back of the book to locate the information you need.
(Location: Reference Room)

7. REF 910 EXP
EXPLORERS AND EXPLORATION
Provides information on explorers — arranged alphabetically – Index in vol. 11.
(Location: Reference Room)

8. REF 940 REN
Renaissance & Reformation Biographies – Vols. 1 & 2
Excellent biographies on many key figures involved in the Renaissance and Reformation. (Location: Reference Room)

9. 92
Biographies
There are many fine biographies in the biography section of the library.
(Location: Fourth Shelf – General Collection)
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For citation help, please go to http://old.oslis.org/MLACitations/secondary/index.php Select the type of publication you are using and follow the prompts.
You may copy and paste information you find into “Word.” SAVE ALL WORK!!!!
DO NOT PRINT OUT MULTIPLE PAGES. CONSULT WITH MR. BARNETT, MRS. TUCKER, OR MS. SOUZA BEFORE PRINTING.

1. http://www.teenhealthandwellness.com/
username: password: (see white board for info)

STUDENT RESOURCE CENTER JUNIOR — PASSWORD: (see white board for info)
GALE’S VIRTUAL REFERENCE LIBRARY — PASSWORD: (see white board for info)
http://infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb/fres89581
PASSWORD: (see white board for info)

Gale’s Virtual Reference Library contains electronic versions of the U*X*L title Sick!

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WEBSITES

1. http://www.webmd.com/ This site contains information on most diseases.

2. http://kidshealth.org/ After clicking on the kid or teen pages, enter your disease in the search box and click search for a list of links.

3. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page

4. http://www.kidslearnaboutdiabetes.org/ Easy to understand information about diabetes.

5. http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/tutorials/ Tutorials on ALS, Cystic Fibrosis, Diabetes & Rheumatoid Arthritis.

Students, there are also many other national and official websites that are devoted to the prevention of many of these diseases. They also have specialized information regarding many of these diseases.

Remember, when doing a search using a search engine like Google.com, only select those resources from official and credible websites.
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BOOKS

The World Book Encyclopedia (22 vols.) REF 030 WOR

Sick! (4 vols.) REF 610 SIC

Presents articles describing the causes and symptoms, diagnosis, treatment (both traditional and alternative), prognosis, and prevention of various diseases, disorders, injuries, and infections.

Encyclopedia of Health (2 sets – 16 vols. & 14 vols.) REF 610.3 ENC

Diseases (8 vols.) REF 616.003 DIS
Alphabetically arranged articles present medical information on more than 400 diseases, discussing sources, symptoms, stages of the disease, and its likelihood of striking, treatments, prevention, and long-term effects.
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http://www.expedia.com/

http://www.travelocity.com/

VACATION DESTINATIONS:

http://disneyworld.disney.go.com/wdw/index?bhcp=1 DISNEYWORLD

http://www.beaches.com/ BEACHES

TRAVEL OPINIONS: Find ideas for activities here and opinions about hotels.

http://www.tripadvisor.com/ TRIP ADVISOR

http://www.frommers.com/ FROMMER’S TRAVEL GUIDE

DREAM VACATION — PDF

1. Click on the “For Students”

2. Click on the “Apply to College”

3. Click on “The Application”

4. Click on “How Many College Applications?” (narrow the list –> how many)

For more information on colleges and careers click here: