American History 8th Grade

AMERICAN HISTORY
8TH GRADE

Bibliography Styles (Citing Sources): This page of resources will help students create a
bibliography for reports.
Plagarism (http://infospec.46.com/arthistorylanguages.html): Three web resources on plagarism.

THESE RESOURCES ARE ALSO FOUND ON THE HOME PAGE FOR A.P. GIANNINI LIBRARY (http://infospec.46.com/apglibrary.html)

NetTrekker Resource from SFUSD (http://school.nettrekker.com/subject/): Collection of reviewed websites. User name and password are both sfusd.

From the main page, go to Social Studies>U.S. History to view the different topics to click on. OR

Use the white search box at the upper left labeled Keyword to type in a specific search.

Smithsonian Institute (http://www.si.edu): This museum also had podcasts!!!!

Smithsonian Institute (http://www.si.edu/Encyclopedia_SI/): Click on "History and Culture" on the left in green table.

BIOGRAPHY DATABASE FROM SFPL (http://sfpl.org.ca.us) From the main SFPL page, click on "Articles and Databases". This is found on the left, second item under the yellow/gold "search catalog" box. Click on "Alphabetical List" and then "Biography Resource Center/Marquis Who's Who". Enter your library card number. Type in the name of the person. One or more documents will appear in the default tab "Narrative Biographies". Click on the title to read the information. Other tabs available for information are: Thumbnail Biographies, Marquis Who's Who, Magazine Articles, and Websites.
Calisphere (http://www.calisphere.universityofcalifornia.edu/): Calisphere is a service of the UC Libraries, powered by the California Digital Library. Explore thousands of primary source images and documents.
American Memory (http://memory.loc.gov): Primary source documents and pictures.
Teacher Oz (http://www.teacheroz.com/): Scroll to Table of Contents and click. Applicable subjects are: United States History and Government; Wars, Miltary Info &History; Biographies, Religion, Cultures, Women; History of Fashion/Food/Fun (at the end of the page).

BOOK SETS ON AFRICAN-AMERICANS, ASIAN AMERICANS, & HISPANIC AMERICANS IN REFERENCE ROOM

Answers.com- The answer-based search engine. CITATION TOOL at the bottom of each page. (http://www.answers.com/)

MANIFEST DESTINY (http://www.answers.com/manifest%20destiny)
Reference (subject area at top)> American History (http://www.answers.com/library/American%20History)

American Journeys - Eyewitness Accounts of Early American Exploration and Settlement: A Digital Library and Learning Center (http://www.americanjourneys.org)

S.C.O.R.E. History/Social Studies Resources (http://score.rims.k12.ca.us/):Over 5000 websites aligned to California's History/Social Science Curriculum

National Archives (http://www.archives.gov/index.html)
Presidential Libraries (http://www.archives.gov/presidential_libraries/index.html)

Once all the Resources on this page have been used/exahusted, use this page to find information using other search engines/directories.

Search Engines (http://infospec.46.com/searchengine.html): List of other search engines as an alternative to Google.

Choose the Best Search for Your Information Need (http://www.noodletools.com/debbie/literacies/information/5locate/adviceengine.html)

Soople (http://www.soople.com): a site that softens all the fantastic (advanced) functions Google offers. Initially I made this site for my mother, who, though computer-savvy, still didn't know about all the possibilities Google offers. This site is therefore meant for all those who are not yet familiar with all the functions and required syntaxes. This way Soople enables an 'easy expert search'!