Courtenay Middle School (Comox Valley, B.C.)
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Bibliographies & Citations
Libraries and the LRC
Ministry of Ed. Home Page
Citation Machine
CMS: Science Links
Gr. 7 IRPs
:
pdf file
Bibliography styles - MLA
Learning Resource Centre
(Phone
339-9978
to order)
Gr. 8 IRPs
:
pdf file
EasyBib.com
Learning Resource Centre; NEW Sciences videos, etc
.
Gr. 9 IRPs
:
pdf file
Meriwether Catalog
(to check on material)
Encyclopedias
SD #71 Recommended links
Planning Models
Vancouver Island Public Library
AskERIC Planning
Columbia Electronic
AskERIC writing a lesson
Wikipedia - Science
Planning Lessons (U. of A.)
Simple Wikipedia - Science
Ethics, Notetaking and Research
Encyclopedia Smithsonian
CMS: Ethics of information use
Science Safety
NatureServe Explorer
CMS: Evaluating Sources
BC Science Safety Resource Manual
CMS: Evaluating Web Resources
:
word doc
Science Safety
(NSELA)
Grammar etc.
CMS: Note taking form #1
:
word doc
(basic model)
Guidelines for a Safe Lab
Merriam-Webster Dictionary
CMS: Note taking doc
:
word doc
(expanded model)
Mr. Thackwray's Lab Safety Rules and Contract
Thesaurus.com
CMS - Weaving a thought cloth
Lessons
The Armchair Grammarian
BC Research Quest
AskERIC Reference Desk
Grammar Tools & Lessons
Big6 model
BCTF Lesson Aids
UVic Writers Guide
SchoolNet
Writing Paragraphs
WebQuests: Theory and Practice
TeachersFirst.com
Writing Essays
What are WebQuests?
(San Diego State)
TeachersNet
The Process
(University of Alberta)
Science Tools
CMS: Kara Dawson's Collection
Assessment
BUBL Link
500s in Dewey - Natural Sciences
SD71 WebQuests
Assessment for, as, and of Learning
:
2006 pdf file
CMS: Terby's Tools
SD71 WebQuest Links
Grade 7
or
Grade 8
or
Grade 9
CMS: Terby's Tutorials
Assessment ideas and rubrics
(Chicago School Board)
Chemical Equations: how to balance them
Professional Bodies
Kathy Schrock's Assessment Guide
HomeworkSpot
B.C. Science Teachers
PBL: Project-Based Learning
How stuff works
Manitoba Science Teachers' Association
RubiStar
(Create Rubrics)
National Research Council of Canada
Science Teachers' Association of Ontario
Periodic table of elements
Special Education
Sky & Telescope: sky chart
Australian Science Teachers Association
Ministry Links
The Solar System
Xplora
(European Union)
BC: Adapted and modified explained
The Why Files
ICASE
(Thailand)
BC: Special Education Manual
Wolfram: World of Science
UNESCO Science Education
(United Nations)
National Science Teachers Association
(USA)
Aboriginal Education
Media Links
BC: Aboriginal Education links
CMS: Media Links page
Middle School Associations
SD #71 Recommended First Nations links
CMS: Evaluating Sources
B.C. Science Teachers
Discovery Channel: Science
Middle Years of Schooling Association
(Australia)
Learning Theories, etc.
New Scientist
NMSA
(USA)
AskERIC - Learning Theories
NASA TV
OMLEA
(Ontario)
AskERIC - Classroom Management
The Nobel Prize
AskERIC - Student Motivation
Quirks and quarks: CBC Radio
CMS: Review of Learning Theories
ScienceCentral
(Science news)
Canadian Education on the web
ScienceDaily: news and current events
Check for library resources
Habits of Mind
Created by
Avi Luxenburg
and
Stew Savard
with help from the entire CMS staff March/April 2004. Revised August 2006.