Integer Addition & Subtraction Practice

Khan Academy Drill:
http://www.khanacademy.org/math/arithmetic/addition-subtraction/e/adding_and_subtracting_negative_numbers

Orbit Integers Spaceship Game
http://www.arcademics.com/games/orbit-integers/orbit-integers.html

Lopez - Quía Links

Spanish 1 Regular:

Period 1:  http://www.quia.com/pages/elopez518/page9

Period 3: http://www.quia.com/pages/elopez518/page15

Spanish Speaker Classes:

Period 2: http://www.quia.com/pages/elopez518/page11

Period 4:  http://www.quia.com/pages/elopez518/page12

Period 5: http://www.quia.com/pages/elopez518/page13

Period 6: http://www.quia.com/pages/elopez518/page14

Diseases

Reliable online sources:

• Center for Disease Control
• Mayo Clinic
• You can look up many different types of illnesses, including psych disorders, using their "find it fast" search. Just click on the letter that starts the name of the disorder.
• County of LA Dept. of Public Health
• Center for Disease Control & Prevention: Fast Stats - The FastStats site provides quick access to statistics on topics of public health importance and is organized alphabetically. Links are provided to publications that include the statistics presented, to sources of more data, and to related web pages.
• National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases 
• Facts on American Teens' Sexual and Reproductive Health (Guttmacher Institute)

Cancer:
National Cancer Institute
American Cancer Society

Diabetes:
American Diabetes Association

HIV/AIDS:
World Health Organization
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases


Other website ideas:

• American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
• National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)
• National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
• WebMD
• American Psychological Association - List of Topics

You can search for BCCHS Library books in our Destiny Library Catalogue.
(And check the books on the table behind you!)


Eating disorder statistics

Current Events

Googling like a Rock Star:

• Google Advanced Search
• Try searching in certain domains, such as .edu & .gov.
• Try including words you DON'T want included in your search.
• Google News
• Search news sources (print and online)
• Google Scholar (& Google Advanced Scholar!)
• Look for the pdf or html link on the left for documents that are available for free on the web.

BCCHS Library:

• Click here to search for BOOKS in the BCCHS library.
• Free Database Trial: EBSCO: http://search.ebscohost.com/
• User ID: bcharter
• Password: trial
• try clicking on "The History Reference Center"

Los Angeles Public Library:

• Click here to search for BOOKS in the Los Angeles Public Library.
• If you have an LA Public Library card, you can click here, and then try these one of their databases, such as:
• Opposing Viewpoints in Context (Gale) - articles and essays about controversial issues
• ProQuest Newstand - Full text of over 300 U.S. and International news sources, including the Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune, New York Times
• World Book Encyclopedia
• Go to a public library near you.  Make sure to ask a librarian for help!

Wikipedia is not the Devil
- You might want to use Wikipedia to get an overview of your topic.
- Then scroll to the bottom of the article for links to more reliable sources.
- Pick names, topics, and terminology from the Wikipedia article to Google.  Use an "Advanced Search" to look for information put out by educational or govt. institutions.
- I.e., find/verify the information you got on Wikipedia in a more reliable source.

Holocaust Resources (Chaccatori)

BOOKS:
We have a large number of books on World War II & the Holocaust!
Look on the table behind you,
or search in our online catalog: Destiny.

Database - Free Trial:  EBSCO:  http://search.ebscohost.com/
                                 User ID: bcharter
                                 Password: trial

$$Databases$$ (public library card number required):

• History In Context: World (Gale)
• World Book Encyclopedia  (good place to look up Judaism, Nuremberg, etc.)

Other Internet Resources
Holocaust:

"Kristallnacht (Night of Broken Glass), Berlin, Germany, 1938."
Gale World History in Context. Detroit: Gale, 2010.
Gale World History In Context. Web. 13 Sep. 2011.




• United States Holocaust Museum   
• Photo Archives  (US Holocaust Museum)
• Holocaust Resource Center  (Yad Vashem)
• Yad Vashem Photo Archive 
• Gallery of Holocaust Images  (Florida Center for Instructional Technology)
• Link to other sites with photographs
• America and the Holocaust (PBS)
• Primary Sources - WWII & the Holocaust (University of Minnesota: Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies)
• Holocaustsurvivors.org 
• The Library of Congress

Genocide:

• 2010 Crimes Against Humanity Watchlist
• Human Rights Watch - Search "genocide"
• http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/1288230.stm

Click below for a SCARY example of what can go wrong when you trust WikiAnswers!
Question:  Explain the concept of the "social contract."

EBSCO Trial

Free Trial:  EBSCO:  http://search.ebscohost.com/
                                 User ID: bcharter
                                 Password: trial

College & Career Links

Careers (General)

• US Department of Labor - Occupational Outlook Handbook (You can search for occupations in the tiny box on the left-hand side that says "Search OOH.")
• CA Career Zone (Search for specific careers in the box on the upper right.)
• www.collegegrad.com/careers  (Commercial site - Use with a more critical eye.)
• CareerOneStop (US Dept. of Labor)

Cal State & UC Universities

Cal State Universities
CSU Eligibility Index
Overview of Admissions Requirements
CSU campuses with higher standards
Financial Aid
CSUN (Cal State Northridge) List of majors   (For other schools, try Googling "[school name] list of majors," for example "UC Riverside list of majors," or go to the school website and search under "Academics" or "Departments.")
List of Cal State Schools
Info for CSUN students who want to go to medical school  (i.e., become doctors!)

UC Schools (University of California)  UCLA, UC Davis, UCSB, UC Berkeley, etc.
MINIMUM Admission Requirements
A-G Requirements
Average GPAs & SAT scores
Financial Aid
UCLA: List of majors & minors (For other schools, try Googling "[school name] list of majors," for example "UC Riverside list of majors," or go to the school website and search under "Academics" or "Departments.")
List of UC Schools

Pierce College
Admissions Requirements
Departments & Programs


Colleges (General)

• Collegeboard.com -- Explore majors
•  College Navigator
• Database for searching by school OR by specific majors (courses of study).
• SparkNotes - College Exploration
• Mycollegeoptions.org
• Try an advanced search to find colleges that suit your needs.
• Counselor-o-Matic (from Princeton Review)
• You can answer questions in different categories (Academics, High School Life, You & Your Family, Majors & Degrees, Location & Size, Student Body, Cost & Aid, Activities) to get a list of colleges that fit you.

What are the a-g requirements??

a. History/social science	2 courses
b. English	4 courses
c. Mathematics	3 courses, including elementary algebra, geometry and intermediate algebra
d. Laboratory science	2 courses from two disciplines
e. Language other than English	2 courses
f. Visual and performing arts	1 course
g. College-preparatory elective courses, to be chosen from the fields above or another course approved by UC	1 course

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