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Eighth Grade Class of 2000 |
Welcome to the Class of 2000 page of web links! This page has been designed especially with you in mind. Mrs. Woods, Sister Linda, and Mrs. Lamphere have selected the sites listed below because they will help you with research, homework, and projects.
Click on the stars to find
links for each subject.
 Current
Events |
Mathematics |
Science |
Religion |
| Social
Studies |
English |
Literature |
Research
Tools |
Current Events 
For each
science unit you will need to turn in a current event. Use the following
sources for up to date information in the fields of science and technology.
Take the weekly news quiz on The Christian Science Monitor site to see
how much you know about what is going on in the world.
| The Virginian Pilot | The Christian Science Monitor | Time Magazine |
| Newsweek Magazine | CNN | Discover Magazine |
Mathematics 
Having
trouble with your homework? Need to stretch that brain with some interesting
math problems? Practice makes perfect!
| MathCounts
Go Figure practice Problem of the Week |
Dr.
Math-
Ask for help |
Do
Math-
Challenging Practice |
Math
Forum-
Problem ofthe Week |
Science 
From time to time you will
be asked to do reports or research on scientists and science topics related
to our unit of study. Here is where you can find some interesting
information as well as fun activities.
| Build a Roller Coaster- good practice before we go to Busch Gardens | Featured scientist and mathematician of the Second Quarter | Use this format for writing a lab report. Read it. It's funny! | Listen to the latest in
science discussion on the radio
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English 
Forget
how to diagram sentences? Lost your dictionary and thesaurus? Here's
where to go:
| Grammar Guide sentence diagramming and grammar rules | Grammar Lady help with all kinds of grammar questions and typos of the week | Here you will find all kinds of Dictionaries to use when you need them. | Play a word game each day at this site. Merriam Webster's Word Puzzles |
Social Studies
Can we learn from the past?
Only if we study it. These are just a few sites to help you as you
continue your study of American history this year in eighth grade.
| American Dreams | Explore American
History
with Mr. Burnett's 8th grade class |
Travel the world with National Geographic. | Learn about what happened on this day in history with The History Channel. |
Literature 
| Newbery
Award Winners
ranked by quality |
American
Library Association
Bookslists for Teens |
The Library
of Congress
Take a tour of our nation's most extensive library. |
Search the Virginia Beach Library online Catalog |
Religion 
Learn more about our faith by exploring these sites. Check out the
readings before you go to Mass this week. Whose feast day is it?
Find out here.
| Theology
Library
Formerly The Catholic Mobile, this has to be one of the best overall informational sites. It is a collection of 111 pages with more than 4,600 links! |
Catholic
Online
The mission of Catholic Online is to serve as a Center for the Exchange of Information for Catholics and All People of God, to help them deepen their understanding of our Catholic faith. |
Need to look up a saint? Check out Father Job's favorite site- | The Official
Vatican Web Site
Home site of the Holy See, Vatican radio and the Holy Father's daily addresses. |
Research Tools 
Don't
know where to begin? Need to find the answer to a question?Need to
do a bibliography? Begin with some of these search tools and reference
materials.
| Homework Central- All kinds of information for homework assignments | Ask Jeeves-vocabulary word of the day-answers | Use this Encyberpedia to find all kinds of resource information. | How to make a bibliography
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 Questions?
E-mail Mrs. Woods
Questions? E-mail Sister Linda Questions? E-mail Mrs. Lamphere Questions? E-mail Mr. Danker |
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Created by Lynn Woods
Last update: January 16,2000
Under Construction!