Early Christmas - Books From the Virtual Book Fair

 Have you received your books from the Virtual Book Fair?

Royce received an early Christmas.  Send a picture of you and your books today to deidre.williams@lrsd.org.

Royce - 1st Grade Virtual Student

Don't Miss These Great Events (CALS Grinchfest and More)

 

 

 Virtual Grinchfest (CALS)

Virtual Grinchfest will be presented online starting at 9 am on December 22, and ending at 8:59 am December 23rd. We will have crafts and giveaways available for pick up at the Children’s Library and Learning Center during business hours (9am to 6pm) starting December 22, until supplies last. The program will stream on CALS Children’s Library facebook, and also on THV11 and the Arkansas Arts Center facebook channels.   Read more at: https://cals.org/event/virtual-grinchfest-2020/?mc_cid=ffa3be6996&mc_eid=1be52b8fad.

 

 Author Story Time: Maria Hoskins

Locak Author, Maria Hoskins will feature two of her books, Christmas Night on the Farm and her new book, My Sister My Friend.

The event will be broadcasted LIVE on Pyramid's Facebook page.  To interact with the author on Zoom, join from your PC, tablet, or Smartphone  at: 

 December 19 at 11:30AM

Meeting ID: 822 1979 5176

Passcode: 863705

North Little Rock Junior League - Virtual Story Time

It's Virtual Storytime!!!! The Junior League of North Little Rock is inviting children in grades K-3 to get on the virtual bus for storytime.

Please fill out the Google Doc link to receive the Zoom information. We start Saturday, December 19, 10am.

Prizes will be given based on attendance at the 'Get On The Bus' Even

Sign up at: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdxwPZynip5qPWP4-ZwqdS9fUU34HOxL0eL4JEvEL6YqNK87A/viewform 

 

Reading Challenges 2020: Ready, Set, and READ

 

 

K-5 Myon Challenge

Access Myon through Classlink: https://launchpad.classlink.com/lrsd

Username: Student ID/Lunch Number and Password: Birth Year/Day/MoFirstInitial

Jane Doe User: 000000 Pswd: 20080317J

 

6th - 8th Book Bingo Reading Challenge

Find and e-copy the Bingo Card at:  http://bit.ly/3gRUtbH 

and submit your bingo entry form

 here: https://forms.gle/Z6viJGX4g3oH2YrQ6

Request a book

https://fhsalmc.blogspot.com/p/request-book.html 

Science/STEM Fair Resources

1. Science Fair Experiments (Just to brainstorm ideas-you are developing an original project**)

http://www.education.com/science-fair/ (see for ideas and possible sources)

https://www.sciencefaircentral.com/students/scientific-projects (Ideas for science)

https://www.sciencefaircentral.com/students/engineering-projects (Ideas for engineering)

2. Creating an Original Science Project Idea**
http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/guest-blog/3-strategies-for-an-original-science-fair-project/

3. FHSA Library
Online Public Access Catalog (OPAC)
http://lime.lrsd.org/opac/forestheightsmiddle/index.html#menuHome or (Symbaloo > OPAC)
(Request a book order for a title that we do not have that you would like to check-out.)

eScience Library (Database features: lexile level, audio read to, change language, click to definition, book carts (teacher recommended sources) and more)
http://science.bigchalk.com/sciweb/science/do/search

Pebble Go Next (see On-line Resources Compiled for FHSA for username and password)

ProQuest Central (Databases)
http://search.proquest.com/central

The FHSA Library also has quite a few printed encyclopedias that could be used as a source.

**********Why use databases versus the Internet?******

4. Central Arkansas Library

OPAC and Databases (some links may require your Tech Card #)
http://www.cals.org/ > Reference and Research > Databases by Subject > Scroll to Science

5. Help with Citing Sources  (seeing defining terms and example in Science Fair Packet: Bibliography)

Easy Bib
http://www.easybib.com/

Google Docs/Google Slides Research Tool

Purdue OWL Research and Citation Resources
(Google: Owl Purdue citing sources)

6. Science Fair Board Display Tips

Discovery Education
https://www.sciencefaircentral.com/students/scientific-projects/presentation

Science Fair Buddies Advanced Tips
http://www.sciencebuddies.org/science-fair-projects/project_display_board_advanced_design.shtml

7. Ask for Help
If you have attempted to locate the information that you need and are having trouble, come by the media center for additional information about any of these resources  and/or make an appointment for a science fair consultation.  Also, see resources in your S Fair Packet.

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RESOURCES (from  previous FHSA Science Fair Packets)

Society For Science http://www.societyforscience.org/ISEF/primer/index.asp 

The Kids’ Guide to Science Projects:www.ipl.org/div/projectguide/ 

Thinking Fountain:http://www.sci.mus.mn.us/sln/tf/nav/thinkingfoutatin.html 

NCES Kids’ Zone Graph Maker: http://nces.ed.gov/nceskids/

 http://scienceclub.org/scifair.html http://www.accessexcellence.org/RC/scifair.php http://www.sciencebuddies.org/science-fair-projects/project_finding_information.shtml 

Research Paper http://www.all-science-fair-projects.com/ 

Science Fair Central: http://school.discoveryeducation.com/sciencefaircentral/ 

Bibliography:http://www.bibme.org/ 

Environmental Protection Agency (Environmental ideas/Research)  http://www.epa.gov/students/waste.htm