STUDYING SLUDGE

Elements, Compounds, Solutions, Mixtures

For the 8th grade chemistry classes' upcoming unit on the separation of mixtures, I gathered the following resources.

1. Study Jams: Elements and Compounds
2. Study Jams: Mixtures
3. Mixtures and Solutions
4. BBC: Compounds and Mixtures
5. Elements, Substances, Compounds and Mixtures
6. SMART: Mixtures Virtual Lab
7. Mixtures Lab
8. Separating Mixtures
9. Separation Techniques
10. Mixtures and Separation Techniques
11. Distillation Guide
12. Chromatography and Distillation
13. Fractal Distillation
14. How Oil Refining Works
15. Fractal Distillation of Crude Oil
16. Energy Kids: Petroleum
17. Mixture of Solids
18. Explain that Stuff: Chromatography
19. Kids.net: Chromatography
20. Lab: Sludge Test

MIT App Inventor

I am very excite to share that today I am in Washington DC with the AAUW being trained to teach the MIT App Inventor program.  This summer I will teach 7th grade girls at the AAUW Tech Trek at Stockton University in Galloway, NJ.  Through this experience I hope to integrate this program into my middle school STEM curriculum.  I can't wait to see and share what my students create with App Inventor!  Below are links to find out more about this free open-source web application.

1. http://appinventor.mit.edu/explore/
2. http://www.appinventor.org/
3. https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/mitappinventortest
4. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/App_Inventor_for_Android
5. https://www.youtube.com/user/appinventor

Debating the Constitution

Federalist vs. Anti-Federalists

1. The Federalist Papers - http://avalon.law.yale.edu/subject_menus/fed.asp
2. Background and Basics of Federalism - http://usgovinfo.about.com/od/rightsandfreedoms/a/studyback.htm
3. National and State Governments - http://usgovinfo.about.com/od/rightsandfreedoms/a/federalism.htm
4. Hamilton and the National Economy -http://americanhistory.about.com/od/18thcentury/a/Alexander-Hamilton-And-The-National-Economy.htm
5.  Antifederalists - http://www.ushistory.org/us/16b.asp
6. Anti-Federalists - http://www.u-s-history.com/pages/h374.html
7.  Anti-Federalist Papers - http://www.constitution.org/afp/afp.htm

Bill of Rights                                                  

1. States’ Rights - http://civilliberty.about.com/od/raceequalopportunity/tp/States-Rights-History-Timeline.htm
2. Bill of Rights - http://billofrightsinstitute.org/founding-documents/bill-of-rights/
3. All Amendments - http://www.ushistory.org/documents/amendments.htm
4. 1^st Amendment - http://kids.laws.com/first-amendment
5. 2^nd Amendment – http://www.layers-of-learning.com/the-second-amendment-for-kids/
6. 3^rd Amendment – http://www.government-and-constitution.org/bill-of-rights/3rd-amendment.htm
7. 4^th Amendment – http://score.rims.k12.ca.us/score_lessons/bill_of_rights/media/four.htm
8. 5^th Amendment – http://content.time.com/time/video/player/0,32068,1027130599001_2080298,00.html
9. 6^th Amendment – http://www.constitutingamerica.org/juliette/?p=271
10. 7^th Amendment – http://www.ducksters.com/history/us_government/seventh_amendment.php
11. 8^th Amendment – http://constitutioncenter.org/constitution/the-amendments/amendment-8-cruel-and-unusual-punishment
12. 9^th Amendment – http://content.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,2080345_2080344_2080383,00.html
13. 10^th Amendment – http://www.cliffsnotes.com/cliffsnotes/american-government/the-10th-amendment-does-what

Interactive Constitution - http://www.phschool.com/curriculum_support/interactive_constitution/

Constitutional Convention

Proceedings

1. First President - http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/creating-the-united-states/road-to-the-constitution.html#obj2
2. Notes on the Debates - http://avalon.law.yale.edu/subject_menus/debcont.asp
3. http://americanhistory.about.com/od/usconstitution/p/constitutional_convention.htm
4. Key Compromises - http://americanhistory.about.com/od/usconstitution/tp/compromises-of-the-constitutional-convention.htm
5. Convention Procedures - http://teachingamericanhistory.org/static/convention/themes/12.html

Virginia vs. New Jersey Plans

1. Image of document - http://www.ourdocuments.gov/doc.php?flash=true&doc=7
2. Montpelier - http://www.montpelier.org/james-and-dolley-madison/james-madison/father-of-the-constitution/virginia-plan
3. Father of the Constitution - http://www.constitutionfacts.com/us-constitution-amendments/james-madison/
4. New Jersey Plan - http://press-pubs.uchicago.edu/founders/documents/v1ch8s9.html
5. Why was the NJ Plan Introduced? - http://teachingamericanhistory.org/static/convention/themes/3.html
6. Virginia and New Jersey infographics - https://www.boundless.com/u-s-history/textbooks/boundless-u-s-history-textbook/founding-a-nation-1783-1789-9/the-united-states-constitution-84/the-virginia-and-new-jersey-plans-475-3263/
7. At the Convention - http://zorak.monmouth.edu/~njhist/njconstconvention.html

Slavery

1. Jefferson Notes - http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/creating-the-united-states/road-to-the-constitution.html#obj1
2. The Constitution and Slavery - http://www.crf-usa.org/black-history-month/the-constitution-and-slavery
3. Influence on Writing the Constitution - http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2005/dec/18/20051218-125506-2924r/?page=all
4. Constitutional Understanding - http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2005/dec/18/20051218-125506-2924r/?page=all
5. Slavery and the Constitution - https://www.docsoffreedom.org/readings/slavery-and-the-constitution
6. Excluded from We the People - http://school.familyeducation.com/slavery-us/african-american-history/47429.html

The Constitution 

1. http://www.ushistory.org/documents/constitution.htm
2. http://www.usconstitution.net/constconart.html
3. Q & A - http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/charters/constitution_q_and_a.html
4. Almanac of Policy Issues - http://www.policyalmanac.org/government/archive/constitution.shtml
5. Constitution through Compromise - http://www.ushistory.org/us/15d.asp

Articles vs. Constitution

1. http://home.earthlink.net/~gfeldmeth/chart.art.html
2. http://ocw.usu.edu/university-studies/u-s-institutions/comparison-of-constitution-and-articles-of-confederation.html
3. http://annmariehayeswebsite.weebly.com/articles-of-confederation-vs-us-constitution-comparison.html

Governing a New Nation

New State Constitutions/Governments

1. State Constitutions - http://www.landofthebrave.info/state-constitutions.htm
2. Government Unit 1 Review - http://quizlet.com/11237692/government-unit-1-review-worksheet-flash-cards/
3. Natural Law and Constitution Making -http://www.nlnrac.org/american/founding-era-constitution-making
4. 1783-1784 - http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/collections/continental/timeline2d.html
5. 1785-1786 - http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/collections/continental/timeline2e.html
6. 1787-1788 - http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/collections/continental/timeline2f.html
7. To Form a More Perfect Union - http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/collections/continental/intro01.html

Articles of Confederation

1. America’s First Failure at Government - http://www.ushistoryscene.com/uncategorized/articlesofconfederation/
2. http://www.ushistory.org/us/14b.asp
3. Text - http://www.ushistory.org/documents/confederation.htm
4. Annotated Text - http://context.montpelier.org/document/693#passage-48
5. History.com - http://www.history.com/topics/articles-of-confederation
6. Timeline - http://www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/ourdocs/articles.html
7. The First Constitution - http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/charters/charters_of_freedom_4.html
8. James Madison Papers - http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/r?ammem/mjmtext:@field(DOCID+@lit(jm020120))  and more http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query
9. Policies and Problems of the Confederation Government - http://www.loc.gov/teachers/classroommaterials/presentationsandactivities/presentations/timeline/newnatn/confed/confed.html
10. Strengths and Weaknesses - http://quizlet.com/21925946/articles-of-confederation-strengths-and-weaknesses-flash-cards/
11. Revision Called for - http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/creating-the-united-states/road-to-the-constitution.html#obj8
12. Shay’s Rebellion - http://shaysrebellion.stcc.edu/  and  http://www.ushistory.org/us/15a.asp
13. The Source of the Evil is the Nature of Government - http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/creating-the-united-states/road-to-the-constitution.html#obj8
14. Revolt in Massachusetts - http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/creating-the-united-states/road-to-the-constitution.html#obj8
15. Franklin’s Draft - http://avalon.law.yale.edu/18th_century/contcong_07-21-75.asp
16. Dickenson’s Draft - http://avalon.law.yale.edu/18th_century/contcong_07-12-76.asp
17. In Franklin’s Autobiography - http://avalon.law.yale.edu/19th_century/jeffauto.asp#artconfdebate

 Northwest Ordinance

1. An Ordinance for the Government of the Western Territory - http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/creating-the-united-states/road-to-the-constitution.html#obj17
2. This Day in History - http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/congress-enacts-the-northwest-ordinance
3. Chronicle of the Revolution - http://www.pbs.org/ktca/liberty/popup_northwest.html
4. 6 Principles - http://constitution.laws.com/declaration-of-independence/the-northwest-ordinance
5. WikiHistoria - https://wikihistoria.wikispaces.com/Northwest+Ordinance
6. Map and Effects - http://www.americanhistoryusa.com/northwest-ordinance-1787-effects/

Franklin in Paris and the End of the War

End of the War –

1. Timeline of the Revolutionary War - http://www.ushistory.org/declaration/revwartimeline.htm
2. The End of the Revolutionary War - http://blog.oup.com/2013/09/washington-end-revolutionary-war/
3. An Unlikely Victory - http://www.historyplace.com/unitedstates/revolution/revwar-77.htm
4. Ending the War - http://edsitement.neh.gov/lesson-plan/ending-war-1783
5. The End and the Beginning - http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/articles/ushistory/revolutionarywar3.htm
6. 1775-1783 - http://www.sparknotes.com/history/american/revolution/section7.rhtml
7. Surrender at Yorktown - http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/today/oct19.html

Treaty of Paris –

1. Text - http://americanhistory.about.com/od/revolutionarywar/a/treaty_of_paris.htm
2. Text - http://avalon.law.yale.edu/18th_century/paris.asp
3. Our Documents - http://www.ourdocuments.gov/doc.php?flash=true&doc=6
4. Franklin - http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/franklin/franklin-treaty.html
5. British/American Relations - http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/british/brit-2.html
6. Treaty of Paris Ratified - http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/today/jan14.html
7. Milestones 1776-1783 - https://history.state.gov/milestones/1776-1783/treaty

Map the War

1. ZeeMaps - https://www.zeemaps.com/
2. Google Map Maker - https://support.google.com/mapmaker/?hl=en#topic=3180752
3. Click 2 Map - http://www.click2map.com/free_map_creator
4. Animaps - http://www.animaps.com/#!home
5. Scribble Maps - http://scribblemaps.com/
6. Quick Maps - http://quikmaps.com/
7. Umapper - http://www.umapper.com/
8. Mapfaire - http://www.mapfaire.com/
9. World Map - http://worldmap.harvard.edu/maps/new
10. GmapGIS - http://www.gmapgis.com/
11. Map Fab - http://www.mapfab.com/editor/new

Serving, Spies, and the Navy

Women in the Revolution

• 10 Amazing Women - http://allthingsliberty.com/2013/10/10-amazing-women-revolutionary-war/
• Revolutionary War Women - http://www.revolutionary-war.net/revolutionary-war-women.html
• Amazing Women in War - http://userpages.aug.com/captbarb/femvets.html
• National Women’s History - https://www.nwhm.org/online-exhibits/spies/2.htm
• The Roles of Women - http://historyofmassachusetts.org/the-roles-of-women-in-the-revolutionary-war/
• Women’s Service - http://www.history.org/history/teaching/enewsletter/volume7/nov08/women_revarmy.cfm
• Women in the Revolution - http://www2.lhric.org/pocantico/revolution/women.htm
• Women Spies and Heroes - http://claireseraphinaoliviaamericanrev.weebly.com/women-spies-and-heroes.html

African Americans in the Revolution

• Africans in America - http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part2/2narr4.html
• Teacher Reference Sheet - http://www.history.org/history/teaching/enewsletter/volume5/images/reference_sheet.pdf
• Maybe for Freedom - http://www.history.org/foundation/journal/autumn07/slaves.cfm
• Photo Essay - http://www.oxfordaasc.com/public/features/archive/0907/photo_essay.jsp?page=1
• Slavery and the Revolutionary War - http://www.revolutionary-war.net/slavery-and-the-revolutionary-war.html
• Liberty to Slaves - http://ncpedia.org/history/usrevolution/african-americans
• Blacks during the American Revolution - http://fas-history.rutgers.edu/clemens/AfricanAmericansRevolution.html
• Black Soldiers and Sailors - http://www.earlyamerica.com/review/2004_summer_fall/soldiers.htm
• US Army - http://www.army.mil/article/97705/Black_Soldiers_in_the_Revolutionary_War/
• Brothers in Arms - http://www.thefreedomtrail.org/educational-resources/article-brothers-in-arms.shtml
• No Clear Choice - http://www.usnews.com/news/national/articles/2008/06/27/for-blacks-there-was-no-clear-choice
• Seamen - http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part2/2p51.html

The Navy

• War at Sea - http://www.usahistory.info/south/sea.html
• Naval History - http://en.citizendium.org/wiki/American_Revolution,_naval_history
• First naval force - http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/continental-congress-authorizes-first-naval-force
• John Paul Jones - http://education-portal.com/academy/lesson/john-paul-jones-and-the-naval-battles-of-the-revolutionary-war.html
• Strengths and Weaknesses - http://www.ushistory.org/us/11a.asp
• A Naval History - http://www.americanrevolution.org/navindex.php
• At Sea - http://www.awiatsea.com/
• Privateers - http://www.nps.gov/revwar/about_the_revolution/privateers.html
• Privateers and Mariners - http://www.usmm.org/revolution.html
• US Naval Power - http://teachinghistory.org/history-content/ask-a-historian/25036
• Video - http://www.havefunwithhistory.com/movies/Navy1.html
• Champlain Valley - http://www.lcmm.org/shipwrecks_history/history/history_revolution.htm