How to use the Online Science Textbook

· Go to www.pearsonsuccessnet.com

· Enter the following information at the Log-In screen: USERNAME: northwest12 PASSWORD: vikings12

· Click on the “Science Explorer 2005 Grade 7 (NC)” link

· On the left hand side of the screen is a list of all the chapters in our Science Explorer Textbook

· Click on the appropriate chapter that is assigned for homework

· Click on the appropriate section of that chapter in which you need to read

SEVERE WEATHER PROJECT

WEBSITES and ONLINE DATABASES

SITES USEFUL FOR ALL TOPICS:

 Scholastic Severe Weather and Natural Disasters: 

 http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/wwatch/winter_storms/

 NOAA Safety Tips:   http://www.education.noaa.gov/csafety.html

  NOAA's National Severe Storms Laboratory:  http://www.nssl.noaa.gov/

  American Red Cross:  Get Prepared:    http://www.redcross.org/prepare/disaster

  NASA’s Earth Observatory:    http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/

  Weather Whiz Kids:        http://www.weatherwizkids.com/winter_storms.htm

  Eden Existention Disaster Education Network:

 http://eden.lsu.edu/Topics/Families/Children/Pages/default.aspx

SITES USEFUL FOR SPECIFIC TOPICS:

DROUGHTS: http://www.epa.gov/naturalevents/drought.html

WINTER STORMS: http://www.nws.noaa.gov/om/brochures/wntrstm.htm

TORNADOES:   http://www.nssl.noaa.gov/edu/safety/tornadoguide.html

  http://www.factmonster.com/spot/tornado1.html

  http://www.teachersdomain.org/asset/ess05_vid_downdraft/

HURRICANES: http://ww2010.atmos.uiuc.edu/(Gh)/guides/mtr/hurr/home.rxml

THUNDERSTORMS:    http://www.factmonster.com/cig/weather/thunderstorms.html

FLOODS:   http://www.fema.gov/hazard/flood/index.shtm

  http://www.ready.gov/floods

ONLINE DATABASES

World Book Online:    http://www.worldbookonline.com/

  Username:  nwgms Password:  viking5

NC WiseOwl Resources: http://www.ncwiseowl.org/zones/middle/index.htm

Password:  wiseowl