Grade 8 - Urban Settings

General Online Resources      

• ABC-CLIO U.S. Geography, Issues, American Government  

• World Book Online

• EBSCOHost - Explora

  • • Also check out GreenFile within "Teacher Resources" in EBSCOHost

• Rosen Teen Health & Wellness

  • • "gangs"

Link to Urban Settings Project Expectations

Citation Expectations

Information Evaluation & Note Taking Expectations

Urban-specific Online Resources

By City

 Austin, Texas - 

• Austin - Live Music

• Austin Museum Partnership

• Austin Parks Foundation

• City of Austin Official Website

 Boston

• Boston Public Library

• Boston Marathon

• City of Boston (search by departments)

• Mass DOT - Big Dig

• Museums of Boston

• Museum of Fine Arts

• St. Patrick's Day Parades/Southie

• The Emerald Necklace Conservancy

• Food Tank

• MBTA - Transportation

• The Rose F. Kennedy Greenway

 Chicago 

• City of Chicago Official Website

• Chicago's Magnificent Mile

 Detroit

• City of Detroit Official Website

• Detroit Music History

• Keep Growing Detroit

• The Greening of Detroit

New Orleans

• Technology & Transportation

 NYC

• ASPCA

• Central Park Conservancy

• Fashion

  • Fashion Institute of Technology

  • Internet Hubs

  • 60 Hudson Street

• New York City Marathon

• Museums

• New York City Parades & Events/Official City Website

• NYPD

• Rats

• Subway/MTA

• The High Line - Public Space

 Philadelphia - 

• City of Philadelphia Official Website

• GreenPlan Philadelphia

 Portland, Oregon

• City of Portland, Oregon Official Website

 Washington D.C. - 

• Parks & Gardens

• District of Columbia Official Website

• Marine Corps Marathon

• National Tree

By Topic

American Fact Finder

Animal Control

• ASPCA

Food Deserts

• Centers for Disease Control & Prevention

• American Nutrition Assosiation

Gangs

• FBI - gangs

Green Design

• EPA - Green Roof

Gun Violence

•     Las Vegas Shooting/Golden Knights

Homelessness

• U.S. Dept. of Housing & Urban Development

Municipal Waste

• EPA - Solid Waste

• EPA- What Happens After the Flush

Population

• United States Census Bureau - American Fact Finder

Poverty

• U.S. Dept. of Health & Human Services

Think before you "ink"!

Evaluate!

Read!

Think!

Read!

Look away & think!

Write!

Check!

Cite!

Write page numbers!

Pathfinder Keywords