Classwork
Directions: For each question below, use a reliable resource from the Internet to find the answer. For each question, give the answer and the MLA citation for the website where you found your answer. Use a citation generator like Citation Machine or BibMe to create your citations.
Reliable Resources Websites
Website 1: What is Valentine's Day?
Website 2: The Gory Origins of Valentine's Day
Reliable Resources Question Search Activity
Directions: For each question below, use a reliable resource from the Internet to find the answer. For each question, give the answer, copy and paste the web address from the site where you found your answer, and give one reason why you believe that site is reliable.
Directions: For each of the websites, use a citation generator to create a MLA citation for that site.
Landmark Court Cases 8th Grade
Marbury v. Madison
John Marshall Biography (there is a section on Marbury v. Madison) https://www.biography.com/political-figure/john-marshall
Oyez: Marbury v. Madison https://www.oyez.org/cases/1789-1850/5us137
Why Marbury v. Madison Still Matters Article https://go.gale.com/ps/retrieve.do?tabID=T003&resultListType=RESULT_LIST&searchResultsType=SingleTab&searchType=TopicSearchForm¤tPosition=1&docId=GALE%7CA194287836&docType=Article&sort=Relevance&contentSegment=ZMID-MOD1&prodId=MSIC&contentSet=GALE%7CA194287836&topicId=WUWNTB375921173&searchId=&userGroupName=tel_s_tsla&inPS=true
Marbury v. Madison Overview (You only need to look at page 1) https://www.icivics.org/viewpdf.html?path=/sites/default/files/uploads/Marbury.pdf
McCulloch vs. Maryland
McCulloch v. Maryland https://kids.laws.com/mcculloch-v-maryland
Khan Academy: McCulloch v. Maryland https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/ap-us-government-and-politics/foundations-of-american-democracy/constitutional-interpretations-of-federalism/a/mcculloch-v-maryland-1819
Thought Co. McCulloch v. Maryland https://www.thoughtco.com/mcculloch-v-maryland-104789
John Marshall Biography (there is a section on McCulloch v. Maryland) https://www.biography.com/political-figure/john-marshall
Gibbons v. Ogden
Legal Dictionary: Gibbons v. Ogden https://legaldictionary.net/gibbons-v-ogden/
Ballotpedia: Gibbons v. Ogden https://ballotpedia.org/Gibbons_v._Ogden
Social Studies for Kids: Gibbons v. Ogden https://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/articles/ushistory/gibbonsvogden.htm
Oyez: Gibbons v. Ogden https://www.oyez.org/cases/1789-1850/22us1
9/13/17 Intended Benefits and Unintended Consequences
1. Visit my flipgrid and watch introduction video.
2. With your group pick one of the topics below. Each person in the group should look at one of the available resources. Use the resources to answer the questions in the flipgrid video. Create a video to answer the questions and post your response to flipgrid. You are expected to include information from each of the resources in your video. The information you share needs to be in your own words. Do not read directly from your resources.
3. Pick at least one of the other flipgrid videos to watch (the video can be from another class). Individually, as your exit slip,on a piece of paper, summarize what you learned from that video and explain if you agree or disagree with the group. You cannot pick a group that had the same topic as you.
4. Take care of book business.
Drones
1. "Drones May Bring Medical Help to Seriously Injured People" -article
2. "What is a Drone?" - video
3. "How are Drones Used in the U.S.?" - article
4. "Robots in the Sky" - infographic
Keurig Coffee Machines
1. "The K-Cup Debate" - infographic
2. "Kuerig's New K-Cup Coffee is Recyclable, but Hardly Green" - article
3. "Pros and Cons of Keurig Coffee Makers" - website
4. "Kuerig Introduction" - video
Virtual Reality
1. "What is Virtual Reality and How Does it Work?" - video
2. "Virtual Reality has Some Kinks to Fix" - article
3. "Long Term Effects of Virtual Reality Use Need More Research" - article
4. " Uses for Virtual Reality Other Thank Gaming" - video
Solar Panels
1. "How Do Solar Panels Work?" - video
2. "Issue Overview: Solar Panels" - article
3. "Environmental Impacts of Solar Power" - website
4. "Could the World be 100% Solar?" - infographic
Hoverboards
1. "Back to the Future or Back to the Drawing Board?" - article
2. "Hoverboard: What You Need to Know" - video
3. Hoverboard Safety" - article
4. "Hoverboard 101" - article and website
Fidget Spinners
1. "Toys that are Supposed to Help Kids Focus" - article
2. "How Does a Fidget Spinner Work?" - video
3. "All You Need to Know About Fidget Spinners" - infographic and website
4. "Are Fidget Spinners Tools or Toys?" - article
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