Eckstein Library

Here are a few resources pertaining to the Internment of Japanese Americans during World War II.  Synonyms (of sorts) for Internment include Relocation, Incarceration, etc.

• Gordon Hirabayashi (listen to the broadcast and read the article)
• Apology Received 45 years after the fact
• The Seattle Times reflects
• The New York Times on Mr. Hirabayashi
• The Atlantic Monthly Photo Expose
• Evidence Withheld
• Seattle Magazine Remembers Japanese Internment
• Japanese Internment WebQuest (videos, weblinks and archives)
• Archaeologists return to camp in Colorado
• How Stuff Works – Japanese Internment
• Museum of History and Industry – Photo Archive
• UofW Camp Harmony – Online Exhibit
• Annotated Digital Biography of Japanese Internment

Sites for Antibiotics and the Immune System:

Antibiotics
What are antibiotics and how are they used to treat and cure diseases? Find out here.

How Your Immune System Works

This site offers a nice explanation about the mechanisms of the human immune system.

Sites for the Effects of Drugs on the Body:

Alcohol Find out about alcohol and its effects on the body.

Steroids Learn about steroids and their effects on the body.

Tobacco Learn about the abuse of tobacco and its effects.

Sites for Healthcare Careers:

Healthcare Career Information At this site, health-related careers are listed in alphabetical order, with links to information about each career.

The 1998-99 Occupational Outlook Handbook
This Bureau of Labor Statistics site allows you to look up an occupation by its title, then find information about the nature of the work, educational requirements, salary range, job outlook for the future, and other topics related to that occupation. Or just browse the list until you find an occupation that interests you.

General Resources for Diseases:

A-Z List of Diseases and Disorders
Want an extensive list of diseases and disorders, along with explanations? Check this site out.

Adolescent Health
A site sponsored by the AMA that focuses on aspects of health related to teens.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention This site includes information on a variety of diseases and disorders and a special section for adolescents.

Genes and Disease Learn more about genetic diseases at this site.

Healthfinder Check out this government-hosted search site with links to journals, news, and related sites.

Hidden Killers All about deadly viruses, from ThinkQuest

KidsHealth.org This is a comprehensive web site sponsored by the Nemours Foundation and dedicated to providing up-to-date health information for students.

MedicineNet
Site for researching topics about health and disease. Includes a medical dictionary. Sponsored by a network of medical doctors.

Medline Plus
This contains a listing of diseases in alphabetical order and links to pages where you can get more specific information about those diseases. Many of the articles that reference the diseases are at a fairly high reading level. You could print the articles and obtain help from a teacher or a professional to help you translate the information into simpler terms.

Museum of Human Disease
This site contains interactive images of diseased organs. Recommended for higher-level students and/or those needing images for presentation purposes.

Nervous System Disorders From Rush University in Chicago, this site contains information on many of the diseases associated with the brain and nervous system.

Respiratory Disorder
Find out about various respiratory disorders here.

Sites for Specific Diseases/Disorders:

Crohn’s Disease This page offers extensive information about Crohn’s Disease and its treatment.

Eating Disorders Anorexia and bulimia are the main focus of this page from MedicineNet.

Epilepsy Foundation Find out about epilepsy at this site, which includes a Kid’s Club and a Teen Chat room.

High Blood Pressure Learn about the causes and prevention of high blood pressure.

Muscular Dystrophy Association
Learn more about muscular dystrophy at this site.

Tuberculosis The Center for Disease Control offers information on testing and treatment, facts, prevention, affected populations, and much more about TB.

This Saturday, January 28, 2012, Seattle Public Libraries are sponsoring a City-wide Middle School Readathon.  Visit one of the branches listed below between 11am and 5pm and log hours of reading for Eckstein (families are welcome to participate as well)! 

Snacks and pizza will be provided and the Grand Prize is a Kube 93.3 sponsored dance!

Participating libraries include:

• Greenwood
• Ballard
• Lake City
• Douglas Truth
• Southwest
• Beacon Hill

Non-Fiction Bins are provided in your classrooms.  Below you will find some additional information for each Bin topic to supplement your research.  There is also an excellent selection of electronic resources, provided by Mr. Miller and Ms. Falls, for Heroes of Africa.

Politics/Government/War

• Post Colonial
• Apartheid
• Pirates

Geography

• Human Geography and the Value of Gold
• Land
• Geography

Environment/Climate/Wildlife/Conservation

• African Wildlife
• Wildlife of Africa
• Climate

Health

• Health Promotion/Disease Prevention
• Healthcare Rationed
• Health

Agriculture

• Planting Trees
• Agriculture
• Drought

Technology and Infrastructure

• Education
• Infrastructure
• Economy

Resources

• Conflict Diamonds
• Diamonds in Africa
• Congo

http://snocap14:55880/slms/studentaccess

Ms. Diederich, Ms. Gedansky, Mr. Baughn and Ms. Wynkoop will be presenting titles selections for our Responsibility and Success book group selections. 

For more information about book selections, be sure to check out Ms. Diederich’s Book Groups Website.

Below is an assortment of resources to help you find information about the Empires of the Fertile Crescent.  Each article comes from an electronic database provided by the Eckstein Middle School Library and contains a bibliographic citation at the end of the article. For usernames and passwords to acccess library databases off campus, please talk with your librarian or classroom teacher.

Akkadian Empire

• The Empire of Akkad
• The Akkadian and Neo-Sumerian Periods
• Sargon of Akkad

Babylonian Empire

• Babylonia
• Babylonian Empire

Assyrian Empire

• Assyria
• The Assyrian Empire

Neo-Babylonian Empire

• The Chaldeans
• The Neo-Babylonian Empire
• Neo-Babylonians

Challenge Choices:

Phoenician Empire

• Phoenicia
• The Phoenicians

Persian Empire

• The Persian Empire
• Ancient Persia

Hittite Empire

• The Hittite Empire
• Hittite

On Friday, November 4th, Eckstein Library, was able to host Ally Condie, author of the acclaimed Matched Series.

Promoting her latest book in the series, Crossed, Ms. Condie spoke in front of a captivated audience of 6th and 7th grade students from Ms. Poort, Ms. Evans, Ms. Gedansky, Mr. Baughn, Ms. Norman and Ms. Feris’ classes.

The Eckstein library now has 5 copies of each book in our library.  If you’d like to place a hold on a book today, just stop by the library
or e-mail Ms. Wynkoop, rlwynkoop@seattleschools.org.

A Special Thanks to the University Bookstore for making this event possible!!

Thank you to Jessica Lucas (NE Seattle Public Library Teen Librarian) and Book-It Repertory Theatre for another fantastic performance of Danger Books!

Our 7th grade students were riveted by your performances and we are so grateful for professionals, like the actors from Book-It Repertory Theatre, who continue to help educate youth.  

Eckstein Eagles salute you and celebrate our freedom to choose what books we’d like to read.

Thank you!

Book-It Repertory Theatre, in partnership with the NE Branch of the Seattle Public Library, is bringing Danger Books! to the Eckstein Middle School 7th Grade Students. In order to best prepare ourselves for this event we are going to explore or personal reactions to controversial content as well as work toward understanding the reactions of others.

Deadline (YouTube) by Chris Crutcher Deadline (MP4)
Wintergirls (YouTube) by Laurie Halse Anderson
And Tango Makes Three (YouTube) by Justin Richardson Tango (MP4)

At Eckstein Middle School we teach our students about choice.  We recognize that some of our books may include subject matter that would not be a good fit for all students and their families.  For this reason, we celebrate and encourage our students’ right to choose a just right book – a book that is a good fit for them, and their families.

American Library Association Data on Banned and Challenged Books

“At a time when book banning is back in vogue, libraries remind us that truth isn’t about who yells the loudest, but who has the right information.”
-President Barack Obama, 2005