LIS+498+Coursework,+Summer+2011

Beth Rohrbeck LIS 498 Assignment 1 Intended audience - Elementary School

**Country Study** **CultureGrams** This database offers current and reliable information about history, customs, and lifestyle on more than 200 different countries. It belongs to the Proquest family of databases and can be used to find a ton of informative facts. **Fact Monster** The website states: “Fact Monster is an ideal reference site for kids ages 8-14 that provides entertainment and educational resources. It combines the contents of an [|encyclopedia], a [|dictionary] , an [|atlas] , and several [|almanacs] loaded with statistics, facts, and historical records. A single search engine allows you to search all these sources at once.” This website is part of Pearson Publishing Company. ** Around the World ** This website gives information on the people, culture, landmarks, and geography of places all over the world. There are many interactive fun activities to do. Time for Kids publishes the website.

=**Volcanoes** = ** Brainpop ** Brainpop shows short animated movies on curriculum related topics. This video on volcanoes introduces you to the three main types of volcanoes and where in the world they form. Brainpop was created by Dr. Avraham Kadar because he was trying to find a way to explain hard concepts to children. ** PebbleGo ** This award winning prek-3 database introduces space and earth concepts to early readers. Students can listen to or read information about what and where volcanoes are; what causes them; and damage volcanoes cause. There are also two videos that show the eruption and lava flow of Mt. Etna in Italy. ** FEMA for Kids ** This website is created by FEMA, Federal Emergency Management Agency. This site teaches you how to be prepared for disasters and emergencies. The volcanoes page tells you about what a volcano is, gives some interesting volcano facts; tells about Mount St. Helens; and talks about Pele: The Volcano Goddess. ** The Volcano Information Center ** On this website you can find out about everything you've always wanted to know about volcanoes. This website states that it “is designed for educational purposes by Professor Emeritus Richard V. Fisher at UCSB, and is maintained by volunteers.” ** Universe Today ** The information on the sites gives ten interesting facts about volcanoes. This site is hosted by Universe Today. Most of the information they publish comes from space agencies, science journals, and university research groups.

This database was created by a teacher, Sandra K. Morgan. The content on the site is written by school teachers geared towards primary students. You can find all kinds of information about the human body here, such as the skeletal system.
 * Human Body **
 * Facts4Me **

This site focuses on the human skeleton and what would happen if we didn’t have bones. It is hosted by Discovery Kids.
 * Your Skeleton **

Kids Health, a part of The Nemours Foundation’s Center for Children’s Health Media, created this site. Viewers can either read or listen to the information on the site. The site tells all about your bones – what they are made of; how bones grow; information about different bones in your body; and how to take care of your bones.
 * Your Bones **