Parent Resources
Welcome to your student's eighth grade science class! There is not a more exciting and wonderful time than adolescence! Unfortunately Jr. High students often get a bad rap from many people, but it is only because those people do not understand the great abilities and value of these students! I do understand that adolescence is not all sunshine and roses, but your student needs your love and support more now than ever before. Even though life through adolescence can be difficult for you and your student, there is no need to give up because there are many resources to help you train up your student in the way he or she should go. Below I have included a Symbaloo of resources that I believe could be a great help you:
Below is a list of book titles that may also be helpful resources for you during your journey with your student.
Queen Bees and Wanna Bes: Helping Your Daughter Survive Cliques, Gossip, Boyfriends, and Other Realities of Adolescents
Author: Rosalind Wiseman Odd Girl Out: The Hidden Culture of Aggression in Girls Author: Rachel Simmons Surviving Ophelia: Mothers Share Their Wisdom Author: Cheryl Dellasega Reviving Ophelia: Saving the Selves of Adolescent Girls Author: Mary Pipher Raising Confident Girls: 100 Tips for Parents and Teachers Author: Elizabeth Hartley-Brewer |
Raising Cain: Protecting the Emotional Life of Boys
Author: Dan Kindlon Real Boys: Rescuing Our Sons From the Myths of Boyhood Author: William Pollack The Wonder of Boys Author: Michael Gurian Raising Boys: Why Boys Are Different and How to Help Them Become Happy and Well-Balanced Men Author: Steve Biddulph Raising Confident Boys: 100 Tips for Parents and Teachers Author: Elizabeth Hartley-Brewer |
I also hope that you take the time to enjoy
these wonderful years with your student! Please take a few minutes to relax, relate, and laugh along with these parenting songs by comedian Tim Hawkins! |
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Educational Resources
Education
TED-Ed (http://ed.ted.com/)
This resource is a website full of many great videos that explain scientific topics with great illustrations!
Steve Spangler Science: Videos (https://www.stevespanglerscience.com/lab/videos)
This resource is a library of science experiment videos from Steve Spangler Science that you can perform at home!
Steve Spangler Science: Experiments (https://www.stevespanglerscience.com/lab/experiments)
This resource is a topical library of science experiments from Steve Spangler Science that you can perform at home!
PBS Nature (http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/)
This resource is a television series on PBS that shows the amazing things that can be found in nature.
NeoK-12 (http://www.neok12.com/)
This resource contains a vast quantity of videos about many different scientific topics.
Khan Academy (https://www.khanacademy.org/)
This resource is a rich library of step-by-step videos about any subject!
Occupations
Bureau of Labor Statistics (http://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes190000.htm)
This resource lists a wide range of possible jobs in the field of science, gives the definition of each occupation, lists the types of typical workplaces, and even includes an average rate of pay for each occupation.
Places to Go
Discovery Center (Springfield, MO)
(http://www.discoverycenter.org/)
Science City (Kansas City, MO)
(http://www.unionstation.org/sciencecity)
George Washington Carver National Monument (Diamond, MO)
(http://www.nps.gov/gwca/index.htm)
Neosho National Fish Hatchery (Neosho, MO)
(http://www.fws.gov/midwest/neosho/)
The Everett J. Ritchie Tri-State Mineral Museum (in the Joplin Museum Complex) (Joplin, MO)
(http://www.joplinmuseum.org/collections.htm)
Fantastic Caverns (Springfield, MO)
(http://www.fantasticcaverns.com/)
Springfield Conservation Nature Center (Springfield, MO)
(http://mdc.mo.gov/regions/southwest/springfield-conservation-nature-center)
Wildcat Glades Conservation and Audubon Center (Joplin, MO)
(http://wildcatglades.audubon.org/default.html)
Places to Volunteer
Faithful Friends Animal Advocates, Inc. (http://www.ffaaneosho.org/)
Faithful Friends is a no-kill animal shelter that strongly encourages pet adoption.
Medicalodges (http://www.medicalodges.com/)
Medicalodges is a home for elderly people who are not able to support themselves at home. They enjoy visitors and
volunteers very much!
Springhill (http://www.americareusa.net/location/springhill/)
Springhill is also a home for elderly people who are not able to support themselves at home, They, too, incredibly enjoy
visitors and volunteers!
Neosho National Fish Hatchery (http://www.fws.gov/midwest/neosho/)
The Neosho National Fish Hatchery is a museum and fish habitat for several species of endangered fish.
Books to Read
The Circle Series: Black, Red, White, and Green
Author: Ted Dekker
This four book series depicts the life of Thomas Hunter as he battles to save the world from a terrorist plot to
destroy the majority of the world's population through biological warfare.
Every Bone Tells a Story
Author: Peter Robertshaw
This book describes the process of discovering bones of ancient human beings and determining what their lives
were like by piecing small clues together.
Monster
Author: Frank Peretti
This book tells the suspenseful tale of a hunt for a creature that has left a large path of destruction across
northern Idaho.
TED-Ed (http://ed.ted.com/)
This resource is a website full of many great videos that explain scientific topics with great illustrations!
Steve Spangler Science: Videos (https://www.stevespanglerscience.com/lab/videos)
This resource is a library of science experiment videos from Steve Spangler Science that you can perform at home!
Steve Spangler Science: Experiments (https://www.stevespanglerscience.com/lab/experiments)
This resource is a topical library of science experiments from Steve Spangler Science that you can perform at home!
PBS Nature (http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/)
This resource is a television series on PBS that shows the amazing things that can be found in nature.
NeoK-12 (http://www.neok12.com/)
This resource contains a vast quantity of videos about many different scientific topics.
Khan Academy (https://www.khanacademy.org/)
This resource is a rich library of step-by-step videos about any subject!
Occupations
Bureau of Labor Statistics (http://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes190000.htm)
This resource lists a wide range of possible jobs in the field of science, gives the definition of each occupation, lists the types of typical workplaces, and even includes an average rate of pay for each occupation.
Places to Go
Discovery Center (Springfield, MO)
(http://www.discoverycenter.org/)
Science City (Kansas City, MO)
(http://www.unionstation.org/sciencecity)
George Washington Carver National Monument (Diamond, MO)
(http://www.nps.gov/gwca/index.htm)
Neosho National Fish Hatchery (Neosho, MO)
(http://www.fws.gov/midwest/neosho/)
The Everett J. Ritchie Tri-State Mineral Museum (in the Joplin Museum Complex) (Joplin, MO)
(http://www.joplinmuseum.org/collections.htm)
Fantastic Caverns (Springfield, MO)
(http://www.fantasticcaverns.com/)
Springfield Conservation Nature Center (Springfield, MO)
(http://mdc.mo.gov/regions/southwest/springfield-conservation-nature-center)
Wildcat Glades Conservation and Audubon Center (Joplin, MO)
(http://wildcatglades.audubon.org/default.html)
Places to Volunteer
Faithful Friends Animal Advocates, Inc. (http://www.ffaaneosho.org/)
Faithful Friends is a no-kill animal shelter that strongly encourages pet adoption.
Medicalodges (http://www.medicalodges.com/)
Medicalodges is a home for elderly people who are not able to support themselves at home. They enjoy visitors and
volunteers very much!
Springhill (http://www.americareusa.net/location/springhill/)
Springhill is also a home for elderly people who are not able to support themselves at home, They, too, incredibly enjoy
visitors and volunteers!
Neosho National Fish Hatchery (http://www.fws.gov/midwest/neosho/)
The Neosho National Fish Hatchery is a museum and fish habitat for several species of endangered fish.
Books to Read
The Circle Series: Black, Red, White, and Green
Author: Ted Dekker
This four book series depicts the life of Thomas Hunter as he battles to save the world from a terrorist plot to
destroy the majority of the world's population through biological warfare.
Every Bone Tells a Story
Author: Peter Robertshaw
This book describes the process of discovering bones of ancient human beings and determining what their lives
were like by piecing small clues together.
Monster
Author: Frank Peretti
This book tells the suspenseful tale of a hunt for a creature that has left a large path of destruction across
northern Idaho.