Franklin D. Roosevelt Middle School

Here are some links to websites about topics that students have selected for their research projects.

If you do not see your topic, please see Mr. K or Ms. Gardner.

 

Hank Aaron:

http://www.biography.com/people/hank-aaron-9173497

http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/nge/Article.jsp?id=h-739

http://espn.go.com/sportscentury/features/00006764.html

 

African-Americans in Baseball:

http://www.negroleaguebaseball.com/history101.html

http://www.nlbm.com/s/history.htm

http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/collections/robinson/jr1940.html

 

AIDS:

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000594.htm

http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/basics/index.html

http://science.howstuffworks.com/life/aids.htm

http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/hiv-aids/DS00005

 

Alaska:

http://www.50states.com/alaska.htm

http://www.50states.com/facts/alaska.htm

http://www.alaskacenters.gov/alaska-timeline.cfm

http://www.kodiakisland.net/timeline.php

 

Alcohol:

http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/alco.html

http://kidshealth.org/teen/drug_alcohol/alcohol/alcohol.html

http://www.helpguide.org/mental/alcohol_abuse_alcoholism_signs_effects_treatment.htm

http://www.howstuffworks.com/alcohol.htm

 

Ancient Rome:

http://www.rome.mrdonn.org/

http://www.history.com/topics/ancient-rome

http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/a_history_of_ancient_rome.htm

 

Aztecs:

http://aztecs.mrdonn.org/

http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/spirits/html/aztecbodyaztec.html

http://www.historyworld.net/wrldhis/plaintexthistories.asp?historyid=aa12

 

Automobile (history):

http://l3d.cs.colorado.edu/systems/agentsheets/New-Vista/automobile/

http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/auto.htm

http://www.greatachievements.org/?id=2950

http://library.thinkquest.org/J0112389/history_of_cars.htm

 

Baseball (History):

http://www.factmonster.com/ipka/A0875086.html

http://archive.fieldmuseum.org/baseball/timeline.html

http://www.19cbaseball.com/

 

Blindness:

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/003040.htm

http://kidshealth.org/kid/health_problems/sight/visual_impaired.html

http://www.medicinenet.com/blindness/article.htm

 

 

Boxer (dog):

http://www.city-data.com/world-cities/Paris-History.html

http://www.petmd.com/dog/breeds/c_dg_boxer

http://www.dogbreedinfo.com/boxer.htm

 

Breast Cancer:

http://www.breastcancer.org/?gclid=CKjgs_Cgk7cCFYqk4Aodd14AVg

http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/breast-cancer/DS00328

http://www.cancer.org/cancer/breastcancer/

http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/37136.php

 

Bubonic Plague:

http://www.themiddleages.net/plague.html

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000596.htm

http://www.cdc.gov/plague/faq/

 

Cheetah:

http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/cheetah/

http://www.awf.org/content/wildlife/detail/cheetah

http://ds.dial.pipex.com/agarman/cheetah.htm

 

Chimpanzee:

http://www.sandiegozoo.org/animalbytes/t-chimpanzee.html

http://www.outtoafrica.nl/animals/engchimpanzee.html

http://www.janegoodall.org/chimpanzees

http://a-z-animals.com/animals/chimpanzee/

 

Cocker Spaniel:

http://www.dogbreedinfo.com/americancocker.htm

http://www.vetstreet.com/dogs/cocker-spaniel

http://www.petmd.com/dog/breeds/c_dg_am_cocker_spaniel

 

Copperhead (snake):

http://nationalzoo.si.edu/animals/reptilesamphibians/facts/factsheets/northerncopperhead.cfm

http://www.fcps.edu/islandcreekes/ecology/copperhead.htm

http://www.copperheadsnake.net/

 

Cosmetic Surgery:

http://www.plasticsurgery.org/about-asps/history-of-plastic-surgery.html

http://www.the-cosmetic-surgery-directory.com/

http://www.aafprs.org/patient/procedures/proctypes.html

http://www.plasticsurgerysite.net/the-types-of-plastic-surgery.php

 

Coyote:

http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/coyote/

http://www.nhptv.org/natureworks/coyote.htm

http://www.tn.gov/twra/coyote.html

 

Depression:

http://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/publications/depression/what-is-depression.shtml

http://www.nami.org/Template.cfm?Section=Depression&Template=/ContentManagement/ContentDisplay.cfm&ContentID=89083

http://www.helpguide.org/mental/depression_signs_types_diagnosis_treatment.htm

 

Diabetes:

http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/chronicdisease/diabetes_education/what_is_diabetes.htmlhttp://nihseniorhealth.gov/diabetes/diabetesdefined/01.html

http://www.diabetes.org/diabetes-basics/symptoms/

 

Dolphins:

http://www.earthtrust.org/wlcurric/dolphins.html

http://www.seaworld.org/animal-info/info-books/bottlenose/index.htm

http://www.dolphins-world.com/

 

Drugs (effects on people):

http://www.addaction.org.uk/page.asp?section=109

http://www.projectknow.com/research/effects-of-drug-abuse/

http://www.newbeginningsshc.com/the-effects-drugs-have-on-the-body

http://kidshealth.org/teen/drug_alcohol/drugs/know_about_drugs.html#

 

Drums:

http://www.ehow.com/about_5377826_types-drum-sets.html

http://www.all-about-drum-set-drumming.com/history-of-drums.html

http://www.nationaljazzworkshop.org/freematerials/fidyk/Steve_Fidyk_History_Drum_Set.pdf

http://www.drumlessons.net/

 

Eagle (the bird):

http://www.baldeagleinfo.com/

http://animal.discovery.com/birds/eagle-info.htm

http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/golden_eagle/lifehistory

http://www.fws.gov/migratorybirds/baldeagle.htm

 

Eating Disorders:

http://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/publications/eating-disorders/complete-index.shtml

http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/eating-disorders/DS00294

http://www.helpguide.org/topics/eating_disorders.htm

 

Egyptian Mythology:

http://www.egyptianmyths.net/

http://www.ancientegypt.co.uk/gods/home.html

http://historylink101.com/n/egypt_1/religion.htm

 

Ford Motor Company History / Henry Ford:

http://www.thehenryford.org/exhibits/fmc/chrono.asp

http://history1900s.about.com/od/1920s/p/henryford.htm

http://corporate.ford.com/our-company/heritage

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5168769

 

Football (history):

http://www.hornetfootball.org/documents/football-history.htm

http://www.sportsknowhow.com/football/history/football-history.shtml

 

Fox:

http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/red-fox/

http://www.humanesociety.org/animals/foxes/tips/solving_problems_with_foxes.html

http://animal.discovery.com/mammals/fox-info.htm

 

Gemstones:

http://www.gemselect.com/other-info/gemstone-list.php

http://www.consumer.ftc.gov/articles/0295-gemstones-diamonds-pearls

http://minerals.usgs.gov/minerals/pubs/commodity/gemstones/sp14-95/synthetic.html

 

German Shepherd:

http://animal.discovery.com/breed-selector/dog-breeds/herding/german-shepherd-dog.html

http://www.vetstreet.com/dogs/german-shepherd-dog

http://www.nsgsdc.com/breedhistory.shtml

 

Gettysburg:

http://www.history.com/topics/battle-of-gettysburg

http://www.historyplace.com/civilwar/battle.htm

http://www.gettysburgfoundation.org/37

http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/gtburg.htm

 

Lou Gehrig:

http://www.lougehrig.com/about/bio.html

http://biography.yourdictionary.com/lou-gehrig

http://kidshealth.org/kid/grownup/conditions/als.html

 

Golden Retriever:

http://www.dogbreedinfo.com/goldenretriever.htm

http://www.petmd.com/dog/breeds/c_dg_golden_retriever

http://www.vetstreet.com/dogs/golden-retriever

 

Grateful Dead:

http://cla.calpoly.edu/cla/legacies/dbsmith/dbsmithsite/519stu98/mikepock/history.html

http://www.sfmission.com/gratefuldead/grateful_dead_history.htm

http://www.allmusic.com/artist/grateful-dead-mn0000988440

 

Greek Mythology:

http://www.theoi.com/

http://www.greekmythology.com/

http://www.rickriordan.com/my-books/percy-jackson/explore-mythology.aspx

 

Grizzly Bear:

http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/grizzly-bear/

http://www.defenders.org/grizzly-bear/basic-facts

http://www.nwf.org/wildlife/wildlife-library/mammals/grizzly-bear.aspx

 

Guinea Pig:

http://www.humanesociety.org/animals/guinea_pigs/

http://www.aspca.org/pet-care/small-pet-care/guinea-pig-care.aspx

http://www.guinealynx.info/

 

Hades:

http://www.greekmythology.com/Myths/Places/Untitled/untitled.html

http://www.theoi.com/Kosmos/Haides.html

http://www.greekmythology.com/Olympians/Hades/hades.html

http://www.theoi.com/Khthonios/Haides.html

http://ancienthistory.about.com/cs/grecoromanmyth1/p/Hades.htm

 

History of Computers:

http://inventors.about.com/library/blcoindex.htm

http://homepage.cs.uri.edu/faculty/wolfe/book/Readings/Reading03.htm

http://www.computerhistory.org/timeline/

http://campus.udayton.edu/~hume/Computers/comp2.htm

 

Hitler:

http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/GERhitler.htm

http://www.historyplace.com/worldwar2/riseofhitler/

http://www.notablebiographies.com/He-Ho/Hitler-Adolf.html

 

Holocaust:

http://www.ushmm.org/wlc/en/article.php?ModuleId=10005143

http://www.historyplace.com/worldwar2/holocaust/

http://www.holocaustsurvivors.org/

http://library.thinkquest.org/12663/

 

Islam:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/islam/

http://www.islam-guide.com/

http://www.pbs.org/empires/islam/

 

Italy:

http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/4033.htm

https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/it.html

http://www.history-timelines.org.uk/places-timelines/27-italy-history-timeline.htm

 

Michael Jackson:

http://www.thebiographychannel.co.uk/biographies/michael-jackson.html

http://www.allmichaeljackson.com/biography.html

http://www.biography.com/people/michael-jackson-38211

 

Jaguar:

http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/jaguar/

http://www.defenders.org/jaguar/basic-facts

http://www.sandiegozoo.org/animalbytes/t-jaguar.html

 

Michael Jordan:

http://www.biography.com/people/michael-jordan-9358066

http://espn.go.com/nba/player/bio/_/id/1035/michael-jordan

http://www.notablebiographies.com/Jo-Ki/Jordan-Michael.html

 

Kangaroo:

http://www.defenders.org/kangaroo/basic-facts

http://wwf.panda.org/about_our_earth/species/profiles/mammals/red_kangaroo/

http://www.dfat.gov.au/facts/kangaroos.html

 

Labrador Retriever:

http://www.dogbreedinfo.com/labrador.htm

http://www.vetstreet.com/dogs/labrador-retriever

http://www.petmd.com/dog/breeds/c_dg_labrador_retriever

 

Lion:

http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/african-lion/

http://www.awf.org/content/wildlife/detail/lion

http://nationalzoo.si.edu/Animals/GreatCats/lionfacts.cfm

 

Lyme Disease:

http://www.webmd.com/rheumatoid-arthritis/arthritis-lyme-disease

http://www.cdc.gov/lyme/

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/PMH0002296/

http://www.cs.cmu.edu/afs/cs.cmu.edu/usr/jake/mosaic/lyme.html

 

Marijuana:

http://norml.org/marijuana

http://www.howstuffworks.com/marijuana.htm

http://www.drugs.com/marijuana.html

 

Mars:

http://nineplanets.org/mars.html

http://www.windows2universe.org/mars/mars.html

http://www.space.com/47-mars-the-red-planet-fourth-planet-from-the-sun.html

 

Joe Montana:

http://www.notablebiographies.com/Mo-Ni/Montana-Joe.html

http://sports.jrank.org/pages/3291/Montana-Joe-Chronology.html

http://sports.jrank.org/pages/3301/Montana-Joe.html

 

Neptune:

http://nineplanets.org/neptune.html

http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/planets/profile.cfm?Object=Neptune

http://www.space.com/41-neptune-the-other-blue-planet-in-our-solar-system.html

http://www.universetoday.com/21581/neptune/

 

Owl:

http://www.birds.cornell.edu/AllAboutBirds/owlp/

http://animals.about.com/od/owls/a/owl-facts.htm

http://aviary.owls.com/

 

Paris (France):

http://www.aviewoncities.com/paris.htm

http://www.infoplease.com/encyclopedia/world/paris-city-france.html

http://www.city-data.com/world-cities/Paris-History.html

 

Phobias:

http://www.medicinenet.com/phobias/article.htm

http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/phobias/DS00272

http://kidshealth.org/kid/feeling/emotion/phobias.html

 

Polar Bear:

http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/polar-bear/

http://www.polarbearsinternational.org/polar-bears/bear-essentials-polar-style

http://www.sandiegozoo.org/animalbytes/t-polar_bear.html

 

Ramones:

http://rockhall.com/inductees/ramones/bio/

http://www.rollingstone.com/music/artists/the-ramones/biography

http://www.allmusic.com/artist/ramones-mn0000490004

 

Rhinocerous:

http://www.sandiegozoo.org/animalbytes/t-rhinoceros.html

http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/white-rhinoceros/

http://wwf.panda.org/what_we_do/endangered_species/rhinoceros/

 

Jerry Rice:

http://www.answers.com/topic/jerry-rice

http://www.biography.com/people/jerry-rice-40545

http://www.ducksters.com/sports/jerry_rice.php

 

Jackie Robinson:

http://www.biography.com/articles/Jackie-Robinson-9460813

http://www.answers.com/topic/jackie-robinson

http://www.theshadowleague.com/articles/jackie-robinson-s-timeline

 

Rottweiler:

http://www.vetstreet.com/dogs/rottweiler

http://www.dogbreedinfo.com/rottweiler.htm

http://www.petmd.com/dog/breeds/c_dg_rottweiler

 

Saturn:

http://nineplanets.org/saturn.html

http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/planets/profile.cfm?Object=Saturn

http://www.space.com/48-saturn-the-solar-systems-major-ring-bearer.html

 

Sharks:

http://www.aquaticcommunity.com/sharkfish/

http://www.factmonster.com/spot/sharks2.html

http://www.defenders.org/sharks/basic-facts

 

Slavery (slaves):

http://www.cr.nps.gov/delta/underground/slave.htm

http://www.infoplease.com/timelines/slavery.html

http://www.ushistory.org/us/27b.asp

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part4/4p2956.html

 

Sloths:

http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/three-toed-sloth/

http://www.sandiegozoo.org/animalbytes/t-two-toed_sloth.html

http://www.brazilianfauna.com/sloth.php

 

Suicide:

http://kidshealth.org/teen/your_mind/mental_health/suicide.html

http://www.cdc.gov/ViolencePrevention/suicide/riskprotectivefactors.html

http://www.mentalhealthamerica.net/go/suicide

http://health.nytimes.com/health/guides/disease/suicide-and-suicidal-behavior/overview.html

 

The Sun:
http://nineplanets.org/sol.html

http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/planets/profile.cfm?Object=Sun

http://www.howstuffworks.com/sun.htm

 

Teen Parenthood:

http://www.aacap.org/cs/root/facts_for_families/when_children_have_children

http://www.livestrong.com/article/146191-problems-teen-mothers-face/

http://www.cpeip.fsu.edu/resourceFiles/resourceFile_78.pdf

http://www.healthyteennetwork.org/index.asp?Type=B_BASIC&SEC=%7B3EEAA079-A14B-482D-B17D-895AD0CEBFE4%7D&DE=%7B199D3A2F-063E-41DB-BEBE-F492E22A2709%7D

 

Teen Pregnancy:

http://pregnancy.about.com/od/teenpregnancy/a/Teen-Pregnancy.htm

http://www.teenpregnancy.com/

http://www.acog.org/~/media/Departments/Adolescent%20Health%20Care/StrategiesForAdolescentPregnancyPrevention.pdf

http://www.pregnantteenhelp.org/statistics/teen-pregnancy-statistics/

 

Venus:

http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/planets/profile.cfm?Object=Venus

http://nineplanets.org/venus.html

http://www.space.com/44-venus-second-planet-from-the-sun-brightest-planet-in-solar-system.html

 

Vikings:

http://archaeology.about.com/od/vikings/qt/vikings.htm

http://history.howstuffworks.com/historical-figures/viking2.htm

http://www.vikinganswerlady.com/VALGeneralInformation.shtml

 

Wolf:

http://animal.discovery.com/mammals/wolf-info.htm

http://www.sandiegozoo.org/animalbytes/t-wolf.html

http://a-z-animals.com/animals/wolf/