Franklin D. Roosevelt Middle School

+Here are some links to the topics students have selected for their research projects.

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

 

Aliens / UFOs:

http://userpages.bright.net/~phobia/main.htm

http://ufos.about.com/od/ufohistory/u/ufouserpaths.htm

http://www.qtm.net/~geibdan/framemst.html

 

Antarctica:

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

http://www.coolantarctica.com/Antarctica%20fact%20file/History/exploration%20and%20history.htm

http://www.worldatlas.com/webimage/countrys/an.htm

 

Baseball:

http://mlb.mlb.com/index.jsp

http://www.baseball-almanac.com/

http://baseball.about.com/od/thebasics/a/basebasicrules.htm

 

Bears:

http://www.bearplanet.org/

http://www.bears.org/

http://www.bear.org/website/bear-pages/black-bear/basic-bear-facts.html

 

Bees:

http://www.everythingabout.net/articles/biology/animals/arthropods/insects/bees/

http://www.greensmiths.com/bees.htm

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

 

9/11 and Osama Bin-Laden:

http://www.biography.com/people/osama-bin-laden-37172

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/binladen/who/bio.html

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-14681384

http://www.history.com/topics/9-11-attacks

 

Cheetah:

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

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

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

 

Child abuse:

http://helpguide.org/mental/child_abuse_physical_emotional_sexual_neglect.htm

http://www.emedicinehealth.com/child_abuse/article_em.htm

http://www.childhelp.org/pages/statistics

 

Eric Clapton:

http://www.ericclapton.com/eric-clapton-biography

http://www.rockonthenet.com/artists-c/ericclapton_main.htm

http://www.biography.com/people/eric-clapton-9249026

 

Dolphins:

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

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

 

Earthquakes:

http://www.fema.gov/hazard/earthquake/index.shtm

http://emergency.cdc.gov/disasters/earthquakes/

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/4126809.stm

http://www.ready.gov/earthquakes

 

England (United Kingdom):

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

http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/3846.htm

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/country_profiles/1038758.stm

 

Foster Care:

http://abcnews.go.com/Primetime/FosterCare/story?id=2017991&page=1

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

http://www.fosterparenting.com/

 

France:

http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/3842.htm

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

http://europa.eu/about-eu/countries/member-countries/france/index_en.htm

 

Frogs:

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

http://allaboutfrogs.org/

 

Germany:

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

http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/3997.htm

http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0107568.html

 

Ghosts:

http://paranormal.about.com/od/ghostsandhauntings/u/ghosts.htm

 

Gorilla:

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

http://gorillafund.org/sslpage.aspx?pid=769&gclid=CMrphZDs8K8CFYFo4Aodg2e9Yw

http://www.philadelphiazoo.org/zoo/Meet-Our-Animals/Mammals/Primates/Western-Lowland-Gorilla.htm?gclid=CN2Dxb7s8K8CFUJo4AodOB_5Uw

 

Grizzly Bear:

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

 

Hitler:

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

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

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

 

Humpback Whale:

http://www.acsonline.org/factpack/humpback.htm

http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/humpback-whale/

http://www.npca.org/marine_and_coastal/marine_wildlife/humpbackwhale.html

 

India:

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

http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/3454.htm

http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0107629.html

 

Italy:

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

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

 

Jupiter:

http://nineplanets.org/jupiter.html

http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/planets/profile.cfm?Object=Jupiter&Display=OverviewLong

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

 

Jaguar:

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

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

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

 

Ireland:

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

http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/3180.htm

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/country_profiles/1038581.stm

 

Koala:

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

http://www.thekoala.com/koala/

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

 

Lightning:

http://science.howstuffworks.com/nature/natural-disasters/lightning.htm

http://www.exploratorium.edu/ronh/weather/weather.html

http://www.nssl.noaa.gov/primer/lightning/ltg_basics.html

 

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

 

Mars:

http://nineplanets.org/mars.html

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

 

Mexico:

http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/35749.htm

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

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/country_profiles/1205074.stm

 

Monkey:

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

http://www.livescience.com/topics/monkey/

 

Pandas:

http://nationalzoo.si.edu/Animals/GiantPandas/PandaFacts/default.cfm

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/mammals/panda/

http://www.worldwildlife.org/species/finder/giantpanda/panda.html

 

Pennsylvania:

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

 

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

 

Porpoise:

http://animals.howstuffworks.com/mammals/porpoise-info.htm

http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/harbor-porpoise/

http://www.dolphinworld.org/stories/dolphins-vs-porpoises-story.htm

 

Pregnancy:

http://www.pregnancy.com/

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

 

Jackie Robinson:

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

http://www.gale.cengage.com/free_resources/bhm/bio/robinson_j.htm

 

Russia:

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

http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0107909.html

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/country_profiles/1102275.stm

 

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

 

Shakespeare:

http://www.shakespeare-online.com/biography/

http://absoluteshakespeare.com/trivia/biography/shakespeare_biography.htm

http://www.biography.com/articles/William-Shakespeare-194895

 

Sharks:

http://www.sharks.org.za/

http://www.npca.org/marine_and_coastal/marine_wildlife/sharks.html

 

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

 

Teen Pregnancy:

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

http://www.teenpregnancy.com/

http://www.acog.org/publications/patient_education/bp103.cfm

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

 

Tiger:

http://www.worldwildlife.org/species/finder/tigers/index.html

http://www.tigersincrisis.com/

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

 

Titanic:

http://www.titanic-facts.com/

http://www.britannica.com/titanic

 

Tornados:

http://www.nssl.noaa.gov/edu/safety/tornadoguide.html

http://www.nssl.noaa.gov/edu/safety/tornadoguide.html

http://www.tornadoproject.com/intro.htm#top

 

Turtles:

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

http://www.worldwildlife.org/species/finder/marineturtles/marineturtles.html

http://www.indianaturtlecare.com/Facts.html

 

Typhoid Fever:

http://www.cdc.gov/nczved/divisions/dfbmd/diseases/typhoid_fever/

http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/typhoid-fever/DS00538

http://www.webmd.com/a-to-z-guides/typhoid-fever

 

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

 

Whales:

http://www.coolantarctica.com/Antarctica%20fact%20file/wildlife/whales/whales.htm

http://www.whales.org.za/

 

Zebras:

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

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

http://www.animalcorner.co.uk/wildlife/zebra/zebra_about.html

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