READ 180 Resources for Content-Area Reading Web Links

As a FREE support to users of Resources for Content-Area Reading, READ 180 is providing the following Content-Area Connection Web links.  These links are referenced at the start of each “Research Project” lesson found in these books. The Web links can be used to deepen and enrich content knowledge within rBook Workshops and the extended research projects.  To provide READ 180 students with continuity across core subjects, share these links with content-area teachers in your school.

TO BROWSE LINKS: 
1) Click on your READ 180 Stage.
2) Click on the Workshop for the Content-Area Connection you need.
3) Click on the Content-Area Connection Web link that interests you.

FREE Content-Area Connections Web Links for Stage A
Click on the Workshop for the Content-Area Connection you need.

Workshop 1: Fires Out of Control

Workshop 2: Coming to America

Workshop 3: Bud, Not Buddy

Workshop 4: Bullies Beware

Workshop 5: Secrets of the Mummy's Tomb

Workshop 6: Good Sports

Workshop 7: Taming Wild Beasts

Workshop 8: Food: The Good, the Bad and the
Gross

Workshop 9: No Small Hero

Workshop 1: Fires Out of Control

	Weather Watch (Science) Weather Watch features interactive weather- and natural disaster-related activities.
	Research Starters: Extreme Weather (Science) Research Starters: Extreme Weather features a variety of weather- and natural disaster-related resources.

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Workshop 2: Coming to America

	Relive a Boy's Journey (Ellis Island in 1920) (Social Studies) Relive a Boy’s Journey (Ellis Island in 1920) follows the story of a boy who left his home in Poland and came to America.
	Ellis Island  Interactive Tour (Social Studies) An Interactive Tour of Ellis Island walks viewers through this famous port of entry for immigrants.

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Workshop 3: Bud, Not Buddy

Our America (Social Studies) Our America is an interactive tour of U.S. history from the Colonial Period through World War Two, including the Great Depression.

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Workshop 4: Bullies Beware

	Take a Stand. Lend a Hand. Stop Bullying Now! (Social Studies) Take a Stand. Lend a Hand. Stop Bullying Now! introduces students to the national anti-bullying program.
	Walter Dean Meyers on Stopping the Bullies (Social Studies) Walter Dean Meyers on Stopping the Bullies tells students that victims of bullies are not alone.

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Workshop 5: Secrets of the Mummy’s Tomb

	History Mystery (Social Studies) History Mystery challenges visitors to find out about the past. (Social Studies)
	Go for the Gold (Social Studies) Go for the Gold explains the importance of athletic competition in ancient Greece.

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Workshop 6: Good Sports

Scholastic News Sports (Social Studies) Scholastic News Sports offers news, activities, and special reports on sports and athletes.

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Workshop 7: Taming Wild Beasts

	Uncover Lizards and Snakes (Science) Uncover Lizards and Snakes helps students design a zoo exhibit for reptiles.
	Soar with Bats: Night Fliers of the Skies (Science) Soar with Bats: Night Fliers of the Skies explains how bats have adapted over time to thrive in many different habitats.

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Workshop 8: Food: The Good, the Bad, and the Gross

	Goodbye, Bad Fat? (Science) Goodbye, Bad Fat? discusses the problem of trans fat and what one city wants to do about it.
	Snacks Attacked (Health Education) Snacks Attacked looks at the move, endorsed by former President Bill Clinton, to get schools to offer healthier snacks.

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Workshop 9: No Small Hero

	We Remember Anne Frank (Social Studies) We Remember Anne Frank introduces Miep Gies who risked her life to hide Anne Frank and her family during World War II.
	Culture and Change: Black History in America (Social Studies) Culture and Change: Black History in America examines the heroic struggles of African Americans in the United States in the early years of the Civil Rights Movement.

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