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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.

Stage C: Content-Area Resources

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

Workshop 1: Survivors
Workshop 2: Killer Plagues
Workshop 3: Combat Zone
Workshop 4: When Music Offends
Workshop 5: In the Money
Workshop 6: Amigo Brothers


Workshop 1: Survivors

Meet Rosa Parks (Social Studies)
Meet Rosa Parks tells about the struggle she had growing up in the South and her involvement in the Civil Rights Movement.

Latinos in History (Social Studies)
Latinos in History tells about prominent Latinos who survived poverty and prejudice to succeed in the U.S.

Workshop 2: Killer Plagues

What’s the Big Deal About DNA? (Science)
What’s the Big Deal About DNA? explores the chemical that makes everyone unique.

Writing With Scientists (Science)
Writing With Scientists includes an online science writing activity led by a microbiologist.

Workshop 3: Combat Zone

Our America (Social Studies)
Our America provides readers with an interactive time line to explore U.S. history from the Colonial Period through World War II.

World War II (Social Studies)
World War II provides historical background to the war and offers links to numerous related sites.

Workshop 4: When Music Offends

From School to Supreme Court (Social Studies)
From School to Supreme Court tells about teens who spoke out on issues that went all the way to the Supreme Court.

Workshop 5: In the Money
Money and You (Social Studies)
Money and You advises students on budgeting, saving, and investing.
Coins and Coin Collecting (Social Studies)
Coins and Coin Collecting examines the hobby of coin collecting.
Workshop 6: Amigo Brothers

Go for the Gold   (Social Studies)
Go for the Gold explains the importance of athletic competition in ancient Greece. 

Workshop 7: Your Brain Exposed

DNA (Science)
DNA lets you take a virtual trip to the American Museum of Natural History to learn about the mysteries of DNA.

Inner Space: The Brain (Science)
Inner Space: The Brain looks at how scientists study brains.
Workshop 8: Crime, Punishment . . . and Teens
Celebrate the Constitution (Social Studies)
Celebrate the Constitution contains interactive activities and articles related to the U.S. Constitution including background information about laws and law enforcement.
Workshop 9: The Front Lines of Justice
Meet Rosa Parks (Social Studies)
Meet Rosa Parks gives students a brief overview of the essential facts about one of the heroes of the civil rights movement.
Amelia Earhart (Social Studies)
Amelia Earhart examines the life of a woman who pioneered aviation.

About READ 180 Enterprise Edition Resources for Content-Area Reading:

Resources for Content-Area Reading were developed to extend rBook instruction and offer support in content-area reading. The instructional guide helps students revisit rBook Workshops and make deeper connections to content-area subjects to provide opportunities to develop research skills. Additionally, professional development resources are included for READ 180 teachers to use and to share with content-area teachers. These reproducible pages incorporate best practices for integrating comprehension skills, strategies, and instructional routines in any content-area classroom.

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