Composer Biography Sites

 

MUSIC BIOGRAPHY RESOURCES

Nearly 5,000 composer biographies can be found in Infotrac’s Biography in Context.   Choose BIOGRAPHY in CONTEXT from the list of databases and search your composer by name.  ( If you are prompted for a password,  type “2072801230” without the quotes.)

Type “composer” into the search box to choose names from a list of over 350 composers in Biography.com

WorldBook Encylopedia contains 10,000 biographies of famous people. To sign-in from school, use the following username:  mvmlibrary and password:  worldbook 

COMPOSER BIOGRAPHY SITES

Classical Composers Archive includes hundreds of composers, alphabetically by name.

These links connect to sites for composers who lived in a certain time period or who wrote a specific type of music.

Extensive list of classical composers.

From Infoplease, short biographies on classical and modern  composers.

Biographies for 50 very famous composers.

NEED MORE?

Type your composer’s name and the words “biography” and “composer” into any search engine.     Example:   John Williams composer biography    

 NEED IDEAS?

Check these music award sites for ideas for songwriters & composers.

  

Compiled & checked njkane 5/9/13

Geology Resources

Earth Science Resources

 

An online book from the U. S. Geological Survey, This Dynamic Earth explains plate tectonics and continental drift with many colorful maps and graphics.

This online book from NASA explains continental drift and sea-floor spreading.

Short explanations about plate tectonics and the three kinds of boundaries:  convergent, divergent, and transform.

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Our e-book collection from Infobase Publishing includes Mountains & Valleys , Layers of the Earth, and Earthquakes & Volcanoes.  Username is: monument - password is:  valley.

 

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WorldBook Encylopedia contains 40,000 articles!  To sign-in from school, use this username:  mvmlibrary and password:  worldbook.  New Book of Knowledge is an encyclopedia designed for younger students – colorful, informative, and fun!   (username: mvalley and password:  home).  Encyclopedia Britannica (chose Middle School or High School edition).   To access these encyclopedias from home, see Mrs. Kane for passwords. 

 

The Infotrac database includes Science in Context – a database of magazine, newspaper and encyclopedia articles, with links to radio programs and videos.  

Science Online provides overview articles from encyclopedias & reference books and links to news articles & videos.  To access these databases at school, use 2240 3000 0785 92 as user name & ask Mrs. Kane for the password.  From home, use any local library card number.   

 

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Find out how different types of mountains are formed, with examples.

Describes different types of mountain formations and gives examples.

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Colorful maps show the boundaries of tectonic plates and the age of the sea floor.

Like graphic novels?  You’ll love this cartoon article about continental drift!

Explains plate tectonics, the resulting effect on continental drift and the sea floor, and how mountains are formed.

National Geographic explains continental drift.

NASA considers how the Earth  will look as continents continue to drift.

In which directions are the continents still moving?  One scientist has this theory…

 

 

Compiled njkane 2/19/2013

Resources for Civil Rights Research

Civil Rights Movement

Timelines, Events and Leaders

This timeline provides a brief description of each major event.

 

From PBS television, this timeline includes cultural and political events.  Click on an event and read more about it. 

 

The WorldBook (username: mvmlibrary, password: worldbook) provides articles about all major events, including pictures & videos.  Choose Student Edition, then type your event or person in the search window. 

Encyclopedia Britannica also covers most major events and people.  (look for it on lower-right side of this page)

Eyes on the Prize covers 26 majors events in the movement, with biographies of people and groups, interviews and primary sources such as news articles, videos, music, and art work.

 

Voices of Civil Rights provides interviews and photos of people who witnessed the movement.  

 

Find your topics by looking through the table of listings near the bottom of the page (1900-1980 Issues, Events & Organizations) or find people under Campaigners 1900-2010.    Articles include links to more information. 

 

The Civil Rights Movement Veterans provide a timeline with brief histories of events, links to additional documents, and a Photo Album which is very useful.  Navigate the site with the links on the left side of the homepage. 

 

Take a National Parks Service tour of the towns and cities where civil rights events took place.

 

Many African Americans bravely attended schools which had been attended previously only by white students.

 

Smithsonian Institute chronicles the struggle for equal education. 

 

Read front page news articles for the Montgomery Bus Boycott and biographies of its supporters.

 

 

 

BIOGRAPHIES OF CIVIL RIGHTS

 

 LEADERS & ACTIVISTS

WorldBook Encylopedia contains many biographies of civil rights leaders.    From school, type username:  mvmlibrary and password:  worldbook.  To sign-in from home, the username is:  mvalley  and the password is:  home.

Links to biographies and websites of about 20 people, alphabetically by last name.

 

The Infotrac database of magazine and newspaper articles provides a wealth of information.  From the menu, choose Gale Biography in Context  and search for your person.  

 

Here’s a list of about 100 activists from Biography.com

 

Wikipedia’s list of activists provides a quick note about the person’s role in the movement