BE PART OF THE NATIONWIDE HOUR OF CODE!

Interested in learning an easy way to code? 

Want to learn how to code your own game or App?

Visit during yourfree period, lunch or study hallthe week ofDecember 5^th – 9^th in the Library

Stop by to check out how to learn code using programs found at Code.org and Scratch

Tutorials available

Work at your own pace and skill-level

Headphones required to listen to tutorials

We are all makers! Check out the WMHS MakerSpace

We are all makers!

Come to the library's MakerSpace Hub during your free period, study hall or lunch.  It is a place to discover, design, create, invent and just tinker. There are a variety of materials and tools you can use to build up or break down while exploring.  Interested in digital creativity such as coding? Join your peers who are coding computer games using different programs.

Maker Faire@ Barnes and Noble - Nov 5 & 6

October is Cyber Safety Month!

Welcome back!

Dr. Brendel ~ Chemistry Research Assignment

Occupational Outlook Handbook
(located under Careers in the databases)

 
Summary:  This database contains information on descriptions of careers, work environment, education and training requirements, possibilities for advancement, job outlook, and the typical earnings. 

Example of occupations:  Chemists, Chemical Technicians, Biochemists and Biophysicists, etc.

Use the Occupational Outlook Handbook to find out the following information. 

1)   The training and education needed for this job

2)   The potential earnings

3)   The expected job prospects in the near future

4)   What workers do on the job 

5)   The working conditions for this job.

6)   States with the best job markets for this type of work.

 

Mrs. Porter ~ Argument Research Paper

Self-Selected Controversial Issue Project -
Socratic Discussion and Argument Research Paper

You will research one controversial issue of your choice and participate in an in-class Socratic discussion activity where you will defend and refute your own topic. The purpose of this assignment is to encourage you to explore and develop your own mastery of an issue currently debated and to discover new ways to analyze and discuss a controversial issue of personal interest. Bring your self-selected controversial issue research with you to school every day – you will refer to it each day in class during research sessions and class discussions.

 

 Topics:

-Euthanasia                     -Medical Marijuana and Legalization

-Immigration                               -Education- Common Core

-Standardized Testing                -College Affordability

-Gun Control       
-Electoral College and/or Party Delegates

-Same Sex Marriage

Some recommended information resources: 

VRC Databases:

•  SIRS Knowledge Source

•  Opposing Viewpoints in Context

• eLibrary Curriculum Edition 
  
  

Book & eBooks: 
Search for your topic in our book collection at Destiny Library Services or GoFollett.com