Art: Perspective
How do artists draw things so they look three-dimensional? The Web site called Drawing in One-point Perspective explains the principles of one-point perspective and provides some hands-on activities to help you learn! Go to the site and practice drawing.
Drawing in One Point Perspective
http://www.olejarz.com/arted/perspective
Careers: Preparation
Review the information on this Web page about jobs for kids. Look at the examples, choose a job listed, and create a plan to research what it would take to start that job next summer. Share your information with your classmates.
Career Planning for Teens
http://quintcareers.com/jobs_for_teens.html
Health
Consider other topics of teen health and investigate some of the questions you may have about your own growth and development. One of the best sites to include is Academy for Adolescent Health, where you can browse other teens' questions, ask your own, and figure out what you need to do to become as healthy as possible.
Academy for Adolescent Health:
http://www.healthyteens.com/
Geography
What do you know about the terrain of the US? The TopoZone web site has topographical maps of the entire country. A topographic map shows landforms such as mountains and valleys. You can search for the map of the area you want by name or by latitude and longitude. Try it. Type in your hometown or a place you want to visit and see a topographic map of the area. A legend helps you to understand map symbols.
TopoZone
http://www.topozone.com/
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