Students' Corner.

       

Really cool sites!  Okay, there's boring educational stuff too. 

Check out these sites and if you have any suggestions for more sites to add, simply email us at Website@RavenswoodElementary.com, with the link and a few sentences on what you like about the site.

Ravenswood Students: we want your input, suggestions and to showcase your talents.  If you are interested in graphic design, writing, photography, research and fact checking, interviewing, and/or translating for the monthly school newsletter - please let us know!  Also, if you have any ideas or suggestions for something you'd like to see in the school's monthly newsletter, please email Newsletter@RavenswoodElementary.com.

First things first:

Ravenswood Student Council
Meet the 2008-2009 Student Council and learn more about the important role it plays at school.

Ravenswood Rams Basketball Schedule
Team Rosters and Practice Schedules for the 5th/6th Girls, 7th/8th Girls, 5th/6th Boys, and 7th/8th Boys.  Home and away Game Calendar for Jan/Feb 2010.

Generally cool stuff:

How Stuff Works
Ever wanted to know why earthquakes happen? How CD burners work? What the sun is made of? These questions, and a large amount of others related to computers/electronics, automobiles, science, entertainment, and people, are all answered at this award-winning Web site. Simply type a query into the search window or peruse the topics by category. Extras include free newsletters, surveys, and printable versions of all answers.

National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration
It doesn't sound like a cool name but they do have cool sites about weather, our oceans and coasts, weather changes and our planet.  Track storms, predict climates, see the Aquarius - an underwater habitat that sits 60 feet below sea level, learn more about Tsunamis, and protected marine species in the wild, and so much more.

Hubble Telescope
Visit the gallery and capture the extraordinary. Explore the universe through Hubble's eye, and witness the most dangerous, spectacular and mysterious depths of the cosmos. Or, visit the Explore Astronomy page and see the many mysteries the universe holds.  Further explore where some of the marvels that lie within our cosmic neighborhood and beyond.

E-The People
Check out E-ThePeople, the place for intelligent and diverse student discussions and political action.  Make your voice heard.

Good resource info:

Refdesk
This Reference Desk is a one-click site to many of the Web's top dictionaries, encyclopedias, calculators, atlases, news headlines, and search engines. The site also includes a handy "homework helper" section that provides help in all subjects to students in every grade.

Math.com
This site provides help in a number of mathematics-related subjects, including basic grade-school math, calculus, algebra, geometry, trigonometry, and statistics. Practice exercises are automatically graded, plus this free site also features a glossary, calculators, homework tips, and math games.  Wait - did they just put 'math' and 'games' in the same sentence?

Science Made Simple
Is that possible?  Science classes and projects aren't as easy for some as for others. At Science Made Simple, you can get detailed answers to many of science's questions, read current news articles related to science, get ideas on school projects, and take advantage of unit conversion tables.  Now c'mon, that sounds like fun, doesn't it?  Users can also find out if their school's textbooks pass the test!

Chicago Public Library for Teens
Programs and events for teens.

Chicago Public Library for Kids
Programs and events for kids.

Students.gov
Students.gov is your gateway to the U.S. Government's help in planning your future education and career path.  Believe it or not, with a little research, you'll find that the U.S. Government really does have something to offer you!

School stuff:

Ravenswood Workshops & Clubs
Check out this page and ask your teacher about any workshop or club that interests you.

FirstClass
Communicate with other Ravenswood School students and teachers and access your homework, classroom resources & study materials.  5th graders and above can check out CPS's new system, FirstClass.  It is currently a work in progress as everyone across the school learns the new system.  Ask your teacher for your CPS email address and password.

GradeNetwork
Ravenswood School 7th & 8th graders: monitor your grades and progress 24/7.  GradeNetwork is a web-based class grade management tool.  You are issued a user ID and password to access your grades and monitor your progress.  Ask your teacher if they have an ID and password for you and if so, check it out.

Focus:Future
A student-centered program that provides support to 7th & 8th graders.

Health & Fitness:

SmallStep.gov for Teens 
Separate diet fads and myths from healthy eating and exercising realities.  Hey, the better you feel and the healthier you are, the better you look and that's what it's really all about, isn't it?  It's all about taking 'small steps' that result in big changes...get it?  Small Step...

SmallStep.gov for Kids
Find out cool stuff about food and what it can do for you.