Useful References
DESTINY- George M. Hampton Library Catalog
SEARCH THE LIBRARY CATALOG HERE
Destiny- Hampton Online Library Catalog
Use this link to access the Hampton Middle School Library Homepage from your home computer!
Use this link to access the Hampton Middle School Library Homepage from your home computer!
Homework Help
Need help with your homework? Try these sites!
MLA Citation Help
Online help for citing your sources
Online Databases
These links give access to multiple research databases. See the librarians at school for database passwords.
PATHFINDERS
Links to classroom research projects
6th- Early American Cultures
6th grade Social Studies
General Native American Information
Inuit
Iroquois
Kwakiutl
Lakota
Pueblo
6th- People of the American Revolution
7th- Website Evaluation
8th Science- Element Research
Live Science
search for your element in the search bar.
search for your element in the search bar.
Periodic Videos
Videos on the chemical elements
Videos on the chemical elements
8th- Supreme Court Cases
Judicial Branch Project
Art- Photography Images
Civics- Primary Source Documents
Mr. Orr- Animal Fact Find
SIGNET- Friday Challenge (October 2015)
Benjamin Franklin
Clara Barton
Frederick Douglass
General Sites
Biography.com
use the search option to type in the name of the person you are researching.
use the search option to type in the name of the person you are researching.
Encyclopedia Britannica-online
Type in the name of your person to research in the search bar.
Type in the name of your person to research in the search bar.
World Book Online
select "Student" version
select "Student" version
George Washington
James Madison
King George III
Stonewall Jackson
Susan B Anthony
Thomas Edison Historical Investigation
Edison Investigation Website
Click the link above to visit the website containing information and directions for your Thomas Edison Historical Investigation
Click the link above to visit the website containing information and directions for your Thomas Edison Historical Investigation
Reading Links
Don't know what to read next? Look for favorite authors and book lists here.
Author Websites
Ann Brashares
Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants series
Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants series
James Patterson
Maximum Ride, Daniel X, Angel, and Witch & Wizard series
Maximum Ride, Daniel X, Angel, and Witch & Wizard series
Jeff Kinney
Diary of a Wimpy Kid series
Diary of a Wimpy Kid series
J K Rowling
Harry Potter series
Harry Potter series
Johnathan Rand
American Chillers & Michigan Chillers series
American Chillers & Michigan Chillers series
John Flanagan
Ranger's Apprentice series
Ranger's Apprentice series
Meg Cabot
Princess Diaries, Avalon High and Airhead series
Princess Diaries, Avalon High and Airhead series
Rick Riordan
Percy Jackson, Heroes of Olympus & Kane Chronicles series
Percy Jackson, Heroes of Olympus & Kane Chronicles series
Suzanne Collins
Hunger Games and Gregor the Overlander series
Hunger Games and Gregor the Overlander series
Book Trailers/Genre Quiz Recommendations
Looking for Book Trailers? Well, you have come to the right place. Check out these great titles, or see the recommendations for the Genre Quiz.
Genre Quiz (Mostly A's)
Genre Quiz (Mostly B's)
Genre Quiz (Mostly C's)
Genre Quiz (Mostly D's)
Genre Quiz (Mostly E's)
Genre Quiz (Mostly F's)
Genre Quiz (Mostly G's)
A Book and a Hug
Visit this site to see what kind of reader you are and for book suggestions. Up at the top you will see a tab entitled What Kind of Reading Superhero Are You? This is a quick survey that will help you find their perfect book type.
Visit this site to see what kind of reader you are and for book suggestions. Up at the top you will see a tab entitled What Kind of Reading Superhero Are You? This is a quick survey that will help you find their perfect book type.
Read Kiddo Read
Suggestions by author James Patterson
Suggestions by author James Patterson
Virginia Readers Choice List
Middle school level
Middle school level
Reference Tools
Quick links to helpful online dictionaries, thesaurus and other reference tools.
Dictionary.com
Look up meanings of unknown words
Look up meanings of unknown words
Thesaurus.com
Find words that have similar meanings.
Find words that have similar meanings.
SOL Review
Website links for SOL review- All subject areas.
Porta Portal
Links to online tests in all subject areas
Links to online tests in all subject areas
VA Dept of Education
Links to released tests
Links to released tests
Virginia SOL Link
Links to online tests, homework help and activities
Links to online tests, homework help and activities
Games- Cool Math
Games you may play in the library if you are not working on an assignment
Games you may play in the library if you are not working on an assignment
Games- Free Rice
Vocabulary games
Games you may play in the library when you are not working on another assignment.
Vocabulary games
Games you may play in the library when you are not working on another assignment.
Games- Fun Brain
Games you may play in the library when you are finished with all other work.
Games you may play in the library when you are finished with all other work.
Games- Online Reading Games
From Arlington Public Schools.
Games you may play in the library when you are finished with other work.
From Arlington Public Schools.
Games you may play in the library when you are finished with other work.
PWC Public Library
Click here to get an application for a Prince William County Library Card. In addition to checking out materials and attending special events, students can download audio books to an iPod, e-books to an e-reader and use over 60 databases from home 24/7.
Click here to get an application for a Prince William County Library Card. In addition to checking out materials and attending special events, students can download audio books to an iPod, e-books to an e-reader and use over 60 databases from home 24/7.