Internet Exercises

For this assignment, explore the websites below. As an alternative, you may do a search for other relevant websites that address these topics. Be sure to note which websites you used.

(See http://www.mhhe.com/socscience/english/langan/cws/stu_olc/m0_using.htm

Using the Internet for some tips on how to judge the quality or reliability of information on any website.)

http://www.businessweek.com/1997/13/b35201.htm

The New Business Cycle

This article from Business Week addresses the topic of the business cycle.

http://www.apa.org/pubinfo/anger.html

Controlling Anger -- Before It Controls You

We all know what anger is, and we've all felt it: whether as a fleeting annoyance or as full-fledged rage. Anger is a completely normal, usually healthy, human emotion. But when it gets out of control and turns destructive, it can lead to problems--problems at work, in your personal relationships, and in the overall quality of your life. And it can make you feel as though you're at the mercy of an unpredictable and powerful emotion. This brochure is meant to help you understand and control anger.

http://www.ncrel.org/sdrs/areas/issues/envrnmnt/drugfree/sa1lk2.htm

Cultural Norms

This website provides a definition of cultural norms.

http://webmd.lycos.com/content/article/1728.55355

Alcohol Abuse May Cause Lifelong Harm to Teens: Memory, Verbal and Visual Skills Subtly Affected by Heavy Drinking

This article addresses the effects of drinking alcohol on teenagers.

http://www.carlsagan.com/

Carl Sagan.com

This website features information about a popular scientist who made many scientific topics accessible to students and others through his public television series, Cosmos.

http://www-ed.fnal.gov/projects/exhibits/searching/

Searching for the Building Blocks of Matter

Physicists at Fermilab are searching for the smallest building blocks of matter. Currently there are three kinds of building blocks: quarks, leptons and bosons. Read about Fermilab's search for the bottom and top quarks, the accelerator and detectors needed for their discovery, the spin-offs along the way, and the continuing efforts to reveal the basic particles and forces of nature.

http://www.psychematters.com/child.htm

PsycheMatters

This website explores matters of the psyche through online papers, psychoanalytic bibliographies, and more. This link deals with infant/child therapy and analysis.

http://ericeece.org/pubs/digests/1991/howes91.html

Infant Child Care

Close to half of all mothers of children under one year of age are now working outside of their homes. Their children are cared for by relatives, by in-home caregivers, and in family day care homes and centers. Family day care is the most common out-of-home child care arrangement for infants, but the proportion of infants in center care is steadily increasing. Recent debate has focused on the possibility that children enrolled in out-of-home child care as infants are at risk for later social and emotional development. This ERIC Digest article evaluates the evidence concerning infant child care as a risk for children's social and emotional development.

http://7-12educators.about.com/education/7-12educators/cs/activelistening/?once=true

Active Listening Resources

Links to more information on active listening.

http://www.icahdq.org/

The International Communication Association

The International Communication Association was formed in 1950, bringing together academicians and other professionals whose interests focused on human communication.

http://www.ratings.net/

Ratings.Net

This website provides you with a means to vote on consumer products and services you have used and see summaries of what others think. This allows you as a consumer to make informed decisions on what to buy or use.

http://www.chemtutor.com/sta.htm

States of Matter

This humorous tutorial offers information on topics in chemistry, explaining various states of matter.

1. What is the URL or address for this site?

2. Who created the site? (This may be an individual, an organization, or an institution. For some websites, it's difficult to determine who is responsible for the content. If that is the case for the website you looked at, indicate that here.)

3. Write down the URL of the website or websites you explored for this assignment. If you selected more than one, you may compare the sites. Which one was the easiest to navigate? Which one had the most useful information? Which one would you come back to for further information, or recommend to others?

4. Is this site effective, in your opinion?

5. If so, what elements does it have that make it a good site? If not, what elements would you recommend to make it better?

6. How does this information support the readings in your textbook?

7. Add any other comments you would like to share. For example, would you recommend this site to your classmates or friends? Did you experience frustration with any aspect of this assignment?