Nonfiction+Texts

= Magazines =

Calliope – world history for kids (ages 9-14) []

Cobblestone – American History for kids (ages 9-14) [] []

Muse– past and present, history, science and the arts (ages 9-14) []

National Geographic- cultural, scientific, geographic, anthropological, and historical investigations of past and present events. []

Smithsonian Magazine []

Sports Illustrated @http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/

Teen Ink - essays written by kids for kids []

Time for Kids []

Upfront - a New York Times publication for students @http://upfront.scholastic.com/

= Booklists/Bibliography =

Bibliography (with links) of non-fiction articles for middle school students from the Columbia Teacher’s College Reading and Writing Project []

Bibliography of non-fiction books, articles, and videos on high interest topics from the Columbia Teacher’s College Reading and Writing Project []

= Online Resources =

Debatepedia @http://idebate.org/debatabase

TED Talks @http://www.ted.com/talks

Room for Debate - //The New York Times// []

Science Friday @http://www.sciencefriday.com/