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SPECIAL PROJECTS

  War of 1812
Second War of American Independence from America's Library
Andrew Jackson the Battle of New Orleans
 

      Snow and Snowflake Fun    
Starfall - Click on the Snowman
Make a Snowman - from ABCya
Land of CYKE Snowman
Snowflake Bentley Match the Flakes Game
Snow Crystals Images from Cal Tech


Battles of the American Revolution (Mrs. Hindes)
History Central :Major Events of the Revolutionary War
History Central :Major Events of the Revolutionary War
Mr. Nussbaum: Battles/Events of the American Revolution
Kidport: Battles of the American Revolution
Social Studies for Kids: A Timeline of the American Revolution

Fourth Grade Artifacts Investigation
Smithsonian's You Be the Historian


Happy Halloween - Carve a Virtual Pumpkin
ABC-Ya Virtual Pumpkin Carving
Spookathon
Starfall Pumpkin  (Click on the pumpkin!)

    Fourth Grade Composer Project:  Bach, Beethoven, Brahms, Handel, and Mozart
World Book Encyclopedia  Type the name of your composer in the search box.
Wikimedia Commons  Type the name of your composer in the search box.  (Users have permission to use all the images and pictures on this site.  You won't be breaking copyright law if you put the information here into your PowerPoint.)

Third Grade Continents
Enchanted Learning
World Book Kids
Fact Monster

Fifth Grade Explorers
Thinkquest Voyage of Exploration
All about Explorers

Spelling Bee Prep

Candy Corn
What is candy corn and how is it made?
How Products Are Made: Candy Corn
Candy Corn - The History of Candy Corn
Haunted Bay-History of Candy Corn
The Goelitz Family - Candy Corn and Jelly Belly
Food Network Candy Corn Video



Chocolate
History of Chocolate (Field Museum)
Chocolate Bytes: Chocolate Trees, Chocolate Factory, Chocolate History, and Glossary (Gourmet Chocolate of the Month Club)
The History of Chocolate (South's Finest Chocolate Factory; information courtesy of Peters Chocolate, division of Nestle.)
Discover Hershey:  Making Chocolate (print version and video version)
The Sweet Lure of Chocolate: Source, History, Factory, and Health Help or Risk? (Exploratorium Magazine)
All About Chocolate: Fun Facts, History, Farming, Factory, Enjoying, Health, Responsible Growing (Candy USA)
Name that Candybar - Science Museum of Minnesota


New York State Fauna and Flora
NYS Department of Environmental Conservation  Find Fact Sheets and other information about animals, plants and aquatic life.
NYS Department of Environmental Conservation   List of 
Endangered, Threatened and Special Concern Wildlife
Tamarac Elementary Student Resources Science Web Page  (Click on "Animals.")
Grolier's Databases  Type the name of a particular animal or plant into the search box.
World Book Encyclopedia  Type the name of a particular animal or plant into the search box.
NYS Department of Environmental Conservation Peregrine Webcam Keep track of our feathered friends in their box under the Dunn Memorial Bridge between Rensselaer and Albany.


 


New York State Landmarks      Grolier       World Book       Wikipedia

Topic

Websites

Baseball Hall of Fame

Official Site
World Book Article
Wikipedia Article

Broadway

Grolier Online

Bronx Zoo

Official site
NYC Parks Site

Brooklyn Bridge

Grolier Online
World Book Online
Great Buildings Online

Central Park

Official site
NYC Parks site
Grolier Online

Ellis Island

Ellis Island.org
Grolier Online
World Book

Empire State Building

Great Buildings Online
Grolier
World Book

Erie Canal

Erie Canal.org
Grolier Online
World Book

Fort Ticonderoga

Grolier and its web links

Fort William Henry Wikipedia
http://www.fwhmuseum.com/

Lake Placid

Grolier and its web links

Madison Square Garden

Official site
Wikipedia

Niagara Falls

Grolier
World Book

Radio City

Grolier and web links

Rockefeller Center

Grolier and web links

Saratoga Battlefield

NPS site

Shea Stadium

Mets site

South Street Seaport

Fordham University site
Seaport Museum
Seaport Official Site
Wikipedia Article

Statue of Liberty

Grolier
World Book

Times Square

Wikipedia
Fodor’s

United Nations Grolier
World Book
USS Intrepid http://www.intrepidmuseum.org/
USS Slater Wikipedia
USS Slater Museum

World Trade Center

Great Buildings Online

Yankee Stadium

Official site
Wikipedia

NYC in general

Fodor’s



Meanings of Names
Baby Name World

Mrs. Bailey's Fish Project
 
AquariumFish.net - Great photos and information.  (Ignore the advertisements!)
ASPCA Fish Care
Sea World's Aquariums as a Hobby
HealthyPet.com's Fish Care
Choosing a Classroom Pet (Here's a project that students in another school

Fifth Grade Literature Circle - Countdown by Deborah Wiles
Scholastic Countdown Discussion Guide
Deborah Wiles' Official Website
Reading Schedule and Jobs

Web Evaluation
Web Evaluation Activity
All about Explorers (treasure hunts)
All about Explorers (webquests)


Mrs. Roddy's Zoo Project

Dewey Decimal System
Melvil Dewey and the Dewey Decimal Classification System
Enchanted Learning Dewey Decimal Book Classification System
Dewey Decimal Games

Fifth Grade Fact and Opinion: Colonial Newspapers
Maryland State Archives: Maryland Gazette
Early America: Pages from the Past  

The School Story by Andrew Clements
Publishers Weekly - Reviewing journal for all types of books
School Library Journal - Reviewing journal for children's and young adult books
A Fuse 8 Production - Book review blog
Twenty by Jenny - Book review website
Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators - Information on getting started in the children's book publishing world 

Mrs. Roddy's Latin America Project
Color-coded note cards instructions

New York State Fauna and Flora
Grolier's Databases  Type the name of a particular animal or plant into the search box.
World book Encyclopedia  Type the name of a particular animal or plant into the search box.
EBSCO Searchasaurus  Type in user ID and password, select Searchasaurus and start looking for animals and other topics!
NYS Department of Environmental Conservation  Find Fact Sheets and other information about animals, plants and aquatic life.
NYS Department of Environmental Conservation Peregrine Webcam Keep track of our feathered friends in their box under the Dunn Memorial Bridge between Rensselaer and Albany.



Hudson River School
Grolier's Databases  Type "Hudson River School" or the name of an artist into the search box.
Albany Institute of History and Art  What are some of the Hudson River School works on display at the museum?  Which ones would you like to see "in person?"
Olana  Who lived at Olana, and what can you do there today?


Fourth Grade Mail Race  (Mr. Cipperly's class)

Taking Notes  (Fourth Grade Classes)

OneWorld Classroom: Amazon Rain Forest School Project
OWC Participation Guidelines
OWC The Amazon River Elementary School Web Site
OWC Latin America Classroom Travel Resources
OWC Electronic Cultural Exchange Library:  PowerPoint Express

Iditarod
Iditarod Official site
   • Current Standings
   • Eye on the Trail - official blog, incl. Jon Little reports
   • Zuma's Paw Prints - official canine reporter
   • Images from the Trail - photos by Jeff Schultz
   • Iditarod Insider - daily video, by subscription (also, Free Insider Previews)

Anchorage Daily News Iditarod news & archives
   • 2011 race map - interactive
   • mushing gear   <--- site has interactive rollovers***************

KTUU TV Anchorage
APRN Alaska Public Radio Network - radio updates/podcasts

Scholastic's Iditarod: Race Across Alaska Includes teacher's guide
Enchanted Learning's Iditarod
Ultimate Iditarod.com:
   • What is the Iditarod?
   • Mushing Terms Dictionary
   • Anatomy of a Dog Sled
   • Anatomy of a Dog Team

Mushers:
Profiles - Iditarod.com
ADN Hall of Fame

Dogs:
Sled Dogs: An Alaskan Epic PBS/Nature
   • Alaskan Husky
   • Dogsledding 101  <--- site has interactive rollovers***************
American Kennel Club:
   • Alaskan Malamute
   • Siberian Husky
Enchanted Learning printouts:
   • Alaskan Malamute
   • Siberian Husky

School websites along the trail:
Bering Strait School District (BSSD)

Web Cams:
Anchorage - 4th & E - Borealis Broadband
McGrath - Borealis Broadband
TrailCam at White Mountain - BSSD
Finish LIne in Nome - City of Nome
FAA Alaska weather cams

About Alaska:
The Geography of Alaska
Student Information (State of Alaska Dept. of Commerce): state facts, geography, etc.
   • Alaska superimposed on Lower 48
Alaska Wildlife Notebook
Aurora Borealis
Alaska's Digital Archives - photos and video from Alaska's past
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World Maths Day 2010

Mrs. Bailey's and Miss Hall's African American History Links
The Kulture Kidz  (Alphabetized by person's first name.)
Little Explorers Picture Dictionary  (Alphabetized by person's last name.)
World Book Kids (Alphabetized by person's last name.)  Check at the library for the password if you use this at home.  Email Mrs. Toomajian for it at jtoomajian@brittonkill.k12.ny.us


ReadWriteThink Comic Creator
 

Masters of Disaster
Great Earthquakes History
Pacific Disaster Center - Natural Disasters


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Fourth Grade Bird Research

King Island


Fifth Grade Amelia Earhart Mystery
Grolier's Databases  Type "Amelia Earhart" into the search box.
World book Encyclopedia Type "Amelia Earhart" into the search box
EBSCO Searchasaurus  Type in user ID and password, select Searchasaurus and search for "Amelia Earhart."
Official Amelia Earhart Site
America's Library: Amelia Earhart
Ellen's Place - Amelia Earhart

Mrs. Tarricone's Germany Unit
Grimm Fairy Tales
Enchanted Learning 
PreK
Starfall.com
Literacy Center


4th Grade Dewey Lessons
"Do We" Really Know Dewey


Fourth Grade Revolutionaries
New York State Park Historic Sites
New York National Park Service
Fort Ticonderoga
Mapquest Directions 


Fifth Grade Native American Investigation
Learn about Native Americans
American Indian FAQ for Kids
Maps of United States Indians by State
Native Languages of the Americas 


International Festival Research
OPAC Type the name of your country in the general or subject search boxes.
Grolier's The New Book of Knowledge Online  Type the name of your country in the search box and choose the best match.
Little Explorers Picture Dictionary  What's the first letter of your country?  Click on the letter and use your knowledge of alphabetical order to find the country.
Factmonster  Click on "World" and then on "Countries."
The Costume Page
The Costume Site


American Landmarks
Curriculum Based Programs in Your National Parks

BEEP Wild about Animals Sites



 


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