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Boxborough, MA
Dr. Curtis Bates, Superintendent/Curriculum Director
Ms. Maryellen Driscoll, Principal


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Documents for ResearchWebsites for ResearchGrade 2  |  Grade 3  |   Grade 4  |   Grade 5  | Grade 6

Library News
(From inside Blanchard)

Documents for Research

    Bibliography Templates

            Internet Bibliography Templates

                        Encyclopedia - electronic        Word        PDF

                        Personal webpage                   Word        PDF

                        Image - electronic                     Word        PDF

                        Professional webpage             Word        PDF

            Print Bibliography Templates

                        Book with one or two authors             Word        PDF

                        Book with no author;
                                            or 3 or more authors        Word        PDF

                        Encyclopedia - print                             Word        PDF

                        Magazine article - print                        Word        PDF

                        Newspaper article - print                     Word        PDF

            Other Bibliography Templates

                        CD ROM                Word        PDF

                        Interview                 Word        PDF

                        Video DVD            Word        PDF

 

To create a bibliography:  http://www.noodletools.com/

Websites for Research

Yahooligans Ask for Kids
Ask.com Kid's Click

Encarta
Encarta is a digital multimedia encyclopedia.  Use it to find encyclopedia articles and images.  Includes a dictionary and atlases.

Grolier 
User Name: CMRLS 
Password: grolier

More...

 

Grade 2 Continents Study
All About World Geography

http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/World_Continents.htm



3rd Grade Webquest

Famous Bay Staters

http://curriculum.lexingtonma.org/FamousMAPeople/%20massbio.html
 


Grade 4

Canada Project
 

Made in Canada – information about each province – award winning site

http://www.saskschools.ca/~gregory/canada/index.html

  

Kidzone Geography – Canada’s Provinces and Territories; includes some photographs

http://www.kidzone.ws/geography/provinces.htm

 

The Canada Quiz – test your knowledge of geography

http://www.lizardpoint.com/fun/geoquiz/canquiz.html

Washington D.C. Links

    Wikipedia        Washington D.C.  Photos by Keith Stanley 


5th Grade - Westward Expansion

Maps for Westward Expansion -  Lewis & Clark and Oregon Trail and Santa Fe Trail

http://www.eduplace.com/ss/maps/historical.html

 

THE OREGON TRAIL   

The Oregon Trail – lots of information about pioneers
http://library.thinkquest.org/6400/

 The Oregon Trail
http://www.isu.edu/%7Etrinmich/Oregontrail.html

 Oregon Trail
http://www.42explore2.com/oregon.htm

Oregon Trail map
http://www.historyglobe.com/ot/otmap1.htm

 

   THE SANTA FE TRAIL  

Map of Santa Fe Trail
http://www.santafetrail.org/sfta-kids.htm

Santa Fe Trail
http://www.nps.gov/archive/safe/fnl-sft/broch/newbro.htm

Santa Fe Trail
http://www.42explore2.com/santafe.htm

Santa Fe Trail map
http://encarta.msn.com/media_461530426/Santa_Fe_Trail.html

 

LEWIS AND CLARK EXPEDITION

 Lewis and Clark (incl maps)
http://www.lewisclark.net/

 Lewis and Clark
http://www.edgate.com/lewisandclark/

 Lewis and Clark
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/explorers/page/l/lewisandclark.shtml

Sacagawea
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/explorers/page/s/sacajawea.shtml

 

 

CALIFORNIA GOLD RUSH                     

 Gold Rush
http://www.42explore2.com/goldrush.htm

 Gold Rush – map and photos
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/goldrush/peopleevents/index.html

 Gold Rush
http://www.calgoldrush.com/

 Gold Rush
http://cwis.isu.edu/~trinmich/home.html

 

 

WHY PEOPLE MOVED WEST
AND FRONTIER LIFE

 Life on the Praire
http://www.42explore2.com/pioneer.htm

Home on the Praire 1800 – 1850
http://www.museum.state.il.us/exhibits/athome/1800/welcome.htm

Western Frontier Life – pictures and information
http://www2.chass.ncsu.edu/slatta/cowboys/essays/front_life2.htm

 

 

LOUISIANA PURCHASE

  Louisiana Purchase
http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/articles/ushistory/louisianapurchase.htm

Louisiana Purchase – map and information
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/history/us/1800/louisianapurchase/

 Louisiana Purchase
http://www.pocanticohills.org/amprogress/The_Louisiana_Purchase_1.htm

Louisiana Purchase – principal characters.
http://www.nps.gov/archive/jeff/LewisClark2/Education/LouisianaPurchase/LPPrincipalCharacters.htm

 

 

As gathering information, will need:

  1. Photograph or illustration from topic.

  2. a Map

  3. A time-line:

    1. include date of your event – when it began and when it ended.

    2. Date the Mayflower landed

    3. Date the US declared independence

    4. At the end add the dates of the other events people are studying:  please include all five topics: 

Louisiana Purchase,

California Gold Rush, 

Oregon Trail,

Santa Fe Trail,

Louis and Clark Expedition

Dates that the Great Plains were settled.


Grade 6

Weather Links

 

Rating Websites

http://www.cybersmartcurriculum.org/lesson_plans/45_16.asp

 

Media Awareness

Don’t Buy it Media Smarts

http://pbskids.org/dontbuyit/advertisingtricks/

 

 


A link to the Boxborough Public Library 

Boxborough images

 


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