Blanchard Memorial Elementary School
Boxborough, MA
Dr. Curtis Bates, Superintendent/Curriculum Director
Ms. Maryellen Driscoll, Principal

Library 

Documents for Research |  Websites for Research |  Grade 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

Grade 2 Continents Study
All About World Geography

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

3^rd 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