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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
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Kindergarten

Starfall - Reading and pre-reading activities
http://www.starfall.com/

Grade 1

Scholastic Web Activities
http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/CLF/index.htm?grade=grdk2&subject=allSubjects

Starfall - Reading and pre-reading activities
http://www.starfall.com/

Grade 2 Continents Study

Antarctica Activity

http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/antarctica/

All About World Geography

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

3^rd Grade Webquest

Famous Bay Staters

Grade 4

Puerto Rico

The Caribbean Island and Commonwealth

http://welcome.topuertorico.org/index.shtml

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

Canada for Kids
http://www.kathimitchell.com/Canada/canada.htm

Washington D.C. Links

Wikipedia Washington D.C. Photos by Keith Stanley More DC Photos

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:

Photograph or illustration from topic.
a Map
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: