Multi-Genre Research Project!

Welcome to the BEST, BIGGEST and MOST EXCITING project of the year!  Below you will find links to sources about YOUR person.  Remember, you need to stay on these sources when you are researching at school.  Open searches can be done at HOME with an adult.  If you have a video or audio link (lucky you!) remember to use your headphones when you are using that source in class.

Milton Hershey
Biography article AND video!
Milton Hershey Slide Show (click the arrows to read on!)
100 Facts About Milton Hershey
Milton Hershey Facts and Timeline


Wilt Chamberlain
NBA Biography of Wilt Chamberlain
Quick Facts 
The Life, Career and Card of Basketball's Most Legendary Player
ESPN Biograhpy

Ulysses S Grant
Biography AND Video!
Facts and Biography for Kids (Ducksters)
USA Kids Facts and Biography
10 Interesting Facts About Ulysses S. Grant

Samuel Morse
6 Things You May Not Know About Samuel Morse
Samuel Morse Facts and Biography
Inventor of the Week: Samuel Morse
Smithsonian Magazine: Samuel Morse
The Artist Who Invented the Telegraph

Shirley Temple
Biography AND Video!
New York Times Obituary for Shirley Temple
Official Shirley Temple Website Bio
From Child Star to Diplomat: Remembering Shirley Temple
Shirley Temple Fast Facts and Timeline
Facts About Shirley Temple

George Lucas
Biography from biography.com
Notable Biographies - George Lucas
Interview with George Lucas
News Article About Lucas's First Biological Baby
LA Times Article About Lucas Donating $25 million to Chicago Arts Center

Annie Oakley
Biography AND Video!
Frequently Asked Questions About Annie Oakley
Child's Report on Annie Oakley
Biography on History.net
PBS Timeline for Annie Oakley

James Watson
Biography and Facts (Ducksters)
Biography AND Video!
Magazine Article on Watson and Crick
Short BBC Biography of Watson
Biography from NobelPrize.org

Helen Keller
Helen Keller Biography (Ducksters)
Biography AND Video!
Biography Written by a Teacher!
Photos of Helen Keller (Click on the years listed on the right-hand side)
Facts and Quotes About Helen Keller

Steve Jobs
Biography Written By a Teacher!
Biography AND Video!
Short "TIME for Kids" Articles about Steve Jobs
20 Fun Facts About Steve Jobs
All About Steve Jobs - Click on the Titles to See Info!

Walt Disney
Biography AND Video!
A Short Biography from JustDisney.com
Meet Walt Disney
Quick Facts About Walt Disney
Walt Disney Bio on notablebiographies.com

Chief Red Cloud
Biography from bio.com
Facts About Red Cloud
Biography of Red Cloud That Reads Like a Story!
War Paths to Peace Pipes Bio of Red Cloud
Short Coloring Pages About Red Cloud

John F. Kennedy
Short Biography (Ducksters)
Bio4Kids Article
Biography AND Video!
A Picture Book Biography of John F. Kennedy
Remembering JFK
Fun Facts on John F. Kennedy for Kids

SCIENCE FAIR!

Welcome to the Science Fair!  Below are some links that will help you to choose a topic and a project idea.  Have fun!

Internet Public Library

Discovery.com: Science Fair Central

Try Science

Science Buddies Project Ideas

Science Fair Projects By Category

Click on this link to get to our Letter Generator!!

Letter Generator

Northeast WebQuest!

Welcome to your first WebQuest in fourth grade!  Use the link below to visit the WebQuest website.

http://questgarden.com/140/69/4/120311123653/index.htm. 

Use this link to find information that is missing from the WebQuest site page.

http://kids.usa.gov/learn-about-the-states/index.shtml

Maine

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More links about Maine:
http://www.ehow.com/info_8403410_maine-kids.html

http://www.encyclopedia.com/topic/Maine.aspx

New Hampshire

More links about New Hampshire:

http://www.encyclopedia.com/topic/New_Hampshire.aspx

http://www.apples4theteacher.com/usa-states/new-hampshire/facts/

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/usa/states/newhampshire/

http://www.nh.gov/nhinfo/fastfact.html

Vermont
More links about Vermont:

http://www.encyclopedia.com/topic/Vermont.aspx

http://academics.smcvt.edu/vtgeographic/textbook/weather/weather_and_climate_of_vermont.htm

Massachusetts
More links about Massachusetts

http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0108225.html

https://sites.google.com/a/online.edina.k12.mn.us/massachusetts/land-and-climate

https://sites.google.com/a/online.edina.k12.mn.us/massachusetts/agriculture

http://www.ehow.com/info_8229736_foods-people-massachusetts-eat.html

http://traveltips.usatoday.com/massachusetts-landmarks-monuments-10477.html

Rhode Island
More links about Rhode Island:

http://www.visitrhodeisland.com/make-plans/facts-and-history/

http://www.visitrhodeisland.com/make-plans/for-students/rhode-island-facts/

http://www.visitrhodeisland.com/make-plans/for-students/rhode-island-state-symbols/

http://www.visitrhodeisland.com/what-to-do/childrens-activities/

http://www.city-data.com/states/Rhode-Island-Climate.html

http://www.infoplease.com/encyclopedia/us/rhode-island-state-united-states-geography.html

http://www.visitri.com/classic-foods-of-rhode-island.html

New York
More links about New York:

http://www.studyzone.org/testprep/ss5/b/comusanyl.cfm

http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/509263/Franklin-D-Roosevelt

Pennsylvania
More links about Pennsylvania

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/usa/states/pennsylvania/

http://www.encyclopedia.com/topic/Pennsylvania.aspx

New Jersey
More links about New Jersey:

http://nj.gov/hangout_nj/assignment_history_ll.html

http://traveltips.usatoday.com/average-climate-new-jersey-54523.html

http://traveltips.usatoday.com/famous-places-see-new-jersey-50089.html

http://www.ehow.com/list_7572666_list-jersey-state-natural-resources.html

Maryland
More links about Maryland:

http://dc.about.com/od/restaurants/tp/Maryland-Food.htm

http://dc.about.com/od/daytrips/tp/Top-10-Things-To-Do-In-Annapolis-Maryland.htm

Delaware
More links about Delaware:

http://www.kidport.com/reflib/usageography/facts/delaware.htm

http://www.foodtimeline.org/statefoods.html#delaware

Connecticut

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More links about Connecticut:

http://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Connecticut

Writing Friendly Letters!

Use the link below to write a friendly letter to your secret partner.  Be sure they don't see until you deliver to the letter!
Interactive Letter Generator

Simple Machines - Gadget Anatomy!

Click on the link below to test your knowledge of simple machines! Use the "Inventor's Toolbox" page to help as you answer each question.

GADGET ANATOMY

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Welcome to our most exciting project of the year! Please find the name of your research subject below. You will see that there are several links to websites listed below your person's name. These are the sites that I have found for you to use as you learn about your person's life. Please do not search the web - use only these sites. If you need help finding information that you cannot find on the links below, see me and I will help you.
Happy researching!

Winston Churchill
Churchill Biography for Kids
Timeline of Churchill's Life
Fact Monster Report on Winston Churchill
Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill
Biography Video

Erwin Rommel
Short Biography on Erwin Rommel
Fact Monster Report on Erwin Rommel
Simple English Wikipedia Biography
Long (but good!) video on Erwin Rommel
One More Erwin Rommel Bio!

Joe Louis
Joe Louis Official Website
Tribute to, and Biography of, Joe Louis
Box Rec Bio
Fast Facts about Joe Louis
Joe Louis Biography Video

Benito Mussolini
Short Biography of Mussolini
Britannica Kids Bio of Mussolini
Facts about Mussolini
Fact Monster - Click on the titles to see facts!
Video Biography of Mussolini

Shirley Temple
Shirley Temple Biography
Biography on the Shirley Temple Home Page
Facts About Shirley
Encyclopedia of the World Biography
Shirley Temple Fans.com
Shirley Temple Video

Nancy Wake
Kids.net Biography
Nancy Wake Hero File
Short Biography of Nancy Wake
The Guardian Newspaper Obituary for Nancy Wake
Great article, with lots of pictures AND a video!
Fight Times article about Nancy Wake
Fun Facts and Trivia about Nancy Wake

Babe Ruth
Kids' Clubhouse article about Babe Ruth
Babe Ruth Homepage
Biography.com report on Babe Ruth
Babe Ruth Facts
Babe Ruth's Last Message for the Kids (he wrote this himself!)
Babe Ruth's Farewell to Baseball Speech

Charles Nimitz
Fleet Admiral Chester Nimitz
Famous Texans Report on Chester Nimitz
Chester Nimitz Biography (a little hard to read)
Fact Monster Report on Chester Nimitz
PBS article on Chester Nimitz
Article About Nimitz's Death (very sad)
Video about Chester Nimitz

Corrie Ten Boom
Corrie Ten Boom Homepage
Wikpedia Article on Corrie Ten Boom
About the Ten Boom Family
Heroes of History - Corrie Ten Boom
700 Club Video Interview with Corrie Ten Boom
Short Video about the life of Corrie Ten Boom

General Bernard Montgomery
BBC Biography of Montgomery
Military History of Montgomery
History of WWII report on Montgomery
Wikipedia Article about Montgomery
WWII Database Report on Montgomery
Short Video about Montgomery

Virginia Hall
Don Carina Report on Virginia Hall
Wikipedia Article on Virginia Hall
WWII Remembered - Virginia Hall
CIA Files - Virginia Hall
America Comes Alive - Virginia Hall
The Finer Times - Virginia Hall

Bing Crosby
Bing's Official Home Page
Bing's Biography
Facts About Bing
Short Article about Bing
Clip from the Movie "Going My Way"

Jackie Robinson
Biography from Jackie's Official Website
Fast Facts from Jackie's Official Website
Famous Quotes from Jackie's Official Website
World Changers: Jackie Robinson
Think Quest About Jackie Robinson
Jackie Robinson Biography Video

Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Spartacus Educational Article on FDR
Short Facts about FDR
"Brainy Quotes" by FDR
FDR Library Biography
Garden of Praise Biography
FDR's Speech after the Attack on Pearl Harbor

Joe DiMaggio
PBS Article on Joe DiMaggio
Book Rags Article on Joe DiMaggio
Watch Mojo Video About Joe DiMaggio
Joe DiMaggio Official Website Biography
Baseball Hall of Fame SHORT Article

Ted Williams
Wikipedia Article on Ted Williams
Pure Hitter: Ted Williams
California State Military Museum Article on Ted Williams
Baseball in Wartime Article on Ted Williams
Short Ted Williams Biography
Ted Williams Biography
Video - Ted Williams: The Greatest Hitter of All Time

Judy Garland
JudyGarland.net
Judy Garland Database
Judy Garland Biography
World Biography of Judy Garland
Judy Garland: A Brief Biography Video

Albert Einstein
Biography Classroom Article about Einstein
A Kid's Biography of Einstein
Short Article about Einstein
Pitara Biography on Einstein
Garden of Praise Biography of Einstein
Video on Einstein

John Wooden
Academy of Achievement Biography of John Wooden
John Wooden: A Coaching Legend
The Wooden Tradition
New York Times Article on John Wooden
John Wooden Biography
John Wooden Speech
Official Website

Ray Nosaka
The Ray Nosaka Story
Ray Nosaka Biography
Ray Nosaka: A Leading Man
The Secret Dog Army of Cat Island